Frankly I didn't see anything particularly racist about the remarks when I actually looked them up and read them.

He stated, quite factually, that many people latch onto a particular thing that bothers them, and fail to take a broader perspective of all of what the nation needs. His comments made reference to some concerns that hold particular appeal to persons of a variety of ethnic, religious, and political views that unfortunately make it difficult to get any broader message across to them.

Frankly, the criticism by Hilarity makes HER look more than a little "elitist," and in fact plays directly on the "bitterness" - as Obama used the term - of one-issue voters where she happens to need votes now (I think that's commonly called "pandering" or, more colloquially, "sucking up.")

John