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A scary Halloween with Sarah Palin

In central Pennsylvania, the Republican base is afraid of Obama, and lost in fever dreams of a neo-Soviet nightmare. But it's all in God's hands.

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  • Saturday, November 1, 2008 09:14 AM

    3catz

    Yeah, true, things and people are more complicated than black-and-white. BUT...people who are really nice, love their children, etc., can be total shits about other things. Lynch mobs weren't totally composed of psychopaths - they were complicated people who were mostly nice (I guess), but had the occasional, ah, bad day. When THEY're demonizing us, it's hard to be tolerant and inclusive. (That's what great leaders do...) (And what I hope and pray Obama can do as prez...)

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