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Erline Commented on Poll: Obama Has Banked Big Lead In Early Vote by Eric Kleefeld

2008-11-02T00:09:18Z

I'm sorry. I think the worry about complacency is silly. This (the most emailed article on nytimes.com today) explains why. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/01/us/politics/01angst.html?em
After losing two elections they felt they should have won, no group of people are more motivated than Democrats.

Erline Commented on Conservative Group To Run Anti-Wright Ads On National Networks Through Election Day by Greg Sargent

2008-10-30T20:55:01Z

It's pathetic how the Right Wing has come to see using Rev. Wright as their only path victory. They and the McCain campaign are intellectually and morally bankrupt.

Erline Commented on Obama's propaganda and the boundaries of creepy by worthlesscitizen

2008-10-30T20:13:10Z

I completely agree with this post. I must say I don't quite understand what the blogger's gripe is. I'm not sure how one sells oneself to a mass audience (particularly a mass American audience among whom Copeland and Spielberg touches would have great resonance) without employing some form of what overthinkers would call "propaganda." I sometimes think liberals expect too much from politicians, which is why I'm glad that in many ways Barack Obama has ignored his "base" and done what he feels is best to win.

Erline Commented on Race-Tinged Attack Ads Start Flowing From Right In Campaign's Home Stretch by Greg Sargent

2008-10-30T14:32:43Z

There's an even more overtly racist ad from LFR in which a white working class type opines in front of a tractor that "people like Obama" don't understand what it's like to run a small business as well as have a litany of other experiences related to the middle class. I couldn't believe it the first time I saw it.

Erline Commented on GOP Senator's Ad: Gay Guys In Village People Garb Support My Opponent by Eric Kleefeld

2008-10-15T00:13:28Z

I do believe Republicans are truly evil. Truly.

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