N.C. Clinton Adviser Bashes Obama ‘Small Town’ Remarks While Introducing Bill

Perhaps they were uninterested because this is a non-issue. Or perhaps the agree with Mr. Obama.

The Obama squad is always first to arrive. I think they are paid to monitor these forums. They are full of it as every real small town American will tell them.

I hope and pray that the people really do evaluate their candidates, then they will see the true colors of the Clintons.
I want to believe that many in the group felt exactly what Obama was saying, that they are bitter about losing thier jobs, not being able to care for their families properly, and losing their homes. Yes, and they should be bitter after 25 years of adminsitrations that allowed this to happen in the first place. I wish I were there, I would have stood up and told him, yes I am bitter that you allowed NAFTA to destroy our families, yes I am bitter because you, your wife, and your Penn are continuing your dirty behind the scene deals to cause thousands of families continue to lose their jobs with your Columbia friends.
They had better be glad I was not there, because I believe it is ok to not be politically correct, but honest regardless of the pain it may in flict, it will heal after the pain is over.

Obama played commercials early on in the campaign trying to indicate that Clinton didn’t care about certain states because they had a poor record with women in government.
Throughout this campaign Clinton has not been allowed to fight back….Obama ran the first real negative campaign ad in SC where he stated that “She will say or do anything to get elected” At the same time his campaign was putting out memos calling Bill and Hillary racists…and Obama was claiming that Hillary and Bill were not racists ….and that he was he was being attacked…but noone knows exactly what attacks he was talking about….
So will the mainstream media allow Hillary to fight back against Obama or will we all go on pretending that he’s running a “positive” campaign when he has attacked her repeatedly on the stump and in ads and commercials?
You can characterize the Clinton’s as red faced and demonic all you want when your saying that Obama is elegant….It truly does work with public perception.
I for one don’t think we should allow the mainstream media to choose our president for us!

Tom Hendrickson can say “we” as often as he likes, but the simple fact is that he is NOT one of the folks Obama was talking about.
He may ‘represent’ them, or feel he does, according to the principles of our democracy. Obama’s point is that politicians have always stood up in elections for these folks, or represented them in the state of or the Senate, but that nevertheless nobody has DONE anything for these people that truly has made a difference in their lives.
Obama’s “they” is much more honest than Hendrickson’s “we” in that respect.
In the end I expect Obama will get a lot of praise for the way he has cut through the classic Democrat’s rhetorics that paint a portrait of rural America that is at least for the half of it nothing more than comfortable lie for those in power.

The people in the crowd may have seemed bored…but trust me NC and PA both rural and in the larger cities are started to hear Obama’s voice…..and it may not be the speeches and the “chicken in every pot” marketing job that his campaign has so carefully cultivated.
Why do you think they keep him so far away from the press?

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I thought Obama was insulting ALL working class folks? Why did you specifically mention only white folks?

Why is it that when Sen. Obama (or surrogates like Rev. Wright) says something dumb, it was taken out of context; but when a Clinton/supporter says something dumb, they are evil, selfish, or a multitude of other insults. Many Obama supporters seem to be such enablers, excusing everything as his being “truthful.” Everything doesn’t have to be read or heard in its entirety. Sometimes soundbites or phrases DO reflect the true message. Obama’s campaign seems to becoming the Campaign of Excuses/Damage Control instead of change. Somehow, I don’t see him truly relating to rural Pennsylvanians considering his 20 year Rev. Wright and Rezko relationships.

tell me a situation where context was needed for the clintons…

Obama calls us Racist, he Calls us Frustrated.
His adjectives are getting bigger is that a sign and omen of great things to come?
What will he call us next?
Maybe he is just looking for away out of the race.

“I normally just come and talk about President Clinton and Senator Clinton at these, but today Senator Obama was out at a fundraiser at I guess a brie and chardonnay crowd in San Francisco,” Hendrickson said.
YEEEEEEEOUCH! Perfect remark in response to the arrogance of Obama.
I saw the pictures of the Getty Mansion he was at for his fund raiser (was this where he made this hateful statement? at the Getty fund raiser? or was it a different Multi-Millionaire?)). He had to sneak in the back door. He didn’t want to be seen by any bitter losers from PA. or NC. I saw all the multi-millionaires attending too.
He’s such a fake. He tries to portray himself as an everyday Joe when he’s nothing but an arrogant snob.

The only person IN THE RACE that will help…that’s what was meant…I don’t do religion, it is pretty divisive.

Yah, that Obama is a quick study: “I’m in touch. I know exactly what’s going on. I know what’s going on in Pennsylvania. I know what’s going on in Indiana. I know what’s going on in Illinois.” Remember that it took him only a three-week vacation (or was it two?) in Pakistan to develop more international relations experience and understanding than any other candidate.
He’s right that “People are fed up.” Lots of us are fed up with his arrogant posturing and disdain for us “typical white people.”
I’m personally fed up and frustrated by him and agree with the poster, JustOneChris, that Obama is a “patronizing, pandering and anti-American jerk. …absolutely the slick, Chicago-style politician he appears to be. He is not something different, something new or something better.”

geevill – I am from a small town and you don’t need to be speaking for me. Obama may not have articulated his remarks if SF as well as he did tonight in IN., but the reason there is so much anguish in these small towns is due to NAFTA. That NAFTA award goes to both of the Clintons. People can rant about Obamas word choice, but the culprit is/are the Clintons. People are bitter and should be – the CLintons have done nothing for small-town America….Just ask Mark Penn.

OK, the bowling didn’t go well.
No need to trash the whole state! THE PA DEMOCRATS THAT ARE PRO HILLARY ARE NOT BITTER AND THEY ARE THE MAJORITY. If you are so concerned, why didn’t you tell the PA voters in their faces what you think. Your comments are only a lame excuse to explain to one of your billionaire donors your failure in “converting” the democrats in PA to the “Obama Cult.” YOU ARE THE LOSER AND THE BITTER, NOT THEM. PEOPLE ONLY SEE IN OTHERS A REFLECTION OF WHAT THEY ARE? But let’s see, apparently you are in trouble since FINALLY ONE OF YOUR RICH DONORS IS THINKING. Why don’t you explain to all of us the intentions of these rich CA donors in the state of PA; what they want you to accomplish for them in PA? YOU ARE AN HYPOCRITE, PATHOLOGICAL ARROGANT LIAR!

Mr. Hendrickson sound like a terrible opportunist.
Anything better than the Clinton’s “Two-Headed President” Solution for America.
Except for John McCain, no need to say.

