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Talking Points Memo — McCain can't quite bring himself to condemn a Virginia GOP official's comparison of Obama and Osama.

Arianna Huffington: October Surprise Update: What McCain May Be Planning and What Obama Can Do to Ruin It
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... -- failed to turn Obama into Osama. (The latest attempt came from the chair of Virginia's Republican Party, who said Barack Obama and Osama bin Laden "both have friends that have bombed the Pentagon" -- a comment McCain refused to disavow, although his campaign already had.) ...

Still A Coward, John McCain Needs Context
Daily Kos — John McCain continues with his cowardly refusal to standup to hate: QUESTION: The chair of the Republican Party in Virginia has said, quote, in Time magazine, "both Barack Obama and Osama Bin Laden have friends that have bombed the Pentagon. That is scary." Is that appropriate for a state party chair to be saying? MCCAIN: "I have to look at the context of his remarks. I have always repudiated any comments that have been made that were inappropriate about Senator Obama. McCain is afraid to stand up to the ugliness and ...

A Dose of Reality on the ACORN Hysteria
The Hollywood Liberal — A Dose of Reality on the ACORN Hysteria It’s worth taking a moment to step back from the slew of charges leveled over the last week at ACORN, the community-organizing group that Republicans and the McCain campaign have been trying to turn into a bogeyman for fears about… McCain Declines To Condemn Virginia Republican’s Comparison Of Obama And Osama This seems like it might make a bit of news today. At the end of an interview with a small TV station in Virginia yesterday afternoon, John McCain declined to condemn a Virginia Republican’s comparison of Barack Obama to Osama… TPM Track Composite: Obama’s Big Lead Holding Steady Here’s our daily composite of ...

John Lumea: John McCain at the Craps Table of History
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... What about Virginia GOP chairman Jeff Frederick, who compared Obama to Osama bin Laden, saying: "Both Barack Obama and Osama bin Laden have friends that bombed the Pentagon"? ...