Panic attacks: Voters unload at GOP rallies
I have had numerous conversations with friends of mine who are tradition fiscal conservatives across the country who generally voted Republican in most elections. Most of my friends are businessmen who do deals with people color blind to race or political views. The harsh tone of the McCain/Palin campaign has turned off many of us and we find it embarrassing and destructive for the GOP with this strategy.
Politico…..Now, though, the emotion on display is unadulterated anger rather than mocking.
Activists outside rallies openly talk about Obama as a terrorist, citing his name and purported ties to Islam in the fashion of the viral emails that have rocketed around the Internet for over a year now.
Some of this activity is finding its way into the events, too.
On Thursday, as one man in the audience asked a question about Obama’s associations, the crowd erupted in name-calling.
“Obama Osama!” one woman called out.
And twice this week, local officials have warmed up the crowd by railing against “Barack Hussein Obama.”
Both times, McCain’s campaign has issued statements disavowing the use of the Democrat’s full name.
A McCain aide said they tell individuals speaking before every event not to do so. “Sometimes people just do what they want,” explained the aide.The raw emotions worry some in the party who believe the broader swath of swing voters are far more focused on their dwindling retirement accounts than on Obama’s background and associations and will be turned off by footage of the McCain events.
John Weaver, McCain’s former top strategist, said top Republicans have a responsibility to temper this behavior.
“People need to understand, for moral reasons and the protection of our civil society, the differences with Senator Obama are ideological, based on clear differences on policy and a lack of experience compared to Senator McCain,” Weaver said. “And from a purely practical political vantage point, please find me a swing voter, an undecided independent, or a torn female voter that finds an angry mob mentality attractive……”
Total BS. More media lies trying to paint the GOP as a bunch of undisciplined rednecks.
John,
When were you turned on by the McCain/Palin ticket? I thought you support Barr.
The only problem is how long it has taken for the GOP to expose Obama as a terrorist sympathizer.
hoads
Politico is a conservative blog!
Bart
Is McCain a terrorist sympathizer?
Bart
I do not support the McCain/Palin ticket.
Bart
The point I am making is they are hurting the PARTY!
Politico is not a conservative blog.
No, McCain is not a terrorist sympathizer.
I know you do not support the GOP, you have made that quite clear. Thus my question about your statement, “The harsh tone of the McCain/Palin campaign has turned off many of us and we find it embarrassing and destructive for the GOP with this strategy.” When were you turned on by the GOP?
The GOP was hurt by not exposing Obama earlier. It may be too late now, but I for one am glad Palin at least has the balls to make an issue of Obama’s relationship with Ayers.
Bart
At this point everyone is focused on the economy bottom line. And McCain looks real bad on the issue. Obama does not look much better but McCain looks like he is all over the place.
Nothing panics a money guy more than a person all over the place.
Not as bad as Obama’s hand in the cookie jar of Fannie/Freddie, his ties to ACORN and their successful efforts to lobby Congress to extend loans to unqualified recipients and Obama’s hiding the fact that he has no way to pay for the trillion dollars of new spending he proposes other than raising the deficit and massively raising taxes on EVERYONE not withstanding the coming deepening recession. The people may not know or care but, business sure does.
And for sure, politico is no conservative blog.
John,
How does Obama look any better than McCain?
Neither has ever held a private sector job unless you count Obama’s time at ACORN or when he was distributing $50M for Ayers in Chicago.
It boils down to who will the next president appoint to the now most powerful position in America, Sec of Treasury. I am not a McCain fan in the slightest. But of the two, I trust him more than Obama to select qualified personnel for his cabinet.
McCain mentioned Meg Whitman during the (most boring, useless) ‘debate’ the other night. Obama didn’t have a name unless one thinks Warren Buffet would leave Berkshire Hathaway for a minimum wage job.
In this tumultuous market, who isn’t ‘all over the place’? Obama says nothing…McCain says too much. At least McCain is in the game instead of sitting on the sidelines like Obama.
Well bb, me thinks you need to seriously work on your research skills.
It took me less than two minutes to discover that Obama spent a year working for Business International Corporation after graduating from Columbia University.
What else haven’t you bothered to research?
You, Aubrey, and hoads are all cherry pickers when it comes to information. No, I take that back. You are like little baby birds in a nest, happily eating whatever regurgitated crap your mama bird (right-wing radicals) chooses to feed to you.
The fact that not a single one of you has any clue about the danger that the global economy faces is scary. And what’s more scary is that you don’t even want to know about these issues. You simply don’t understand how the world works, and yet you want us to trust you when you present a candidate.
Now I’m off to try and discover what it is about the McCain/Palin ticket that appeals so much to undisciplined rednecks. Fascinating phenomenon.
Bart
Obama looks better by not looking irrational with a different plan every day. I can plan around even a bad plan but I can not deal with the plan of the day. Also racist under tones scare people.
cm,
Do you really want to count a few months editing a newsletter as private sector experience? How desperate are you to turn chicken sh*t into chicken salad?
McCain worked for his father-in-law’s beer distributorship for a year. I don’t count that as private sector experience. But applying your low standards, he should be considered a regular business magnate.
I count it all, good and bad.
I even count his association with Ayers. And it doesn’t have a big impact on me either way.
At the end of the day you and I both go with our gut.
My gut says to go with Obama, and your gut says to go with McCain.
As Mark Twain once said: “It is not best that we should all think alike; it is a difference of opinion that makes horse races.”
With all due respect, I hope your horse loses.
bb,
What do you know about Sen. Obama’s experience working at Business International? You seem pretty quick to say it doesn’t qualify as private sector experience, but you don’t tell us exactly what it is that you know that we don’t know.
I’d be very interested to know.
CM,
I think you are probably more enthusiastic about your horse as I only offer tepid support for McCain as the slightly less evil of the two.
The GOP deserves a good spanking and will likely get it on Nov. 4th. My hope is that after Obama wins, the GOP will be in a great position to retake both houses in two years.
On the other hand, if McCain wins, it could severely damage any hopes of a GOP revival for years to come.
DOR,
I know he edited a newsletter. He did not start or run the business, hire/fire, make payroll or any real decisions.
Again, neither candidate offers private sector leadership experience which I consider to be a key factor. Thus the reason I supported Mitt Romney who brings both public and private executive experience to the party.
bb,
Well, I also worked at Business International at the same time, albeit here in HK.
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As a first job, one wouldn’t expect much in the way of HR management responsibility, but the work itself was all about dealing with very high level international business and finance.
“I think you are probably more enthusiastic about your horse”
Well bb, if it makes you feel any better… any particular enthusiasm I may have for Obama is wasted up here. Supporting Obama in Alaska is truly like peeing into the wind.
McCain/Palin will take Alaska handily (Republicans do well in elections up here), regardless of my enthusiasm or any other Alaskan’s enthusiasm for Obama.
The election I’m really watching is the Stevens/Begich race. I’m very curious to know if Alaskans will vote Stevens back into office. I’m also mildly curious to see the results of the Young/Berkowitz House race. It will be a very interesting election day.
Would anyone hire any of the candidates to run a business?
I’d hire Obama.
His successfully campaign speaks for itself.
You mean “successful campaign” or “successfully run campaign”. Just trying to help.
DOR,
Then Obama is no doubt qualified. You make such a persuasive argument…
John,
Yes, I would hire Sarah Palin who has actually run a business. She could then hire Obama for an appropriate position based on his resume as maybe a forklift driver or toilet bowl cleaner.