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What does Sarah Palin's breach of ethics as the Alaskan Governor mean to the election? I think her lack of ethics is well-reflected in McCain's use of the fear being generated by the economic crisis. The McCain Campaign is generating fear and taking advantage of people's insecurity in a way not seen in many years.
I hear the catcalls of the people at the campaign rallies of Palin/McCain. They call out traitor and liar and worse in response to McCain's charges against Obama. What are the ethics of supporting, encouraging and fomenting such cries of hatred. It seems to me that the McCain political tactics verge on crying fire in a theater. Instilling fear in people in this way is highly irresponsible and dangerous.
When such a level of anxiety and fear prevail within the country as currently exist, and when people are fearful about the wars we are engaged in and the fundamental reason given, that being combating terrorism; I think it is a grave mistake to charge that Barack Obama is a terrorist by association.
I wonder if John McCain and Sarah Palin comprehend the linkage they are making in people's minds. How will someone who is unstable or mentally ill respond to such outreaches to anger, hatred and panic? What actions might such a person make and what might they be capable of?
I think that McCain and Palin are acting unethically when they try to paint Obama as a terrorist, or at the very least as a terrorist sympathizer. I think that by playing on people's anger and fear they are creating a dangerous situation. We need leadership at this time that encourages us, that raises us up and that builds our spirits. We do not need leadership that preys on the darkest fears of our people in order to gain political advantage. I recall that's how Hitler got into office, by playing on the fears and desperation of the German people. He got into power by blaming groups of people, by making scapegoats out of them.
I believe that it is unethical and potentially dangerous for McCain and Palin to continue to follow the campaign path they are on. I think they are tempting fate, I think they are acting recklessly, and I do not think that they should be entrusted with leading from the White House for the next four years.
I do not want a leader who thinks that the best way to get elected is by diminishing others, by building on existing public fears, or by taking advantage of people's anxiety or by insinuating negative images onto their opponents.
Just a simple curmudgeon observing life in the USA. I post to my blog regularly at http://crankyblog.com.
I am in total agreement with you. If McCain simply stuck to issues, his poll numbers would probably rank right down there with good ol' George W. What is the true motivation of McCain - Palin? What pot of gold awaits them in the White House? They are way over the top with the idiotic accusations and association games they are playing. By the way, it's time for Palin to shut up (Troopergate). Her credibility is zero, and we should be asking," Who are the real Sarah Palin and John McCain?".
The "Sieg Heil "
rabble cry of the McCain/Palin misinformation machine has me concerned, as well. But, after all, their party is the one bogged down with the attribute of "dirty tricks."
In Schenectady, New York, 300 absentee ballots were issued with the name "Osama" instead of Obama. Needless to say, officials are apologizing in advance, without having investigated the discrepancy, where the misspell was introduced. What we do know is that some human typed the "s" instead of "b" (and look where they are positioned on your keyboard), and it got by three (count them, 3) proofreaders.
The rash brutality of McCain/Palin-ites in the final month is symptomatic of a not so deeply seated danger in the mentality that goes along with many members, but not all, of that ilk. For them, the problems of the past eight years simply are not convincing, as they certainly have convinced me, a one-time Republican, that it is the "bad touch" party.
absolutely! This is what scares me so much about the possibility of them winning. They and all of their ilk should be barred from voting for discrimination.
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