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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 08:16 AM

    What is small-town America saying about Obama

    The media including Salon needs to write about something so they write about how people will not vote for a Black man-- they are guessing -- and they are giving people ideas who have only a few ideas in the first place because the media whips up anger and people just want little to do with getting informed and simply shy away from learning anything--- that suits those Republicans just fine-- they want to deal with an ignorant public as much as possible.

    Back in February 2008, Iowa voted solidly for Obama but then Hillary talked about are you you ready to make history voting for a Black man or a female? This is not the issue in this election. It is a referendum on the War in Iraq. 2/3 of the people do not approve of this war. That war is the source of much internal needs in this country which go unmet too.

    Michael Moore gets a town to "Bowl for obama" and he said it best-- small town USA is ready to vote for Obama-- but it needs active people like Michael Moore and YOU out there to jump start it now that we have 53 days left!!!!!!

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