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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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  • Tuesday, October 7, 2008 05:11 AM

    Right on the money regarding Munich beer hall speeches

    The scary thing is, if the mainstream media don't start to slam this for the hate mongering that it is, Obama could come under assault in a more nefarious manner still. And not from Palin or McCain. I shudder to think it.

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