For those who think Democracy should be
a collaborative experience.
October 7, 2008
We need another time out
Candidates are not responsible for what their supporters say at campaign events, but they do send a strong message when they allow supporters to advocate violence toward their opposition. If your candidate is letting chants like “kill” and “terrorist” and “B#*&%@” go unchallenged, please call a campaign office to complain.
Rudy Giuliani deomnstrated how to do this in 2006, when a supporter interrupted him to say terrorists reminded him of Democrats. Giuliani stopped and said, “Time out. The other thing we have to learn is that we can’t get into this partisan bickering. The fact is that Republicans and Democrats have the same objectives…. Democrats are loyal Americans. Republicans are loyal Americans. I think we have better answers, but we have to respect each other.”
We all need to call for a time out when the hateful raging goes over the top. And if it’s your onwn candidate you’re challenging, all the better.
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