McCain stands above rhetoric at his rallies

•If you want to know what type of man John McCain really is then all you have to do is look at a news clip from a recent campaign rally.

McCain was listening to the concerns of a supporter when the Republican nominee declared enough is enough. A woman in attendance was carrying on about how she was afraid of Obama being elected president. Fair enough.

She continued, however, to go right over the edge saying things which were simply not true and declared that Obama was an “Arab.”

At this point, McCain shook his head negatively, took the microphone back and said, “No, ma’am.”

McCain said while he disagrees with the Democratic nominee on issues, Obama is a good man. McCain deserves credit for drawing a line and stopping the woman from continuing when she was telling an outright falsehood. He could have stood there and smiled and allowed her to continue.

However, McCain is honest. He is, as I have said in this space, a hero. He doesn’t have to drop to that level, even if some of the people who are going to vote for him do. It’s obvious this woman has been brainwashed by too much conservative talk radio and/or FOX News.

This incident only scratches the surface, however. At other McCain rallies in recent days, extremist supporters have been recorded yelling about Obama phrases like “KILL HIM!” and “TRAITOR” and “OFF WITH HIS HEAD!”

Amazing, truly amazing and disturbing.

•Most political observers agreed the second presidential debate recently was not even worth watching. Even the ultra conservative leaning Drudge Report website headline screamed: “BORING” the following day.

One has to wonder what voters’ reaction would be if other candidates were allowed to participate Libertarian candidate Bob Barr continues to be excluded along with independent candidate Ralph Nader and Constitution Party nominee Chuck Baldwin. Green Party candidate Cynthia McKinney has also been denied access to the debates.

Until voters demand more, however, we will continue to receive more of the same. I guess if you are having trouble sleeping at night the current debate format is a great way to fade away, no prescription needed.

•On the home front, Democratic candidate Jim Martin is making a strong run against Republican Saxby Chambliss in the race for U.S. Senate.

On paper, it’s easy to see why Martin is doing well. The economy is in the tank, for several weeks drivers had trouble finding gas to put in their cars and our state’s Republican governor bailed out of the country.

Martin is a decorated Vietnam Veteran while Chambliss did not serve in the military. Chambliss has done nothing but been a rubber stamp for the failed policies of President Bush.

The race is there for the taking. All of this is on paper, however. Martin still has one major handicap to overcome. He has the initial “D” by his name on the ballot, as in Democrat.

You see, a majority of Georgia voters have been brainwashed into thinking they can’t vote for one. What a shame.