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Monday, March 31, 2008 12:00 AM

Barack Obama, working-class hero?

On a bus tour through Pennsylvania, Obama tries to impress blue-collar white voters. He'll need them to keep the state close in April -- or to win it in November.

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  • Monday, March 31, 2008 11:53 AM

    Barack Obama, working-class hero?

    Happy there was a question mark. It begs the question, who does the privileged Obama think he's kidding? He knows Hillary's core supporters are the working-class and he's probably been watching her speeches to see why they gravitate to her and migrate away from him. The reason is: Obama has lured the educated and the wealthy. It suggests to me Obama thinks working-class folks are stupid. We're not, we're smart enough to see through you and your rhetoric. You call Hillary "a Washington Insider" while all your supporters are "Washington Insiders" from Kerry, Kennedy and Tom Daschle to name a few. Obama loves Washington Insiders. They know their way around and Obama, aren't you a Washington Insider? Your claim to fame is your two years in the US Senate. The rest of the time you have been campaigning. You have wealthy friends. Obama, you have not a clue about working class America. Nice try!

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