Reader: Andrew Breitbart’s Barack Obama video helps Democrats more than GOP

Our post yesterday about footage of young Barack Obama introducing controversial Harvard professor Derrick Bell (a clip hyped as a blockbuster by provocateur Andrew Breitbart shortly before his death) attracted some sharp commentary. Here's an example from a reader who thinks such attacks are apt to backfire...
By Michael Roberts
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Our post yesterday about footage of young Barack Obama introducing controversial Harvard professor Derrick Bell (a clip hyped as a blockbuster by provocateur Andrew Breitbart shortly before his death) attracted some sharp commentary. Here’s an example from a reader who thinks such attacks are apt to backfire.

Executive Gifts writes:

Please, please, pretty please with Limbaugh on top…give the tea/GOP all the rope they want! Tea/Gop top targets are women, women, people of color and poor. Clawing back civil rights fought for and won, decades ago.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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