New Yorker,
Our rural heritage is the very foundation of this country. Obama would speak of this in a condescending manner so as to reduce it to irrelevance at best, and bitterness at worst.
You can have your elite Senator from Harvard, who speaks like a fool.
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Obama, you are no longer fooling anyone!
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Well we can let Hillary have a little fun until she returns to the long suffering, I am for you, frustrated by the Democratic Party, bitter candidate

Right, so the rest of us are supposed to be swayed because Obama tried to change the subject at a pro-Obama rally in front of “get me more white people, we need more white people” audience.
Please.
Obama is a genius at stating the obvious: people are upset and what change. Standing ovation for that? Wonder why he left out the stuff about religion, guns, and immigration in Indiana.
Obama is fooling anybody himself and the Obamabots. This is one thing he can’t escape with a speech in front of a sympathetic audience.

Its starting to frighten me, the blind support for Obama. I think certain Americans especially the left in America have lost their minds. Has anyone else noticed both Clinton and Obama have been caught in numerous lies, yet they get a free pass?(Obama especially). Is this not troubling to anyone? Clinton:Sniper fire and Opposing NAFTA and free trade. Obama:Not knowing his racist America hating paster was a Racist America Hater, Tony Rezko….hmm?? Doesn’t this bother anyone else besides Conservatives that both of these people are lying through their teeth?

Democrats accusing each other of class warfare is laughable, leave the flaming throwing to conservatives. Hill’s NC advisor tried to score some points with the crowd and in return the crowed showed no interest. You know why? because no one cares. Obama was making a valid point, if people would read the full context of his SF speech they would agree with the senator. Many Americans are bitter and mad. Hell, i am mad that so many jobs are being out-sourced year-after-year, thanks to Hill and Bill’s NAFTA.

uninterested and bored? so why the column? this is a yawner…
ps: i do believe, however, that the quote expresses urban smugness about rural people. obama may not want to admit it, but the uptown “liberal” crowd knows how to express their biases as policy preferences. just look at the massive decline of persons of color in the san fran area — due to gentrification, land use policies and financial practices that disparately harm poor people. take a look at the virtually segregated suburban and private schools the liberals send their kids too – and the neighborhoods in which they live. they are soooo cool, voting for a black man. but they are also such hypocrites.

angel — i hate to tell you but xenophobia and anti-immigrant sentiment existed long time before the clintons were even born. ever heard of the “asian exclusion acts” or other quotas on asian immigration? what about slavery? people were also “bitter” before clinton — and in fact, they were actually happy after he left office. clinton’s approval numbers were around 65 percent. both you and obama are doing some nice distorting of history.

Truth hurts, doesn’t it? If the Americans were not bitter, why do 68% said this country is in the wrong track? Why is the consumer sentiment is in all time low 28 out of 100? Why is Bush’s approval rating at all time low 28%? Now a politician came out and spoke the truth, the right-wing media jump all over. You know what? If you like liars like Clinton and Bush, vote for them and you deserve the consequences: impeachment, war, national debt. Politicians give lies because people like them.

God forbid a comment by Obama or his pastor get misinterpreted by a MSM and thin-skinned group of hypocrites. That is SOOOO much worse than LYING – bald-faced unabashed – to the American public many, many times.
Democrats (I’m a lifelong one, BTW) have had 2 responses to the Clinton lying, destruction, scorch-the-earth-before-losing machine.
1) Disgust that we have been fooled by their manipulative, lying ways. I will not be fooled again by the Clinstones.
2) Denial and blind lashing out at everyone and anyone. It’s NEVER Shrillary’s fault. She has NEVER admitted to a mistake – she’s too busy lying to know what the truth really is.
The Democratic party has 2 paths here:
1) Embrace the movement and gain an entire generation of youth while casting off an old generation, or
2) Turn your back on an entire generation of youth who will not forget what the Democratic party has done to their idealism and hope for change.

Hillary misleads voters. Hillary Clinton has made statements unequivocally trumpeting NAFTA as the greatest thing since sliced bread. The Buffalo News reports that back in 1998, Clinton attended the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and thanked praised corporations for mounting “a very effective business effort in the U.S. on behalf of NAFTA.” Yes, you read that right: She traveled to Davos to thank corporate interests for their campaign ramming NAFTA through Congress.
On November 1, 1996, United Press International reported that on a trip to Brownsville, Texas, Clinton “touted the president’s support for the North American Free Trade Agreement, saying it would reap widespread benefits in the region.”
The Associated Press followed up the next day noting that Hillary Clinton touted the fact that “the president would continue to support economic growth in South Texas through initiatives such as the North American Free Trade Agreement.”
In her memoir, Clinton wrote, “Senator Dole was genuinely interested in health care reform but wanted to run for president in 1996. He couldn’t hand incumbent Bill Clinton any more legislative victories, particularly after Bill’s successes on the budget, the Brady bill and NAFTA.”
Nobody can argue that the biggest problem with health care in the United States are pharmaceuticals and insurers. Hillary Clinton became the second largest recipient in the Senate of health care industry contributions. “As she runs for re-election to the Senate from New York this year and lays the groundwork for a possible presidential bid in 2008, Mrs. Clinton is receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from doctors, hospitals, drug manufacturers and insurers. Nationwide, she is the No. 2 recipient of donations from the industry, trailing only Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, a member of the Republican leadership.” Raymond Hernandez and Robert Pear, “Once an Enemy, Health Industry Warms to Clinton,” New York Times, July 12, 2006. Lastly, her vote for the Iraq war was the greatest error in judgement for the health of thousands of U.S. men and women in uniform. Not to mention the health of millions of Iraqis.

As a southern from NC, I’m very disappointed at such comments from Obama. Personally he was my candidate of choice. He needs to rethink being small minded. Not all southerns are the same just like the rest of the country we are very much diverse. Personally this comment comes from stupidity on his part…most of America is made of small towns spread all over. This comment isn’t just about southerns. Southerns are seen as uneducated and stupid. A lot of us are educated and are very intelligent individuals. We will be thinking come election day…I’m sure of that. As far as religion goes…I hope he’s in touch with God during this time of his career because this country has been taken down a path that I truly believe needs a lot of healing.

