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mschif 
8:21am, May 31, 2009
Tell McCain to End the Politics of Hate
Sign the open letter calling on McCain and Palin to reject the politics of hate.
http://therealmccain.com/mob
We'd like to talk about the pressing issues facing our country: the woeful economy, rising unemployment, the housing crisis, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. But we can't talk about them because John McCain and Sarah Palin have distracted us with the politics of hate and fear.
Instead of discussing the real issues plaguing Americans, McCain and Palin have turned to fear-mongering and race-baiting, stoking the prejudices of their supporters. The situation has become so critical that we've teamed up with Color of Change to put an end to these dangerous mob scenes.
Things have gotten so out of control that some conservatives have come forward to denounce McCain and Palin's hate-mongering. In an Op-Ed for The Baltimore Sun, Frank Schaeffer writes: "John McCain: If your campaign does not stop equating Sen. Barack Obama with terrorism, questioning his patriotism and portraying Mr. Obama as "not one of us," I accuse you of deliberately feeding the most unhinged elements of our society the red meat of hate, and therefore of potentially instigating violence."
Here's how you can take action:
-Sign the open letter calling on McCain and Palin to reject the politics of hate.
http://therealmccain.com/mob
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-Send this video to yours friends, and post it on your blogs and networking sites like Digg, where it will effectively reach those outside the choir.
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Don't let McCain and Palin undo the decades spent fighting for civil rights and equality in our country.
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"What the naysayers don't understand, is that this election has never been about me, it's about you." - Barack Obama, 08-28-08
Comments
I sent this email to many, many, many peeps most of whom I DO NOT KNOW. I did get one response so far from someone, whom I do not know and this is what they said:
I support them 100 per.
so fuck off all you FAGS and BABY KILLERS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I AM SO GLAD the person that wrote that email to me is not voting for OBAMA! Unfortunately, this response is the very thing this petition is trying to address.
mschif
I signed the petition and so happy for it! I know the republicans are going to use fear once again to swade the stupid voters that don't know any better! One of my neighbors still thinks that Obama is Muslim and (supposedly) that is the reason that they will not vote for Obama. How ridiculous!! He is Christian PEOPLE!!!!!
4myFam
Watch the debate tonight. Take a deep breath my dear...I know you are sooooooo passionate about this, but don't drain yourself. All I gotta say is...may the BEST man win and it could be either one!
katsmeow
Hi JoAnn: I am so sad - just wish I could "remember" an election that did not have any bullshit! Twenty Five years of working in NYC Govt. has jaded me imminsley, politicians are all the same as far as I am concerned. I have also mellowed quite a bit in the past year since I have retired. I could not breathe the same facing the smoke from the smoldering World Trade Center, saw everything. My friends think I have been abducted and switched. I am now a "Pod Person" We all laugh about it cause they were the staunch conservatives and I a flaming liberal. But we still can agree to disagree! OH WELL! Luv ya, Ree
reenee