On June 3rd, after securing the Democratic nomination, Sen. Obama stated:
“…what you don’t deserve is another election that’s governed by fear, and innuendo, and division. What you won’t hear from this campaign or this party is the kind of politics that uses religion as a wedge, and patriotism as a bludgeon—that sees our opponents not as competitors to challenge, but enemies to demonize. Because we may call ourselves Democrats and Republicans, but we are Americans first. We are always Americans first.”
Well, maybe we should take a gander at what fear, innuendo and division really looks like…
Obama mocks McCain’s call to fire SEC chairman – www.msnbc.msn.com/ Obama mocks McCain in Nevada stops – Las Vegas Sun Obama mocks McCain promise to bring change – USATODAY.com The Associated Press: Obama mocks McCain as computer illiterate Obama mocks McCain as computer illiterate in ad – Yahoo! Obama mocks McCain for ‘old-boys’: The Swamp Obama mocks McCain as computer illiterate in NEW YORK (AP) OBAMA MOCKS MCCAIN’S PROMISE TO BRING CHANGE – New York Post Political Radar: Obama Mocks McCain’s Definition of ‘Rich’ – blogs.abcnews.com ABC News: Obama Mocks McCain With Label That Had Been Used Against Him Obama mocks McCain-Palin as ‘change’ – First Read – msnbc.com The Associated Press: Obama mocks McCain promise to bring change
For someone who based his entire campaign on ‘the kind of change we are looking for’, does this really look like it?