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The Gloves Come Off, Ctd.

By The Daily Dish
Aug 1 2008, 3:45 AM ET

By Patrick Appel
Alex Koppelman:

...it should be noted, the McCain camp took at least two quotes from Obama out of context. They use one controversial remark made by Obama that popped up earlier this week, "I have become a symbol of the possibility of America returning to our best traditions." A Democratic source later told multiple news outlets that, in context, Obama wasn't speaking about himself but about America generally -- the source quoted Obama as having also said, "It has become increasingly clear in my travel, the campaign, that the crowds, the enthusiasm, 200,000 people in Berlin, is not about me at all. It's about America. I have just become a symbol.'" It's fairly obvious that Obama was joking in another similar quote used in the video.



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