>>>>>>>Charles Krauthammer is a man among boys, when it comes to clarity, understanding and the ability to cut to the heart of the matter. Read his take on the election:
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>>>>>>>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/23/AR2008102302867_pf.html
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>>>>>>He usually makes more sense than this. This is just a roundup of all the McCain campaign's bogus claims about their candidate and his opponent, or should I say his opponent's acquaintances. And McCain as the seasoned, steady, wise foreign policy expert! -- oh, boy. The guy is a world war waiting to happen.
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>>>>>Could you be more specific as to what 'bogus claims' you cite?
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>>>>Rev. Wright, William Ayers, McCain the seasoned foreign policy expert -- same old stuff. I don't agree with Charles Krauthammer very often but usually he makes a better case than this. He just seems p***ed off.
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>>>>It's a good thing all dreams don't come true. Last night I had a very vivid dream about Barack Obama being elected and then assassinated at his inauguration speech. I was there in the crowd, saw a man pulling a gun out of his black raincoat, and couldn't get to him in time. The last thing I remember was guys with crew cuts and earpieces converging on him, and me too, with guns blazing. Good thing it was only a dream....
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>>>Let's hope that it was only a nightmare and nothing else. It would tear this country apart literally. At this point in time, anything other than Obama winning and living a healthy life in the office would damage this country to such an extent that it would possibly have repercussions around the world that could be catastrophic and change the geopolitical landscape beyond recognition. I would rather live with a type of socialism than envision that. We have no choice.
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>>If it happens, which I obviously hope it doesn't, I think the reaction will be different than it was in 1968. I don't think there will be race riots. That Obama is not "the black candidate" is a sign of how far we have come in the past 40 years. He is not being elected for being black. He is being elected because he makes the most sense for our country at this point in time. There are many, like you, who are nervous about his lack of experience. I think judgment trumps experience per se every time. He has it and we are going to be in good hands. The gap between his judgment and McCain's was palpable in the third debate.
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>>I know I keep going back to soccer, probably ad nauseum. Yesterday afternoon I refereed two games and the players, like the area, were racially mixed. Probably half white, some black, and the rest Hispanic. Kids are kids. They smile, they frown, they give each other good natured crap. They care whether they play well or not, and so do their parents. They are AMERICANS. It is our greatest virtue. I will never stop believing that.
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>If you think there will not be rioting in the streets if he loses, then I think you don't have enough friends in the African American community. It is already planned.

It doesn't look like we're going to find out.