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Friday, September 12, 2008 12:00 AM

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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  • Saturday, September 13, 2008 03:06 PM

    Ah, the good ole "I vote for whoever I want to have a beer with" chestnut

    "For each of them, you've got a guy who you can't picture at a college football game or a barbecue."

    Now I don't deny that this actually matters to some folks but honestly, the kind of mental defectives that show up to my school's football games is nobody I'd want running a country. This line of thinking slays me.

    I thought after the train wreck that was the Bush II presidency, people would try to put less importance to this nonsense. Guess not.

    —Veni Vidi Vici Read Veni Vidi Vici's other letters

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