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To: i-node who wrote (667806)	8/16/2012 11:50:09 PM
From: puborectalis	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1580460

Dirty politics can range from invasive investigations into an opponent's personal life to complete IRS audits ordered by an incumbent president. President Richard Nixon is said to have maintained an entire staff of experts in dirty politics, including Donald Segretti and a young Republican named Karl Rove. Political enemies of the president were routinely audited for years, even television hosts such as Dick Cavett. Cavett had criticized one of Nixon's policies on-air, in front of a guest who Cavett correctly assumed worked for the Nixon White House. Dirty politics have played a role in American elections since the time of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson himself is said to have used pamphlets filled with incriminating or embarrassing information about his political opponents. Several presidential elections may have been swayed by the use of dirty politics. Opponents of presidential candidate James Garfield in 1880 published a letter, supposedly written by Garfield himself, recommending that companies use cheap labor whenever possible, including Chinese immigrants. Garfield managed to prove the letter was a forgery before it could permanently damage his campaign. Dirty politics can occur at any level of public service. Local political candidates often use financial records to embarrass an opponent. Family members and known political associates may also become fair game in dirty politics. A candidate's mental stability may be challenged, especially if he or she offers up an emotional or overheated response to dirty politics. A negative ad campaign is not always the same as dirty politics, provided the charges in those ads are true and confirmable. Dirty politics often occur away from the scrutiny of the press, so many examples rarely come to light until years after the campaigns have ended.

To: i-node who wrote (667806)	8/16/2012 11:51:13 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1580460

>> Reid is simply taking advantage of Romney's resistance to being transparent. What Reid did was unconscionable even by the Democrats' lowest of the low bars. Do you know what's unconscionable??? Falsely stating that a nation has WMDs and starting a war over it where thousands of Americans and hundreds of thousands of Iraqis died and over a trillion dollars was spent on BS. That's unconscionable behavior. Bush/Cheney should have been impeached and then taken to court. They are fortunate that Obama is forgiving Christian man. What Reid did was a political tactic that is working very well............thank you very much!