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- TheStinger, on 04/12/2008, -15/+227Why wouldn't you be bitter after years of incompetent, uncaring leaders. If you live in America and you aren't bitter - you are living under a rock.
- okayokayokay, on 04/12/2008, -9/+87I can't believe how angry this whole thing makes me. To see so many talking heads orgasming at the prospect of finally having an excuse to escalate another ratings-boosting controversy.
- dBass, on 04/12/2008, -26/+94After a brief hiatus from their usual dis-information and anti-Obama spin, CNN is back to doing the dirty deeds for McCain Corp. and HRC, Inc. - there's no profit in peacetime. "Bittergate", please.
I'm hoping the voters in PA can see through the slimy, sleazy, destructive lies of Hillary Clinton and send her ass packing. If they can't see the truth and what really matters, then I guess we'll all suffer some more. - mcscary13, on 04/12/2008, -6/+65I live in Pittsburgh, and I still wish I could vote for Ron Paul. But I have to admit that Obama is right, I am bitter. And these comments make me more inclined to vote for him over McCain or Clinton, whose responses make them seem elitist and out of touch.
- inactive, on 04/12/2008, -21/+69Barack Obama is running for presidency and will probably be elected as the next president of United States of America.
- cerealjynx, on 04/12/2008, -8/+38I am so bitter it's like biting into an orange without taking off the peel.
- inactive, on 04/12/2008, -8/+36Why the hell is this even remotely controversial? It boggles my mind. Yes, Americans are freakin' bitter... We've had a national landmark destroyed by terrorists, we've started a war based on a lie, sending thousands of soldiers to unnecessary deaths, our economy is collapsing, we've got a tidal wave of illegal immigrants to deal with, a perceived war on religion, corruption in Washington, jobs pouring overseas, our whole damn country is practically owned by Communist China, our freedoms are slowly but surely being eroded... We've got racists, bigots, conservative wackos, liberal wackos, atheists, fundamentalists... Am I forgetting anything here? Is there anything that I'm missing, anything at all? I can't think of a single goddamn group in this entire country that doesn't have SOMETHING to be freakin' bitter about.
Oh... Right... There is one group that's always at its happiest when the American people are being boned - the corporate owners who are actually in charge of this great nation of ours. - fluxion, on 04/13/2008, -3/+29i was watching fox news this morning to see how committed they were to exploiting this supposed gaff, and no surprise they're giving it the 24/7 treatment.
but at one point they had a reporter visit a small town in Pennsylvania, and found an older gentleman in a small-town diner, a veteran who later noted that he was voting for mccain. they asked him whether he took offense to the comments, and he said no. they asked if he thought Pennsylvanians were bitter, and he declared with certainty that they were. he then spoke of all the factories he's seen shut down over the years, and the economic hardships the citizens have faced.
obviously not the response they were looking for, they asked, more leadingly, if he took offense to barack obama calling them bitter. again, he answered no, and re-iterated that Pennsylvanians were in fact bitter, and that he liked Obama, and thought he was an intelligent man.
funny how a randomly selected, small-town Pennsylvanian reiterated EXACTLY what Obama stated in his defense of the comment earlier.
and they say he's out of touch... - PovRayMan, on 04/12/2008, -4/+28Never underestimate Middle America.
- bicyclethief, on 04/12/2008, -7/+29Hillary puts on her bitter smear face.
- darwinwins, on 04/12/2008, -4/+24Um, these past 7 years and a few months, the government has grown so much bigger than any liberal in charge that your statement is full of the same idiocy that wants a McCain or Hillary in office.
- empraptor, on 04/13/2008, -3/+21That page is not about convincing us Obama is a liar with evidence and reason. Its only purpose is to associate Obama with one word - "liar".
Thanks, but no thanks. Please pick three most significant points out of the page and omit the red bold-faced "LIAR" messages. I will judge for myself.
Oh, and screw you. I don't much like being treated like a dumb *****. - Kas70, on 04/12/2008, -3/+21He didn't say that they cling to those things because they are bitter; he said that they turn to issues like those because they are familiar and they feel they have some control over at least them. Such as getting behind or against gun control, or religion tinted issues such as gay marriage, abortion, prayer in school, etc. Those are issues that mean something to people of course, but they do not and cannot address the pressing issues of the economy, jobs, education, the war - the issues that people feel bitter about because no one seems willing to actually address and do something about. So we/they focus on and "cling" to the small time yet familiar, divisive issues that keep us polarized and never lead to solutions. He may not have said it brilliantly, but at least he said it...and history bears it out.
- SenorCardgage74, on 04/12/2008, -9/+27Obama is absolutely right.
Dumbass mooks prove his point by reacting the way that they are to this. - JulioChavez, on 04/12/2008, -12/+28This article misses the whole controversy. People aren't going to be upset because Obama called them bitter. They will be upset because he said they cling to their religion ( and guns ) out of frustration. That is a very stupid thing for a politician to say. This is the first time I have actually seen Obama's inexperience hurt him. ( this will hurt and not just because of faux news-type spin but because it's a moronic thing to say ) He's still the best candidate, IMO. I've had my "religion" all throughout the good times and bad. Believe me when I tell you - it has nothing to do with politics or even America, at least for me.
