McCain calls on Obama to repudiate ‘shocking’ Lewis comments
CNN
John McCain – who has often praised civil rights icon John Lewis – called a statement by the Georgia congressman Saturday comparing the outbursts at recent Republican rallies to the rhetoric of segregationist George Wallace “a brazen and baseless attack” that is “shocking and beyond the pale.”
Lewis issued his statement after several days of headline-grabbing anger directed at Democratic nominee Barack Obama by some attendees at McCain campaign rallies.
“What I am seeing reminds me too much of another destructive period in American history. Sen. McCain and Gov. [Sarah] Palin are sowing the seeds of hatred and division, and there is no need for this hostility in our political discourse,” Lewis said in a statement.
“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. Because of this atmosphere of hate, four little girls were killed on Sunday morning when a church was bombed in Birmingham, Alabama,” wrote the Democrat.
McCain has written about Lewis, praising his actions at Selma during the civil rights movement. The Republican nominee even said during a summer faith forum that Lewis was one of three men he would turn to for counsel as president.
But the Arizona senator blasted the congressman’s remarks, and called on Obama to repudiate them. “Congressman John Lewis’ comments represent a character attack against Governor Sarah Palin and me that is shocking and beyond the pale,” he said in a Saturday afternoon statement released by his campaign.
Barack Hussein Obama’s wanna be Dictator response:
Obama’s campaign said he did not agree with the comparison made by Lewis — but did not repudiate the congressman’s remarks.
“Senator Obama does not believe that John McCain or his policy criticism is in any way comparable to George Wallace or his segregationist policies,” said Obama spokesman Bill Burton. “But John Lewis was right to condemn some of the hateful rhetoric that John McCain himself personally rebuked just last night, as well as the baseless and profoundly irresponsible charges from his own running mate that the Democratic nominee for President of the United States ‘pals around with terrorists.’
“As Barack Obama has said himself, the last thing we need from either party is the kind of angry, divisive rhetoric that tears us apart at a time of crisis when we desperately need to come together. That is the kind of campaign Senator Obama will continue to run in the weeks ahead.”
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Wild Thing’s comment……..
Good move for McCain. “I condemned the anger, now you condemn the Anti-American remarks” of course Hussein won’t. To the few and I do mean few that still might have a brain cell left they will see what an ass Obama is in his reaction to what McCain said.
But one thing I have to say and Nicholas and I have been talking about this. These people at the McCain/Palin rallies could very well be PLANTS FROM OBAMA’S CAMPAIGN. All it would have taken is an Obama plant or some yay-hoo shouting something offensive for the drive-bys to grab it and run with it.
Barack and Michelle Obama are racist extrodinaire and the omments like Rep. Lewis’s are previews of what is to come if the Liberal Messiah is given title to the United States. This will be His country and he mold it in His image. All those who express “hateful” (i.e., dissenting) views will be “re-educated”.
Obama put himself into this — first by stating that Ayers was “some guy who lives in my neighborhood”, then acknowledging that they “served on a board together”, then admitting that his first fundraiser was held at the house of Ayers (whose wife, Bernadine Dohrn, was on the FBI Most Wanted List). Now he’s claiming that Ayers has been “rehabilitated”, which is an odd phrase out of Soviet Russia. Rehabilitated just when? Was it on 9/11/2001 when the NY Times published an inteview with Ayers in which he said that he didn’t regret the bombs, only wished he’d done more? Was it after that when Ayers was photographed stomping on an American flag? Was it when Ayers expressed “remorse” – he NEVER has.
Just WHEN Barack Hussein Obama, was this terrorist “rehabilitated” and for what reason? Or don’t you want to talk about it and instead send out your minions (like John Lewis) to shriek “racism” at anyone who dares bring up the subject? If you can’t take the heat on this subject, Senator Obama, then you should never have gone in Ayers’ (and Dohrn’s) kitchen to raise money.
Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals , Obama probably sleeps with this.
Here’s the difference between the parties on this topic:
The Democrats want to own the blacks;
The Republicans want to free the blacks.
It’s time to go nuclear on the race issue. You can’t dance around it. You have to say it straight out: Barack Obama has racist friends, has worked for racist organizations.
Mc Cain does not have to raise his voice. He simply must state firmly each fact of each scandal followed by each of Obama’s replies in each of the questionable areas (Those in the Hood both Chicago, Washington, and now Uganda)……and at the end state Obama is a Chicago Politician. His next line After a pregent pause “Acorn, Africa, Ayers…….We haven’t EVEN gotten to the ‘B’s yet!
