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The Unfortunate Season

By Ben - Oct 14th, 2008 at 12:48 pm EDT

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Tags: bigotry, divisive, hate, hate speech, HOPE, McCain, negative, palin, Republicans, tactics, unfortunate

The McCain/Palin campaign has dragged our political discourse to a dark and unfortunate place. I have never seen such venality, racism, and fear mongering emanating from a campaign before. These guys make the Bush smear machine look like a bunch of amateurs. As a result of the foul discourse Republicans have forced into our political world, I have come to regard the McCain/Palin campaign as the most divisive, bigoted, and destructive force in modern politics. I cannot comprehend being a Republican voter and feeling anything but shame and disappointment in response to the last two weeks of sludge that has oozed from the Republican ticket. We stand at a unique moment in our history. This election has truly become a choice between those things which are hopeful, just, and decent and those things which are fear-based, divisive, and petty. This is about what kind of America we want to be. Can we truly say that we want to be an America that rewards hate and divisive lies? Or, can we stand up and repeat the sentiment of Senator Obama by loudly proclaiming, "ENOUGH." We must find the courage to become the better America we all want and need, an America where division is something from the past and hate is an intolerable and unusual concept. It is my belief that if Democrats lose this election, the resulting demoralization and suppression of future voters will be beyond measure and nearly irreversible. The American public is hungry for hope and begging for a world free of fear and devoid of bigotry. We cannot afford to prolong the dread, the division, and the desperation of the last 8 years. Change is more than a word now, it is an absolute necessity.

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