Did Obama Use the Race Card?
Of Course he Did!
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Just a Big Misunderstanding
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Let me take the excerpt directly from the Wall Street Journal quoting Obama... Sen. Obama told crowds in rural Missouri Wednesday that the McCain campaign would try to make voters "scared of me. You know, 'He's not patriotic enough, he's got a funny name.' You know, 'He doesn't look like all those other presidents on the dollar bills.' You notice that last sentence there - 'He doesn't look like all those other presidents on the dollar bills.' I think it's pretty obvious that Obama is using the race card here. I mean, what else could it mean? The presidents on the dollar bill were white and older. He, on the other hand, is young and black. But here's the kicker. It's what Obama's campaign said to try and cover it up. From Palm Beach Post... "We weren't suggesting in any way he's using race as an issue" but that McCain "is using the same, old low-road politics that voters are very unhappy about to distract voters from the real issues in this campaign." So not only did they use race, but they lied about it. I thought Obama was supposed to be better than this. Side: Of Course he Did!
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Not according to republican Senator Mel Martinez of Florida. In an interview last week, the McCain supporter was quoted as saying, "I think Sen. [Barack] Obama has done an admirable job of that. I don't think he has race-baited. I think he has been very good about that." This seems to be an attempt by the McCain campaign to make something out of nothing. Why is it that if Obama discusses his opponent's attack strategy, his words are twisted to try to convince voters that he is playing the "race card?" If John McCain mentions his age while stumping, is he accused of playing the "age card?"
Supporting Evidence:
McCain-Backing GOP Senator: Obama Did Not Play the Race Card
(blogs.abcnews.com)
Side: McCain-Obama Race Card
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