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	<title>Comments on: McCain Adviser Tells CNN: McCain Refuses To Talk About Bush’s Iraq Policy Because It’s ‘A Political Death Knell’</title>
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		<title>By: MapleStreet</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/10/cnn-mcbush-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5220650</link>
		<dc:creator>MapleStreet</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:07:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>POLICY ?  MCCAIN WOULD BE A FOOL TO TALK ABOUT POLICY !

A recent poll was taken where those who cared about issues were more likely to vote Obama and those who voted on personality would vote McCain.

So we went from a frat boy who barely made it through school to a guy who graduated almost last in his class in the military academy (even though his father was high up in the military and they supposedly always held scintillating conversations over the dinner table).

So may I nominate the sure winner for the next election is John Belushi for President ?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>POLICY ?  MCCAIN WOULD BE A FOOL TO TALK ABOUT POLICY !</p>
<p>A recent poll was taken where those who cared about issues were more likely to vote Obama and those who voted on personality would vote McCain.</p>
<p>So we went from a frat boy who barely made it through school to a guy who graduated almost last in his class in the military academy (even though his father was high up in the military and they supposedly always held scintillating conversations over the dinner table).</p>
<p>So may I nominate the sure winner for the next election is John Belushi for President ?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5220650', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Marie</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/10/cnn-mcbush-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5219448</link>
		<dc:creator>Marie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:05:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Senator Barack Obama accused his Republican rivals on Wednesday of stirring “phony outrage” over a colloquial comment he made one day earlier about putting “lipstick on a pig,” which he said was a clear reference to Senator John McCain’s policies not a derogatory slur against his running-mate.

“Enough!” Mr. Obama said, interrupting a speech on education to address the latest controversy in the heated presidential campaign. “I don’t care what they say about me, but I love this country too much to let them take over another election with lies and phony outrage and swift boat politics. Enough is enough.”</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Senator Barack Obama accused his Republican rivals on Wednesday of stirring “phony outrage” over a colloquial comment he made one day earlier about putting “lipstick on a pig,” which he said was a clear reference to Senator John McCain’s policies not a derogatory slur against his running-mate.</p>
<p>“Enough!” Mr. Obama said, interrupting a speech on education to address the latest controversy in the heated presidential campaign. “I don’t care what they say about me, but I love this country too much to let them take over another election with lies and phony outrage and swift boat politics. Enough is enough.”<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5219448', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: hussein toasterhead</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/10/cnn-mcbush-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5219406</link>
		<dc:creator>hussein toasterhead</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:55:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;misshusseinmolly Says: 

And since that’s basically Bush’s relationship to Cheney, what does that REALLY make McCain?

September 10th, 2008 at 11:06 am&lt;/i&gt;
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Thurston Howell?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>misshusseinmolly Says: </p>
<p>And since that’s basically Bush’s relationship to Cheney, what does that REALLY make McCain?</p>
<p>September 10th, 2008 at 11:06 am</i><br />
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<p>Thurston Howell?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5219406', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: hussein toasterhead</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/10/cnn-mcbush-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5219400</link>
		<dc:creator>hussein toasterhead</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:54:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;Leftside Annie Says: 

We need to wrench this campaign back to the issues and away from that lip-glossed nutjob. 
And we need to do it NOW.

September 10th, 2008 at 11:45 am&lt;/i&gt;
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&quot;Back&quot; to the issues?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>Leftside Annie Says: </p>
<p>We need to wrench this campaign back to the issues and away from that lip-glossed nutjob.<br />
And we need to do it NOW.</p>
<p>September 10th, 2008 at 11:45 am</i><br />
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<p>&#8220;Back&#8221; to the issues?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5219400', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Uncle Ho</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/10/cnn-mcbush-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5219390</link>
		<dc:creator>Uncle Ho</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:45:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Klem; linkee no workee.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Klem; linkee no workee.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5219390', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Leftside Annie</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/10/cnn-mcbush-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5219388</link>
		<dc:creator>Leftside Annie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:45:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>We need to wrench this campaign back to the issues and away from that lip-glossed nutjob. 

