Obama Calls Small Towns Bitter

Defining Obama

Dylan Loewe | Posted 04.25.2008 | Politics

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Dylan Loewe

Obama is being described as unelectable, as incapable of connecting with working class voters, and as someone who might be uncomfortable with patriotism. Obama is being defined by others. It's time for him to do the defining.

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Is Hillary Lucky to be a White Woman?

Cenk Uygur | Posted 04.23.2008 | Politics

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Cenk Uygur

Obviously Clinton put herself in the ballgame by running an effective campaign and holding views that appeal to the voters. But after she crossed these thresholds, it has helped her that she is a woman.

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Far More Than "Bitter": Message from a Small Town Pennsylvanian

Marylee Smithwick | Posted 04.18.2008 | Politics

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Marylee Smithwick

"Bitter" is a good word, to describe some of what I feel -- but "mad as hell" are a few better words. And I have a son that is on his way to Iraq for his third or forth tour, so I am not only mad but scared.

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The ABC Debate: A Shameful Night for the U.S. Media

Greg Mitchell | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics

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Greg Mitchell

Gibson and Stephanopoulos focused mainly on trivial issues as Clinton and Obama faced off in Philadelphia. They, and their network, should hang their collective heads in shame.

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The Alabama of Pennsylvania Mirrors New Hampshire

Jennifer Donahue | Posted 04.15.2008 | Home

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Jennifer Donahue

It's anybody's guess how the state will shake out a week from today. But listening to voters in Pennsylvania, I'd guess it won't turn on the word "bitter," "gun" or "God."

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People Have Every Right to Be Bitter

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 04.15.2008 | Business

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Hale

The whole dust-up about Obama's statement about people being bitter is, well, overdone. Consider the following facts.

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Where are Dem "Leaders" While Barack Twists and Hillary Burns the Party Down?

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 04.15.2008 | Politics

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Miles Mogulescu

You can support Obama for the nomination, support Hillary, or remain neutral, but you must defend Obama from the slings and arrows of these outrageous "elitist" charges.

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With Clinton It Would Be "Hillary Hates Hicks" -- With Obama It's "Compassion"

Jackson Williams | Posted 04.14.2008 | Media

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Jackson Williams

Fortunately for Obama, the mainstream press continues to assist him in ways Clinton can only dream about.

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John McCain Should Go on Vacation, Hillary Clinton is Doing His Job for Him

Arianna Huffington | Posted 04.14.2008 | Politics

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Arianna Huffington

By attacking Obama in a way that confirms every right-wing demagogic caricature of her own Party, Hillary has adopted the frames, lies, stereotypes and destructive clichés long embraced by the likes of Karl Rove.

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I Was There: What Obama Really Said About Pennsylvania

David Coleman | Posted 04.14.2008 | Politics

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David Coleman

No good effort at intelligent analysis, candor -- and what I heard as an attempt to convey a profound understanding of both what people feel and why they feel it -- goes unpunished.

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There's Truth In Obama's Words About the Middle Class

John Farr | Posted 04.14.2008 | Politics

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John Farr

Why would Obama say what he said? It's probably because those issues really came up with the people he spoke to, those citizens he supposedly "demeaned."

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Is Hillary Or Barack More Faithful To Their Religious Principles?

Steven G. Brant | Posted 04.14.2008 | Politics

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Steven G. Brant

When it comes to walking the walk of using faith-based human relationship principles when designing and implementing political policy, Obama is more faithful to his religious principles than Clinton.

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Pouncer-in-Chief

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 04.13.2008 | Politics

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Jayne Lyn Stahl

Hillary's newfound love affair with the Second Amendment is her way to reassure the gun guys that, if elected, she won't take their toys away.

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Unforced Error: Obama as San Fran Liberal Elitist

David Paul Kuhn | Posted 04.13.2008 | Politics

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David Paul Kuhn

Obama has stood by his "bitter" remark, stating there are "a whole bunch of folks in small towns" who "feel like they have been left behind." That is true. But that's not the issue now haunting his bid for the presidency.

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Jason Linkins

Noteworthy Political Scientist Says Clinton Was For Characterization Of Working-Class Voters Before She Was Against It

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.13.2008 | Politics

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Oh, noes! Would it crush anyone's beautiful velveteen pony to learn that Hillary Clinton hasn't always been a duck-hunting, beer-drankin', Senator-Sa...

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Tripping Over the Silver Tongues

Bob Franken | Posted 04.13.2008 | Politics

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Bob Franken

It was just a matter of time before the smooth-talking Obama tripped over the overconfidence in his eloquence.

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Clinton Pollster: Obama Comments "Fair Game" For Attack Ads

Election Central | Greg Sargent | Posted 04.12.2008 | Politics

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Hillary chief strategist Geoffrey Garin dramatically raised the stakes in the battle over Barack Obama's comments about small-town America, saying in...

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A Small Town Response To Obama's Talking "Off The Bus"

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 04.12.2008 | Home

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Karen Dalton-Beninato

The media is having a field day over Obama's words. But he lives in Chicago and was talking about sentiments he has heard across the Midwest. I've heard them too. All you have to do is ask.

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Sam Stein

Obama 'Small Town' Comments Draw Fire, Support

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.11.2008 | Politics

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** UPDATED APRIL 12 WITH RESPONSES FROM MCCAIN, OBAMA, PUNDITS, AND VIDEO OF FUNDRAISER ** Sen. Hillary Clinton drew sharp disagreements with Sen. Ba...

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Obama: No Surprise That Hard-Pressed Pennsylvanians Turn Bitter

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 04.11.2008 | Home

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Mayhill Fowler

Obama tells Californians it's natural that the economically disenfranchised heartland turns to guns, religion, and xenophobia.

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