I can see where the offense might be here. After reading them in full context from CarolC's post.

Some call me a liberal although I tend to think of myself as middle of the road. I'm cynical and bitter about the gov't and the situation I find myself in. A short while ago I found myself looking for a job in a delfated market. It was extremely depressing and distressing to have marketable job skills that aren't wanted by the current administration, or have been outsourced to other countries. In this area if you took 4 jobs at minimum wage (which is what almost everyone is offering) you still wouldn't be able to make ends meet according to local economists. Having been a law abiding citizen all my life I find myself in the position of resenting someone who has illegally come into the country or illegally overstayed their visa. Despite denials, it is true that having a handy supply of illegal immigrants keeps the wages for jobs low. (Boss: Don't like the working conditions? Tough! I've got plenty of prospective workers who won't complain (because I'll report 'em!)). At the job I finally found we had a case of ongoing sexual harrasment because a female worker who should have fought back was "illegal" and the male threatened to report her to the INS. So the situation is just as bad for the illegal immigrants as it is for anyone else.

I however do not "cling" to guns or religion, both of which are things I was brought up with or in and I am not xenophobic. It does make him sound like an elitist that he describes the beliefs and sentiments of a good deal of people in such simplistic terms.

To balance it though, I know that his chief republican opponent pretty much believes that everything in America can be fixed by letting the rich folks keep all their money and run the country. If that's not elitist I don't know what is!