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| Obama Tries to Shift Focus Away From Race |
| 2008-03-20 |
| Senator Barack Obama tried again on Thursday to shift his campaign away from a focus on race that had threatened to envelop his candidacy, and bring other issues to the fore, notably the Iraq war and the economy. There were signs that Mr. Obama, an Illinois Democrat, had suffered significant political damage from the firestorm over provocative comments made by his former minister, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. A nationwide Gallup poll showed Senator Hillary Clinton of New York taking a significant lead over Mr. Obama in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, for the first time since early February, just after the Super Tuesday primaries. Mr. Obama continues to lead Mrs. Clinton in the tally of pledged convention delegates won. Two days after delivering a major address in Philadelphia about the racial divide, Mr. Obama focused on the Iraq war on Thursday during a campaign visit to Charleston, W.Va. Having spoken Wednesday about the war’s strategic costs, Mr. Obama put his emphasis Thursday on its economic costs, which he said weighed on ordinary Americans every day. “When you’re spending over $50 to fill up your car,” Mr. Obama told a politely appreciative crowd, “you’re paying a price for this war. When Iraq is costing each household about $100 a month, you’re paying a price for this war.” |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #11 [mac-d-only has been pooplisted.] |
| Posted by: mac-d-only 2008-03-20 23:25 |
| #10 The Dhimmicratic Party, having preached the politics of race and gender the past four decades, now is surprised that its members vote on the basis of ... race and gender. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2008-03-20 23:12 |
| #9 “When you’re spending over $50 to fill up your car,” Did he mention that his buddy, John Dingell (D=MI), thinks the tax on gas should be raised by $.50/gal? You know, so us mere mortals will all learn to conserve. |
| Posted by: ClemScheck 2008-03-20 21:00 |
| #8 “When you’re spending over $50 to fill up your car,” Mr. Obama told a politely appreciative crowd, “you’re paying a price for this war. When Iraq is costing each household about $100 a month, you’re paying a price for this war.” The war is always the reason, never a word is spoken about all the money given to illegals and welfare programs that he wants and more. Alaska Paul, agreed and well said. |
| Posted by: Jan 2008-03-20 20:20 |
| #7 We already have a typical "whack" person: it's called a Democrat. They're usually not too much trouble unless you see them around a voting booth. |
| Posted by: Ho Chi Whimp8387 2008-03-20 19:08 |
| #6 Isn't mulatto the proper term? I blame the high cost of gas on the democrat's so-called energy plan (or lack thereof). And diesel is worse. Wait until the cost of transport starts to become really obvious to the "less than rich". |
| Posted by: tipover 2008-03-20 19:02 |
| #5 BO referred to his granny as a "typical" white person. BO would be a typical ____? For "typical" mixed race people, we might need a new category that is a contraction of white and black. We would have typical "blite" person or "typical whack" person--a contraction of white and black. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2008-03-20 18:49 |
| #4 Damn, SPo'D, don't hold back - unredact those comments and tell us how you really feel. ;-p |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2008-03-20 18:31 |
| #3 I [comments redacted by poster]. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2008-03-20 17:12 |
| #2 When you go to a spittle-spewing race-baiting raving lunatic like Jeremiah Wright, Jr., for TWENTY YEARS, that says something about who you are. BHO can say all he wants, but look at the company he keeps. That says more than words. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2008-03-20 16:20 |
| #1 Pay no attention the that man |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-03-20 15:54 |