gridlore | They've descended to actually taking candy from children.

Mich. woman: Supporting Obama? No treats for you

A suburban Detroit woman has decided to scare up the vote among neighborhood children by just offering treats to John McCain supporters.

Shirley Nagel of Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich., handed out candy Friday only to those who shared her support for the Republican presidential candidate and his running mate Sarah Palin. Others were turned away empty-handed.

TV station WJBK says a sign outside Nagel's house warned: "No handouts for Obama supporters, liars, tricksters or kids of supporters."

Nagel calls Democrat Barack Obama "scary." When asked about children who were turned away empty-handed and crying, she said: "Oh well. Everybody has a choice."

Fax and phone messages left at numbers for Nagel were not returned.

What a fucking bitch! I really hope the publicity this is starting to get snowballs on her and really ruins her life. Taking out political revenge on kids out for candy? I think the local Obama supporters should have a victory party on her lawn Tuesday night.

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I didn't specify racism, though I'm sure it exists. It's a very simple way--in this case--to identify a difference.

From the Democratic side, you've got a more "philosophical" level of argument about conservatism and religion, and about money choices. Instead of race, you get jabs on other sets of identifying and strongly held beliefs.

Both sides run as dirty as they feel will work with a tolerable cost.

*shrug*

It's not the tactics, it's the patterns in the system that makes it "us vs. them".

They've descended to actually taking candy from children.

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