Letters to the Editor
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Comments aren't racist or clumsy
She was either malicious or intentional or whatever or she was unspeakably clumsy!
Racism thrives as much due to unspeakable clumsiness as it does from hood-wearing.
She was the opposite of "clumsy."
She did not want to take credit for black support she is not receiving, so she corrected herself.
If she left out "white" and claimed she was receiving "working, hard working Americans" the clear meaning would have been that blacks are not "hard working Americans, since everyone knows she isn't getting support from the black working class.
To leave out "whites" when pointing to non-college educated voters would be to suggest she was also getting non-college educated blacks, which she isn't. Thus, it would be a second dishonest claim.
Again, here is the quote. Remove references to "whites" and you are left with a false claim OR a racist claim against blacks. It's disgusting that she is being called a racist by people who obviously can't read or think because they're out for a cheap smear.
"that found how Senator Obama's support among working, hard-working Americans, white Americans, is weakening again, and how whites in both states who had not completed college were supporting me,"