Hillary is a liar. Her husband is a liar. She will lie again just like Bush. I'm tired of having liars in the White House.

Hm, what is that I detect, Hilbots? Bitterness towards Obama?

Tony - Hillary isn't Bill. She's not even close. Their political ideologies are miles upon miles apart.

Its amazing how every time I read these blogs, I always see something about Obama supporters being "hateful." But not Clinton supporters! Oh no, Clinton supporters are so peaceful and calm when they're spewing their angry vile!

If you're living in this country, and you're not bitter and angry, you're not paying attention.

Good for you Deb! We got your back!

David - Santa Maria, CA - WELL SAID!!!!

Hillary says "elitist" and her dumb sheep parrot it like it's the word of the day. Sorry, your sheperd is the evil White Queen. We've had enough of your lies, and we've had enough of you. Obama is the Chosen One. Hillary, Abandon All Hope Ye Who Enter Here!

John Smith - before you insult another person's education - learn to spell - you half wit

We need someone who is electable and whose numbers were not fudged with the aid of an ultra right radio host. In my opinion "Operation Chaos" is voter manipulation" period. McCain will swift boat obama in the fall if he is in the running. Wake up and smell the coffee America. Our country was out of debt and in good old black ink when Bill Clinton was the President. You can't take that away from him, as it is now history. Hillary will get us back on track with Jobs and Dollars. The newest fad, giving folks money for nothing is very dangerous. Consult your history book and read about the Great Inflation of 1922-23 which Germany experienced. Printing money around the clock only contributes to inflation. Check out the economic history of Hungary after World War 2. A temporary fix if any indeed. This is the beginning of a very serious time for us all. We cannot afford to make any errors now. Think about it. Hillary has our vote

What are all these people expecting? Its the same old thing. People wanting help with healthcare, with food costs, with house payments… want, want, want. Who is going to pay for all this wanted help? Whatever happened to personal responsibility? I dont think people know or care where the money comes from as along as they get their "entitlement". The Democrats pander to this mentality and promise to soak the "rich" who already pay the overwhelming majority of taxes.

Havent we saddled our children with enough debt? No one cares about the future as long as their present is being taken care of. This article is full of people who want "promises", who are "desparate", who need "help".

If you want the government to take care of everything for you, move to Cuba or North Korea. The problem in this country is the government, not the solution. The help I want is for the government to get alot smaller, not overregulate is, not negotiate stupid agreements like NAFTA that sends jobs overseas, and to lower taxes. The job of the government is to oversee conditions that make it possible for Americans to excel on their own. We dont need the feds to become our mothers.

I grew up in a family of steelworkers and coal miners. I recognized the dead end and did what I had to do to get out, get educated, and improve myself. People need to stop whining and make decisions to better themselves and not wait fo others to do for you. I dont need government to save me, I need them to get out of my way, enough said.

Obama Please come back to Illinois! We miss your "Present" votes and your snappy speaches. We are used to Chicago style sleaze.We won't yell at you for having a double standard or really even for that whinning that you do so well. Come on…Come back home and let the grownups run the country. You don't want to be President—-That person actually has to make a decision.

Hillary and her supporters = BITTER…

I am not "bitter", time for a new leader!! Obama would be just like Bush…no nothing, do nothing!!

Hillary in 08!!

Deb, you are right on!!! That is Obama to a T!!!

Get out NOW Obama!!!

Hey CNN how do you decide what comments to put and which ones not….Very sad you never place my comments…. Are You Clintonians???

Why are some of you so "bitter" agaisnt Obama? The guy is not perfect but he is honest !

wats wrong with being bitter, its just an emotional state. People of American wake up n smell the coffee. thsi HRC cant win so she is destroying any chance the dems have in novermber, if u think about it u'll know that Obama is the only one to bring positive change to great USA

bill got paid 800k from the columbian on nafta, and if the people in penn state still voting for clinton, then you deserve to lose more job. so wake up before its too late

let him come to west virginia and talk abuot us hillbilly's like he did the people in PA and we will see if he gets a vote from us,

this is starting to back fire on hillary

Remember New Orleans, the flooding and the government's failures, if people weren't bitter I don't know what one would call it. Even those of us who weren't living in New Orleans during the flood were angry and bitter at how our government failed those poor people and much hasn't changed for them.

It is amazing how Obama supporters are so sexist and hateful.

Not just Pennsylvanians are " bitter"

In today's economic climate, homeowners holding onto what they already have is a challenge and source of distress for significant numbers of them. Nearly three in 10 said they are concerned their home's value will decline over the next two years, while 14 percent of mortgage holders expressed worry that they might miss payments in the next six months.

Are we not bitter?

Last year those that bought their houses for $350, 000, cannot even sell them for $200,000

Are we not bitter?

That's the response I got under another article … until it was closed down. What's so wrong about what I'm writing that you don't want to post it? Is it because I claim to be a pastor and you can't confirm it?
Why, for God sake, would I have the email address I have if I weren't a pastor? Is it because there is an implicit criticism of media converage of religion, of Obama? I see idiotic, mean, slanderous comments posted almost immediately. Is that what you have to do to get posted? Be idiotic, mean, slanderous?

cowboy jack?you probably don't even have a horse!why should the person who's winning drop out?you're dumb.

Senator Obama is essentially blaming the voters in small towns for not voting for him. He is acting like exactly what he's been called: condescending and elitest. If he comes from more common roots, he should remember that.

I think what we fail to remember about Obama's comments concerning people being bitter, is that these remarks were made in a meeting he thought was private– not a public forum. As a consequence he didn't use the same caution in choosing words to explain his views, as he would have, if making a speech or holding a town hall meeting. I wonder what we would hear if we were privy to comments made by Hillary and McCain at meetings they thought were private? I think there is a good chance we would not like everything we heard.

Sharon in CA… The 109 million was over 6 yeaqrs, not just one.

Obama sees a problem and takes it head on.

Hillary and McCain deny there is a problem.

Who are the elitists?

