Reply #61: Obama has been letting his supporters spew venom on his behalf for months

[niceypoo]

Which is exactly what Bush did in 2000 and 2004. Randy Rhodes is a result of Obama allowing it to run out of control, it is turning into open hatred for many. Until he tells his allies in the media and his supporters to stop their smear campaign, I see no difference whatsoever between him, Clinton and McCain. Three republicans running.

http://dir.salon.com/story/news/feature/2004/08/28/moore_rove_swift_boat/">Smear Artist

"Rove developed a template for smearing opponents. The goal was to have his candidates hover above the fray while urging their opponents to concentrate on issues, thereby constantly putting them in a position of having to play defense and deny unfounded accusations. Eventually, the Rove client, according to the script, would step out to demand an end to the ugliness. Of course, Rove wrote the narrative of these plans in such a way that calling for a truce would not occur until the damage had already been done to his opposition."