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May 8, 2008
the obama paradox
There once was a time when media labels for candidates, if they weren't quite accurate, were at least consistent. Reagan was the Mad Bomber. His successor, ironically, was derided as The Wimp. Clinton was Bubba. Nixon was Tricky. Kennedy was Catholic. Carter was, well, Carter. Perhaps the most hurtful label of all.
So is Obama too close to his Christian, voice-of-the-oppressed-underclass pastor, or is he the anti-religious elite? I swear it's the same people saying both.
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