- Pake, on 04/12/2008, -7/+23I'm digging you down as an independent and because over half the junk on that page is retarded.
- Godel, on 04/13/2008, -3/+17My family and I are from small town Pennsylvania, and we all agree completely with what Obama said. Of course we're bitter. Nobody thinks those jobs are every coming back, they've been gone for decades.
- Pake, on 04/12/2008, -5/+19How did he talk down about middle class America? He's describing how middle America is getting frustrated with the way the governments been ran for the past few decades. You can tell me you wouldn't be bitter or pissed off about losing your job, having a candidate for office come and tell you they understand and will help bring new jobs only for that candidate to fail time and time again even though you voted for them. They made you a promise and broke the promise, you'd still want to hug them and support them?
- zephyear, on 04/12/2008, -4/+17if the MSM is going to show his reply speech then we need to get it out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sc9PepjyDow - vade79, on 04/12/2008, -6/+19How dare he call it like it is. He didn't saying "unreasonably bitter", just bitter...you can be bitter for good reasons.
- inactive, on 04/12/2008, -1/+14I don't see how you can wake up every day, have to read a new list of casualties in war that shouldn't have been started, and not be bitter.
- inactive, on 04/12/2008, -28/+41I know I'll get dugg down, that's fine...
I'm not that big of an Obama fan, but I'm very pessimistic when it comes to politics in general in our country. Obama is a great speaker, and he is great at speaking about subjects some politicians would rather avoid, but so far all I've seen is speaking. The one specific I've seen, his economic plan, scares me. He has come out saying he supports much tighter gun control laws, something I can't say I support. Our country is in an economic crisis and he wants to almost double what we spend on foreign aid to help "stomp out hunger and poverty around the world". I too would love to end poverty and hunger, but I don't think we should be using taxpayer money to do so much less when we as a nation run the risk of being a third world nation. Also we know that Obama avoids votes he knows there is no winning, such as the crime law in Illinois. If he voted yes on the tougher crime laws, he would alienate many black leaders in his state, and if he voted no he would look weak on dealing with crime, so he just voted "here".
I'm not saying Obama is a bad person, I mean I'm sure he is far better at being a President than our current jackass in charge, but he is not anywhere near the savior a lot of folks here expect him to be. He's a politician, he will lie and say whatever it takes to gain the power he seeks. - Spektr4, on 04/12/2008, -5/+17I don't know, he voted against government confiscation of guns during a natural disaster (Clinton voted the other way). He's spoken about balancing the need to limit guns in urban settings with the need to protect gun rights in rural areas. I don't see him as a hardliner at all on the gun issue.
Regarding foreign aid, I believe his philosophy is that it is better to exert our influence in peaceful ways rather than militarily. If that is the choice, then I agree. The case can be madet hat ending the Iraq war will free up funds, some of which could be spend on humanitarian causes. This could restore some of the good will that Bush obliterated.
Yes, he's a politician. Anyone thinking he's some Messiah is a fool. But I find him much more honest and straightforward than most politicians, and I also believe he's come to Washington with a perspective closer to that of our generation than of the past generations. - SevenTwo, on 04/12/2008, -4/+16People who don't use Adblock make me bitter.
- Conwaysb0718, on 04/13/2008, -1/+11After youve just brushed your teeth.
- empraptor, on 04/13/2008, -0/+10it'd have been better with plain black background or with text. The zoom-in loop was annoying as hell.
And I stopped watching when the speaker mentioned "non-qualifications" of Obama. How dumb does he think we are? - empraptor, on 04/13/2008, -1/+10If you video contained more than just 5 second snippets followed by "??", I might have actually finished watching it. Thanks for nothing.
- FiestyPumpkin, on 04/13/2008, -1/+10Bitterness is hardworking families trying to make a living and having that living yanked out from underneath them by the greedy bastards in DC.
- Asterra2, on 04/12/2008, -6/+14If we get Hillary (about a 1% chance) or McCain (about a 40% chance), things will progress right down the path they currently are. More war for the executive branch to profit off and for taxpayer dollars to disappear into like a black hole. More international resentment. And, I am sure, more unintelligent people, easily swayed by a fat radio personality, voting for whoever fits the following bill most closely: Old, stupid, easy to drink a beer with. (Yes, that last point is indeed what I've literally seen a Republican tout as a chief desirable presidential feature. Explains the last eight years, I suppose.)
Fortunately, the odds aren't quite in favor of that outcome. But it's unnerving to have to flip a coin to decide the state of the next four or eight years of livelihood on earth. John Cleese is no fool; he would like to see what the world could be like if, for once, the person in charge of America was intelligent (and, incidentally, not blatantly corrupt and dishonest). - inactive, on 04/12/2008, -5/+13There is no Right wing or Left Wing. There is only the haves and the have nots. Don't be delusioned into thinking any of these big moneyed candidates care about you and I.
- Spektr4, on 04/12/2008, -1/+9LOL, all three leading candidates are for big government to some degree. Most people are going to vote based on other issues than this.
- pagno, on 04/13/2008, -0/+8Two words: Patriot. Act.
