The non-story of Sen. Obama's explanation of how some Americans may feel about job loss and economic security. Thank goodness for some good journalism, this is fresh from the Huffington Post.
Sen. Obama's recent comments about Americans experiencing job loss is the truth. Although we may feel it is a strong generalization, we must realize that it is accurate nevertheless. We have had so many Presidents make promises to us and never deliver.....
Settle down, Obama supporters! Let us not worry about what McCain has to say or what Hillary wants to use as political firepower. In fact, poor McCorporate doesn't even remember that he said a very similar statement months ago in The New Yorker. Oh, I forgot, he is a card carrying member of the RNC, therefore can say anything that may seem offensive or indicate a sweeping generalization and it will be considered true.
Huffington Post "McCain Said It, Before He Attacked It"
Anti-immigrant passion also owes much to the disproportionate influence of a few small states in the nominating process. National polls show that, as an issue, immigration is far behind the Iraq war, terrorism, the economy, and health care as a concern to most Americans; a recent Pew poll shows that, nationally, only six per cent of voters offer immigration as the most important issue facing the country. But in Iowa and South Carolina, two of the three most important early states, it is a top concern for the Republicans who are most likely to vote.
"It's the influx of illegals into places where they've never seen a Hispanic influence before," McCain told me. "You probably see more emotion in Iowa than you do in Arizona on this issue. I was in a town in Iowa, and twenty years ago there were no Hispanics in the town. Then a meatpacking facility was opened up. Now twenty per cent of their population is Hispanic. There were senior citizens there who were--'concerned' is not the word. They see this as an assault on their culture, what they view as an impact on what have been their traditions in Iowa, in the small towns in Iowa. So you get questions like 'Why do I have to punch 1 for English?' 'Why can't they speak English?' It's become larger than just the fact that we need to enforce our borders."
Does anyone else think it is fishy that the quote under fire right now was taken from an event that was closed to the press and may not have the expressed consent of Sen. Obama to be published out to the press? I mean, when someone says that the event is closed to the press and you just happen to have a tape recorder on you.... wouldn't that be a bad thing? Did anyone else feel a bit uncomfortable when they heard the bad quality of the recording like the person was wearing a wire and was out on a hit job? Just wondering I guess.....I hope he debugs his house, this is beginning to feel like a sound bite witch hunt.