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Monday, September 24, 2012 at 08:28 AM
Mitt Romney’s Mexican comments were the most offensive -- Thinking small and mean is no way to win a presidential contest


Of all the rash comments that Mitt Romney made the other night the one that most struck me has been almost ignored.
"Had [my father] been born of Mexican parents, I'd have a better shot of winning this."
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