Monday, August 6, 2007
News Obama-rama at the SCLC
Posted by Andisheh Nouraee on Mon, Aug 6, 2007 at 10:30 PM
OBAMA AT SCLC CONVENTION: “Make no mistake, I am prepared to scowl at anyone who threatens America.â€
(Photo by Joeff Davis)
Just three days after he tried to boost his foreign policy cred by threatening to invade Pakistan, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama invaded Atlanta. His target, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s 50th anniversary convention, where he gave a speech that drew loud applause by noting how heiresses like Paris Hilton don’t pay a lot of taxes compared to working people. He stopped short of threatening to invade her, however.
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