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ROLLA, Missouri (CNN) — In the wake of John McCain’s new ad that paints Barack Obama as a global celebrity on par with Paris Hilton and Britney Spears, Obama told supporters at a rally Wednesday, “don’t let the other side scare you,” and said McCain is attacking him because Republicans know they don’t have the [...]
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Obama: McCain’s message is that I don’t “look like the other presidents on the currency”
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Obama: McCain’s message is that I don’t “look like the other presidents on the currency” posted at 8:40 pm on July 30, 2008 by Allahpundit Send to a Friend | printer-friendly In the unlikely event that you don’t see what he’s getting at, revisit Ed’s post from last month, when Obama made this charge much more explicitly. Simply the perfect ironic counterpoint to his complaints that McCain has been unfair, culminating in an ad entitled, I kid you not, “Low Road.” “He’s spending an awful lot of time talking about me. You notice that?” Obama asked a crowd of just over one thousand seated in a university gym. “I haven’t seen an ad yet where he ...
Obama Campaign: McCain Should Quit Worrying About Us Calling Him A Racist
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The Obama campaign is accusing McCain’s people of “parsing” the Messiah’s allegations about racial attacks coming from the right.
Obama spokesman Bill Burton said McCain’s campaign was “misinterpreting” both the “tenor and the meaning” of Obama’s words.
“I think they should probably be a little less paranoid about parsing every word we say and a little more focused on actually addressing the challenges that Americans expect the president of the United States to take on,” he said.
I think maybe the Obama campaign needs to worry a bit more about what their ...
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(CNN) –The McCain campaign wants to know: do you want to elect “the biggest celebrity in the world?"
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