[Criticism of those ads, in fact, warranted an even broader attack on families of September 11 victims. Eric Alterman wrote of the spin-assault on September Eleventh Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, which openly criticized Bush's use of images from September 11 in his 2004 re-election bid: Rush Limbaugh took an early swing at the group, complaining,] These people are poisoned. They have literally been poisoned by their hate. ... campaign consultants ... not grieving family members ... obsessed with rage and hatred.
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