The veracity of his comment and the intent behind it are irrelevent. It was a dumb thing to say and the Republicans are going to exploit it to portray Obama as an effete elitist. The demographic that would be most offended by this comment could give a shit about nuance. They will give it the worst reading possible and will feel insulted.
This could possibly be Obama's "I voted for the 82 billion before I voted against it." Dems need to get their brilliant orator to stick to script, at least when camera's are around.
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