And What Do Small Town Pennsylvanians Think?

I wonder if that is how the latest PA poll was conducted?

Obama spins like a pinwheel. So does he think that if he gives people jobs they’ll give up God, the Second Amendment, welcome illegal immigrants, and not worry about American manufacturing packing up and moving to China? How out of touch is that?

I think Obama’s supporters don’t care what he says……..They can’t face the truth about him, they just hang on the ‘bitter’ part of the comment and ignore the rest, you know the real insulting part, not to mention he said this when he thought no cameras were on him and no one was recording him. Now I know what Clinton meant a while back when she said…’When the lights go down and the cameras are turned off’…..I see what he is like and I won’t be fooled by him. Never vote for the man.

“They can’t face the truth about him, they just hang on the ‘bitter’ part of the comment and ignore the rest, you know the real insulting part”
Both Hillary’s and Obama’s supporters have said how they would welcome Virginia Senator Jim Webb as a VP. Webb is a great Democrat, but now I understand he is way too elitist and dismissive for Hillary to be attractive as a VP.
This what Webb wrote two years ago in The Wall Street Journal:
“Working Americans have been repeatedly seduced at the polls by emotional issues such as the predictable mantra of “God, guns, gays, abortion and the flag” while their way of life shifted ineluctably beneath their feet.”
It is an excellent observation in an essay on class struggle in America today. Yes, the truth about our country can he hard. But is the analysis insulting? And is it very far from Obama’s remarks? I think the storm would have been even greater if he had used Webb’s words.

we request to combine tia and gila’s comments together. Looks like that one person also conducts polls in pennsylvania. Do you stand at a traffic light to do that?

Keep it simple, Barack. First rule of public speaking: every level of abstraction loses you 80% of the audience.
When someone asks you if you believe the world was created in six days, answer: “No. Do you?”
When someone asks you what is wrong with voters in Pennsylvania, answer: “No Product. No Market. No Sale. No Pay. Which one of those should we fix first?”
Talking people up by talking other people down fails every time unless you are at a klan rally or a black liberation theology church. In either case, you are somewhere you shouldn’t be, so if you find yourself talking like that, take a quick breath, then take the first train out of there.

Oh Vanessa,
I said the other day when the _____ hit the fan, that a faction within the DNC would respond by throwing out a couple of 3rd tier democrats (asking them to fall on their swords) to TRY to give the impression that this (like the Wright issue) isn’t important to people. Your guy has tanked. Get used to the idea.
The DNC better be getting ready to inscribe their convention memorabilia with the initials “HRC” – aside from the obvious problems, they’ll look a lot better than “BO” on a towel!

This just posted today:
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in Florida shows McCain attracting 53% of the vote while Obama earns 38%. Last month, amidst talk of a possible Florida revote, Obama had closed to within single digits of McCain.
If McCain is matched against Hillary Clinton, the race is a toss-up—Clinton 45% McCain 44%.

Yep Carter should hurry up and endorse Obama with Carter new found love for Hamas it would be great then he and Obama can sit and think of 10 ways to make Hamas and other radicals love America.

Vanessa,
Are you going to apologize if the Foxnews report that you are pushing turns out bogus?
I’m still waiting for the apology for your misleading statement yesterday, whereby you indicated that Obama was well-positioned with his counter-attack for the Monday news cycle. As far as I can tell he was buried in defensiveness about BitterGate for yet another day, and his polls are starting to crumble. I wouldn’t even need to look at the numbers to tell you that, though, it’s just a matter of human behavior at this point.
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Either Obama is an elitist or he’s just plain stupid. You decide.
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What’s truly condescending is trying to manipulate voters into thinking that Sen. Obama’s comments are demeaning. In context it is evident to everyone that it is simply not the case.
To that end — What’s more insulting, saying that some people are bitter because of the economic failures of governemnt or assuming that voters are stupid?

Mara — I just sort of found the title “And What Do Small Town Pennsylvanians Think?” somewhat laughable because he interviewed about four people in that piece. I keep seeing “Obama Tanking in PA Polls” and had a brief chuckle wondering if it was conducted like this video clip.

All of Tappers articles are out to attack someone so I dont trust this article one single bit. Fox did a report interviewing people that compared to this was actually fair and balanced. a miracle i know, but that just shows how lousy Tapper is.

Mara,
Typically a large portion of undecided voters make up their minds in the last few days. As long as Hillary is in a good news cycle they typically break for her. Hillary is in a great news cycle currently because Obama has a despicably floundering cycle. This story will likely get another huge bounce because it will be used by analyst after analyst to explain why he flubbed Pennsylvania so miserably after almost closing the gap. This puts the story into play in other states.
The media is no longer expected to vet candidates. Karma is taking care of it for them.
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Obama, making even Karma bitter!
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Jo,
I’m with you on that. I had respect for Carter when he was carrying a hammer and banging out Habitat for Humanity houses. He’s gone a little bit cuckoo this time.
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Obama, elegantly elite!
The rest of us, bitter!
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it is disturbing to read obama’s comments in context: his statements are declarative–economic hardtimes leads to dependence on religion, guns, xenophobia,…
that is a frightening stereotype…kinda like his grandma, the typical white person

it is disturbing to read obama’s comments in context: his statements are declarative–economic hardtimes leads to dependence on religion, guns, xenophobia,…
that is a frightening stereotype…kinda like his grandma, the typical white person

LOM: yep. it’s true that there weren’t a lot of people in the interview – but all i get is a really elitist view of small town america from the media (and my west coast family), so i was even glad to see real live people instead of pundits who had either a) never been to 90% of America or b) a few who went to America for a family holiday and got home as soon as they could. the poll i’d like to see is how people from manhattan/dc/la/sf see the rest of America including the correspondents/pundits who are after this story for fresh pretend stories. i don’t think it would be complimentary.

