"Obama slams smear photo" from Politico reports that the campaign of Senator Barack Obama is calling out the Clinton campaign for a photo of Obama that headlined the Drudge Report with Obama in Somali regalia - supposedly e-mailed by the Clinton camp to Drudge. This is humorous - given President Bush's efforts to participate with local customs during his recent African trip. And Obama has made much of his African roots - why now the sudden outcry?
Michelle Malkin's Politicians Going Native Photo Compilation
Political Radar blog weighs in
"The photo, taken in 2006, shows the Democrat front-runner dressed as a Somali Elder, during his visit to Wajir, a rural area in northeastern Kenya," the Drudge Report said. The photo created huge buzz in political circles and immediately became known as "the 'dressed' photo," reflecting the Drudge terminology.
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