Miserable lying douchebag

Satisfied for the moment with the level of spittle-flecked, foaming-at-the-mouth hatred she's whipped up in the GOP's racist base, Sarah Palin turns her attention to the anti-abortion lunatics, who as we all know have absolutely no history of spinning out and spiraling into violence. Working the stage and her rabid audience with yet another hysterical anti-Obama tirade yesterday in Pennsylvania, Palin conjured up visions of babies left to die on hospital floors by the order of the Bad Black Man:

"The GOP Vice-Presidential nominee saved her most scathing assault when talking about the Born Alive Protection Act, “Most troubling though, most troubling even, is that as a State Senator, Barack Obama wouldn’t even stand up for the rights of infants born alive during an abortion. These infants, often babies with special needs, they’re simply left to die. And in 2002, Congress unanimously passed a federal law to require medical care,” Palin said. “They are living breathing babies. But Sen. Obama describes them as pre-viable.”

Palin added, “Sen. Obama is a politician who has long since left behind even the middle ground on the issue of life.”"

And Sarah Palin is a politician who has long since left behind even the middle ground on the issue of Truth.

As ridiculous as it is, the terrible, pearl-clutching tale of how Obama opposed the "Born Alive" bill because he "favours infanticide" (of course!) has been flogged relentlessly by anti-choice organizations like National Right to Lie Life, who even made TV commercials about it. Launch the swiftboats! Just one little problem: the story is thoroughly debunked bullshit.

Obama voted against the "Born Alive" bill because it was so poorly-crafted. He's on record as stating that he'd support a similar bill as long as it was worded in such a way that it didn't endanger abortion rights. But of course that's what pisses them off, those who disseminate these odious lies, isn't it?

So Palin lied -- again -- for the sole purpose of ratcheting up the hate. Again. If Senator McCain is sincere about wanting to dial down the vitriol, he needs to let the rest of his campaign in on it. And if he really wants to do the right thing, unceremoniously dumping Palin from the ticket and kicking her lying douchebag ass back to Alaska to answer for her dishonesty up there would be a good start.

It's getting ugly

In these vile contests we call "elections", you can always tell when someone knows they're fucked by the ugliness of the accusations they hurl at their competition. It's a tactic borne out of total desperation -- just keep throwing shit and hope some of it sticks.

The McCain campaign shifted into full-bore "ugly" gear this week, with ludicrous accusations of a so-called "terrorist" connection to Obama. When Palin first started this shit on the weekend, some didn't see the racial undertone, but it was there -- Obama was the guy who "doesn't see America like we do", The Other. It's a dog whistle -- most of us don't hear it, but the racist scum does.

Today the open hostility spread to the media:

"Worse, Palin's routine attacks on the media have begun to spill into ugliness. In Clearwater, arriving reporters were greeted with shouts and taunts by the crowd of about 3,000. Palin then went on to blame Katie Couric's questions for her "less-than-successful interview with kinda mainstream media." At that, Palin supporters turned on reporters in the press area, waving thunder sticks and shouting abuse. Others hurled obscenities at a camera crew. One Palin supporter shouted a racial epithet at an African American sound man for a network and told him, "Sit down, boy.""

Yeah, right... what was that about the incivility of the angry, angry left?

Day of Re-Action

Today is the nationwide day of protest "Day of Action" being held to draw the attention of Canadians to problems plaguing First Nations people. Some, like economy, are long-term. But some are problems we should be ashamed even exist in Canada: lack of clean water, for one. Clean water?! That there are people in this country who can't access clean drinking water is more than a shame, it's an international embarassment.

But not as much of an embarassment as the reaction of some conservatives to the protests. Like the shit-spewing hatebot CC links to here. Even more shameful is the fact that such venomous racist scum would be in any way connected with our government (see "A Little TLC for troops fighting the Taliban"). Following Dave's lead, I sent this email to our Embassy in Washington DC today (you can, too):

"Connect2Canada" sounds like a nice little initiative: too bad one of its organizers, Wendy Sullivan, is a hate-spewing racist. This is what she writes on her blog "Girl On The Right" about today's First Nations Day of Action:

"As opposed to the other 364 days When the Natives do absolutely nothing except smoke, drink and fuck their daughters. This Friday will mark the Native Day of Action(tm) here in Canada. It's their chance to whine and complain that us white guys who pay 45% in income tax to support their smoking, drinking and daughter-fucking are ripping them off."

...and goes on to spew more toxic racist garbage, but I'm sure you get the idea. Check it out at girlontheright.com

As a Canadian, I would have thought our international face would be one of real Canadian values like tolerance and diversity. I'm disgusted and ashamed that our Embassy would have anything to do with a person who unequivocally rejects these values.

But it's your call to make.

Nobody is trying to take away RightGirl's freedom of speech; she has a right to throw all the feces she wants on her blog (if by "blog" you mean "the shit-stained screeds of a braindead screech-monkey"). The government of Canada, however, does not have the right to have even the most tenuous association with such racist scumbags. Not while I'm paying them.