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Obama on small-town PA: Clinging religion, guns, xenophobia
Politico.com ^ | 04/11/08 | Ben Smith

Posted on 04/11/2008 1:08:33 PM PDT by JRochelle

Mayhill Fowler has more from Obama's remarks at a San Francisco fundraiser Sunday, and they include an attempt to explain the resentment in small-town Pennsylvania that won't be appreciated by some of the people whose votes Obama's seeking:

You go into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing's replaced them...And they fell through the Clinton Administration, and the Bush Administration, and each successive administration has said that somehow these communities are gonna regenerate and they have not.

And it's not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.

That's pretty broad list of things to explain with job loss.


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To: JRochelle

401 posted on 04/13/2008 1:10:04 PM PDT by Gondring (I'll give up my right to die when hell freezes over my dead body!)
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To: JRochelle

ISRA Alert:

YOUR HELP URGENTLY NEEDED – CALIFORNIA GUN CONTROL GROUP TO HOLD ANTI-GUN RALLY IN NAPERVILLE

The San Francisco-based “Legal Community Against Gun Violence” (LCAV) will be holding a gun control rally in Naperville on Monday, April 14, 2008.

The LCAV plays a crucial supporting role in Chicago Mayor Daley’s attempts to take your guns away from you. California lawyers write the actual legislation designed to ban and confiscate your guns, tax your ammunition, ration your ammo purchases and register you like a sex offender.

It’s time for Illinois gun owners to tell these Californians, “MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS!”

Here is what you need to do:

1. Gather up all your firearm owning friends and assemble at the Naperville Campus of NIU, 1120 East Diehl Road, Room 101C, Naperville, IL. The campus is on the south side of Diehl Road, approximately 1/8 mile west of Naper Boulevard. Plan on arriving no later than 6:45 PM.

2. If you still have your IGOLD t-shirts or hats, wear them. If you have NRA or ISRA hats, wear them. DO NOT bring signs or other items that might get you kicked out before this thing gets under way.

3. Be advised that you will be in close proximity to people that hate your guts because you own guns. They will attempt to insult you and provoke you. Stand your ground, challenge their every assertion. Freedom is at stake here.

4. Please distribute this alert to all your gun owning friends and post it to every Internet bulletin board to which you belong.

STAND UP FOR YOUR RIGHTS IN HONOR OF CHARLTON HESTON’S MEMORY!

Posted Sat Apr 12 10:44:03 CDT 2008

http://www.isra.org/


402 posted on 04/13/2008 3:26:04 PM PDT by KeyLargo
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To: jan in Colorado

ping


403 posted on 04/13/2008 3:45:43 PM PDT by Gondring (I'll give up my right to die when hell freezes over my dead body!)
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To: JRochelle

Obama would be a disaster. Jimmy Carter but not as decisive.


404 posted on 04/13/2008 6:08:27 PM PDT by maro
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To: Bender2
He didn't express himself properly. The master orator. Right.

No, he believes it. What he was trying to say was that some folks who were "victimized" by capitalism and laid off still vote for Conservatives despite themselves IHHO. They put 2nd Amendment and God before their own self interest. They should be voting for libs IHHO. Forget freedom. Social safety net and Gubmint cheese, mother Earth, and global poverty should be the real issue for these idiots. They just don't get it. They are too stupid. They need somebody as brilliant as him to point it out to the unwashed masses.

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405 posted on 04/13/2008 8:13:16 PM PDT by Eric Blair 2084 (Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms shouldn't be a federal agency...it should be a convenience store.)
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To: JRochelle; SunkenCiv
"You go into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing's replaced them...And they fell through the Clinton Administration, and the Bush Administration, and each successive administration has said that somehow these communities are gonna regenerate and they have not. And it's not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations."

Typical remarks by an elitist Democrat snot. But since we know what he thinks of "typical white people", we shouldn't be surprised. Just the same ole liberal elitist looking down his pristine priviledged nose as us "ordinary and unenlightened people." He and the rest of the Dem elites (and a lot of RINO elites too) could care less about us, unless its election time and they want our votes. Obama can take his snotty attitude and kindly kiss my cold instant grits.
406 posted on 04/14/2008 4:47:33 AM PDT by Convert from ECUSA ("Typical White Male" that the Dems are now desperately trying to court - heeheehee)
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To: JRochelle
Clinging religion, guns, xenophobia

he makes them sound like bad things????

407 posted on 04/14/2008 5:05:34 AM PDT by Vaquero (" an armed society is a polite society" Heinlein "MOLON LABE!" Leonidas of Sparta)
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remember folks - to Obama, counter-racism is not racism.

no when he does it, it's called "righteous indignation". And don't you forget it!!! /sarcasm off.

408 posted on 04/14/2008 7:35:32 AM PDT by zip.com
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To: Steve0113

Now it is all OUR fault again. He was mis-quoted. Can one imagine if Mccain or Bush made these comments about small town USA.


409 posted on 04/14/2008 8:12:08 AM PDT by libscum (don't sit out- vote Mccain)
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To: Vaquero
he makes them sound like bad things????

No, no, no, not at all. B.O. has directly addressed this question:

"What I was saying is that when economic hardship hits in these communities, what people have is they've got family, they've got their faith, they've got the traditions that have been passed onto them from generation to generation," Obama said at the forum, which was televised on CNN. "Those aren't bad things."
You see, voters "get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations", but those are good things, not bad things.

I hope this clarifies Mr. Obama's bold remarks for you. Not many democrats have the courage to take a stand in favor of xenophobia during the primary season, and I hope I don't see anyone attempt to portray this as a mealy-mouthed attempt to weasel out of his previous comments.

410 posted on 04/14/2008 9:15:57 AM PDT by Catholic and Conservative
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To: JRochelle
Barack, don't get mad, get glad.

large 75 foot roll for extra bitter clingers

411 posted on 04/14/2008 1:26:21 PM PDT by floriduh voter (FL Gov. Crist "This is America. I can wear whatever I want. I believe in freedom." You go, girl.)
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To: Gondring

Good reminder of who founded this nation and why.


412 posted on 04/15/2008 7:49:43 PM PDT by Palladin (Pennsylvania: guns, religion, and liberty.)
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