And I have to admit, sometimes people around here do get a "We know better than those uneducated rednecks!" attitude that I'm sure people in the "red states" resent and want to rebel against somehow...
I think that's the crux of it. I mean, look at the attention Obama got for his unfortunate "clinging" comment. I can understand people resenting that he portrayed them in that way. However. He is the candidate who is going to fight for them. It seems to me that they're the ones without healthcare, losing their jobs and homes, always on the brink of poverty ... and they'd elect a guy who doesn't give a whit about any of that because Obama made a single ill-advised and stereotypical comment?
I mean, I would not be thrilled to hear a candidate make a misogynist statement. But if that candidate was pro-choice and supported the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and advocated for family-friendly workplace policies, then that comment alone would not turn me to the pro-life wacko waiting in the wings.
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Date: 2008-08-30 02:01 pm (UTC)I think that's the crux of it. I mean, look at the attention Obama got for his unfortunate "clinging" comment. I can understand people resenting that he portrayed them in that way. However. He is the candidate who is going to fight for them. It seems to me that they're the ones without healthcare, losing their jobs and homes, always on the brink of poverty ... and they'd elect a guy who doesn't give a whit about any of that because Obama made a single ill-advised and stereotypical comment?
I mean, I would not be thrilled to hear a candidate make a misogynist statement. But if that candidate was pro-choice and supported the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and advocated for family-friendly workplace policies, then that comment alone would not turn me to the pro-life wacko waiting in the wings.