John McCain, Sarah Palin and the Right-Wing Lunatic Fringe

"Kill him!"

"Terrorist!"

"Treason!"

No, these aren't slurs shouted in protest in front of the courts holding hearings on the fate of U.S. enemy combatants. These are words being shouted by the right-wing lunatic fringe at John McCain's and Sarah Palin's rallies, and they are directed toward the Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.

The McCain-Palin campaign knows damn well that they cannot close a 6 point gap (it's actually 11 in today's daily Gallup poll) in three weeks by throwing red meat at the right-wing lunatic fringe (otherwise known as the Republican base). So, what is it that the McCain campaign truly hopes to accomplish by implying that Barack Obama is a terrorist?

When Hillary Clinton raised the issue of the June 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy during the Democratic primaries, America's collective jaw dropped. How dare she? And yet, the mere mention of RFK's murder was clearly not meant to incite Hillary's supporters to violent action.

The same cannot be said about John McCain's and Sarah Palin's words and behaviors this week.

In one breath, John McCain and Sarah Palin call for victory in the War on Terror. Victory in such a war can only come about when every last terrorist is captured or killed.

In the next breath, John McCain and Sarah Palin imply that the man running against them for the highest office in the land is a terrorist himself.

Even someone with the intellect of Sarah Palin can connect the dots.

The right of free speech does NOT include the right to incite others to violence. And incitement to violence is precisely what John McCain and Sarah Palin hope to accomplish with their recent stump speeches.

This type of behavior from a Senator and a Governor must NOT be countenanced by the American people. We have lost too many of our nation's most inspirational leaders. We cannot let history repeat itself.

Contact the McCain-Palin campaign at (703) 418-2008.

Demand that they put a stop to this despicable behavior before it's too late.