he makes them sound like bad things????
no when he does it, it's called "righteous indignation". And don't you forget it!!! /sarcasm off.
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.