As I said this weekend, the reason that Barack Obama may be able to get beyond this whole bitterness debate is that the idea of Hillary Clinton connecting with small-town America is, quite simply absurd, as her attempts at whiskey drinking and hunting have confirmed.
Which is why his efforts to point out that absurdity are coming so easily:
Barack Obama launched into a fiery offensive this evening in a speech before the United Steelworkers Union in Steelton, Pa., in responding to criticisms about his “bitter” remarks — going after Sen. Hillary Clinton in a way rarely seen over the course of this campaign.
“Shame on her,” Obama said, echoing one of Clinton’s own atacks on him. “Shame on her, she knows better.”
Obama said he was disappointed with her for her response and then launched into a new criticism of Clinton over her recent admission of being a hunter, and compared her sarcastically to Annie Oakley.
“She’s running around talking about how this is an insult to sportsmen, how she values the Second Amendment, she’s talking like she’s Annie Oakley! Hillary Clinton’s out there like she’s on the duck blind every Sunday, she’s packin’ a six shooter! C’mon! She knows better. That’s some politics being played by Hillary Clinton. I want to see that picture of her out there in the duck blinds.”
Heh.
Here’s the video:
