“It’s Almost Like They Take Pride in Being Ignorant”: Obama Strikes Back

August 5, 2008

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This is the Barack Obama that Democrats, and more importantly - this country needs. Of course I am referring to Obama’s firing back of sorts during a campaign stop in Berea, Ohio. Barack Obama seemingly had heard enough, over the last week we have been inundated with a steady stream of garbage courtesey of the new and not so improved McCain/Rove machine.

Some of the highlights - or for those of us with a hint of rationale, lowlights - have included McCain’s “celebrity” ad, which depicts Obama alongside the likes of Brittney Spears and Paris Hilton, as well as a never ending gag reel of insults regarding Obama’s “tire inflation” suggestion as being one of the simple ways regular American’s can help aleviate at least some of the growing burden high gas prices are serving up so many of us.

Well, as you will see in the video attached below, Obama has heard enough - and thank god for that. I know I was personally becoming ill watching each day pass with another “elementary school” insult in the form of a television advertisement or press conference via John McCain and his stooges.

Watch Barack Obama call McCain out, a line which gets a amazing reaction from the crowd, which carries over into Obama’s knockout punch which came in the form of; “It’s almost like the take pride in being ignorant”, which pretty much gets everyone in the building on their feet with cheers and applause to boot.

Thank you, thank you, thank you. This sense of calling them out for what they truly are is a trend Obama needs to stay on top of for the remainder of this campaign. There have been far too many instances of Democrats taking it on the chin, refusing to retaliate on their bottom feeding GOP opponents - and in almost every one of those “overly passive” strategies the Republican’s have ended up winning (IE: the 2004 Presidential Election.)

Moreover, Keith Olbermann took a chance to rip into McCain’s constant “making fun of” Obama and the suggestion (which is supported by a growing majority of elected Republican’s as a aid, not an answer to high gas prices. Much like Obama suggested it as) during his program “Countdown With Keith Olbermann.” Below is that video, with a portion of the transcript included:

And now for the kicker of the story. Now brace yourself folks this is a real doozy, and in my opinion up there with the best McCain flip flops we have seen thus in his uniquely bad Presidential bid. During a press conference John “Walnuts” McCain had this to say:

“And could I mention that Senator Obama a couple of days ago said that we ought to all inflate our tires, and I don’t disagree with that. The American Automobile Association strongly recommends it.”

Oh man this guy is great - he actually manages to make George W. Bush appear halfway competent. So in closing let me just say that I hope with all the energy in my body that McCain keeps up his “Howdy Doody” routine - it’s providing us with some absolutely classic comedy during an otherwise boring stretch TV wise.