It's Getting Ugly Out There . . .

Sort of to follow up on L.P.'s last entry (which sort of  follows up on one of my entries at my home base), this is really scary.  Via The Field Negro, this is the kind of crap popping up on the web now:  Hillary Clinton supporters for John McCain.  Why?

Hi folks. My name is Ed Hale and I am life long Democrat till May 31, 2008. When I saw those 30 people break the rules and make their own, and then to vote to take away 4 of Hillary Clinton's delegates, but worst of all, make the uncommitted go for Obama, that was my last straw.  What I saw today was what went on in the USSR (Russia) 30 years ago. The Boss's called the shots, and I decide that I did not want any part of them.

They have treated Hillary Clinton worst than I would treat a mad dog. This site is up to get like minded people to join so if they do go ahead and nominate Obama, we will be ready to make sure that he never goes to the White House. If Hillary get the nomination, then I will be leading the charge for her.

Emphasis added.  "Break the rules"?  Where did I read about that before?  Ah, yes.  Right here.

The rules are the rules.  Like the sword, you live by them and you die by them.

Which, of course, makes it kind of funny and sad that this loser and its kind are using the "breaking the rules" argument to try to slam Obama.  It was agreed that the Michigan and Florida delegates weren't going to count for anybody, and the Clinton crew didn't have a problem with it until she started falling behind big time and was unable to catch up.

Anyhow, what do Ed and company want?

It is our mission to raise money, promote John McCain. We will set up a "527" to raise money, run TV and radio ads against Obama. The Democrat party has left us out in the cold, so we are going to build a fire that they cannot put out.

Ah.  The old "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" argument.  It didn't work out too well for our foreign policy with the Taliban.  Or with our support for the Shah.

You know it's all nonsense.  These are the kind of people you don't bother with because you cannot reason with.  They cannot see beyond their pain and animosity.  The important thing is to keep an eye out for them to prevent them from attracting the ones who can be talked to and reasoned with.

Obama and Hillary had nearly identical positions in almost everything.  Hillary and McCain aren't even close.  It's those differences that we need to focus on when we talk to others who are considering voting for McCain.