Posted on 05/11/2012 4:20:34 PM PDT by Kaslin
Election: Remember how candidate Barack Obama complained in 2008 that any discussion not involving the economy was a "distraction"? This time, his entire campaign is built on distracting voters from the economy.
During his 2008 campaign, one of Obama's favorite words was "distraction." He constantly plugged it into his speeches and interviews to dismiss any controversy that might have erupted, or an issue he didn't particularly want to talk about.
Questions about how Obama could have sat in the pews and listened to Rev. Wright's anti-American, race-baiting screeds for years? Distraction. Questions about his relationship with radical Bill Ayers? Distraction. Questions about his qualifications to be president? Distraction.
Typically, Obama would follow up by talking about how we need to focus instead on "the real issues." Here's just a small sampling of Obama quotes:
• "You could see race bubbling up in a way that was distracting from the issues that I think are so important to America right now." March 2008
• "We knew that the closer we got to the change we seek, the more we'd see of the politics we're trying to end — the attacks and distortions that try to distract us from the issues that matter." March 2008
• "It's easy to get caught up in the distractions and the silliness and the tit for tat that consumes our politics." April 2008
(Excerpt) Read more at news.investors.com ...
I don’t know how anyone can take this guy seriously.
He’s ****ed up everything he has touched, but gosh,he’s such a good BSer.
In Obama’s mind, the American voter was stupid enough to fall for this BS malarkey in 2008 - why shouldn’t he try it again?
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