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Candidate X is a Republican. He does not believe in, nor does he advocate, white supremacy. Malcolm Y is the leader of a notorious group that does advocate white supremacy. Malcolm Y says that he favors candidate X. If a Democrat attacks candidate X using Malcolm Y, he is committing guilt by association and is playing dirty politics whether he realizes it or not.
Early this month, May 2008, a Hamas political adviser, Ahmed Yousef, said, "We like Mr. Obama, and we hope that he will win the election." Yousef likened Obama to John F. Kennedy. Obama has repeatedly labeled Hamas a "terrorist organization." But John McCain, an honorable man, was tempted to advance his candidacy by mentioning Yousef's statements, and he was undeterred by complexity of thought.
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