Posted on 04/15/2008 8:30:23 AM PDT by indcons
U.S. Sen. Barack Obama said yesterday that he "mangled" his words when he described small town Americans as "bitter" at a private San Francisco fundraiser.
Obama spoke to the Philadelphia Daily News editorial board last night, after a long weekend spent clarifying his statement that many small town voters had grown "bitter" over their economic status and "cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them."
U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, his rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, has hammered Obama for days over the remarks, saying that he is out of touch with voters. She began running a TV ad in Pennsylvania yesterday in which voters criticize the statement.
Presumptive Republican nominee Sen. John McCain also decried the remarks for being elitist, but declined to label Obama an elitist.
Obama yesterday told the Daily News that he "conflated" two points - the first being that people who have felt abandoned by political leadership turn to their faith, family or traditions like hunting. His second point was that politicians have tried to distract those voters with wedge issues like homosexuality or immigration.
"My syntax was poor," Obama said. "But as a wise older woman I was talking to the other day said: 'You misspoke, but you didn't lie.' "
(Excerpt) Read more at philly.com ...
I guess he’s not so articulate after all.
He’s a typical liberal person -
elitist and arrogant, prone to stereotyping the “little people” who aren’t as elite and educated as he is.
“poor syntax” “botched joke” “out of context” “misspoke”
Geez and these Libs think W. has a problem speaking.
Maybe he really meant to use the word “better”.
always blaming.
I blame the comments on the fact that he is a fascist.
..and after Rezko and Wright - not so clean.
When in doubt, throw grandma under the bus.
Maybe he really meant to use the word “better”.
When you’re over your head, you should stop digging, Barry.
In political circles, when you ‘mispeak’, it means you tell people what you really think.
Poor syntax is probably the only “tax” that Obama doesn’t approve of...
"But as a wise older woman I was talking to the other day said: 'You misspoke, but you didn't lie.' "
He sticks the landing! (and at the same time)
Look, I DON"T want him for president any more than I want McLame or Hilliary, but you gotta admit he has more class than either of them
Too little too late, HUSSEIN!
“Obama blames poor syntax for ‘bitter’ comment”
EyeGuy blames self-hating “progressive” white liberals and the resultant affirmative action/entitlement culture for the ascension of an empty, talentless racist like Obama in the first place.
The Muzzie Manchurian Candidate thinks we’re stupid. America’s children have already been brainwashed thanks to Liberal propaganda that’s permeated America’s public schools or should I say institutions?
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