Brian, you might want to get your facts straight. Half of bho contributions have been from big time corporate types that have worked to “bundle” contributions to his campaign, usually at the $2300 max(reported yesterday). only half they money is from the average person.
and bho has lied, and evaded, the truth at every turn. this covers rezko, his real affiliation with wright and the church–see their basic beliefs expected of their parishners– his blatant racism, his lack of allegiance to this country–as well as his wife’s distain–and the list could go on. you may choose to dub him saint bho, but his is no saint, nor is he worthy of the presidency of this country.

how about some context. he was answering a question — that i cant seem to find anywhere. anyone know they asked?
OBAMA: So, it depends on where you are, but I think it’s fair to say that the places where we are going to have to do the most work are the places where people feel most cynical about government. The people are mis-appre…I think they’re misunderstanding why the demographics in our, in this contest have broken out as they are. Because everybody just ascribes it to ‘white working-class don’t wanna work — don’t wanna vote for the black guy.’ That’s…there were intimations of that in an article in the Sunday New York Times today – kind of implies that it’s sort of a race thing.
Here’s how it is: in a lot of these communities in big industrial states like Ohio and Pennsylvania, people have been beaten down so long, and they feel so betrayed by government, and when they hear a pitch that is premised on not being cynical about government, then a part of them just doesn’t buy it. And when it’s delivered by — it’s true that when it’s delivered by a 46-year-old black man named Barack Obama (laugher), then that adds another layer of skepticism (laughter).
But — so the questions you’re most likely to get about me, ‘Well, what is this guy going to do for me? What’s the concrete thing?’ What they wanna hear is — so, we’ll give you talking points about what we’re proposing — close tax loopholes, roll back, you know, the tax cuts for the top 1 percent. Obama’s gonna give tax breaks to middle-class folks and we’re gonna provide health care for every American. So we’ll go down a series of talking points.
But the truth is, is that, our challenge is to get people persuaded that we can make progress when there’s not evidence of that in their daily lives. You go into some of 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. So it’s not surprising then that 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.
Um, now these are in some communities, you know. I think what you’ll find is, is that people of every background — there are gonna be a mix of people, you can go in the toughest neighborhoods, you know working-class lunch-pail folks, you’ll find Obama enthusiasts. And you can go into places where you think I’d be very strong and people will just be skeptical. The important thing is that you show up and you’re doing what you’re doing.

Obama showed his true colors in this speech. He doesn’t understand the people of small-town America, and rather than spend some time with them and try to understand what makes them tick, he hangs out in bucolic San Francisco and throws out his own homespun analysis: going to church and owning guns are weird behaviors that are signs of bitterness. Being opposed to rampant immigration that is overcrowding our schools and straining our services is some kind of a pathology caused by the same bitterness. The possibility that people might have positive reasons for these things – they might actually believe in God, they might own guns because they enjoy hunting, they might feel that it’s in America’s best interests to control its borders – is completely lost on him. He simply can’t relate to the small-town American.

“About 1.17 million Pennsylvanians were receiving food stamps as of February, said Linda Blanchette, deputy secretary for income maintenance at the state Department of Public Welfare.
That’s up 4.4 percent from 1.12 million in the 2006-07 fiscal year. More than 56,000 people a month applied for food stamps between March of last year and February, the department said.
“Pennsylvania is not one of the states that is technically at a record high, but it’s very close,” said Dorothy Rosenbaum, senior policy analyst at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in Washington. ”
So in a world out of their control, some people draw closer to them things which they feel they can control, and that which they feel will protect them. And since the Republicans and NeoCons created this economic mess, is it any surprise they are trying to run away from the blame? Obama is right, even with the symbols he uses to describe the pain of the Pennsylvanians he is going to be able to help.
As much as white America has to let itself warm up to the idea of a brave and intelligent biracial black man, it also is learning to accept he is more their friend than foe. That while he is a millionaire, he does not have the 100 million of McCain or Clinton. That he has taken a grassroots movement and turned it into a very successful $240 million dollar organization in barely one year. From people whose voices and needs are closer to their own daily lives, rather than well connected wealthy who pay a lower percentage of taxes than the average Pennsylvanian.

Facts: Obama lied twice in print
about Hilary in Ohio;
An Obama adviser told the
Canadians not to worry about NAFTA
because it’s just fine as it is at
this point in time
Obama has illegally accepted
money from oil companies to finance
his campaign
Obama is friends with the
Pentagon bomber from earlier days
Obama has called the flag
“an empty symbol”
But, now…now…he has attacked
small town Americans’ typical
attachment to either guns, religion,
social beliefs or all three of those.
When you start attacking somebody’s
religion personally, and, if their
religion isn’t destructive to America,
then, you’ve gone where you should
not have and I believe this will show
up in the vote count.
Obama should not have knocked
small town whites if for no other
reason than he should get his own
people under control first.
Facts: 3 out of every 4
criminals is black;
Black Americans have
received far more help from the U.S.
government than any other ethnic
group—just ask any Jewish person
or American Indian;
And, another fact tying in
with the first one: There is no
excuse for 3 of every 4 criminals
being black, because, there are more
hispanics than blacks, and, more
hispanics and Appalachians and Gypsies
and American Indians and Pacific
Islanders are in poverty than you can
count, and, their communities are not
nearly as high in criminality as are
the black communities.
So, Obama should get his own people
under control before attempting to
verbally ransack the culture of white,
small town America.
By the way, it was the primarily
white states (i.e.–the Western
States) that gained Obama loads
of his vote, and, the small
town thing would ring heavily in
those states.
Speaking of which, Obama has gained
ground for two reasons: because the
five heavily black Southern states
overwhelmingly voted for him and that
is understandable. But, the rest is
because of the Western States, and,
Hilary did not campaign in almost all
of them, so, Obama’s current vote
count status is not based on power.
There are three types of people in
their view of Obama: those who are
stupid enough to believe in him; those
who are afraid to scold him because
he’s black and they don’t want to be
accused of racism, and, a combination
of both types. Does some of this mean
Geraldine Ferraro is correct???

I’m a Republican. Here’s my take: Obama will be the nominee, he’s fatally flawed.
Going to SF, in front of Billionaires, and talking about rural and small town people as bigoted Deliverance type folks, with “religion as the opiate of the masses” just beneath the surface, is suicide.
Remember, this is self-inflicted. Obama is an angry Black Nationalist, with a long history of radicalism (his Father was a Communist who hated Whites and Asians, his mother a hippie, his mentor “Frank” another Communist) that Rev. God Damn America just scratches the surface.
As the campaign goes on and on, it’s not just one thing, it’s a hundred. All adding up to the terrible visuals and audio that will play endlessly on viral videos.
McCain is an angry old man detested by his base. And he’ll still win. At least people know he loves America. Obama can’t even pass THAT bar.
Obama lost PA to Dems this fall. Probably most of the Midwest outside Cook County too. If Dems had run someone like Webb it would have been a tidal wave of Dem victories. Thanks Dems!
Instead we’re looking at how many Blue Dogs get defeated. My feeling is most of them.

