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Old 10-21-2008, 12:31 AM
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Originally Posted by GeekyPenguin View Post
Really? Because you'd think if they did that, they'd also mention that John McCain is an adulterer who claims to protect the sanctity of family values yet breaks his marriage vows and calls his wife a cunt in every article. But you're right, some folks just can't win and some folks get a free pass on some pretty egregious behavior.
I think the issue wasn't with not bringing it up, it was with the disingenuous way it was mentioned.

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She's also the "white grandmother" he referred to in a speech on race.
To go with your comparison, that would be like, in an article about McCain's ex-wife, saying:
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She's also the "wife" he referred to in an off-the-cuff comment about his wife.
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