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Title: Obama Remark ‘Elitist,’ McCain Says
Source: New York Times
URL Source: http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/ ... remark-elitist-mccain-says/?hp
Published: Apr 14, 2008
Author: Ariel Alexovich
Post Date: 2008-04-14 14:36:12 by aristeides
Keywords: None
Views: 752
Comments: 56

Obama Remark ‘Elitist,’ McCain Says

April 14, 2008, 12:35 pm

By Ariel Alexovich

WASHINGTON — John McCain called Barack Obama’s recent comments that Pennsylvanians are “bitter” an “elitist” remark but stopped short of calling Mr. Obama himself elitist.

“I don’t know Senator Obama very well,” Senator McCain said, addressing a packed crowd of journalists at a newspaper editors’ conference on Monday. Mr. McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, spoke at length about how small town Americans in places like Pennsylvania are the backbone of America. Those folks don’t support the Second Amendment because of recent economic hardships, Mr. McCain said, they do it because that’s been part of their values system for generations.

“These are the people that produced a generation that made the world safe for democracy,” Mr. McCain said. “These are the people that have fundamental cultural, spiritual, and other values that in my view have very little to do with their economic condition.”

To suggest otherwise, Mr. McCain said, is “a fundamental contradiction to what I believe America is all about.”

Senator McCain also denied flip-flopping on the mortgage issue. He has been criticized for initially being against government aid to homeowners struggling under the weight of their hefty mortgages.

Now, Mr. McCain has said he supports limited bailouts because “Americans are hurting.”

But he warned against too much government intervention. “Massive bailouts puts debt on future generations,” he said.

The chummy question-and-answer portion of Monday’s event began with a mutual peace offering. The panel hosts gave guest speaker John McCain a coffee with cream and sugar, and several Dunkin’ donuts — with sprinkles.

“My favorite!” he said.

In return, he told the packed auditorium of journalists that he supports a shield law — which allows reporters to protect their sources — albeit narrowly. He doesn’t support the shield law if it infringes upon national security, specifically citing The New York Times’s decision to disclose a government wiretapping program “too close to crossing that line.” “It is, frankly, a license to do harm, perhaps serious harm,” Mr. McCain said in his opening remarks. “But it is also a license to do good; to disclose injustice and unlawfulness and inequities; and to encourage their swift correction.”

Mr. McCain didn’t give up the names of people he’s considering for vice president, only that he hopes to make a decision “sooner rather than later.” During the casual Q-and-A, he also joked that he’d fall into a “deep depression” if he loses the general election.

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#3. To: aristeides (#0)

McCain still has not released his taxes. It has been reported that John and Cindy own 8 homes, and through her, they live a lavish lifestyle, well beyond what most in the Senate live; certainly well beyond the way most Americans live.

So who is the elitist again?

robin  posted on  2008-04-14   16:31:41 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: robin (#3) (Edited)

So who is the elitist again?

They're ALL elitists...that what we're trying to tell you.

angle  posted on  2008-04-14   16:35:57 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#7. To: angle, robin (#4)

They're ALL elitists...that what we're trying to tell you.

Amazing that some people still can't grasp that. It's like George Carlin says: It's a big elitist club, and you ain't in it...

Vitamin Z  posted on  2008-04-14   17:23:01 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


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#9. To: Vitamin Z (#7)

Amazing that some people still can't grasp that. It's like George Carlin says: It's a big elitist club, and you ain't in it...

Doesn't really matter if they are elitists or not. What does matter are their voting records. That alone is enough to oppose all of them. Voting for the lesser of two evils still gives you evil. That's the game the real elite want you to keep on playing. I will never play that game again. Never.

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