Article snippet: A radio ad from a pro-President Trump group in Georgia is using former President Obama’s words out of context to argue that Democrats don’t care about black voters, CNN's K File reported Sunday. The radio ad features audio of Obama from his autobiography, “Dreams From My Father,” in which he quotes someone else, but the ad fails to place the quote in context and implies Obama said the words directly. "Plantation politics. Black people in the worst jobs. The worst housing. Police brutality rampant. But when the so-called black committeemen came around election time, we'd all line up and vote the straight Democratic ticket. Sell our souls for a Christmas turkey,” Obama is heard saying in the radio ad. Obama was quoting a barber talking about Chicago politics before the city elected its first black mayor in 1983, the K File reported. The ad, released ahead of Tuesday's special election, starts with conservative activist Autry Pruitt, describing himself as a “fellow black American working hard every day, just like you.” “It may seem out of season, but all of a sudden, Democratic politicians have started coming around again. We normally only see them every other November, swarming around and making promises to get our vote. But nothing ever changes for us, does it? Here's what President MORE had to say about it,” Pruitt then says before Obama’s audio begins. "Let's not sell out for another Christmas turkey. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Democrat... Link to the full article to read more
Pro-Trump groups take Obama out of context in Georgia election ad | TheHill
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