Saturday, September 11, 2010

"If one candidate is trying to scare you....

Oscar T. Ramirez's comment on the post "How to Blow Up a Mailbox" on
Maryland Politics Watch

What we're seeing from our candidates this year is really disgusting.
Candidates who use fear as a political strategy have no place in our
politics.

Listen to what some candidates are saying:

Be afraid because the good light-skinned Saqib has turned into a bad
dark-skinned Saqib!

Be afraid because Roger used to be Rajah and who knows what else Rajah
has to hide!

Be afraid because Barack is a Muslim who wasn't born in this country and
doesn't share our American values!

Oh, wait. That is what the Tea Party is saying about President Obama. Do
those tactics sound familiar?

I hope voters on Tuesday will think about what Bill Clinton said a few
years ago:

"If one candidate is trying to scare you, and the other one is trying to
get you to think. If one candidate is appealing to your fears, and the
other one is appealing to your hope. You better vote for the person who
wants you to think and hope."

http://maryland-politics.blogspot.com/2010/09/how-to-blow-up-mailbox.html

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