Originally Posted By DDMAN26 <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-jokes-clooney-stars-gala-fundraiser-050818816.html" target="_blank">http://news.yahoo.com/obama-jo...816.html</a> One of the many knocks on Mitt Romney is that he cannot relate to the working, middle class of this country. And I fully agree with that. But can someone explain to me how attending a star studded event that raises you 15 million dollars a record also puts you in touch with the common folk?
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 We're not talking about five year old Barrack Obama. We're talking about the man who was elected President of the United States. How does he now relate to the middle class. So uh thread not over.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 If presidents or candidates who go to fund raisers with wealthy people can't relate to the middle class, then NO candidate in our lifetime could. It's a silly proposition.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 Then don't tell me that one candidate cares about the middle class and the other one doesn't. Neither do. Just another reason why POTUS will be left blank this November.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Because both have fund raisers with wealthy donors, neither cares about the middle class? That simply doesn't follow. Both have fund raisers with wealthy donors. Logic 101 tells us that either 1). Both care about the middle class. Or 2). Candidate A does but Candidate B does not. Or 3). Candidate B does but Candidate A does not. Or 4). Neither does. The reason for this is that holding fund raisers with wealthy donors neither establishes nor precludes caring about the middle class. You have to look at other actions to determine that.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I'm not a big Obama fan but if I had the choice of having a fundraiser with rich people or poor people I think I would follow his lead and have it with the rich people.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>I guess but to me it just doesn't look good.<< To today's right wing, nothing Obama could ever possibly do looks good.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper Michelle looks good in my humble opinion. I'm going straight to hell.
Originally Posted By mawnck Obviously. Liberal hell because you're being a sexist pig, and conservative hell because you said something nice about an Obama. ;-)
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 <<To today's right wing, nothing Obama could ever possibly do looks good.>> Generally I haven't had much good or bad to say overall about the President. Personally I like the guy, but I don't vote because I personally like someone.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper Unless one spends any significant time with a person I don't know how we can know them enough to say we like them personally. I know it is common but I really have to wonder if we have seen the real Obama. I don't think there is any question that we saw the real Clinton and the real Bush...or enough of the "real" them to form an opinion. Part of me hopes what we see isn't the "real" Obama because...well...<yawn>. Though I will admit I have enjoyed the sense of humor you see once in a while and particularly at the White House Press Dinner. Guy has good comedic timing.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb Just because some of us find Romney repugnant doesn't mean we suddenly like Obama by default. There are other candidates out there and I hope one day we won't be so tethered to the two party system that voters feel they must choose the lesser of two evils.
