What the shit is wrong with the Republican party these days? I feel like they’re willfully campaigning to lose this election. Who in their right mind thinks you can say these things?
It is disgusting that these quotes are given such a pass by the party and campaign. John McCain needs to stand up and be a man about it and tell his surrogates and supporting candidate that these gaffes are not only wrong, but borderline unpatriotic. Nancy Pfotenhauer needs to be removed from the campaign, Michelle Bachman should not be invited back onto television, and Sarah Palin needs to apologize for implying that ANY part of The United States of America is less than American.
Look, like many people I wear my politics on my shirt-sleeve. I’m okay being open and a staunch democrat and liberal, but to say that I’m not American, to imply that my support of Obama is a veiled act of national betrayal or that my very liberal county in Indiana is somehow not part of Indiana because we don’t like McCain….I- well not only would that never come from me, I’m just dumfounded that anyone, let alone three high profile nationally known figures think it’s acceptable to state out-loud on television.
This is basically political bigotry. To say that your views are not valid because they disagree with mine, or that where you live is not important because it’s not voting Republican is shameful. These three should be embarrassed by what they have said and they should really really think about whether or not they want to work in public service.
Being a democratic representative of the people does not mean you get to pick and choose which people you represent. Sarah Palin could be the Vice-President of all Americans, not just the small towns, not just the conservative pockets. She would be Vice-President of New York City, of San Francisco, of Atlanta, and Chicago. She’d be the Vice-President of my town, your town, and EVERY state in the country.
This strikes particularly close to home because I am from Indiana. Traditionally this is a very VERY red state. This election cycle it’s now competitive with a very real chance of it turning blue on the electoral map for the first time in nearly 50 years. Does that mean, that every Hoosier that has rejected the fear mongering and bad management of the Republican party isn’t a real Hoosier now? Is McCain’s campaign going to call my neighbors “Georgetown Conservatives” that aren’t really a part of the party? Many people I live around actually still want to be Republicans and would perfer to vote for a good republican candidate. The McCain-Palin ticket has been anything but that. Senator Obama has as much won votes in this state as John McCain has driven them away, and now his campain and surrogates are going to lash out at us? Fuck that. And Fuck you.
John McCain, Sarah Palin, Michelle Bachman, Nancy Photenhauer, and anyone else that promotes these divisive, bigoted, offensive, and patently mean spirited sentiments that fly in the face of anything left decent about being American….On the behalf of all the democratic voters, former republicans, and any independents you’ve driven away…
GO FUCK YOURSELVES AND THE FEAR MONGERING FLAG BEARING CROSSES YOU RODE IN ON!
I want to give people the benefit of the doubt, I really do, but this… this is inexcusable talk. The following are the actual quotes from these people.
I present: The Divisive 3
Republican Congresswoman Michelle Bachman:
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Republican Vice-Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin:
Senior Policy Advisor To John McCain Nancy Pfotenhauer:
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