Wow, people are willfully misinterpreting Obama’s remarks. I agree it wasn’t artfully expressed but it’s clear he wasn’t saying people literally hold onto their guns and their own personal religious beliefs because they’re bitter. He was talking about the “gun issue” and “religious issues” (such as gay marriage, etc) that are continually used as political wedge issues, and that some people cling to these issues when they feel they are not being heard on larger issues that affect their lives such as jobs, the economy…
He may not have expressed it very well (he was speaking casually. It was not a written speech) but it’s clear he is now being deliberately misinterpreted by some people for political purposes, attempting to make it seem he was denigrating guns and religion (ironically, exactly the kind of simple-minded political divisiveness he was railing against).

Tony, Your 2:05 message was a great read. I am glad that you wrote so eloquently what many of us feel.

Now all the Obama lovers will try to deny this one. Pray the big GOD of liberal media makes it go away.
This one comes straight from the horses mouth. Finally the guy STICKS HIS ENTIRE FOOT down his throat. It aint his wife. It aint his 20 year spiritual advisor. It aint no surrogate.
He is TOAST . There aint no worming his way out of this one. He is a dead loss in the general election.
At some point. The super delegates will realize its too much to bear. Too many times. Too much evidence that Obama is a left wing radical posing as a uniter.
If they dont . Mc Cain will win the election.

For the record I am bitter. I live in a small town & jobs in my area have been outsourced to Mexico. The closest decent paying jobs to my area are about a hour away. Obama is right there are a lot of bitter people.
questioner
Bill Clinton got himself into the mess he’s in with black people. He should have just kept his mouth shut in SC. It was said that he was the “closest thing” we would get to a black president. Toni Morrison called him the 1st black president but she does not speak for all black people.
jgaw
How is Obama tearing communites apart? Either you vote for Obama or Hillary its simple. & why shouldn’t black, white, red, green, blue, or purple people vote for Obama? Just because blacks are voting for him at a higher percentage than whites are voting for Hillary there is some kind of problem. Maybe they identify with him more, maybe they like his vision better than hers, maybe they like his platform more, & just maybe they feel like he can do a better job than Hillary. My problem with Hillary is she can not admit she’s wrong & she thinks she has all the answers. In that aspect she reminds me of Bush & that kept me from voting for her. I want to feel like she’s a normal person but she doesn’t come across that way. & to me she represent the past in politics while Obama represent the future. & my future is now!
Tavis Smiley is not the voice of all black people. He does not speak for me. He has his self to blame for his current problem. He claims he’s neutral but every chance he gets he’s bashing Obama & then praising Clinton. He should have said what he felt about Obama & Clinton once & moved on. He should have then talked about the candidates issues in a non-bias way. I personally was sick of hearing him whine & complain. & if he’s man enough to keep talking about an issue that is unpopular with his audience then he should have known people were going to criticize him. If he can’t stand the heat he should get out of the kitchen.
& I’m tired of hearing about Hillary’s experience. Sleeping with a president doesn’t give you anymore experience than standing in a garage makes you a Cadillac.
Obama 08 YES, WE CAN!!!!

Michelle Obama is bitter. What’s her excuse?

Is that quote correct? did the M.C really say where gonna get the “Master” out here in a second? Hendrickson called Billy the Master…Obama is gonna get his Huey Long on in a bit and blow Hills out of the water. This election will be about challenging the status quo in politics period. Go get em Barry!

Lisa – I hope this isnt the first time you managed to find something distorted in this campaign? Politics involves this — which is why I was stunned that Obama’s supporters said he would be a “uniter” and could take us away from “divisive” politics. LOL — um, not going to happen. He hasnt even unified the Democratic party – how can he unify the nation?

once again obamaites are having to say what he really meant…or look at the context….how about what he SAID – he said people are frustrated and “cling to guns or religion or antipathy toward people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant or anti-trade.”
so basically he’s putting religion in the same category as “antipathy toward people who aren’t like them,” i.e., racism. or religion in the same category as anti-trade or anti-immigrant or guns.
got something against God, obama? you seem to think people “clinging” to religion is something they would only do out of frustration or desperation. and you imply to your rich california supporters that pennsylvanians are poor white trash who “cling” to religion, guns, etc.
no amount of spinning will save you from this one.

The truth really hurts that Hillary’s campaign is going to end soon as a loser, from the inevitable nominee to a sour loser who thinks that she has the birth rigth to the Presidency. People are bitter when their jobs are shipped to China and India or should they be happy and joyous, owww come on or should we take cover from Bosnian snipers or should Bill Clinton lie again about that Bosnian fire. we have to judge the two now on how they managed their campaign because it is the mirror that will show us on who will be best to manage our country. Hillary’s campaign is losing on delegates count, losing on popular vote and losing fund while obama has a very impressive campaign never seen before.

The intoxication of “Our Great America” is so well-entrenched and the ability to think about the reasons for their current desperate state so immature and limited among the common American people that Obama is rightly talking about, this statement gives the perfect opportunity that the Washington establishment including Hillary was looking for to beat him up and hopefully to see the end of him as far as this presidential race is concerned.

Even after saying all this, you Obama lovers STILL want the guy to be president dont you ? Cmon, admit it.
What would he have to do ? Get caught on tape clubbing a baby seal to death?
Still not enough? Dont worry. Obama is so aarogant and inexperienced, he will make PLENTY of more exection crushing comments like this one in the months to come.
He is a 5-1 underdog to win the general election now. What a dummy.

Disenfranchised Michiganer,
well said my friend.

As I read the comments here I am surprised by the double standard. I personally think that when Obama says that people turn to religion because of economic dislocation he has overstated his case. Yet at the same time looking at the behaviour of the Clintons since leaving office there seems to be no end to their snobbery in how they talked about the voters of SC, how they barely campaigned in half the states, how she lied about her resume, her harrowing experiences in Bosnia. I think the reasons for concern about the Clintons is too large to ignore. Bill’s work for foreign governments that Hilary disagrees with, the disorder in her campaign which should raise questions about her ability to run a white House and Executive branch. Senator Obama has his flaws, but I see the Clintons who sometimes seem to be running as running mates as fodder for the REpublican attack machine due to all the contradictions. This does not even address the fact that the campaign has taken on a win at all costs feeling. I invite response and dialogue on these points.

Look, we all know that the candidates are politicians. We KNOW that they make promises that they may not be able to keep for various reasons. They ALL do this. Even Obama.
What voters want to see is that their candidate understands them. The problem with Obama is that he is clearly demonstrating here that he does NOT.
People do not ‘cling’ to religion because they are bitter. Their religion is based on deep, personal, sincere belief. Saying their religion is based on bitterness IS condescending and elitist, because it presumes Obama has superior knowledge of the people and their motivations than they do themselves.

