Labor warns McCain about crowds - Boston Globe

[steve2470]

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/10/labor_warns_mcc.html

The head of the nation's biggest labor federation is joining the chorus of voices warning about the increasingly angry crowds coming to John McCain's campaign events.
At rallies this week, McCain's criticisms of Democrat Barack Obama have been met with shouts of "terrorist," "liar," and other harsh words.

"Sen. John McCain, Gov. Sarah Palin and the leadership of the Republican party have a fundamental moral responsibility to denounce the violent rhetoric that has pervaded recent McCain and Palin political rallies," said John Sweeney, president of the AFL-CIO, which has endorsed Obama. "When rally attendees shout out such attacks as 'terrorist' or 'kill him' about Sen. Barack Obama, when they are cheered on by crowds incited by McCain-Palin rhetoric -- it is chilling that McCain and Palin do nothing to object.

"In a world where unspeakable violence is too often promulgated by extremists, it is no small or trivial matter to call someone a terrorist -- or to incite potentially dangerous individuals toward violence," Sweeney said in a statement. "John McCain, Sarah Palin and Republican leaders are walking a very thin line in pretending not to hear the hateful invectives spewed at their rallies. McCain should end this line of attack in the strongest possible terms. Anything less puts McCain in the same camp as the racists and extremists who are bringing their angry rhetoric to his campaign events."

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[Why Syzygy]

1. THEY are the Terrorists. Peddling Terror.

The lowest form of (almost) life form.

[myrna minx]

2. K&R. Thank you Labor!

:kick:

[Coexist]

3. amen

[grace0418]

4. Well said. Sad that it even has to be said. WTF is wrong with McCain/Palin and their

supporters? :mad:

[asjr]

5. McCain and Palin seem to appeal to the

basest of humans. Or are most of the disturbing fans paid to do it?

[tosh]

7. That thought has crossed my mind.

[complain jane]

6. Now what?

He's going to start defending Obama to those drooling lunatics and get his own ass kicked?

[polichick]

8. Awesome - that's exactly what people need to do. SPEAK OUT!

[Erin Elizabeth]

9. This reminded me of something that happened in 2004--

Kerry was speaking at a rally (indoors one) and there was a Bush goon there and he had the misfortune to have sat between two HUGE union guys and when Kerry started talking, the Bush douche started heckling him and those two Union guys the size of redwood trees promptly physically ejected the guy. So quickly it probably made his head spin.

Don't mess with those guys.