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Credit where it’s due

Walking back the crazy:

Not sure how this squares with the “pals around with terrorists” line of attack, but its a recognition that things were getting out of hand at the very least.

Also, the boos are…interesting.

This was written by houlios. Posted on Friday, October 10, 2008, at 10:33 pm. Filed under politics. Tagged . Bookmark the permalink. Follow comments here with the RSS feed. Post a comment or leave a trackback.
  • houlios
    Eng.
  • houlios
    Yeah, it is sad. I've had a soft spot for McCain in my heart for years so watching all this makes me a lot more pissed off than if I'd always thought he was a run-of-the-mill GOPer.

    Re: going beyond anti-intellectualism etc. I like this quote by David Frum from the National Review on the conservative base in this election:

    "There's a photograph circulating on conservative blogs that shows Palin lounging on a motorcycle, paired with another of Obama in a helmet on a bicycle. It's headed: "All you need to know." Personally I need to know a little more. That's not even insufficient information. It's anti-information — a denial that information matters.

    You can enjoy a motorcycle and be pro-choice. Or antiwar. Or in favor of immigration amnesty. Or for that matter, in favor state control of the means of production!"

  • Daniel
    The level of ignorance in the crowds at this late date is shocking. 20 months Obama has been campaigning, and they still think he's an Arab or a secret Muslim terrorist or whatever. That goes beyond anti-intellectualism to anti-realityism or anti-truthism, or something like that.

    At least it seems like for a moment he realizes what a bad idea it was to start pandering to the racists and xenophobes. If there is a decent guy still in there somewhere, that means there's a part of him that's hating every minute of his own campaign. And that kind of makes me feel sorry for him, actually.
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