Barack Obama has once again allowed words to tumble from his mouth that have permitted his competition and detractors to whip up a tempest out of what, at first blush, looks like just a dust devil. It seemed absurd that anyone could argue that people are not bitter. It seems very easy to know about this bitterness just talking to your neighbor, your coworker or listening to the local news channel.

Then, with new ears, you‘re playing the tape in your head, and “small town people cling to their guns and religion in hard times,” suddenly takes on its true meaning. This thought like a two-edged sword shoots through your brain. Had he been at Virginia Tech when Cho cut down unprotected people and felt creeping fear crawl up his spine, he might hold fast to his Second Amendment rights, also, and need I mention prayers to The Almighty.