In the Washington Post, the article tells us that Sen. John McCain joined in the criticism of Sen. Barack Obama yesterday for Obama's comments about "bitter" victims of small-town economic distress, while Obama's rival for the Democratic presidential nomination weighed in with a tough new ad on the controversy.
Speaking at a gathering of newspaper editors and executives in Washington, McCain said, "These are the people that produced a generation that made the world safe for democracy," McCain said. "These are the people that have fundamental cultural, spiritual and other values that in my view have very little to do with their economic condition."
Obama came out with a stab towards Clinton stating: "Obviously, it's a little easier for me to say that, since, you know, I lead in delegates and states and popular vote. Senator Clinton may not feel that she can afford to be as constrained."
Obama continued: "I'm sure that Senator Clinton feels like she's doing me a great favor, because she's been deploying most of the arguments that the Republican Party will be using against me in November, and so, it's toughening me up. And I'm getting a run through the paces here."
In Pittsburgh, Clinton continued to bash Obama. At a manufacturing forum attended by local members of the steelworkers union, Clinton declared: "Many of you, like me, were disappointed by recent remarks he made." Some audience members shouted "No!" When she suggested that voters in Pennsylvania, which holds the next Democratic primary on April 22, might find Obama's remarks "offensive," loud cries of "No!" could be heard again.
Rep. Mike Doyle, an undecided superdelegate who represents Pittsburgh and surrounding towns in the Monongahela Valley, said yesterday that he was not particularly troubled by Obama's comments. He added that Obama's unexpected endorsement yesterday by Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney "carries a hell of a lot more weight" than the blowup over his comments about small-town residents.
Rep. David E. Price, an uncommitted Democrat from North Carolina, which holds its primary May 6, said his frustrations are with Clinton, for the potential damage she has inflicted.
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