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‘He’s Not One of Us’

The wisdom of the crowd.

Calvin Trillin

October 15, 2008

As John McCain’s chances seem weakened or dead, Republican rallies become mobs instead. They have no civility left–not a shred. They curse at Obama, their faces bright red: “A traitor!” “A terrorist!” “Off with his head!” “He’s not one of us,” Sarah Palin has said. Lucky him.

Calvin TrillinCalvin Trillin is The Nation’s “deadline poet.”


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