When one reads the full text of Obama’s speech one sees he made a good point that Washington is doing nothing to help the economic situation of small towns and therefore people are frustrated. Clintons are great politicians and have choosen only one phrase out of Obama’s message and are riding it out of context to win votes. But thank God most Americans can read and form their own opinion. If problems are not exposes they don’t get resolved – All is not “honkey dorey” – small towns have long been left out. Let’s not get a Liar in office out of touch with everything except their own ego – Hillary! I am in favor of a young man in office than people 60 and over that have no vision for America’s future that will be all inclusive.

I think the CNN situation room got it just right – what a non-issue hyped by the medias starved for new stories.
The motive? Clinton was (if you remember) under fire for her Colombia ties, and Bill had just rekindled the Bosnia fire, so there were plenty of reasons to make up a quick controversy. Too bad that both media and voters are willing to let reality get so distorted. There was nothing controversial in those comments from Obama.
Great of CNN (at least in the beginning) to not grip every chance to hype any small thing that could be regarded as controversial.
It would be nice if the media had more focus on the truth of things, and less on keeping the stories rollin’ (true or not).

PP you are dead right.

Ironic how these now infamous words spoken by Mr. Messiah of Hopiness and Changiness were uttered at the Getty Oil fundraiser held on SF Billionaire’s Row.
That said; no doubt Obama’s poor, hapless youth group who were robbed of an education have no idea that PA is not part of the midwest.

“But more importantly he stated that through the Clinton and Bushes administration politicians have promised and delivered nothing for the past 25 years, which is why people are bitter.”
I can understand why those adults who expect the government to eternally take of care them as if they were hapless children are bitter, perhaps instead of relying in the government to provide for your every need why not accept the maturity of responsibility by taking care of yourselves rather than depending on the government.
You’re Americans, you don’t need the government to be your Mommy and Daddy; you’re better than that.

People basically doesn’t have faith in our failing Government today and do find other means of interest to get their mind off of the horrible state America is in,wheather they admit it or not.There was a piece on cynicism in America recently, remember because one of McCain’s suggestion was why not join the army. America is not in very good shape right now here and around the globe. People tend to deal with it the best they can.

I’ve suggested that no one give money to any African American organizaton at all. Not ever again. If they feel inclined to support African Americans, I suggest that they give directly to an individual and forego the tax deduction by giving to an tax deductible charity. An Army of Davids could do better, and would be a better approach, than supporting the victim theology that seems to be prevelent in the African American community.

Power:
As opposed to Medicaid, Foodstamps and Section 8.
I’d prefer guns, trucks and church.

Obama can say what he wants he doesn’t need the white vote. He has already won!
Obama 2008!!

The entire speech is condescending and ridiculous.
Obama thinks people shouls cling to him an inexperienced first term senator to solve all their woes, if they even have then. So he denegrates religion, their views on trade, immigration, guns and religion, while talking to white collar elitists in San Francisco.
This is not acceptable. You don’t talk about people like that and denegrate their values if you want their vote.

The fact that people seemed bored in NC is because the comments havent filltered down to most people yet as they came out on Fri afternoon.
People in the midwest, Ohio, Penn, Indiana and NC can decide for themselves whether or not the comments are condescending and denegrate their values.
I think they are, but I dont live there and we’l see. I think it will be difficult for Mr Obama to pass this off as nothing.

Obama got applauded for the truthfulness and urgent necessity of his remarks by CNN’s so called Best Political Team on television. Hillary and McCain got loathed for their responses to it: they are the political class that have shipped American job overseas and let our own people down.
OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT!!

Gregory,
What’s your point. I could care less what these commentators have to say. I am the only one who can decide who I am going to vote for, I don’t need them to tell me who that will be.

Obama showing his Racism once again:
Talking about the Typical White People of PA,
”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.”
The only thing he can relate to is the black community. What if McCain had said the same thing about the black community?

Ana statistics prove issues of ethnocentric violence and anger, violent crime, bigotry toward the poor, toward women toward jewish, spanish japanese, thai, elderly go up strongly when an economy in a community or society goes down… go research it.
Obama once again steps above your average politician that we have seen in many years… it may be the difference in “when” he was educated because these statistics are OFTEN covered now in schools…colleges. He is very aware of what an economic downturn does to a communities social and “democratic” health. That is what we as a country are about to need desperately if the economy keeps heading this way.
If you or the candidate(s) who are chastising him for addressing those issues would listen …you might learn something. The issues he speaks of are statistically, consistently and strongly associated with economic downturns…this is the guy who left college to fight for the communities where factories closed remember…that is why he gets this issue.
It is scary that the other two candidates have no idea what that means…and what is heading our way if the economy keeps heading down this path. They do not really understand what it is to live in a community and have a job where when the factory closes…all the other issues that it brings with it. How could they really…they have never been around it.

Obama is a guy who is full of ideas. His intentions are to make the country a better place. Like all new presidential hopefulls do.
He is a left winger who sees the country as having more social problems than it really does. He is on the far left and it really shows when he is plainly speaking his mind.
He thinks the president has some kind of ROYAL authority to control the economy, or social problems in general.
Most Obama supporters have a very unrealistic view of who the president is and what he does.
He doesnt operate congress or the house. He cant spend his day lobbying everyone to get along. He runs the country. He does not go around trying to ‘unite’ anything
He is going to go down as one of the most dissapointing presidents if elected. Not as bad as Bush, but considering the BLISS he has promised, he will end up being a normal politician who got less done than anyone in recent history.

Perhaps Obama might want to declare himself instead of heading behind false personnas. Give a break mate, you have conned the mainstream press to elevate you to godlike status without any serious personnal examinations, its all smoke and mirrors isn’t it ?

I am not sure I am understanding why people are so upset that BHO used the word “clinging”.
People “cling” to something that is important to them. Even more so when everything else is being taken from them.
“Clinging” is not an insult – it is a normal reaction when faced with being unable to stop the hemorrhaging of the components of one’s life – your job to someone in Colombia, your home to foreclosure because you’ve lost your job to someone in Colombia, your children becoming homeless because you’ve lost your home to someone in….
NO Clinging to things that no one can take from you is natural, especially when one is frustrated with the status quo and the prospect of not being able to do much about it.
Go out and vote. Vote for the person who is most likely to change the status quo.

Obama is wind. Changing to gain any vote. He cannot do all he promises. This whole election has turned into affirmative action for president. No one can criticize him or bring his record to light..otherwise they are racist. It is so sad that the people can’t see the forest from the trees and we are willing to cling to any promise.
We have become sheep. Media led so we don’t have to think for ourselves. He talks like a small town guy, but he bought his million dollar home through so REAL good investments. He is no more in touch with the people than any other politician. He is winning because he is black and people thinks thats change.

