Posted on 04/12/2008 9:09:39 PM PDT by neverdem
Senator Barack Obama fought back Saturday against accusations from his rivals that he had displayed a profound misunderstanding of small-town values, in a flare-up that left him on the defensive before a series of primaries that could test his ability to win over white voters in economically distressed communities.
For a second day, Mr. Obama sought to explain his remarks at a recent San Francisco fund-raiser that small-town Pennsylvania voters, bitter over their economic circumstances, cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who arent like them as a way to explain their frustrations.
Acknowledging Saturday that I didnt say it as well as I should have, he explained his remarks by focusing on his characterization of those voters economic woes. He meant, he said, that voters in places that had been losing jobs for years expressed their anxiety at the polls by focusing on cultural and social issues like gun laws and immigration.
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton activated her entire campaign apparatus to portray Mr. Obamas remarks as reflective of an elitist view of faith and community. His comments, she said, were not reflective of the values and beliefs of Americans.
Mrs. Clinton suggested that Mr. Obama saw religious commitment, hunting and concern about immigration as emotional responses to economic strain rather than as deeply embedded values.
I grew up in a church-going family, a family that believed in the importance of living out and expressing our faith, she said at a rally in Indianapolis. The people of faith I know dont cling to religion because theyre bitter. People embrace faith not because they are materially poor, but because they are spiritually rich....
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It could mean hes rendered himself unelectable, Mr. Saunders said. This is a perfect example of why Democrats lose elections.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
Nope, I predict he’ll die the death of a thousand cuts before our eyes on November 4th.
Not bloody likely. After all, she's a typical white person and she ain't going anywhere with a black man toting a gun. Even if he's only half black!
A liberal piece of crap paper like NY times carries this on the front page ?! Wow. That’s gonna leave a mark.
Obama has, happily, reached a point of no return , of sorts. You are going to see a “new Obama” of necessity, and it ain’t gonna be one who can even get a nomination, let alone win the Presidency. He has gotten into so much trouble with his words, his wife’s words, his Pastor’s words, that he will either have to revert back to his vacuous “change” speeches from 2-3 months ago, or hire a speechwriter. Either one will sink him, he’ll find it impossible to adapt with his own personality to something
he should already be beyond at this stage in a campaign/
He’s now facing an unnatural phase where he has to present himself in a way no one is used to, and that will make his house of cards come tumbling down.
He’s dead.
They had a poll over there “Who is Bitter?”
About 50 of them voted they were “bitter” ... only 2 voted the option that they “were happy”.
LOL
I see it just the opposite-—all this is making Hillary more moderate.
Grandma’s going to church. Obama’s going duck hunting after church with her. Michelle has planned a picnic.
Just shows you how deranged, condenscending and elitist those people are. Their elitism just ticks me off to no end. Where do they get off looking down on hard working folks in middle America ?!
In the fall we will either face Obama or a Dem party that's been bisected, with the live half pumping arterial spray all over the landscape.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
He didn’t apologize. He didn’t back down. He simply acknowledged he could have used better words to state the same points.
Media, both left and right wing, were hoping that he would backdown and apologize. The fact he didn’t, they still continue to portray his CLARIFICATION of his stance as “defensive” and “apologetic”.
All these twisted political hacks have no idea that some people don't give a flip how much money someone else has. They love their small town life of community, faith and freedom. It's a beautiful life in the countryside of America...people like to live there and it doesn't take a lot of funds to live a good life.
Dems are so ignorant and self serving.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
It’s not as if Democrats can come out and say:
“We think being gay is just as normal as being straight and we think the public schools should teach that. In fact, students who claim otherwise should be forced into counseling (re-education).”
“We believe in socialism, and we intend to take as much money from your wages and give it to the inner cities as we can without all you hard-working people marching on us and shooting us where we stand. Oh, and you’re racists if you don’t agree with us.”
“We think white males are the bane of humanity and it should be possible for anyone else, at any time, to take from them and give to themselves. We’ll make it as easy as possible for them to do this.”
“Don’t carpool? Pay a fine. Drive anything larger than a VW Beetle? Pay a BIG fine. Drive an American-made car? It’s open-season on you.”
“Crimes (especially violent ones) by minorities will not only not be prosecuted, they will be encouraged. Their revenge and jealousy is justified and we want to encourage it.”
I mean, it’s not as if Democrats could be HONEST, after all...
“ill-chosen”, “mispoke”, “misstated” - more lawyer-speak for “I was wrong”.........
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
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