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Bill was NOT talking about the Obama campaign when he uttered the phrase "fairy tale". All you have to do is watch the video.

OTOH, when Hillary said "it takes a President to get things done" in reference to MLK and his "I have a dream"... well, I don't call it racial, however it IS insulting to the memory of Dr. King. I might point out that we have a MLK holiday, but we do not have a specific LBJ holiday. If we were (as Hillary was) crediting LBJ for the civil rights movement and legislation, why wouldn't we have LBJ day? It was a silly point for her to make, and altogether wrong.

And then there is the continued criticism of Obama for comparing himself to JFK and MLK. I watched the video on that as well... and I saw no direct comparison to either figure. Was Obama trying to cast his campaign as an difficult task? Yes. Was he reaching back to great leaders to inspire his followers to dare and hope. Yes. But did he say, even indirectly, "I am like those leaders."? No. And for Hillary and her supporters to keep on it is wrong, just as wrong as it is for the Obama supporters to keep on the "fairy tale" reference.


Not everything YOUR candidate does is golden, and not everything the other candidate does is evil. Try to keep an open mind about things... and if your candidate does something wrong, admit it or don't talk about it... but try not to spin it like Fox Noise Channel or Karl Rove.