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Wednesday, August 20, 2008 12:00 AM

Debunking anti-Obama e-mails

Error-filled chain e-mails designed to scare voters away from Barack Obama are circulating widely on the Internet. Salon deconstructs a pair, one smearing the candidate, the other his wife.
By Mike Madden

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  • Wednesday, August 20, 2008 07:12 AM

    No I don't think they are wrong

    They are advertising, they are agitprop. They are the staple of all elections. Stop being childish for God's sake or whatever molten deity you bow to.

    I know, let's put a banner on the bottom of all TV ads that show a candidate shaking hands. And the banner must read "Professional Politician, closed course, do not attempt"

    —James T. Kirk Read James T. Kirk's other letters

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