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The Airwave Assault

by David Kurtz
12.05.07 | 3:54 pm

A couple of new campaign TV ads just out that are worth a look. Rudy Giuliani’s latest is a paean to Reagan that mangles the history of the Iran hostage crisis. Not too many years ago, Tom Tancredo’s newest anti-immigration screed would have passed for a spoof of a GOP campaign ad.

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