At three stops in the battleground state of Missouri on Tuesday, Obama told audiences that his opponent is trying to make voters "scared" of him because he doesn't look like past presidents -- an apparent reference to being black -- and has a "funny name."

I like how the Republicans are outraged -- OUTRAGED -- over this.

All we hear from McCain voters are allegations about Obama being an "OMG SECRET MUSLIM" because his first name sounds like "Osama", not-so-subtle statements that they'll never vote for "one of them", and complaints that Obama will fill the White House with "them".

And now that someone has called them on it, the Republicans are feigning outrage and pointing fingers. Meanwhile, Obama is sweeping the spotlight to talk about gas prices, the economy, unemployment, and Iraq.

Appearing on NBC's "Today Show" Friday, McCain campaign manager Rick Davis said the campaign is merely reacting to what he deems an attack on the Arizona senator. "I think we were perfectly within our rights to protect our candidate and to point out that we're not going to lay down for these kinds of tactics," he said. "And I think that was fair."

Nobody has answered this yet: What attacks?

I noticed Sharpton popped up to weigh in today. I just shook my head. I don't have any witty opinions about this one yet, my head is still spinning. It was like watching cats watching tennis.

floor9: All we hear from McCain voters are allegations about Obama being an "OMG SECRET MUSLIM"

You must not listen very well then

lunchinlewis: You must not listen very well then

Sorry, I can't make out any useful points amid the sea of "ZOMG HIS FIRST NAME SOUNDS LIKE OSAMA" and "OMG TERRISTS GOIN' GETCHA" and "OBAMA STARTED THE RACE WAR". If McCain has in fact made any useful points yet, his supporters have buried them under a sea of racism and bigotry.

GaryPDX: I noticed Sharpton popped up to weigh in today.

Honestly, every time he opens his mouth, any credibility of whomever he's speaking about goes out the window.

How does Barak sound like Osama?

GaryPDX: I noticed Sharpton popped up to weigh in today. I just shook my head. I don't have any witty opinions about this one yet, my head is still spinning. It was like watching cats watching tennis.

Pat Buchanan is all over msnbc every farking day spewing this crap anyway. He was railing yesterday that McCain had to play the race card and the Muslim card to win

Hobodeluxe: GaryPDX: I noticed Sharpton popped up to weigh in today. I just shook my head. I don't have any witty opinions about this one yet, my head is still spinning. It was like watching cats watching tennis.

Pat Buchanan is all over msnbc every farking day spewing this crap anyway. He was railing yesterday that McCain had to play the race card and the Muslim card to win

I have MSNBC on now..some of the talking heads are having fights..screaming at each other. Dumb.

These folks (both sides) need to stop playing the 'race card' card. I don't know who it reassures when the media or whoever says that it is the race card. It's getting old and really has very little to do with what's actually going on.

I'd like everyone to be aware of this ad when discussing this.

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Extreme_Lukewarm: These folks (both sides) need to stop playing the 'race card' card.

I think that's part of McCain's strategy.

HE is playing the race card. Obama is ignoring it. Same thing he did when Hillary made that assassination comment. Same thing he did with that New Yorker article. Basically, Obama is -- and has been -- saying "Look, we've got more important things to worry about. Let's talk about the economy."

And that is *infuriating* the Republicans.

floor9: Extreme_Lukewarm: These folks (both sides) need to stop playing the 'race card' card.

I think that's part of McCain's strategy.

HE is playing the race card. Obama is ignoring it. Same thing he did when Hillary made that assassination comment. Same thing he did with that New Yorker article. Basically, Obama is -- and has been -- saying "Look, we've got more important things to worry about. Let's talk about the economy."

And that is *infuriating* the Republicans.

I suppose that's true...But they keep repeating it. I guess it's that whole 'repeat the lie until it becomes the truth' thing.

Our country DOES have race issues, no doubt. But let's discuss those as issues and not just finger pointing.

Extreme_Lukewarm: I suppose that's true...But they keep repeating it. I guess it's that whole 'repeat the lie until it becomes the truth' thing. Our country DOES have race issues, no doubt. But let's discuss those as issues and not just finger pointing.

Yes, this.

"Nobody really thinks that Bush or McCain have a real answer for the challenges we face," Obama said Wednesday in Springfield, Missouri. "So what they're going to try to do is make you scared of me. You know, he's not patriotic enough. He's got a funny name. You know, he doesn't look like all those other presidents on those dollar bills, you know. He's risky."

