Barack Obama Stirs Race Issue With Reference to Libby Commutation

Barack Obama Stirs Race Issue With Reference to Libby Commutation

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DETROIT — Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama on Thursday derided President Bush's commutation of former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's prison term even as black men routinely serve time behind bars.

All eight Democratic hopefuls and a lone Republican candidate, Colorado Rep. Tom Tancredo, addressed the NAACP convention. The Democrats focused their criticism on the administration's record on race relations.

"We know we have more work to do when Scooter Libby gets no prison time and a 21-year-old honor student, who hadn't even committed a felony, gets 10 years in prison," Obama said to loud cheers.

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Is Obama running out of platform planks so soon? Having to resort to using the race card at this early stage of the game shows desperation and a bankrupt campaign strategy. He is not ready to run for president, imo.

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