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Friday, February 16, 2007 12:00 AM

Why I had to quit the John Edwards campaign

During my brief tenure as blogmaster for a Democratic presidential contender, I experienced the right-wing smear machine firsthand

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  • Thursday, February 15, 2007 08:51 PM

    Her own words are fair game...

    ...and the fact that Donohue is a slavering mouth-breather doesn't change that. "Selecting a target and making a fuss" is not a tactic peculiar to the right-wing noise machine -- that's a willfully ignorant point to make. The writer's Duke lacrosse statements are exactly, precisely, "selecting a target and making a fuss".

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