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Wednesday, April 16, 2008 12:00 AM

Don't blame San Francisco for Obama's "Bittergate"

Candidates pander to wealthy donors in every city, not just mine!
Joan Walsh

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  • Wednesday, April 16, 2008 09:37 PM

    Get it right, maureen

    Making a speech in California to the effect that people in the heartland of America are wallowing in ignorance

    He was answering a question, not giving a speech. And he didn't say that people are wallowing in ignorance. We know you don't like Obama, but you end up looking foolish when you push it too far.

    We have outsourced all the grapes of wrath to non-white immigrant labor now. Have you heard of Caesar Chavez? He's dead now. And California has lots of arid places, like Death Valley. It's arable because of stolen water from N. California and surrounding states. Go rent Chinatown.

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