Republicans Apologize For Obama Evil Empire Jab

March 4. 2010

"Evil Empire"

Members of the U.S. Republican Party, have apologized to President, Barack Obama, over a viral campaign titled "evil empire," equating him to the character The Joker, from the Batman films.

Republicans embarrassed by 'evil empire' Obama smear

The Republican party's national organising committee was furiously backpedalling after an embarrassing document lampooning Barack Obama and other Democratic leaders as 'evil' was found in a hotel room.

The PowerPoint document, reported by the Washington news website Politico, was delivered by the Republican National Committee's head of fundraising to a closed meeting of select party officials and major donors held in Boca Grande, Florida, last month...

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