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Barack Obama's purpose-driven gamble

The Democrat wanted to show he could compete for evangelical votes, too. Will he succeed?
By Mike Madden

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  • Sunday, August 17, 2008 08:52 AM

    The grinning snake.

    That smug b-tard asking the questions reminded me of the kid who owned the ball everyone else was obliged to play with. And Obama's obedience in such a forum made me sad.

    I don't mean to generalize but it seems to me that one's obedience to a higher power tends to be greater in those who have lower intellectual curiosity. There's a disturbing (to me) parallel between one offering up one's life to a fictional character and one who offers up one's vote to a fictional platform.

    When is the atheist forum?

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