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I grew up in Ohio and Missouri and I definitely heard the expression combined with the "n" word - not in my family but in plenty of other places.
It is depressing to see the Republicans using deliberate tactics such as this to cast doubt on the character of Obama. They are using the same strategy that got Bush elected in 2004 only in reverse - remember the often repeated line that Bush is the kind of guy you can drink a beer with? Well now they are characterizing Obama as elitist and uppity, hoping to convince both whites and blacks that he is someone to fear "cause he is not like them."
I've noticed many right leaning posters commenting that the Obama supporters are scared, especially in reaction to Palin. We are scared alright, but not in the manner suggested. We're scared of the same old Rovian tactics being used again to win an election. A hallmark of Rove's method is to take a candidates strength and turn it into a weakness. This time we have an exceptionally strong team with leadership ability but I am truly fearful that they will lose the election. It is compounded by the choice of Sarah Palin , who from what I read is even more radically conservative than Bush and has more chance of becoming President than any other candidate in recent history.
I also live in the midwest, in Minnesota but in a particularly conservative part of the city. My family is predominantly Republican so I know how the common voter thinks. These kinds of comments hold sway.
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