In a previous post, I quoted a Kos commenter who identified "the Republican-religious right and their drive to make ugly, racist values part of the mainstream again."

The latest example of that drive is a John McCain campaign advertisement from last week, where the typography panders to the racist-right by spelling out its fear of Barack Obama: "BLACKS."

Earlier in the campaign, John McCain released an ad that some commentators thought purposely juxtaposed the word "HANG" above Barack Obama's head. The Court of Public Opinion, however, seemed to give McCain the benefit of the doubt and judged the accusation as being too far-fetched to be true. You can read about the incident at The Raw Story (John Byrne [28-Aug-08], McCain ad questioned as word 'HANG' appears over image of Barack Obama). I always thought the juxtaposition was deliberate, like the typography in McCain's current ad.