I believe I speak for a lot of Dems when I say Hillary has lost my respect. Leave the rhetoric out of this and what this all boils down to is arrogance on Hillary's part, and a shameless attempt to undermine the public's will: Face it, the majority of Dems prefer Obama. That is a fact, and Hillary can't accept it so she decides to try and derail Obama's chances at winning it all. I think its appalling. And I also think the press is despicable for contributing to this while giving McCain a free ride. Instead of focusing on the ever-increasing bloodshed in Iraq, which would make McCain look bad, the press focuses on Hillary attacking Obama and twisting the man's words around. I think a lot of Dems like me agree that Obama is our choice because he is human, and he speaks from the heart. Neither Hillary nor the press is gonna change our opinions or our votes.

How does Obama's words make Clinton a liar. He made the statement, then said he should have said it in a different way, then stood by his original words. I'm really tired of Clinton & McCain taking the pot shots from Obama supporters. You do realise if (God forbid) he is elected, you also get her nastiness, Jackson, Sharpton,& Wright. He talks about "old Washington" but look at the people who have endorsed him. You think Kennedy & Kerry won't be right there telling him what to do and how to do it. Some one has to because he certainly doesn't know how.

HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE FOR A PENNSYLVANIA FAMILY TO EARN THE $800,000.00 (EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) THAT HILLARY CLINTON RECEIVED FROM THE COLUMBIAN GOVERNMENT?

the rest of my question…is it someone who made over $109 million dollars? Let's get real here, most Americans know whose who and what is what. I give the American people more credit that Hilary or John does. Americans are not stupid.

I believe that Senator Obama had the best intentions with what he said… he just used harsh words, but the point was correct.

Of course I'm just a typical white person who turns to guns and religion when the hard times hit… so what do I know?

NON OF THE ABOVE 08

Barack the truth Obama

that's who I am voting for ……

If the next states can't close this up.
then we will here in Oregon.

where are the signs
I am Bitter and I want change
Barack Obama 08

I'll take one, heck I'll tale two

who else wants a sign????

Elitist and out of touch? That would be Billary with their millions. Drinking gun-totin' Hillary, why don't you be McCain's runningmate?

Obama said exactly what people in PA, OH, MI and other parts of the country feel. I lived for 12 years in the Youngstown, and Dayton areas and believe me, people are VERY bitter and angry. They have been repeated lied to, disappointed by and manipulated by politicians and recent administrations(including Bill Clinton's administration).

Hillary's yammering and posturing about 'insulting good citizens' is pure baloney.
She is the one insulting them with her ridiculous attempts at demonize Obama as elitist……..she is an extremely wealthy woman, living in a very wealthy suburb in a very expensive house and attended elitist schools ALL of her life. She has had an enormously privileged life filled with money, power and connections 99% of the rest of the population can only dream about.

Why is the media making such a huge fuss over the word 'bitter' when they ignore the fact that A) Mark Penn is STILL a very central figure in Hillary's campaign, B) that Hillary knowingly and repeatedly lied about her experience in Bosnia, The hospital story and who knows what else…C) runs a back-biting, strife-ridden political campaign that STILL owes $$Millions of dollars to small vendors that provided goods and services to her campaign, D) and tells everyone that "it isn't relevant when she last held a gun or attended church" after she cooed away about her experience with guns and repeatedly lambasts Obama about his pastor?

Why do you let her get off with this kind of erratic and crazed behavior?

Obama, should'nt apologize for stating the truth. Open your eyes theres a lot to be bitter about!!

Deb,
Seriously, you need to check yourself in a pyschiatric ward, I think you either crazy and simply dumb. I don't know what line of work you do, but surely you sound really, really DUMB. Take a minute to put your brain cell to work and see how much good that will do to your self-esteem!

YOU CAN BE BITTER ABOUT HOW YOU ARE TREATED BUT PROUD OF WHO YOU ARE. Obama has always said he will tell the truth, what you need to hear even if it's not what you want to hear. Throughout history those with the money and the power have always paid the poor "compliments". You are hard working, long suffering, you have the courage to make the most out of so little. You will get your rewards in heaven. This may all be true BUT if they think it's so wonderful to be poor why do they so love their wealth and power. Mmmm! Hillary has never been poor, her parents were well off (her father owned a store), they lived in comfort in the suburbs of Chicago. The cabin by the lake in PA was just a summer home so heating was un-necessary. I've lived in a house with just a fireplace in one room for heat and watched my parents clean out yesterday's embers, set and light the new fire. I've gotten scorch marks on my legs where we've sat so close to the fire to keep warm. I've seen ice on the inside of the windows. I was born in the same year as Hillary. She doesn't know what being poor is. You can be poor, bitter and PROUD. So be proud to be bitter.

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I live in the great state of Virginia and guess what, I AM BITTER. All my life I have listened to politicans promise this and promise that, what ever. To me, they go there to get rich and NOTHING else or things would be better. Not one person in washington has to worry about gas, how much to spend on grocires. THEY ARE NOT THERE FOR THE PEOPLE. The queen is more of that, same old washington. I know Obama can't change everything that is wrong in washington, but by voting for him, I feel my vote is a middle finger to washington. Maybe it is time citizens for us to "throw off such guards", if you catch my meaning.

Obama 2008 and beyond!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't know about small town folks but I am bitter. Bitter when I buy gas. Bitter each time my daughter's tution went up. Bitter when my job cut my service incentive pay. Bitter every time I go to the store. Bitter that the American people pay 8 million dollars for expenses of ex-presidents. I am bitter that we have immigration laws that are not enforced, bitter about crime in my neighborhood, bitter about the education system. Should I go on?

Obama is right. You don't see men with wealth like Donald Trump going around blowing this up because they have a lot to lose. Obama needs to attack her on those 2 lies she spoke about weeks earlier. Folks are bitte jobs are leaving the country, folks homes are gone. People are on food stamps who thought they would never be on food stamps. Hiliary can't handle the truth. The way she was drinking that shot od liquor I don't want her calling mt at 3:00am.

Why is it that everytime Bilarry says something ridiculous its brushed away or termed as a misspoken statement? Meanwhie a young gentleman who opted to work with the communities after college is called an elitist by some family the grossed 109 million bucks in a record five years mostly by supporting dubious agreements and lobbying for foreign governments. Some of us need to smell the coffee and get rid of the same old Washington Garbage. Thats why the power of the vote affects our lives and we now have a chance to make the right decision or else we will live in Silly wars or have all our jobs shipped off to banana republic. Pa stop this circus.

