Published 9/4/2008
by Mark Murray
at First Read
From NBC's Mark MurrayAlaska Gov. Sarah Palin hit Obama on his experience and that "bitter" comment he made before the Pennsylvania primary: "I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a 'community organizer,' except that you have actual responsibilities. I might add that in small towns, we don't quite know what to make of a candidate who lavishes praise on working people when they are listening, and then talks about how bitterly they cling to their religion and guns when those people aren't listening....( read more )
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