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sadlyno.comFound 4 days, 23 hours, 19 minutes, and 34 seconds agoOne of my least-favorite journalistic conventions is when a reporter interviews one crazy bastard and decides to have him represent an entire demographic of people. Case in point is this Financial Times article: Like most people in Mingo County, West Virginia, Leonard Simpson is a lifelong Democrat.
scrappleface.com
(2008-05-12) -- Under pressure from Sen. Hillary Clinton, the state of West Virginia today launched a public service TV commercial reminding white Democrats that they can "make their mark" rather than signing their names in the precinct register for Tuesday's primary.
The move follows Sen. Clinton's recent remarks that much of her support comes from whites who work hard and don't have as much education as backers of rival Sen. Barack Obama . The little-known "Festus Provision" of the state's election law allows voters to make an "X" in the precinct register to record their presence at the polling place.
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freerepublic.com
Financial Times ^ | 5/11/08 | Andrew Ward
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sharoncobb.blogspot.com
From FT.Com :
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Most people questioned said they mistrusted Mr Obama because of doubts about his patriotism and "values", stemming from his cosmopolitan background, his exotic name and the controversy surrounding "anti-American" sermons by Jeremiah Wright, his former pastor. Several people said they believed he was a Muslim - an unfounded rumour that has circulated on the internet for months - despite the contradiction with his 20-year membership of Mr Wright's church in Chicago. Others mentioned his refusal to wear a Stars and Stripes badge and controversial remarks by his wife, Michelle, who described America as "mean" and implied that she had never been proud of the US until her husband ran for president.
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trueblueliberal.com
By Andrew Ward
Like most people in Mingo County, West Virginia, Leonard Simpson is a lifelong Democrat. But given a choice between Barack Obama and John McCain in November, the 67-year-old retired coalminer would vote Republican.
"I heard that Obama is a Muslim and his wife's an atheist," said Mr Simpson, drawing on a cigarette outside the fire station in Williamson, a coalmining town of 3,400 people surrounded by lush wooded hillsides.
Mr Simpson's remarks help explain why Mr Obama is trailing Hillary Clinton, his Democratic rival, by 40 percentage points ahead of Tuesday's primary election in the heavily white and rural state, according to recent opinion polls.
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holycoast.blogspot.com
Looks like the lady in the pantsuit has at least a couple of good days left, including next Tuesday when she'll win by landslide proportions in West Virginia : Like most people in Mingo County, West Virginia, Leonard Simpson is a lifelong Democrat. But given a choice between Barack Obama and John McCain in November, the 67-year-old retired coalminer would vote Republican.
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theimmoralminority.blogspot.com
More proof that Hillary is really a Republican in liberal clothing.
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politopics.com
Ignorance is very costly, not to mention painful to watch. FT.com / W Virginia keeps distance from Obama . Not that I expected a 67 year old white man from West Virginia to vote for Senator Obama, but this is ridiculous. "Like most people in Mingo County, West Virginia, Leonard Simpson is a lifelong Democrat. But given a choice between Barack Obama and John McCain in November, the 67-year-old retired coalminer would vote Republican. âI heard that Obama is a Muslim and his wifeâs an atheist,â said Mr Simpson, drawing on a cigarette outside the fire station in Williamson, a coalmining town of 3,400 people surrounded by lush wooded hillsides.
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futility.typepad.com
Today's UF American of the Day is Leonard Simpson of Williamson, a small coal-mining town in West Virginia. Says Mr. Simpson, "I heard that Obama is a Muslim and his wife's an atheist." We applaud Mr. Simpson's dogged insistence upon parsing truth from rumor. Mr. Simpson, a lifelong Democrat, also believes Jews have horns and Martin Luther King bombed Pearl Harbor.
Simpson at town swimming pool
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theamericanscene.com
Despite what the polls might say about the general election, the Clinton campaign shouldn't make much of the West Virginia primary. Not only is the Mountain State a poor proxy for the rest of the country's "haird werking" people, but her slim advantage in a matchup against McCain will vanish once Obama's out of the picture. The notorious cultural aversion to Obama that will deliver the primary to Hillary could blow up in her face during the general election. Those West Virginians who think that
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Bush Lied About Giving Up Golf: Video Proof
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W Virginia keeps distance from Obama
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["I heard that Obama is a Muslim and his wife's an atheist," said Mr. Simpson, drawing on a cigarette outside the fire station in Williamson, a coal mining town of 3,400 people surrounded by lush wooded hillsides.]
Nice.
Hey, isn't West Virginia the home state of former Ku Klux Klan (Exalted Cyclops) and current Democrat U.S. Senator Robert Byrd?
Doesn't matter. Barack Obama is a unifier. I think this is the miracle that will sanctify the Chocolate Jesus. I mean these people are not "egg heads" and they certainly are not Americans of African descent.
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"No Middle Name" Obama will be facing some tough challenges in rural America. People in West Virginia, as in many places across our great nation, have questioned Obama's loyalty to this country : Most people questioned said they mistrusted Mr Obama because of doubts about his patriotism and "values", stemming from his cosmopolitan background, his exotic name and the controversy surrounding "anti-American" sermons by Jeremiah Wright, his former pastor. Several people said they believed he was a Muslim - an unfounded rumour that has circulated on the internet for months - despite the contradiction with his 20-year membership of Mr Wright's church in Chicago.
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happyhacker.vox.com
All I have to say is that this is powerful stupid in action. "I heard that Obama is a Muslim and his wife's an atheist," said Mr
Simpson, drawing on a cigarette outside the fire station in Williamson,
a coalmining town of 3,400 people surrounded by lush wooded hillsides.
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jezebel.com
Hillary is going to win the white vote by landslide margins in West Virginia because they're still coming to grips with the notion of the first Muslim president down there. [ FT ]
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Joe Biden and most Democrats not named Joseph Lieberman rejected and denounced Bush's "bullshit"/"malarkey." [ Politico ]
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