Hussein Chant at Palin Rally

[maddezmom]

Hussein Chant at Palin Rally
By Julie Bosman
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. – “John McCain! Not Hussein!”

So goes the latest popular chant on the campaign trail with Gov. Sarah Palin, demonstrated at a morning rally in central Florida.

Ms. Palin was midway through her stump speech when a group of supporters began shouting it in unison, drowned out a few seconds later as Ms. Palin talked over them.

A similar chant, “Vote McCain, not Hussein,” was heard at a campaign event for Ms. Palin in Williamsport, Pa., earlier this week.

Senator Barack Obama’s middle name is Hussein, a fact that some of his opponents say proves that he is a Muslim. Mr. Obama is, in fact, a Christian.

more:http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/01/hussein-chant-at-palin-rally/

[Lavender Brown]

1. .

:banghead:

[kwolf68]

2. It's all good

The final tantrum before these radical dipshitz are tossed into oblivion.

[TwilightZone]

3. I guarantee that these geniuses aren't smart enough to come up with this garbage on their own.

It's not a coincidence that this stuff keeps happening. Methinks that there's a little campaign-backed organization going on.

[DemzRock]

4. What twits. It's just a name. And, hell, wasn't King Hussein of Jordon our ally?

Might as well, say Sam "Joe" the plumber was evil because he has the same name as Son of Sam.

[Heather MC]

17. Our Country Helped bring Saddam Hussein to Power, before we had him Killed

This people are dumb
and they don't matter, the fact is they can't scream the N-Word so they scream Muslim or Hussein
It's sick and sad

[WindRiverMan]

5. You know, she was not like this as our governor,

what she has turned into though......I guess it is the absolulte power corrupting absolutely.

[tularetom]

6. It's only a matter of time before the big $ republicons

realize that these dumfucks are a liability to their cause and cut them loose.

Palin may be just stupid enough to encourage that split to occur.

[mwb970]

7. My god, they're dopy.

It reminds me so much of little children being bratty.

[crazy_vanilla]

8. wait to hear what I will be chanting after the Election nt

[ITsec]

9. Breaking.... pic from that rally this morning...

[no_hypocrisy]

10. I'm so exasperated with the unabashed Muslim bigotry from these crowds.

Imagine if the chant had been "Hymie" not "Hussein".

[Glimmer of Hope]

I know. It really needs to be addressed more like Colin Powell did.

[scarface2004]

11. that s it...i m votin' for saddam hussein!!!

and i don t care if he s dead...he d still be better than mkane!!!

[buff2]

12. I wonder how many Muslims will vote for McLame?

I can't see how ANY Muslim could vote for that racist bastard.

[enfield collector]

13. I wonder how many crosses they burnt?

[Bluenorthwest]

14. These namgamers

would have been so confused during the American Revolution, when both our arch enemy King of England and our great hero General were named George.

[avaistheone1]

15. The republicans are showing once more they have no integrity or class.

Same old. Same old.

[RichardRay]

16. Well, it DOES rhyme - there is that... n/t

[otohara]

18. Man They Are A Nasty Bunch

not to mention incredibly stupid and racist.

[PA Democrat]

19. These people are ignorant assholes. The late King Hussein of Jordan

became one of the United States' strongest allies in the Middle east, negotiated a peace treaty with Israel, and in the process developed a friendship with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. When Rabin was assassinated, King Hussein gave a moving speech at his funeral:

My sister, Mrs. Leah Rabin, my friends, I had never thought that the moment would come like this when I would grieve the loss of a brother, a colleague and a friend - a man, a soldier who met us on the opposite side of a divide whom we respected as he respected us. A man I came to know because I realized, as he did, that we have to cross over the divide, establish a dialogue, get to know each other and strive to leave for those who follow us a legacy that is worthy of them. And so we did. And so we became brethren and friends.

I've never been used to standing, except with you next to me, speaking of peace, speaking about dreams and hopes for generations to come that must live in peace, enjoy human dignity, come together, work together, to build a better future which is their right. Never in all my thoughts would it have occurred to me that my first visit to Jerusalem and response to your invitation, the invitation of the Speaker of the Knesset, the invitation of the president of Israel, would be on such an occasion.

You lived as a soldier, you died as a soldier for peace and I believe it is time for all of us to come out, openly, and to speak our piece, but here today, but for all the times to come. We belong to the camp of peace. We believe in peace. We believe that our one God wishes us to live in peace and wishes peace upon us, for these are His teachings to all the followers of the three great monotheistic religions, the children of Abraham.

Let's not keep silent. Let our voices rise high to speak of our commitment to peace for all times to come, and let us tell those who live in darkness who are the enemies of life, and through faith and religion and the teachings of our one God, this is where we stand. This is our camp. May God bless you with the realization that you must join it and we pray that He will, but otherwise we are not ashamed, nor are we afraid, nor are we anything but determined to fulfill the legacy for which my friend fell, as did my grandfather in this very city when I was with him and but a young boy. He was a man of courage, a man of vision and he was endowed with one of the greatest virtues that any man can have. He was endowed with humility. He felt with those around him and in a position of responsibility, he placed himself, as I do and have done, often, in the place of the other partner to achieve a worthy goal. And we achieved peace, an honorable peace and a lasting peace. He had courage, he had vision, and he had a commitment to peace, and standing here, I commit before you, before my people in Jordan, before the world, myself to continue with our utmost, to ensure that we leave a similar legacy. And when my time comes, I hope it will be like my grandfather's and like Yitzhak Rabin's.

http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Hussein_of_Jordan%27s_Speech_at_Rabin%27s_Funeral

[BlooInBloo]

20. Those poor, mean little bigots.

[BeyondGeography]

21. Took their little brains until the last weekend to come up with that rhyme

OK, how about "Barack Obama, not the hockey mama." Huh? huh?

:silly:

[stray cat]

22. Former King Hussein of Jordan was an honorable man

His son also seems to be a smart guy

[kskiska]

23. Ignorant A**h*les

(snip)

After the rally in Florida ended, two of the people leading the chant explained why they did so.

“Because it rhymes,” said Shirley Mitten, 64, a volunteer at a pregnancy center and a resident of Brooksville, Fla.

She said she does not know if Mr. Obama is a Muslim. “He says he’s not, but we have no way of knowing,” Ms. Mitten said.

Her husband, John A. Mitten, 64, took credit for starting the chant. “I was trying to get it going!” he said. “I just do not want Obama to be elected.”

Mr. Mitten said he could not trust Mr. Obama because of his past association with William Ayers, the 1960’s radical, and because of his relationship with the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. He also pointed out that Mr. Obama’s father was a Muslim.

The middle name Hussein, he said, added to the suspicion. “I guess Obama was named after Saddam Hussein,” he said.

[awoke_in_2003]

29. “I guess Obama was named after Saddam Hussein,”

Can somebody really be that stupid? Hussein did not even start his rise to power until 1963, and the world really didn't know who he was until he seized power in 1979.

[Yukari Yakumo]

24. I'm surprised that haven't begun screaming "White Power" at these rallies. {nt}

uguu

[knowledgeispwr]

25. There's still time. n/t

[Binka]

26. What A Bunch Of Ignorant Fuck Holes

Can we just neuter these assholes? Jesus Gawd I hate these god damn idiots.

[EastTennesseeDem]

27. They can chant that all they want

Won't make a damn bit of difference three days from now.

[Overseas]

28. No no no. They're trying to insist that JOHN McCAIN IS NOT INSANE.

That's it. People are just hearing wrong.

They're trying to defend Johnny's sanity.