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nomoremister.blogspot.com - 8/19/2008
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008 GOP FLACK BROOKS ADDS A NEW WRINKLE TO THE "McCAIN AS VICTIM" MEME Have you ever wondered why they pay David Brooks the big bucks? I'll explain. You see, anyone can argue that John McCain is so pure and virtuous that he had to be forced into running a campaign consisting almost exclusively of vicious negative attacks ... ... and anyone can argue that longtime ...

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Political Animal:  David Brooks makes excuses for McCain

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David Brooks makes excuses for McCain
Political Animal — ... the low road. Would that mean that they have to take it? Of course not. That means you have a choice between honor and ambition; between running a decent campaign and a sordid one; between being a candidate the country can be proud of and being a candidate who contributes to the degradation and trivialization of political discourse. You would have no choice only if you assumed that your own ambitions were more important than your honor. And finally, Steve M. connects the dots, to explain why Brooks gets the big bucks. [A]nyone can ...

David Brooks: The Media Is Responsible for McCain’s Negative Campaign
Comments from Left Field — ... Steve M.: “Have you ever wondered why they pay David Brooks the big bucks? I’ll explain. You see, anyone can argue that John McCain is so pure and virtuous that ...

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