http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/6/12536/80712/795/589075

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/6/1825/85863/464/589390

http://digg.com/political_opinion/Daily_Kos_So_Sambo_Beat_The_Bitch_Sarah_Palin_RACIST

The Ticket Horserace
9-5/6
8-29/30

McCain-Palin
49.7%
47.1%

Obama-Biden
45.9%
44.6%

Others/Not sure
4.4%
8.3%

“Say what you will about the source, but there seems to be some fire under all this smoke.” – MM

Interesting.

This exact quote was used as justification by those on the left who chose to spread the baseless smear that Palin was never pregnant and her last child was really her grandaughter.

This exact quote was used as justification by those on the right who chose to spread the baseless smear that Obama was really a secret muslim.

“But being openly racist is only the tip of the Palin iceberg. According to Alaskans interviewed for this article, she is also vindictive and mean. We’re talking Rove mean and Nixon vindictive. No wonder the vast sea of white, cheering faces at the Republican Convention went wild for Sarah: They adore the type, it’s in their genetic code…. Why do I know they’re true? Because everyone who isn’t aboriginal or Indian in Alaska talks that way.” “Sambo beat the bitch” may be everyday language up in the bush. Whether it – and the outlook, politics and worldview Palin reflects when she says such things in public – should be part of a presidential campaign is another thing altogether. The comment says as much about McCain as it does about Palin, and it says a lot of things about Americans who overlook such statements (as well as her record) and vote anyway for McCain.”

Here is the funny part. The people who promote fact free unsupported baseless crap like this, don’t even seem to have slightest understanding of how it is read and received by anyone not in the echo chamber with them. Read that excerpt and last concluding paragraph from the article again.

This is what it says in that paragraph and the article:

“Every one in Alaska is a racist. There are just a bunch of small town small minded rubes in Alaska. Strong professional women are really vindictive and mean. All Republicans are racist because it is in their genetic code. Any American who votes for John McCain is stupid.”

Yeah, that is going work well. Because “If you don’t think and vote like me you are a stupid, racist hick.” is always a winning argument.

Hey – Mike please make sure you get this fact free hatchet job spread to as many independent and moderate sites as you can. I can’t think of anything that will stir up a bigger backlash and more votes for McCain/Palin.

Um, I’m not sure how much I should trust a newspaper called “Dick and Sharon’s LA Progressive.”

http://www.laprogressive.com/2008/09/05/alaskans-speak-in-a-frightened-whisper-palin-is-%E2%80%9Cracist-sexist-vindictive-and-mean%E2%80%9D/