Bittergate

They Just Don't Get It

Much of the media and blogospheric discussion of "Bittergate" has focused on whether people really are bitter, or just pissed off. Obama and his sycophantic supporters have argued that what he said was essentially true, just inartfully phrased.

They don't get it.

Underlying their arguments is the condescending attitude that there is something wrong with the people in the small towns of America. The OFB can't understand why those stupid people don't like Obama the way they do, or why rural Americans "vote against their economic interests" by voting for the GOP. They assume it must be a combination of ignorance and racism.