Kerry Condemns "Hate-Filled" Language

[wisteria]

"The reports are piling up of ugliness at the campaign rallies of John McCain and Sarah Palin," Kerry writes. "Audience members hurl insults and racial epithets, call out 'Kill Him!' and 'Off With His Head,' and yell 'treason' when Senator Obama's name is mentioned. I strongly condemn language like this which can only be described as hate-filled."


"According to reports, every ad paid for by the John McCain campaign is now a negative ad - every single one! McCain allows his running mate to make outrageous charges that only a few years ago would have disqualified someone from serious consideration for national office."

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/10/10/politics/horserace/entry4513591.shtml

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1008/Driving_the_rally_story.html?showall

http://www.truthfightsback.com/page/content/smearpolitics

Thank you Senator Kerry for watching and -in this case -protecting Senator Obama's back. Senator McCain "seems" to have seen the light and realized that fear, smear and ugly, scary politics is not something a leader uses to win.

[StreetKnowledge]

1. Well Said John

You are doing well now. Nobody here blames you for losing in 2004 (well, at least I don't) and it's good that the Dems have Barack's back.

[wisteria]

6. I would hope we had moved past that and realized how difficult it is to fight the lies and smears.

Senator Obama is fortunate to have good people who defend him and always have his back. President Obama is going to need this valued support.

[EFerrari]

2. Go, John Kerry.

I wish you could have had a John Kerry when you needed one.

[wisteria]

5. How true and he could have used a Biden too. n/t

[EFerrari]

8. I agree. He could have used a Biden and I won't say more than that. n/t

[wisteria]

9. I am not knocking anyone, but some VP choices bring different things to the campaign.n/t

[Kdillard]

3. Kerry as always reporting for duty and having Obama's back.

[wisteria]

7. You couldn't ask for a better defender than Kerry. n/t

[politicasista]

12. Exactly. He is doing for Obama what few did for him in 04

It's mind boggling that some (not all) of fellow Obama supporters do not see or get that.

[wisteria]

14. I would bet some do not even know what really happened during 2004.

They heard Kerry lost and now Obama is winning and they use this to try and define Senator Kerry. We know how complex and great a candidate and man Kerry is and was in 2004 and we can see a lot of similarities in Senator Obama.

[politicasista]

16. Exactly

Some have noted that Obama sounded at times like Kerry in both debates.

Thankfully, Obama shows respect for (one of) his top surrogate and supporter than most and knows who the real deal (or real deals :)) are.

[IndianaGreen]

4. K&R

Thank you President Kerry (you did win Ohio!).

[wisteria]

10. I think so too. n/t

[politicasista]

11. K & R!

:kick:

[sandnsea]

13. Integrity you can always trust n/t

[beachmom]

15. K & R

[DainBramaged]

17. 'bout time, where are our leaders on this, why not a unified front in the media

Why does Pelosi and Harry Reid have a aversion to the media???? Most people don't even know who Harry Reid is.

[wisteria]

18. I agree. Too often our party is slow to react, waiting to see what the campaign will do first.

Our leadership should have been speaking out against these dangerous and ugly rallies.

[DainBramaged]

19. Hillary needs to replace Harry "huh" Reid as our leader in the senate

[wisteria]

20. Clinton would be an interesting and good choice. She knows her stuff. n/t