blog.washingtonpost.com - 8/1/2008
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By Dan Balz Who let the dogs out? Was it Barack Obama, who not so subtly pointed to John McCain and seemingly accused him of trying to scare voters by drawing attention to the fact that Obama doesn't look like (read: he is African American) all the other presidents? Or was it McCain's campaign, which cried foul over Obama's statements with such vehemence that race became the story of the day ...
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Balz: More Campaign Discord to Come
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Hot Air » Top Picks —
... Dan Balz does a little more work and shows a little more independence on Barack Obama’s use of the race card this week. Instead of spinning in concert with the campaign as ...
Obama’s Missteps Over Race
Flopping Aces —
... The WaPo saw right through the whole episode and asked the Obama campaign for some examples of McCain “race based” attacks. All they got back was crickets: ...
Obama’s Saturday Morning Press Conference
Patterico's Pontifications —
... As The Trail’s Dan Balz said at the Washington Post, the more Obama brings up his race, the more it hurts him and voters’ comfort level with him. I’m an average American - albeit conservative, but liberals seem to think that makes me even more prone to racism - and race isn’t an issue for me. Furthermore, there’s no evidence that race is an issue for most Americans. Why, then, is it such a big issue for Barack Obama? ...
A Whole Deck of Race Cards
The Moderate Voice —
... The Issue That Dared Not Speak Its Name is now on everybody’s lips, including John McCain’s and Barack Obama’s own. Is this good or bad? Maybe both. ...
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