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Obama's historic run heads south

Did his victory in Iowa and strong showing in New Hampshire really "put to rest the notion that a black candidate can't win in America"?

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  • Wednesday, January 23, 2008 11:40 PM

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    Re: "The only thing he's criticized her for is her Walmart board seat and her congressional record. That's pretty above board..."

    Are you kidding? He acts like he's above the fray and a victim of "dirty politics" even though his surrogates have made quite a few negative comments about Hillary:

    1) Sent out a flyer calling her the Senator from Punjab

    2) After she won NH brought race into it by blaming her win on the Bradley Effect

    3) After she cried, Jesse Jackson Jr., a member of Obama's campaign, said that she never cried for Katrina victims, implying she doesn't care about black people.

    4) Twisted comments about LBJ siging the Civil Rights Bill into a racist statement. Same for "roll the dice" and "fairy tale."

    5) Ran a negative Spanish language ad in Nevada calling Hillary "shameless" and saying that she doesn't care about "our people."

    6) Won't take full responsibility for his Reagan comments and acts like Hillary is twisting his words and victimizing him whenever she brings up his record.

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