Civil Rights Icon Compares McCain to George Wallace

xavierx · Joined: Nov 06, 2004 Posts: 3871

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Georgia Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights-era icon , invoked segregationist Gov. George Wallace of Alabama in accusing John McCain and Sarah Palin of fanning the flames of hatred at Republican campaign events.

"What I am seeing reminds me of too much of another destructive period in American history," Lewis said in a statement released to FOX News. "Senator McCain and Governor Palin are sowing the seeds of hatred and division, and there is no need for this hostility in our political discourse."

"George Wallace never threw a bomb. He never fired a gun, but he created the climate and the conditions that encouraged vicious attacks against innocent Americans who were simply trying to exercise their constitutional rights," Lewis added. "Because of this atmosphere of hate, four little girls were killed on Sunday morning when a church was bombed in Birmingham, Alabama."

He then accused McCain and Palin of "playing with fire" in a way that "disregards the value of the political process and cheapens our entire democracy."

McCain immediately responded, calling on Obama to denounce Lewis' statement.

"Congressman John Lewis' comments represent a character attack against Governor Sarah Palin and me that is shocking and beyond the pale," McCain said in a written statement. "The notion that legitimate criticism of Senator Obama's record and positions could be compared to Governor George Wallace, his segregationist policies and the violence he provoked is unacceptable and has no place in this campaign."

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/11/civil-rights-icon-compares-mcc...-segreg

And again, Obama's surrogates launch a racist attack. I wonder when the McCain racist attacks that so many here predicted will start?

ejward · Joined: Jan 06, 2003 Posts: 6521

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The notion that legitimate criticism of Senator Obama's record and positions could be compared to Governor George Wallace, his segregationist policies and the violence he provoked is unacceptable and has no place in this campaign."

They riling up people who shout "Terrorist" and "Kill him" at their rallies. That's just free speech? That's hate and Palin seems to be encouraging it.

And just because a Democrat makes a comment about something doesn't mean they are a surrogate for Obama. Sure, it's convenient to use every bad thing that every Democrat says as though the words came right out of Obama's mouth.

mommabear · Joined: Feb 20, 2003 Posts: 6185

kenmabmcc · Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 9:20 pm Post subject:

McCain and Palin 'playing with fire'

xavierx · Joined: Nov 06, 2004 Posts: 3871

I see. So as usual, Democrats can say anything they want about McCain (or any Republican for that matter), and you all defend and support them, no matter how pathetic and hate filled. But God forbid anyone say anything about Obama, why those people are just evil racists.
Rolling Eyes

The hypocrisy in this forum is stunning. Sad, but stunning.

kenmabmcc

xavierx · Joined: Nov 06, 2004 Posts: 3871

Has anyone bothered to read his words? Lewis posted them to his own web site:
http://www.johnlewisforcongress.com/node/219

kenmabmcc

I am sure Lewis knows the difference between McCain and Wallace.
What he says is

mommabear · Joined: Feb 20, 2003 Posts: 6185

swordofdestiny · Joined: Sep 25, 2008 Posts: 106

Well, you guys have your "nutjobs" too. Barack wont tell them not to do it. Why is it okay for the media to ignore people who wear shirts with "Palin is a c***," but they jump all over verbal statements at a McCain rally? Plain and simple, neither candidate can control what their followers do/say. I don't find either candidate at fault for having "nutjobs" at their rallies. Just my 2-4 cents.

Sgt Schultz · Joined: Dec 07, 2002 Posts: 6828 Location: St. Louis area

A bit more about these people.

Jake Tapper's questions answered

mommabear · Joined: Feb 20, 2003 Posts: 6185

Thanks, Sarge! You have saved me the trouble of trying to explain that while the T-shirts are not in the best of taste, the "c" word certainly doesn't reach the level of the Palin rhetoric that brought out responses like "Kill Him" and "Off With His Head".

btw, swordofdestiny, about 3 minutes into Barack's economic speech he brought up something about McCain's policies and the crowd started to boo. Barack did stop them. He held up his hands and said, "Hey, we don't need any of that." And they stopped booing.

xavierx · Joined: Nov 06, 2004 Posts: 3871

Hatred of republicans is the forum's unofficial pass-time. I can't believe you're defending this jerk's comments.

Oh, and Mommabear, McCain stopped people, too. He took the mike away and was booed for saying that Obama isn't a monster, just wrong (paraphrasing).

Typical here, too - all Republican's are evil because of one or two idiots, but leading Democrats can be as hate filled and racist as they want.

ejward · Joined: Jan 06, 2003 Posts: 6521

xavierx · Joined: Nov 06, 2004 Posts: 3871

Listen to the whole thing - she started with "I'm scared to death of Obama ..." and then started to say something hateful. He stopped her, and told people he wasn't a monster, that he was just wrong. If you don't like that, oh well.

ejward · Joined: Jan 06, 2003 Posts: 6521