Barack Obama admits to playing race card

...and with a Clintonian twist. According to this, he said this earlier today:

"I don't think it's accurate to say my comments have nothing to do with race... here's what I was saying, and I think it should be undisputed: I don't come out of central casting when it comes to presidential races, for a whole range of reasons. I'm young, new to the national scene. My name is Barack Obama. I'm African American. I was born in Hawaii. I spent time in Indonesia. I do not have the typical biography of a presidential candidate... In no way do I think John McCain's campaign was being racist... They're cynical, and I think they want to distract people from the real issues."

I don't think it's accurate to say we want to put up with four years of someone playing the race card when things don't go his way.

Politics · Sat, 08/02/2008 - 09:42 · · Importance: 1