Shhhh...Grandpa McCain will make it all better.

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This video is absolutely amazing, and massively frightening. A European friend keeps telling me to support Clinton, because the country isn't ready for a black president -- especially with the middle-name of, "Hussein." He may very well be right, but I say force the racists to the surface and let's see who wins. Either way, we deserve what we get.

You know Hill, it is damn sad that this has become the base of your supporters. Congrats! Looks like your years of pandering to war hawks and backwards moralists has really paid off. They have completely forgot you are a woman and a liberal. Mission Accomplished.

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Usually a candidate sits down with editors and reporters like this. Me thinks Condoleezza is paving her way for a run. Why else would she randomly pop up talking to a paper about race like this? It isn't exactly typical Sec. of State behavior. Have to give it to the GOP; it's a brilliant counter to the possibility of a black man, a woman, or both on the Dems side.

Rice tells Washington Times that race is issue because of U.S. 'birth defect'

"Black Americans were a founding population," she said. "Africans and Europeans came here and founded this country together — Europeans by choice and Africans in chains. That's not a very pretty reality of our founding."

Is Middle-America full of racists who think all Muslims, or anyone related to a Muslim is a terrorist? No, they just vote for those people.

Spencer Daily Reporter: Story: King announced bid for fourth term

"I'll just say this: When you think about the option of a Barack Obama potentially getting elected President of the United States -- I mean, what does this look like to the rest of the world? What does it look like to the world of Islam?"

He continued: "I will tell you that, if he is elected president, then the radical Islamists, the al-Qaida, the radical Islamists and their supporters, will be dancing in the streets in greater numbers than they did on September 11 because they will declare victory in this War on Terror."

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"Additionally, his middle name (Hussein) does matter," King said. "It
matters because they read a meaning into that in the rest of the world.
That has a special meaning to them. They will be dancing in the streets
because of his middle name.

It looks like Slick Willy has the same response to Hillary's fear mongering as I do.

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How Hillary won Ohio. Sad that this crap actually works.

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Can Barack fix it? "YES WE CAN." Much has been made of Obama's heinous plagiarism, but did you know he stooped so low as to steal from a British cartoon icon? Oh Barack, does your contagious message of hope know no shame?

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The question remains as to whether or not this lobbyist scandal could go far enough to be a gift to Huckabee, or even Romney.  McCain's rebuttal to the NY Times article suggesting he had an affair appears to be outright false.  McCain claims he never spoke with anyone at Paxson Communications or their lobbying firm (where Vicki Iseman, the woman named in the possible affair works) about two letters he wrote to the FCC on their behalf.  A sworn deposition from 5 years ago has him on record claiming that he did speak with them and was asked to write the letters. Blah, blah, blah -- another DC scandal, but this line from his deposition is the key

A Hole in McCain’s Defense? | Newsweek
At another point Abrams asked McCain if, "looking back on the events with Mr. Paxson, the contributions, the jets, everything you and I have just talked about, do you believe that it would have been justified for a member of the public to say there is at least an appearance of corruption here?"

"Absolutely," McCain replied. "And when I took a thousand dollars or any other hard-money contribution from anybody who does business before the Congress of the United States, then that allegation is justified as well. Because the taint affects all of us." Elsewhere McCain said about his dealings with Paxson, "As I said before, I believe that there could possibly be an appearance of corruption because this system has tainted all of us."

That is Obama's response to questions from Hill-bot or McCain about his lack of DC experience. Let's all make, "This system has tainted all of us" t-shirts. Hell, I'll crochet it on a pillow and send it to McCain.