They really do hate community organizers! John McCain Cancels Habitat For Humanity Event

[gatorboy]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/04/john-mccain-cancels-habit_n_123947.html

The McCain campaign sent out a press release this morning, announcing a schedule change:

ARLINGTON, VA -- U.S. Senator John McCain's presidential campaign today announced that the McCain family's appearance at the Twin Cities Habitat For Humanity build site on Thursday, September 4, 2008 has been canceled.

How could McCain maintain his sense of press victimization against the backdrop of people building homes for people who look forward to being able to one day say, "I know exactly how many homes I own! One! Just the one!"

But another part of the reason McCain canceled the outing is because last night, his campaign went out of its way to slag community organizers, defaming them for not having any "actual responsibilities." Habitat For Humanity, as it happens, is one of the biggest brand names in community organizing -- they maintain a massive network of individual donors, are capable of mobilizing an equally impressive volunteer base to contribute labor to the cause, and have a global reach. It's not a bad idea at all to associate one's own brand with Habitat's. But after last night, I have to imagine that McCain would have found it difficult to face the community organizers of Habitat For Humanity.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

1. I really don't get it

Are they intentionally trying to crash and burn this campaign? Is McCain nothing but the canary in the coal mine, set up for sacrifice, just so the Republicans can find out exactly how badly they've fucked up?

This is so stupid, it's really hard to believe.

[Prophet 451]

5. I'm starting to think they are

Granted, this may just be my world-class cynicism but I'm starting to think that A) John McCain has actually, literally, gone senile (in which case, he deserves our sympathy for being manipulated like this) and B) The Repubs are actively trying to love this election.

The logic of B is that the economy is tanking. It's screwed on what we know already and who knows whats in the works? So the Repubs run a lousy campaign, Obama gets in office, he's unable to do anything more than relieve the worst of the economic crash (and that's not a slight on Obama, the nature of global economics means there's not a lot one man can do) and the Rethugs spend the next four years blaming him for ruining the economy.

People will believe it too, see "The Clinton Recession".

[Bob Dobbs]

2. It's the demagoguery, stupid.

The only way this ticket can possibly win is to cater to the lowest possible human motivators of greed, racism, xenophobia, perverse sexuality (hot vp), religious fanaticism et al ad nauseum.

[Stellabella]

3. I think he'd have a hard time at HFH finding anyone

to shake his hand. I wouldn't - I'd tell him he has blood on his hands.

[lynnertic]

4. could be they disinvited him...

or perhaps there was rumor of a protest.

[Danascot]

6. Don't know why McCain would cancel when

Bush came off so well with HFH

[radfringe]

7. read...pass it around

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