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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 12:39 AM

    SMALL TOWNS FROM COAST TO COAST ARE SAYIN' BARACK OBAMA IS THE MAN WITH THE MOST

    NOBODY WANTS TO ENTRUST THEIR FUTURE TO OLD MAN MCCAIN, TO DO SO WOULD BE AN ACT BOTH IRREPONSIBLE AND INSANE.

    THE BUSH YEARS ARE THANKFULLY ALMOST OVER, AND AMERICA'S BETTIN' ON LUCKY BARACK TO BE THEIR FOUR LEAFED CLOVER.

    GOOD NIGHT MCCAIN/PALIN

    YOUR POLICIES ARE OLD

    AND CAMPAIGN IS FAILIN'.

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