Clinton over-reached with her latest blast at Obama. This subject will be the first

[AlinPA]

question in the debate, and I think he will be loaded for bear waiting to answer it. She went overboard on the part about "faith" and church going". He did not attack "church going" as she implies by her faux "defense" of it. Just my humble opinion.

<clip>After acknowledging that his previous remarks could have been better phrased, he added:

''The truth is that these traditions that are passed on from generation to generation, those are important. That's what sustains us. But what is absolutely true is that people don't feel like they are being listened to.

''And so they pray and they count on each other and they count on their families. You know this in your own lives, and what we need is a government that is actually paying attention. Government that is fighting for working people day in and day out making sure that we are trying to allow them to live out the American dream.''

But Clinton struck hard, calling Obama's comments ''demeaning.'' The increased attack showed that Clinton is eager to hold on to her working class support and is looking to open new questions about Obama's judgment that would make voters and Democratic officials reconsider their support for the Illinois senator.

''I was raised with Midwestern values and an unshakable faith in America and its policies,'' she said. ''Now, Americans who believe in the Second Amendment believe it's a matter of constitutional right. Americans who believe in God believe it's a matter of personal faith.

''I grew up in a church-going family, a family that believed in the importance of living out and expressing our faith. The people of faith I know don't 'cling' to religion because they're bitter. People embrace faith not because they are materially poor, but because they are spiritually rich.

''Our faith is the faith of our parents and our grandparents. It is a fundamental expression of who we are and what we believe.''

''People don't need a president who looks down on them,'' she said. ''They need a president who stands up for them.''<end clip>

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Obama-Clinton.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

[DJ13]

1. ''People don't need a president who looks down on them,''

........said the candidate that just reported a family income of $109 million on her taxes..........

[lisa58]

2. I agree with you...

...the more she pushes this, the more he will get the opportunity to explain so that everyone who wants to know, will know what he meant and why he said it.

[dkf]

3. She has unshaking faith in America's policies? Like our policy to go to war in Iraq I suppose.

What a SHILL.

That does it. I simply can't vote for this person. She absolutely does not represent me.