This will "get your blood up"

So even here, on the other side of the world I manage to keep up with the US presidential election.  I think I enjoy being able to follow it at arms length more than I miss being there for every detail and press conference.  I just heard about Obama's comment about "bitter" working-class voters in Pennslyvannia who have been suffering layoffs and seeing their jobs shipped overseas for 25 years.  Interesting stuff, but he might just be pulling his foot out of his mouth up until the day he loses the PA primary.  In at lot of ways I think the comment is on the mark, but that of course isn't always what politics is about.  Our buddy Barack did however venture into uncharted waters when he claimed that working-class voters, in their bitterness, are "clinging to guns or religion".  Whoo.  That stings.  First, Barack, I thought you were a committed Christian (not a Muslim).  Second, thanks for showing us just your high-minded, elitist, extremist liberal, wacked-out secular humanist, and prickish side so we don't get confused in November.  Until then, best of luck against Hillary.

Its a good thing I'm from a comfortable middle class background or I might have been insulted.

To make the whole deal even more interesting I checked out CNN.com to get an American perspective on the situation.  In their article they quoted much of what Obama said, but conveniently failed to mention the "clinging to guns or religion" line.  I have been reading complaints about CNN's proBama stance, but now I believe it.