Irish-American writers/artists endorse Obama - refute MSM conflation of 'working-class' and 'racist'

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Sunday April 20, 2008 · 8:12 AM PDT

2008/04/20 · 08:12

This is my first diary so please be kind...

The role of Irish-Americans has received some attention from the media but, in general, the Irish vote has been discussed as part of the 'white working class' we've all been hearing so much about in Pennsylvania. This voting block is considered to be the bedrock of Hillary Clinton's support and much of the discussion of the results of the primary will focus on how many Obama manages to peel away from her as they have been particularly resistant to him.

But there's a subtext to the 'white working class won't vote for Obama' meme that the Irish-Americans are beginning to take issue with.

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