>I'm sorry you find this offensive I just can't understand the robotic agreement with improbable explanations if they come from a politically friendly source.

When I lived in Iowa I heard this expression used with exactly the meaning Obama gave.

The problem (one of the problems) with the current climate of demonization is that anything which could possibly be taken in a bad light WILL be taken in a bad light. If it MIGHT have offended then it is deemed to have been INTENDED to offend.

IMO, this is true for all the idealogues, regardless of point of view.