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Politics : President Barack Obama
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To: ChinuSFO who wrote (4552)12/29/2007 2:23:59 PM
From: zeta1961  Read Replies (1) of 149317
 
Hillary's NYer friends are spreading the hate in Iowa

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It happened yesterday. I was sitting at my desk in the Radio Iowa newsroom and a colleague forwarded a call to my extension. I did not tape record the conversation, nor did I type out notes. I hastily scratched a few notes by hand on a piece of paper and now present to you my recollection of the moment.

"I'm calling because I wonder if your listeners know what Barack Obama's middle name is," was the entre to the brief conversation. (If you don't know, it's the name Bob Kerrey apologized for using recently when referring to Obama.)

"Why?" was my one-word, first response.

The caller repeated his argument that Iowa radio listeners need to know Obama's middle name.

"I see in my caller ID box here on my phone that you are calling from New York. Who are you?" I asked the man on the other end of the line.

"I'm the one that's supposed to be asking the questions," the man replied, then made another comment about Obama's middle name.

"Who are you calling for?" I asked again, as the caller ID box merely said "New York" and did not show a number. "How did you get my number?"

"Thank you for your time," the man, who had a heavy New York accent, replied and hung up. (No, it was not Bob Kerrey. He still has a Nebraska accent.)

I was unable to track down the number for the call into our newsroom. Who do you think is paying for that call? Have you gotten one like it?
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