Bhangra for the Buck

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 31, 2010
Barack Obama entered the race with the pledge to raise the political discourse and not resort to personal attacks, but this month a memo written by a staff member characterized Hillary Clinton as “the Senator from Punjab.” Does this comment put a dent in Obama’s multicultural image and, a year after George Allen’s “macaca” comments, what does it say about the influence of Indian Americans on the political landscape? Plus, news from the Sunday Shows.

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