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Saturday, November 1, 2008 12:00 AM

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 02:40 PM

    Bitterly clinging to guns and religion

    That would be some central Pennsylvanians. I've been there, and Obama correctly described some of them, yet was criticized for speaking the truth. Congressman Murtha said western Pennsylvania was racist, and he was right, too, and yet was likewise criticized. However, there are many Pennsylvanians who are intelligent enough to see McCain-Palin for the fear mongerers they are and the Obama-Biden ticket for the reasonable and intelligent duo they are, too. There are many Keystoners who aren't racist. And of course, many will vote in their self-interest for the team whose tax plan will benefit them more. One of the men quoted is correct: sometimes God lets people stumble and fall. He certainly did so in 2000 and 2004.

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