Thursday, August 21, 2008
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Questions of the Day: How Many Houses Has Bill Ayers Blown Up? Is Obama Prompter-Dependent?
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Posted by:
Hugh Hewitt at
12:34 PM
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Rush played some tape of Obama attempting to turn John McCain's answer on the number of houses he owns into a stump speech. Rush correctly noted that it sounded very desperate indeed, and given the news that Rush also reported that Obama is using a prompter at "townhalls," raises the question of whether there's quality control at the input end.
Letting surrogates chew on McCain's wealth may or may not be a good idea --class rhetoric rarely works, especially when you have John Kerry as your nominee emeritus-- but it is especially dangerous when your own home was acquired with the connivance of a convicted felon to whom you had helped direct subsidies as a state legislator.
Since houses are in play, we also need to know:
How many houses does nancy Pelosi own? Harry Reid? And how many houses has Bill Ayers blown up or plotted to blow up?
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McCain made a bad gaffe yesterday. When asked about how many houses he owns he said he wasn't sure. According to The Politico he owns four, while others allege seven. Most Americans aren't stumped by this question; an answer of "one" or "zero" will almost always suffice. McCain's answer certainly didn't ingratiate him to the common man in a tough economy. Desperate to get back on the offense, the Democrats are emptying their clips into this single issue: I think it's a very effective ad -- the best I've yet seen from Obama's tepid team. However, ...here |
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