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Al Tompkins of Tampa’s Poynter Institute posted an article this morning about the lengths a candidate will go to characterize his childhood as poverty-stricken:

Looking over the main speeches of the DNC, I have been amused/amazed by how often speakers have referred to their penniless humble roots, as if that makes them more like the rest of us….

Posted at 11:57 AM on Sep. 2, 2008
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