New McCainiac Rothschild Weighs In On "Rednecks"

After coming out as a Democrat for John McCain earlier in the day, Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild made her first slip as a surrogate during a CNN appearance on Wednesday. In deflecting a question about whether or not she was bitter over Clinton's loss in the primary, the new McCain surrogate pivoted to a discussion of Barack Obama's notorious "bitter" remarks, but added a twist of her own -- describing the small-town voters Obama was talking about as "rednecks."

"Barack Obama went and called the people who have guns and cling to their religion bitter. The people out who are the rednecks or whatever are bitter," Rothschild told CNN's Campbell Brown. "If bitter is the easiest way for you to rationalize that, I truly with all my heart believe that John McCain will be a great president, then call me bitter. But it doesn't really advance the dialogue, Campbell, sorry."

What also may not advance the dialogue for McCain's campaign is the too-casual (and potentially insulting) use of slang to describe small-town voters. Though Obama was tagged for seeming to slight the beliefs of the citizens he was talking about, he was never accused of condescending to the level of using the phrase "rednecks" to describe them.

It could also be that Rothschild was clumsily trying to paraphrase Obama's old remarks. But that explanation is also problematic, since Obama never used the word in the first place.

Requests for a response from an Obama rep went unreturned. But if the multi-millionaire Rothschild becomes a frequent surrogate for McCain -- and should she continue to argue that Obama is unforgivably elitist in his own tone -- slips of this nature will likely not go unremarked upon for long.

Comments

[truthynesslover]

lady de rothchild?And she has the audacity to call Obama elitist??LOL!I look forward to the new ads staring her and her billionare husband!

[Liberoservative]

Anybody who presumes to call herself "Lady" hasn't got an word to say to me.....

What a presumptuous arse!!!!

[kellygrrrl]

T-Fed is a ProudRedneck -- and he and Lady D'RothSnob are totes hooking up later tonight

[jchflorida]

I thought she looked better with hair extensions at the DNC . She's a stalking horse for Hillary 2012 ...... remember .....Hillary is just as nutty as McHoover .

[water57]

Fascinating, this is first time I witnessed some slinging mud at themselves. Where did she learn that neat trick !!!!!

[MIVOTE]

These folks 'repubs' are too hilarious. They really don't want to win. They're rich with nothing else to do.

[Eddy333]

Wait a minute...that's a dude!

[Tropiholic]

this bitter broomsticker is botoxed

[Mygirl]

LOL !

[TurgidCaterwauling]

Note to CABLE NON-NEWS NETWORK: You might as well interview me, because even in a country where almost everyone gets fifteen minutes of fame, I have no clue who this woman is.

[MIVOTE]

Doesn't really matter who she is...she's an idiot like the rest of them. LOL!!! LMAO

[gintheb]

This is a phony b*tch who can't vote for Obama because he's black. Period.

[katedog]

Word.

[mrmetoo]

what word?

[oldfart1]

Exactly.

[Bettysdad]

She can't vote for Obama because he beat Mrs. Bill Clinton.

[laragale]

Money can't buy class....walking talking living breathing proof Lady......

[exPatPatti]

This is the "s pit out coffee all over the keyboard" article of the day.

I hope this is used to its fullest capacity by the Obama campaign.

[TexasDem0]

Rednecks or whatever you call the little people these days.
Now excuse me, I must accuse Barack Obama of being an elitist.

[alt365]

No one cares what she says, thinks or who she supports. She is a rich lady of no consequence. My instincts tell me she is just incredibly racist. Elitist is her way of saying "uppity black man". Next.

[oldfart1]

No doubt about it.

[DueTruthinesss]

I'm sure after a bottle of Boone's Farm, ol' Levi could find her inner redneck...