Raw anger coming from crowds at GOP rallies; McCain now taking steps to tamp it down

LAKEVILLE, Minn. (AP) _ The anger is getting raw at Republican rallies and John McCain is finally acting to tamp it down.

McCain was booed by his own supporters Friday when, in an abrupt switch from raising questions about Barack Obama's character, he described the Democrat as a "decent person and a person that you do not have to be scared of as president of the United States."

A sense of grievance spilling into rage has gripped some GOP events this week as McCain supporters see his presidential campaign lag against Obama. Some in the audience are making it personal, against the Democrat. Shouts of "traitor," ''terrorist," ''treason," ''liar," and even "off with his head" have rung from the crowd at McCain and Sarah Palin rallies, and gone unchallenged by them.

McCain changed his tone Friday when supporters at a town hall pressed him to be rougher on Obama. A voter said, "The people here in Minnesota want to see a real fight." Another said Obama would lead the U.S. into socialism. Another said he did not want his unborn child raised in a country led by Obama.

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If not for her, most of them wouldn't be there at all.

And Palin doesn't seem to mind the hate one whit.

turns on John and calls for Palin to take the throne?

They are the John Birch crowd Palin is bringing to the rallies.

The right wing version of the anti-semitic hard left in the International ANSWER coalition.

BTW, I feel sorry for that "he's an Arab" woman -- most folks like that have been fed a diet of lies and fear on their TV, many of them are homebound and afraid of what has happened to this country in the past 30 years -- changes Repubs continue to blame on 60s liberals and blacks.

Maybe he's done enough to get them to try and make voting hell for Democrats.

Dealing with mobs is always a tricky business.

After a GOP administration calls for the biggest "big government" move in our history. There must be a drug called ignorance that these people actually inject themselves with. It's the only explanation.

economy or at least have tried to and now John McCain wants to socialize housing by taking over mortgages. These people are freaking on the short end of the intelligence stick.

I'm scared for Obama's safety.

... stirring up hate and discontent among their ignorant Shittoheads.

good luck with that McToast.

will last until their internal polling shows them it's not working! David predicted that it wouldn't last beyond the iddle of next week. It obviously happened sooner!

It's not too easy, at all.

It is just a cotter key of sorts. I suppose you meant after the handle has been sprung. Quite impossible after that happens..

the bottle than it is to put it back in. As to us Minnesotans wanting a fight - they should be careful what they ask for because in any fight we Democrats are going to win.

He lost control of his own campaign.

They've whipped their followers into a frenzy, deliberately, knowing full well the reaction they'd get. Typical repuke tactic.

They send in crowds all ready to believe Obama is to blame for their financial woes, a terrorist who somehow got past the vetting committee, a guy who, recently, conspired with the Iraqis, blah, blah, blah, and now they are asked to face the truth.

Oh, God, I bet he wishes he'd never gone there. They wanted a villain to lynch and now McCain's saying there is none.

I blame McCain but I blame the whole RW media even more. Fox, Hannity, Limbaugh . . . it's hangin' up by the balls time, IMO.

I would like to see them held accountable. Reprimand them in a court of law, a congressional hearing or something before someone gets assassinated by the inbred idiots that listen to them.

that the Secret Service may have had a chat w/ McShame? I have a feeling those rallies were making them very nervous.

No one can deny that racism exists.

made McCain's camp retreat.

but it's not even funny anymore, I know it hasn't been for a long time but when McCain starts defending Barack it is really pathetic, He should just step down for Country First! His campaign has gotten women like her to believe this nonsense! He's an arab? God Put country First- Step Down

If McInsane and That Woman win, this country is going to get very very very ugly. (and by "win" I mean steal the election)

I wish they all felt that way, the last thing we need is more republicans :)

take his kid to some facist country where they will all fit in and be happy as clams. x(

this shit should never have been started. :-(

Now you did it John. Hope Obama is ultra careful!

:D dooo dooo dooo dooooooo doooo dooo dooo doooooo twilight zone.

Maybe it's all for the best.