<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><DIV>what struck me in all the press about Palin and does in this krugman piece is this continued phenom that the GOP uses to its great advantage - if they say it it must be true - in other words they use the power of their word to make it true. I struggle to find the same for the truth...but yeah - go krugman - he rocks!</DIV>
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<DIV>I myself would be happy if we didn't have all this nearly "hysterical" (note I use that word carefully, no offense intended) press against Palin - because it is making here even more popular - the understated, simple way of krugman works far better.</DIV>
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<DIV>anyway - my brief political observations for the week - thank erin for the clip.</DIV>
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<DIV>anyone on the list considering campaigning in a swing state? let me know - its on my mind.</DIV>
<DIV>cheers and happy friday!</DIV>
<DIV>G<BR></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">----- Original Message ----<BR>From: Erin Milnes <erin.milnes@comcast.net><BR>To: CHARLOTTE SHNAIDER <charsing@ntelos.net>; Chuck Guest <cguest@sonic.net>; social@deeptrouble.com<BR>Sent: Friday, September 5, 2008 10:42:16 AM<BR>Subject: SOCIAL: krugman today - spot on<BR><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/opinion/05krugman.html?ref=opinion" target=_blank rel=nofollow>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/opinion/05krugman.html?ref=opinion</A></SPAN></FONT></P>
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