[quote=Kilohana]The bottom line is that the “Obama’s Shady Past” narrative was created out of the need to distract voters and candidates from discussing the real issues… Hillary tried it and failed – and now McCain has made it the centerpiece of his campaign.
In fact, McCain’s campaign manager, Rick Davis explained it all perfectly:
“John McCain tried to point out how people should be informed about Barack Obama’s background, including his relationships with domestic terrorists like William Ayers. People are going to form these judgments. It’s great fodder for us to debate every day. I think it’s fun,”
Fun!
I’m sure there will again be skeptics calling me on my lies so here’s a link.
Yes, the Rush quotes were real. Does context really matter when the the topic is the so-called merits of slavery? How about praising the assassin of an American icon and Civil Rights leader? Is there *any* context in which this would be appropriate?
Is this type of dialogue good for America? Is this really who we are?[/quote]
I grew up very close to where BO calls home on Chicago’s south side. It is you who is being willfully ignorant of BO’s past and his corrupt cronys. Anybody who would consider a politician from Illinois, in general, or Chicago, in particular, a good candidate for change or reform must either have a screw loose or be a complete ninny. Illinois and Chicago are known as one of the cesspools of American politics.
Graft, corruption, shady dealings and suspect ties are par for the course. BO’s neighbor, friend and political helper Rezko has just been convicted of a felony and the prosecutors are working hard on him to turn on our Dem governor, who may be our 5 governor in the past 50 years to go to prison for corruption.
The blind hatred of W has made so many folks and the media turn a blind eye to BO’s past and even current ties to the cesspool of Chicago politics. This may be the worse legacy of the Bush presidency. Making folks so mad at him that they abandon common sense and not explore the past of a man running for the highest office in the land.
