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"Great American Hypocrites": The paperback

The GOP has only one tactic it uses to win elections -- tribal warfare combined with character smears -- and one sees that this year as vividly as ever.
Glenn Greenwald

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  • Monday, October 13, 2008 11:23 AM

    Embrace the the Alaskan spirit of self-sufficiency

    To fully appreciate the values of McCain and Palin, don't you see? We love God, guns, maybe gays and our children. However we must battle the unspoiled wilderness with snowmobiles, autoweapons and helicopters to tame the mother wolves and puppies. Our morals are Protestant originated and allow massive disconnect on subjects of WWJD. Lying in campaigns is always justified if God has chosen you to run.

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