Apr 13 2008
Obama’s Bitter Words
Sen. Barack Obama said yesterday that he regrets his choice of words when he recently described economically distressed Americans as people who are “bitter” and who “cling to guns or religion.”
But he defended the underlying content of his remarks, which were the subject of blistering attacks yesterday from Sen. Hillary Clinton’s campaign.
“Obviously, if I worded things in a way that made people offended, I deeply regret that,” Obama said in a phone interview with the Winston-Salem Journal. “But the underlying truth of what I said remains, which is simply that people who have seen their way of life upended because of economic distress are frustrated and rightfully so.”
These people that Obama describes make up a good portion of both Carolinas. What a way for him to improve his odds of winning the states in November. His own words here are telling. “Obviously, if I worded things in a way that made people offended, I deeply regret that.” Notice that Obama doesn’t apologize for saying what he said. He apologizes for saying it in a way that offended people. In other words, he confirms his elitist views on middle America, the very people whose votes he will need to win the White House. Obama meant what he said. What he regrets is that he was too honest about it.
