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John Lewis: McCain, Palin “Playing With Fire”
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... The civil rights icon and Georgia congressman accuses the GOP ticket of promoting hate, likening the atmosphere at their events to those of former presidential candidate George Wallace, the segregationist. ...

Oh, Shut Up!
Riehl World View — ... Damn this is getting annoying as Hell. These freaking morons think America is simply supposed to bend over and anoint this empty suit because he's black. Anything and everything one says against their black Jesus must be a racial slur. ...

Congressman John Lewis..You Know Who John McCain Kinda Reminds Me Of? George Wallace.
Ace of Spades HQ — ... in America. Now he's just a fucking hack politician who will smear someone who has the temerity to be a Republican and run against Barack Obama. What I am seeing reminds me too much of another destructive period in American history," Lewis said in a statement issued today. "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." Lewis didn't accuse McCain of imitating Wallace, but suggested there were similarities. "George Wallace never threw a bomb," Lewis noted. "He never fired a gun, but ...

Democrat Civil Rights Leader Drops Race Card Bomb on McCain-Palin
Flopping Aces — Outrageous! McCain camp calls on Obama to “repudiate” statements. John Lewis, invoking George Wallace, says McCain and Palin ‘playing with fire’ Jonathon Martin The Politico October 11, 2008 Civil rights icon and Georgia congressman John Lewis [DEMOCRAT] is accusing John McCain and Sarah Palin of stoking hate, likening the atmosphere at Republican campaign events to those featuring George Wallace, the segregationist former governor of ...

Dem Rep. Throws Race Bomb-- Says McCain & Palin Are Just Like Racist George Wallace!!
Gateway Pundit — ... for America... Once again, those stubborn Republicans just refuse to learn that when you attack The Messiah you will be called a racist in return. Those Republicans are so unteachable. Today, Rep. John Lewis compared the McCain Campaign to the campaign of noted racist and segregationist DEMOCRAT George Wallace back in the 1970's. Unreal. The Politico reported: Civil rights icon and Georgia ...

Did McCain Just Walk Into a Trap?
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right — ... John Lewis's comments about the McCain campaign "playing with fire" are likely to dominate the news cycle for the next 24-48 hours, including the morning panel shows. ...

McCain Responds to Lewis' Comments
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com — Via Jonathan Martin , Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) issued this statement today: "What I am seeing reminds me too much of another destructive period in American history," Lewis said in a statement issued today. "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." ... "George Wallace never threw a bomb," Lewis noted. "He never fired a gun, but he created the climate and the conditions that encouraged vicious attacks against innocent Americans who were simply trying to exercise their constitutional ...

Unwelcome advice from a wise man
The Reality-Based Community — ... John McCain furiously demands that Barack Obama denounce John Lewis , whom McCain identified two months ago as one of the three wisest men he knew. Lewis, mentioning George Wallace, reminded McCain that the rhetoric of hatred can have real-life consequences. Apparently McCain didn't want to hear that. ...

"Playing With Fire"
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — ... Lewis was one of "three wise men" McCain said this summer that he would call on for advice as president. McCain's and Obama's reactions here. ...

John Lewis Warns Against Hostile Tone of McCain Campaign
TalkLeft — ... Instead of listening to one of the wisest men he knows, John McCain accused Lewis of playing the George Wallace card and scolded Barack Obama for letting him do it. McCain said: ...

The Old Empire Strikes Back! Why??
The Moderate Voice — ... So when John Lewis compared Senator John McCain’’s campaign to events that featured pro-segregationist, former Alabama governor and presidential candidate George Wallace, I almost threw my German lager at my laptop screen. Why in the stars do that, Mr. Lewis? Your words doesn’t help Senator Obama’s campaign in the slightest. See my fellow citizens of Earth, this is why I have a beef with the “Old Empire” of civil rights: they have this damn tendency to REACT without THINKING. Senator Obama’s presidential run, win or lose, has ...

