Rightwingers move in on Obama over aunt
8:18 pm - November 1st 2008
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And so it’s reported that a Kenyan relative of Barack Obama is in the US illegally. Obama claims he didn’t know of her illegal status, but the right, sensing a chink in Obama’s armour, moved swiftly in.
Michelle Malkin, the conservative blogger who has made a career out of bitching about illegal aliens, went on the attack, demanding answers from the Obama campaign.
Rush Limbaugh, who must have messed himself in the excitement, couldn’t wait to aim his barbs at Obama and public housing – which he helpfully refers to as “slums”.
And over at Townhall ratbag blogger Hugh Hewitt is wondering why it took so long to discover this skeleton, yet Sarah Palin’s brother-in-law scandal was unearthed within days? Maybe, Hugh, because Palin was already under investigation when appointed as McCain’s running mate? Doh!
And then on my travels I visit the rightwing libertarian blog Political Byline, only to find a dose of glorious reason ::
Obama says that he did not know, and you know, I’m inclined to believe the guy. You just cannot keep track of everything your damn family does.
Hell, I have a cousin who’s a career criminal, am I responsible for his actions? Hell no!
It just seems to me, that the Conservative Blogosphere has been on the hunt to; dare I say the word?; Lynch Barack Obama for having the gall, the outright audacity, the very nerve; to run for President of The United States of America. For, dare I say it?; venturing into White Man’s territory.
Well said. But I say let the wingnut muppets have their fun…
They’ve had to justify one of the worst presidential tickets in living memory, with a candidate bouncing from one embarrassing gaffe to the next. The least we can do is let them have a pop at a little old black woman.
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Aaron Murin-Heath is an occasional contributor. He is a writer based in Newark-on-Trent and Tallinn, Estonia. He is both socially and economically liberal. Aaron blogs at tygerland.net.
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Reader comments
I don’t know – Dukakis/Bentsen was definitely worse, as was Mondale/Ferraro. As was probably Dole/Kemp.
Thurmond/Wright and Wallace/LeMay were clearly the worst in terms of policy, but in retrospect Nixon/Agnew looks like a rather bad choice even if they did win. Hopefully the Rashid Khalidi smears will convince undecided voters that the Republicans don’t deserve the presidency.
“They’ve had to justify one of the worst presidential tickets in living memory,”
Agreed, the mentioned duos were quite rubbish.
Also, McCain should never have been a bad candidate.
He’s been terribly advised, and his capitulation to the right in the primaries has hobbled his centrist appeal.
Can’t believe Ferraro ever called herself a Democrat:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/us_elections_2008/7703660.stm
Yes, some of us Conservatives have brains. It’s the rest that bug the hell outta me.
-Pat
Geradldine Ferraro endorsed Obama today – lol
She was a lame VP candidate – she won’t be remembered for the “historicness” of her candidacy but her rubbishness, and the racism she displayed in ’08
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