N- word shouted at Palin rally in Iowa

FinsburyParkCarrots
FinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
edited October 2008 in A Moving Train
Excuse me if this has been posted already.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=G9T0FI2axbU
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  • Speakers
    Speakers Posts: 252
    Surprised?
  • Uncle Leo
    Uncle Leo Posts: 1,059
    It's an example of two things:
    1. That I almost feel bad for McCain because I don't think he has any control over these clowns coming to his events and spouting racism or stupidity.
    2. McCain's gonna win. The importance of race is huge but does not show up in the polls very well.
    I cannot come up with a new sig till I get this egg off my face.
  • aNiMaL
    aNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    Uncle Leo wrote:
    2. McCain's gonna win. The importance of race is huge but does not show up in the polls very well.
    The Bradley effect.

    SNL had a funny skit about this on Weekend Update with Jesse Jackson (well not him, but Darryl Hammond playing him) and he said that when they polled Caucasian Americans and asked if they would vote for an African-American for president, 84% of them said Yes. That is until the follow up question, "Really?" Then it fell to 35%.

    That said, I hope this is not really an issue on voting day. If it is, then it will be true that this country is filled with mostly ignorant racial fucks.
  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,237
    We should not be surprised this anymore If this is still happening in 4 years then there's really a huge problem.

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  • cubbieblue82
    cubbieblue82 Posts: 292
    chiefojibwa wrote:
    ok, ask yourself this. why would anyone lie to a pollster if they were racist and weren't voting for obama? it doesn't make sense...they would just say "i'm voting for mccain". there is no need for them to lie.

    Exactly! It just doesn't make any sense. fivethirtyeight.com had an interesting look at the so called "Bradley Effect." Essentially, it isn't backed up by polling from recent elections. Also, there was no Bradley Effect for Obama during the primaries.

    http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/10/bradley-effect-or-elephant-effect.html
    Obama/Biden '08!!!
  • Vedderlution_Baby
    Vedderlution_Baby Posts: 2,535
    She would've gained some respect from me if instead of faltering she said something along the lines of "We do not need that attitude to help us succeed in the election. We do not need to attack a person simply because of their race because it's disgraceful and against what america stands for".


    But I knew better than that going in.
  • Open
    Open Posts: 792
    Vedderlution_Baby! wrote:
    She would've gained some respect from me if instead of faltering she said something along the lines of "We do not need that attitude to help us succeed in the election. We do need to attack a person simply because of their race because it's disgraceful and against what america stands for".


    But I knew better than that going in.

    Couldnt agree more...she obviously heard it. Disgusting.
  • Vedderlution_Baby
    Vedderlution_Baby Posts: 2,535
    Open wrote:
    Couldnt agree more...she obviously heard it. Disgusting.


    I was actually surprised. I figured it either be in a group before she spoke or at the back of the arena, where there's no way it could be heard by her but sure enough, she heard it, stumbled on her words, and then just continued.

    ::sigh::
  • _
    _ Posts: 6,657
    Vedderlution_Baby! wrote:
    She would've gained some respect from me if instead of faltering she said something along the lines of "We do not need that attitude to help us succeed in the election. We do not need to attack a person simply because of their race because it's disgraceful and against what america stands for".


    But I knew better than that going in.

    In contrast, Obama has totally taken the high road in this election. At the rally I attended this weekend, when people so much as booed McCain's policies, Obama quieted them with something like, "We don't need you to boo, we just need you to vote." And I didn't hear any more boos after that.
  • _
    _ Posts: 6,657
    Wait - I just watched it - did she just say the government shouldn't move into a role as the other half of our families and make decisions for us and that they do this in other countries where the people are not free???

    Unfucking believable Ms. Anti-Choice.

    (Sorry - I know that's not the main topic of the thread - just had to get that off my chest.)
  • DrHeidi41
    DrHeidi41 Posts: 106
    Uncle Leo wrote:
    It's an example of two things:
    1. That I almost feel bad for McCain because I don't think he has any control over these clowns coming to his events and spouting racism or stupidity.

    Why God does he CONTINUE to let her run unchecked? I am pretty sure both conservative and liberal pundits have called her out on her lack of control and professionalism.
  • rebornFixer
    rebornFixer Posts: 4,901
    Um, aren't people smart enough to realize that ignorant fools yell stupid things all the time?
    Either people aren't, and thus view this sort of thing as newsworthy, or else there are other reasons to make a big deal out of it.
  • rebornFixer
    rebornFixer Posts: 4,901
    Uncle Leo wrote:
    It's an example of two things:
    1. That I almost feel bad for McCain because I don't think he has any control over these clowns coming to his events and spouting racism or stupidity.
    2. McCain's gonna win. The importance of race is huge but does not show up in the polls very well.

    I disagree. Although ignorance still exists, things have changed enough that people will vote for Obama, and he'll win.
  • _
    _ Posts: 6,657
    reborncareerist wrote:
    Um, aren't people smart enough to realize that ignorant fools yell stupid things all the time?
    Either people aren't, and thus view this sort of thing as newsworthy, or else there are other reasons to make a big deal out of it.

    I think people realize that McCain & Palin can't control what people yell at their rallies, but it's the way they handle it that's the big deal. (And that's not to mention the question of whether or not their speeches inspire this kind of response.)

    Frankly, I was quite surprised by the way McCain handled even a direct question about it in the last debate. He had a chance to redeem himself then and he chose instead to defend his audiences and continue to attack Obama.
  • Vedderlution_Baby
    Vedderlution_Baby Posts: 2,535
    reborncareerist wrote:
    Um, aren't people smart enough to realize that ignorant fools yell stupid things all the time?
    Either people aren't, and thus view this sort of thing as newsworthy, or else there are other reasons to make a big deal out of it.


    Well, this is the first video I watched even though there's been plenty of others posted. So I knew that people were saying stupid shit, some which is extremely offensive and horrible (which one of the reasons I didn't watch the other stuff) but it just surprised me that the candidate heard it and didn't address it at all. I just found it ridiculous.
  • Brain of J.Lo
    Brain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    Uncle Leo wrote:
    It's an example of two things:
    1. That I almost feel bad for McCain because I don't think he has any control over these clowns coming to his events and spouting racism or stupidity.

    They absolutely do have some control, and they are using it.
    Uncle Leo wrote:
    2. McCain's gonna win. The importance of race is huge but does not show up in the polls very well.

    I think someone would have to shout the n word at an Obama rally in order for this to be evidence of the so-called "Bradley Effect". ;)
  • BetterThanYou
    BetterThanYou Posts: 853
    aNiMaL wrote:
    ...I hope this is not really an issue on voting day. If it is, then it will be true that this country is filled with mostly ignorant racial fucks.

    how would you know if this is an issue on election day?
    "Have you ever.........pooped a balloon?"
    ~D.K.S.
  • Brain of J.Lo
    Brain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:
    Excuse me if this has been posted already.

    http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=G9T0FI2axbU

    The thing that gets me about this one is that it seems like she heard it, because of the way she kind of stutters on the word "and".
  • rebornFixer
    rebornFixer Posts: 4,901
    Well, I absolutely 100% agree that if she heard it, she should have said something about it.
  • PJ_Saluki
    PJ_Saluki Posts: 1,006
    If she did hear it, she'd never cop to it.
    "Almost all those politicians took money from Enron, and there they are holding hearings. That's like O.J. Simpson getting in the Rae Carruth jury pool." -- Charles Barkley

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