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David Broder Wanks for McCain
boomantribune.com - 8/7/2008
David Broder Wanks for McCain
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It's pretty obvious that David Broder has nothing left in the tank. He uses his column this morning to blame Barack Obama for the increasingly negative tone of the campaign. Why is it Obama's fault? Because he turned down McCain's offer of five townhall style debates this summer and counteroffered with two. How does it logically follow from this that Obama is responsible for the negative tone ...

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Apples and oranges
The Reaction — ... in his column today. It's typical beltway dribble to say, "oh, they've both been negative," but to say that is bull (not to mention the higher bull that it's Obama's fault for not agreeing to town hall meetings that prompted McCain's incomparable negative onslaught). The only thing David Broder accomplishes with his column today is to reveal his bias toward McCain. Every other conciliatory theme he hits upon is just more noise. And, dishonest noise, at that. See Booman and Benen for more on Broder, McCain, and their twisted logic. ...

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