Utah AG ridicules Africa, Indonesia on McCain's behalf

"Democrats tend to run a little bit more on emotion than on intellect," some Nevada state senator muttered at the Clark County War Party convention Saturday (RJ).

Perhaps no statement could have made for a more fitting introduction of the person sent to speak to the convention on behalf of the War Party's default presidential nominee. Demonstrating precisely that manner of towering intellect that best exemplifies his party, Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff...

...repeatedly ridiculed the opposition for their personal characteristics. "Barack or Hillary -- my apologies to the Baracks or Hillarys in the audience, but even their names sound liberal," he said.

Referring to a Clinton ad that asks who is best suited to rise to a late-night crisis, Shurtleff said, "When Hillary gets the call at 3 a.m., the call is, 'Do you know where your husband is?'" And he pointedly referred to "Obama's fathers -- one was African, one was Indonesian."

Curiously, Shurtleff refrained from making any mention of his own father, who was apparently a narrow-minded bigot willing and even eager to not-so-subtly exploit the irrational racism and paranoia that underlies some of the ugliest aspects of the most ignorantly vulgar among us for personal and even political gain, and a man who took pains to assure that his son grew up harboring a similarly barren, destructive and terrified view of the world and the vast majority of the people in it.

Comments

[Michael Green]

The big question is, how many times will John "I Would Whore Out My Wife If It Made Me President or Just Gets Me Votes" McCain say, "Oh, I had nothing to do with those comments," all the while snickering because he has everything to do with them and hides behind other people's skirts. How sad that someone who was truly heroic and a POW left his guts overseas--but not his wide-ranging lower extremities.

[CJ]

Mr. Gleaner is right! Look closely into those eyes. That fuckin Utah pol has a dark soul, cause you can see the devil peekin right out those eyes. See em?

Very scary fella...and very ordinary Utah GOPER to boot.

[texexnv@gmail.com]

Looks like that's what the RNC is going to go with. It's sure to swing to center over to Obama and cement the fate of the Grand Old Knuckledragger Party. Back to hoods and crossburning for them one more time...

[KidFromVegas]

Utah Republicans... the contemporary rednecks of the West, that what you get for swapping wives on the compound and intermarrying with cousins. Orrin Hatch, now that was a presidential campaign!

[Tin Cup]

Well, let's talk about Mark!

1. "Attorney General Shurtleff attended Brighton High School (Cottonwood Heights, Utah), Brigham Young University, University of Utah College of Law, and University of San Diego School of Law." Hint: Mark is very LDS!

2. "Immigration: Shurtleff is an advocate of amnesty for people living illegally in the US[1]. He is a supporter of John McCain's presidential campaign[2], citing McCain's support for amnesty as a major factor. Shurtleff opposed the amendment making English Utah's official language[3], has opposed efforts to deny driver's licenses to illegal immigrants and to assist the federal government in enforcing immigration laws [4], and supports Utah's policy of giving in-state tuition to illegal aliens[5]. In November 2006, Shurtleff was given Mexico's Aguila Azteca award, for "for foreigners who serve Mexico or humanity" for his support for illegal immigrants." WTF?!?!?!?!?!?!?

3. "“Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff's deliberate efforts to defame me on behalf of Overstock.com and its CEO Patrick Byrne have placed a dark cloud on his ethics and integrity as the chief legal officer of the state of Utah…. A legitimate question can be raised as to whether the Chief Legal Officer of the state of Utah by publicly taking the side of Overstock.com after taking their campaign contributions has become a facilitator of the company and has involved himself in the commission of a securities fraud.” (the sidetrackblogspot)...oh, never mind, he seems to be another political hack!

[Kickboxermomma]

Touche Gleaner.

[CoyoteMan]

And with this sub-human's words you hear the entire McCain campaign in a nutshell!
Racism, sexism, fearmongering and every other disdainful -ism you can think of!

Right out of the Rove Playbook. McCain doesn't his well paid Drones attack and he denies.

As I predicted, the dirtiest, filthiest presidential campaign to date!

In the meantime, Democrats are bickering among themselves over every word uttered by the Clinton or Obama camps.

See what I mean about the Democrats waking up on November 5th a very minority party?

[That Anonymous Guy]

Once again, a most helpful reminder that, no matter how nasty or bloody the internecine primary battle may get, what awaits in the other camp is far, far worse.

Bob Beers gloated in the R-J that half of the supporters of the losing camp will either stay at home or, worse, vote for McCain. If that does happen, we deserve everything we get.

Eyes on the prize... once this fight's over, we'd better be prepared to shake hands, unite under the nominee's flag, and take it to these bastards in November. Half-assed just ain't going to get it done in November.

[Pokey]

Bob Beers gloated?....the guy said (again) that members of the Democratic Party are stupid. Ah, Beers and the war party, "you're either with us or against us"; "us versus them". Bob Beers should focus his rage against elected members of his Party that think Al Queda will dance in the street if Americans elect a guy with an Arabic middle name. The Republic Party is repleat with members that have a simplistic and juvenile outlook on the world....going to be great when they have their asses handed to them in November.

Beers, and ethics complaint away from being relevant.

[Bob Beers]

Now Pokey, I didn't say Democrat registrants are stupid. Though your astoundingly far-ranging interpretation of what I did say doesn't speak well of your call-response reflex.

I have not said before, by the way, that Democrat registrants are stupid. I have probably said that fascists seem impaired to me, but not all Democrat registrants are fascist.

Hey Senator Beers, its DEMOCRATIC, not DEMOCRAT. Show a little respect.

[kickboxermomma]

"Democrats tend to run a little bit more on emotion than on intellect, and that means they have a very hard time forgiving the other side of a primary"
Senator Beers is this code for Republicans are sheep? I know that what has been transpiring nationwide must be chilling to the Republican leadership.

Ron Paul's name evokes more enthusiam among Nevada Republicans than Mr. Conservative Lite Senator McCain the party's nominee. There is a groundswell of get the republican rascals out that 2008 will have worse results for the Republican party than 2006. Mr. Bomb Bomb Iran is old in thought and deed. His policies are a continuation of Bush's abysmal failed policies. The "I didn't vote for McCain but I support him as our candidate" was such a lukewarm response that it was laughable to read it.

Your numbers are stuck in dynamic status quoism-going no where fast. Must be a little scary looking at the prospect of a Democratic Nevada with a sizeable Democratic voter registration lead, and majorities in the assembly and the Senate. I relish campaigning against your fellow Republicans as do thousands of other Democrats who became involved as a result of the caucus process. The organizing network to go neighbor to neighbor and door to door is in place. Now I know my Democratic neighbors in my precinct and we will knock your party on its keester come November.

[KidFromVegas]

Well Bobby Boy self-serving Republican State Senators seem impaired to me… Senator Warren Hardy (R-Builders) faces ethics violations for votes he cast to benefit the builders and himself as President of the Associated Builders and Contractors.