Obama: ‘I Didn’t Say It As Well As I Should Have’
After initially trying to defend his remarks about gun-toting, tabacky-chewing, bitter Jesus freaks, Barack Obama is now backpedaling furiously.
MUNCIE, Ind. - Democrat Barack Obama on Saturday conceded that comments he made about bitter working class voters who “cling to guns or religion” were ill chosen, as he tried to stem a burst of complaints that he is condescending.
“I didn’t say it as well as I should have,” he said.
As Obama tried to quell the furor, presidential rival Hillary Rodham Clinton hit him with one of her lengthiest and most pointed criticisms to date.
“Senator Obama’s remarks were elitist and out of touch,” she said, campaigning about an hour away in Indianapolis. “They are not reflective of the values and beliefs of Americans.”
UPDATE at 4/12/08 10:42:46 am:
If you had any doubt about it, a Kos Kid tells us in no uncertain terms that he IS bitter and he IS angry, damn it: Daily Kos: I’m bitter and NOT offended by Senator Obama’s comment.
