Obama's Two Unique Endorsements, Of Sorts

By Tim State in News on Jul 26, 2008 3:55PM

Local boy presidential candidate Obama received the endorsement of a lifetime, of sorts. Just before death row inmate Dale Leo Bishop was executed in Mississippi earlier this week, he spoke his final words:

For those who oppose the death penalty and want to see it end, our best bet is to vote for Barack Obama because his supporters have been working behind the scenes to end this practice.

While Obama is not a death penalty opponent, he is more in-tune with the racial disparity than Old Man McCain. As for Bishop and his crime - he’s only the eighth person to be put to death who did not directly kill the victim involved with the crime in question.

While on the other side of the pond, Obama received the praises of Republican favorite: French President Nicolas Sarkozy. While he didn’t officially endorse Obama, he’s a fan:

But, obviously, one is interested in a candidate who's looking towards the future, rather than the past, and that's something that -- a concern that I share. [S-T]