By Billy House
Media General News Service
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WASHINGTON – The presidential campaign continued to take on a “who is more like an regular person” tone this morning, with John McCain promising to launch a tour next week of “places in America that do not frequently see a candidate for president.”
McCain did not say where he would visit. But he made the announcement while speaking before a forum sponsored by the Associated Press here as he again criticized comments last week by Barack Obama about working class anger and resentment.
“Now, before I take your questions, I would like to respond briefly to the comments one of my opponents made the other day about the psychology and political mindset of Americans living in small towns and other areas that have experienced the loss of industrial jobs,” said McCain, according to a text of his remarks this morning.
McCain pointed to the Great Depression, when he said millions of Americans were out of work and the country was suffering the worst economic crisis in our history.
“…There rose from small towns, rural communities, inner cities, a generation of Americans who fought to save the world from despotism and mass murder, and came home to build the wealthiest, strongest and most generous nation on earth,” said McCain.
“They were not born with the advantages others in our country enjoyed. They suffered the worst during the Depression. But it had not shaken their faith in and fidelity to America and its founding political ideals,” said McCain.
McCain said it also did not destroy their confidence that America and their own lives could be made better and that they also did not “turn to their religious faith and cultural traditions out of resentment and a feeling of powerlessness to affect the course of government or pursue prosperity.”
“Next week, I'll begin a tour of places in America that do not frequently see a candidate for President,” McCain said.
“They are places far removed from the prosperity that is enjoyed elsewhere in America. I want to tell people living there that there must not be any forgotten parts of America; any forgotten Americans. Hope in America is not based in delusion, but in the faith that everything is possible in America,” said McCain.
Reporter Billy House can be reached at bhouse@mediageneral.com or at 1 (2020 662-7673.
McCain did not say where he would visit. But he made the announcement while speaking before a forum sponsored by the Associated Press here as he again criticized comments last week by Barack Obama about working class anger and resentment.
“Now, before I take your questions, I would like to respond briefly to the comments one of my opponents made the other day about the psychology and political mindset of Americans living in small towns and other areas that have experienced the loss of industrial jobs,” said McCain, according to a text of his remarks this morning.
McCain pointed to the Great Depression, when he said millions of Americans were out of work and the country was suffering the worst economic crisis in our history.
“…There rose from small towns, rural communities, inner cities, a generation of Americans who fought to save the world from despotism and mass murder, and came home to build the wealthiest, strongest and most generous nation on earth,” said McCain.
“They were not born with the advantages others in our country enjoyed. They suffered the worst during the Depression. But it had not shaken their faith in and fidelity to America and its founding political ideals,” said McCain.
McCain said it also did not destroy their confidence that America and their own lives could be made better and that they also did not “turn to their religious faith and cultural traditions out of resentment and a feeling of powerlessness to affect the course of government or pursue prosperity.”
“Next week, I'll begin a tour of places in America that do not frequently see a candidate for President,” McCain said.
“They are places far removed from the prosperity that is enjoyed elsewhere in America. I want to tell people living there that there must not be any forgotten parts of America; any forgotten Americans. Hope in America is not based in delusion, but in the faith that everything is possible in America,” said McCain.
Reporter Billy House can be reached at bhouse@mediageneral.com or at 1 (2020 662-7673.