Obama admits comments weren't well-phrased
By icyorchid
@icyorchid (2564)
United States
April 12, 2008 6:25pm CST
He put his foot in his mouth AGAIN!!! 
I know this one made LOTS of people mad!!!
Under fire for comments at a fundraiser, Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks during a town hall meeting at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., on Saturday.
After a full-throated response to criticism that he is condescending, Democrat Barack Obama on Saturday conceded that that comments he made about bitter working class voters who "cling to guns or religion" were ill chosen.
"I didn't say it as well as I should have," he said.
As Obama tried to quell the furor, presidential rival Hillary Rodham Clinton hit him with one of her lengthiest and most pointed criticisms to date.
For More: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24082427
I know this one made LOTS of people mad!!!
Under fire for comments at a fundraiser, Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks during a town hall meeting at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., on Saturday.
After a full-throated response to criticism that he is condescending, Democrat Barack Obama on Saturday conceded that that comments he made about bitter working class voters who "cling to guns or religion" were ill chosen.
"I didn't say it as well as I should have," he said.
As Obama tried to quell the furor, presidential rival Hillary Rodham Clinton hit him with one of her lengthiest and most pointed criticisms to date.
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5 responses
@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
13 Apr 08
Good its about time people see him in a different light!..Love these excuses for opening mouth and enclosing foot! lol
This is just a beginning of what will happen..if he makes it.
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@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
28 Aug 08
Obama has put his foot in his mouth quite a few times during his campaign but I think he does realise it very qucikly. He recently put his foot in his mouth in a live speech and immediately apologised for it, LOL.
@anniepa (27955)
• United States
13 Apr 08
I just responded to another discussion about this same thing. I'm from a small town in Pa. and what he said was not offensive at all if you put it in the proper context. So he could have phrased it better - doesn't that happen to us all now and then? The funniest thing about this was McCain saying Obama's out of touch.
Annie
@wickedangel (1636)
• Dominican Republic
14 Apr 08
Ho hum, thanks for that icy. All politicans put their foot in it at some time or other! They are really funny when they do do it. Others laugh at them too and if they are an opponent then they take the opportunity to slam them in the press. Oh well, it is going to get far, far worse the nearer you get to the elections! Hilary isn't a saint so she should watch out for any 'gaffs', too!
Thanks for sharing that with us.
@kulaskulasito (430)
• United States
13 Apr 08
We are all humans. We make mistakes. But you see, some mistakes need to be committed in times when it is rather tolerable. Unfortunately for Obama, his oversight was just ill-timed.