You know I have been talking about Obama “operatives” at McCain rally’s for a while.. BUT some of these folks at the rally’s are too damn stupid to be operatives..
That one lady that said “Obama was an Arab terrorist” Is a shining example of how uninformed folks are… Barack Hussein Obama is from KENYA!!! LMAO
The truth is there is NOTHING we can do at this point to stop the Barack Hussein Obama presidency, he has the media, he has the youth, he has the masses fooled… All we can do is cast our vote, and hope to survive 4 years of socialism, without having to fire a shot at fellow Americans on the field of battle.
No more pathetic than Joe Biden – a supposed Catholic – advocating 50 million abortions and same sex marriages… “Thou shalt not kill” anyone?
I a true Republican trapped inside a Canadian body.
I would like to offer this suggestion.
There are three weeks left, and given the variables which have already stirred the campaign and the unknown factors which lie ahead, I think it is not naivety to suggest that anything can happen, and that McCain can still, in spite of himself, win this thing.
Given the awfulness which awaits a weary America with an Obama presidency, one dare not give up.
There is still time for the American public to grow very tired and dubious about Obama. True Republicans have to keep the fire alive.
Which I shall continue to attempt to do from Nova Scotia.
No matter how the election goes I expect “Looterman” to be in the streets election night and I am prepared for him. It may even start a few days early at Halloween because the Kenyan Party thinks it has already won the election. Pelosi is calling Congress back to begin the new regime.
Protect your family. Remember, when seconds count the police are only minutes away.
seconds away?not in my rural area.we gotta kick there ass an wait!been there done that,an will do it agin!screw with me,an yer ass is grass.
I hunt to keep in shape for tha revolution that is about to take place.when you are hungry show your colors an i will share.whine & debate-yer dead.No exceptions!
America is at the door. She’s knocking. Will you let her in? How about a hug for good old America? The beauty who sheltered you, gave you life?
What? You’re an Indian giver? Oh how sad. You’d rather vote for change? Why? America isn’t broken–don’t fix her, because when you do, you screw it all up!
We cannot allow Obamanation to step foot into the White House. I’m sorry, all our lives depend on it. I recently saw a movie, a very stupid movie with Luke Wilson as a stupid guy who takes part in a government program, wakes up in the future and finds out he’s the smartest guy on Earth! Oh, that is bad, but if we let Obamanation take the oath of office, this is what it will be like. Remember, Hitler and Manson, David Koresh, Jim Jones, Stalin, Lenin were community organizers. Jesus was NOT a community organizer. He was a teacher who took nothing but gave his own life for all of us.
This man who claims to be for the people, sure is an idiot to be avoided at all costs.
Again George Corley Wallace inherited the mess hs had to put up with and tried to enforce the laws already on the Books.
Kennedy(JFK) was worried about the South and enforcing civil rights for fear of losing the South. Well JFK didn’t do it but LbJ did. Over the objections of Democrat Senators from the South. So how Lewis can stand there and speak like an idiot is anyones guess, unless the shoe fits. When he signed the civil rights act of 1965., LBJ said, he feared all he did was to give the South to the Republicans. Thats about the size of JFK/LBJ’s contribution to the civil rights.
When wallace ran for president ran for president he said, one very interesting thing. There is NOT a dimes worth of difference between a democrat and a republican, and if you throw their briefcases into the Potomac there is no difference at all.’
This is the same John Lewis who said that the sharks are still swimming the same route the slave ships took still looking for another brown tasty morsel. If obama loses John Lewis will go crawling back to the Clintons asking for forgiveness.
Right or wrong the laws in Alabama at that time were the laws. Wallace as Govenor was sworn to enforce them, he did, Unlike Eisenhower, Kennedy refused to send in troops to enforce civil rights.I guess thats the difference between a General and a Leutenant JG.
But the connecting thread here, they were all democrats and John Lewis doesn’t or doesn’t want to remember that.
Why should Barack Crybaby Obama repudiate Lewis’s comments. Being a racist himself and possibly the first affirmative action President, he believes the comments and the voters don’t care. Just look at it as “The Audacity of Being Obama.”
I think you and Nicholas may be right about these being Obama plants in the crowd.
I wonder if John Lewis remembers that George Wallace was a Democrat?
I also wonder if he knows that the NAACP supported George Wallace during his 1962 gubernatorial race? As long as you’re a Democrat, the NAACP will support you.
http://www.geocities.com/dave_enrich/ctd/3p.wallace.html
Robert, thats true all we can do is cast our vote, pray and hold tight too.
