Racism is un-American.

I am a white male who lives in exurban Ohio.  Watching both McKKKain w/ Chris Wallace and the Powell endorsement on NBC, it became clear that white Obama surrogates and supporters need to step it up in calling out the racist politics of the Republican machine.  By limiting the criticism to African-Americans such as Lewis and Powell, McCain is able to rile up his racist base even more.  We need the Webbs and Murthas and the rest of us leading the charge.  The best thing that Powell said was "So What?" about the Muslim charges.  On Fox, McKKKain straightfacedly endorsed his robocall smear that ACORN is a terrorist plot hatched by Obama and Ayers to steal the election and destroy America.  Every American, regardless of where you stand on things like tax policy, health care, or how long we should keep troops in Iraq, should be actively and aggressively condemning this.  The George Wallace analogy is entirely an appropriate one at this point.  ACORN offices have received racist threats, and it's only a matter of time until one of McKKain's unhinged supporters hurts someone.  Shows like Letterman and SNL should not be giving cover to McKKKain or Palin while they are whipping up a racist frenzy at their rallies.  At this point, a vote for McKKKain is a vote for racism; a McKKKain victory will be viewed by politicians who exploit racism as a validation of their strategy.