Are all the people in Penn stuck on stupid? You guys should be past mad as hell. You should be bitter. How many jobs have you lost? How many soldiers have you lost to war? How many of you are losing your homes? What about the gas prices? Hillary Clinton is looking out for Hillary Clinton. It is time for a change and the American people need to wake up. The foreigners that live in this country are probably thinking these Americans are stupid to let this government take advantage of us the way they have. They lie, still and cheat us. Now we have a chance to change things and all we do is fight each other. Stop all the racist bull and lets straighten this mess out. Its time for a change. This has affected us all.

I have watched this man very carefully because I'm an independent black woman. Being a woman and being black, I will only vote on the issues, not color.
Obama is arrogant….his very demeanor shows this, not to mention his words. Any blue collar or hard-working ordinary person who sees Obama similar to him or herself is dreaming.
I personally distrust him because he uses his past and present opponents' words , ideas, solutions as his own, and that is dishonest.

Newman, your comment to Cowboy Jack indicated your own bias.'

Your remark "kinfolk" (is slang), usually used by those individuals who mock individuals from the South, who live in rural areas or who are considered as "hardworking, blue collar individuals."

Don't sterotype "kinfolk" as hillbillies.

Senator Clinton is far from trash, and belongs in no trash bin; she simply belongs in the White House where she belongs.

Oh, and before you respond, I am a physician with a good income, so don't paint me as someone who is uneducated (not that I would put anyone in any specific category ), unlike you or Obama.

I donate my time to charities and organizations for all types of issues.

Go Hillary!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rose… seems you can TALK "YOURSELF" into anything…!

nice job.

Oh GROW UP and learn to face the truth. That's exactly what we need in this country. Finally we have a smart, intelligent person who has the guts to verbalize the truth about the state of economy and people's reactions to it, and old hags like Hillary and McCain shoot off their mouths, and on a slow weekend, the media picks up the garbage and calls their verbal dierriah news.

Report the news and the candidates' positions on issues. Hillary drinking herself to death on camera, and Obama's private comments are not news. I expect more from CNN.

Supporters of Sen. Obama continue to focus their attention on the word "bitter" and decline to address the rest of his statement when he accuses these same "bitter" Americans of being Bible-thumping, gun-toting bigots. His remarks were in response to the question of why it was that white blue-collar workers were not supporting his candidacy. Clearly, in Sen. Obama's mind, this is a result of some moral or intellectual defect on their part.

I truly love the Clinton supporters who say that Obama is politically immature and will be torn to shreds by the republicans in the fall. Are they trying to tell us in some devious manner that unlike Clinton Obama is not a very good liar nor is he vicious enough. I will take my chances with a man who tells the truth far more often than the Queen of the Lie, HilLIARy. The Clintons are shameless and so worried that they will not be able to pay back everything they owe lobbyists if she is not elected that they are beginning to implode in front of our very eyes. It is a sight well worth the wait. I just hope that the liar in training learns from this and develops some morals which neither Clinton could have taught her.

SMILEY FROM CONYERS - In response to your post, some of the best years the people of this country has seen were in the "roaring 1990s." The Clintons were in the White House then and many are hoping they will be back in the White House in January, helping again to give us our country and our lives back, repair our broken relationships in the world and improve our reputation in the world community, give a hand up to the impoverished of our nation, put people back to work JUST AS THEY WERE DURING THE CLINTON PRESIDENCY and help bring this country back to what we know it can be once again. We do not need a President who looks down his nose at those in this country who are struggling or who puts Americans down behind closed doors as Barack Obama has reportedly done.

How is he elitist? Look at how he grew up. How did Hillary grow up? No wonder they say Hillary supporters are uneducated! You people can't see the truth if it's right in front of your face!

"Hillary copies off of everything Obama does. I was just listening to her answer questions at this Manufacturing forum. She spoke after Obama and she gave the exact same answer that he gave right before her. I'm tired of her cronies saying that Obama doesn't have any new ideas. I'm sick of her trying to steal his ideas and trying to make them her own."

Then you clearly have your head in the sand. Every time she publishes a plan, he copies it and reproduces it in a slight variance of language, goes on tv and claims it as his own.

How long did it take CNN to find a mix couple to be the voice of Obama in a small town? Guess what? They are the exception, not the rule.

Obama's comments has been exaggerated and distorted. Wake up, this is reality.. This is the TRUTH..I don't understand why it is a controversy?
This to me, is very insightful, and if analysed carefully, is based on reality…People in Pennsylvania are really bias minded, to look the other way, and not vote for him. He is simply telling the truth, and wants to honestly do something about. Ths is not being ELITIST, if Americans don't want the truth, I guess they will prefer LIES; and PHIONEY, And this is how Hillary treat them, it is all POLITICAL., and the game should be played that way. Obama is a FOOL to be sincere and honest. He should learn that Americans are GULLIBLE to FANTASY and LIES, This what they SUPPORT. So SAD.

Politics in this country are disgusting.

One man tells the absolute truth and gets raked over the coals by a woman that does nothing but spin, pander and tell people customized, candy-coated platitudes… and people love her for it.

I'm starting to agree with the rest of the world… this country is filled with idiots. At least about half of it… since apparently about half of the country is smart enough to see through her and hates who she is.

Deb is calling Obama a "creep"

Deb is a "white, filty, racist"

Deb is uneducated

Deb has not done her homework or resrach on the Clinton lies and sins.

Deb is simply a follower and must be very "gulliable." In the sphere of psychology, people like Deb are noted as "borderline personality."

I could go on, but for anyone to use such a "filty" language against another human being says a lot and should not get away with it, period!

No way Obama. You can't pull your racist, elitest anti-2nd admendment rant and hope to win.

Gee, better only say negative things about Obama today, Those are the only ones getting posted. CNN, you do know how to spin those tales.