Yes that woman saying “Arab”, I was laughing like oh noooo at least get the country right. She was nervous but oh my gosh.
Darth, yes your right, Biden and Pelosi both were in big trouble and told off my a ton of Priests and Bishops.
Horace, thank you that is a good reminder.
augh oh nooooo Pelosi, can’t Cindy Sheehan beat her. hahaha Can you imagine if that did happen. I am not sure if Cindy is still running against Pelosi or not.
I wish so much we could get back in the majority and get rid of Pelosi and Reid.
Chief, yes I agree good adivce.
Where we live now they would get here fast. But where we lived in Calif. we were up a canyon and if we had to call the police it would have taken them a good 45 to 50 minutes at least to get to our house maybe more.
Lynn, that was really good, well said. I agree and he sure is not for the people at all or for America.
I watch him, and the visual and his voice he really thinks he is above everyone else…..everyone. Very concerning.
Mark, wow thank you. Very interesting and yes they are all connected being democrats.
Les, very true, I just wanted to shame Obama if I even could. hahaha
Yes Obama’s voters could care less if Obama did the right thing or not.
BobF, thanks for the link.
I would love if someone on McCain’s campaign could find out if even one of the people yelling things out like the “kill him” one especially and it would end up to be an Obama supporter.
Maybe you Republican supporters are not seeing this campaign in a rational way. Most people here in Australia are saying that Obama will win if McCain invests all his energies on attacking Obama’s character. The focus should be on the economy, and what he (McCain) can offer in the way of relief to MIDDLE CLASS America. Obama is winning the MIDDLE CLASS and McCain should target this group with bold economic relief policies. Obama is laughing all the way….straight to the Whitehouse if McCain fails to ignite the MIDDLE CLASS and get their attention. Most American’s have already read enough about Obama’s character flaws….as they say, it’s the economy stupid, and how to calm the fears of working class America. Clearly somebody needs to get on the phone to McCain….and PRONTO!
Lyn, in a rational election what you suggest would be true, but this is not a rational election. Too many American voters are self-absorbed, lazy, ignorant, forgot the lessons of 9/11, and yes, are stupid in many cases, and have become part of the Obama cult looking for the government to provide for all of their needs. They fit that joke about “Don’t confuse me with facts, my mind is made up.” Nothing that John McCain says will get through to this cult of blind Messiah worshipers that has poisoned our country. Obama’s economic plan is one of smoke and mirrors that only fools will fall for.
Australia, as well as the rest of the free world, should be frightened that the former great United States might very well elect a President with no record of related executive achievement or accomplishment for the most powerful CEO and leadership position in the country, if not the world. Barack Hussein Obama couldn’t even make it through the scrutiny and requirements that ordinary citizens have to go through for the highest levels of national security clearance. He is a liar, fraud, and can not be trusted to honor treaties or protect our friends and allies. He is an appeaser of our enemies and will not be an effective global leader in the war on Islamofascist terrorism. He doesn’t believe it is a problem.
I really don’t give a shit what color the scumbag is. The operative part is that barack hussein obama is 1. A liar. 2. A Traitor. These qualities know no color. A traitor is a traitor. No ifs ands or buts about it.
The people at the McCain/Palin events are Republicans or conservatives —
who are madder than hell at the Democrats and the RINOS who aid and abet the democrats in destroying America.
McCain is a Liberal Republican, a RINO to many.
McCain is a civilized gentleman who does want his supporters to behave.
Obama is a puppet, who has thugs supporting him.
Obama ONLY DEFENSE is that it is RACIST to ATTACK him.
Obama has no (zero, none, nada) accomplishments, Obama is a product of affirmative action.
McCain is a leader,
McCain will do his thing, even if it is opposed by conservatives.
The USA is doomed if Obama wins this election.
McCain’s campaign has been erratic in the last few days….he’s all over the place because he’s losing ground. Panic is setting in. He really needs to pick the most important CORE issue to American families right now and HAMMER the differences between him and Obama to the public. Obama is just sitting back playing Mr Cool….telling people nice things about McCain because he chatised that lady for calling him an arab. McCain is playing into his hands for God’s sake. It’s sweeping reform that will win the day for McCain….starting with those robber barons inside your financial houses.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf6YKOkfFsE
{{{{{ Groan!!!}}}} He might as well hand Obama the Presidency on a plate!! Get him back to adressing middle America before it’s too late! Why didn’t you guys pick Mitt Romney for your Republican candidate?? Crying Aussie…..:(