Okay. Thank you for clarifying. I mistakenly thought you had responded to Obama's speech, or David's post.

Myself, I feel that while any time someone says “everybody” or “all” who support certain policies are bigoted / liberal (take your choice), they're overgeneralizing. OTOH, it's very hard to deny that there's a large element of homophobia in some of the rhetoric from some segments of society, and there's also a healthy dose of bigotry coming from some segments in the immigration debates.

Because 'everybody” isn't bigoted or homophobic doesn't mean no-one is, and I think your claim that there are “very few” is somewhat optimistic.

Because in reality very few people are anti-immigrant or anti-gay. Obama has in past statements implied that people with tough stances on illegal immigration are bigoted, and I'd have to look that up to show you. But the nuts and bolts are in Obama's policy positions, and the implication that those who have less embracing policy positions than him scorn gays, or don't seek equal opportunities for immigrants.

My point in that, is that he can't transcend Democratic politics, and embrace “red states and blue states” if he doesn't budge an inch on this type of stance. He may truly want bi-partisanship, and I think he does, but his policy positions and rhetoric on specific issues don't represent that. Remember, Bush also ran as a “uniter, not a divider”

My point is that he can't appeal to Democratic primary voters and to “red states” at the same time—and that, yes, its a problem with being a Democrat.

Its a nice thing to embrace immigrants and gays; but its an untruth to say that political opposition to these issues is based on bigotry.

I missed it, I guess. Where did he say that?

Obama says we are One America, but vote Democrat.

This is the primary campaign. To vote for him at the moment, you really pretty much have to vote Democrat. Is your objection that he's a Democrat altogether? Because that's a different issue entirely.