During the October 15th debate, Barack Obama referenced a conversation he had with a skeptical voter, “Joe the Plumber.” Joe was concerned that Obama’s new tax plan would punish him for making $250,000 a year.
Obama’s response: I just want to spread the wealth around. Sound good to you?
But wait until you see what Fox News had to say.
Is anybody listening? Did you watch last night’s coverage of the debates? I really want to know how my generation of thinkers are feeling after the final debate.
*If you missed it, enjoy it in 3 parts from CNN.com (part 1) | (part 2) | (part 3)
In response to Mr. Obama’s statement that Mr. McCain had repeatedly supported Mr. Bush’s economic policies, Mr. McCain fairly leaped out of his chair to say: “Senator Obama, I am not President Bush. If you wanted to run against President Bush, you should have run four years ago.”
Acknowledging Mr. McCain had his differences with Mr. Bush, Mr. Obama replied, “The fact of the matter is that if I occasionally mistake your policies for George Bush’s policies, it’s because on the core economic issues that matter to the American people — on tax policy, on energy policy, on spending priorities — you have been a vigorous supporter of President Bush.”
Ouch! Obama clapped back without missing a beat. While McCain failed every attempt to come across stoic and unfazed. But don’t leave this one up to me … What do you think?
