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Victory Center Pep Rally

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Oh, my. I hope he will. Does someone have pictures? Maybe it's not as bad as it sounds. It can't be...

I think this might be what you are looking for Punzy!
 
Are y'all saying this is an inappropriate way to relieve frustration? :confused:

I've beaten the crap out of a gator pinata with a baseball bat before, and have also pinned pictures of certain infamous soon-to-be-former elected officials to the bullseye in our electronic dartboard before. As long as I don't get my wishes and reality mixed up, I have found it to be very therapeutic. :D
 
Are y'all saying this is an inappropriate way to relieve frustration? :confused:

I've beaten the crap out of a gator pinata with a baseball bat before, and have also pinned pictures of certain infamous soon-to-be-former elected officials to the bullseye in our electronic dartboard before. As long as I don't get my wishes and reality mixed up, I have found it to be very therapeutic. :D

I am not sure of what really happened, but in my mind, this is silly behavior I might expect at a private party, not a public rally for a candidate running for the highest office in the country. The fact that children were involved is troubling to me. Not a great lesson there in my opinion.
 
Children were involved with my beating of the gator too...

IF this happened...what bothers me is that the local Obama fans are so insulted, after all the McCain and Palin jabs, jokes, and generally hateful posts on their part. (Does not apply to all, but still.) If it was McCain or Palin on a elephant's butt, I seriously doubt there would be any outrage.

Oh Kitty...I'm just hoping we can make it to November 4 before everybody totally implodes. :cry:
 
I think this post by Goodwitch 58 says what I could never adequately say Shallownole.

McCain's attacks fuel dangerous hatred
By Frank Schaeffer,Baltimore Sun Opinion-Editorial
October 10, 2008
John McCain: If your campaign does not stop equating Sen. Barack Obama with terrorism, questioning his patriotism and portraying Mr. Obama as "not one of us," I accuse you of deliberately feeding the most unhinged elements of our society the red meat of hate, and therefore of potentially instigating violence.

At a Sarah Palin rally, someone called out, "Kill him!" At one of your rallies, someone called out, "Terrorist!" Neither was answered or denounced by you or your running mate, as the crowd laughed and cheered. At your campaign event Wednesday in Bethlehem, Pa., the crowd was seething with hatred for the Democratic nominee - an attitude encouraged in speeches there by you, your running mate, your wife and the local Republican chairman.

Shame!

John McCain: In 2000, as a lifelong Republican, I worked to get you elected instead of George W. Bush. In return, you wrote an endorsement of one of my books about military service. You seemed to be a man who put principle ahead of mere political gain.



You have changed. You have a choice: Go down in history as a decent senator and an honorable military man with many successes, or go down in history as the latest abettor of right-wing extremist hate.

John McCain, you are no fool, and you understand the depths of hatred that surround the issue of race in this country. You also know that, post-9/11, to call someone a friend of a terrorist is a very serious matter. You also know we are a bitterly divided country on many other issues. You know that, sadly, in America, violence is always just a moment away. You know that there are plenty of crazy people out there.

Stop! Think! Your rallies are beginning to look, sound, feel and smell like lynch mobs.

John McCain, you're walking a perilous line. If you do not stand up for all that is good in America and declare that Senator Obama is a patriot, fit for office, and denounce your hate-filled supporters when they scream out "Terrorist" or "Kill him," history will hold you responsible for all that follows.

John McCain and Sarah Palin, you are playing with fire, and you know it. You are unleashing the monster of American hatred and prejudice, to the peril of all of us. You are doing this in wartime. You are doing this as our economy collapses. You are doing this in a country with a history of assassinations.

Change the atmosphere of your campaign. Talk about the issues at hand. Make your case. But stop stirring up the lunatic fringe of haters, or risk suffering the judgment of history and the loathing of the American people - forever.

We will hold you responsible.

Frank Schaeffer is the author of "Crazy for God: How I Grew Up as One of the Elect, Helped Found the Religious Right, and Lived to Take All (or Almost All) of It Back." His e-mail is frankaschaeffer@aol.com. http://www.baltimoresun.com
 
latent and subconscious racisim

This historic presidential campaign has brought overt and subconscious racism into the spotlight. I know, I know, I've heard it all...Me, I'm not racist, some of my friends are black,,But read and listen carefully, it is there. O'bama's "Plane smells bad". What is that? What does it say about those that engage in this behavior and those who don'? 1., those that do are scared and venting frustration in inappropriate ways...What would the response be if someone hung a picture of McCain on a pinata and let fly? Everyone just needs to know what they know and walk on. You learn alot about people in this type of circumstance....Remember what you learn....
 
Jensieblue,
I won't disagree, but in the same way McCain Palin campaign is working I would be just as upset with Obama Biden. I realize trash talk is part of the game, but the comments being made at the stump speech is unacceptable and without the Candidate putting an end to it is what bothers me.
 
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