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varun (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Oct-26-04 05:09 PM
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Sullivan endorses Kerry
http://www.tnr.com/doc.mhtml?pt=qFFINfAm4eR7PMnY1tkQ2m%...

WHY I AM SUPPORTING JOHN KERRY.
Risk Management
by Andrew Sullivan

The phrase "lesser of two evils" often comes up at this time every four years, but this November, I think, it's too cynical a formula. Neither George W. Bush nor John Kerry can be credibly described as "evils." They have their faults, some of which are glaring. They are both second-tier politicians, thrust into the spotlight at a time when we desperately need those in the first circle of talent and vision. But they are not evil. When the papers carry pictures of 50 Iraqi recruits gunned down in a serried row, as Stalin and Hitler did to their enemies, we need have no doubt where the true evil lies. The question before us, first and foremost, is which candidate is best suited to confront this evil in the next four years. In other words: Who is the lesser of two risks? ...

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   Hahah....  w13rd0   Oct-26-04 05:10 PM   #1 
   Frankly, we can win this without Sully.  displacedtexan   Oct-26-04 05:17 PM   #2 
   Well, that sews up the bare backing, tea-swilling, single issue vote  mitchum   Oct-26-04 05:42 PM   #3 
 
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1. Hahah....
...well, at least he's making it official. He should prepare for the "Brock treatment" from the RW. Former friends will give him the coldest of shoulders, he'll get lots of RW hate mail, he'll be called some vile names...
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2. Frankly, we can win this without Sully.
He is soooooooo year 2000.

Someone tell him his 15 are -30-.
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mitchum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Oct-26-04 05:42 PM
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3. Well, that sews up the bare backing, tea-swilling, single issue vote
Despite his endorsement, that shill can still go to hell
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