I'm from a small town in PA, and we can't even afford to eat the way we used to. That is because the jobs are going overseas due to NAFTA and the "potential" Colombia Free Trade Agreement that Mark Peen's been involved in. I can't believe Hillary is calling Obama elitist when she's made more than $100 million dollars lately. Her tax return showed earning from China, Colombia and Canada to name a few.

If you listen to Obama's family and pastor…sounds like they are the "bitter" people!!

What makes Obama's comments so negative is that they were made in front of an elitist crowd in San Francisco in response to a question about why people in Pennsylvania are not voting for him, (Obama). I honestly don't get how people being bitter is an excuse for them not voting for him. Unless perhaps this explains the part about "antipathy for those not like themselves" part of the statement. Is Obama saying that they will not vote for a black man because they are bitter and hate everyone? Is he calling them bigots? Nothing else makes sense in that context, so I guess that is what he meant.

Elitist… Elitist….

Let me ask a question of all you "BITTER" people… DON'T YOU 'THINK' the person LEADING OUR GREAT COUNTRY 'SHOULD' BE AN "ELITE" person of intellect… an ELITE person of honesty and openness, an ELITE person of strength and JUDGEMENT…

or just some good o'l boy (person) who you would rather have a shot and a beer with, THAT THEN TAKES YOUR VOTE AND PROCEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF BIG BUSINESS????

I'd like to ask Hillary what her plans are for her half of the $800K her husband collected promoting trade with Columbia. She disingenuously cried foul for my state’s voters, although she agreed to our disenfranchisement from the beginning. I'm bitter that gas is nearly $4 a gallon in Florida. I'm angry that this economic mess has reduced my buying power and my IRA accounts. I'm angry and bitter to see my relatives struggle with home foreclosures and outsourced jobs in their hometowns. Who is the elitist? Let's look; McCain has a billion dollars through his wife Cindy. Hillary Clinton a corporate lawyer is now worth over $100 million. Barack Obama the child of a single mother raised by his grandparents who went to school on a scholarship and made $12,000 a year before becoming a law professor, lawyer and state senator. Five years ago Obama was still paying off his student loans. You decide whether McCain, Clinton or Obama is an elitist? Obama '08, Yes We Can!

did you Hillary "Democrats" even read this article? If put your pettiness aside for just a moment and do so, you might actually understand that what Obama said was not only far from "elitist" but actually quite accurate. small town americans are bitter that their government has turned its back on them, so the "cling to" things they can count on when going to the polls instead. get it? i know, probably not…

hate to sound like an "elitist", but do any of these Hillary backers on this site have a higher education? most of them are completely incapable of analyzing information before coming to a conclusion. just sayin…

I'm bitter that our government is helping out the banks and letting the gas prices sky rocket, while the rich get richer and people like you and me are trying to figure out how to pay the mortgage and fill the gas tank.

I'm bitter that McCain and Clinton want us to pretend everything is going to be okay and we are all so patriotic…we'll, I don't need any psycho babble right now. I need a government that understands and cares…and going to do something about it.

Obama '08!!!!

Buzzi - why should Obama apologize? He's telling the truth - you remember truth don't you. I know we haven't heard much of it the last 10 years or so, but you should still remember what it's like to hear honest commentary on the facts. There should be more truth telling and less apologizing.

I read that they are closing the York Peppermint Patty manufacturing plant in Penn. and moving it to Mexico. 250 people will lose their jobs. NAFTA once again has cost America jobs. Wasn't Hillary for NAFTA, before she was against it? I hope the Penn. voters will see through Hillary and vote her out in the upcoming primary.
If any of you criticizing Obama for the "bitter" remark have ever lost a job, you know there is a bitterness factor involved. Wake up, he is just speaking the truth here. Hillary is turning this into a petty, dissect and misconstrue every word campaign that is aimed at keeping her monumental lies out of the news.

OBAMA!! He is right and we in KANSAS are bitter too!!! BUt its okay because even Dr. MLK took flak for speaking the TRUTH!! But O'yeai mr. McCain voted against his holiday which means to me that people are still afraid of the truth…. But you know what if Hilary is the women she say she is then she should of stepped up and said YEs the PA people are struggling instead of dividing Obama's words. But you PA people should see that she really don't care for you,,, just your votes. What Obama said struck me more because he stood bye them instead of taking them back because a few got angry. That reminded me about how much I love that man.!! I'm glad he is fighting back it's about time!

Obama is about as much Elitist as my little pinky.

Hillary is the Elitist and is not in touch with Americans. She really doesn't have a clue as to what is going on in people's lives.

Obama speaks the truth, not lies like Hillary.

This is one white woman who would Never vote for Hillary ! Ever !

I think it's great that he spoke the truth. You know what folks? Sometimes the truth hurts, but would you rather he lied and just played the nice games and told people wanted they wanted to hear? I think it would excellent to have a president that would tell the truth, even if some folks got upset about it.

All this crap about I'm voting for McCain if Hillary isn't the nominee is absolute garbage. If you honestly think that we would be better off with more of the same as the last 8 years of trash, then I suggest you just stay home on November 4th. As much as I support Obama and can't stand Hillary (or Bill), they are all much better choices to get this country back on the right track, unlike more Bush strategies. The economy is one of the biggest problems we have, and McCain has self-admitted that he knows nothing about it.

If you're not going to educate yourself on the issues and the actual stances of the candidates, leave the decision making up to the rest of us please. There is no need for us Democrats to turn on each other like this, that goes for both Obama and Clinton supporters.

More angry people that can't handle hearing the truth - Instead of saying hey, finally someone hears us, you'd rather whine, gripe, and complain over semantics - yeah, that's much better. You should be happy that a politician is actually hearing you. Wallow in your bitterness - I'll press on and hope for the future.

Elitist… Elitist….

Let me ask a question of all you "BITTER" people… DON'T YOU 'THINK' the person LEADING OUR GREAT COUNTRY 'SHOULD' BE AN "ELITE" person of intellect… an ELITE person of honesty and openness, an ELITE person of strength and JUDGEMENT…

or just some good o'l boy (person) who you would rather have a shot and a beer with, THAT THEN TAKES YOUR VOTE AND PROCEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF BIG BUSINESS????

