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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (384238)	5/14/2008 2:19:33 PM
From: Road Walker	Respond to of 1572172

Cause you know, attack ads are a Republican invention. Don't know who invented them but the Reps sure do use them a lot.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (384238)	5/14/2008 2:40:57 PM
From: bentway	Respond to of 1572172

"Cause you know, attack ads are a Republican invention." Actually, in modern times, they are. Lee Atwater perfected the tactic of winning elections by attacking the opponent, and he was quite proud of the results. Karl Rove, his disciple, is just the latest of the breed. en.wikipedia.org "Atwater was a trusted advisor of U.S. Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush. He was also a political mentor and close friend of Karl Rove. Atwater invented or improved upon many of the techniques of modern electoral politics, including promulgating reputation-destroying rumors. His opponents have characterized him as the "happy hatchet man"[1] and "the Darth Vader of the Republican party."