Political Quotes

On the recordJuly 30, 2008
Nobody really thinks that Bush or McCain have a real answer for the challenges we face. So what they're going to try to do is make you scared of me. You know, he always -- oh he's not patriotic enough. He's got a funny name. You know, he doesn't look like all those other presidents on those dollar bills, you know?
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama accuses McCain of trying to scare voters by questioning his patriotism and background.

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