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beachmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-20-08 09:34 AM
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I disagree with the CW. This is not Swiftboating, it is something older: racism
Edited on Thu Mar-20-08 09:35 AM by beachmom
This is beyond sick, sick, sick:

http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmartin/0308/AntiObama_video_crafted_by_talk_radio_producer.html

It went from smear to racism when they put in the Black Power clip from the Olympics and P.E.'s "Fight the Power". Be afraid of Black People was the message. This attack is insidious; it could also take the conservative movement mother****ing DOWN. How do we handle? McCain is going to HAVE to repudiate this crap it is so hateful.

The Clinton campaign have been guilty at times of race baiting. But the above clip contains no subtlety, no deniability. It comes from the heart of right wing talk radio. This is WAR, and they need to be humiliated for this.
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ginnyinWI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-20-08 10:22 AM
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1. yeah it really isn't swiftboating
People don't understand the term. Swiftboating is when a group that is supposed to know you better than the average population takes a shot at you from a position of greater credibility or believability--even though they are lying.

Notice that the comments below the article are all supporting Obama? lol.
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liberaldem4ever Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-20-08 10:45 AM
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2. OMG
I made myself watch that POS because I didn't want to comment on it if I didn't watch it all. I thought I would throw up. What do they want to accomplish with this kind of s***? They just make themselves look like fools and racist pigs with this. It makes all conservatives look like fools. Are they trying to help McCain with this? What is their point? Yuk, it really made me sick to my stomach.
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Inuca Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-20-08 11:18 AM
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3. Disgusting & sad
also I saw part of it played on some morning news show, forgot which, nor do I remember the context/comments (not fully awake yet...)
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4_Legs_Good Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-20-08 11:43 AM
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4. Youtube is blocked at work
and I'm very glad of it right now. I don't think I could stand to watch what you've described right now.

David
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beachmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-20-08 03:25 PM
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5. Oh. My. God. One of McCain's aids distributed this filth. He was not
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