Making his way to the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Barack Obama had a Sunday visit with 300 invited guests at the Rod and Gun Park in Eau Claire.
From the Leader-Telegram:
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama touched on nearly all the key issues in the upcoming presidential election - the economy, energy, education, health care, national security and Iraq - during his stop in Eau Claire Sunday, but he focused most of his 30-minute speech on the troubles faced by the working class.
Times are tough, he said, to about 300 people who were invited to the "BBQ with Barack Obama" at Eau Claire's Rod and Gun Park.
"I don't need to tell you that, 'cause you're living it," the Illinois senator said, adding that the average family income has decreased $1,000 under President Bush and families have been pushed to their limits financially.
"It becomes hard to cut back when you've got to drive 50 miles to your job. ... It becomes hard to cut back when you're already short when it comes to paying for home heating oil in the middle of the winter," Obama said.
Were all of the 300 invited guests struggling working class people?
I find that hard to believe.
Obama said, "I don't need to tell you that [times are tough], 'cause you're living it."
I suppose this class warfare talk appeals to Obama supporters whether they're personally struggling or not.
...Obama used the war in Iraq as another talking point for the economy - but ended up apologizing for his language in front of the Sunday crowd.
"If we can spend $10 billion to $12 billion a month in Iraq, we sure as hell can pay $10 billion to $12 billion right here in the United States of America putting people back to work," he said, then briefly paused. "I apologize. I usually say 'heck,' especially after church. That sort of slipped out. Sorry, kids."
OOPS!
Obama usually says "heck."
Really?
Posted on the New York Times site, December 30, 2007, Des Moines, Iowa:
Senator Barack Obama was asked by a Republican voter on Sunday how he would compare himself to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
“He’s very handsome,” Mr. Obama said during a question and answer session at a middle school in Knoxville. “He’s also taller than me.”
Mr. Obama then recounted an interview he had heard recently in which Mr. Romney was asked if he ever swore. Yes, Mr. Romney said, according to Mr. Obama. But none of the “really bad words.”
Not so himself, Mr. Obama declared proudly. “I’ve used some really harsh curse words,” he said to scattered applause.
“I’ve used some of those real juicy ones,” he added to even more applause.
In Obama's book, Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance, he doesn't watch his language.
Listen to some clips of Obama's reading of his book:
In his book, Obama writes some really "juicy ones."
Those weren't slips. He could have edited those words out of the transcript. He certainly could have decided not to say the words for the audio version.
"M*****f***ers"?
When Obama apologized for using the word "hell" instead of "heck" to the crowd in Eau Claire, when he said, "Sorry, kids," he should have warned the children not to read or listen to his book.
This "I usually say 'heck,' especially after church" stuff is a joke.
Obviously, Obama's various handlers and image-makers have told Obama not to curse.
That's not the real Obama.
I'm in no position to be casting stones when it comes to someone's language, but I don't pretend to be someone that I'm not.
His remarks in Eau Claire are really laughable.
Obama could have apologized, but it was really lame, and a lie, to claim that he usually doesn't use such foul language as "hell."
What a joke!
2 comments:
Speaking of politicians not being real in front of the cameras, remember when the Republicans got caught sending out a memo telling their corporate sponsors to wear "normal" clothes and that hard hats would be handed out before the press conference?
I'm glad Barack Obama is trying to watch his language and has stopped smoking during the campaign.
Bush once said he lied about his prior drug use because he didn't want to set a bad example for kids.
All politicians craft their image for political purposes.
I would rather vote for a politician who conceals a few swear words and a smoking habit instead of voting for politicians who try to conceal their pro-rich policies by wearing "normal" clothes and hard hats.
I'm not aware of that memo.
I remember Bush saying he didn't tell his children about his DUI, not drug use. While I've never had any brush with the law (not even a parking ticket), there are things I've done that I won't tell my children.
Class warfare doesn't cut it. It's divisive and plays on victimhood.
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