CBS covers up for McCain


	CBS covers up for McCain

ratilfar

7-23-2008 10:34 AM

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iraq, war, surge, politics, mcsame, mclame, confused

ratilfar says:

Since the American media has bought into the myth of the Surge, they can't very well show things like these and expose themselves. Ooops...too late!

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