I AM "BITTER" THAT SO MANY OF MY FELLOW CITIZENS ARE SO WEAK-MINDED AND BLIND…! UGH!!!!!

Barack Obama…Elitism and Arrogance - it seems as if the only people who are offended by Obama's comments are those who firmly believe that Hillary will take this country back to the "Roaring 90s". Sorry to burst your bubble but she can't do that.

Obama told the truth. People in small towns and big cities are bitter. Look where this county is now and where it's heading. Gas prices are outrageous which causes a domino effect - airfare is higher, food prices are skyrocketting and jobs aren't offering cost of living increases. Who isn't bitter? Maybe those with a 109 million reasons are the ones who aren't bitter. Also, if I'm ever ill or in trouble with the law, please find me an elite doctor and an elite lawyer!

Please make sure to post and circulate flyers for the next I'm jobless, lost my home to foreclosure, can barely make end meet extravaganza. I'm sure most Americans would love to take part in this celebration.

CNN please post this!

Obama said it right & should not retrack! Yes, people are bitter & mad about their jobs going overseas, jobs being bankrupt…yes we're bitter. For those who believes that Obama is wrong about his statements, I'm sure you still have your job!

CNN should spend some of that money they have to actually investigate some real news…sad really! they shape the news now. they use to just report it.

Hillary is trying to so hard to win this race she wants to keep what Obama said out in the fore front so as to keep people from remembering all that has happened to her in the last week.Her top strategist quit then there was Penn making his deal in Columbia,Bill out there saying she was over 60 and getting forgetful because she lied about being under fire in Bosnia but yet she says she has been fully vetted. She has not come forward with the truth about where she and Bill got all the 109 million dollars from.Hillary will do anything and say anything to win or pull the gender card if things get to pressing for her ,then to say she was sleep deprived when she lied about Bosnia I don't want her or McCain getting that three in the morning call they are both pretty forgetful when they don't get enough sleep.

Buy your 'I am not bitter' bumper sticker and get a 'But I am stupid' sticker free.

Obama thinks he knows everything. He's rather a dunce. Cannot run a campaign much less a country.

I am amazed at how the media, Hillary Clinton and John McCain campaigns are attempting to stop Obama from treating the american public as "ADULTS". WOW how gullible some of you are for thinking that Obama's statement which is very true according to polls on CNN and everywhere else that people are not just bitter but pissed off. People in OH, PA, WV how had manufacturing jobs leave there towns in droves are bitter. Are you kidding me, Billary, McSame and the media. He stated the absolute obvious and people want to be offended, give me a break will you!

And for those who claim to be democrats or republicans pretending to democrats for the sake of CNN blogs or true on the fence democrats. If what Obama said offends you then I as a Obama supporter do not want or need your vote or support. You want to be treated like a child as if you have no other higher level of understanding than to have the status quo candidates say he offended you. Think about his Billary made $109 million over the last 7 yrs, McSame and his wife probably have more due to her families beer distributorship and they say Obama is elitist? WOW! Go vote for them because you obviously are not smart enough for Obama.

Unless you are a diehard republican or a racial bigot, you realize that what Obama said is basically true. I believe he could have been clearer in the way he made his statements, but his basic premise is completely correct. Unlike the Clintons who say whatever they think is necessary for that time and place, Obama tells it like it is. Elitists? That is definitely the Clintons. Eight hundred thousand in their bank account from the Colombians and she says she is against the trade agreement? Please, Hillary, try telling the truth once in awhile. You are sad and so is Bill.

Barack Obama described Pennsylvanians as "clinging to guns…religon…antipathy…anti-immigrant sentiment" and said that this is the case because they are "bitter." Then, he seemed to be apologizing for this, but then later stood by his original statement.

Pennsylvanians are not resorting to guns and crime or feeling a sense of power. They are exercising their 2nd Amendment rights. And, NOT because they are "bitter!" They also have religion and God in their lives because of their faith and love for God, NOT because they are "bitter!"

Barack Obama has said what most politicians are afraid to say because they don't want to lose votes. Americans are mad, frustarted or bitter about losing their jobs because their companies went overseas, companies not hiring american workers because they can pay illegal immigrants lower wages and no health care, etc. Clinton, McCain and other politicians are made because they don't want to discuss this and hope americans wont think about it.

Well… I don't get it!! You folks in the U.S. seem to follow and believe every bit of tabloid news you read. You sway with the wind and make up your minds on the silliest of non issues. I can see now how "W" got elected twice. I guess you like being lied to and want to be told how to vote. May I suggest you read all the speeches first. Frankly if I was an Ohio or pen state voter I would be more offended by the media portraying you as "archie bunker Dems" or my fav "knuckle draggers" Dont you get it… your being led to slaughter(quite literally if you elect Mc Cain) WAKE UP PLEASE

After this weekend, I’m no longer undecided and will be voting for Obama. Hillary seems so untrustworthy. I’m ready for change! I come to realize that you can’t trust someone to keep jobs in America when their husband and their top campaign strategist supports free trade agreements in which she claimed to oppose. That is some shady stuff…

Supporters of Sen. Obama are doing him a disservice by shielding him from continued missteps that will inevitably doom his presidential bid. Although gifted, Mr. Obama is immature, personally and politically, and his intellectual arrogance prevents him from acknowledging his weaknesses and thus learning from them.

Can any of the Hillary supporters actually say that when they go and fill up their car or truck at the gas station, they leave out feeling great! Or, the people who have worked on their job for over 20 years and then get laid off, because their job is moving overseas, that they feel great!
The difference between Obama and Clinton is that Clinton will tell voters what they want to hear so she can get their veto. Obama, at least, will tell them the truth and sometimes the truth hurts.

Bottom line: People are economically bitter! Especially living under the Bush administration for the last 8 years. I admire Obama for his courage. It takes guts to tell the truth, even when the truth hurts.

obama should have thrown in small town PA clings to booze, babes, and bingo too for good measure. nice to know obama, and his latte liberal friends are having a good laugh at the bible thumping, gun toting, bigots of small town PA. on april 22nd hillary will win PA big.

