For those of us still concerned that Obama's race and name will be an issue, I suggest you check out this. Australian PM John Howard said that Al Qaeda is "praying as many times as possible for an [Obama] victory." Classy thing for a head of state to say, isn't it? But you can always count on the Aussies' for their casual, folksy, straight-shooting racism.

But Obama handled it with the usual aplomb, blunting stating that if Australia is so concerned about the outcome, Howard should throw more than the current 1,400 Australian troops on the Iraq barbie. For my money, it's a potent come back.

Analogcabin @ 11:07 AM
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