- inactive, on 04/13/2008, -0/+8I waited 2:30 for the person to make a point, then realized he was just going for the same crap. At least the opening was hilarious.
- StarlessKnight, on 04/13/2008, -0/+7I will support your right, and that of anyone else that wishes to vote for Ron Paul as that is your freedom and your choice. What I do not support, however, is this: "Don't sell-out..." That's your reason not to vote for Obama (or anyone other than Ron Paul)? Not "Ron Paul will do X to solve Y and his voting record proves he will and he can get it done." No, not a rational reason why someone should support Ron Paul, not why there needs to be a new movement to muster up a write-in, just "If you don't, you're a sell out. Period." That's what you said. If they vote for anyone but Ron Paul, they're a sell out.
I felt the same way at the Democratic county convention when they said "Whoever the Democratic candidate is, you must vote for them! The party needs your support! Don't defect..." Excuse me, I understand the desire to uplift the Democratic Party in Texas, really, I do. I understand the Democrats want to be in the White House, really, I do. I will not, however, vote for someone simply because of some misguided allegiance instead of individual merit. If I so happen to vote in a way that, on the surface, appears aligned with "allegiance," so be it, but that is not my motive, nor should it be the motive of voters in general.
Vote for Ron Paul because you believe he's the right choice. For that matter, vote for Hillary, McCain, or Obama. - darwinwins, on 04/12/2008, -4/+11He's winning. Why would he have ever considered stepping down? Who does that? What kind of school do you come from? Did you even finish high school? Middle school?
- dagraybehl, on 04/12/2008, -5/+11These problems are bigger than any one person can change; I'm sure it will take many years, if not generations before drastic changes are made. But we need to start somewhere; these problems have to been brought to light and work needs to be done.
One person doesn't have the magic answer for all of the worlds problems. It will take many peoples input and much work to be done. The face that Obama has the balls to stand up to the people that control this country speaks volumes.
And i have to disagree with you on the point that Obama will lie and say whatever it takes to gain power. He has obviously shown the world that he holds himself to higher moral standards than that; and that is what this country needs right now. - chase001, on 04/13/2008, -6/+12Wow we've been marketed Obama the under dog, then his comment shows that he is one of the Bluebood Elite. As seen on Tv.
- Sicarius, on 04/12/2008, -9/+15I'm an atheist but if somebody suggested my beliefs were based not on real conviction but "bitterness" then I'd be pissed off. Not because of the accusation of bitterness, because who knows I might be, but because the implication is that the beliefs are misguided and changeable.
I'm willing to accept that Obama is not elitist especially from just a single remark. However, for somebody with a reputation for quality public speaking this was still a real clanger. And IMO will have done some damage. - lgm1213, on 04/13/2008, -2/+8So From January 20, 1993 - January 20, 2001 you are saying that with a balanced budget, a surplus, creation of 22.5 million jobs, unemployment at 4 % the lowest ever in US history and was under 5% for 40 consecutive months, 67.7 % homeowner ship another record in history, bringing 7 million people out of poverty from the previous administration, and the lowest amount of people enrolled in welfare since 1969, Approved bills like the Family Medical Leave Act and increased the minimum wage, and through all of this and he sold out America.
- Pake, on 04/12/2008, -3/+9Only 8 years? This ***** been dating back since before Kennedy. Clinton didn't do ***** for our economy. He got lucky and managed to be president during the e-commerce boom and the moment the e-commerce boom died off in 1999-2000, our economy started going right back to *****.
- jcaino, on 04/12/2008, -2/+8shoulda been a rick roll. really make em bitter.
- Vermifax, on 04/13/2008, -5/+11I'll stick with my successful music career, if that's okay with you.
- Spektr4, on 04/12/2008, -3/+9Living in the US, you don't know a true liberal. We don't really have them in this country. What you call a liberal would be a centrist in many other countries.
I also think it's funny that every time we have an election, some 'independent' group comes out claiming our candidate is 'teh most librul!' It's a load of crap, and if you think Obama wants to censor the internet you haven't really done your research. - inactive, on 04/13/2008, -0/+5I AM an atheist. Just because I believe that religion is a fraud and a sham doesn't mean that I can't understand the fact that religious people are terrified that atheists will bring about the end of civilization or whatnot.
- erikwithaknotac, on 04/13/2008, -1/+6Oh man...what's that huge gigantic right-restricting piece o ***** gov't dept just added under Bush? Oh yead Dept of Homeland Security
- vinnyvenus, on 04/13/2008, -0/+5"Our country is in an economic crisis and he wants to almost double what we spend on foreign aid to help "stomp out hunger and poverty around the world".
Sources please. If it's true than he is more liberal than I thought. - matador3, on 04/13/2008, -0/+5Its called the Global Poverty Act http://www.aim.org/aim-column/obamas-global-tax-pr ...
It also "commits nations to banning small arms and light weapons" in the hands of civilians among other things. - jcroweall7, on 04/13/2008, -1/+6Anyone else's mind blown by idiocy in the comments under the post? (on the site, not on digg)
- inactive, on 04/13/2008, -1/+6More wisdom from RRJackson.
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