Oh, John MCain. For shame, McCain. For shame. Did you really think that Americans were unintelligent rubes? Did you really believe that you could repeat your hateful, twisted, fear-mongering propoganda regarding Senator Obama day after day, night after night, until we, the people, just believed it as truth? Is this why you decided to run for the presidency of the United States of America, so that you could use your position as a public figure, role model to some, and representative to attempt the systematic tearing down of a man's character? This is why you think the majority of Americans should vote for you--because you can drag a man's reputation through the mud better than your opponent can? Because you can fill your adoring supporters' heads with xenophobic ideas, play upon their existing fears of Islam, muslims, and the Middle East in general, and turn them from ardent supporters of your proposals and "conservative ideals" to a fervent Lynch mob? This is why you're running. Your actions, sir, are reprehensible. Your lame and late attempts to "correct" the supporters calling Senator Obama an Arab, and expressing their fears of an Obama Presidency, their fears of Obama himself, at your rallies are pitiful to behold. And for inciting this reaction in people, for dredging these horrid, dark places in the hearts of your supporters and making them fertile grounds for the seeds you've planted, you, Senator McCain, are pitiful.

For you not only taint people's opinions of Senator Obama by inciting these personal character attacks--you taint their opinions of every brown skinned man and woman with aspirations to run for public office at whatever level they choose. You are singlehandedly reversing race relations in this country in a way that overtly racist hate groups have attempted for years. But you should have known better. And that's what makes you so wrong. For shame, McCain. For shame.

How the three major parties plan to use the next 31 days to win the Election

Democrats

As October progresses, the Obama campaign continues its "stand-back-and-let-the-McCain-campaign-strangle-itself" policy by campaigning in Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Michigan releasing television spots using clips from McCain interviews and archival Palin footage that are mistaken as...SNL skits. Which hit youtube and go viral within minutes.

Republicans

The McCain campaign tries to capitalize on their Vice Presidential candidate's extraodinary surge from startled, cluelessness to absolute mediocrity by secreting her away in Dick Cheney's bunker and hermetically sealing her in a crypt until election day. They then release poorly doctored audio of Barack Obama saying things like "Salaam Alaikum" and even more poorly doctored video of Obama wearing a t-shirt with the slogan "I honk for higher taxes" in an effort to shore up their support with the fundamentals of the American economy, namely Mr. and Mrs. Joe Six-pack. Unfortunately for them, the viral Obama campaign ads, mistakenly identified as SNL skits hold the attention of the media, with the exception of FOX, for the duration of the campaign season.


Libertarians

The Barr campaign (I know, right? Who?) makes a crucial decision--they take out an advertisement! That seems to get the ball rolling, as soon after, candidate Barr has a debate with Ralph Nader on a local Ohio cable access channel. Both viewers are split in polling.