corner.nationalreview.com - 10/30/2008
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Speaking in front of a huge audience at downtown Raleigh rally yesterday, Barack Obama threw off a humorous line about John McCain's accusation that the Obama tax plan is redistributionist:
McCain has "called me a socialist for wanting to roll back the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest ...
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Oh Dear.
INSTAPUTZ —
Remember how Senator Obama quipped that by week's end, McCain would "be accusing me of being a secret communist because I shared my toys in kindergarten”? Yes, well, according to The Corner, there is something nefarious about this. For real! ...Obama revealed precisely why he is vulnerable to such charges: he can't seem to tell the difference between a gift and a theft. Let the record show, please, that a mere five days away from getting its clock cleaned, the braintrust of the GOP is dwelling not on foreign policy, Social Security, ...
Punchlines and bread lines
protein wisdom —
A trenchant observation from the Corner’s John Hood: Speaking in front of a huge audience at downtown Raleigh rally yesterday, Barack Obama threw off a humorous line about John McCain’s accusation that the Obama tax plan is redistributionist: McCain has “called me a socialist for wanting to roll back the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans so we can finally give tax relief to the middle class,” Obama said. “I don’t know what’s next. By the end of the week he’ll be accusing me of being a secret communist because I shared my toys in kindergarten.” Ha ha. Only, in this ...
Beyond Parody
Newshoggers.com —
... By using such a ridiculous example, Obama was hoping to deflect the attacks, but he has most definitely misunderestimated the right-wing brain! ...
Friday morning links
Maggie's Farm —
... No, but he is clever and ruthless. Obama, the Red Diaper Baby. Voter fraud chic at The Gap. Michelle. Groovy. Barack's aunt finally found. I think he wants me to take care of her. If CO2 is classified as a dangerous pollutant... Yeah, and we'll all be taxed for breathing and farting. Tax beans! Farting should be taxed, come to think of it, to discourage it. Nice grouchy rant. Alphecca. Government isn't charity. NRO. No, it is not. Money at gunpoint doesn't count as charity. Finally, ...
Sharing Toys
PoliGazette —
... John Hood explains quite well for the Corner at National Review Online what it is about charity vs. government action Barack Obama, and Social Democrats like him, do not seem to get. ...
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