Obama: "They're going to try to make you afraid of me"; "And did I mention he’s black?’"

[DeepModem Mom]

CNN: June 21, 2008
Obama: 'They're going to try to make you afraid of me'
From CNN Political Producer Alexander Marquardt

JACKSONVILLE, Florida (CNN) – Barack Obama told supporters that Republicans will “try to make you afraid of me” in remarks he made Friday at a Florida fundraiser. "The choice is clear. Most of all we can choose between hope and fear. It is going to be very difficult for Republicans to run on their stewardship of the economy or their outstanding foreign policy.

“We know what kind of campaign they’re going to run,” said the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. “They’re going to try to make you afraid. They’re going to try to make you afraid of me. ‘He’s young and inexperienced and he’s got a funny name. And did I mention he’s black?’"

In similar comments at a Chicago fundraiser last Thursday, Obama told supporters that Republicans would try to portray both him and his wife Michelle as "scary." "They’re going to try to make me into a scary guy,” he said last week. “They’re even trying to make Michelle into a scary person. Right?" And so that drumbeat – 'we’re not sure if he’s patriotic or not; we’re not sure if he is too black.'

"I don’t know, before I wasn’t black enough," said Obama. "'Now he might be too black. We don’t know whether he’s going to socialize – well, who knows what.'"

Last week, the Illinois senator’s campaign launched a Web site to directly respond to and discredit Internet rumors about him and his wife that have dogged his presidential effort.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/06/21/obama-theyre-going-to-try-to-make-you-afraid-of-me/#more-8043

[Crazy Dave]

1. I heard they're trying to bring Rev. Wright back into the spot light again n/t

[Major Hogwash]

2. We really need a 527 group to help fight the smears that will be made against Obama.

It just doesn't make sense to ask them not to help him.

[wake.up.america]

3. GOPers are going to get their BS flung back at them. About time!!