Thomas Frank is bitter

[bcoylepa]

Thomas Frank, the author who redefined the perception of the red state/blue state divide in America, says he doesn't find Sen. Barack Obama's comments on the bitterness of small-town Midwesterners all that alarming.

"People are bitter in small towns," Frank told the Huffington Post. "People are bitter everywhere. I don't know if you have seen the stock market -- people are bitter about their situation. It doesn't strike me as a very controversial statement."

Frank, famously penned the book "What's The Matter With Kansas?"

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/04/14/thomas-frank-on-obama-not_n_96528.html

[BeyondGeography]

1. Frank should be a household name in pundit land

His prospects are, however, dulled by his penchant for telling us the truth about ourselves.