Obama: Hey, remember when I came up with the plan for that stimulus bill? Democrats: Um, no; Update: McCain video added
posted at 9:58 pm on September 16, 2008 by Allahpundit
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I remember it. It was his finest hour. Not including the time he got Putin to back down in Georgia, of course.
Via Jake Tapper, breaking the hearts of his old friends at Salon:
“In January, I outlined a plan to help revive our faltering economy,” Obama said, “which formed the basis for a bipartisan stimulus package that passed the Congress.”
Is that true?
Democrats on Capitol Hill who support Obama say no.
Wanting Obama to win, however, none will say so on the record.
But media accounts from the time make it clear that even though Obama, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., all offered legislation to provide stimulus to the economy, congressional leaders looped them and their legislation out of negotiations…
[T]hough the bill that eventually passed more closely resembled Obama’s than either Clinton’s or McCain’s, those involved in the drafting of the legislation say it was more a matter of agreeing on a good idea [to issue rebate checks] and was not a matter of, as Obama claimed, his proposal having “formed the basis for a bipartisan stimulus package that passed the Congress.”
He didn’t even show up to vote for it. Not the first time he’s exaggerated his responsibilities in Congress either, as Ace reminds us, and of course he’s not a stickler about carrying out the responsibilities he actually does have.
He sure can give a speech, though, can’t he?
I look forward to the media showing 1/1000th the interest in this case of a candidate with a thin resume lying about his credentials as they’ve shown in Palin touting the fact that she canceled the bridge to nowhere — which she did. Exit question: Does a man who comes from the same professional background as Jesus really need to inflate his resume?
Update: Via InstaGlenn, here’s Maverick laying Obama out.
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Nothing to worry about. McCain supports all working people, even from the one’s who are poor and struggling to the ones that give them jobs.
Obama only supports non-working people that he can “organize” to not work at the steel mills, factories and other places next door to their house because all the jobs are too far away, but instead stay home and collect benefit checks.
Damiano on September 16, 2008 at 10:51 PM
“No Republican would have survived being a member of a bigoted church that teaches black separatist theology,did fund raisers and worked side by side with weathermen terrorist,changed their position on just about every issue.”
Baxter, how many Republicans were excoriated for even daring to speak ay Bob Jones University?
hawkdriver on September 16, 2008 at 10:54 PM
It’s over guys — boy are the libs going to have a fit in Nov.
Richard Romano on September 16, 2008 at 10:56 PM
Stand up!
Stand up!
Stand up and fight!
Nothing is inevitable here!
We’re Americans, and we never give up!
We never quit!
We never hide from history!
We make history!
- Senator John S. McCain, September 4, 2008
Loxodonta on September 16, 2008 at 10:58 PM
This is all similar to that plan he outlined and gave to Al Gore for that Internet thing that Al created.
Democrats are real good at inventing things, apparently.
beatcanvas on September 16, 2008 at 11:02 PM
Wonder WTH Obama was thinking, embellishments are one thing but to make such claims and not even be there to vote, not smart. Financial paper trails. not smart. Seems kinda like Obama is falling apart at the seams.
Tobias2012 on September 16, 2008 at 11:05 PM
You just can’t go around “makin’ stuff up”.
juanito on September 16, 2008 at 11:06 PM
Especially when they see McCain treat their dad like a pinata.
Ten days till the first presidential debate!
Terrie on September 16, 2008 at 11:07 PM
Love the update… 0w3nd!
SkinnerVic on September 16, 2008 at 11:11 PM
“Wonder WTH Obama was thinking, embellishments are one thing but to make such claims and not even be there to vote, not smart. Financial paper trails. not smart. Seems kinda like Obama is falling apart at the seams.”
It’s the kind of mentality that comes from knowing that the media is in the tank for you and will protect your every word and step.
It’s just scary to know that they are so incapable of telling our point of view. To the MSM, we’re an evil that deserves whatever lengths they have to go to, to beat us. To destroy us.
hawkdriver on September 16, 2008 at 11:13 PM
Some great obama (video) info ; o )
http://blog1.thejtandbearshow.com/
christene on September 16, 2008 at 11:15 PM
Obama is seeking Bill Clintons third term,
or in the case of the Clinton’s lying
slickmiester routine,maybe Hillarys
first term!!!!haha,
canopfor on September 16, 2008 at 11:16 PM
Dear Right, you are a Nimrod. Rather than deconstructing this feeble, puking whine, and your shrill old cries of incompetent rage, I shall give a big “whup whup” to big dog Bishop:
pomerpants on September 16, 2008 at 11:17 PM
Damn, that old man sure can hit hard when he puts his mind to it. I love it!
