Last week's PBS NOW is up and online; an excellent program on dirty politics and how to smear a candidate. This quote says it all: "In South Carolina
January 6, 2008

PBS NOW imageLast week's PBS NOW is up and online; an excellent program on dirty politics and how to smear a candidate. This quote says it all:

"In South Carolina, we know how to run negative campaigns," Rod Shealy, a veteran campaign strategist who was convicted for violating campaign laws, tells NOW. "Your challenge as a campaign is to damage your opponent without getting caught doing it."

The program's website also has an excellent timeline of the "Obama is a Muslim" smear. Worth the click.

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