GreekChat.com Forums  

Go Back   GreekChat.com Forums > General Chat Topics > News & Politics

» GC Stats
Members: 333,363
Threads: 115,752
Posts: 2,208,729
Welcome to our newest member, zoliviayandxt47
» Online Users: 3,274
1 members and 3,273 guests
No Members online
 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
  #11  
Old 04-15-2008, 06:55 PM
UGAalum94 UGAalum94 is offline
GreekChat Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Atlanta area
Posts: 5,382
Quote:
Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS View Post
If you don't understand, I can explain it to you. That "ETA" part wasn't directly to you. But don't take an asshole tone unless you want this thread take a bad turn

The "ETA" part: The frame of reference provides the context. Meaning, he's offending the sensibilities of the "hard working," "hard praying," "right to bear arms defending" or whatever else people think characterizes the rural voters that he's talking about. That is interpreted as not only condescending but even "anti-American" to an extent. But removing the emotion from it all, even many rural voters can understand where he's coming from.



The reality is that some people found it condescending. Okay.

That doesn't remove the truthfulness of what he and others have said regarding this topic. I certainly hope he does not apologize for his well-delivered and accurate comments.
You can bring any tone you want. I'm not scared.

We'll see how his comments ultimately play out. I don't know if you'll be as happy he didn't apologize or that spoke this particular, pretty meaningless "truth" (or opinion, for the rest of us) if it costs him votes in states he still needs to win.

But hey, it doesn't matter to me. People who were going to vote for Obama already can keep wanting to vote for him, and everyone else can feel insulted or disgusted by his condescension and vote for Hillary or better yet, just vote for McCain in the general.

But nobody with any sense can say that this dust up helped Obama get closer to the Presidency.
Reply With Quote
 

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Points Systems Kevin Chapter Operations 23 04-14-2014 11:08 PM
Points Systems Pasta162 Tau Kappa Epsilon 1 04-29-2004 05:00 PM
War -- Points to ponder... AlphaSigOU News & Politics 5 02-17-2003 12:05 AM
Poodle points to....... CatastRHOphe Sigma Gamma Rho 3 07-20-2002 06:54 PM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 08:31 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2026, vBulletin Solutions Inc.