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Obama to Palin: 'Don't Mock the Constitution'
Washington Post ^

Posted on 09/08/2008 7:21:29 PM PDT by Chet 99

Obama to Palin: 'Don't Mock the Constitution'

By Peter Slevin

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. -- Sen. Barack Obama delivered an impassioned defense of the Constitution and the rights of terrorism suspects tonight, striking back at one of the biggest applause lines in Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin's speech to the GOP convention.

It was in St. Paul last week that Palin drew raucous cheers when she delivered this put-down of Obama: "Al-Qaeda terrorists still plot to inflict catastrophic harm on America and he's worried that someone won't read them their rights."

Obama had a few problems with that.

(Excerpt) Read more at voices.washingtonpost.com ...


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Obama and the pig statement

Looks like it might be a good day to start the thread...

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