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Monday, October 6, 2008 12:00 AM

John McCain's unprecedentedly ugly speech today

The increasingly petty and ugly attacks on Barack Obama by a desperate, dying movement are a microcosm of the last eight years.

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  • Monday, October 6, 2008 04:02 PM

    gaddhi. (thanks for the 'first aid' salves from others here)

    You mention the black community's fear. In DC, the good oppressed people of color, who surround the White House etc., openly say what you expressed. You admit, it's a pain in the tummy pit.

    Hospitality.

    Mark Twain would maybe say, `curls one's liver. I know you understand. The mere thought.

    Never underestimate. These folk are the epitome of `ugly. I said it post-war. I say it @ UT.

    Immortality.

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