Obama's “Gaffe:” Some Perspective  —  We're dealing tonight with a classic Kinsleyian “gaffe,” where a candidate says what he means and then is forced to account for it.  Let's separate, for the moment, the politics of Obama's words from the argument he is making.

IS OBAMA'S CAMPAIGN OVER?  —  It may be.  I don't see how anyone known to have uttered these words can be elected President: … Barack Obama's arrogance has been evident for some time, and it's no shock, perhaps, to learn that that he shares this bigoted opinion, common among urban liberals, of people who live in “small towns.”

Transcript of Obama's Remarks at San Francisco Fundraiser Sunday  —  OBAMA: So, it depends on where you are, but I think it's fair to say that the places where we are going to have to do the most work are the places where people are most cynical about government.

Obama To Rural Pennsylvanians: Vote For Me, You Corncob-Smokin', Banjo-Strokin' Chicken-Chokin' Cousin-Pokin' Inbred Hillbilly Racist Morons  —  Bumped.  And flaming-skulled.  —  Well, it is what he said, more or less.  —  Actually he said this at a San Fransisco fundraiser (of course) …

McCain camp hammers Obama on small town comments  —  The McCain campaign, finding a gift in its lap, tees off on the eye-opening comments by Barack Obama from a fundraiser last week in San Francisco (of all places).  —  Asked to respond, McCain adviser Steve Schmidt called it a “remarkable statement and extremely revealing.”

MORE ON OBAMA'S SMALL-TOWN SCREWUP, from Tom Maguire.  —  Plus this: “Obama To Rural Pennsylvanians: Vote For Me, You Corncob-Smokin', Banjo-Strokin' Chicken-Chokin' Cousin-Pokin' Inbred Hillbilly Racist Morons.”  That'll sell.  Can't anybody play this game?  —  UPDATE: Still more: