Palin supporters fear "blacks will take over"

[DVDDude]

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Misconceptions_of_Obama_fuel_Republican_campaign_1016.html

Supporters of Sarah Palin attending a rally in St. Clairsville, OH on Sunday were not shy about displaying their racist attitudes and their ignorance about Barack Obama -- along with their very real fears and insecurities -- to al-Jazeera reporter Casey Kauffman.

One white-haired old lady said frankly to Kauffman, "I'm afraid if he wins, the blacks will take over." She then added more shrilly, "He's not a Christian! This is a Christian nation! What is our country going to end up like?"

Another woman stated, "Obama and his wife, I'm concerned that they could be anti-white, that he might hide that." A third suggested, "I don't like the fact that he thinks us white people are trash -- because we're not."

A young man holding a baby told Kauffman, "He seems like a sheep -- or a wolf in sheep's clothing -- to be honest with you. And I believe, Palin, she's filled with the holy spirit."

St. Clairsville lies just a dozen miles west of Wheeling, WV, in largely-white southeastern Ohio, which was a Bush stronghold in 2000 and 2004. One Daily Kos diarist who commented on the video wrote, "I am originally from a small town 30 miles away from St Clairsville, and seeing this clip reminds me of what it was like to live there. St Clairsville is actually sort of a metropolis in this rust belt region. To many farmers, steelworkers, and coal miners who live in the surrounding countryside, it's known for being 'where the WalMart is.'"

A few days earlier, a blogger had interviewed audience members at a McCain-Palin rally in Strongsville, OH, in the northern part of the state, and reported that "this is the most strange, ignorant, uninformed, angry, up-to-no-good, and gullible group of people I’ve ever seen at a political rally."

Although ABC News described Palin as having toned down her rhetoric a notch on Sunday, the Kos diarist quoted her as telling the crowd, "We know who the bad guys are, OK? We know that in the war, it’s terrorists, terrorists who hate America and her allies and would seek to destroy us, and the bad guys are those who would support and sympathize with the terrorists."

Palin's supporters clearly took those remarks as refering to Obama, with several of them saying to Kauffman, "He's related to a known terrorist" or "He's friends with a terrorist of this country" or "He must support terrorists."

However, not all St. Clairsville residents are Republicans, and another Kos diarist, who reported on a well-received Joe Biden rally in the same town two days later, made it clear that "Ohio and WV Democrats don't like Sarah Palin at all. Much of the conversation before the rally was about her. And you might be surprised to know that a lot of people that you might not think are internet savvy are hip to Palin's ties to the AIP and are horrified by it."

The al-Jazeera crew interviewed one St. Clairsville Obama supporter who, they report, has been "shocked at the names he's been called by his own neighbors."

"I've been called the n-word," this man stated. "I've been called a Muslim, I've been called a un-American." He went on to say, "The tension's getting thicker and thicker. People like that, it's starting to scare me. ... I'm afraid some of these people might try to hurt Obama."

Wow, just wow...

 

[stacyp9]

I knew these people existed. I have several in my family tree. I had not idea they existed in such large numbers though. It is incredibly depressing to know that these people share my planet.

 

[Hoodie]

Al-Jazeera and Kos?

Wow. I believe them. /s

 

[boredtotears]

Nuts on both sides of the fence. No different than a BHO supporter on this very board constanly calling Palin a Tranny Hooker (right Stevie)!

 

[dcentity2000]

Nuts on both sides of the fence. No different than a BHO supporter on this very board constanly calling Palin a Tranny Hooker (right Stevie)!

Very true.



Rich::

 

[Planogirl]

Do they actually exist in large numbers though? I sincerely hope not.

 

[stacyp9]

Do they actually exist in large numbers though? I sincerely hope not.

Yes.

 

[TeresaNJ]

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Misconceptions_of_Obama_fuel_Republican_campaign_1016.html



Wow, just wow...

Hey, good job perpetuating the propoganda.

 

[John Smith1]

Reminds me of the Crazy McCain Rally woman on SNL last night!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn5W9SNlb5A

Actual video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4Xi8JnfAHI&feature=related

 

[Laugh O. Grams]

I knew these people existed. I have several in my family tree. I had not idea they existed in such large numbers though. It is incredibly depressing to know that these people share my planet.

Sadly, from the looks of a post or two on the Conservative thread yesterday, there's at least one here on the DISboards as well.

 

[DVDDude]

Hey, good job perpetuating the propoganda.

Thanks! I appreciate it!

Sadly, from the looks of a post or two on the Conservative thread yesterday, there's at least one here on the DISboards as well.

 

[boredtotears]

Well, you do have an admitted racist (yes on this board) on the Obama support thread also!

 

[CathrynRose]

This is getting ridiculous.

You know, my son mentioned something about discussing this in class and it's absurd.

Im a republican. It doesnt matter that he's black - he's a democrat. Im a republican. This doesnt take a brain surgeon to figure out - he could have been the whitest of whites....he could have been albino. I still wouldnt have voted for him.

Unreal.

 

[DVDDude]

This is getting ridiculous.

You know, my son mentioned something about discussing this in class and it's absurd.

Im a republican. It doesnt matter that he's black - he's a democrat. Im a republican. This doesnt take a brain surgeon to figure out - he could have been the whitest of whites....he could have been albino. I still wouldnt have voted for him.

Unreal.

Why does that have anything to do with this thread? The only thing I find unreal is the rampant racism in America's rural areas, and the attempt by the republics to sweep it under the rug.

 

[agnes!]

You know, I try to stay off almost all of the DIS political threads (both pro & anti whomever) these days, but this...
Just because some Palin supporters espouse racist/bigot views doesn't mean that ALL McCain/Palin supporters are racists & bigots. That would be like saying that ALL Obama supporters are left of center socialists...and THAT is not true either.

Good people are on both sides. Painting all supporters with the broad brush of a fringe element, IMO, is simple scare-mongering and does nothing to elevate the discourse between us all.

agnes!

 

[agentpleakley]

This is getting ridiculous.

You know, my son mentioned something about discussing this in class and it's absurd.

Im a republican. It doesnt matter that he's black - he's a democrat. Im a republican. This doesnt take a brain surgeon to figure out - he could have been the whitest of whites....he could have been albino. I still wouldnt have voted for him.

Unreal.

I agree. A true conservative would not vote for Obama because of his policies and positions on issues. End of story. And, while I am sure there are plenty of people who are not voting for Obama because of the color of his skin, I am just as sure that there are just as many voting for him because of it.

 

[John Smith1]

You know, I try to stay off almost all of the DIS political threads (both pro & anti whomever) these days, but this...
Just because some Palin supporters espouse racist/bigot views doesn't mean that ALL McCain/Palin supporters are racists & bigots. That would be like saying that ALL Obama supporters are left of center socialists...and THAT is not true either.

Good people are on both sides. Painting all supporters with the broad brush of a fringe element, IMO, is simple scare-mongering and does nothing to elevate the discourse between us all.

agnes!

Like I tell my kids there are idiots everywhere from the cradle to the grave, there is no avoiding them. The only thing we can control is our reaction to them and the best part DON'T QUOTE THEM.

then maybe they'll go away

 

[mickeymedic]

You know, I try to stay off almost all of the DIS political threads (both pro & anti whomever) these days, but this...
Just because some Palin supporters espouse racist/bigot views doesn't mean that ALL McCain/Palin supporters are racists & bigots. That would be like saying that ALL Obama supporters are left of center socialists...and THAT is not true either.

Good people are on both sides. Painting all supporters with the broad brush of a fringe element, IMO, is simple scare-mongering and does nothing to elevate the discourse between us all.

agnes!

AMEN!!

 

[DVDDude]

You know, I try to stay off almost all of the DIS political threads (both pro & anti whomever) these days, but this...
Just because some Palin supporters espouse racist/bigot views doesn't mean that ALL McCain/Palin supporters are racists & bigots. That would be like saying that ALL Obama supporters are left of center socialists...and THAT is not true either.

Good people are on both sides. Painting all supporters with the broad brush of a fringe element, IMO, is simple scare-mongering and does nothing to elevate the discourse between us all.

agnes!

Oh, really? Venture on over to the conservative thread, I bet they would tell you otherwise.

 

[bambootinker]

Do they actually exist in large numbers though? I sincerely hope not.

No. And, I too know where Walmart is... Although, anymore, I drive into wheeling to get to Target!

It was written with bias, and to bring a reaction.