The Race Card
Palin has been deputed to play it the most crudely:
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire: "McCain's Wise ManWhy is Rep. John Lewis' condemnation of Sen. John McCain's campaign important?
A Political Wire reader reminds us that, just a couple months ago, McCain called Lewis one of the 'three wisest people in his life.'"
"What I am seeing reminds me too much of another destructive period in American history. Sen. McCain and Gov. Palin are sowing the seeds of hatred and division, and there is no need for this hostility in our political discourse."
-- Rep. John Lewis, quoted by Politico, comparing the "negative tone" of McCain's campaign to that of segregationist George Wallace in the 1960s.
In a statement, McCain called Lewis' comment "shocking and beyond the pale."
Meanwhile, Sen. Barack Obama backed Lewis' statement about the "hateful rhetoric" seen at McCain's rallies but said he didn't believe McCain or his policies are "in any way comparable to George Wallace or his segregationist policies."
Sarah Palin got loudly booed at the [Soon-to-be-named-for-whoever- buys-Wachovia] Center before the Philadelphia Flyers home opener.
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