Obama was in Omaha today (dup of news item)

[Omaha Steve]

Published Tuesday
October 25, 2005

Helping girls is 'an American idea,' says Obama

BY ROBYNN TYSVER


WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER


A proposed boycott of American Girl dolls over its support for Girls Inc. is "silly" and an example of conservatives being too politically correct, said Democratic U.S. Sen. Barack Obama.

Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., greets a group of girls attending the Girls Inc. luncheon at the Qwest Center Omaha on Monday.

"I think this is a classic example of overreaction and a lack of proportion," Obama said of the boycott of American Girl because of Girls Inc.'s support for abortion rights and acceptance of lesbians.

The Illinois senator, who is considered a rising star in the Democratic Party, spoke Monday in Omaha to a sell-out crowd of 1,500 at a fundraiser for Girls Inc.

Full story and audio:http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=1636&u_sid=2051896