SUE and the rest…once again…look it up… IT is true…
ethnocentrism…angry and violent ethnocentrism goes up when a communities economy goes down…obviously out of frustration and anger most likely…
Look it up…and Obama is the only one addressing that issue that is about to be on every Americans plate if the economy goes down…which most likely it will.
Get smart people before you start arguing and trying to use this. that is not good for country. If the two other candidates don’t see this or are not aware of this…then, whew…they absolutely are the wrong choices… and they don’t understand the full impact of factory’s leaving of a recession or worse…take a look at the statistics of the depression and social integration. …and these are cyclical issues if you don’t address them.

iam from a small town and still live there. i own no gun, favor immigration, oppose closed mindedness and am not religious.
having traveled the world, i have taught on the high school and college levels for 35 years, and visit nyc or 5 times a year. i have even designed pscy programs for adolescents, published and served as asst admin of the center for louisiana studies….
so, mr. obama i reject your stereotype.
your words are revealing you to be elitist…and you of all people should know the harm of generalizing.
a lifelong democrat, if obama is the party’s nominee, i vote MCCAIN.

WHAT AMERICA ARE YOU LIVING IN:
Obama speech is right on point. I went to get gas today so I can go to work, $3.35 a gallon. Called a major telephone carrier, talked to someone in India. Called about my credit card weeks ago interest rate out the roof , guess what, the person I talked to was in the Philpines.
Some sheep want to look away from the slaughter house.
Obama wants to tell you the truth.
Give me the truth, not a LIE.

ron bodin
do you live in a town where you lost your job because a factory was closed?
then he wasn’t talking about your town and you don’t know what that is like obviously.

Uncle Sam wants You and Your Money.
When was the last time Washington, looked out for your best interest.
We would not be in this mess right now if it was not TRUE, what Obama stated.
Open your eyes, I know it is scary to see for yourself and not what the media wants to make it. You will live better if you can face the truth.
The Truth will Set YOU FREE..
Obama for President… won’t be fooled this time..
No Gay issue
No Abortion issue
No Race issue
No Liberal vs. Conservative issue
No American vs. Anti-American issue
The choice is obvious, Obama, for the PEOPLES’ INTEREST.

Obama might want to check the figures before he blasts the Clinton Administration’s record in Pennsylvania. From 1992 – 1999, Pennsylvania added 400,000+ new jobs and unemployment decreased from 7.2% to 4.6%. Of the last four Presidents, it was under Bill Clinton’s administration that Pittsburg and Allentown Pennsylvania metro regions saw the fastest growth. Under the Clinton Administration, the number of people on welfare declined by over 300,000 people.
In addition, the abortion rate declined as well.

Ana and K_prime,,
Ana you just have a problem with racism.
K_Prime you just missed the point of why people are donating millions to his campaign, because America needs a new direction from the Robbery that is going on at Capitol Hill.
13 billion in cash flown to Iraq and dissappeared.
Bush’s oil buddies getting rich while you lose your home.
Big boss get paid more in one day than you make in a year.
But the both of you probably voted for Bush, so it wasted cause explaining it to you.

i live in a town of 2000 in south louisiana. my dad worked the oil fields all his life. the oil business is boom and bust. i saw him employed, unemployed, underemployed and laid off on a regular, rotating basis
but never did he (a man who could neither read nor write) ever become bitter–he never bought a gun, never became addicted to religion, never hated immigrants seeking a better life in this country. instead, when unemployed he started a lawn business and always told me: if you want to live like a republican, vote democrat (an old line from one of his heroes, harry truman).
so… i know what it is like to be poor…and don’t stereotype smalltown people
ron bodin
erath, louisiana

Ron Bodin
“blind obedience to a cult of personality”… isn’t that what Sen Clinton is…why is she better than Biden? or Dodd? why is she better than Richardson?
because we have been wrapped up in 15 years of arguments with the republicans over the Clintons no matter what questions are raised…that is blind obedience.
and if you are a clinical professor…check out some of the studies…one that was done on Pittsburgh specifically in the 70′s or there is a reall interesting and simple one that was done when England was in a downturn and they looked at ethnic hostilities and violent crime.
Yes…violent crime goes up that is not based on one Clinton supporters experience… whether you are a professor or not. Like I said I am just some guy in NH…but I base my arguments (and subsequent support of a candidate) on other peoples research and work.

i am 57 and was born during the truman administration. from a politically conscious family, i have long been a student of politics. one thing i know from experience and from statistical data: this nation’s families were at their economic best when bill clinton (a small town guy) was president. that is why i am voting for hillary: the clinton’s know how to form an economic team that works….
obama just talks and talks and talks (pretty).
we need a real man and this time it’s HILLARY

see the tactics of those defending Obama – get this – “Ana you just have a problem with racism.”…yup, we time we say anything bad about Obama, we will be tarred as bigiots, racists..as some posters have mentioned already – if the same smalltown comment was made by Hillary or McCain – but chg the context about Black communities (the crimes, the low education levels, the hopelessness, the broken homes, the single parent families) – I’d bet the media will erupt and call for immediate retraction, resignation of the candidate…the Church of Obama has used this tactic – oh, dont ever talk bad about us, or you will be called racists, bigots – well, very well – look at what happen to Geraldine Ferraro…but are we Americans so afriad to speak up and willingly be silent by this cult of Obama in this election…I think not and I hope not…yes we can to speak up the ills of Obama, yes we can to speak up the values we believed in..yes we can to point out the fact that we are about to elect the ultimate Affirmative Action candidate to the WH..one with values so different from us, one with values so foreign to us…and one who are talking down and looking down upon us in smalltown America.

DL,
you cite an english study based on a population that is class stratified. america is known for its social and economic mobility. the literature clearly indicates that different people respond to economic adversity in different ways (be they urban or rural).
if you are so confident of your views — all of you– cite your names; don’t hide behind your words.
other studies indicate that cults of personality develop around charismatic figures–Hilllary is anything but charismatic.
so stop blindly following an empty suit; instead, study his words and deeds then do what you must. for my part i support hillary; if she is not the nominee, i will support mccain.
ron bodin
erath, la.
-instructor on hs,cc and university levels
-clinical professor, u of La.
-past editor, USL attakapas historical gazette
-past asst admin, USL center for LA. Studies
-author of numerous articles on Louisiana and author or Voodoo:past and present

having been born in the segregated south, i have come to understand racism. sometimes it is overt; more often nowadays it is nuanced. it is my belief that obama is a racist: he contines to resent his mother’s race (his words from his book). such a man or woman is not fit to be presidet, period.

