McCain Disdains Honor

John McCain may once have been an honorable man, but not anymore. Moreover, assuming for the moment that he was once honorable, at this point one has to wonder how someone once honorable could allow them self to descend to such dishonorable depths as to pander to racial bigotry and everything vile and hateful. Palin's efforts to incite hate and even potential violence on the other hand are no surprise. The Christianists whine a lot about "family values" and their "deeply held Christian beliefs," but ultimately, it is ALL ABOUT them and anyone who differs with them on religion, politics, and their superiority is an enemy to be crushed and destroyed. Moreover, an examination of the leading Christianist organizations reveals that they are lily white organizations and lip service is given to blacks and minorities only when these organizations seek to dupe members of minorities - black pastors is a prime example - into aiding and abetting the Christianists' agenda. Hence the veiled racial bigotry is actually something to be expected. In short, they are one ugly and hate-filled group and McCain has sold his soul to them. Here are Andrew Sullivan's thoughts on these disgusting developments:

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There was always going to be a point of revolt and panic for a core group of Americans who believe that Obama simply cannot be president - because he's black or liberal or young or relatively new. This is that point. As the polls suggest a strong victory, the Hannity-Limbaugh-Steyn-O'Reilly base are going into shock and extreme rage. McCain and Palin have decided to stoke this rage, to foment it, to encourage paranoid notions that somehow Obama is a "secret" terrorist or Islamist or foreigner. These are base emotions in both sense of the word.

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But they are also very very dangerous. This is a moment of maximal physical danger for the young Democratic nominee. And McCain is playing with fire. If he really wants to put country first, he will attack Obama on his policies - not on these inflammatory, personal, creepy grounds. This is getting close to the atmosphere stoked by the Israeli far right before the assassination of Rabin. For God's sake, McCain, stop it. For once in this campaign, put your country first.