And we need to do it NOW.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We need to wrench this campaign back to the issues and away from that lip-glossed nutjob. </p>
<p>And we need to do it NOW.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5219388', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: DieNowForPeace</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/10/cnn-mcbush-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5219386</link>
		<dc:creator>DieNowForPeace</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:42:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Look beyond your hedgerow:

If it&#039;s a political death knell, and it&#039;s been adhered to lockstep, imagine what&#039;s it&#039;s doing TO OUR COUNTRY...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Look beyond your hedgerow:</p>
<p>If it&#8217;s a political death knell, and it&#8217;s been adhered to lockstep, imagine what&#8217;s it&#8217;s doing TO OUR COUNTRY&#8230;<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5219386', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: gummitch</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/10/cnn-mcbush-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5219380</link>
		<dc:creator>gummitch</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:40:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;misshusseinmolly Says:

I don’t expect McCain to talk about Iraq policy — or ANY policy — any more than he absolutely has to. He knows that his only hope is to run as “notObama”, and he’s going to attack Obama for all it’s worth, lying as much as necessary, and hoping that Americans are dumb enough to get suckered in again.&lt;/em&gt;

Indeed. They should just run with the motto: &quot;We&#039;re regular white people, just like you!&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>misshusseinmolly Says:</p>
<p>I don’t expect McCain to talk about Iraq policy — or ANY policy — any more than he absolutely has to. He knows that his only hope is to run as “notObama”, and he’s going to attack Obama for all it’s worth, lying as much as necessary, and hoping that Americans are dumb enough to get suckered in again.</em></p>
<p>Indeed. They should just run with the motto: &#8220;We&#8217;re regular white people, just like you!&#8221;<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5219380', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: celtic cynic</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/10/cnn-mcbush-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5219354</link>
		<dc:creator>celtic cynic</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:27:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>...&quot;The Washington Post notes that McCain offers new rhetoric of change “with little explanation of what that change would be or how that change would take effect.”...


The only change McCain and Palin want is to change the subject.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8230;&#8221;The Washington Post notes that McCain offers new rhetoric of change “with little explanation of what that change would be or how that change would take effect.”&#8230;</p>
<p>The only change McCain and Palin want is to change the subject.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5219354', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Doc Rock</title>
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		<dc:creator>Doc Rock</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:26:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>How cowardly.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How cowardly.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5219356', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: theswan</title>
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		<dc:creator>theswan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:22:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The bush war is the mccain war.  Just swing it around your neck, john and we will all watch you choke to death.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The bush war is the mccain war.  Just swing it around your neck, john and we will all watch you choke to death.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5219350', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Klem Kiddilehopper</title>
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		<dc:creator>Klem Kiddilehopper</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:14:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Is this the course McCain is talking about?
http://img190.imageshack.us/image190/4562/stc2eg8fz4.jpg</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Is this the course McCain is talking about?<br />
<a href="http://img190.imageshack.us/image190/4562/stc2eg8fz4.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://img190.imageshack.us/image190/4562/stc2eg8fz4.jpg</a><a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5219324', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: misshusseinmolly</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/10/cnn-mcbush-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5219318</link>
		<dc:creator>misshusseinmolly</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:12:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I don&#039;t expect McCain to talk about Iraq policy -- or ANY policy -- any more than he absolutely has to.  He knows that his only hope is to run as &quot;notObama&quot;, and he&#039;s going to attack Obama for all it&#039;s worth, lying as much as necessary, and hoping that Americans are dumb enough to get suckered in again.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t expect McCain to talk about Iraq policy &#8212; or ANY policy &#8212; any more than he absolutely has to.  He knows that his only hope is to run as &#8220;notObama&#8221;, and he&#8217;s going to attack Obama for all it&#8217;s worth, lying as much as necessary, and hoping that Americans are dumb enough to get suckered in again.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5219318', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: stateofthedivision</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/10/cnn-mcbush-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5219314</link>
		<dc:creator>stateofthedivision</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Don&#039;t worry, McCon is taking on Bush.  He now has him in a &lt;a href=&quot;http://arisfreedomswitch.blogspot.com/2008/09/mccain-has-bush-on-rope-dope.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;rope-a-dope&lt;/a&gt;.  Soon, he&#039;ll have recoved his energy and come out swinging against &lt;a href=&quot;http://stateofthedivision.blogspot.com/2008/09/fight-with-mcconpullin-against-your.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;your interests&lt;/a&gt;.

