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August 10, 2008
Great Wall of Duh: Hawaii Edition
But if Obama’s being smeared as a highfalutin celebrity who is somehow “other” and distant from the American heartland, is Hawaii really the ideal vacation destination? It sounds trivial but such things can resonate...
“For somebody who has been called ‘elitist,’ going to Hawaii is not exactly going against type,” [Douglas Schoen, a pollster for Clinton’s reelection campaign] said. “I would rather have him going to national parks.”
But if you say "nookular" and wear a giant belt buckle, you can vacation at a place like this.
The lack of journalistic integrity is staggering. Of the two candidates, Senator McCain is clearly more pampered, wealthier and overall more fitting of the "elite" label. The shoes, the private jet, the beer fortune, the numerous TV and feature film appearances. So... Crowley and the rest have pegged the elitist label on the black candidate from Illinois who just recently paid off his student loans? Very serious!
Filed under: Barack Obama || Election 2008 || John McCain || Polls || Very Serious
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Posted By Bob Cesca | August 10, 2008 3:08 PM
Comments
If McIck was going to the PCZ for his vacation, it would be touted as "returning to the place of his birth". Why is that not the case with Obama? :(
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at August 10, 2008 4:44 PM
Does his grandmother still live there?
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Posted by: dansolomon at August 10, 2008 7:54 PM
And if Obama had gone to a National Park...they would have said he was "pandering"....
Posted by: cminri at August 10, 2008 8:31 PM
If Obama tried to choose his vacation based on campaign or political calculations, it wouldn't exactly be a fucking vacation, now, would it?
Jesus. Now parts of the actual United States are not American enough.
Can't wait to see which stupid shit they harp on next week..."Can you believe what order this guy reads the newspaper?..."
Posted by: Mr Furious at August 11, 2008 12:34 AM
It is outrageous that he is being criticized for Hawaii.He was born there and grew up there with his grandparents. It isn't even just where he was born.
His grandmother is 85 and still lives there. She can't travel.
"I am going to see my grandma, who I haven't seen in almost 18, 19 months, and who's getting to the age that I want to make sure I am spending time with her on a consistent basis and so she can see her great-grandchildren," he said. "And I want to spend some time with those children as well."
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hZi8kcNQksps3qthAW-xjJxEX0GQD92EFIBO0
Posted by: JDS at August 11, 2008 2:09 AM
