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In the message, party chairman Howard Dean complains that McCain is a "media darling" whose "carefully-crafted image" can't be trusted. He asks for contributions to finance a series of attacks. "Only the Democratic Party is legally allowed to spend unlimited amounts of money to back our nominee and tell the real story about John McCain," he writes. "Let's get going."

Excerpts, DNC E-mail:
"How we'll beat John McCain"

Dear     ,
Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney are done. John McCain will be the Republican nominee—he's the only one with a reasonable path to the nomination.

So how do we beat him? We stand up—right now—start fighting, and show the American people that he's not who they think he is.
We can't wait for Hillary or Barack to win the nomination. Now that the Republicans have a candidate, the dollars are starting to pour in from special interests who will do anything to beat the Democratic nominee.

They're just waiting for us to decide so they can start smearing. ... We must be ready to fight back, and fight back hard, today.

... John McCain is a media darling, but don't trust his carefully-crafted image — he's worked for years to brand himself. From Iraq to health care, Social Security to special interest tax cuts to ethics, he's promising nothing more than a third Bush term.

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  • Posted By: Bob 101st. Airborne @ 02/23/2008 12:44:09 PM

    I respect John McCain as a fellow Viet Nam Vet. But he should remember all our fallen comrads as i remember we were dying for ''Demacracy'' in Nam also. How many more of our young children must die for a country, and people that dont want ''US'' there.

  • Posted By: 85441396 @ 02/20/2008 2:43:18 PM

    We are all Americans. Most of us would die for our freedoms. Standing together, finding common ground and acting as patriotic, democratic, intelligent people is our only hope for continued improvement. Our differences, excluding illegal acts, can become a great strength. The majority of Americans are excellent individuals. We must, however, work diligently, be patient with each other and stop this "name-calling!" What do we gain by trying to reduce anyone's unlimited value? Thank You

  • Posted By: Marine6975 @ 02/19/2008 10:09:48 AM

    What it boils down to is very simple. Victory in the war on terror or a white flag waved to terrorists.

    Republicans ans all who truly love and believe in the standards of the United States need to pull together and get it right in November.

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