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'''Barack Obama''' has consistently shown himself to be a [[Liberal Elite|liberal elitist]] who looks down on "ordinary" Americans.  Asked to explain why many small town [[Democrats]] do not support him while campaigning for the [[Pennsylvania]] primary, [[Barack Obama]] replied "it's not surprising, then, 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."  When Obama made this remark he was alluding to small town people who had experienced long periods of joblessness. In response to outrage when his remarks were unexpectedly publicized, Obama did not recount his statement but instead replied, I "didn't say it as well as I should have."<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7344532.stm</ref> Although many rural counties went for McCain, Obama carried the state with 54.6% of the vote, compared to 44.3% for John McCain.<ref>[http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=28&OfficeID=1]</ref>

'''Barack Obama''' has consistently shown himself to be a [[Liberal Elite|liberal elitist]] who looks down on "ordinary" Americans.  Asked to explain why many small town [[Democrats]] do not support him while campaigning for the [[Pennsylvania]] primary, [[Barack Obama]] replied "it's not surprising, then, 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."  When Obama made this remark he was alluding to small town people who had experienced long periods of joblessness. In response to outrage when his remarks were unexpectedly publicized, Obama did not recount his statement but instead replied, I "didn't say it as well as I should have."<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7344532.stm</ref> Although many rural counties went for McCain, Obama carried the state with 54.6% of the vote, compared to 44.3% for John McCain.<ref>[http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=28&OfficeID=1]</ref>

In an attempt to counter the view by many that Obama is an elitist, he began running campaign ads claiming that he "worked his way through college and Harvard Law." This claim is at best an exaggeration, as Obama only held summer jobs while in college and law school<ref>http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/obamas_work_claim.html</ref>, and he would have likely benefited from special scholarships not available to most students.

In an attempt to counter the view by many that Obama is an elitist, he began running campaign ads claiming that he "worked his way through college and Harvard Law." This claim is at best an exaggeration, as Obama only held summer jobs while in college and law school<ref>http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/obamas_work_claim.html</ref>, and he would have likely benefited from special scholarships not available to most students. Obama's haughty and elitist attitude has caused internet personality Dr. Sam Vaknin to speculate that the President may be a [[Narcissistic personality disorder|narcissist]], a charge which has been seized upon by Obama's critics.

 

== Barack Obama and uncharitableness ==

== Barack Obama and uncharitableness ==

Barack Obama's liberal elitism can also be [[Barack Obama and uncharitableness|inferred from the paltry amounts of his charitable giving relative to his income and his behavior towards his destitute brother George Obama]].

Barack Obama's liberal elitism can also be [[Barack Obama and uncharitableness|inferred from the paltry amounts of his charitable giving relative to his income and his behavior towards his destitute brother George Obama]].