The Flames Of Hatred
By: Tolu Olorunda
Staff Writer - YourBlackWorld.com
We've heard it all: the chants, rants, gestures, signs and vitriol-imbued remarks at recent McCain/Palin rallies. As Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential candidate, prepares to make a landfall appearance in Indianapolis on Friday, how will Hoosiers conduct themselves? It would be a shame if the reported chants of "terrorist," "traitor," "off with his head," "bomb Obama," "kill him," -- all vocalized at McCain/Palin rallies within the last week and a half -- are repeated, or worse, built upon.
It is no secret that Sen. McCain, his campaign, and Gov. Palin have, within the past couple of weeks, helped stoke the flames of racial-hostility with their unethical swipes at Sen. Obama. "Negative" ads are fair game in a contested election, but charges of terrorism-enabling is beyond the pale -- especially when baseless. The politics of smearing one's opponent clearly outdates the political rise of both presidential candidates, but never in history has a presidential contender accused his opponent of aiding and abetting domestic terrorism. It is inexplicable and morally reprehensible.
Georgia congressman John Lewis was accurate in his comparison of the racially inflamed atmosphere stoked by the McCain campaign, to the actions of '60s Alabama Gov. George Wallace. Rep. Lewis noted that, "George Wallace never threw a bomb. He never fired a gun, but he created the climate and the conditions that encouraged vicious attacks against innocent Americans who were simply trying to exercise their constitutional rights."
Who can deny that the McCain camp has troubled the waters of hatred in their acts of political desperation? Fellow Hoosiers, this Friday, let's not grant the devil a dance he's always wanted.
Reposted From The Muncie Star Press
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