Thanks to Milbank and others, McPalin can't hold hate rallies anymore

[ecstatic]

Everyone is watching now. For once the MSM journalists kind of did their jobs. Even the guy with the monkey doll knew right away that he had messed up when he saw the cameras on him. The week began on a disgusting note, but I feel slightly relieved that the hatemongers have been shut down--at least in public venues.

[CatBO]

1. Hmm do we let Dana out of the doghouse now?

Nah.

[thereismore]

12. Nah. He is still a duchebag. nt

[janx]

2. I've been watching online...

How much of this was covered in the MSM? Was the monkey doll guy covered?

[ecstatic]

4. I haven't seen it on TV, but CBS did have an article & video online

covering it.

[VolcanoJen]

19. Monkey doll guy????

Missed that one... is it as awful as I'm picturing???

[Erin Elizabeth]

21. This older really dorky looking guy was holding a

stuffed monkey at a McCain rally and he had an Obama sticker on its head. When he noticed the cameras were on him, he took the sticker off, crumpled it up in his hand and put it in his pocket, then he leaned over to a kid up on someone's shoulders nearby and gave the kid the monkey doll so he wouldn't even be holding it.

He looked like the slimiest kinda guy. And he was totally busted. Hang on, I'll find the video.

[Erin Elizabeth]

23. Here it is....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x212515

[endthewar]

24. He tried to pawn it off to a little kid too

Utterly despicable.

[VolcanoJen]

26. Oh. My. God.

That just makes me profoundly sad. I don't even know what to say.

What a pissant little coward though, trying to hide his bigotry once he's caught red-handed. Sick, sick, sick.

[THUNDER HANDS]

3. Dana Milbank, from Long Island

sorta makes up for our sins of O'Reilly and Hannity.

[grasswire]

5. how did Milbank participate?

what did he do?

[ecstatic]

7. He was the first big name journalist to give first hand reports of how nasty

the tone had become in the McPalin rallies. It seemed his main concern was how the media was being treated, but he mentioned how the black camera man was greeted with racial slurs etc. I think that is how the ball got rolling and next thing you know, major news networks began reporting on the "Kill him," "terrorist" remarks coming from the audience.

[tridim]

6. Honestly I think the fundies and other wingnuts now realize they can get free air time..

by just shouting out their views at McCain rallies.

I doubt it's going to stop now. McCain can't control his crowds.

[morillon]

8. Sunshine is the best medicine.

Expose the troglodytes for what they are.

[jberryhill]

9. Did any of this get major TV coverage except on MSNBC?

[ecstatic]

10. Not really, but the clip of McShame trying to calm down the rhetoric is all over

They played it on MTP and ABC's This Week... So the back-story is finally getting out there.

[Heather MC]

15. Aren't all the fundies in church when those shows are on? They better be or God with get them

[jberryhill]

20. You know, my mother believes it's some kind of conspiracy

She used to be a regular church goer. But after a falling out with her church long ago, she realized the same thing - they only have the serious talk shows when people are in church.

[Heather MC]

30. Your mother may be on to something. Even Fox puts on the smart shows

when Fundies are whorshipping. All part of the dumbing down of America

[Cha]

11. Rec'd. This needs to be watched closely.

I'm sure the corporatemedia heard from a LOT of us, too.

[trashcanistanista]

13. FWIW CNN had the film of the lady telling

McSame Obama was an Arab and his response to it playing at least five times yesterday. Race was the topic of the day yesterday. They also played the Lary King clip of Michelle dismissing the "Bradly" effect about four times throughout the day that I saw.

[charlyvi]

14. The Base doesn't care.

To them, hate is a feature, not a bug.

[Waiting For Everyman]

16. It helps that these attitudes are unacceptable to most people.

Peer pressure works on adults too, even the Repubs, except the most hardcore. If Palin had succeeded in making that hate socially acceptable, this would've been really dangerous. Even though the Repubs may revel in it at the rallies, in larger society they can't admit to it or be put down.

Now if the financial ruthlessness could fall out of favor more than it has, that would be great. But this crisis we're in is helping with that a lot. At least something good is coming from it.

So much is being accomplished this year in terms of peoples' thinking, in the combination of the election and the economic crisis. Conservative attitudes politically and financially have been such an awful blight on this country for a long time. Of course a lot will depend on whether Obama wins, to solidify it. The American public is really at a turning point now, in such an essential way.

I wonder if somehow or other, the fake-Christian RR churches could be seen-through and be rejected by most of its supporters too? That would be cool.

[always_saturday]

17. Dana only cared because she attacked the press, too

He actually made more of the fact that Palin went after the press than her inciting attacks on Obama.

He's still a tool and always will be.

[VolcanoJen]

18. A DU poster that was protesting a Palin rally said....

... that Dana Milbank was walking around with a sign that said "I need a hug." That cracked me up!!!!

[skooooo]

22. I think Tweety is responsible for the change too.!

He stayed on their case ALL week.

[sunnybrook]

25. I don't necessarily agree

The moron demographic is only going to get more agitated at "that one" becoming Pres and will disobey campaign directives as their hate tactics get worse. Definitely possible. They hate the media too.

[pointsoflight]

27. I think we'll see more.

What makes you think it's been shut down? Just watch. It isn't so easy to put out this kind of flame, and even if McCain is at least trying to calm things down, I don't see any evidence whatsoever that Palin is going along.

[BlooInBloo]

28. Sucker.

[ecstatic]

31. Even if the hate rallies continued, the MSM would show it on the news

So McShame would be screwed either way!

[DeepModem Mom]

29. K&R