{"id":3258,"date":"2008-10-09T12:42:43","date_gmt":"2008-10-09T18:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dangerousintersection.org\/?p=3258"},"modified":"2008-10-09T12:42:43","modified_gmt":"2008-10-09T18:42:43","slug":"note-to-john-mccain-we-cant-trust-you-around-americas-nuclear-weapons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dangerousintersection.org\/2008\/10\/09\/note-to-john-mccain-we-cant-trust-you-around-americas-nuclear-weapons\/","title":{"rendered":"Note to John McCain: We can&#8217;t trust you around America&#8217;s nuclear weapons."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, John McCain.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2008\/10\/09\/report-mccain-exploded-wi_n_133242.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">We know quite well who you are, <\/a>and we don&#8217;t want anyone with your ego and your temper to have the power to fire American nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n<p>While we&#8217;re on the issue of violence, are you <em>consciously <\/em>trying to get one of your enraged followers to inflict physical violence on Barack Obama?  Listen to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2008\/10\/06\/mccain-does-nothing-as-cr_n_132366.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">your rhetoric at your recent rallies<\/a>.  And see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2008\/10\/08\/another-mccain-palin-intr_n_132996.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.\u00a0 I&#8217;m not the only person to wonder whether you are trying to incite violence.\u00a0 See this post by<a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/jeffrey-feldman\/is-palin-trying-to-incite_b_132534.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Jeffrey Feldman.<\/a> Consider this: You <em>have <\/em>successfully convinced your followers that Barack Obama is a terrorist. \u00a0 What would you think one of your followers might be inclined to do once they became convinced that a &#8220;terrorist&#8221; was about to become President?<\/p>\n<p>Then take a long look in the mirror.\u00a0  Doesn&#8217;t your behavior and your rhetoric at recent rallies remind you of the sort of hate-filled political rallies you&#8217;d find in the sorts of despotic countries you&#8217;d like to overthrow? Doesn&#8217;t it further trouble you when a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.naplesnews.com\/news\/2008\/oct\/07\/feds-investigate-lee-sheriff-scott-palin-rally-app\/?partner=RSS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">uniformed officer<\/a> helps stir up the crowd on behalf of your ticket?<\/p>\n<p>Senator McCain:\u00a0 You didn&#8217;t have much further you could fall in my book, but you&#8217;ve just slipped from disgraceful to despicable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, John McCain. We know quite well who you are, and we don&#8217;t want anyone with your ego and your temper to have the power to fire American nuclear weapons. While we&#8217;re on the issue of violence, are you consciously trying to get one of your enraged followers to inflict physical violence on Barack Obama? 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