Saturday, August 2, 2008

What African revolutionaries, Michael Powell?

"Although his campaign has been known to fire volleys back at Mr. McCain, and Mr. Obama has often been critical of Mr. McCain’s policies in his speeches, opportunities to draw blood have come and gone. And he finds challenges on many fronts these days, including at one of his rallies on Friday, where seven self-styled African revolutionaries began shouting and pointing at him, accusing him of undermining revolutionary struggle.

"This was perhaps one of Mr. Obama’s easier moments of the week, as the crowd was allied as one with him. He motioned the crowd to let the revolutionaries have their say, and then he responded."

Does Michael Powell in today's New York Times have some information the casual observer does not? The guys with the banner asked, "What about the Black community," not the revolution. And were they not Americans? Give us your sources!

See: "With Genie Out of Bottle, Obama is Careful on Race:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/02/us/politics/02obama.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

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