It may have detracted from his argument but it isn't playground BS and you shouldn't call it such. If you parse each of his sentences he quite likely means the

It may have detracted from his argument but it isn't playground BS and you shouldn't call it such. If you parse each of his sentences he quite likely means them in a serious way. The fact is that many poor Americans seem to oppose the implementation of some government policies designed to help them as poor people. This is a very frustrating phenomenon from a liberal perspective.