The Republican politics of hate
Anger is crowd's overarching emotion at McCain rally
Barack Obama called terrorist at Republican rallies as US election campaign turns nasty
Republican rallies have adopted an increasingly incendiary tone towards Barack Obama, with shouts of "kill him", "treason" and "terrorist" interrupting speeches by John McCain and Sarah Palin.
"[McCain and Palin] have gone far beyond the usual fare of quotes taken out of context and distortions of an opponent’s record - into the dark territory of race-baiting and xenophobia."
Click to viewBarack Obama called terrorist at Republican rallies as US election campaign turns nasty
Republican rallies have adopted an increasingly incendiary tone towards Barack Obama, with shouts of "kill him", "treason" and "terrorist" interrupting speeches by John McCain and Sarah Palin.
"[McCain and Palin] have gone far beyond the usual fare of quotes taken out of context and distortions of an opponent’s record - into the dark territory of race-baiting and xenophobia."