McCain Echoes Clinton's Attacks

Washington Post: Republican, Democrat Both Criticize Obama For Remarks About Small Town America

(Washingtonpost.com)  This story was written by Shailagh Murray and Perry Bacon Jr..

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Sen. John McCain joined in the criticism of Sen. Barack Obama yesterday for Obama's comments about "bitter" victims of small-town economic distress, while Obama's rival for the Democratic presidential nomination weighed in with a tough new ad on the controversy.

Speaking at a gathering of newspaper editors and executives in Washington, McCain echoed the rebuke voiced repeatedly by Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, calling Obama's characterization "a contradiction from what I believe America is all about."

"These are the people that produced a generation that made the world safe for democracy," McCain said. "These are the people that have fundamental cultural, spiritual and other values that in my view have very little to do with their economic condition."

Obama, saying he welcomed the controversy as an opportunity to debate McCain on economic issues, declared of the Arizona Republican: "He just doesn't understand this." But Obama also acknowledged the potential political damage that the Democratic candidates' skirmishes could bring.

"I have tried to figure out how to show restraint and make sure that, during this primary contest, we're not damaging each other so badly that it's hard for us to run in November," Obama said at a luncheon sponsored by the Associated Press, speaking several hours after McCain.

The senator from Illinois also slipped in a dig: "Obviously, it's a little easier for me to say that, since, you know, I lead in delegates and states and popular vote. Senator Clinton may not feel that she can afford to be as constrained."

Obama continued: "I'm sure that Senator Clinton feels like she's doing me a great favor, because she's been deploying most of the arguments that the Republican Party will be using against me in November, and so, it's toughening me up. And I'm getting a run through the paces here."

In Pittsburgh, the senator from New York continued to pound away at her rival, although she encountered a flash of resistance. At a manufacturing forum attended by local members of the steelworkers union, Clinton declared: "Many of you, like me, were disappointed by recent remarks he made." Some audience members shouted "No!" When she suggested that voters in Pennsylvania, which holds the next Democratic primary on April 22, might find Obama's remarks "offensive," loud cries of "No!" could be heard again.

Clinton's campaign also released a television ad focusing on the controversy in Pennsylvania in which voters say they are "insulted" by Obama's comments, calling him "out of touch."

"I'm not clinging to my faith out of frustration and bitterness," a woman says in the spot. "I find that my faith is very uplifting."

"The good people of Pennsylvania deserve a lot better than what Barack Obama said," adds a male voter.

The controversy erupted on Friday when the Huffington Post, a liberal blog, posted an exchange between Obama and a donor at a private fundraiser in San Francisco. Obama was asked about the political landscape in Pennsylvania, and as part of a lengthy response he described the psychological damage wrought by decades of economic struggles. "It's not surprising that they get bitter," Obama said. "They cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment."

Obama has since repeatedly expressed regret for his word choices, particularly the cryptic references to guns and religion that suggested stereotypical liberal condescension of working-class voters.

"I regret some of the words I chose, partly because the way that these remarks have been interpreted have offended some people and partly because they've served as one more distraction from the critical debate that we must have in this election," Obama said at the newspaper conference. "But I will never walk away from the larger point that I was trying to make and have made in the past" about empty promises from both parties in Washington, he added.

The Obama campaign's response has been forceful. The candidate has addressed the controversy at every public event since Friday, and early yesterday an ad started airing in Pennsylvania featuring Sen. Robert P. Casey Jr., an Obama supporter and a conservative Democrat popular with working-class voters in the state.

Looking for any possible edge, the Clinton campaign has pressed uncommitted superdelegates to view Obama's remarks as a major debacle that could harm him in November. But as of yesterday evening, there was little evidence that the electability argument is resonating.

Rep. Mike Doyle (D), an undecided superdelegate who represents Pittsburgh and surrounding towns in the Monongahela Valley, said yesterday that he was not particularly troubled by Obama's comments.

