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He Can Speak Up When He Wants To

Carol Platt Liebau | May 08, 2008 10:39 PM

On CNN, Barack Obama characterized John McCain's truthful observation that Hamas would prefer an Obama presidency to a McCain one as "offensive" and "a smear."

Again, one can only wish that Barack had seen fit time to speak up as promptly and forcefully to defend America during the 20 years his pastor was trashing it as he did today to defend himself -- and that he had been as "offended" then as he supposedly is now.