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To: DavesM who wrote (83289)	9/10/2008 10:46:41 AM
From: Cogito	Respond to of 544280

>>You really don't see any difference (in the level of insult) between calling President Bush a "Chimp" versus calling Senator Obama one?<< Dave - I can't say that I thought about it in specific. I guess I can see how to many people it would be. On the other hand, to a lot of people it's offensive to call the President names at all. Even "Shrub" is considered too disrespectful by many. I'm sure at least some of those same people felt free to call Bill Clinton names. In any case, calling a specific candidate names is one thing. Using a common phrase to describe a candidate's policies is another. - Allen