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McCain: Western Pa. "most God-loving, most patriotic part of America"

Palin apologized for similar remarks, but the GOP ticket now has a long record of denigrating areas of the country that don't support it.
Alex Koppelman

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  • Wednesday, October 22, 2008 08:32 AM

    I thought the Bible Belt was

    I live there and the people here seem to believe that.

    —The Beagle of Doom Read The Beagle of Doom's other letters

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