"I don't disagree with a lot of what he said. My dad was a mill worker. My grandfather was a steel mill worker, and when the steel industry collapsed, nobody's family was hurt more than mine," Doyle said. "It's not inaccurate to say a lot of politicians have come through these towns, made a lot of promises and failed to deliver. I thought he was spot-on when he said how people feel."

He added that Obama's unexpected endorsement yesterday by Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney "carries a hell of a lot more weight" than the blowup over his comments about small-town residents.

Rep. David E. Price, an uncommitted Democrat from North Carolina, which holds its primary May 6, said his frustrations are with Clinton, for the potential damage she has inflicted.

"Senator Obama could have chosen better words, but it seems to me that he's stating the obvious," Price said. "People are feeling a great deal of economic stress, anxiety, and there is a certain amount of anger out there. . . . I think it's most unfortunate that opponents simply pounce, particularly opponents in his own party."

Staff writers Jonathan Weisman and Michael D. Shear contributed to this report.

[rowdytexan2]

McCain Echoes Clinton''''s Attacks

-McCane must be a hollow container full of air... echoeing, wohhw wohhw wohhw...


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Posted by trishab4 at 11:22 PM : Apr 15, 2008

Echoing, my foot. McCain was the first one to come out and criticize him!

Gawd, how the Obama campaign lies.

[rowdytexan2]

that is HOW it was on CA meeting :
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-co
leman/i-was-there-what-obama-re_b_96553.
html

Shame on you, Clintons!


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Posted by lordmi at 03:01 PM : Apr 15, 2008

Hahahah! Mrs. Fowler herself was there too, and she''s the one that recorded him!

This other fool just wants to TELL you how it was!

ROFL!

[rowdytexan2]

"I have tried to figure out how to show restraint and make sure that, during this primary contest, we''re not damaging each other so badly that it''s hard for us to run in November," Obama said at a luncheon sponsored by the Associated Press, speaking several hours after McCain."

I guess you are you little shill, since you opened your mouth and got your arse in a crack!

Next time maybe you need to let rural Americans do your thinking for you, instead of you thinking you need to think for rural Americans!

Arrogant racist fool!

[minnick8-2009]

Veteran 72

Why don''t you run for President?

[minnick8-2009]

sjc_1

I take it that you have met every small town person in America to make such sweeping generalizations?

What image is it that I am theoretically projecting?

[trishab4]

McCain Echoes Clinton''s Attacks

-McCane must be a hollow container full of air... echoeing, wohhw wohhw wohhw...

[veteran72]

Hitlery enjoys getting together with McBushcain against Obama. They agree on everything, Patriot Act, Torture, Illegal Domestic Spying, Continued Illegal War and Occupation in Iraq, begin New Illegal War and Occupation in Iran, continued Carte Blanche
for Big Oil, Big Pharm, and Big War, etc..
This way no matter WHO wins, there''ll be a continuation of the Neocon Fascist Nazi Agenda, NWO, and NAU.
Zieg Heil, Hitlery!!!

[thepentangle]

With all the money that we spend (middle and working class) on products and donations to campaigns, we could''ve pooled our money together to make public owned companies to undermine the fabric of greedy corporate america. Imagine pooling our money together and making a publicly ran oil company with no high priced executives or investors.

We probally could negotiate a deal with Venezuela. Chavez would love to support a company that would bring down the oil giants!

Presto, undermine and ruin established oil companies! When their bankrupt, buy their assetts, fire the big wigs and move to the next sector!

We can do this with Auto, health care, insurance, drug companies, and all imports.

Provide jobs without the wall street nvestor ties and the corporate stingy overhead!

[lordmi]

that is HOW it was on CA meeting :
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-coleman/i-was-there-what-obama-re_b_96553.html

Shame on you, Clintons!

[pepperp1]

THIS IS ALL LIES she singed a document that said she would not campaign in Mich and Fla....................the rest is lies spun by poor Obama the victim and his DNC supporters attempting to fix the race by not counting delegates from two States that would never support Obama

.........but regardless Obama the Victim is correct, he has so NOT enamored Jewish Voters, Rubes, Blue Collar workers, White Women and Archie Bunkers it makes no difference if Dems count the non Obama voters any more he cant and will not win.


