Obama: Wife Never Said 'Whitey'

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Obama: Wife Never Said 'Whitey'

June 16, 2008 | ISSUE 44•25

Barack Obama responded to rumors of a video that purportedly featured his wife, Michelle, going on a racist tirade, by claiming she's never used the word "whitey." What do you think?

What a vile way to exploit the national trauma associated with the w-word.

Coco Kimball
Systems Analyst
John McCain had better hope the Democrats don't dig into his past for racial epithets.

Albert Munro
Butcher
Ha-ha! Now he said it!

Geoff Goldsmith
Screen Printer

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