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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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  • Tuesday, April 1, 2008 02:01 PM

    "playing the race card" is a racist expression

    i implies the pain is feigned. that "race" is used, insincerely, just to "trump" argument. it is MEAN. check who uses this expression. once you've done so, you've by and large selected the racists. weepy, you've lived in the enemy camp so long you feel that it's either them - or nothing. it's not so. it's enough (and hard enough) to understand your *friends* - you don't have to bother with your enemies - which in this case are basically 48% of america. during the time you spend trying to win Kate over you could have patched up the misunderstanding with chhabili who is an ALLY (obaman). for me, LIKING either clinton is already a BAD SIGN. i care as little for them as i would for those who wish McCain to reinstall Baby Burning like in vietnam 40 years ago. Most humans are wretches. Obama can stand them - i can't.

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