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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.
Glenn Greenwald

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  • Monday, October 6, 2008 06:33 PM

    various thoughts

    gpjones - You're welcome. Mme Cocktailhag has to be one of my favorite commenters on the web. And, is the one most likely to wring an unanticipated out loud laugh out of me. All the more delicious, because it comes as a surprise.

    kitt - This:

    http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/28/in-tennessee-eliminationism-is-no-longer-just-a-joke/

    coupled with Glenn's 5th update is the reason I don't warn off folks who muse like gandhi did here:

    http://letters.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/10/06/microcosm/permalink/50a0e13db5365089b69905b0c9ee53ac.html

    There are any number of Timothy McVeigh types out there who really don't need much more than a nudge and a bit of luck. It's a fear I harbor whether I say it out loud, or not.

    "Boooo!" the crowd repeated.
    "Kill him!" proposed one man in the audience.

    Uh-huh. I am mindful that Alma Powell didn't want Colin Powell running for elected office. Michelle Obama has guts.

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