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Monday, October 6, 2008 12:00 AM

"I find her offensive"

John McCain was making a bid for South Florida's Jewish voters, a crucial demographic in a purple state. But then he chose Sarah Palin as a running mate.
By Tristram Korten

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  • Monday, October 6, 2008 03:18 PM

    Based on Mr. Korten's body of work

    I have to guess that Salon contracted this piece specifically with a numbered list of hit points to cover. There's not much of anything in Mr. Korten's otherwise good work about the Caribbean and diving that leads me to believe he had anything to do with the outline, goal or intents of this piece. In other words, when you hire a hired gun you get to tell him who to shoot at.

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