benchilada | (no subject) (Reply)

YOU HAVE GOT TO BE DICKING KIDDING ME.

"Republicans briefly stopped attacking Sen. Barack Obama for what they call his lack of foreign policy experience to note the historic significance of the United States nominating the first African-American for president.

"It's a tremendous night for America," said Ed Rollins, a Republican campaign consultant who has worked on high-profile political campaigns including Gov. Mike Huckabee's 2008 presidential bid.

"Obviously, my party wasn't going to do it [nominate a black candidate for the White House] so I'm glad Democrats did it," he said. "We're in a real close, real tight race. And this guy has a real shot at winning. At the end of the day, this is an extraordinary candidate."

"We can all share in how far we've come," said CNN conservative political analyst Amy Holmes, who is African-American.

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