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Sarah Palin Asks Obama Not To Play Race Card

Comment made on Facebook post on MLK Day

Reason Staff | 1.21.2014 8:30 AM

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On Martin Luther King Day, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin wrote in a Facebook post asking President Barack Obama not to play the race card anymore.

"Mr. President, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. and all who commit to ending any racial divide, no more playing the race card," the 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate wrote in the post published Monday on her Facebook page.

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  1. Steve G   12 years ago

    I'm missing all the outrage over this one. Normally I disregard her as much as possible, but in this case she nailed if after the president's own words not more than a day or so ago.

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