Obama: McCain 'Troublesome' In Amplifying 'Race Card' Charge(listen to the interview)

Obama: McCain 'Troublesome' In Amplifying 'Race Card' Charge

Share August 01, 2008 5:06 PM

ABC News' Teddy Davis and Sunlen Miller Report: Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., told NPR's "All Things Considered" on Friday that he finds it "troublesome" how the McCain campaign has amplified its allegation that he played the "race card."

Obama added that the "eagerness with which they’ve done it indicates they think they can exploit this politically."

While Obama complained about the way in which the McCain campaign has amplified a "race card" charge that he considers "ridiculous," he indicated that "in no ways" has the McCain campaign "targeted race issues."

During his interview with NPR's Michele Norris, Obama also defended his new proposal to force oil companies to share their record-breaking windfall profits.

Earlier Friday, the Republican National Committee issued a missive to reporters arguing that a windfall profits tax is bad policy.


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