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whadu · Level 49: GameShark **Posts:** 37006 **Timestamp:** Sun Oct 05, 08 7:44 AM

philly:ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin yesterday accused Democrat Barack Obama of "palling around with terrorists" because of an old association with a former '60s radical, stepping up an effort to portray Obama as unacceptable to American voters.

Palin's reference was to Bill Ayers, one of the founders of the group the Weather Underground. Its members took responsibility for bombings, including nonfatal explosions at the Pentagon and U.S. Capitol, during the Vietnam War era. Obama, who was a child when the group was active, served on a charity board with Ayers several years ago and has denounced his radical views and activities.

The Republican campaign, falling behind Obama in polls, plans to make attacks on Obama's character a centerpiece of candidate John McCain's message in the final weeks of the presidential race.

Palin told a group of donors at a private airport: "Our opponent . . . is someone who sees America, it seems, as being so imperfect, imperfect enough, that he's palling around with terrorists who would target their own country." She also said, "This is not a man who sees America as you see America and as I see America."

The Obama campaign called Palin's remarks offensive but not surprising in light of news stories detailing the campaign's come-from-behind offensive.

"What's clear is that John McCain and Sarah Palin would rather spend their time tearing down Barack Obama than laying out a plan to build up our economy," Obama campaign spokesman Hari Sevugan said in a statement.

Palin's remark about Obama "palling around with terrorists" comes as e-mails circulate on the Internet with suggestions that the Democratic candidate is secretly a radical, foreign-born Muslim with designs against the United States - even though Obama is a native of Hawaii, a Christian, and has no connections to Muslim extremists.

Palin, Alaska's governor, said that donors on a greeting line had encouraged her and McCain to get tougher on Obama. She said an aide then advised her: "Sarah, the gloves are off, the heels are on, go get to them."

Source: [url=http://www.philly.com/inquirer/world_us/20081005_Palin_links _Obama___terrorists_.html ]philly[/url]
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Cursed · Level 39: Paper Luigi **Posts:** 13794 **Timestamp:** Sun Oct 05, 08 8:01 PM

*Facepalm^9001*
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turtleman

lmao wtf?
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BigNig · Level 43: Monk **Posts:** 20776 **Timestamp:** Sun Oct 05, 08 9:50 PM

Yeah. Nothing like distracting from the issues to try and gain more votes, amirite guys?
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