To those of us who canvassed and joined the Obama movement in 2007-2008, supporting a “Socialist”, “Black”, “Junior” senator from Chicago with the name Barack Hussein Obama recall being told what a crazy fools errand we we on. There was no way the country was ready for “such a person”. (Yes they slapped the “socialist” label on Obama as they do to all Democrats.) He had little national experience, and was keeping company with pastors who railed against “God Damn America” and former “Domestic Terrorist” weather underground members.
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