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      <![CDATA[This was actually one of the most effective political advertisements in recent history. It completely eviscerated the Deeds thesis strategy.
        
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    <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <![CDATA[Why is it necessarily spin? Do you even know their politics?
        
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    <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <author><![CDATA[Fourth Estate Fan]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[Nor are we discussing federal employees, FanGuy. <br><br>This article is about the Virginia Office of the Attorney General, an office that was recently won by Ken Cuccinelli.
        
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      <![CDATA[FanGuy, <br><br>Allowing employees of the current State AG's office to appear in a political advertisement for ANY politician is a bad idea. Period.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Church Hill Dem]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[Look, it is a big deal regardless who their boss was at the time, that's not the issue. State employees work for a diverse public.
        
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      <![CDATA[Are you sure you want to try to defend this by "nuancing" the issue that McDonnell was "technically" NOT their boss at the time? Talk about missing the forest because you are staring at a tree.
        
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      <![CDATA[Nothing "technical" about it.<br><br>Besides, elected government officials endorse and affirmatively support other candidates all the time, including stumping for them and appearing in their campaign ads. Where is the outrage when Obama take time out of this schedule to fly to Virginia to endorse a state candidate?
        
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    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <![CDATA[ONly problem is that McDonnell was not their boss at the time of the ad.
        
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      <![CDATA[FanGuy: To clarify, the writer is not talking about elected officials. See: "Employees of the office of the attorney general, unlike most other state employees, are employees at will who can be fired without notice any time for any reason."
        
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      <![CDATA[Fourth, I don't see how Cuccinelli fits into this. <br><br>Bottom line is they were not working for McDonnell at the time.
        
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      <![CDATA[All I can say to this ridiculous editorial is are you serious!?
        
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    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <author><![CDATA[Fails Smell Test]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[Hey, Anonymous, imagine what it would feel like to have your boss ask you to be in an advertisement ..... hmmmm .... should I or shouldn't I ..... very messy ..... I am sure this ad was filmed after work and that there were no discussions about it during work hours, right?
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Weave]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[All I can say is, do you really not see the potential slippery slope pointed out by the author? The Hatch Act is generally viewed as a positive piece of legislation, preventing state employees from being subjected to political pressures and considerations.<br><br>Personally, I'd rather have public servants caught up in what is best for the state, not what they think will be most politically beneficial to themselves.<br><br>
        
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