Yup, his response was a good one. But what i cant understand is why HRC jumped on this. What Obama said is true. Those folk are pissed. Seeing that she is casting herself as the middle class candidate, you would think she would have began talking along these lines weeks ago. This can backfire on both her and McCAin.

I love this clip and keep watching it over and over, enjoying the sight of a leader who cuts thru the crap and talks to us like adults. Check out the guys behind Obama, they get it too.

That was an amazing response. Obama the populist. If he keeps it up, he may even win the coveted John Edwards primary.

I agree -- this may be the turning point in the campaign. I think it was a big mistake for Hillary -- but I am not sure she does understand or really feels these people with her heart. Barack GETS IT. I too was fascinated by watching the crowd behind him and how they started off quiet, then a few nods here and there, then more, then the standing ovation. I think they should plaster this clip all over the airways in PA and IN this weekend and take the fight right to Clinton. I also think Obama's political instincts are anything but naive and the Clinton camp has seriously underestimated him. I think he set up Bill before South Carolina and reeled him right in by challenging his legacy ever so subtly. I think he can turn this "gaffe" into a big win.

Obama needs to pivot here. This is just the beginning. He needs to turn this into a larger, broader, "What's the Matter With Kansas?" message.

He needs to connect this back to his "Uniter" message by saying, "In order to unite America, we must end that which divides us. We must defeat those who would have us divided." This could be his central line of attack, not just against the Republicans, but against neo-conservatism starting with Reagan. This needs to be the beginning of the battle to retake the hill from the Reagan neoconmen.

Sample riff: "They tell you to blame the sinking economy on welfare queens, not on tax breaks for the wealthy. Blame immigrants, not trickle-down economics. Lost your job? Yeah, because of a buncha gay people in Massachussetts--I say bullcrap! This is a con job. This is the cynical rhetoric spouted by the cynical merchants of a cynical ideology. If we want economic justice, we have to fight for it. We need to battle organized money with the raw power of organized people. There is nothing those neocon hacks on the right fear more than millions of Americans standing up, demanding to be heard."

Obama moves like Ali

But connects like Mike Tyson.

Bam!!!

Yes we Can!

I'm glad Senator Obama knows a different way of fighting back - a way that doesn't look like fighting. There is way too much fighting in the world, and the convincing verbal repartee is exactly the mechanism to subvert the fighting.

Mr. Obama has been demonstrating this skill for months. And the voters seem to be figuring it out.

He throws it right back at ClintonMcBush

so, here’s what rich. Senator Clinton says ‘No, I don’t think that people are bitter in Pennsylvania. You know, I think Barack’s being condescending.’ John McCain says, ‘Oh, how could he say that? How could he say people are bitter? You know, he’s obviously out of touch with people.’

“Out of touch? Out of touch? I mean, John McCain—it took him three tries to finally figure out that the home foreclosure crisis was a problem and to come up with a plan for it, and he’s saying I’m out of touch? Senator Clinton voted for a credit card-sponsored bankruptcy bill that made it harder for people to get out of debt after taking money from the financial services companies, and she says I’m out of touch? No, I’m in touch. I know exactly what’s going on. I know what’s going on in Pennsylvania. I know what’s going on in Indiana. I know what’s going on in Illinois. People are fed-up. They’re angry and they’re frustrated and they’re bitter. And they want to see a change in Washington and that’s why I’m running for President of the United States of America.

Obama knows his judo, while Hillary is thinking boxing match, McCain is thinking kung-fu.

The only real deal about BHO is the one he got from Resco.

Obama is sympathetic and understanding. Unlike nearly every TV pundit, he was not being patronizing. He was responding to the condescending picture that the media is constantly painting of Pennsylvania, a picture initially created and fueled by Clinton goon James Carville's wisecracks. His point is that he understands why a variety of people are frustrated, distrustful and resentful. They should be! They've been ignored and ripped off and haven't been able to count on outside help (past administrations), so they're very protective of what remains of their own resources and their families and communities. Obama understands this. He's defending them! If Clinton and McCain aren't aware that people are bitter and angry about the sorry state of our Union, then they're is totally out of touch with human spirit.
"During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell

At about 1:00, Barack looks that USMC guy directly in the eye and talks to him. You can see him shift in his seat just afterwards. Then, the wheels start spinning.

How many times can the Polico/ABC/Fox/Drudge/Rush play this "gotcha" bullshit with Obama before people get a heads up that the news is rigged?

McCain : "Tiger Woods", c-word at wife, serial adulterer, double-speak on every issue, and gets a huge pass

Obama: speaks intelligently, and gets parsed to death by the closet GOP media intent on twisting every phrase into a "gaffe". He didn't want his daughters to be punished with teenage pregnancy, and Fox&Co jumped. Called rustbelt voters bitter and they attack. Even his correct spelling of the word "flack" was a rightwing talking point.

Stop the madness!