McCain wins some respect from me on this:

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Originally Posted by SmootSmack

These "voters" (I'm hoping they're not actually voters) are idiots. But MSNBC doesn't help matters by saying "McCain forced to defend." They make it sound like McCain really wanted to let it slide but some law said he had to defend Obama, not that he did it on his own.

YouTube - McCain forced to defend Obama vs. hateful ignorant mob

As for that clip where he "did nothing" I'm going to guess that McCain didn't actually hear the guy scream "terrorist" I hardly heard it myself. But I suppose it's more exciting to suggest he encouraged the vitriol.

Ultimately it is about the message and the tone of McCain's campaign that attracts these people to him. His campaign has stroked fear and this is the byproduct. Asking leading questions is a great way to get these fools minds wondering and as they say "you reap what you sow."



Unfortunately:

You may fool all the people some of the time, you can even fool some of the people all of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all the time.

-Abraham Lincoln