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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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  • Saturday, September 13, 2008 07:08 PM

    not sorry domini.

    look domini, we TRIEd to stop you from this ticket to suicide.

    we spelled out why it was a bad idea, how he could never win electorally. He lost EVERY big electoral state but Illinois to Mrs.Clinton and every impt constituency.

    We explained how Rove couldn't touch Hillary's unfavorability ratings further whereas Obama's were an easy target, you were well aware of Obama's empty resume, failure to show up to the job and ball and chain associations.

    Now that he's sinking faster than Bush at a beer party and even the worst zealots can no longer be in denial, I just don't want to hold hands and make nice and sink with you. AKA smith might, but I don't.

    There was just no Goddamn reason for the Dems to get defeated this election. It took a stubborn ostrichian determination of the lefty-lefts.

    That's all.

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