Fight with me...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Don&#8217;t worry, McCon is taking on Bush.  He now has him in a <a href="http://arisfreedomswitch.blogspot.com/2008/09/mccain-has-bush-on-rope-dope.html" rel="nofollow">rope-a-dope</a>.  Soon, he&#8217;ll have recoved his energy and come out swinging against <a href="http://stateofthedivision.blogspot.com/2008/09/fight-with-mcconpullin-against-your.html" rel="nofollow">your interests</a>.</p>
<p>Fight with me&#8230;<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5219314', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: misshusseinmolly</title>
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		<dc:creator>misshusseinmolly</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Fan of Man Says
September 10th, 2008 at 10:32 am 

McCain is to Bush as Gilligan is to the skipper.
___________________________________________________________

And since that&#039;s basically Bush&#039;s relationship to Cheney, what does that REALLY make McCain?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fan of Man Says<br />
September 10th, 2008 at 10:32 am </p>
<p>McCain is to Bush as Gilligan is to the skipper.<br />
___________________________________________________________</p>
<p>And since that&#8217;s basically Bush&#8217;s relationship to Cheney, what does that REALLY make McCain?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5219310', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: DieNowForPeace</title>
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		<dc:creator>DieNowForPeace</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:57:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Typical Repukes, nothing but politicization of the war.

NEWSFLASH to them: focus more attention on the American public, less on your political aspirations, fcukwits.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Typical Repukes, nothing but politicization of the war.</p>
<p>NEWSFLASH to them: focus more attention on the American public, less on your political aspirations, fcukwits.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5219302', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: VerbalKint</title>
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		<dc:creator>VerbalKint</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:55:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Republicans run from the record not just because it is a record of abject failure, but because they are abject cowards at heart.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Republicans run from the record not just because it is a record of abject failure, but because they are abject cowards at heart.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5219292', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: unbelievable</title>
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		<dc:creator>unbelievable</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:55:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Virtually every American atheist blogger I know has been writing about Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, McSame&#039;s VP selection. Heck, a Christian blogger even compiled many atheist reactions to Palin! Initially, it appeared that she was grossly unqualified for the job and that her selection was insulting to women. As more details emerged about Palin, it became clear that she was far worse than unqualified. If you are an atheist, agnostic, secular humanist, freethinker, or other member of the reality-based community eligible to vote in the U.S. election, you owe it to yourself and your country to vote against the McSame/Palin ticket. Even if you like McSame for some inexplicable reason, he age and health make Palin&#039;s proximity to the presidency an unacceptable risk.

Other than voting against her, what else can you do? First, if Sarah Palin does not speak for you, join me in signing this letter from People for the American Way saying so. Next, keep blogging about her and what she would mean for America. Much has been made about how Palin will help rally the Christian extremist base around McSame. Well, Palin can do that for us too - she has already convinced me that this election is far more important than I previously realized.

https://secure.pfaw.org/site/SPageServer?pagename=action_palin

&lt;blockquote&gt;To Whom It May Concern:

During her speech in St. Paul on Wednesday night, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin purported to speak for women, small town residents, and everyone who isn’t a member of the “Washington elite.” 

Sarah Palin is an intelligent, well spoken woman, but it must be made clear:

We don’t want a country in which women who are raped are refused the right to choose abortion.

We don’t want a country in which religious dogma is taught in public school science class.

We don’t want a country where gay and lesbian citizens are discriminated against.

We don’t want a country where books are banned from public libraries.

