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Emails Of The Day

By The Daily Dish
Aug 31 2008, 7:32 AM ET

A reader writes:

I am as likely to vote for McCain as I am for the Stalin-Hitler ticket, but if there is anything to the conspiracy theory that Trig is her grandson and not her son, it makes her more, not less, sympathetic to me. She gets a free pass on all falsehoods that cascade from a decision to raise Trig as her son -- no matter what the reason for that.

Raising a Down Syndrome child is, as I have written, a beautiful, beautiful thing. Another writes:

I agree that you are on journalistic high ground regarding the new baby. Most folks, I hope, don't enjoy these questions but will appreciate a proper answer. The Kos diarist made a very decent case which I hope the McCain camp will put to rest easily and quickly.
 
You're right to ask for an accounting. Unfortunately.


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