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Thursday, September 4, 2008 12:00 AM

The GOP's cheerful viciousness

Yet again, the GOP launches brutal personality and cultural attacks on the Democratic candidate. Yet again, Democrats seem determined to allow it to do so.

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  • Thursday, September 4, 2008 01:02 PM

    Message to Obama & Biden

    Here's an e-mail I've just sent to Obama's website. I'm under no illusions that he will ever get to read it, or that if, by some fluke, he does read it, it will have any effect on him. But hey, if enough of us send a similar message to him in the next few days, who knows? At least we tried.

    Here is the link: http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/contact/

    NEGATIVE CAMPAIGNING HAS BEEN SHOWN TO BE EFFECTIVE---THE ONLY REASON THAT BUSH GOT ELECTED! DON'T LET THE SLANDERS, LIES AND ATTACKS GO UNANSWERED---AND DON'T BE SHY ABOUT MAKING ATTACKS YOURSELVES. LEARN FROM GORE'S AND KERRY'S MISTAKES! THE MORE "GENTLEMANLY" YOU ARE TOWARDS PALIN & MCCAIN, THE MORE YOU ARE HURTING YOURSELVES (AND THE REST OF US!)

    ALSO KEEP IN MIND THAT FEAR IS MORE POWERFUL THAN HOPE, AS DOCUMENTED IN NUMEROUS CLINICAL STUDIES. WHEN THE REPUBLICANS TELL AMERICANS TO FEAR ALL THE TAX INCREASES THE DEMOCRATS WILL IMPOSE ON THEM, AND HOW THEY (THE DEMS) WON'T KEEP US SAFE AGAINST THE BAD GUYS, AND ALL YOU ANSWER WITH IS A MESSAGE OF "CHANGE", AND ALL THE GOOD THINGS YOU WILL DO FOR THE COUNTRY, THEIR RATINGS GO UP IN THE POLLS, WHILE YOURS GO DOWN.

    MUCH AS IT MAY GO AGAINST YOUR GRAIN, YOU MUST FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE IN 21ST CENTURY AMERICAN POLITICS. IF NOT, YOU CAN KISS YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING GOODBYE.

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