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All of this hockey mom, sports stars (who are Washington insiders), the disparaging of the opposition, and more, just demonstrates what the Republicans have been doing for years; turning this into an "us or them" sports contest, where you aren't looking for who might be able to address the serious issues that our country and the world are facing, but rather looking at "how do I beat the other team, who are inhuman scum because they ARE the other team? GO RED TEAM!!!"
I'd like to see Obama stand up and say that he's in this to support and defend the Constitution, as the oath of office requires; an area that he is an expert in as a Constitutional scholar, and then point to the ways that the current administration (and possible McCain administration) has eroded this.
As for the allegation that Obama would like to have the terrorists to have their rights read to them, he should stand up and say "Yes, I would. These rights are enshrined in the Constitution, they are the law of the land, and I intend to follow them, rather than cutting corners due to expediency and fearmongering. As an example to the rest of the world, we can do no less, or we become them."
