This makes me sick (warning, the extreme racism and xenophobia in this video may not be suitable for young children - like those shown below, being subjected to bigotry and hate while in the "care" of these right wing, Klan-wannabees):
So these are the folks that McCain is "extremely proud" to be associated with at his rallies? All I can say is: that's a kind of pride only the likes of David Duke can appreciate.
Just a few notes about the video:
- I love the ending, an upbeat hiphop/rock union tune, backing up the shots of Obama supporters making their cheerful presence known, a stark contrast to the hate and vitriol spewing from the other side (and notice the earlier shot, about :50 seconds in, of the McCain crazies advancing on the Obama side, very menacingly).
- Note the logical extension of the McCain/Palin arguments being spouted by these nut cases: "When you associate with terrorists, you're a terrorist," "His assoications and his judgement are not American," and "He's a communist!"
- Note also, as the McCain bus (Straight Jacket Express?) arrives, these same vicious supporters are cheering and stomping. He's forever tied himself to the bitter core of racism and jingoism that is, today, just a dying husk of American shame.
- Notice, at about 1:50, the McCain supporters yelling at the cops who are just doing their crowd-control job; that little vignette ends with one of McCain's "patriots" scorning Pottsville's finest with a dismissive "Take a hike!"
- The Secret Service needs to interview the first person interviewd in the video ("bomb obama") who claims first hand knowledge of assassination plots.
(Feel free to add your own observations to the comments.)
Good riddance, John. Enjoy your legacy.
Rec this up, folks. The true spirit of what McCain and Palin have ginned up has to be put out to the public at large.
Let's flush this "movement" down the toilet of history's abject failures.
Update: Cheers to keystoneprogress.org for a great video; excellent taping, interviewing, editing and quick turnaround (the event was just yesterday!). Give them some love!
UPDATE 2: Digg it! (H/T to MKSinSA)