Start Every Stump Speech With: "Raise Your Hands If You Know How Many Houses You Have"
I think that Obama should start every stump speech from now on by asking for a show of hands: "How many of you know how many houses you have". It think it would really drive home how out-of-touch McCain is.
More importantly, it would make a far better emotional statement about "trickle-down" economics than would any long-winded discussion about the merits of conservative vs. progressive economic policies.
More importantly, it would make a far better emotional statement about "trickle-down" economics than would any long-winded discussion about the merits of conservative vs. progressive economic policies.
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Excellent! Most excellent!
August 22, 2008 3:49 PM | Reply | Permalink
And join this facebook group:
"Americans Who *Don't* Need Staff To Count All Their Houses"
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=27940696679
August 23, 2008 9:32 AM | Reply | Permalink
I'm starting every conversation I have with people I don't know (like at the grocery store) with.."I'm taking a poll...do you know how many houses you have?"
August 22, 2008 3:54 PM | Reply | Permalink
"Have your staff get back to us if they know how many houses you have."
August 22, 2008 4:45 PM | Reply | Permalink
I bet Britney Spears and Paris Hilton know how many houses they have.
August 22, 2008 5:08 PM | Reply | Permalink
Would be nice if Obama could get them in a web ad saying that.
August 23, 2008 3:12 PM | Reply | Permalink
As I said before: a man who does not know how many houses he owns either is so wealthy and out of touch that it doesn't occur to him to know, or the 71 year old knew it but forgot. Either way, this hurts . . . shades of Reagan's second term when he could not recall the members of his Cabinet.
August 22, 2008 6:37 PM | Reply | Permalink
That would be EXCELLENT! Obama would hit home the message at every single speech, and it would KILL McCain. Absolutely KILL him! It's simple, to the point, and gets the message across brilliantly!
August 22, 2008 7:13 PM | Reply | Permalink
Even better set it to the tune of Oh Susanna
Do you know how many houses that you have?
Do you know how many houses that you have?
Do you know how many houses?
Do you know how many houses?
Do you know how many houses that you have?
Lots of room for more verses!
i.e.
Did you lose your new red caddie in New York?
Can you find your Ferragamos in the west?
Did you lose your old red marbles?
Time for grandpa to be sleeping.
No more tax breaks for the wealthy anymore!
August 22, 2008 9:20 PM | Reply | Permalink
I think that's the meter for "She'll be comin' round the mountain when she comes."
Your rhythm doesn't match "Oh Susanna" at all.
"The sun so hot, the day I left,
the weather it was dry..."
August 23, 2008 10:22 AM | Reply | Permalink
errr,
'it rained all night, the day i left,
the weather it was dry
the sun so hot, i froze to death
susanna don't...'
August 23, 2008 10:27 AM | Reply | Permalink
Damn! I don't have any...
August 22, 2008 9:30 PM | Reply | Permalink
I barely claim the ONE house I have as the bank owns more of it than me.
August 22, 2008 9:50 PM | Reply | Permalink
maybe somebody should ask them... like on TV?
August 23, 2008 5:53 AM | Reply | Permalink
Also:
"Is a millionaire rich?"
August 23, 2008 9:35 AM | Reply | Permalink
I'm sorry. I am suffering from a mental recession, I can't remember how filthy sticking rich I am.
August 23, 2008 9:39 AM | Reply | Permalink
Naw, let others ask the question, which they are IN DROVES.
Otherwise you wear it out like McBush has with "I was a POW, dammit!"
August 23, 2008 10:42 AM | Reply | Permalink