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jsamuel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 12:01 PM
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John Edwards on The Tyra Banks Show Friday - Askes Edwards what it feels like to be a minority.
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Earlier Tuesday, during a taping of "The Tyra Banks Show," Edwards discussed feeling like a minority in the campaign. Edwards is challenging a black man and a woman for the Democratic presidential nomination.

"It's hard to be heard," he said. "... We have a couple of candidates who are good candidates but they get an enormous amount of attention and publicity, and they've got enormous amounts of money. The result is I have to really work to be heard."

Edwards said that when he is heard "people understand I have this personal energy and passion for what it is I'm trying to do, whether it's health care, creating jobs, doing the things that need to be done for the country."

Banks asked what it feels like to be a minority and a white male.

"It feels like you have to fight for everything you get,." Edwards said.

Edwards' interview with Banks is scheduled to air Friday.
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 12:03 PM
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1. That reminds me of something that happened in the debate...
when Obama said:

"And, I mean, I'm not entirely faulting the media because, look, race is a factor in our society. There's no doubt that in a race where you've got an African-American, and a woman... and John...

(LAUGHTER)

... there's no doubt that that has piqued interest,"


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jsamuel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 12:05 PM
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2. Good point. It did sound weird.
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Infinite Hope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 12:05 PM
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3. He did that 2-3 times which started to bother me. I don't think it helped him with the electorate
either.
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jsamuel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 12:13 PM
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4. Clinton seems to be coming down in the SC polls, but she seemed to do that in NH too.
Edited on Wed Jan-23-08 12:13 PM by jsamuel
We will see if it benefits Obama or not.
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