Yakko77 on September 16, 2008 at 11:29 PM
FIFY
Mojack420 on September 16, 2008 at 11:33 PM
Have you finally figured it out John?
Please don’t let us down with an apology tomorrow for being to harsh on your opponent.
Saltysam on September 16, 2008 at 11:34 PM
Fixed.
allrsn on September 16, 2008 at 11:36 PM
Now he’s really fixed…
trailboss on September 16, 2008 at 11:38 PM
Don’t know,but I do know that we are told not to engage in “guilt by association” when it comes to Ayers/Wright,Democrats who say hurricanes are a way of showing God is on their side,and Obama
having corrupt people like Johnson part of their campaign who led Fannie Mae/Fannie Mac off the cliff while steering hundreds of thousands of dollars into Obama’s pocket.
I mean come on…. big hotshot liberal University in NY took pride in having anti-semitic,”no gays in Iran”, Ahmadinejad, one of the biggest sponsors of terrorism speak
while the “minute men”were told to get lost.
But if some preacher like Roberts says something crazy,for
some reason the whole Republican party is put on trial.
Baxter Greene on September 16, 2008 at 11:38 PM
Obama is the greatest. If you don’t believe me, just ask him.
Elizabetty on September 16, 2008 at 11:41 PM
“But if some preacher like Roberts says something crazy,for
some reason the whole Republican party is put on trial.”
Amen brother. And there were even stories this week and last that asked how dare the republicans use the bias card against the media and using that tactic won’t be the McCain camp ahead. “Tactic”, they really think we’re a bunch of idiots.
What, huh? You mean you’re not biased? Although you don’t have to lift a finget to prove it ,you want me to believe it the same way you wanted me to believe Sarah Palin is a corrupt politician and bad mother? The same way you wanted me to believe the Dan Rather smear?
And why?
Sheez
hawkdriver on September 16, 2008 at 11:46 PM
Explain to me why the DEMS are proud of themselves for giving us some of our money back, but according to the DEMS, the GOP are bad for not taking more from us to begin with?
How does that work?
Oink on September 16, 2008 at 11:53 PM
McCain needs to tie Obama tight to Fannie and Fredie!!!! He took the money… He didn’t vote on the stimulus package he suposedly came up with…right.
This is great material and should be used fast in a huge ad buy because this is Obama’s only strong point left in the polling. This is the strength that McCain now has the amunition to bring down.
If McCain takes Obama down on the economy there is nothing left!
petunia on September 16, 2008 at 11:57 PM
pssst,
Senator Obama is rumored to have receieved a sweetheart deal from felon Tony Rezco,
Illegally negotiated with the Iraqi government while abroad,
And associated closely with unrepentent terrorist Bill Ayers.
You guys should check this out!
I just sent all of these items to The Blotter From Brian Ross. Do you think when thry run the stories I’ll get the credit?
hawkdriver on September 17, 2008 at 12:04 AM
So basically Obama claims he had a good idea to help the American people.
However, he was too busy with his own life to stick around the Senate and get it in a bill. Places to go people to see.
And further, the problems of the American people are so important that a fund raiser or some such thing kept him away from the vote the other canidates had plenty of time for.
Hmmmm. Sounds like the American people are top priority to Barack Obama.
Remember the only applicable experience we are allowed to judge him on his how he runs this campaign….
petunia on September 17, 2008 at 12:10 AM
Great speech–he must be reading Hotair! BTW where are the specifics in Obama’s speeches as to his record and his plans?
Zip.
PattyJ on September 17, 2008 at 12:11 AM
Obama…the candidate who stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night.
Deanna on September 17, 2008 at 12:20 AM
Obama wants change.
He wants to be at the top of the list of those who benefit from corruption in Washington.
Elizabetty on September 17, 2008 at 12:28 AM
He stayed at the Ritz but said it was a Holiday Inn Express the next day at his campaign rally.
Elizabetty on September 17, 2008 at 12:29 AM
Finally some good comebacks from the Maverick after a rough couple of days. He needs to keep this up!
echosyst on September 17, 2008 at 12:42 AM
I’m sorry. Can somebody tell me what John said? I was watching Cindy the whole time.
