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bethkami19

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Tuesday, September 23, 2008 11:36 AM
Original article: Mean girl

I think you meant Obama

Sounds like Obama would approve of Ms. Palin, being Mr. "if you can win you should win" himself. I'm left wondering when I will read about Obama's questionable "rise" to power in uncontested elections and his poor judgement in choosing friends, mentors, and supporters. With all of his "change" rhetoric, I've yet to be convinced that he can back it up as he passed up multiple opportunities to support change and reform in the corrupt Chicago political system. Of course, supporting such reform may have cost him the support of the "good old boys" in Chicago...hmm, was he putting personal ambition above the need for reform? And Obama's no stranger to turning his back on former mentors; he rejected his close friend and pastor of 20 years to make "political hay" and had his former mentor, Alice Palmer, thrown off the ballot so that he could run uncontested in his first state senate primary. Seems to me that Obama may be (gasp!) an "opportunist"! Are you sure you didn't want to apply your immature "mean girl" thesis to Obama as well, Mr. Talbot?

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