It’s no secret- I’m supporting John McCain for President. The list of things that McCain has done to make me squirm is long, but I still believe that he is the best bet to secure any sort of GOP relevance. Congress seems to poised to go left this election cycle. Winning the White House is a better prospect than gaining on the Dems in the House or Senate.
Having said that, let me offer Senator McCain a little advice: GROW SOME BALLS DUDE! Seriously. His pledge to keep the general election campaign civil is admirable, but his reaction to the North Carolina GOP’s ads that bring up Obama’s buddy, “Reverend” (in the loosest sense of the word) Jeremiah Wright is inane. Why would he object to Republicans running an ad that exposes Obama’s ties to this extremist, anti-American, anti-Semitic, reverse-racist, former Muslim, un-Christian demagogue?
Anyone who brings this up is automatically labaled a “racist.” The Obama campaign (true to Bill Clinton’s assertion) will play the race card any chance they get. This presidential campaign will be interesting if it is Obama vs. McCain. Anything McCain might say is “racist.”
Peter Wehner points out in the NRO that the connections to Wright are not racist at all.
But the ad in question doesn’t mention race anywhere; rather, it includes a clip of Reverend Wright’s incendiary words. Wright happens to be black — but his race is not the reason he’s in the ad. His words are — and if Wright were white, his words and picture would still be used.
Exactly. If some white Southern Baptist minister said “God damn America” he would be excoriated. Why is it any different when a black man says it? Why the double standard?
Wehner continues…
It doesn’t help matters, of course, when Senator McCain asserts the ads are “unacceptable” and worth “repudiating.” Senator McCain never explains why, perhaps because the ads merely quote Reverend Wright, whom Obama spent 20 years worshiping under and developed a close personal relationship with. Does McCain believe those who are concerned about Obama’s association with Wright are acting against the spirit of Lincoln, TR, and Ronald Reagan (who himself was falsely accused of racism by liberals countless times)?
John MCain needs to show some fortitude and recognize reality. He needs to understand that Barack is an extreme liberal with extremist friends. If he divorces himself from that reality, then he deserves to lose. Obama is the most dangerous presidential candidate since George McGovern. His buddies like Wright and Ayers speak to his character. Obama is a radical, and he is waiting to run this nation into the ground.
If any of you who profess to be Republicans are thinking about sitting out this election or casting a protest vote, be warned. We are on the verge of electing the most liberal, inexperienced, elitist president ever. The damage that Obama will do will eclipse anything that Jimmy Carter ever imagined.
You can whine about John McCain and his positions all you want, but when push comes to shove, his 83% ACU rating will beat the hell out of the radical agenda of Obama. Sorry if your guy didn’t win the GOP nomination (mine didn’t), but we have business to address. And our business is to keep Obama and his radical associates from running this nation (and destroying it).
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