No Need To Apologize
I’ve been watching the press try to make something of Barak Obama’s comment that:
“And it’s not surprising then they (people in small towns) 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.”
From my point of view, which comes in part from being brought up in a blue collar union household in West Virginia, Obama is absolutely correct. The McCain and Clinton camps are trying to make headlines. This includes surrogates for Clinton in Kentucky.
Jake over at PageOneKentucky.com nails this one:
…..it’s effing ridiculous for Jerry Lundergan and Greg Stumbo to attack Barack Obama over telling the truth about rural America.
The most disappointing thing I’ve seen come from this comment is that Obama is trying to do damage control.
Obama tried to quell the furor Saturday, explaining his remarks while also conceding he had chosen his words poorly.
"If I worded things in a way that made people offended, I deeply regret that," Obama said in an interview with the Winston-Salem (N.C.) Journal.
A candidate needs to have the courage of their beliefs. The man spoke the truth; he doesn’t need to apologize for saying it.
Labels: Election 2008
posted by Ralph Long @ 10:47 AM
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Sorry Ralph. I'm just not sure that Senator Obama's opinion of rural America are widely held. I can tell you that my family are the people he's talking about. Yes, we have had our bitter and frustrating moments just like anyone else. However our Faith helps define those moments and is not a result of them. Our core values of Kentucky and America First define our anti-illegal immigrant and pro-firearm positions...they do no result from any frustration or bitterness.
It doesn't surprise me that Senator Obama would say this however. He is no champion for the common man. He's just another pseudo-intellectual elitist trying to ramrod his misguided notion of socialism down our throats.
You are correct that there is no need to apologize. We wouldn't accept it if he did.
I'm not alone in my assessment it would seem:
http://www.cafepress.com/hotairshop/1342354
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