Obama Jabs Opponents With a Little Humor
(CBS)
LAS VEGAS -- At a town hall meeting last night, Barack Obama sounded more like a stand-up comedian with a string of one-liners than a man running for president as he ranted against Hillary Clinton’s criticisms of him.
Obama told the crowd of roughly 700 that when he was down 20 points, people loved him but now that he's running strong, they are critical of him.
Obama poked fun at John Edwards and Hillary Clinton for their response to the “what is your weakness” question at the MSNBC debate. Obama said that he answered the question as an “ordinary person.”
"Folks, they don't tell you what they mean!" exclaimed Obama.
“I thought that they meant 'what’s your biggest weakness?!' So I said 'well you know I don’t handle paper that well, you know, my desk is a mess, I need somebody to help me file and stuff all the time.'”
“So the other two they say well my biggest weakness is 'I'm just too passionate about helping poor people.' I am just too impatient to bring about change in America.'”
Obama joked, “If I had gone last I would have known what the game was. I could have said 'well you know I like to help old ladies across the street. Sometimes they don’t want to be helped. It’s terrible.'”
Obama went on to criticize Clinton for her comments at the debate on the bankruptcy bill.
“She explains, 'well, sort of, I don't know, here's why I did this.' And then she says 'I voted for it but I was glad to see that it didn’t pass.' What does that mean? No seriously, what does that mean? if you didn’t want to see it passed, then you can vote against it.”
The crowd roared with laughter as Obama pounced on the Clinton campaign for mailers that were sent out to Nevada voters stating that Obama supported Yucca Mountain. “What part of 'I’m not for Yucca' do you not understand?”
Obama ended by calling Clinton’s comments “tricks” and said voters will stop listening to politicians because of them. At the end of the event, a man yelled out to Obama that he will be a better president than George Bush. Obama responded, “So would you!”
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". . . At the end of the event, a man yelled out to Obama that he will be a better president than George Bush. Obama responded, ''So would you!''
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how can we trust a candidate that has the record of influence , and what does this say about the experience to lead , if these kinds of influences are not caught right up front , how can Hillary claim she has the right experience to stop these kinds of Illegal affairs , that even still is willing to take the funds , only to give them back , once the spot light has been cast upon them and their corruption of generating the finds like this example ;Clinton to Return Funds from Fundraiser Hsu
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14316806 .
I mean these people have to have a constant policing going on around them 24 / 7 , or we the people get manipulated to death , and so how can you trust em , and why should we start right out worrying about this kind of stuff ????
I like the Idea Barack Obama has about a Leader needing to be able to pick the right people to run the body of Government .
Barack Obama , the candidate for Peace and Prosperity can get the job done with Dignity and class , to restore the hope for the future of all .
Thanks for your time and have a Great day in the USA .
how can we trust a candidate that has the record of influence , and what does this say about the experience to lead , if these kinds of influences are not caught right up front , how can Hillary claim she has the right experience to stop these kinds of Illegal affairs , that even still is willing to take the funds , only to give them back , once the spot light has been cast upon them and their corruption of generating the finds like this example ;Clinton to Return Funds from Fundraiser Hsu
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14316806 .
I mean these people have to have a constant policing going on around them 24 / 7 , or we the people get manipulated to death , and so how can you trust em , and why should we start right out worrying about this kind of stuff ????
I like the Idea Barack Obama has about a Leader needing to be able to pick the right people to run the body of Government .
Barack Obama , the candidate for Peace and Prosperity can get the job done with Dignity and class , to restore the hope for the future of all .
Thanks for your time and have a Great day in the USA .
In addition, Obama has been an elected official longer than Hillary, she was just elected this mellenium! 2000 people! other than that she was just wifey, Before she became the senator all she did was work for children and women, not the whole of America like Obama.
One more point-i dont care HOW much experience you have, you cant bring change unless you can bring the country together, and Hillary cant do that. Dont forget that the clintons dont try to unite the country to win elections, they go after the majority of the votes.
Wise up people, and stop playing into the clintons tricks, its time for a change. And that means a change in your flawed thinking as well.
John Edwards is the only one that will fight poverty and bring health care and education to the poor & middle class of America. John Edwards would be the best President for all of America, anything less will be as bad as keeping Bush in office forever.
America deserves honest men of integrity that will fight for all Americans, and Edwards is a true patriot that can make America great. He has the substinance, determination, and will to fight greed, corruption and end the outsourcing of our jobs.
His economic, education, health and welfare policies are now being copied by all the canidates. Edwards spoke out months and even years before the others.
America needs to think about why the "Washington Greed, Corruption, Large Corporations and Media" are trying to make this a two candidate Democratic race?
Edwards is the only Democrat able to win the Presidency, as polls have showed that any Republican nominated will beat Clinton and/or Obama.
An Edwards presidency will create American jobs for Americans by ending the outsourcing of our jobs lost through NAFTA and CAFTA. It will end the greed and corruption of large corporations and Washington politicians.
End the $700 million per day wasted in Iraq and invest in America, America can prosper in a global economy without outsourcing our jobs
Vote for jobs for the workers of America, healthcare and education for the middle class by endorsing a true patriot of integrity and honesty for America, John Edwards
Sadly, not much smarter.
very long time. The experience question is null and void this year, Joe Biden and Christopher Dodd are two fine Americans with extensive experience.They only gleaned a very small percentage of the vote. Barack Obama is getting key endorsements from well respected colleagues on a daily basis. Here is where experience really comes in. Who will he surround himself with? What will his cabinet look like.I get the impression it would be a "who`s who" ? of very accomplished, well respected leaders, from both parties. Barack Obama has a knack for getting people to work together. We desperately need his message of hope and change.Can he accomplish this change ? I believe that he has enough support and is respected enough where he can truly accomplish change. He is not bogged down by personal and political baggage. He is a natural, gifted, and articulate leader who does not need to be coached, scripted, rehearsed, or guided by "handlers".
He is a uniting force, not a dividing force. Thee last thing we need is more polarization.
That being said, *** john and hill? your biggest weakness is you like to help people too much. How is that a weakness? How is that anything but a horrible answer to an honest question? Oh yeah I''m sure everyone in the country can relate to that being their biggest weakness also. If we could relate to that we probably wouldn''t be in the messes we are in today.
Those were BS answers and Obama was more than correct to joke about them, they were funny.
- by truedemocrat January 18, 2008 11:47 AM EST
- I am sorry Mr. Obama but telling jokes does not make up for your total lack of experience. You are not a known national figure. Come back in eigth year and keep your face in the National spotlight. You don;t have the experience and or knowledge to be President. Your paln to raise payroll taxes is not going to help the lower income and working families that you claim to want to help. Sure give us a tax credit but takit away with a tax credit. You will not be buying my vote with the promise of money. You give in one hand (tax credit)and take away with the other (payroll tax). Your economic polices in fact all of your polices have not been thought through completly. You are just saying things that you think voters will like to get your there votes. I beelive that Americans are a little smarter than you seem to think.
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