catchy title...; ^)iworry, too. with the wackos taking aim at women's clinics, i think obama has real concerns. i hope he will be well protected during his first term.
i wondered last night, with the election being so close, what would happen if mccain "suddenly" had a stroke and be unable to complete the election...would it be postponed while the gop pumps up another candidate? would palin automatically be elevated? imaginations could run wild with that scenario... On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 6:40 AM, John D <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I was concerned enough for his safety just because Obama is black in > America. Let's see, you have the right to freedom of speech but > not . . . what's that phrase? "incite to violence"? > > "The line between a political smear that is merely unpleasant and one > that is dangerously inflammatory is a matter of judgment, difficult to > calibrate, and different depending on the candidate. Justice Potter > Stewart's famous statement is probably the best standard for rendering > a judgment. I would argue that Governor Palin crossed the line when > she accused Obama of being "not someone who sees America as you and I > do—as the greatest force for good in the world…[but] someone who sees > America as imperfect enough to pal around with terrorists who targeted > their own country." This is an incendiary charge to make seven years > after real terrorists killed thousands of Americans, one that risks > encouraging extremists to consider Obama fair game—and his > assassination as a victory in the war on terror. Even Senator McCain > seems to recognize that Palin has crossed a dangerous line. On Monday > he asked an audience at a rally in Albuquerque, "Who is the real > Barack Obama?" The first and loudest response came from a man who > bellowed, "Terrorist!" On hearing this, McCain appeared to grimace." > > from > http://thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2008-10-07/has-sarah-palin-put-a-target-on-obama/ > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "StrataList-OT" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/StrataList-OT?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