She’s cuuute.
Rhinoboy on September 17, 2008 at 12:49 AM
It is certainly partly desperation, but it is more a sense of entitlement. Obama is used to the press acting as his shield, and I have no doubt here that he expects the press to minimize any criticism of his ridiculous claim.
Perhaps next he can tell us he took the initiative in creating the internet?
18-1 on September 17, 2008 at 1:09 AM
This is a hard kick in the nuts to the “It’s Bush’s fault”concerning the failures and corruption of the banking
system(via Instapundit):
The Best Congress Fannie Could Buy
http://www.classicalvalues.com/archives/2008/09/the_best_congre.html
Why yes. Mr. ∅ was outraged. The very people who helped to rip off the American people were taking millions from the taxpayers while ∅ was helping the thieves get away with trillions. I’m outraged. At the theater. What a great act. And he seems so sincere.
Obama is up to his neck with this mess,I hope McCain bitc$
slaps this poser all the way back to Chicago with this.
Baxter Greene on September 17, 2008 at 1:20 AM
Not President
Schadenfreude on September 17, 2008 at 1:59 AM
Right! They are constantly inventing history!!
landlines on September 17, 2008 at 2:44 AM
You know, it occurs to me that we have all gotten so far off track with the lunacy that is the Obama campaign that we’ve all run right past the simple point.
This is a man, who’s ENTIRE premise in the primaries was that he gave an anti-war speech at an anti-war rally in 2002 while running for a US senate seat.
That’s his big “accomplishment”. Other than that, everything else in his entire career is nothing but fantasy, fluff and window dressing… which 9 out of 10 times is a blatant attempt to cover up for either his complete lack of any credible experience or some completely ridiculous, wrong or questionably legal action he’s taken.
Damiano on September 17, 2008 at 3:01 AM
McCain needs to stay on this theme and release a major advertising blitz, to tie Obama to the Freddie and Fanny debacles. He needs to name names and make it clear to everybody, that this crisis is a Democrat crisis.
He needs to tout his efforts to reform Freddie and Fanny, and detail the successful Democrat effort to stop him.
And he needs to learn how to deliver a condemnation with a look of righteous indignation on his face, instead of a smile.
gridlock2 on September 17, 2008 at 5:36 AM
That’s true. It was my only criticism of that speech. He would look righteously indignant, then break into the infamous creepy smile on delivery of the zingers.
Oh well. It’s part of the McCain charm. He can’t act. I for one consider that a good thing.
Damiano on September 17, 2008 at 5:59 AM
I hope this whole rein-in-the-greed-and-corruption schtick of McCain’s is just for public consumption. If laws were broken, let the justice system do it’s thing…and stop exempting Democrats from accountability. If the playing field is level, the markets will work with minimal controls. The more government tightens it’s grip, the more oozes out between it’s fingers. I just get so weary of the finger-pointing and posturing by McCain. Let the Democrats do that. It makes them look even sillier (cue John Cleese).
SKYFOX on September 17, 2008 at 6:08 AM
This is what bugs me about Obama. He is a fraud.
I did hear that he went to some fancy pants get together in Hollywood last night where he raked in $9 million from the little folk who make movies.
gag me.
Terrye on September 17, 2008 at 6:33 AM
Obama reminds me of that little kid back in elementary school who continually lied and exaggerated stories about himself and his family so that he’d look more important and be more popular. Oh… wait. That kid was Obama. Guess he never grew up.
NNtrancer on September 17, 2008 at 6:35 AM
Obama is such a fraud. He really is. I was not crazy about Clinton, but the man was not half the bold faced fraud that this loon is. He is a kook. He is an African American Al Gore.
Terrye on September 17, 2008 at 6:49 AM
I am repeating myself. fraud fraud fraud.
Terrye on September 17, 2008 at 6:49 AM
Um, I may be wrong here, but wasn’t the idea to send rebate checks to taxpayers to stimulate the economy a Bush idea two years earlier? Didn’t the Democrats in Congress at the time call it a foolish move that would not accomplish its goals?
Kafir on September 17, 2008 at 7:06 AM
I would like to see a group photo of the people who believe this turd . . . they would be an interesting sight to behold.
rplat on September 17, 2008 at 7:33 AM
Mac ain’t slinging mud…he ’s got a handfull of jersey and he’s swinging…every punch is connecting.
