John McCain promises to stamp out hate at campaign appearances, completely capitulates to left, MSM thugs

John McCain provides yet another example of his inept campaign and his complete capitulation to leftwing tenets when he said the following earlier today in response to an audience member who'd forcefully pointed out that McCain didn't seem to have much fighting spirit:

"[Obama is a] decent person and a person that you do not have to be scared (of) as president of the United States... We want to fight and I want to fight, but we will be respectful... That doesn't mean you have to reduce your ferocity... It's just got to be respectful..."

The Reuters title to that article (link) isn't "McCain makes diplomatic move", or anything like that. In fact, the title is "Republican anger bubbles up at McCain rally". Now, take a look at some of the other response here and here.

In brief, comments like McCain's are like trying to fight off sharks by cutting yourself in order to cloud the water with your own blood. If you don't get eaten, you'll bleed to death.

McCain has slapped down his own supporters at the same time as he's helped those who've been trying to push the "McCain rallies are like lynch mobs" meme. Even a worthless ditz like Ann Althouse has noticed what the MSM has been trying to do ("McCain/Palin supporters are an angry mob. That's the virulent meme this week", althouse.blogspot.com/2008/10/mccainpalin-supporters-are-angry-mob.html)

It's good that McCain asked people to settle down, but it would have been far, far better if in the same breath he'd pointed out the MSM's attempts to mischaracterize his and Palin's rallies, and called on his supporters to actually work to discredit the Democrats and their friends in the MSM.

UPDATE: A news search for McCain Palin lynching only turned up hits from one major source, but expect to see others use that word. The one source so far is Joe Conason (truthdig.com/report/item/20081008_honor_won_and_lost):

Entering the election's final weeks, the rhetoric of the former maverick and his lipstick-toting pit bull, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, has turned so ugly and inflammatory that their rallies have begun to sound like lynch mobs.

Comments

The McCain campaign has been a joke for months, but this is Juan Jesus' symbolic surrender...play taps for McCain/Palin 08

I love you right wing guys. Like Mein Kampff on acid. McCain will do anything to get elected. He's not an "Arab terrorist" intellengisa like you. He just wants the next richest pussy and the warmest place to shit.

Troopergate is a saga, something like: Mayberry has come to Washington! Now it is also coming to light that it looks like Sarah Palin has been using a Secret Service Earpiece (probably by brickhousesecurity.com) The thin white line coming down from her glasses appears to be a brickhousesecurity antenna and Reuters was refused earpiece checks before her debate with Joe Biden: http://www.youtube.com/... However, she was seen using Flash Cards constantly at her Vice Presidential debate with Joe Biden. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTqdYQ46wMU Is this why she can't -- won't go on Meet the Press, like every other Vice Presidential candidate who has gone before her? Sarah Palin is a total fruad perpetrated on the American people by the Republican party, who thought they would be able to steal Hillary voters from the Democrats. McCain's judgment and gamble did not pay off.

McCain is doing what he is told to say and do, this guy is as much a ass as obama! what both really want is to stamp freedom out here inside your homes and work place and inside your spirit and its working real well. The usa is in fact dead you just don't know it yet!

"intellengisa" not sure what that is, but you're not one of them.