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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.
Glenn Greenwald

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  • Thursday, September 4, 2008 09:17 AM

    Down & Dirty Does It

    As you said, the Repubs can't win on issues, they always go for the body blows. And their efforts to intimidate the media works. Can you imagine how the Keating Five, Cindy McCain's theft of drugs and McCain's age would play if they were Democrats? Already, the Repubs have taken us back to Obama at age 8 and his casual acquaintance with a onetime SDS member. Dems are fair game; Repubs are not. I wish just once when the Dems praise McCain's imprisonment (enough already!!)they would add "40 years ago in Vietnam." What has he done since then, one might ask?

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