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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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  • Friday, September 12, 2008 07:38 PM

    @ hootowl

    There were previous posts referring to the fact that Harry Truman was the last president that didn't have a degree from a university. While that's true, there's more to the story. Over the last eight years, Bush has been compared to Truman over and over and I fail to see any similarity. The other stuff is just about small towns since I'm from one. I've lived in Arizona for years - before McCain was representing the state - and I don't think he'll make a very good president.

    As for surfboards - Charlie don't surf. Ask McCain.

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