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Barack Obama does not want to see your underwear
Ben Smith's Blog —
So he tells MTV, which keeps the underwear-themed questions alive:
Sway: I know people have piercings, tattoos. Eric, in particular, is talking about a ban on sagging pants. Do feel like people should be penalized?
Obama: Here is my attitude: I think people passing a law against people wearing sagging pants is a waste of time. We should be focused on creating jobs, improving our schools, health care, dealing with the war in Iraq, and anybody, any public official, that is worrying about sagging pants probably needs to spend some time focusing on real problems ...
Well, someone’s a chump
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... Barack Obama gave an interview to MTV and got challenged on his redistributionist tax policies. In answering, Obama called his increases “chump change” to those making over $250,000 a year — a characterization that should raise eyebrows (emphases mine): Sway: Our next question is from Matt from Iowa: “If your desire is to spread the wealth around, what incentive is there for me to try to work hard? If I am only going to get more taken away from me, the more money I make, why wouldn’t I just slide into a life of relaxation and let rich people take care of me? And a lot of ...
"Brothers Should Pull Up Their Pants"
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... Interview also covers crime, student loans, immigration, Internet rumors, and work policies on piercings and tattoos.
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Obama to MTV: 'Brothers Should Pull Up Their Pants'
Political Radar —
... would destroy the incentive to become financially successful. The Democratic nominee was also asked about student loans, a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants, Internet rumors, and work policies on piercings and tattoos. Watch the full interview HERE . November 3, 2008 in ...
Obama: Tax Hike For People Making Over $250,000/Year Is “Chump Change”
Say Anything —
So says The One in an MTV interview:
Sway: Our next question is from Matt from Iowa: “If your desire is to spread the wealth around, what incentive is there for me to try to work hard? If I am only going to get more taken away from me, the more money I make, why wouldn’t I just slide into a life of relaxation and let rich people take care of me? And a lot of people are asking similar questions, and I wanted you to specify. What does this mean exactly?”
Obama: What is amazing to me is this whole notion ...
The Arrogance of Barack Obama
Power Line —
... Maybe the American people just didn't have quite enough time to get to know Barack Obama. It seems inconceivable to me that a candidate as arrogant as Obama could be ahead in the polls if the voters had fully absorbed how out of touch he can be. A case in point is this MTV interview, where Obama says that the tax increase he proposes on people who earn $250,000 or more is "chump change, that's nothing." But wait! If it's "chump change," how is it going to fund the hundreds of billions in new spending that Obama wants? ...
Obama: I Would Vote Against Calif. Gay Marriage Ban
News —
... Barack Obama called a California referendum banning gay marriage “unnecessary” and said he would not vote for it despite a professed opposition to gay marriage. “I believe marriage is between a man and woman and I am not in favor of gay marriage,” Obama said during a youth voters' forum on MTV to air Monday night, but said he would still vote no on the California proposition, a vote against amending the state's constitution to prohibit gay and lesbian marriages. “I think young people are ahead of the curve on this," he said, "their attitude generally is, ‘We ...
Obama: Taking “Chump Change” from the Rich
Patterico's Pontifications —
... Barack Obama sat down Saturday for an MTV interview that covered a wide range of topics, including how he will spread the wealth to lower-income Americans by taking “chump change” from the rich: ...
Barack Obama On The Issues: Sagging Pants
MoJo Blog Posts: mojo —
... In an otherwise issues-focused interview with MTV, we finally get to hear Barack Obama's position on what those darn kids are wearing: ...
Taylor Marsh — ... This [bleep] election! There goes the "best political team on television." We could win this one. -??For he knew how to do a little of everything-?"all badly.-?? - V. Hugo Obama says, pull up your pants, brothers. Hell freezes. What does sexual orientation have to do with it? No one’s talking about Keith Olbermann as a raging bachelor, now are they? ...
The Master of Chump Change
Moonbattery —
Obama is once again giving new meaning to the term "chump change." Quoth the Moonbat Messiah:
Well, right now, [those making at least $250,000] are getting taxed at 36 percent. Under Bill Clinton in the 1990s, they were being taxed at 39.6 percent. You are talking about a 3.6 percent difference, and for the average person who is making half a million, a million dollars … that's chump change, that's nothing.
As Hot Air points out:
At $250,000, an additional 3.6% isn't chump change. It's an ...
A Taxation Primer
Pirate's Cove —
... Now, Barry had this to say to those very serious people at MTV, because he only wants to talk about serious issues (via ...
A Taxation Primer
Stop The ACLU —
Taxation has been coming up quite a bit this election season, as is, quite frankly, the norm. Now, in light of Obama’s taxation pledges to raise it on $250K and up (maybe, depends which speech we are listening to,) I wonder how that will work out, and, quite frankly, tax policy fascinates me, and has ever since I read the book “ Showdown at Gucci Gulch .” Now, Barry had this to say to those very serious people at MTV , because he only wants to talk about serious issues (via Hot Air ) Obama: Well, right now, they are getting taxed at 36 percent. Under Bill ...
