Obama’s trying to spin his way out of his Kinseyian gaffe. The McCain campaign response:

Instead of apologizing to small town Americans for dismissing their values, Barack Obama arrogantly tried to spin his way out of his outrageous San Francisco remarks. Only an elitist who attributes religious faith and gun ownership to bitterness would think that tax cuts for the rich include families who make $75,000 per year. Only an elitist would say that people vote their values only out of frustration. Barack Obama thinks he knows your hopes and fears better than you do. You can’t be more out of touch than that.

So, is he arrogant and out of touch or does he hear the voice of the people? If he is arrogant (and I think he is) we will see more of this language of condescension in the coming months. He wouldn’t be able to help himself, it will come out. Here’s the video of the spin:

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