Politics, Not Race, Likely Behind Obama School Speech Uproar


	Politics, Not Race, Likely Behind Obama School Speech Uproar

zizzy

9-6-2009 8:22 AM

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zizzy says:

I don't discount race, because there are people who wouldn't want any person of color talking to their kids. However, I agree that politics is the main motivating factor behind all the uproar produced by conservative pundits with their faux outrage.

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