Behold, the Republican base appearing for an official McCain/Palin rally:
The above hate has been purposely encouraged through the direct acts of John McCain and his campaign over the last few weeks. Audio of an official McCain robocall continuing their strategy of inciting such hate can be found here. The robo call tries to draw a link between Obama and Ayers. A link that is utter bullshit. Using the same metric one could argue Ronald Reagan was linked to the same terrorist.
We have been in an election season where one side has provoked his base into such a lather that racist shouts and death threats against the opposition are now common place in his rallys. In essence the Republican party is now focused on provoking hatred as a way to rally their base and appeal to moderates. Thankfully the moderates have not yet been reacting positively to this bullshit.