Linda Wertheimer had a story on NPR this morning talking to female voters.  One of them said the following about Obama's "bitter" comment:

"I read the quote in the newspaper and my first reaction was 'wow, I can't believe he actually said it, it's so insightful and it's accurate.  And then I thought 'Oh my God, I can't believe he said that.  Here it comes.'  And they took it and they spun it and he became and elitist.

And that's what I'm a little bit concerned about with Obama.  I think his honesty and the fact that he is so forthright, I think it could get him into trouble once we get into a national campaign, and the Republicans are just sitting there waiting to pounce."

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89676020

So this is where we are as Democrats?  Too afraid to nominate the guy who is insightful, honest, and forthright?

I've heard similar comments made here and elsewhere.  How sad.  People actually think that the only way we can beat the Rovian Republicans is to become them.

If you want to vote for Clinton because you believe she would make the best president, do it.  But please, please, don't vote for her out of the "fear of possibility", as Michelle Obama called it.

If you want to vote for Clinton because you were offended by Obama's remarks, go ahead and do it.  But don't do it because, even though you personally think it was an insightful comment, you're worried about how some certain demographic might take it.

Doing that is giving in to a mainstream media that covers only the horserace aspects of the campaign.

Doing that is giving in to a Karl Rove view of the electorate.

If I start believing that, then I stop believing in the viability of democracy.

I'm not being naive; I do understand that we have to win.  I'm not encouraging anyone to vote for Kucinich, or Nader.  I'm encouraging people NOT to vote for the lesser of two evils, but for the person they actually believe in.  And I firmly believe that if that happens, Obama will be our nominee, and our next president.