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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

On Apr 13, 2008, at 6:34 PM, Clansgian AT wmconnect.com wrote:
>  But Obama's comments show two things.
>
> 1. He is out of touch with the millions of people to whom such as 2nd
> amendment rights are an important facet of their freedom.  And  
> likewise many more
> millions for whom religion is the same.  Too out of touch to be a  
> leader.  This
> is the bias.

As a Chicagoan, he sees guns differently than I do. I see him doing no  
harm, especially as the Supremes will be making their ruling on the  
Washington, DC case this year.
> 2.  He evaluates the 'bitter voter' as only holding onto his guns and
> religion because he doesn't know any better, doesn't know that  
> Obama's view and
> Obama's plan for him are better.  That's the bigotry,


I see it differently, based on all he has said and written. Partly  
what I like is he is saying things that others only think. I think his  
choice of words was bad. I see no evidence of bigotry whatsoever. His  
background has nearly made him immune to bigotry. He seems to me to  
very tolerant of opposing views.