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...the McCain/Palin ticket uses fear of any real change to further its case with the public. Ironically, the people they scare the most are those who advocate an open-minded, reasoned approach to the business of running a country in the 21st century. It's not just his Halloween smile or her blithe ignorance. Those, while admittedly disconcerting, are surface matters. Behind those, we glimpse a willingness to court the forces of hatred and a disdain for compromise or respect toward any other viewpoint. This bit of Palin's past history exemplifies the truly frightening narrowness with which she approaches public life--and should tell us something about a candidate who would expose a country in dire need of cooperation to such a person.
