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Obama a victim of the “gloomy” economy

Heh.

So what does Barack Obama do after a hard day of defending the common man during the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression?

Throw a $28,500-a-head fundraising dinner, of course.

Followed by a $2,500-a-head reception featuring Barbra Streisand singing a song or two.

The Democratic presidential candidate spent the day Tuesday campaigning in Colorado, where he talked to supporters about the mortgage crisis that has reshaped Wall Street and caused many people to lose their homes.
 
Speaking a day after the stock market had its worst day since 2001, he assured a rally in the Denver suburb of Golden that he understood the impact the crisis was having from Wall Street to Main Street.
 
“Jobs have disappeared, and peoples’ life savings have been put at risk. Millions of families face foreclosure, and millions more have seen their home values plummet,” he said.
 
“These are the struggles that Americans are facing. This is the pain that has now trickled up.”
 
Then he jetted off to Los Angeles (Beverly Hills, if I’m not mistaken. – Ed.) Tuesday evening for a pair of glitzy fundraisers that could be the biggest for Democrats during this election cycle. 

Because Barry and Hollyweird are just, you know, a bunch of average American Joes and Janes, right?  But hey, don’t you go thinking he’s some kind of elitist or anything, m’kay?  Retorts J-Mac:

“(He) talks about siding with the people, siding with the people — just before he flies off to Hollywood for a fundraiser with Barbra Streisand and his celebrity friends,” McCain told a rally in Vienna, Ohio, a critical battleground state. “Let me tell you my friends, there’s no place I’d rather be than here with the working men and women of Ohio.”

September 17, 2008 - Posted by | Hollyweirdos, hypocrisy, McCain, Obama

8 Comments »

  1. http://elect2009.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/breaking-obamas-hollywood-gala-where-cameras-werent-allowed-think-again/
    You’ll love this.
    Enjoy your blog.

    Comment by OMGIAMGOINGNUTS | September 17, 2008

  2. Thanks for the link and the kind words, OMG!

    Comment by crushliberalism | September 17, 2008

  3. Captain Elitist has NO FRIGGIN CLUE what American families are going through. He’s been living off the government teat ever since he “miserably failed” at being a community organizer, so spare us the “I’m looking out for the working class” cr@p Senator A$$hat!!! YOU are doing everything humanly possible to destroy us. Here’s an idea. You want to ease our struggles? Keep your frickin hands out of our pockets!!!!

    Comment by Kanaka Girl | September 17, 2008

  4. Since he likely “jetted off to” LAX and then was driven to Beverly Hills, the sentence is probably technically correct, although unspecific as to actual location of the fundraisers.

    Plus, around here, the term “Los Angeles” (and “Hollywood” for that matter) gets used rather loosely. “Los Angeles” is often used to denote the greater Los Angeles area (ie, most of the county) rather than just the City of Los Angeles. it’s all one big blob, anyway, despite official “borders.”

    But, yeah, of course, technically Beverly Hills, which is its own city, rather than LA or Hollywood (as J-Mac says).

    Comment by JsinGood | September 17, 2008

  5. One must wonder if he purchased any carbon credits with the $9 million he got by jetting off to Californistan.

    Comment by TheBad | September 17, 2008

  6. Reagan was never about doom and gloom, thats why he won both elections in landslides. Reagan made Americans feel good about themselves as Americans and he made the citizens believe nothing is impossible or can keep them down. He was definitely a one in a million. People look to their leaders for hope.

    Comment by Tyrone | September 17, 2008

  7. I would give one of my big toes if a major media figure would ask Obama, “Can you define ‘marginal tax rate?’” Or, “Do you consider your economic plans to be ‘statist?’ Why or why not?” Or, “If you had to choose between two dead historical figures to be your Sec. of the Treasury, would you choose Milton Friedman or J.K. Galbraith?”

    I’m sure Obama would “um” and “ah” a lot (a whole lot), and I’m sure the “define marginal tax rate” question would expose him as the fraud he is. Indeed.

    Comment by Joltin' Django | September 17, 2008

  8. People look to their leaders for hope.

    Well that explains it…. Obama thinks people are looking for a DOPE!

    Comment by Kanaka Girl | September 18, 2008


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