OBAMA MAKES NICE WITH PENNSYLVANIANS

(Associated Press) On Sunday, Barack Obama clarified his controversial comment that "it’s not surprising....that they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.” In an interview with Tim Russert, Obama indicated that what he intended to say was that these individuals were "reactionary knuckleheads drowning in false consciousness who wouldn't know their true class interest if it sat on their face." Obama expressed hope that this clarification would bring the controversy to a swift conclusion.