Originally Posted By mawnck >>McCain is running an entirely negative, divisive, racist campaign based on lies, intending to trick, manipulate, deceive, divide or otherwise do whatever it takes to get enough people to vote for him. And we all know it. So if it works, where are we? Do we accept such a government, elected based on the appeal his campaign is making? Set aside for a minute all the the voter suppression, problems with voting machines, etc. -- that's not what I want to write about here ... -- and instead imagine that Nov. 5 we learn that McCain is the "winner of the election" and that it comes from a surge of voters responding to his current campaign. What would that mean? And what do we do? Do we accept a government that we all know is in power entirely based on lies, division and racist appeal? This is a serious question: Is such a government legitimate? I'm asking for a discussion, not making a declaration.<< <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dave-johnson/would-a-mccain-win-mean-a_b_136705.html" target="_blank">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...705.html</a>
Originally Posted By RoadTrip Oh good lord. We accepted Bush and he didn't even win the damned election.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder We don't let up on the criticism one iota. We demand Palin actually show some competence or get the hell out. We make sure McCain makes every doctor's appointment. We encourage all manner of opposition in 2012.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<We encourage all manner of opposition in 2012>> That is the very best part of a McCain victory. We get Hillary in 2012!!
Originally Posted By dshyates "We accepted Bush and he didn't even win the damned election." I haven't accepted Bush. I have been diligent in my opposition. And in hind sight, justifiably so.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>This is a serious question: Is such a government legitimate?<< Of course it would be legitimate. It wouldn't be the first time negative campaigning has worked. And, barring some sort of voter fraud, it would be the will of the people. Posing that sort of question is the thing that feeds into the "liberals hate America" mindset that exists out there and is currently being pandered to with frontier gibberish speeches by Palin. It is arrogant to suggest that just because the people don't vote the way the writer would like, that means suddenly the whole government isn't legitimate.
Originally Posted By DAR <<Posing that sort of question is the thing that feeds into the "liberals hate America">> Liberals may hate small towns but John McCain hates Milwaukee.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Doesn't everyone? (Sorry! You just left me an opening large enough for several Mack trucks there...)
