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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Bang the Drum - Latest Comments in Democratic Primary: This is Survivor, not Deal or No Deal</title><link>http://bangthedrum.disqus.com/</link><description>politics and issues</description><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:56:40 -0000</lastBuildDate><item><title>Re: Democratic Primary: This is Survivor, not Deal or No Deal</title><link>http://politics.drumsnwhistles.com/2008/04/democratic-primary-this-is-survivor-not-deal-or-no-deal/#comment-3779894</link><description>Hi George,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I do, too.  Clinton's comment about 'obliterating' scared me more than almost anything I've heard in the last 8 years.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It's that impulsive 'win at all costs' attitude that turned me off to begin with.  Give me someone with the temperament to handle pressure without blowing up (literally), please.</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Karoli</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:56:40 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Democratic Primary: This is Survivor, not Deal or No Deal</title><link>http://politics.drumsnwhistles.com/2008/04/democratic-primary-this-is-survivor-not-deal-or-no-deal/#comment-3779893</link><description>You're crackin' me up, Karoli.&lt;br&gt;Hillary and her nukes, though.&lt;br&gt;As the Young and Barefoot neighbors of my rural North Carolina childhood used to say in the most quietly persuasive Honeyhill Road way, "That ain't funny."&lt;br&gt;When a candidate's, er, appeal to potential electorate goes that far and frightens our allies, the "withdraw" words do come sneaking into my mind.&lt;br&gt;I want my grandchildren to play Survivor Earth, and their grandchildren. &lt;br&gt;Yes, that Slate guy needs his erasers cleaned.</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">George Frink</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:39:33 -0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>