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FOX airs ad displaying "HANG" over Obama's head (video)
youtube.com - 8/28/2008
FOX airs ad displaying "HANG" over Obama's head (video)
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Innocent mistake? Coincidence? No, filthy dirty politics. And John McCain approves this message.

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News Hounds:  McCain ad floats "HANG" over Obama's head

JammieWearingFool:  Internet Supersleuths Uncover Subtle McCain Racism

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McCain ad floats "HANG" over Obama's head
News Hounds — A FOX affiliate has aired an ad from the McCain camp that includes a one-second shot of Barack Obama with the word "HANG" visible in the background (at :15 in video below). The producers claim it is a coincidence that the letters "C" and "E" were blackened out from supporters' holding up Obama's signature "Change" but skeptics say there are no coincidences. With video. In other frames of the commercial you can see the odd shape blacked out that enables the word "hang" to appear in the relevant frarmes, but also notice that in other sections of the ad the smudging is the more traditional oval. ...

Internet Supersleuths Uncover Subtle McCain Racism
JammieWearingFool — Watch the ad and see if you can detect it first. Then read about the unbearable levels of stupidity . Naturally, 77% of the Kos Kidz believe it's intentional. Labels: stupidity

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