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Sen. Obama Defends Clinton's 'Plantation' Comments
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| Last Edited | SC Moose Jan 18, 2006 03:27pm |
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| News Date | Wednesday, January 18, 2006 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Sen. Barack Obama on Wednesday defended Sen. Hillary Clinton for describing the House of Representatives as a "plantation," saying he felt her choice of words referred to a "consolidation of power" in Washington that squeezes out the voters.
The senator told CNN's "American Morning" he believed that Clinton was merely expressing concern that special interests play such a large role in writing legislation that "the ordinary voter and even members of Congress who aren't in the majority party don't have much input."
"There's been a consolidation of power by the Republican Congress and this White House in which, if you are the ordinary voter, you don't have access," Obama said. "... That should be a source of concern for all of us." |
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