Comments on: Garrison Keillor on McCain’s accusations of elitism http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/08/06/garrison-keillor-on-mccains-accusations-of-elitism/ Human Animals at the Crossroads of Culture, Science, Religion and Media Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:38:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Erich Vieth http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/08/06/garrison-keillor-on-mccains-accusations-of-elitism/#comment-23068 Erich Vieth Sat, 09 Aug 2008 00:25:15 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=2939#comment-23068 Mia: Here's another new McCain that paints Obama to be an elitist/celebrity. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWXqpHEsrxc&eurl=http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/ Mia: Here’s another new McCain that paints Obama to be an elitist/celebrity. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWXqpHEsrxc&eurl=http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/

]]> By: Erich Vieth http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/08/06/garrison-keillor-on-mccains-accusations-of-elitism/#comment-23014 Erich Vieth Fri, 08 Aug 2008 04:41:45 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=2939#comment-23014 Mia: I'm confused. This post contains an excerpt from Keillor's article. These are Keillor's own words. As far as McCain's tactics, it's plain as day to me that he is being painted as too smart and too uppity. That's the McCain strategy. If you don't believe me, listen to these conservatives (and moderates) plainly admitting it here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/03/gergen-mccain-is-using-co_n_116605.html Mia: I’m confused. This post contains an excerpt from Keillor’s article. These are Keillor’s own words.

As far as McCain’s tactics, it’s plain as day to me that he is being painted as too smart and too uppity. That’s the McCain strategy. If you don’t believe me, listen to these conservatives (and moderates) plainly admitting it here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/03/gergen-mccain-is-using-co_n_116605.html

]]> By: Mia Rebate http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/08/06/garrison-keillor-on-mccains-accusations-of-elitism/#comment-23012 Mia Rebate Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:45:28 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=2939#comment-23012 NO! That is NOT what he wrote, it is a portion of what he wrote. While your piece seems not to have a sinister intent, I have to say that it is important to be totally accurate about such quotes. I'm very sensative to that right now because I have seen e-mail after e-mail after e-mail that claim to repeat what a certain person said. Almost all of them are supposedly what Obama said. Each takes the quotes out of context. All do that in a way that is intended to encourage the reader to misintrepret what really was said and why. If Obama is really that bad, a person would simply need to give the references to what he said and let his FULL statements hang him. The fact that they have to resort to dishonest reporting tells me two things. First is that Obama isn't really too bad of a candidate. Second, that too many of his opponents are dishonest. It is even more ironic since they portray themselves as being totally honest in every way. Obama detractors: how about being totally honest...for a change. NO! That is NOT what he wrote, it is a portion of what he wrote. While your piece seems not to have a sinister intent, I have to say that it is important to be totally accurate about such quotes.

I’m very sensative to that right now because I have seen e-mail after e-mail after e-mail that claim to repeat what a certain person said. Almost all of them are supposedly what Obama said.

Each takes the quotes out of context. All do that in a way that is intended to encourage the reader to misintrepret what really was said and why.

If Obama is really that bad, a person would simply need to give the references to what he said and let his FULL statements hang him. The fact that they have to resort to dishonest reporting tells me two things. First is that Obama isn’t really too bad of a candidate. Second, that too many of his opponents are dishonest. It is even more ironic since they portray themselves as being totally honest in every way.

Obama detractors: how about being totally honest…for a change.

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