Church attendance relevant for Obama but not Clinton
Since Friday, Hillary Clinton has been hammering Barack Obama about his "elitist" values and on how his beliefs are "not reflective of the values and beliefs of Americans." But today responding to a question about the last time she fired a gun or went to church services, Clinton said it "is not a relevant question in this debate” over Barack Obama’s recent comments on small town Americans.
It is quite interesting that for two days Sen. Obama’s faith, values, and beliefs are fair game, but today hers are not. In fact it stands in stark contrast to Sen. Clinton’s remark in a stump speech yesterday that "It is a fundamental expression of who we are and what we believe."
Suggesting that her values, beliefs, and practices were representative of the citizenry, Sen. Clinton decried that Obama’s values were not the values of Americans she knew.
"Not the Americans I know. Not the Americans I grew up with. Not the Americans I lived with in Arkansas or represent in New York."
"Americans who believe in God, believe it’s a matter of personal faith."
Referencing her own personal faith she said, "You know, in my day, I grew up — it was in a working class family in Scranton. I grew up in a church-going family. A family that believed in the importance of living out and expressing our faith." She added, "People who embrace faith, not because they are materially poor, but because they are spiritually rich. Our faith is the faith of our parents and our grandparents."
Furthermore, it appears Sen. Clinton made another "misstatement" in her speech yesterday when she said she grew up in Scranton. She was born in Chicago and grew up there as well.
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