That sound you just heard was McCain's campaign manager dropping a load in his shorts....

floor9: Extreme_Lukewarm: I suppose that's true...But they keep repeating it. I guess it's that whole 'repeat the lie until it becomes the truth' thing. Our country DOES have race issues, no doubt. But let's discuss those as issues and not just finger pointing.

Yes, this.

Want to see a racial divide? listen to the philly democrats talk about how the rest of the state owes them a living. it makes for some interesting conversations around the watering hole.

Weaver95: Want to see a racial divide? listen to the philly democrats talk about how the rest of the state owes them a living. it makes for some interesting conversations around the watering hole.

I generally try to avoid anything involving Philly unless it somehow relates to Ikea. Didn't we just dump a few billion of our general fund into SEPTA or something? Let's just give them to New Jersey and be done with it. Maybe we can trade them for Atlantic City.

fatandolder: How does Barak sound like Osama?

Whoops.

floor9: I generally try to avoid anything involving Philly unless it somehow relates to Ikea. Didn't we just dump a few billion of our general fund into SEPTA or something? Let's just give them to New Jersey and be done with it. Maybe we can trade them for Atlantic City.

Philly is a black hole of spending and corruption. But because of their massive population, they decide who gets to be governor and who gets elected to the US senate. So by necessity our leaders have to pander to a bunch of racist, greedy, piggish, uncaring corrupt dickwads who leech money out of the states general fun and whine when they don't get whatever they want.

Weaver95: Philly is a black hole

Racist.

"I'm John McCain and I approve of this most recent waste of time concocted to draw attention away from my failing campaign."

floor9: I generally try to avoid anything involving Philly unless it somehow relates to Ikea. Didn't we just dump a few billion of our general fund into SEPTA or something? Let's just give them to New Jersey and be done with it. Maybe we can trade them for Atlantic City.

Ah, thanks, but no thanks. We'll keep Atlantic City, and you can keep that hellhole Philly.

FTA: "We'll let the chips fall where they may when it comes to how people perceive this, but we are not going to let anybody paint John McCain, who's fought his entire life for equal rights for everyone, to be able to be painted as racist."

I didn't know John McCain supported equal rights for gooks.

Big cities drive the economy of the state and in general pay more taxes than they take in. They support the boondocks, not the other way around.

McCain has basically cornered Obama this week. Obama cannot make any effective counter without doing the "usual politics" that Obama claims to hate.

As well, this is driving Obama's campaign up the wall, as numerous members of it are claiming racism. Where none exists. This alienates white voters even more.

The objective isn't to do use tactics that will backfire. It's to make the Obama campaign lose their minds and blow their lead.

The McCain ad showing how arrogant and bizarre Obama is ("The One"); that's doing a lot to prove this point.

Barack Hussein is related to Saddam Hussein.

Donald_McRonald: Weaver95: Philly is a black hole

Racist.

I'm white. Specifically, i'm Irish. To the assholes running city hall, all white people are racist.

ftfa: "...John McCain has worked very, very diligently to make sure that race is not the issue..."

Correction: John McCain has worked very, very diligently to make sure that race is not an issue he brings up himself, but one hinted at by political subordinates. You know, clean campaign, all that jazz.

"...we are not going to let anybody paint John McCain, who's fought his entire life for equal rights for everyone, to be able to be painted as racist."

Uh-huh. Race is not the issue, eh?

McCainDemocrat: McCain has basically cornered Obama this week. Obama cannot make any effective counter without doing the "usual politics" that Obama claims to hate.

As well, this is driving Obama's campaign up the wall, as numerous members of it are claiming racism. Where none exists. This alienates white voters even more.

The objective isn't to do use tactics that will backfire. It's to make the Obama campaign lose their minds and blow their lead.

The McCain ad showing how arrogant and bizarre Obama is ("The One"); that's doing a lot to prove this point.

There you go again, speaking that strange language. In many ways it's similar to english, but the logic structure is alien and so difficult to grasp the syntax....

furiousxgeorge: Big cities drive the economy of the state and in general pay more taxes than they take in. They support the boondocks, not the other way around.

But but but conservative values? Lazy liberals?

Welfare queens!

I'm so farking sick of all the faux outrage. It's like some sort of twisted, political Kabuki dance. It makes me miss the out-and-out mudslinging. Now people sling mud and then complain when they get covered in it themselves.

/Except for Obama.
//He doesn't sling mud.
///Gobama.

furiousxgeorge: Big cities drive the economy of the state and in general pay more taxes than they take in. They support the boondocks, not the other way around.

except in Pa, where the situation is reversed. For reasons to long and involved to post here, philly has driven most of it's businesses out of city limits. Philly takes in FAR more tax dollars than it generates. Add in a growing population, falling property values and an aging population all across the rest of the state...