LtE126 on September 17, 2008 at 7:45 AM
the VIDEO made my morning…..thanks MAVERICK!
SDarchitect on September 17, 2008 at 8:09 AM
Wow. McCain hit Obama right between the eyes. I wonder if Obama’s camp even realizes how poorly his $28,000 a plate fundraiser plays in Ohio and PA? McCain’s campaign set him in the celecbrity mold now that is the lens through which alot of voters view him. The media and his trip abroad helped cement the perception. Now he plays right into it with this huge fundraiser. His decision to forgo public financing will be looked at in hindsight as a huge tactical blunder. Not only has he hurt his campaign he is starving his party in what should be a good year for them to pick up seats. He has to spend too much time fundraising and he is getting the wrong type of attention for it. It just amazes me, that this party is so politically incompetent.
Theworldisnotenough on September 17, 2008 at 8:21 AM
Obama’s statements should be a national ad. Embarrass the hell out of him.
Pair his stupidity with hanging out with Hollywood elites. The mushy middle eats that up because they stick their fingers in the air anyway. McCain should just hammer Obama’s record and highlight how many reforms he asked for that were shot down by Democrats and liberals.
JP1986UM on September 17, 2008 at 8:47 AM
I am going to fight for you!
Shades of Harry Truman. He actually sounds a little like the little guy.
This is GOOD STUFF!!
Bring on the debates!!!
Kempermanx on September 17, 2008 at 10:27 AM
Delivering a condemnation with a smile can be very effective. Sarah Palin mastered the art at the GOP convention.
Steve Z on September 17, 2008 at 10:35 AM
McCain has been talking a lot about lowering corporate taxes. He needs to make the connection that most working people work for corporations, and helping HONEST corporations helps working people keep their jobs. And if greedy bankers make stupid decisions that lead to bankruptcy, how many tellers lose THEIR jobs?
Steve Z on September 17, 2008 at 10:38 AM
That video got a ton of play last night, even on CNN and MSDNC. David Gregory was forced to admit that maybe the Obama camp picked a really bad night to go hobnobbing with Hollywood while the cable channels were filled with pictures of Lehman Bros. workers taking the boxes of stuff out of the building. Obama had nothing to say yesterday of importance because he is out of cash and has to raise it in big chunks now from very rich people.
rockmom on September 17, 2008 at 10:59 AM
This is all really good stuff. Keep hammering it home, Maverick.
Hening on September 17, 2008 at 11:00 AM
No teleprompter as far as I could see (he’s using “bulleted” notes). No umms, uhs, ahhs, etc. No Sir! Just throwing the MESSIAH face-down to the mat. (BTW is that allowed?
alwyr on September 17, 2008 at 11:27 AM
Oh, goody, the anti-stimulus part of the stimulus package.
Cutting marginal tax rates will stimulate the economy. Soaking up venture capital to give people free money will not.
Someone remind me, congress cut checks like these back at the beginning of Bush presidency–but the economy didn’t improve until the tax rate cuts in 2003(?). Did I get that wrong at all?
Count to 10 on September 17, 2008 at 11:35 AM
Corporate taxes are a flat tax, discouraging lower income families from investing.
I would suggest lumping all investments into some kind of “investment account,” killing all corporate, dividend, and capital gains taxes, and just taxing money removed from the investment account as normal income.
Count to 10 on September 17, 2008 at 11:40 AM
I think you might even be able to make a case that the extra borrowing necessary to cut those rebate checks could have contributed to the instability of the financial markets.
Count to 10 on September 17, 2008 at 11:48 AM
For those bothered by the populist language…
Remember that the core of the problem isn’t proper capitalists doing their thing, it’s the way some of the largest companies end up owning congressmen and senators, and through them the whole regulatory apparatus that should be overseeing them.
If you think McCain doesn’t understand this — or doesn’t think that money paid to politicians is what’s broken in Washington — you haven’t been paying attention.
It’s possible that the system is too broken to fix — but if it can be fixed, McCain’s the right guy to try.
Senator Obama doesn’t even see the problem — he apparently thinks that the problem is that the regulators didn’t have enough power.
ClintACK on September 17, 2008 at 12:49 PM
Who the heck is this guy? Does anyone really know other than his cronies in Chicago? It’s freaking me out that so many people can be supporting this corrupt, empty suit.
