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Scott Simon of NPR on obama.... (5.00 / 2) (#90)
by PssttCmere08 on Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 11:08:49 PM EST
Maybe it is just me, but obama can't stop shooting himself in the foot...

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I'm surprised my jaw hasn't broken this (5.00 / 1) (#92)
by JavaCityPal on Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 11:22:20 PM EST
primary season for all the times it has hit the table in amazement.

That comment he made in FL about McCain will be trying to scare us away from him is so typical of this campaign. This one has gotten an incredible amount of TV time, but only in passing. No panel discussions, no endless analysis, no outrage. No one has to read between the lines and pretend he meant to say something he didn't actually say. He needed to get that race card back on the table, and early. Obama wins his races in the first quarter, then coasts to the finish line.

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Good editorial piece by Simon (none / 0) (#91)
by MO Blue on Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 11:18:43 PM EST
Not sure Obama's statement is shooting himself in the foot. That tactic worked extremely well in the primary and unless it gets more widely debunked, it may work once again in the GE.

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It did and it didn't (none / 0) (#94)
by JavaCityPal on Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 11:32:02 PM EST
It worked a couple of times, and they were effective. But, it also blew up in his face in SF.

His elitist comment ended with "but no one wants to hear this from a 46 year old black man named Barack Obama". The media decided to pick up on the insults and completely ignore the actual intent he had in getting race back in play.

That's why Obama had such a difficult time coming up with an explanation for his comment. He was only prepared to watch that card he threw get picked up by the audience as fair notice he would accept no other reason for them deciding not to vote for him.


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So what he said was not racist, (5.00 / 1) (#95)
by zfran on Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 11:34:27 PM EST
it was race-bating...even worse!! But, it shall be overlooked because he's "different" and "fresh" and we're the new democratic party!

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