What you are failing to realize is that Obama is fighting for the average American wheather you live in small town America or Big City. He wants to give tax breaks to those making less than 75k not the very wealthy like bush has. He wants to make sure your job where you make your salary stays in your town and does not get shipped off overseas somewhere and if it does then you'll really understand the "BITTER" part of knowing that Washington is looking out for you.

Hillary and Bill are looking out for themselves and that 109 million will triple if she gets to be president because all the Rich folks that has there hands on Hill and Bill will get paid and so will Hill and Bill.

Cowboy Jack: 10 mis statements from Obama? This I would love to see! Oh maybe you got it twisted with Hi-LIE-ry 100!
Here's some that you don't know about - take it from some1 who did their research!
-Hillary claimed she was named after Sir Edmund Hillary (he scaled Mt Everest in 1953) 6 years AFTER she was born! (did you get it?)
-Hillary after 9/11 said her Daughter Chelsea was jogging around the World Trade but Chelsea recounted the tale she said she watched the planes hit on TV!
-Hillary claims she was always a Yankee Fan (she was always a Chicago Cubs fan)
Oh there is Bosnia, Hospital story, Nafta…. Need I go on???
Get your facts right JACK!

Um, CNN- I know it's hard to accept, but your prince is pouting and has lost all credibility. It's not the "bitter" part of his comment that was insulting (as you well know CNN)- it was the brazen ridicule of blue collar workers that he displayed at a SF fundraiser miles away that concerns us. He got a laugh line. He was laughing AT them- and all Americans.

People that bought their houses for $350,000 last year and the value of the house is now $200,000 Are they not bitter?. I pray that American will not miss it once again. One more mistake of chosen a president is a lot.

Obama '08

I am not offended by his comment. He was not demeaning anyone. I am frustrated with the Washington, D.C. crowd. They do not listen to us and are not concerned with the financial problems families are facing in the U.S. Hillary calling him an elitist is ridiculous. How much have the Clintons made over the past six years? How much did Bill and Mark Penn get paid for the trade agreement with the Columbian Government. Keep on telling us Hillary how you are against NAFTA! Wake up in Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Indiana. If Obama wins there, it is finally over for the Clintons!

I am an African-Canadian and like most Canadians, I don't make much money but I have security, reliable and free health care and can put food on the table - thank God. Recently, a close friend had major surgery that would cost millions in the United States - guess what he paid - $0!
Americans cannot and should not be ashamed to say that they are bitter or disappointed in their government in Washington - hard working Americans, who are the most generous and God fearing people in the world have been betrayed, yes betrayed by their government in Washington and they should be mad! there is nothing wrong with that.
GO TO THE POLLS AMERICANS, CHANGE THE WASHINGTON SYSTEM, TAKE BACK YOUR GOVERNMENT!

Cowboy jack, you belong in the dumpster with Hillary and her kinfolk! I guess from your point of view in the smelly trash bin he would appear elitist. It's time to take the trash out, finish her!

Barack Obama has often exhibited an elitist attitude toward people I think he feels are beneath him.

He spoke against Pennsylvanians and midwesterners, in my view. In particular, he said that Pennsylvanians are "bitter" and that this causes them to "cling to guns…religion…antipathy…anti-immigant sentiment."

What people object to is his characterization of hardworking, decent people as people who would turn to guns and crime or a feeling of power because they are exercising their 2nd Amendment rights because they feel "bitter" and that the only reason they have religion in their lives is because they are "bitter" when the truth is far from this. People have religion in their lives because they love and have faith in God, not because they are "bitter."

Barack Obama's statements were offensive to people in Pennsylvania and Indiana and across the country.

It was all the sniper fire, it made Obama nervous and he accidentally misspoke.

Obama is spot on , we the people have good reason to be bitter , and we are taking our country back !

I have this to say. The message of both Obama and Clinton are about the same on this important issues. (Healthcare for all, ending war, etc.
But there is a major big difference. Obama is working to unite Americans to achieve our goals and Clinton seems to have a talent for bringing out the worst in us, the divisions. She knows the buttons to push. She is hateful and evil. She really is a monster as one woman put it.
She goes behind Obama, takes words out of context and destroys what unity he is trying to build. She needs to be stopped. She is tearing us apart. Power does that to people. A house divided can not stand.

Perhaps frustrated or angry would have been a kinder word but being a Independent Yankee we speak so you can understand what we mean–BITTER and no questions about it.

Does any one out there belive as i do that the media is really trying to stir the pot more than any of the candidates? They are like a dog with a bone. Give them something and they will not let go of it until all the meat is gone. Anything to sell their product.

Let some of us little people get into Washington. We know how to squeeze a nickel until it squeaks. No more $600.00 toilet seats, no more free miles, no more bridges that go to no where. Let us into your budget and the money we save could set us up for the rest of our lives in just one year.

cnn is to blame on this story not hillary they are the outlet reporting this as news.

OBAMA IS A REALIST MONGER!

An elitist view is one that allows a person to believe that he or she is above the rest or better than those he considers to be beneath him and I think Barack Obama has often exhibited this kind of attitude along with some arrogance as well.

He spoke against Pennsylvanians and midwesterners, in my view. In particular, he said that Pennsylvanians are "bitter" and that this causes them to "cling to guns…religion…antipathy…anti-immigant sentiment."

What people object to is his characterization of hardworking, decent people as people who would turn to guns and crime or a feeling of power because they are exercising their 2nd Amendment rights because they feel "bitter" and that the only reason they have religion in their lives is because they are "bitter" when the truth is far from this. People have religion in their lives because they love and have faith in God, not because they are "bitter."

Barack Obama's statements were offensive to people in Pennsylvania and Indiana and across the country. And, then he seemed to try to apoligize for his putdowns, but then turned around later and stood by his original statements.

I'm curious if CNN has covered the story behind the story. Obama's words were made in private to a small group people. Supposedly these were his supporters, why would one of his supporters leak what he said knowing how it would come across and knowing it would be damaging. Did the Clinton's have a plant in the room looking to saboutage Obama?

My comments never get posted but I'll try again.

