Jon Wiener: Breaking News: Obama Met Palestinian Intellectuals Ten Years Ago
Apr 10, 2008 - Ten years ago, Barack Obama went to a lecture by Edward Said, the prominent Palestinian intellectual. Should that be page one news now? The LA Times thinks so -- they ran a story on their front page on Thursday on the event, headlined "Campaign '08: Allies of Palestinians see a friend in Obama."
Obama's attendance at that speech is news today, of course, because of the Jewish vote. The Times…

