Well, CarolC, I heard them and, IMO, the words could have been spoken by Hillary herself... I mean, for gosh sakes, these words were not imflamatory... They were an accurate observation of the dispare that lots of fol;ks feel... I live in one of the poorest counties in Virginia and what Obama observed is what I hear and see in lots of the folks who live here...

I understand the church and the guns thing... These are institutions and traditions that give many people some level of comfort even if it boils doen to "misery loves company"... I see the ol' people hang out at the Hawksbill Diner in the morning ordering nothin' but a $1 cup of coffee... I see the church parking lot full of older model cars... I hear gunshots just about every day... These people aren't middle class... They are either poor or borderline poor...

What Obama siad is completely accurate... I believe that Clinton took a page out of Karl Rove's play book here in attacking Obama's strength because she is a desperate woman who can't believe that she and Bill aren't entitled to the presidency...

Like I said, these words could have come out of her mouth but they didn't... And had they come out of her mouth this would be a non-issue...

B~