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What small-town America is saying about Obama In diners and mobile homes from New Mexico to North Carolina, I listened to working-class people try to make sense of a black president named Barack.
  • Bill Maher Knows

    I've read countless theories about the psychology of American voters and why they so often cast a ballot against their own interests. But none of them are as satisfying as the concise explanation presented by Bill Maher:

    "Americans are so narcissistic that our candidates have to be just like us. That's why George Bush is president."

    Published in an article entitled, "Republicans, Stop Calling Obama Elitist" Subtitle: "Because the real reason you don't like him is that he's smarter than you." Saturday, September 6, 2008 by Salon.com

    Mr. Hoyle's article is further proof.

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