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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.

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  • Friday, September 12, 2008 12:20 AM

    how stupid can these working poor and rural people be ??? they can't even seem to think over what the TV news tell them to!

    so these morons really feel that governor sarah "moose-piss for brains" better represents them in washington?? her and john mc jackass? really? what a joke!

    personally, I think a lot of it comes down to what bill clinton said back in south carolina about the black vote. the working class whites just can not seem to get over their prejudiced views on black and white. and so, if that mc jackass and vice president moosepiss win in november? I hope that the economy and everything else really goes downhill even more and they all lose both their jobs and their employee healthcare. the lessons learned will go to serve them all right!

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