America is strongest when we are united, not divided. When our Constitutional liberties are respected. When our politicians rely on ideas and opinions instead of distortions and attacks. The challenges we face are too big to be reduced to name-calling.

Sarah Palin doesn’t speak for us. 

Sincerely,&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Virtually every American atheist blogger I know has been writing about Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, McSame&#8217;s VP selection. Heck, a Christian blogger even compiled many atheist reactions to Palin! Initially, it appeared that she was grossly unqualified for the job and that her selection was insulting to women. As more details emerged about Palin, it became clear that she was far worse than unqualified. If you are an atheist, agnostic, secular humanist, freethinker, or other member of the reality-based community eligible to vote in the U.S. election, you owe it to yourself and your country to vote against the McSame/Palin ticket. Even if you like McSame for some inexplicable reason, he age and health make Palin&#8217;s proximity to the presidency an unacceptable risk.</p>
<p>Other than voting against her, what else can you do? First, if Sarah Palin does not speak for you, join me in signing this letter from People for the American Way saying so. Next, keep blogging about her and what she would mean for America. Much has been made about how Palin will help rally the Christian extremist base around McSame. Well, Palin can do that for us too &#8211; she has already convinced me that this election is far more important than I previously realized.</p>
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<blockquote><p>To Whom It May Concern:</p>
<p>During her speech in St. Paul on Wednesday night, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin purported to speak for women, small town residents, and everyone who isn’t a member of the “Washington elite.” </p>
<p>Sarah Palin is an intelligent, well spoken woman, but it must be made clear:</p>
<p>We don’t want a country in which women who are raped are refused the right to choose abortion.</p>
<p>We don’t want a country in which religious dogma is taught in public school science class.</p>
<p>We don’t want a country where gay and lesbian citizens are discriminated against.</p>
<p>We don’t want a country where books are banned from public libraries.</p>
<p>America is strongest when we are united, not divided. When our Constitutional liberties are respected. When our politicians rely on ideas and opinions instead of distortions and attacks. The challenges we face are too big to be reduced to name-calling.</p>
<p>Sarah Palin doesn’t speak for us. </p>
<p>Sincerely,</p></blockquote>
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		<title>By: tom</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/10/cnn-mcbush-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5219284</link>
		<dc:creator>tom</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The difference in how FoxSnooze and CNN are covering Obama today.  FoxSnooze airs three minutes of his comments about the phony outrage over the &quot;lipstick on a pig&quot; baloney; then they cut to a bunch of their idiot talking heads about whether he put the issue to rest (of course, by doing so, they are keeping the matter alive so their fair-haired boy McNumbNuts doesn&#039;t have to talk about issues).

CNN, on the other hand, is still airing Obama&#039;s comments as he is presenting his policies and plans.

I am left to conclude that FoxSnooze is the primary culprit in the media that is aiding and abetting the whiny, dishonest, intellectually-bankrupt McNumbNuts campaign.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The difference in how FoxSnooze and CNN are covering Obama today.  FoxSnooze airs three minutes of his comments about the phony outrage over the &#8220;lipstick on a pig&#8221; baloney; then they cut to a bunch of their idiot talking heads about whether he put the issue to rest (of course, by doing so, they are keeping the matter alive so their fair-haired boy McNumbNuts doesn&#8217;t have to talk about issues).</p>
<p>CNN, on the other hand, is still airing Obama&#8217;s comments as he is presenting his policies and plans.</p>
<p>I am left to conclude that FoxSnooze is the primary culprit in the media that is aiding and abetting the whiny, dishonest, intellectually-bankrupt McNumbNuts campaign.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5219284', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: raynman</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/10/cnn-mcbush-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5219280</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:49:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The irony of McCain&#039;s &#039;expertise&#039; in running the country is that his experience in Viet Nam would be precisely the same.  America will be going down in flames under his leadership.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The irony of McCain&#8217;s &#8216;expertise&#8217; in running the country is that his experience in Viet Nam would be precisely the same.  America will be going down in flames under his leadership.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5219280', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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