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struggle4progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-12-08 12:46 AM
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Pretzel logic from the McCain campaign
By Scot Lehigh
September 12, 2008

HERE'S THE QUESTION voters should be asking themselves this week: Just how stupid does the McCain-Palin campaign think I am? ...

Let's start with the most insidious of the assertions: that Barack Obama has supported teaching "comprehensive sex education" to kindergartners. The McCain campaign has put up an ad making that claim, citing legislation Obama voted for as an Illinois state senator.

Actually, the intent wasn't to teach young kids all about sex, but rather how to recognize improper physical contact, says Kelvy Brown, legislative coordinator for the Chicago Department of Public Health, which backed the bill.

"It was about teaching them what's not appropriate when it comes to touching, fondling, those types of things," Brown said ...

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2008/articles/2008/09/12/pretzel_logic_from_the_mccain_campaign/
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The Magistrate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-12-08 12:50 AM
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1. Easily Answered, Sir: They Think People Are As Stupid As the Average Republican Voter
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struggle4progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-12-08 01:19 AM
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2. "They believe that lipstick is attractive on a pitbull -- and disgusting on a hog"
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