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Venom Between Obama and Rangel
New York Post ^ | Ddecember 7, 2013 | Michael Gartland

Posted on 12/08/2013 5:11:04 AM PST by lbryce

They’re two of the most powerful African-American politicians in the land. And by most accounts, President Obama and Rep. Charles Rangel hate each other.

The most recently revealed salvo in their war of words — Obama’s assertion that Rangel is a “hack,” according to the political tome “Double Down” — is just one element of a long-dysfunctional relationship.

Rangel supported Hillary Clinton in the 2008 Democratic primary, but the seeds of mutual disdain were planted before that, according to Democratic insiders and staffers for both pols.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


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To: RedHeeler

Spoken like a jealous dogface.


61 posted on 12/12/2013 5:41:30 AM PST by Laslo Fripp (The Sybil of Free Republic)
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