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Apr 11 08 5:30 PM
Chimp Herder
Susansve wrote: "And it's not surprising then 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."
"And it's not surprising then 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."
Yeah, that's it. The opiate of the masses, them guns and religions.
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Apr 12 08 4:43 AM
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Apr 12 08 5:38 AM
Mental Arsonist
NO to ObamaCare! No to the Redistribution of Health!
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Apr 12 08 6:58 AM
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Apr 12 08 7:12 AM
The comments, which can also be heard in an audio recording later posted on the Huffington Web site, immediately became fodder for the campaigns of Clinton, Obama's rival for the Democratic nomination, and McCain, his potential Republican challenger.
"Pennsylvanians don't need a president who looks down on them. They need a president who stands up for them, who fights for them," Clinton said Friday afternoon at a campaign stop in Philadelphia. She said the Pennsylvanians she's met aren't bitter, but "resilient" and "positive."
McCain adviser Steve Schmidt called Obama's statement "remarkable" and "extremely revealing."
"It shows an elitism and condescension towards hardworking Americans that is nothing short of breathtaking," Schmidt said. "It is hard to imagine someone running for president of the United States who is more out of touch with average Americans."
Schmidt also said it shows Obama views the people he's trying to relate to with "contempt."
Apr 12 08 7:15 AM
"And it's not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns (gun toting) or religion (religious wackos) or antipathy to people who aren't like them (bigots) or anti-immigrant sentiment (racist) or anti-trade (isolationist)sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations."
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