Virginia Republican Party Chair: Obama = Osama

By GottaLaff

The chairman of the Virginia Republican Party, stood on a chair for all to see, including Karen Tumulty of Time. She describes how he continues the screed of the Gramm-pa McCain/IWRC* Palin campaign:

"With so much at stake, and time running short, [Virginia Republican Party Chairman Jeff] Frederick did not feel he had the luxury of subtlety. He climbed atop a folding chair to give 30 campaign volunteers who were about to go canvassing door to door their talking points — for instance, the connection between Barack Obama and Osama bin Laden: "Both have friends that bombed the Pentagon," he said. "That is scary."

Grammps can put on the pretense of tamping down the hate-mongering all he wants, but it's too late. A fuse has been lit. Let's hope there's not an explosion. Here's what happened next:

"And he won't salute the flag," one woman added, repeating another myth about Obama. She was quickly topped by a man who called out, "We don't even know where Senator Obama was really born." Actually, we do; it's Hawaii.

This is why Obama will win Virginia. Voters, for the most part, detest this kind of contemptible, dishonest character assassination (I even hestitate to use that word now). Gramm-pa and IWRC are vile candidates who have lost themselves the election by underestimating America and overestimating what passes for their own so-called judgment.

*"In What Respect, Charlie?"

Via Ben Smith.