4shoes on September 17, 2008 at 12:51 PM
Me thinks Oblammo depends upon the media to clean up his $%^&ups. If it were a conservative who said this, mainstream media’d be ALL over it.
Thank God we have more media outlets than 20 years ago.
People with brains know what Obama is about. McCain may stick in my craw at times, but at least he’s more or less honest about what he believes. You pretty much know where he stands.
Those who were taken in by Bill Clinton are now taken in by Obama. The same sheeple with lots of time & no jobs (evidently) on their hands bcs they always seem to have time to go protest somewhere. I’ve never had time to go protest about anything bcs I’m busy WORKING & making $$ to pay my bills.
Badger40 on September 17, 2008 at 2:56 PM
Does it strike anyone else as odd that McCain litters his speaches with hard hitting statements, then smiles abruptly with a pause, then goes back to reading his speach. The smile seems at odds with the content. By all means, smile after saying you’ll fight for the working people, but after calling Obama out, it would seem a stern look would be more appropriate. Note, this does not matter to me, but I’d like to see him have better stage presence, for the win.
AnotherOpinion on September 17, 2008 at 4:20 PM
Barack Obama, not out of commissions
Filed under: 2008
By Francis Beckwith (Email) @ 6:50 pm
Today, Senator Obama said: “Senator McCain offered up the oldest Washington stunt in the book: you pass the buck to a commission to study the problem. But here’s the thing: this isn’t 9-11. We know how we got into this mess. What we need now is leadership that gets us out.”
Apparently, then, we can dismiss Senator Obama’s call for commissions on Social Security (11/2007), torture (9/2007), war crimes (8/2008), and financial oversight for Wall Street (4/2008) as four separate instances of the senator pulling “the oldest Washington stunt in the book.” Perhaps the person who ghost writes his teleprompter can first do a Google search on the senator’s behalf to see whether he had opined on prior occasions on the matter of commissions. It took me about 40 minutes to track all these down.
reshas1 on September 17, 2008 at 4:59 PM
redstate.com sez mccain is not opposing the watered down garbage offshore (non)drilling bill. why on earth doesn’t he come out swinging against this bullshit exclusionary bill? How come California and ANWR are still off limits?!?!?
pc on September 17, 2008 at 5:15 PM
ZAPPP!
Zing!
POWW!
(old Batman TV show effects)
BobMbx on September 17, 2008 at 5:17 PM
Cindy and Sarah look like his doo-wop girls or something. I hope he speaks like this in the debates.
AubieJon on September 17, 2008 at 5:29 PM
Its pretty hard to trust McCain’s speechmaking skills when he repeats WORD FOR WORD the same thing Herbert Hoover said in 1929. Say what you will about Mitt Romney’s (many) faults, but he would know enough not to say something like that.
Speedwagon82 on September 17, 2008 at 6:01 PM
Ohhhh! I hope McCain hits Obama hard in the debates. Over and over again. Use his nuts for a punching bag. I can’t wait for the debates. Does anybody know the dates?
ErinF on September 17, 2008 at 6:52 PM
Lehman Brothers: Obama’s Rezko-Auchi conflict of interest
http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/5076
Chakra Hammer on September 17, 2008 at 7:01 PM
So…. Rezko(born in Syria) Obama’s Slumlord friend of 17 years was financed by Nadhmi Auchi that was an Iraqi whose Baathist ties go back to 1959…
Hmmmm… And Obama sold out the poor people in his district to this slumlord for bribes and hush money in the form of campaign cash and promise of him financing and bankrolling his whole career.
WOW!
Why is this NOT in the news?
Chakra Hammer on September 17, 2008 at 7:12 PM
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/353829,CST-NWS-rez23.article
Why i say Obama sold out the poor people.
He know that Rezko was corrupt and wasn’t looking out for the people in his district, yet still did business with him, and took campaign cash from him, and even a LONG TIME LATER DID A LAND AND HOUSE DEAL WITH HIM!.
Chakra Hammer on September 17, 2008 at 7:16 PM
Barack Obama: I trusted Rezko
Senator says friend raised more money than previously known
Another story on Rezko, telling how much more money Rezko gave him(I wonder how much more he “really gave him” that we don’t know about..)
Chakra Hammer on September 17, 2008 at 7:18 PM
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/353829,CST-NWS-rez23.article
Chakra Hammer on September 19, 2008 at 9:59 PM
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