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Wednesday, October 18, 2006

The Republican nominee today unveiled a tough new spot on Deval Patrick's advocacy for convicted rapist Benjamin LaGuer. It says that Patrick ''should be ashamed�not governor.''

Transcript:

Voiceover: Here�s a question. If a teacher at your kid�s school, or a friend, or a co-worker, if anyone you knew actually praised a convicted rapist, what would you think?

Voiceover: Deval Patrick did. Here�s what he said about brutal rapist Ben LaGuer.

Deval Patrick: He is eloquent, and he is thoughtful, there�s no doubt about that. (Fox 25 Morning News, 10/6/06)

Voiceover: Here�s another question, have you ever heard a woman compliment a rapist?

Voiceover: Deval Patrick, he should be ashamed�not governor.

Posted by David Dahl, Regional Editor at 12:24 PM

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