I'm wondering why so many people are upset about this comment. It is true that people are bitter about the state of America. It is true that people tend to cling tighter to their faith when things are going good. I think if you asked the Almighty himself he'd tell you he hears from people much more when things are bad then when they are good. Also, who has not heard someone complain about illegal immigrants and how they've taken over the constuction jobs just to name one. Last but not least, if someone came along and tried to talk about these people's guns, they'd shoot you and tell God they did it.

Come on people. For all of the Hillary supporters, what has she done for you lately? Are are the 500,000 jobs she promised to the people of New York? And please tell my how someone that has lived off the governemnt and has $100 million in the bank, yet, won't pay her bills call someone else an elitist?

Obama needs to be sent packing to one of those ivory tower universities where he can continue to write books about himself while making it look like it has some social relevance.

Oh man, I can´t stand Hillary supporters callling obama hypocrity and a liar…
when she´s the one who accused him of plagirism and plagirize in the same debate, told people she was against nafta when she wasn´t!

OBAMA 08

great! thanks for posting my followup rather than my actual comment!

Obama is laughing at us, "typical small town People", behind our backs. He does not deserve our vote!!

Hillary is a hypocrite, What an angry and bitter woman. How could you be making $109 million dollars and calling Barack an elitist.

Obama'08

GO OBAMA!! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!

Cowboy Jack…………Along the same line, don't you think there will be campaign commercials on all the Hillary lies! Oh, I am sorry….I misspoke!

DEB: Talk about dog catcher?
Clintons who YOU support made $800,000.00 for a speech supporting a trade that takes food off YOUR table and sends our jobs overseas! You make 50k a year so it will take you 16 years to catch up to 1 speech! Hears a word for you DUH!!
You will soon be sharing the Dog House with Rufus fighting for the blanket on a cold rainy night! We'll see if you're not bitter then! Wake Up!!!
Obama was not blaming or being demeaning to the folks in Pa he was stating a fact about politicians in WASHINGTON!

Arrogant and full of himself, Is what I see when I look or hear from Obama!

CLINTON WAS BOOOOED TODAY WHEN SHE TRIED TO BRING UP THE BITTER REMARKS AND PLAY POLITICS

YEA THIS HAPPENED TODAY MORNING IN PA

GO OBAMA YOU HAVE OUR SUPPORT

Wake up washington!!!!

Why does Obama get in trouble for telling the TRUTH? I do not understand this. I also live in VA, like Johnny Boy and I feel disgusted everytime i go to DC.

CLINTON WAS BOOOOED TODAY WHEN SHE TRIED TO BRING UP THE BITTER REMARKS AND PLAY POLITCIS

YEA THIS HAPPENED TODAY MORNING IN PA

GO OBAMA YOU HAVE OUR SUPPORT

OBAMA THE HOPE OF AMERICA……………………………..

Deb - It's about time someone supported their disapproval of Obama with facts! (sarcasm)

Funny….what happened to us?? Throughout history - the United States were the innovators….now we have stopped asking how I can make my life better and earn my own way….to asking "how can the government pay my way for me" - entitlement programs cost far more than the war…(look it up if you don't believe me) -

The ONLY thing about Obama's "Yes We Can" really means he is nothing but all TALK!!!!!!!!!!!

cnn does a poll asking people if they care about this "bitter" comment. the poll pretty much proves they dont, 80% to 20% in favor of NOT important. yet this fair news outlet continues to allow segment after segment after segment on this. HOW PATHETIC…if you say it enough times maybe some1 will buy the bs your selling……I use to think cnn was pretty fair but it seems alittle childish at this point. local news no more cnn. sad!

It's interesting that Obama is the elitist, when Hillary's household brought in $110 million last year…

Obama is an accomplished speaker, he said what he meant, and meant what he said.
What Obama did not realize that even though it was a closed private fund raiser, what ever he said was going to get out.
So I for one do not believe his explantaton.

The Multinationals blackmail every President.They tell them they will move the jobs if they dont toe the line.Slavery is a long way from over.

Sen. Obama: you've bad hurt your chances in Nov…. please step down!

From your story its clear that small town voters will have some influence in the Pennsylvania primary. This is great for America and for Democratic party. Long live Democracy.

There will be a campaign commercial out about all of Obama's misstatements…. there are about 10 notorious ones…. wait for it

The truth hurts, Go Obama!!!!!!

So once this single industry town lost it's mining–what has kept the people here.

You can't just wait around for the government to improve things–it will never happen.

I'm curious if the struggling small business people in this burg are also pleased with the prospects of an Obama Presidency taxing them to the gills to pay for the benefits of people whose only ambition is to 'wait for government" to come and fix it.

The Clintons do like to play with words. Old Bill and his "it depends what the definition of "is" is. when under interrogation during the Monica mayhem still makes me chuckle.
Hillary could be describing herself when she uses the words elitist and patronising and it beats me how anyone with an income of $100+million in 5 years can be in touch with the real world and real people.

Its a reason why Carter and Gore will appear in public and endorse Obama. Bets believe, more superdelegates will follow. Its end of the road Hillary and Bill.

Ya gotta laugh when John "my wife is rich so I got this day job to get out of the house" and Hillary " if it wasant for Bill I'd still be a schill for Walmart" call Obama an elitest. What a joke. Did you say you want a revolution?

I think Deb is Hillary. Get real and do some research. Did Hillary vote or support NAFTA and chapter 7???

Do I like them? Maybe. Who are they voting for? An "elitist" like
Hillary?

Hillary copies off of everything Obama does. I was just listening to her answer questions at this Manufacturing forum. She spoke after Obama and she gave the exact same answer that he gave right before her. I'm tired of her cronies saying that Obama doesn't have any new ideas. I'm sick of her trying to steal his ideas and trying to make them her own.

Wrong words for Obama to use. He insulted voters and precisely the one he will need the most to have a chance at winning PA. It shows his arrogancy and condescending ways towards anyone that doesn't side with his views or opinions.

I have always feared for Obamas safety.

yes we can.

I guess people now understand that maybe their government will listen to their problem now that Obama has brought it up.

I think it is a plus for Obama to bring the real story about ordinary people's feelings to the light.

yes we can. Real people for real man.

