I’m getting tired of posts about Obama but here’s one more. Maybe the last. There is an absolute frenzy going on about a guy who was playing with his kid in his front yard when Obama, trailed by TV cameras, walked up to him and started a conversation. There was no Rove plot to station Joe on a “rope line” because there was no rope line. Obama walked up to him. Joe made a comment about taxes and Obama’s answer has caused an earthquake. It wasn’t the question that caused the problem, it was the answer.
Feel free to ignore the rest of the ad but note the question and the answer. I’m sure Obama wishes he had said, “No, I won’t,” and walked away. Instead, he made a revealing statement that got him into a lot of trouble with middle class voters.
“Spread the wealth around.”
Joe wishes Obama had just walked by now, as well, because the enraged Obama supporters are doing everything they can to punish this “disrespectful insect” who would dare to question The One.
The LA Times is on the case. That post refers to an LA Times story denigrating the plumber and informing the readers that he even had a small tax lien. Mysteriously during the night, that story disappeared and was replaced with another story about the Al Smith dinner.
Anyway, I would advise any ordinary people, who might be approached by Obama on the campaign, to run as fast as you can away from the candidate. I can’t give Obama advice but this sounds a little late.
Obama has an interesting take on the matter.