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Jack Cafferty, in defending Barack Obama's "bitter" remarks, compared the small town blue collar workers of Pennsylvania to Middle Eastern fanatics who, when faced with economic hardship, go to al Qaeda training camps.
"... what Obama said is factually accurate." [said] Jack Cafferty, a regular contributor to [CNN's] 'The Situation Room,' They call it the 'Rust Belt' for a reason.... The people are frustrated. The people have no economic opportunity. What happens to folks like that in the Middle East, you ask? Well, take a look. They go to places like al Qaeda training camps. I mean there's nothing new here."
