Biden: Palin Must Condemn Supporters' Hateful Obama Attacks

[babsbunny]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/08/biden-palin-must-condemn_n_132939.html

Joe Biden lashed out at Sarah Palin on Wednesday, calling her recent rhetoric "ugly" and "mildly dangerous," and expressing shock that the Alaska Governor did not interrupt recent rallies when supporters shouted hateful attacks about Barack Obama, including "treason!" and "kill him!"

"I watched the news and I heard a couple people hollering from the audience semi-vile things about 'terrorists,' things like that," Biden said on NBC's Today show. "The idea that a leading American politician who might be vice president of the United States would not just stop mid-sentence and turn and condemn that -- it's just a slippery slope, it's a place that we shouldn't be going."

Biden repeated the sentiment on ABC's Good Morning America:

[Kahuna]

1. I knew Officer Joe would take them on over this. Three cheers

for Joe Biden!!! :yourock:

[Phredicles]

2. Bravo - I have never been more pleased with Biden;

I was not a fan of his before Obama selected him. But more of this will very likely have me coming around.:applause:

[Muttocracy]

3. Biden's on live on CNN.com stream now - thread in GDP. nt

[Hellataz]

4. I'm so glad he said that! Go Joe!

I'm glad he spoke up and hopefully it was enough to smack some sense into Palin before she incites a hate crime.

[greyshade]

5. Judge a Politician by the kind of crowd they attract.

I'm amazed at the right-wing anger. I think they know they're going to lose. Name calling and threats of violence come when they feel insecure (which is most of the time).