John McCain: Desperate, Despicable, Dishonest, Dishonorable, and without the Character We Need in a President - Steven Waldman
J. Bradford DeLong's Grasping Reality with All Eight Tentacles — ... Jonathan Martin: "What I am seeing reminds me too much of another destructive period in American history," Lewis said in a statement issued today for Politico's Arena forum.  "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.... ...

Talk About Angry Thugs... Philly Leftists Boo Sarah Palin & Her 6 Year-Old Little Girl!
Gateway Pundit — All week we've heard about how angry and mean the Republicans are because of 4 or 5 hecklers at the McCain-Palin rallies. The McCain-Palin campaign have even been compared to well known Democratic racists. Tonight-- Leftists at the Philadelphia Flyer's game booed Sarah Palin, her daughter Willow, and her 6 year-old daughter Piper as they went on the ice to drop the first puck of the season: Surely, the liberal ...

Is John McCain Attempting a Racial Bankshot?
The Stump — ... But today's outburst by John Lewis, in which the Georgia congressman and civil rights hero accused McCain fomenting hate a la George Wallace, made me wonder. Maybe McCain has been playing for a bankshot here: Stir up enough nastiness on the right that you goad Obama supporters into crying racism, then righteously denounce the playing of the race card, as Team McCain ...

Links for 2008-10-11 [del.icio.us]
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... is more of a political gotcha than anything else. My Way News - Tax rebate, food stamp money possible in aid plan After consulting with Barack Obama, Democratic leaders are likely to call Congress back to work after the election in hopes of passing legislation that would include extended jobless benefits, money for food stamps and possibly a tax rebate, officials said Saturday. The bill's total cost could reach $150 billion, these officials said. John Lewis, invoking George Wallace, says McCain and Palin 'playing with fire' - Politico.com ...

links for 2008-10-12
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... (tags: sarah_palin) John Lewis, invoking George Wallace, says McCain and Palin 'playing with fire' - Politico.com Civil rights icon and Georgia congressman John Lewis is accusing John McCain and Sarah Palin of stoking hate, ...

McCain's Supposed Adviser John Lewis Calls Him Out
Crooks and Liars — ... to the news of his previously unknown role as a Republican presidential adviser by noting: "Senator McCain and I are colleagues in the U.S. Congress, not confidantes. He does not consult me. And I do not consult him." But on Saturday, Lewis did offer McCain some counsel and a stinging rebuke. In the wake of McCain campaign events in which Barack Obama was threatened and called a "terrorist," an "Arab," and a "traitor," Lewis blasted McCain and his running mate: "As one who was a victim of violence ...

John Leo: THE HATE RALLY THAT WASN'T
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... , the former New York Times reporter and Congressman John Lewis both issued statements alleging that the Palin crowd in Clearwater reminded them of George Wallace. Lewis, who also accused McCain, pointed out that Wallace never killed anyone; he just set the stage for the Birmingham bomb that killed three black children. ...

ZP Heller: McCain "Categorically" Proud of Hateful Rally Attendees
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... .  He also cited the recent comments of Rep. John Lewis, the Civil Rights leader and Georgia congressman who compared the atmosphere at McCain-Palin events with those of former segregationist Alabama governor George Wallace.  Yes, Lewis's comments were harsh -- and ...

Max Bergmann: Powell's Endorsement Is a Huge Slap in the Face for McCain
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... The condemnation of John McCain by John Lewis -- a man McCain called one of the three wise men he would consult as president -- was a huge personal blow to McCain. But Powell's endorsement of Obama is even more of a slap in the face. ...

10/21: Joe Steps In It
Blogometer — ... . Davis suggested that Rep. John Lewis had opened the door to the Wright issue by comparing the atmosphere at McCain's and Sarah Palin 's rallies to the atmosphere at George Wallace 's events. Liberal bloggers are describing Davis's rationale as ...