As one of those flyover conservatives who supports the Second Amendment, believes strongly in an active God, and wants a strong immigration policy to protect our country and keep us safe, I resent Obama’s articulation of my beliefs as something I cling to from bitterness.

It could well be that, as he said eventually, he misspoke. I think it is more likely that he was addressing his audience with a characterization they would agree with. But you don’t lie to an audience to get them to believe you.

Betsy’s Page has the best discussion I’ve seen, though the Barack Obama: Jedi Mastervideo takes forever to load.