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The candidate's Pennsylvania remarks, and his passionate defense of them, are more convincing than the debate about them would have you believe.
  • Obama's words

    "And for 25, 30 years Democrats and Republicans have come before them and said we’re going to make your community better. We’re going to make it right and nothing ever happens. And of course they’re bitter. Of course they’re frustrated. You would be too. In fact many of you are. Because the same thing has happened here in Indiana. The same thing happened across the border in Decatur. The same thing has happened all across the country. Nobody is looking out for you. Nobody is thinking about you. And so people end up -- they don’t vote on economic issues because they don’t expect anybody’s going to help them."

    You know, these are sensible and well-considered words. Because they are true. Every election season, politicians show up and make outlandish statements. They come down to PA from their NY mansions in their designer pants suits, saying whatever it takes.

    And its all shit, really.

    And that's what's the matter with Kansas, folks. Clinton and his little magic triangulation machine traded our Democratic issues for the support of the whores of Wall Street. Clinton killed the economic issues for the Democratic Party, because Bill and Hillary don't give a flying fuck for poor people or even middle class people. All they care about is getting elected, and getting on that gravy train.

    Obama actually did the organizing. He actually did the work on the street. It's a triumph of Rovian/Swift Boating to take you opponent's strength and attack it directly. It's clever. It's also pretty evil. But HIllary has long since given up any semblence of fair combat. For her, now, it's "whatever it takes" and "dump the kitchen sink on Barack".

    What Barack said is true. And he needs to say it more often, because there is a huge truth in that.

    It's gonna win him Penn. As Hillary has gotten rid of Mark Penn, she will also get on the losing side of the state of Penn.