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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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  • Tuesday, October 7, 2008 01:47 AM

    An alternative

    Yes, McCain's entire demeanor is ugly and very, very wrong.

    Obama supported the bailout and wants to continue war spending in Afghanistan, two of the most ugly and very, very wrong seminal positions in, of, and about America.

    Vote Independent.
    — normbreyfogle

    Or, you could just shoot yourself. It will have precisely the same effect on national politics. In fact, it might even have more if you leave a really nasty note blaming both major political parties for your untimely demise.

    [Disclaimer for the FBI and NSA: This message is meant as sarcasm and is not intended, explicitly or implicitly, to exhort any individual to commit any act of violence or to violate any federal, state, or local law.]

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