The victim''s basic stance is that he or she:
6. Is not responsible for what happened.
7. Is always morally right.
8. Is not accountable.
9. Is forever entitled to sympathy.

[sjc_1]

Obama is right, small town people as usually bitter, nosy and gossipy people. They see themselves as independent but have their hand out for anything they can get from the government for free. This may sound harsh, but it is closer to reality than the mythic image that they would like to project.

[pepperp1]

The Obama Profile is the victim''s basic stance
Is not responsible for what happened.
Is always morally right.
Is not accountable.
Is forever entitled to sympathy.
Is justified in feeling moral indignation for being wronged.

[pepperp1]

Traps Of Victimhood

1. People who function as a victim end up creating a victim reality. The world really does conform to their wishes! The more you feel like a victim, the more you become a victim. You have a tendency to keep sinking deeper and deeper.

2. Just as people tend to avoid victims, if you''re a victim you''ll tend to avoid *yourself*. You''ll tend to avoid your ''realness''. Through pity, judgments, blame, righteousness, etc.

It separates you from yourself. Separation leads to pain. Thus, victimhood becomes a pain factory.

Victimhood is a trap. Most will never escape. Because there''s nothing to grab hold of. It''s like being in a mud pit. Or a swamp.

The problem is, victimhood sucks you in and it holds on tight. You start believing the lie: "You really are a victim, and you''ll always be a victim. There''s nothing you can do."

You become a victim to your own victimhood.

http://ezinearticles.com/?Overcoming-Victimhood&id=561697


Obama supporters read and undertand this is you

[pepperp1]

%u201CWhether it%u2019s tax returns or legislative records or his relationship with indicted political fixer Tony Rezko, Senator Obama seems to take %u2018the dog ate my homework%u2019 approach%u2026%u201D

[noloyalisti]

The thing is, Obama was right on. Of course the frightened McBush and the conservatives (which includes Hillary by the way) would attack him. They are frightened of Muslims, ***, blacks, middle class Americans and educated Americans.

[rowdytexan2]

Nail his arse to the wall, Mr. McCain...get his sorry arrogant arse back to Chicago and let him join his corrupt freaking buddies that are going to jail for scamming government money!

Wake up America! Just say NO to Obama the Scammer!

[ljb6599]

fl_vet...Another passive aggressive idiot!!!!

[fl_vet]

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PLEASE DO NOT QUESTION BY BOY HUSSEIN OBAMA. HE DOES NOT REMEMBER NOTHING!

HE ONLY WANTS TO BE PRESIDENT. IT DOES NOT MATTER HOW MUCH TRASH YOU FIND, HE IS INNOCENT. 100% INNOCENT.

HE IS NOT A MUSLIM
HE WAS NOT IN THE PEWS FOR 20 YEARS AND DID NOT HEAR REV. WRIGHT
HE DOES NOT HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH REZKO
HE DOES NOT HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SELF-PROCLAIMED PENTAGON TERRORIST, WILLIAM C. AYERS
HE NEVER LIES ABOUT ANOYONE OR ANYTHING
HIS WIFE HAS ALWAYS LOVED AMERICA
HE DOES NOT THINK THAT SMALL-TOWN PEOPLE ARE ALL ABOUT RELIGION AND GUNS

HE IS A MAN OF GOD!

IN FACT, LET''S CALL HIM GOD OBAMA.

GOD OBAMA!
GOD OBAMA!
GOD OBAMA!
GOD OBAMA!
GOD OBAMA!
GOD OBAMA!
GOD OBAMA!
GOD OBAMA!
GOD OBAMA!
GOD OBAMA!
GOD OBAMA!
GOD OBAMA!
GOD OBAMA!
GOD OBAMA!
GOD OBAMA!


PLEASE FORGIVE US PEONS!

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[ljb6599]

pepperp1....You are a passive aggressive idiot!!!!

[sierra20071]

Even withing this interview Obams is claiming to take the high road while throwing mud at Hillary. This man speaks with forked tongue!