Democratic And Republican Critics Blast Obama's “Small-Town” Comments Calling It Presidential Disqualifier  —  If someone wanted to see how early 21st century American politics operates, they need look no further than the current (growing) flap over politically flat-footed comments Senator Barack Obama …

Obama concedes remarks were ill chosen  —  MUNCIE, Ind. - Democrat Barack Obama on Saturday conceded that comments he made about bitter working class voters who “cling to guns or religion” were ill chosen, as he tried to stem a burst of complaints that he is condescending.

Hillary hits Obama on faith, guns  —  Yesterday, Clinton hit Obama for calling Pennsylvanians “bitter,” ground on which he fairly ably engaged.  —  Today, she's onto the other half of his San Francisco remarks, in which he linked economic frustration to clinging to religion and guns …

Obama Tries to Limit Fallout Over ‘Bitter’ Remark  —  MUNCIE, Ind. — Senator Barack Obama on Saturday rebutted criticism that has enveloped his campaign over a comment he made last Sunday that many working-class voters are angry and bitter over economic conditions in America …

Clinton backer: Superdelegates need to consider ‘bitter’ remark  —  INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (CNN) — Sen. Evan Bayh, Hillary Clinton's top backer in the May 6 primary state of Indiana, argued Saturday that superdelegates need to evaluate Barack Obama's “bitter” remarks when deciding who to back for the Democratic nomination.

The McGovernization of Obama  —  I still believe that by August, Obama, the half-term rookie Senator, will have become the second George McGovern.  Cf. his latest declaration to the Marin County faithful (coming on the heels of the crazy anti-Semitic rant of Rev. Eric Lee, a prominent LA Obama supporter):

Obama Explains ‘Bitter’ Comments, but Rivals Pile On  —  ABC News' Sunlen Miller and Eloise Harper report: Barack Obama, D-Ill., went further than he has before in admitting that he did not express himself as well as he could have in his initial comments at a San Francisco fundraiser this week about …

Hicks nix clique's shticks  —  I'm about done with Obama over this mill-closures-drive-small-town-losers- to-guns-and-God business.  If you're running as a glamorous blank slate on which people project their own utopian fantasies, you've got to be very careful not to give the game away …

IS OBAMA'S CAMPAIGN OVER?  —  It may be.  I don't see how anyone known to have uttered these words can be elected President: … Barack Obama's arrogance has been evident for some time, and it's no shock, perhaps, to learn that that he shares this bigoted opinion, common among urban liberals, of people who live in “small towns.”