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• Thursday, February 28, 2008 10:28 PM

  Whoa, chhabili

  You said: "They [Clintons] shamelessly injected race into the campaign and are now reaping the benefits of dirty politics."

  Sorry, but many millions flatly disagree with you on this, including me. Those millions believe it was Obama who did the maneuvering. Yes, Bill Clinton perhaps should've kept his mouth shut in SC, but his words were subsequently twisted and misrepresented beyond all recognition, almost undoubtedly with a mighty shove from the Obama campaign. This shameful passage has subsequently left me with very little regard for your candidate who, finding himself with an incredibly lucky opening, went for it and never looked back.

  Also: due to an almost complete lack of MSM vetting of Obama, I've done a fair amount of reading about his history, following online links to reputable sources. My conclusion, and not a difficult one to reach: Obama is NOT a new kind of politician in any way, shape, or form. The idea that he is, IS a fairy tale. Obama is right out of the Chicago mold (having lived there for some years, I can indeed recognize the type). There's no way you can live in that city and run for office - any office - without having a rhino hide and the ability to quash rivals like so many roaches.

  You also said: "Also, having read your previous posts, I am left with a sad feeling that you are dismissing Obama just because of the color of his skin. Maybe, if you can somehow look past that, you will find that Obama has more character than both the Clintons put together."

  Well, save the sadness, because I'm not now, nor have I ever been a racist. BTW, this 'closet racist' gambit on the part of Obama supporters is not doing your candidate any favors, and the concomitant and apparently bottomless assumption of moral superiority is getting really wearing. Do you really think you'll get to heaven on the strength of "I voted for Obama in '08'? Best of luck with that.

  Sorry for the snarkiness, but I'm simply out of patience with the whole Obama deal.

  —KateTex Read KateTex's other letters
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