Oh, my -- Obama insults Pennsylvanians (campaign, Clinton, Bush, state)

[teatime]

At a fund-raiser in California, Obama called Pennsylvanians who have lost their jobs "bitter" and "cynical" and bigots. Lovely!

"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. 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."

Huntington has the transcript and video:
Mayhill Fowler: Obama: No Surprise That Hard-Pressed Pennsylvanians Turn Bitter - Off The Bus on The Huffington Post

[Lets agree to disagree]

Spin Hillary Supporters...Spin it!!

[expat007]

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Obama is saying he knows their plight

[walidm]

Hmm...I've searched that page twice and can't find the word bigot anywhere.

[expat007]

Originally Posted by walidm

Hmm...I've searched that page twice and can't find the word bigot anywhere.

"anti-immigrant"



If you are Karl Rove you can probably get away with it LOL but not as a Hillary Shill LOL

[walidm]

Originally Posted by teatime

At a fund-raiser in California, Obama called Pennsylvanians who have lost their jobs "bitter" and "cynical" and bigots. Lovely!



Huntington has the transcript and video:
Mayhill Fowler: Obama: No Surprise That Hard-Pressed Pennsylvanians Turn Bitter - Off The Bus on The Huffington Post

"To give Obama his due, he spoke about working class Pennsylvanians likely because he had been thinking about them a great deal. And he spoke, as he often does away from large rallies, in a calm, even, matter-of-fact way. Every town hall meeting I've observed, from California to Iowa, Nevada to Texas, has showcased Senator Obama's core decency and high measure of regard for each individual."


I did happen to see this though....

It was buried...lol

[teatime]

Originally Posted by walidm

Hmm...I've searched that page twice and can't find the word bigot anywhere.

What do you call this, then? "antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment."

[beenhereandthere]

Originally Posted by teatime

At a fund-raiser in California, Obama called Pennsylvanians who have lost their jobs "bitter" and "cynical" and bigots. Lovely!



Huntington has the transcript and video:
Mayhill Fowler: Obama: No Surprise That Hard-Pressed Pennsylvanians Turn Bitter - Off The Bus on The Huffington Post

Hey OP, are you on Hillary's campaign?
Keep on spinning!

[Lets agree to disagree]

Shame on anyone who spins people's comments out of context to make themselves seem like a better person. Who's anti-immigrant?

[ryneone]

This is not outta context you people are amazingly ignorant. All the news channels have been saying this was a stupid statement. Are you people serious???