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mcclatchydc.com - 10/15/2008
GOP takes down Web material linking Obama to Bin Laden
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Sacramento County Republican leaders Tuesday took down offensive material on their official party Web site that sought to link Sen. Barack Obama to Osama bin Laden and encouraged people to "Waterboard Barack Obama" – material that offended even state GOP leaders.
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— sacbee.com — Sacramento County Republican leaders Tuesday took down offensive material on their official party Web site that sought... to link Sen. Barack Obama to Osama bin Laden and encouraged people to "Waterboard Barack Obama" – material that offended even state ... (more) Sacramento Politics - California Politics | Sacramento Bee

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Confirmed: McCain To Appear With Virginia GOP Chairman Who Compared Obama To Osama Bin Laden
thinkprogress.org - 10/16/2008
Confirmed: McCain To Appear With Virginia GOP Chairman Who Compared Obama To Osama Bin Laden
— thinkprogress.org — Earlier this week, Time magazine’s Karen Tumulty reported on how Jeffrey Frederick, the chairman of the Virginia... Republican party, gave GOP volunteers talking points on “ the connection between Barack Obama and Osama bin Laden .” ... (more) Confirmed: McCain To Appear With Virginia GOP Chairman ...

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Did Virginia GOP Mailer Shade Pic Of Osama To Look Like Obama?
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/17/2008
Did Virginia GOP Mailer Shade Pic Of Osama To Look Like Obama?
— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — A bunch of you have written in to say that the cropped image in the Virginia GOP... flyer depicting Dems as appeasers of terrorists , which we posted on below, is actually Osama Bin Laden. Here's a stock picture of Osama, next to the flyer's pic:  ... (more) Did Virginia GOP Mailer Shade Pic Of Osama To Look Like ...

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Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News:  Material linking Obama to Bin Laden removed from Sacramento GOP Web site

Think Progress:  Sacramento County GOP removes website materials urging people to ‘Waterboard Barack Obama.’

Shakesville:  Speaking of Waterboarding...

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Material linking Obama to Bin Laden removed from Sacramento GOP Web site
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... said Julie Soderlund, a Schwarzenegger spokeswoman. Hector Barajas, a California Republican Party spokesman, said Democrats have been playing the race card, but that the local party went too far in this instance. He said the campaign should be about who is ready to be the nation's commander-in-chief, that Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain has never questioned Obama's patriotism, and that he'd ask local leaders to take down the offensive content. Read more: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/53948.html

Sacramento County GOP removes website materials urging people to ‘Waterboard Barack Obama.’
Think Progress — ... The chairman of the Sacramento County Republican party, Craig MacGlashan, told the Sacramento Bee on Tuesday, “Some people find it offensive, others do not. I cannot comment on how people interpret things.” Earlier this week, the chairman of the Virginia Republican Party, Jeffrey M. Frederick, ...

Speaking of Waterboarding...
Shakesville — ... The chairman of the Sacramento County Republican party, Craig MacGlashan, told the Sacramento Bee on Tuesday, “Some people find it offensive, others do not. I cannot comment on how people interpret things.” ...

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