He Who Must Not Be Named: The Headless McCain Smear


	He Who Must Not Be Named: The Headless McCain Smear

ratilfar

1-21-2008 1:02 PM

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politics, smear, lies, bush, rove, mccain, dirty politics, salon

ratilfar says:

Take a guess "who" it is.

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1-21-2008 8:05 PM

righthand

bush-huggers?

1-21-2008 8:33 PM

ratilfar

Close...Karl Rove.

1-22-2008 2:54 AM

BobbyRutan

Turdblossom himself. What a guy.

1-22-2008 11:42 AM

righthand

Bush's trunk?

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