Oh my Osamaobama, just a great job of pulling this country together with a comment like that. Now, I’m not too bright, I didn’t go to an Ivory League School and some Middle Easterner didn’t give me no money to buy a 700K home…so tell me, are you critizizing biter, white gun tot’n, unemployed,church going conservatives or gun tot’n, white unemployed chuch go’n, union member, biter liberals…or are all us typical white folks just lumped together. I just wants to know so I won’t stand nexta that group of losers.

ron
so you are saying that the towns in Pennsylvania that which Obama was referring to, have “social and economic mobility” more than the towns in the other studies?
so in essence you are saying that studies that correlate economic downturns and the rise in violent crime and ethnocentristic anger … are not important in this discussion or are inaccurate in comparing these towns?
really? because of their vast differences in their ability to switch their economic and social standing…
I think you need to go into a town in central or western Pennsylvania and tell them they have such a greater ability to change that their situation is different than all of these other places because they can change their economic and social status so their government and political shouldn’t be held to the same expectations.
I tell everyone don’t rely on my statements…go google studies of economic downturns and social statistics… see the correlations for yourself. There are many…dealing with everything from crime to religion to the reverse and cyclical effects of crime and racism back on a community.
I have yet to see any that were the opposite of what Obama has said…
and if you don’t think that Bill Clinton was elected partly because of “personality” you aren’t being genuine.

If small town folk are bitter, are the slum dwellers in Rezkos apartments not bitter?

Obama is a fraud. he is a slick corrupt politician from Chicago. he is an elistist, a racist and a socialist.
His followers cling to ‘hope’ and ‘change’ as actual reasons to vote for him while continuing to convince themselves that the fantasy of who they want Obama to be still exisits.
The Clintons are as disgusting, no doubt. The problem is, Obama is the uber-dream of the politically correct crowd and they will just ignore anything that gets in the way of the fairy tale.

Hillary supporters:
Your candidate will loose to the liberal left. Here are your GE choices:
*Vote for McCain
*Vote for Nader
*Write in Hillary’s name
*Dont’ vote
You have been betrayed!!!!

Frankly, none of the candidates are fit to be President.

S
Yup, all that talk about bringing everyone together to solve problems is clearly divisive.
Lol

The birthday-suit “diversity” candidates aren’t working out for anybody except the Republican-lite “leadership” of the Democratic Party.
Clinton and Obama should return to the Senate, and the Democrats nominate John Edwards, the guy with the brains and the politics, and the spouse who isn’t an utter embarrassment.
Otherwise, Gravel/Nader/McKinney are going to wind up with a lot of votes the Democrats think are theirs — Obama’s psychological take on the masses, that they are “bitter” and “frustrated”, isn’t much of a political pose, is it??
Nobody doubts, I think, that other Obama shoes will drop at any moment.

CAROLINA
Ever noticed how Obama holds his nose so high when he speaks — a sure sign he has contempt for his audience. Internally, he represents nobody except himself

S
Go to Obama’s website and click the issues link. There you can find the substance.

AkaDad
Been there, done that. It’s all fluff!

This just silly. We have wars going on, economy is in shambles, and we talk about a Gaffe that wasn’t even a Gaffe. Come on News people, come on bloggers. This is simply a distraction to john and Hillary’s failing campaigns. Obama told the truth. If they are the candidates that care with all of the experience, ask yourself why the country is in the way it’s in now. You can’t blame Obama he just got there.

I guess all of you people forget how much the Clintons have donated to charity and the time they put in on different things over the years. She didn’t come from a priveleged background and she worked hard to get what she has and where she is. Quit being jealous.

ron, just curious…If everybody was doing so great during the Clinton years than why wasn’t his vice president elected? The Clintons are part of the problem not the solution. Democrats should wake up to that. The Clintons were the reason George W. was elected in the first place. America deserves better than Clinton Act II.

Obama’s comments were proceeded by a direct question from one of the billionaries as to why he was having difficulty rallying the working class vote in PA.
Instead of amswering that he has been ineffective in convincing working class people of his program for change, he, in essence, blamed them and mischaracterized them as gun-toting, xenophobic, bitter and ignorant.
This was his audience and he was rewarded handsomely for one day’s work:
“If you do the math, on just this one day in the Bay Area, Obama went to four events, three of which had $2,300 minimum donations per ticket, and the other $1,000 minimum per ticket. Each of the events, from the various descriptions, held as many as 400 people (the Getty mansion has a ballroom that reportedly seats at least 300). 400 x $2,300 = $920,000 per event, times three events = $2.76 million, plus the other event, which undoubtedly puts him over $3 million in contributions for this one day alone. And who knows how many other similar days he schedules in other parts of the country.”
The truth is that working class people are less apt to be swayed by “Words, Just Words.”

MUNCIE, Ind. – Democrat Barack Obama on Saturday conceded that comments he made about bitter working class voters who “cling to guns or religion” were ill chosen, as he tried to stem a burst of complaints that he is condescending.
Hmmm…backtracking again I see.

gore lost because his campaign leg by donna brazille sucked and because the republicans in florida and on the us supreme court stole the election: bush was selected, not elected.
and times were good during the clinton years. good jobs with good pay.
bush is probusiness and let them run nafta into the ground.
obama is not going to win the general: he cannot carry one southern state; he will not carry ohio, florida or pennsylvania. he loses. then what? 4 more years of bush.
the democrat’s only hope is hillary: she is tough. she is vetted. her hide is thick and she works for the middle class.

the clintons had nothing before exiting the presidency. i for one am happy that they are finally making money after all the bull they put up with from republicans.
they know what it is like to be down.
obama seems to have forgotten his roots; acts more like a rich white man than a black man who knows the misery of poverty.

It is sad when truth becomes a dirty word.
Senator Obama is right on the money and he had my vote.
Just call me angry, bitter and frustrated in Houston, Texas.

At least he’s consistent. He can acknowledge white discontent with affirmative action (i.e., govt-sanctioned racial penalties for being whites) and illegal immigration, but he refuses to allow that there can be sound, principled reasons for being opposed to them.

So is there a reason why you Clintonites are making the same post twice? Your candidate comes from the family of lies, racism, and the most crap that can come out of anyone’s mouth. Sen. Obama spoke the truth and those who can’t handle it, are Clinton supporters who live in a rose colored world. You guys make me sick. The good news is that Obama will be president even without your votes. Thank God for miracles!

That screeching sound is Obama’s campaign veering off the tracks.
It’s kind of like watching the bridge-blow-up scene at the end of “Bridge over the River Kwai.” Can Democrats jump off in time to save themselves?

Andrew Austin writes:
“It will be interesting to watch the corporate media – one part of which wants to purge its white guilt and the other part of which wants to hobble the Democrats in November – bail Obama out of this one.”
Don’t worry: Jonathan Alter and Chris Matthews will pout, and try to talk it to death on teevee.
Where’s Obama’s summer house, anyway? If he doesn’t HAVE one, whose does he use?

