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June 1, 2008 5:50 PM

Obama Breaks Out an Old Favorite

From CBS News' Allison O'Keefe:

MITCHELL, S.D. -– Before approximately 2,000 people and with the Corn Palace behind him, Obama brought up his favorite story from the campaign in South Carolina. It involves a little old lady from Greenwood, S.C.

It was approximately 100 degrees in the bright sunlight beating down on the waiting crowd. “What a beautiful day to be at the corn palace. Look at this, you got corn!” Obama exclaimed.

It has been months since the press has heard Obama talk about how he traveled all the way to Greenwood to Edith Childs' home where she led the chant “Fired up, Ready to go.” The press was practically telling the story along with him, especially when he likes to talk about her Sunday hat and must include a gesture to his head indicating a large brimmed “Sunday hat.”

He also delivered his standard stump speech but with a bit more urgency that he is days away from the golden ticket. “On the brink of the last primary, here in South Dakota, after visiting 48 states and speaking to hundreds of thousands of people and shaking hundreds of thousands of hands, and kissing hundreds of babies, I am here to report that my bet has paid off because the American people have had enough.”

But his opponent, Hillary Clinton was the winner today in the Puerto Rico primary. Obama took a moment to congratulate her on the win without giving concession on the nomination itself.

“She is going to make a great assest when we go into November to make sure that we defeat the Republicans. That I can promise you.”
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by jone775 June 1, 2008 10:00 PM PDT
bswalker12: of what religious faith are you?
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by agog2 June 2, 2008 2:18 AM PDT
I thought that the Democratic Party was the right party to belong to because it was a party of the people for the people of this country. I never thought that the Democratic Party could be so stupid as to give away a general election. However if after a week or two Barack Obama will have enough votes to claim that he%u2019s going to be the Democratic nominee for the November election. This man Obama has nothing but a raciest background for the white people of America that it makes me sick. I hope that the superdelegates are smart enough to cross over for Mrs. Clinton she is the only hope that the Democratic Party has to win the general election. If Barack Obama is the one to represent the Party in November I am afraid the DNC will suffer one of the worst Presidential defeats in the history of the Party. Remember he has only gotten 17 million over all votes. Superdelegates remember that there are over 250 million votes in the general election and all most 233 of those votes are white votes. If he is the nominee it will be a shoe in for John McCain to be our next President.
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by Lai K W June 2, 2008 9:56 AM PDT
Hillary supporters are not BO fanatics. We support the best candidate and Hillary can''t make us do otherwise.

Perhpas BO fanatics just follow what BO''s order like puppies but we are independent.

Hillary/McCain; Nobama 08
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by chuckamok June 2, 2008 2:21 PM PDT
The Dems never expected THIS last fall.

The Clinton Machine face plant is one for the record books.

Obama swooped in and beat Billary at its own game.

Gotta love it. ;)
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