Why doesn't Obama challenge McCain to reject and/or denounce the "Evil Mooslim" email campaign that he is benefiting from? It would have been prudent to wait for the first big debate to do so, for the larger viewership as well as the added bonus of putting McCain on the spot.

It was short-sighted for Obama to bring it up now because even though McCain seems willing to benefit from people believing the Manchurian-terrorist tripe, he hasn't personally made an issue of race.

blueyedevil:

It was short-sighted for Obama to bring it up now because even though McCain seems willing to benefit from people believing the Manchurian-terrorist tripe, he hasn't personally made an issue of race.

Obama never said McCain did.

blueyedevil: Why doesn't Obama challenge McCain to reject and/or denounce the "Evil Mooslim" email campaign that he is benefiting from?

Because McCain will do it and make it clear that he's a classy individual while Obama is an empty suit.

Anyways, when Hillary denounced those rumors, the Obamabots still jumped on her.

McCainDemocrat: As well, this is driving Obama's campaign up the wall

Just because you post that in every thread you come across doesn't make it true.

To play the race card you have to either:

1) Claim that your opponent has unfairly attacked you due to your race; or
2) Claim that you have been victimized because of your race.

This hasn't happened. Obama is pointing out that he is different. AND HE IS! So what?

Buchanan is speaking the truth. The only way McCain has a shot is by racially polarizing the electorate, fanning the flames of hate, and wishing for low turnout. He needs something...*anything*...to spark his campaign or shut down Obama's.

C'mon: Barack Obama is a silly name. It's a great name, but it's silly and unrecognised by Firefox spellcheck. (As is Firefox, and spellcheck.)

McCainDemocrat: McCain has basically cornered Obama this week. Obama cannot make any effective counter without doing the "usual politics" that Obama claims to hate.

As well, this is driving Obama's campaign up the wall, as numerous members of it are claiming racism. Where none exists. This alienates white voters even more.

The objective isn't to do use tactics that will backfire. It's to make the Obama campaign lose their minds and blow their lead.

The McCain ad showing how arrogant and bizarre Obama is ("The One"); that's doing a lot to prove this point.

monkeyc: Obama on black on white crime: MORE THAN POLITCALLY CORRECT...

What's up with all the links lately to that hoax of a site?

Obama is being labeled as an arrogant, shallow, American Idol empty suit that has no business being POTUS.

It's working, too. Obama is getting outplayed on this.

No suprise that the Dems try to make a race thing out of it. They try to make a race thing out of everything.

And why did McCain use two young looking white women as his "celebrates?"

Most people it's not going to register but to some it will make them nervous of "dangerous black man".

I've worked in TV things like that are not done by accident.

barneyfifesbullet: Obama is being labeled as an arrogant, shallow, American Idol empty suit that has no business being POTUS.

It's working, too. Obama is getting outplayed on this.

By 'working', do you mean 'not working'?

Obdicut: By 'working', do you mean 'not working'?

Go LA LA LA and look the other way all you want.

barneyfifesbullet: Go LA LA LA and look the other way all you want.

By 'look the other way all you want' do you mean "I'll look the other way all I want"?

barneyfifesbullet: Obama is being labeled as an arrogant, shallow, American Idol empty suit that has no business being POTUS.


Only in your mind and the minds of other talking point dispensers like you, bucko.

1/10.

Corvus: And why did McCain use two young looking white women as his "celebrates?"

Most people it's not going to register but to some it will make them nervous of "dangerous black man".

I've worked in TV things like that are not done by accident.

Haven't you noticed? Everyone that's gotten famous by being famous has been white. Minorities have to actually accomplish something before their sex videos are considered news.

barneyfifesbullet: Obdicut: By 'working', do you mean 'not working'?

Go LA LA LA and look the other way all you want.

That's a silly comment coming from someone who's posts have devolved to simple whistling past the graveyard.

McCainDemocrat: McCain has basically cornered Obama this week. Obama cannot make any effective counter without doing the "usual politics" that Obama claims to hate.

As well, this is driving Obama's campaign up the wall, as numerous members of it are claiming racism. Where none exists. This alienates white voters even more.

The objective isn't to do use tactics that will backfire. It's to make the Obama campaign lose their minds and blow their lead.

The McCain ad showing how arrogant and bizarre Obama is ("The One"); that's doing a lot to prove this point.

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