Verbosities: 10/05/2008

The Next Step Is Presidential Candidate MMA Fights

Published by Pokerwolf on Friday, October 10, 2008 at 8:37 PM.

John McCain was booed by his own supporters when he states that Barack Obama is a "decent person and a person that you do not have to be scared of as president of the United States."

A sense of grievance spilling into rage has gripped some GOP events this week as McCain supporters see his presidential campaign lag against Obama. Some in the audience are making it personal, against the Democrat. Shouts of "traitor," "terrorist," "treason," "liar," and even "off with his head" have rung from the crowd at McCain and Sarah Palin rallies, and gone unchallenged by them.

McCain changed his tone Friday when supporters at a town hall pressed him to be rougher on Obama. A voter said, "The people here in Minnesota want to see a real fight." Another said Obama would lead the U.S. into socialism. Another said he did not want his unborn child raised in a country led by Obama.

"If you want a fight, we will fight," McCain said. "But we will be respectful. I admire Sen. Obama and his accomplishments." When people booed, he cut them off.

"I don't mean that has to reduce your ferocity," he said. "I just mean to say you have to be respectful."

Kudos to Senator McCain for saying what he did. Obama would probably say the same thing if the roles were reversed (and I'm betting that in some places, they are).

Welcome to the new political arena, Folks. Full of hate, lies, vote-for-me-because-the-other-guy-is-evil strategy, and the media and politicians who make millions off of the whole thing while leaving voters uneducated, misled, and dissatisfied with no other options.