Recriminations
Damn you, McCain campaign!
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Like I said to Manzi, if you don’t stand now, why should we believe you will ever stand?
— matoko_chan · Oct 30, 12:12 PM · #
Did you really think that video was trump on the whole socialism=welfare=racism thing? It struck me as incredibly innocuous, given that the ad is supposed to be sending code-beams to Appalachian knuckle-draggers.
— Blar · Oct 30, 01:06 PM · #
And yet, http://rossdouthat.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/10/in_fairness.php
“Obama wants to raise taxes on seniors, hardworking Americans, to give welfare to those who pay none.”
I agree that some of the racial codewords the left as been pointing out over the course of the campaign are BS, but I think it is very hard to deny that McCain is trying to stoke racial fears to help his chances.
— Leigh H · Oct 30, 01:44 PM · #
Matt:
That’ll teach you to stand up for this campaign. McCain-Palin: the gift that keeps on giving (good and hard).
I’ve declared a one-blogger strike on campaign commentary.
— Jim Manzi · Oct 30, 05:14 PM · #
Again, Leigh, I have to call shenanigans. How can your quote possibly be read as stoking racial animus without resorting to bad faith?
— Blar · Oct 31, 11:56 AM · #