<p>There have been a lot of posts on CC by people who would criticize Obama, sometimes related to his racial status, and often not. These people would complain vociferously if they were called on being called out on grounds of racism. Sometimes I would agree that an attacker was being racist, but quite often I thought there was too much sensitivity on the part of people claiming racism. </p>
<p>One thing I always thought is that it would never be fair to say that you couldn't criticize Obama or that doing so necessarily implied one is racist. The same would apply to being able to criticize McCain, his POW status, and whether it had any relevance to his qualifications for president, in my mind. </p>
<p>In the face of a non-stop series of surprises and scandals related to the nomination of the heretofore little known (nationally) Gov. Palin, all the McCain campaign can come up with now is to attack the media and suggest that questions about her vetting process aren't valid lines of media inquiry. The biggest claim the campaign is making is that people are sexist. They've trotted out a bunch of high powered female supporters of McCain to make this case.</p>
<p>I would like to see every person on this website who complained that they were unfairly painted with the racist brush regarding Obama now decry this ridiculous tactic by the McCain campaign. They should be ashamed of themselves, those at the campaign.</p>
<p>There is every indication that McCain's team lied to the press when they said that there was a long and intensive vetting process. There were dozens of Republican colleagues and others in Alaska who, if another candidate were in the same position, would have been contacted by the campaign, but who were not contacted by the McCain campaign.</p>
<p>The shabby vetting process -- and the candidate he selected as a result of it -- are fair game for intense media scrutiny in my opinion. And they should receive it. </p>
<p>I would prefer they let situations like that of Bristol Palin go uncommented upon and focus on things that matter like Palin's attempts at firing her estranged brother-in-law who worked for the state or her firing of a police chief in Wassila because he wanted bars to close later, etc. Or her claiming she was against the bridge to nowhere when it turns out she stopped supporting it when it became obvious it was the thing to do politically.</p>
<p>washingtonpost.com</a> - nation, world, technology and Washington area news and headlines</p>
<p>McCain</a> Backers Accuse Media, Dems of Sexism With Palin - America’s Election HQ</p>
<p>Oh, and by the way, someone forgot to tell Meg Whitman, McCain campaign co-chair her talking points.</p>
