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I don't know roachboy. I have acquaintances and even a few members of my family who are not so different from the people in that video. There must be something in the human makeup that causes some to become very insecure and therefore closed minded. It is not enough to evaluate each candidate's policies and prefer one over the other but the other guy must also be vilified. It is not enough to believe that one is going to heaven because they are Christian but everyone else must also be anti-God and therefore going to hell. It is easy to convince them that someone of a different race with an alien sounding name could be anti-American or even the anti-Christ.
There is an inclination to view things as black or white with little gray and viewpoints get driven to the extreme. There are those on the left with similar polarized views but the religious right probably outnumbers them by a large margin. I believe Palin was brought on board to attract fundamentalists since McCain was not so strong with them but also to attract the mad Hillary voters and give them another reason to vote against Obama who they believe stole the nomination.
I don't think the Republicans have much more of a strategy in fanning the flames other than to win the election. I imagine many are embarressed by these voters racism and hate but a vote is a vote. If the McCain campaign doesn't do more to tone down the hate then history may look back on this election and compare it to the hate and fear of the McCarthy era.
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