Inciting Hatred as a Campaign Tactic

Rep. John Lewis's take on it:

As one who was a victim of violence and hate during the height of the Civil Rights Movement, I am deeply disturbed by the negative tone of the McCain-Palin campaign. What I am seeing reminds me too much of another destructive period in American history. Sen. McCain and Gov. Palin are sowing the seeds of hatred and division, and there is no need for this hostility in our political discourse.

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Note that John McCain referred to John Lewis as one of the three wisest people that he knew.