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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.
By Rebecca Traister

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  • Saturday, November 1, 2008 06:28 PM

    I'd love to hear them eat their own words. Poor, ignorant Americans. If Obama does even half of what he wants to do, those people are going to be very, very confused.

    they will never change. There has always been a crowd like this and there always will be. Now it is the gay/abortionist (and black) menace, 50 years ago it was the commie (and black) menace, before that it was the Catholic (and black) menace. The only thing that varies is whether they are in control and able to impede progress or whether the sane parts of the society are exerting influence.

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