I love the comments on these posts. Proof that Hillary Clinton supporters are truly uneducated! hahaha

Obama 08.

Love to see Obama in small town America. He can pretend to understand our values and why he may even pretend to go bowling with a"the folks"….then he can leave and go back to being the double standard politician that he is.

Bitter is a natural "feeling". We have all felt Bitter at times.
But do not turn the word "bitter" into a bad word because it
is not and please don't turn it and twist it to call your opponent
an "elitist" when you are the woman that is an "elitist.

I feel the comments were offensive and divisive. Laughing and joking about it afterwards were even more insulting. The fact still remains that he hasn't owned up to these comments. He hasn't apologized for them. Blaming Hillary for his beliefs is a poor response to these derogatory statements about rural America. To use his words, Shame on Barack Obama.

People in PA and across America are having a hard time. We are angry and scare and smoetimes bitter that we work and work and try to raise our kids well. We are doing our part but government is letting us down. We have a nation built on the idea that the government should help make our lives better. That is why we pay taxes. Government should be protecting us from the health care system that has so many of us worried if our kids are sick or we get sick. We can not trust our kids toys to be safe or their schools to be safe. If we raise our kids well and they get into college, we can't afford to pay the high tutions. Our kids have to take out student loans, yet they don't know if they will get a job out of college. They probably won't get a job near where we live because there are NO JOBS. They will move away and raise our grandchildren in a community far from us and we won't be able to sell our home and move near them because nobody is moving to our towns since the factories and businesses closed. This is life in small town America and while we might not say that we are bitter because we have our pride - we do need our government to help us. Even though Obama went to Havard, he knows that we are hurting. His mom was hurting. She knew what it was like when you have to pull out the foodstamps with a line full of people behind you watching you. Obama will help us. He is our HOPE!

TO ALL NEWS AGENCIES
Can we please stick to the real issues that We The People are concerned about! The truth that Obama spoke taps into the feelings of most Americans. This is not news! We are BITTER! It's not only bitterness towards the government and politicians, but it's becoming more and more clear how we have become propogandized by the media. We are not stupid! This is ridiculous!

Wow Deb. You are bitter. Who are you do judge this man? There is obviously much support for Obama, and just because you don't doesn't give you the right to insult the MAJORITY who does support him. You don't gain any points for calling someone a creep. You should try sticking to arguments instead of insults. But that seems to be the Clinton way.

AJ - that was the dumbest post i've ever read. Go get an education please.

I believe something will happen to one of these canidates if it goes on till the bitter end. Reason being is someone is going to be upset their canidate didnt win and in turn will put that canidate at risk. I truely believe that.

If after Penn votes, whoever has the least delegates drops out on their own accord it will be an easier pill to swallow for their fans and voters. Its going to be another JFK deal if the Democrats are not Careful.. then we wont have anything change in washington.

"Bitter" is a really strong word for such a broad statement as the one Obama made. People who are struggling may be angry that jobs are being outsourced, something the Bush Administration told us is good for us, along with overtime hours without pay. There may be a few who are bitter and they are most likely to vote for McCain.

Obama's most insulting comments were the accusations that people are clinging to guns, religion, and intolerance. He ridiculed Clinton and called her "Annie Oakley" for defending the 2nd Amendment. We already have a President who disrespects the Constitution. We need one who will defend it. The website for Obama's church reveals that he was less than honest about being aware of Wright's beliefs. They're clearly and angrily described in the Wright's "talking points" on the site so I don't expect Obama to understand that people embrace religion for comfort and communing with God, not out of anger or bitterness.

His message of hope has taken a dark turn that has perhaps exposed more about his bitterness than small town PA.

Coaldale reflects exactly the sort of struggle that so many of us are facing - 81% of the people in this country think we're on the wrong track. Yes, we're bitter, we're frustrated, we're angry and we're afraid. And this time, we're not going to be dissuaded by politics as usual - the soundbite culture, the personal attacks, the distraction by hot button issues like gun control and abortion.

Even BIll Clintin himself pointed out that we let this sort of politics distract us from the real economic issues at election time. And now his wife is playing the same sorts of games he warned about in his book. This time, I hope we are not going to be distracted by emotional manipulation and politics as usual.

Deb Get Real !!! "You are stuck on stupid"

There is no way you can have lived through the last 8 years and not be bitter….unless you are a rich rich Republican and even they are angry. Hurray for Obama, the politician who finally acknowledges it….recognizes it and can relate to it.

This "Typical White Women", who lives in a Rural Area and makes less then 50K a year is very BITTER.

Bitter over the fact that this creep named Obama was allowed by the DNC to run for office.

This Creep isn't qualified to run for Dog Catcher!

No way is he a viable candidate in a General Election!

With him as the nominee we will be handing the Keys to the White house over to McCain!

Don't be fooled by Hillary. She can't win. Not even PENN by double digits and PENN is one of her many home states.
I gotta give it to her at least she didn't do a Monica and took it all down down in one gulp.
On a real tip, we can have fun with this stuff but if we don't be careful we will have more of the same with John McCain. Please don't get caught up in this to the point that we give him a free ride right into the White House.
Obama is who I want but anyone of them will be better for the country that John Mc Same.

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I live in the great state of Virginia and guess what, I AM BITTER. All my life I have listened to politicans promise this and promise that, what ever. To me, they go there to get rich and NOTHING else or things would be better. Not one person in washington has to worry about gas, how much to spend on grocires. THEY ARE NOT THERE FOR THE PEOPLE. The queen is more of that, same old washington. I know Obama can't change everything that is wrong in washington, but by voting for him, I feel my vote is a middle finger to washington. Maybe it is time citizens for us to "throw off such guards", if you catch my meaning.

Obama 2008 and beyond

Yeah - Obama has the nerve to mock Senator Clinton after he made the "bitter" statements. It's obvious that he feels that he is superior to the rest of us and his ovewhelming ego will be what drives Clinton supporters to support McCain in the GE.

Yep, and until politicians like Hillary stop playing games with words, people will continue to be angry and bitter. I think she is the one who will be surprised by her own underestimation of the intelligence of the people of Pennsylvania. All her grandstanding, photo-ops and fanfare will go down with her.