It seems the closer we get to the November Presidential election, the higher the tensions are run. In case you needed anymore proof check out the Al Jazeera television report below of a McCain-Palin rally in eastern Ohio. In this fascinating clip a network that clearly has little love for the Republican party talks to people who mostly have little love for the Islamic world painting a scary portrait of the United States after the November elections. Should Obama win, he’ll need to contend with the hatred and ignorance of people like those shown in this video. Should his opponent John McCain triumph it will be in part thanks to the support of these very same people. Check it out:
You can takepart in fighting ignorance and bigotry like that shown in the clip by checking out the racism watchdesk on FAIR, Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting.
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As a Republican, this kind of stuff makes my stomach churn. To be sure, political ignorance and racism is found on both sides:
http://www.breitbart.tv/?p=194983
The founding fathers, who created the Electoral College, were right: the average American voter is an idiot. It’s just as true now as it was then.
I dont know why we dont learn from History. When the republicans have been in power, America and everything American (freedom, liberty, rights, etc.) have gone down. I’m not a democrat but just trying to learn from history.
I don’t believe for a second that this is a fair representation of all the people who attended that rally, or any of the McCain rallies for that matter. Why would you only pick out the most ignorant, racist, ill-informed people to put into this package? I watch your English channel quite often and have never found it to be outright inflammatory until now. Is there any doubt that the rest of the world is dying for Obama to become President?
I don’t know Tiffany, that was one, two, three, four, five, six… how many people was it again?
I’m ashamed of the comments made on this video, but it shows how the press can put their slant on anything. Our next president will be elected out of ignorance and we will get what we deserve. If you think jobs are hard to find now, just wait until we make business in the U.S. even more expensive. And Obama has said in his own words that the Supreme Court must abondon the constitution and write a new one and the press has chosen to overlook that. Ask yourself what thwe press would do if McCain said the same thing. Some people will never get it. GOOD LUCK! SMILE! YOUR MOTHER CHOOSE LIFE!