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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.
By Dan Hoyle

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  • Thursday, September 11, 2008 07:06 PM

    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.

    —michael saber davidson Read michael saber davidson's other letters

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