Woman McCain corrected about Obama being Arab still believes it and uses McCain money to spread it

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from Donklephant: http://donklephant.com/2008/10/12/obama-is-an-arab-meme-being-spread-with-mccain-resources/


“Obama Is An Arab” Meme Being Spread With McCain Resources?

Remember that woman who stood up at a recent McCain rally and claimed Obama is an arab? Thankfully McCain quickly corrected her, but as the following interview that was conducted directly after the event shows, she still believes Obama is an arab.

What’s even more disconcerting is it appears as if she’s sending letters that states this belief and making calls to voters using McCain campaign resources.

Here’s the part of the interview that we should all be concerned about: http://the-uptake.groups.theuptake.org/en/videogalleryView/id/933/

Adam Aigner:
So even though Senator McCain told you that he didn’t feel that was true and you ought to be more respectful, you still fear that?

Gayle Quinnell:
I still do. Yeah. I’m not alone. I go to Burnsville, the main Republican headquarters and I do a lot of work over there. A lot of sending out mail and talking to people. And all the people agree with what I’m saying to you about Obama.

Aigner:
Then do you feel there are a lot of volunteers for McCain who feel that way?

Quinnell:
Yes. A lot of them. In fact I got a letter from another woman that goes over there to Burnsville and she sent me more things about Obama.

Aigner:
What was on the letter?

Quinnell:
Oh all kinds of bad things about him and how, I mean I have to tell you to call me. It’s all bad.

Reporter:
Are a lot of people getting this letter and are a lot of people believing it and is that turning a lot of votes or support for McCain?

Quinnell:
Yeah I sent out 400 letters. I went to Kinkos and I got them all printed out. And I sent about 400 letters. I went in the telephone book and sent them out to people. So they can decide if they would want Obama.


read more and watch, 'McCain volunteer sends out 'Obama is an Arab letters' : http://donklephant.com/2008/10/12/obama-is-an-arab-meme-being-spread-with-mccain-resources/

[Bluebear]

1. Entire transcript here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=4220128&mesg_id=4220128

[Bobbieo]

2. How do you counter people like her???????

[Believing Is Art]

5. Is countering people like her really the problem?

I would say the vast majority of people who haven't thrown their support to McCain already can tell the difference between blacks and Arabs and think this woman is an ignorant nutjob. It's countering the people that can convincingly state Obama will raise taxes, that Clinton and not Bush is to blame for the financial crisis, etc., that we need to worry about.

[xfundy]

11. The best thing to do with someone like her

is to give her something shiny, like maybe some aluminum foil, or a spent nuclear rod, something shiny or glowing to capture her attention, to play with. She'll be all right as long as someone can make sure she doesn't bump into sharp corners or have access to scissors or sharp objects
.

[bigtree]

6. oh, you already posted this.

albeit with a different opening

good. let em ride :hi:

[Bluebear]

13. Not a prob, keep the story up there!

:hi: bigtree!

[malaise]

3. Send this to KO and Rachel n/t

[Liberal_in_LA]

4. She needs to spend her money retouching her gray roots. The whole world saw the back of her

ignorant head.

[Ms. Toad]

7. And the choice to dye one's hair or not

is relevant to whether one is ignorant or not? Good thing you can't see my graying hair.

[Liberal_in_LA]

9. Not really. She had chosen to dye her hair blond. If so, keep up the roots.

[foxfeet]

8. She probably believes that "they" come into her house at night

and change the tension on her sewing machine.

[hvn_nbr_2]

10. Watching that clip, I didn't think she even knew what "Arab" meant

I get the feeling that a very large number of the troglodyte right think that "Arab," "Muslim," and "terrorist" are all synonyms. They all mean exactly the same thing to them.

[Gin]

12. was her name Joann six pack?

gin

[hvn_nbr_2]

15. Well, mentally, I think she's Joanne No-Pack

She ain't packin' anything upstairs

[Shallah Kali]

14. more 'Honor' from mccain's campaign which includes people who went after his own daughter in '00

Please rate this up on digg, reddit or other site of your choice.

http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/76p84/remember_that_woman_who_stood_up_during_a_recent

[4_TN_TITANS]

16. Along with her right to vote

someone needs to inform her of her 'right' to play with gasoline and matches. The terrorists run from gasoline and matches.

This is unadulterated ignorance, you can't win against this level of stupid.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

17. What I can't get over is that people are giving McCain a pass. His response to her

implied that Arabs are not decent family people.