I wonder if Barack Ubama is planning to invade Whole Foods next, like he was planning to do with Pakistan.

I wonder if Genghiz can address the points made in the article.

Hmmm, Pearl, I must defer to you on this question you being the wine drinker here. ;) Are we hearing subtle code for appealing to rich people, or majority white people? Or maybe both? That's the feeling I'm getting, that they are trying to tie him to a couple of stereotypes (and not in a good way).

My friends don't tell me I appeal to wine-track drinkers, they simply call me a wino ;-)

Seriously, the picture they continue to try to paint of Obama is funny if it wasn't so sad. The question of his race seems to follow him yet I have not heard a single black person I know question if Obama is "black" enough. He is simply a highly educated, intelligent, articulate and extremely good looking black man. There is no question of Obama being "black enough" cause black folks have lived in this society where if you look black no matter what other race your mixed with you're black. Why there is a need to paint Obama in a different light is beyond me. He's a wine drinker "wine-track" voters -- characterized by "higher incomes and more education" code word white, therefore he can't be "black" enough cause beer-track" voters, who have less education and "tend[] to care more about pocketbook issues." code word black.

I have never heard of "wine-track" or beer-track" before, who made that one up?

But Pearl, thanks for explaining. I didn't get it.

I have a box of Chianti for you on Friday, you "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas" bad girl you! ;)

I have never heard of "wine-track" or beer-track" before, who made that one up? Snoopy

I haven't head of that exact phrase either however I've heard of similar code words usually used to separate people economically. Rich/poor folks, but I can't see that as it relates to Obama.

Get ready the longer we are in this lead up to the primary, reporters will become more creative in discussing Omaba. He cannot be painted with the same brush that is usually reserved for Sharpton and Jackson (former black Presidential candidates).

"There is no question of Obama being "black enough" cause black folks have lived in this society where if you look black no matter what other race your mixed with you're black."The Rev. Jackson disagrees with you, Pearlene. He accused B. Hussein Ubama of "acting like he's white" w.r.t. the Jena 6 atrocities.

"The Rev. Jackson disagrees with you, Pearlene.  Genghiz

He's entitled since I have often disagreed with him.

Well done, Genghiz!  You omitted his first name and misspelled his last!  Do you not have enough respect for him to spell his name right?

Here is a question for you: Do you think Jesse Jackson's word is the be-all end-all?  If not, why does Pearlene have to agree with him?

The Chic Trib's Repub a**kissing is in conflict here. Can they dis the very popular (in Illinois especially) Obama, a man that could sell a lot of papers, for their Repub masters? Oh the conflicts.

Har har, you've got the Trib's number there.  I've been reading that rag on and off since the 80's when Murdoch bought and destroyed the Sun Times and Royko and others jumped ship and headed over to the Tribune.  My dad is so ridiculously proud of all things Chicago including his paper in which he has way too much faith.  It muddles his opinions in really obvious ways because of the choices of those GOP loyalist editors.  At least Illinois turned pretty blue in a quick response to Bush and elected a senator who I think should be the next president.

Obama's campaign staff just needs to do a little damage control. Get him some overalls (preferably with the legs about 6" too short), a pair of worn-out Lil' Abner boots and a frayed flannel shirt. Stick a piece of straw in his hair and hand him a clay jug full of corn liquor, with the standard XXX on it.

And see how much difference that makes to those who wouldn't vote for him because he's a wine drinker.

The Trib endorsed Bush in 2000 and -in a classic example of being fooled twice- in '04. The paper also backed the recently sentenced George Ryan for governor.

Beer and wine -- it's all good.

And I can't understand why the MSM finds in horrible that more well educated and probably more well inofrmed people would support a candidate.

"No," said the candidate when asked about his support among literates. "I only want the support of people who can vote for me if my picture is on the ballets. Readers are the scum of the Earth."

I wonder if the MSM reads? Other than their own drivel.

This is the same old story of Obama not being "black" enough, and democrats being "elitists" while their opponents on the right are being painted as Presidential, and "folksy", even though they're all super wealthy, and elite.

Apparently the Tribune envisions this mythical "beer track" voter saying, "Hey--until Obama starts drinking (or selling) beer, he's not getting my vote".

The article says more about how the Trib regards voters than what it thinks of Obama.