McCain Feels The Fury Of His Own Supporters After Calling Obama A 'Decent Person' [They Weren't...

At a rally in Lakeville, Minnesota last night, Senator John McCain attempted to calm his supporters' fears by assuring them that Senator Barack Obama is, indeed, a "decent person and a person that you do not have to be scared of as president of the United States." How did the crowd respond? They booed, of course. For when you create a culture of supporters who enjoy spewing venom, you can't control when, where, and at whom they are going to spew it. The crowd was clearly upset that McCain had backtracked on his previous "I'm not saying Obama is a sketchy terrorist, but I'm not not saying that Obama is a sketchy terrorist, zoinks!" approach, which had been so successful in the past at assuring that some member in the crowd would finally get a chance to stand up and say something incredibly insane and hateful on national... [read full story]                    

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