Obama does nothing but stereotype people. He keeps putting other races down, in hopes that he looks better.
Neither McCain nor Clinton would have gotten away with saying: “the black community” clings 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.”
As opposed to Medicaid, Food Stamps and Section 8, I’d prefer working, God, guns, trucks and church.
NO Barack Hussein Obama!

As a european i have a strong feeling that there is something wrong in the collective mindset of Americans:
1. You are getting poorer in absolute terms and very poor in relative terms comapred to europeans, japanese & fast growing economies like china, Korea,…
The leading economy at a great distance is just about to be overtaken by china or many others in just a decade or less time
2. You are getting less powerful everyday because you commited yourself to a wrong war: your armed forces are overstretched, you are sustaining the wrong war with chinese money you have to pay dearly for many years to come. Beside that the rest of the world like the russians and chinese are quietly working to overtake your influence.
3. You are viewed less favourably everywhere in the world even in Israel.
4. The so-called union is cracking because your original declarations like rights for Guns are obsolete & need an extensive overhaul. Guns never did any good.
With these and other alarming factors at hand, fighting for a comment that is in my view very precise is indicative of a downfall.
Wake up & see things globally and try to think rational.

What is the opinionated commented at the end of this story even doing on an ABC News story? I’m sure ABC News has journalistic standards that don’t allow this. If the crowd indeed seemed bored, I’m sure Obama’s comments were new to them and hard to follow. This story takes a shocking comment, too, and makes it boring and hard to follow.
The public reaction is outrage and many think this divisive, judgmental, stereotypical comment by Obama about small town America will end is campaign. It’s that big. If you hear and see the video of what Obama said, it’s like hearing his beloved “uncle” Rev. Wright all over again. They hate most Americans.

Edgar Cayce | Apr 12, 2008 1:52:58 PM
I have a feeling that she’s on a very short leash these days. The problem is that now Obama’s supporters have to put him in a short leash too! Imagine, a candidate who can’t be allowed to speak in public.
For Obama supporters so enamored of him for reasons of change, please explain to me how a smart, well-educated, and prominent guy like Obama sat in his church’s pews while his pastor told lies about HIV, crack, and the use of atomic weapons. I’ll leave the anti-Semitism and anti-American diatribes to someone else. Again, how to you explain those away as “controversial” or mere matters of disagreement?
Obama selfishly and cowardly sat in the pews of his church because he desperately needed Wright and his congregants for political support. In other words, he’s just another unprincipled politician–he just happens to be running for president before he’s compiled an even more objectionable list of associations.
To be clear, I couldn’t care less about the source of Wright’s anger. It’s irrelevant to the point of Obama’s cowardice in the face of intellectually indefensible lies. He sat there, knowing better, and allowed a foul-mouthed demagogue infect the hearts and minds of many congregants SOLELY for political gain. It’s the height of cowardice and the height of political calculation.
I hope he gets buried in the next several primaries. I really thought he was going to pull this off, but he can’t help shooting himself in the foot.
He’s the dumbest smart person we’ve come across in some time.

I want to know where Obama specifically said that “white” people cling to guns & religion. I thought he said “they”, so there are no black people in PA or any other small towns? & from my perspective when things are tough people do go to church more & they pray more. They do cling to religion because if you believe in God, you believe he can change your situation. & a lot of people who can’t feed there children would rather do a crime than to have their children starve. So yes people do cling to guns. This is not a black or white issue its a economic issue.
If you are not in an area where families have changed because of outsourcing you have no clue how bitter people really are.
Obama 08 YES, WE CAN!!!

You think peope are bitter now, Senator Obama? Just wait until you are elected and they find out that you can’t fix all their problems.
When will the ignorant masses learn to stop looking to politicians to make them happy and fulfilled? The economy goes up, the economy goes down. The stock market goes up, the stock market goes down. There will always be good times and bad times. During my lifetime, I have noticed that, for the most part, the government usually makes things worse, not better. STOP looking for the government to fix all your problems for you. Take a hard look at your life and realize that you are probably in the situation you are in because you made some bad choices. STOP expecting other people and especially politicians to fix it for you. Take responsibility for your own actions.
Now everybody, Democrat, Republican or Independent repeat after me:
“My will shall shape the future. Whether I fail or succeed shall be no man’s doing but my own. I am the force; I can clear any obstacle before me or I can be lost in the maze. My choice; my responsibility; win or lose, only I hold the key to my destiny.” AMEN, AMEN and AMEN!!!!!
And one more thing: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, or John McCain is NOT your savior.

Nice try, Edgar, shifting the blame again.
The ignorant masses can’t be bothered to really listen and pay attention to the world around them. All they hear is politicians making promises they can’t keep to make their lives better. And they believe every word of it, as if it hasn’t all been said before. It’s all fresh and clean and new to them. They want someone to make their lives better, when in most cases the only person who can do that is themselves. Why do you think politicians never talk about taking things away from people like social security or welfare. No, they talk about giving you more and more and more. They buy votes with other people’s money (taxes) by promising the moon. Doesn’t that bother you?
It’s got nothing to do with politicians being in the pockets of the rich or corporations. All of that would mean nothing if people stopped voting for them because they expect fringe benefits. STOP giving the government so much power over your lives people!
The government that has the power to give you everything you want has the power to take it all away.

NC R’s are registering as D’s to vote for Hillary, not Obama. We want to keep this going as long as possible. Watch Denver explode…

“Only Edwards — who can speak plainly without having the words put into his mouth by others…”
Puh-leeze. This socialist ambulance chaser’s washed up.

Brad writes:
“If he wins, I’m buying lots of guns, ammo, and a shovel…”
The shovel’s for the victory garden?
Better stock up on guns now, just in case.
Obama’s courting rednecks, presumably, about “hunting”. What’s his pitch to armed “urban” types?

“The second amenement is about more than “hunting”… something that seems to be lost on Obama.”
Yepper. Those are all INDIVIDUAL rights. I love to see these D’s spinning out. They got two socialists against an actual war hero. I’ll hold my nose and vote for McCain.

Robbins Mitchell: that’s an immortal, if probably politically incorrect, political assessment: no one who sees it will EVER — yea, even should one be forever banned for saying so! — forget it.
Maybe NOW he and Clinton — who’s “likeable enough”, as the ninny memorably remarked, disdainfully, in what passes for debate on teevee, but saddled with BILL Clinton — will retire from the field for the good of the Republic, and leave the nomination to John Edwards, the hem of whose bootstrap neither of them is really fit, politically or in life experience, regardless of birthday suits and the “diversity” concerns of the Democratic Party’s so-caloled “leadership”, to touch.