Brian
If you don’t like it, leave it!

Hears how out of touch Obama is! He says Hillary is going around saying she is shooting ducks with a 6 shooter! Senator you don’t shoot ducks with a pistol!

Vannessa: Hasn’t Dogsoldier told you not to pay attention to all those polls?

The same Rasm poll that has NC a red state
Obama and McCain tied
However,
McCain beats Clinton by double digits
The same Rasm poll
That has Obama closing in to McCain leads in Alaska, Montana, and Ohio
However,
McCain widens his lead against Clinton in Ohio
and beats Clinton in Alaska and Montana by double digits
???
The same Rasm poll that has Obama beating McCain in New Mexico by
However McCain leads Hillary by 3
???
Seems Obama was right once again
We will see red states turning into blue states in November when he’s the nominee

Doesn’t this headline tell it all:
“Pennsylvania crowd jeers Clinton attacks on Obama”
Today Hillary continued to hammer Obama over his PA comments.
But the Pennsylvanian audience at the forum put on by the Alliance for American Manufacturing didn’t appreciate her line of attack.
“I understand my opponent came this morning and spent a lot of his time attacking me,” Hillary said at the beginning of her remarks.
Many in the crowd responded with audible groans, and a few shouted, “No!”
Earlier the same crowd cheered Obama may times.
Same with the PA Compassion forum btw.
Pennsylvanians LOVE Barack Obama! I think. I hope. Now let’s wait for some reliable polls. Obama is alreay UP today in the Rasmussen and Gallup tracking polls.

Here’s an interesting quote for the Clinton camp that is attacking Obama for his PA remarks:
“If [Republicans] could cut funding for Medicare, Medicaid, education, and the environment, middle-class Americans would see fewer benefits from their tax dollars, feel more resentful paying taxes, and become even more receptive to their appeals for tax cuts and their strategy of waging campaigns on divisive social and cultural issues like abortion, gay rights, and guns.”
Bill Clinton, in his 2004 memoirs, My Life

American9
Thinking Americans understand the good of NAFTA. All the jobs you southpaws talk about are menial labor. Name a decent paying job that has migrated overseas. Just one!

hudson: What the headline did not tell you was that the jerrs were from Obama people that stayed behind after he spoke and were told to boo! AS Paul Harvey says “Now for the rest of the story.”

If you think Obama is not an elitist then listen to Michelle Obama’s language. Listen to this. Quote, this is from the UCLA speech she gave, “And Barack Obama will require you to work. He is going to demand that you shed your cynicism. Put down your division, that you come out of your isolation, that you move out of your comfort zones, that you push yourselves to be better and that you engage. Barack will never allow you to go back to your lives as usual, uninvolved and uninformed.”

Senator Barack Obama’s wife Michelle is “Kim Jong-Il dressed up with a bit of Oprah Winfrey dressing,” according to Mark Steyn, probably the most widely read columnist in North America.

Senator Obama is an arrogant politician who speaks and looks down on most hard-working Americans. His oratory skills are great but he is really an empty shell of man who has done little to bring jobs and improved life styles to his district in Chicago. He is just another politican who wants the power that this elected office will give him even though he does not have the intergity, judgement and experience the position requires. Vote for a rational and honest candidate, not Senator Obama.

Auchi, Ouch – April 15, 2008 9:18 AM
The New York Times — not to mention the Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, and the Associated Press report that a witness in the Rezko trial testified that in 2004 Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and his wife attended a party at Antoin Rezko’s home in honor of controversial Iraqi-born British businessman Nadhmi Auchi.
The testimony, by the government’s star witness against Rezko, Stuart Levine, seems to undermine Obama’s claim he doesn’t recall ever meeting Mr. Auchi, who in 2003 was convicted of fraud in France, (a conviction Auchi is appealing).
ISN’T IT STRANGE THAT OBAMA ONLY REMEMBERS THINGS AFTER HE GETS CAUGHT?
If Obama gets the nomination, the media and the right are going to have a field day! Think about it.
JEREMIAH WRIGHT. He does not know how to shut up. He is back on the pulpit inflaming Fox with his “stuck on stupid comment.” WHO is stuck on stupid, Jeremiah?? Go home and watch your greatest hits—I’m sure we will be subjected to them again and again. 527s in heaven.
WILLIAM AYERS, Obama’s friend and fellow board member, who AFTER 9/11 said he did not regret setting bombs in DC back in the 70s.
TONY REZKO, who was involved in the purchase of Obama’s home, now on trial for corruption.
MICHELLE OBAMA, who has never been proud of this country until just now, who has said that America is “mean” and has a “broken soul.” Who is bitter? But has anyone figured out why she is bitter?????
OBAMA’S own comments about small town America, lapel pins and “typical white people.” Has anyone suggested to him that it is not a good idea to lump people into groups and judge them? Seems sort of like stereotyping to me. Obama in particular comes off as arrogant when he does it.
You get my point. Kind of makes any Clinton story look like a toddler amusement ride, doesn’t it. And this is just the beginning…