First he’s “too black”, now he’s “elitist”? Are you kidding me? I wouldn’t have believed this a week ago, but it’s true: suddenly, the biggest battle Obama is facing is the notion that he’s too uppity, and out of touch. What about being ahead in the race points towards being out of touch? Obama spoke the truth; Americans are angry. Never since his inauguration has Bush faced a lower approval rating, the economy isn’t just in the toilet, it’s been flushed, and that war keeps dragging on and on. Yet, saying out loud that Americans are bitter about this is a problem?
This is a non-issue; I wish it would go away, but I know better. This one’s going to stick, I’m afraid. Oh, and the new Clinton ad sucks. Honestly, Hillary, you’re disgracing yourself. Stop it.
Maybe we should all act like the anonymous Italian voter, who was so disgusted with his country’s politicians that he literally ate his vote. Of course, he was arrested; still, it’s an original protest, if nothing else.
On a different note, why is the Pope coming? I don’t want to insult any Roman Catholics, but it’s distracting right now. Is he going to bring a message? Does he have something to say we haven’t heard before? Or is he going to kick Bush in the behind for not ending this war? I hope he’s not planning to tell anyone how to vote because that would mean trouble. But why else would the Pope visit during an election year?
Maybe we better keep an eye on him…
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zak // April 14, 2008 at 6:17 pm
The Pope turned down dinner with the President; on a night he didn’t have a conflicting event. He sent his message.
Gallup polls show little damage to Obama over the “bitter” issue because Americans are smart enough to know what he was talking about. The media circus and politicians, they’re just chasing their tails.
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