Calling People "Bitter" Means You're An Elitist?

Don't know if this has been discussed here, but all this bullshit about Obama calling small-towners "bitter" is truly ridiculous.

Then to have Hillary and McCain chime in claiming "otherwise" show just how different White America sees things. McCain says it was an eliticst comment. WTF? How is that eliticst? Obama merely mentioned how some voters DO vote based off frustration and bitter towards "The system," especially in the Black community.

Then Hillary's dumb ass creates "I am not bitter" stickers to hand out to her fans. Wow. Get a fucking grip, Hil. It's not that deep - Watch out for that sniper fire though!

he also called us gun-toting,religious, and xenophobic.

MuthaFunka said:

2Jay said:

2Jay said:

2the9s said:

2Jay said:

he also called us gun-toting,religious, and xenophobic.

Yeah, but that's accurate! Haha!

Any working class person who isn't at least a little bitter about the current state of affairs hasn't been paying attention. I can imagine that more than a few people did express that to him.

I wouldn't call him elitist. He's smooth on the outside but a total geeky nerd on the inside and it's damn hard for those type of folks not to sound condesending at times. He himself has admitted that he used a poor choice of words. It's not unlike his "typical white person" comment.

2Jay said:

2the9s said:

Yeah, but that's accurate! Haha!

Just like what Alicia said about Gangsta Rap. I said, "It sure worked"

babynoz said:

2Jay said:

Just like what Alicia said about Gangsta Rap. I said, "It sure worked"

Seriously though, when you have to do as much yapping as all three of them have to do on a daily basis I expect any one of them to say something stupid at any given time. The only solution would be to think more and talk less but all of them are desperate to keep their name out there so that's not an option. Besides ya gotta give the talking heads who depend on this stuff for their livelihood something to chew on.

MuthaFunka said:

boy he really told those san fran millionaires! typical white people clinging to guns and religion! government isn't a good nanny see, and so they get bitter, and they have to turn to religion and cozy up to guns and hate on people who don't look like them.

obama is such fool. a tool. a joke.

I wouldn't say it makes him elitist, but it's definitely not a smart thing to say in a country that's largely made up of small towns.

I come from a small town and small towners have good reason to be bitter. Most politicians could give two shits about what someone outside of a major city wants, needs, or feels. Most of the time the small town folks are exploited by people like Hillary when it's politically expedient, only to have them do nothing once they finally get into office.

Obama is the same old thing dressed up in a different suit. Better than Hillary and McCain, but still the same old thing.

Since joining this site,
I've come to the conclusion that most of y'all here are some bitter muthafuckas.
And for any of y'all that think that that makes me elitist,
I'd pull my pants down so that y'all could kiss my ass,
but I don't know where y'all lips have been.

guitarslinger44 said:

I wouldn't say it makes him elitist, but it's definitely not a smart thing to say in a country that's largely made up of small towns.

I come from a small town and small towners have good reason to be bitter. Most politicians could give two shits about what someone outside of a major city wants, needs, or feels. Most of the time the small town folks are exploited by people like Hillary when it's politically expedient, only to have them do nothing once they finally get into office.

Obama is the same old thing dressed up in a different suit. Better than Hillary and McCain, but still the same old thing.

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HiinEnkelte said:

2Jay said:

When are they going 2 talk about the ability 2 lead this country out of the non-sense that the U.S. is in?

MuthaFunka said:

guitarslinger44 said:

I wouldn't say it makes him elitist, but it's definitely not a smart thing to say in a country that's largely made up of small towns.

I come from a small town and small towners have good reason to be bitter. Most politicians could give two shits about what someone outside of a major city wants, needs, or feels. Most of the time the small town folks are exploited by people like Hillary when it's politically expedient, only to have them do nothing once they finally get into office.

Obama is the same old thing dressed up in a different suit. Better than Hillary and McCain, but still the same old thing.

I'm confused: You say it's not a smart thing to call small-towners "bitter" yet you then go ahead and call them that yourself.

1. I don't understand the reference to blacks in the original post; his comments were referencing small town Pennsylvanians, mostly white.


2. It's not the bitter comment that really needles folks, it's the insinuation that they use religion and guns and old mentalities as crutches -- all true nonetheless.



3. Yes, he does refer to the small towners as bitter angry and clinging to guns and religion, as well as prejudice against people who look unlike them (as a last resort because their government failed them).

Is it elitist? ... umm...yeah... But you know what it's truth. And they need to progress to a higher way of thinking. But people have been overwhelmingly allergic to truth this election, which is why Hillary is staying far from it.

I really wish he'd chosen his words differently. But I totally agree with him.

This way of insightful truth-thinking is why Barack does well on college campuses and among highly educated people. But others are too sensitive to hear the truth, whether it's from Wright or Barack, so he really shouldn't say stuff like this.

Highly intelligent people (and small towners don't normally fit this characterization) are probably less likely to 'cling' to crutches like religion and the old Good Ole Boy values.

But it is something you say in private company so as not to offend the clingers.

As a political candidate he was foolish to make these comments ... even in all the way in Cali at private affair. I mean, in this digital age, nothing is private when said beyond family and friends.



4. I think most are missing the fact that he wasn't trying to bash. His comments continued because he explained the government needs to improve conditions and opportunities in those small towns so such people can be more progressive.
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To suggest that small town folks cling to religion and guns out of bitterness is a totally offensive and sweeping generalization!



It's too bad an individual with a higher education an the intention of attaining the Commander In Chief title of the most awe-inspiring nation is such a fool.

Oh, come on .. he said SOME....


P.S. There is no good reason for clinging. Period.

greenpixies said:

To suggest that small town folks cling to religion and guns out of bitterness is a totally offensive and sweeping generalization!



It's too bad an individual with a higher education an the intention of attaining the Commander In Chief title of the most awe-inspiring nation is such a fool.

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MuthaFunka said:

The majority of Americans have no idea that Obama is in fact an elitist who is bought and paid for by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).

IrresistibleB1tch said:

greenpixies said:

To suggest that small town folks cling to religion and guns out of bitterness is a totally offensive and sweeping generalization!



It's too bad an individual with a higher education an the intention of attaining the Commander In Chief title of the most awe-inspiring nation is such a fool.

what is offensive about it?

greenpixies said:

To suggest that small town folks cling to religion and guns out of bitterness is a totally offensive and sweeping generalization!



It's too bad an individual with a higher education an the intention of attaining the Commander In Chief title of the most awe-inspiring nation is such a fool.

thepope2the9s said:

HiinEnkelte said:

greenpixies said:

To suggest that small town folks cling to religion and guns out of bitterness is a totally offensive and sweeping generalization!



It's too bad an individual with a higher education an the intention of attaining the Commander In Chief title of the most awe-inspiring nation is such a fool.

well, ya know pixies, people wouldn't need religion if government did its job. and they wouldn't be have anti-illegal immigrant sentiments, and anti-trade positions (oh how rich!) if only the government would give the people all the things it could with obama holding the reins. why else wouldn't small town PA vote for obama?! he's brilliant and offering so much! i mean damn, isn't it obvious?

c'mon pixies. haven't you ever, like maybe when you were a freshman in college, -like maybe between bong hits at a party -realized just how deep such crypto-marxist analysis of human nature is!

thepope2the9s said: