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Exactly what I said: reporters claiming they heard something from somewhere.

I've seen every Obama speech and snippet and have never witnessed him indicate through body language, hinting, or otherwise that he wishes any attack ads on McCain or Palin. In fact, it's the opposite. When you paste something indicating Obama is personally ok'ing personal attacks in any way shape or form, I'll retract my stance.


EDIT: btw, even if accurate, "hammering" someone is not the same as smearing or sliming an opponent. There are tons of legitimate issues to hammer both McCain and Palin on that are factually correct and damning. The ads against Obama, however, have been gross mischaracterizations of the reality and his political stances.

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