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"Waterboard Him!"
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 10/15/2008
"Waterboard Him!"
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In a perfect confluence of all the current toxic elements of the GOP: 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 ...
wispolitics.com - 10/15/2008
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— wispolitics.com — WisPolitics: No RNC ads for the next week, TV stations report 10/15/2008 By WisPolitics Staff The Republican... National Committee hasn't booked ads for the next week in Wisconsin TV markets after running a series of spots attacking Barack Obama and ... (more) WisPolitics.com

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Sacramento County GOP removes website materials urging people to ‘Waterboard Barack Obama.’
thinkprogress.org - 10/15/2008
Sacramento County GOP removes website materials urging people to ‘Waterboard Barack Obama.’
— thinkprogress.org — Yesterday, the Sacramento County Republican party removed from their website images that likened Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL)... to Osama bin Laden. One of the images “ encouraged people to ‘Waterboard Barack Obama’ ”: The chairman ... (more) Sacramento County GOP removes website materials urging ...

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GOP Site in California Removes 'Waterboard Obama' Graphic
elections.foxnews.com - 10/16/2008
GOP Site in California Removes 'Waterboard Obama' Graphic
— elections.foxnews.com — The Sacramento Republican Party's Web site encouraged readers to "Waterboard Barack Obama" and compared Obama to Usama... bin Laden, drawing criticism from state and local Democrats and Republicans. (more) GOP Site in California Removes 'Waterboard Obama' Graphic

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GOP calls for the torture of Sen. Obama
WTF Is It Now?!? — After going on all the tv/radio talk shows to charge that the Obama camp is waging the dirtiest campaign ever, the gpukes pull a horribly offensive ad from their own website that was so appalling it disgusted even them. Andrew Sullivan: ...

The New Definition of the Republican Party
Balloon Juice — ... You might even get a pass if you thought a Web site that depicted Obama and the word “Waterboard Him” was just created by an obscure group that didn’t represent all Republicans – although you would be wrong. ...

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