Barack Obama:
At the fund-raiser in San Francisco last Sunday, Mr. Obama outlined challenges facing his presidential candidacy in the coming primaries in Pennsylvania and Indiana, particularly persuading white working-class voters who, he said, fell through the cracks during the Bush and Clinton administrations. “So it’s not surprising then that they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations”
Hillary Clinton:
"I was raised with Midwestern values and an unshakable faith in America and its policies," she said. "Now, Americans who believe in the Second Amendment believe it's a matter of constitutional right. Americans who believe in God believe it's a matter of personal faith.
"I grew up in a church-going family, a family that believed in the importance of living out and expressing our faith. The people of faith I know don't 'cling' to religion because they're bitter. People embrace faith not because they are materially poor, but because they are spiritually rich.
"Our faith is the faith of our parents and our grandparents. It is a fundamental expression of who we are and what we believe." "People don't need a president who looks down on them," she said. "They need a president who stands up for them."
"I grew up in a church-going family, a family that believed in the importance of living out and expressing our faith. The people of faith I know don't 'cling' to religion because they're bitter. People embrace faith not because they are materially poor, but because they are spiritually rich.
"Our faith is the faith of our parents and our grandparents. It is a fundamental expression of who we are and what we believe." "People don't need a president who looks down on them," she said. "They need a president who stands up for them."
The World According to Kimba:
"Let's give Barack a break here. All he knows is what he was raised to believe; fundamental core values and beliefs that draw HIM to HIS church, bitterness and hatred; namely the bitterness and hatred he, and his fellow church goers feel towards Caucasians and the government, and this has resulted in him misunderstanding white working class voters in small towns. They do not share your perspective, Senator. They aren't bitter, and they do not "cling to religion, or the freedom to bare arms" as a result. They are honest and hardworking people who appreciate someone who will work hard for them, and not an elitist who merely looks down on them and pays them lip service about hope and change.
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