[Marxism] Obama concedes remarks were ill chosen

["Charles Brown" <charlesb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jeffrey Thomas Piercy, El Pato
Comunista <
> Ruthless Critic of All that Exists wrote:
>
> > The problem is not with the content of what he said, but with the
>  > tone. The condescending tone.
>
>  Which is precisely the kind of insubstantial thing that will blow
over,
>  unless my grasp of this country's electoral politics has misled me.
My
>  memory fails me to come up with another recent example off the top
of my
>  head, which I guess either proves or disproves my point.

Insubstantial things that didn't blow over:

1) Kerry photographed windsurfing (thought to be elitist)
2) Gore seeming professorial and "talking down to" people (again,
perceived as elitist)

The US is an anti-intellectual country. They are very unmerciful here
to people perceived as being condescending.

^^^^^

CB: We'll see. First , we should note that Obama 
told the truth , big time.   Seems to me that a lot of
workers will be honest with themselves and say he
told the truth.  The one's who can't be honest about this issue
 probably
wouldn't have voted for O anyway. They are too deeply
in denial.

The funny part is Clinton going around talking about
"we" are offended, and O is an elitist. They have
pictures of her on television drinking a whiskey shot.
I noticed she didn't down the whole shot, put sipped 
a little, showing she isn't a "regular" at the bar , so to
speak.  Then Obama said, "Did you see Hillary going
around talking like she's Annie Oakley or somebody. Like
she had a six shooter on her or something." This is going
 to be fun seeing her try to identify as a victim of economic
devastation as a $100 millionaire.



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