Obama Serves Burgers, Should Apologize

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., serves burgers to Alisha Cordell from Raleigh, N.C., during a lunch with supporters at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., Saturday, April 12, 2008. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Look at this photo. I know what Barack Obama is doing, but what is he doing???

Acting like a waiter is a little weird at this stage in the primaries.

And he should be wearing gloves when handling prepared food. He should issue an apology for that. After all, this has become an Apology Weekend for Obama.

MISHAWAKA, Ind. -- A political tempest over Barack Obama's comments about bitter voters in small towns has given rival Hillary Rodham Clinton a new opening to court working class Democrats 10 days before Pennsylvanians hold a primary that she must win to keep her presidential campaign alive.

Obama tried to quell the furor Saturday, explaining his remarks while also conceding he had chosen his words poorly.

"If I worded things in a way that made people offended, I deeply regret that," Obama said in an interview with the Winston-Salem (N.C.) Journal.

That sort of an apology bugs me.

IF I offended....

I can't stand that. It's not a question of "if." He did offend people and he knows it. Why does he add that "if" qualifier?

Of course, Obama deeply regrets being caught exposing himself to be a liberal elitist snob. Of course, he'd regret that his condescending comments were made public and his true attitude about hard-working Americans was revealed.

For someone so articulate, you'd think he'd be able to get an apology right.

Frankly, his apologies suck.

Something like this would be good:

The things I said at that big bucks San Francisco fund-raiser were inexcusable. I know I offended Pennsylvanians and many other Americans as well when I said their frustration and anger with Washington causes them to cling to their guns and their religion. I demeaned them for exercising their rights. I berated their values and opinions on issues. I completely trashed the working-class, America's backbone. I'm so ashamed. I acted like an arrogant jerk and for that I am truly sorry. Please forgive me. Oh, and I'm sorry for handing out burgers without wearing food service gloves. That was bad.

I think Obama could benefit from some spiritual counseling, but from someone other than his spiritual mentor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.