Right-wing smear machine revving up to see how low it can go

 

    Now that Hillary Clinton has become a dead woman walking, the radical right is revving up its fear and smear machine for double duty in targeting Barack Obama.
    One of its early volleys was the Rev. Wright attack ad during the North Carolina primary. Another one that’s now being blasted through the creepiest corners of the far right reaches of cyberspace is a truth-challenged video entitled “A Viral Portrait of Barack Hussein Obama.”
    This little missile of misinformation is a sickly mix of swift-boat-and-Willie Horton-style bad, old-fashioned Republican mudslinging.
    “Let’s connect the dots. With the assistance of Dr. Cone, Rev. Wright and other divisive figures Barack Obama has been discipled in a racist, Marxist, quasi-Christian, anti-Semitic ideology for over 20 years,” says creator/narrator Lome Baxter as he begins his summation of why America shouldn’t even consider Obama as its leader. “After that much indoctrination, is it surprising that he won’t wear an American flag?  Is it surprising that he won’t put his hand over his heart during the national anthem? Is it surprising that his wife has never been proud of America until it looked like her husband had a shot at beating Hillary?”
    This is a just a sneak preview.  Compared to what's coming, the Bhillary tactics were mere spit balls.  So put on your hip boots, raincoats and caps and protective eye-gear folks because not only will stuff happen, it’s about to hit the fan.

    Warning: do not watch Baxter's video on a full stomach--unless you are bulimic.

 

Comments

[Nancy Charak]

And don't forget Senator Hillary Clinton's vile racist appeals which need to be disavowed and condemned immediately. I found her words breath-taking in their blatant appeal to the worse of our natures. The only pattern that is emerging is her unwillingness to be president of all of us.

[Frank Coconate]

President George Bush has young people die in Iraq under the guise of freedom. To me he is is like a Catholic Priest that fondles young boys. I guess the public is that stupid to believe anything.

[Sergio]

We ALL know that this sort of stuff is coming so why should we be surprised? Obama is going to have to "man up" because it's going to get worse than this. Still in the long run this sort of stuff will mainly work on people who were NEVER going to vote for Obama in the first place. This just gives them another excuse not to do so.