John McCain,
You delude yourself when you act shocked at the offense taken by John Lewis at the tactics being used by you and your campaign.
Why is that man at your rally afraid for Barack Obama to be president?
Why are my former student and my colleague at school afraid of a potential Obama presidency?
You said it yourself--he is not a man to fear.
You are not debating policy--you are conducting a campaign of fear.
Sarah Palin says Barack Obama pals around with terrorists. You know that isn’t true.
Your approve an ad asserting Barack Obama would give comprehensive sex education to five year-olds. You know that isn’t true.
You let your wife communicate her blood-chilling reaction to Barack Obama's vote on a war funding bill for the troops because there was no timeline for withdrawal, but she excuses your vote against a funding bill because it did include a timeline. You know that is a false rage.
You say we don’t know Barack Obama? You presume we know Sarah Palin in a few weeks, yet we don’t know this man who has revealed his thinking and his life in two books and over two years of interviews and press conferences?
You create a campaign of character assassination--not a policy debate--and then tell your raging crowd that you want a respectful campaign. Ferocious, but respectful?
You feign respect while you fan contempt.
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