Politics and Culture

Low class: Adjective.

1. Effective political attack.
2. True.

Detestable: Adjective.

1. A statement or line of political attack which the speaker regrets not having thought of first.

Sen. Barack Obama ripped into a Republican ad today that targets comments made by his wife, Michelle, and called the GOP tactic "low class" and "detestable."

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Synonyms:

1. Mean spirited.
2. Malicious.

As a reference see any defense of Democratic ideas or statements by Howard Dean.