Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama held a grass-roots rally in Atlanta last night. The event drew a little over two-thousand people, with tickets priced affordably at 25-dollars a person.
Obama explained to the crowd why he was not present for a U.S. Senate vote yesterday to condemn a MoveOn.org newspaper ad that criticized General David Petraeus. Obama said the debate was a waste of time, and that it was a distraction to attack Petraeus as opposed to President Bush. The Senate approved the Republican-sponsored resolution in a 72-25 vote.
Obama also had strong words about the nation's justice system, saying it often treats black suspects more harshly than white suspects. Obama's comments came on the day of a massive protest in Louisiana where six black teens are charged in the beating of a white classmate.
Obama explained to the crowd why he was not present for a U.S. Senate vote yesterday to condemn a MoveOn.org newspaper ad that criticized General David Petraeus. Obama said the debate was a waste of time, and that it was a distraction to attack Petraeus as opposed to President Bush. The Senate approved the Republican-sponsored resolution in a 72-25 vote.
Obama also had strong words about the nation's justice system, saying it often treats black suspects more harshly than white suspects. Obama's comments came on the day of a massive protest in Louisiana where six black teens are charged in the beating of a white classmate.
