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Monday, October 01, 2007

Obama Trespasses in NYC

After the debate in New Hampshire Wednesday night, Barack Obama spent a little time in New York City calling out Hillary Clinton. Drawing momentum from the debate, Obama drew several distinctions between he and Sen. Clinton. He also mentioned that change isn’t an easy choice in a manner that echoed the sentiment that some things are worth fighting for.

In a moment of levity Obama brought to light a moment from Wednesdays debate where a local reporter asked candidates whether they supported the New York Yankees or the Boston Red Sox. Obama reiterated the fact that Hillary can’t give a straight answer to the simplest of questions. Clinton’s response to the question was along the lines of, “it depends on who’s asking.”   If it has a pulse, if it breathes air (unassisted or assisted or even medicated with a pulse oximeter) Clinton will find a way to tailor her answer to resonate, barely, with the lowest common denominator.

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