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Obama Insists He Can Win the Blue-Collar Vote
AZCONSERVATIVE ^ | 3 May 2008 | John Semmens

Posted on 05/05/2008 5:32:12 PM PDT by John Semmens

Put on the defensive by charges of “elitism,” Democratic presidential contender Senator Barack Obama (Ill) insisted that he can appeal to people in all walks of life.

“Those who say I can’t connect with the diverse peoples of this country don’t know the real me,” Obama said. “To say that I don’t understand the point of view of the blue-collar man is absurd. I, myself, have often worn a shirt with a blue collar. There are pictures of me in a blue shirt at campaign rallies. So, don’t tell me I don’t know what it is like to wear a blue-collar.”

As further evidence of the breadth of his exposure to a diverse culture, Obama reminded questioners that he had recently “choked down” most of a waffle at a morning campaign stop. This showed, Obama claimed, “that I’m willing to step outside my comfort zone to experience how the other fellow lives.”

His effort to, as he says, “commune with the common man,” goes back to his teen years when he forced himself to play basketball “because I understood it was what Black boys do.”

In related news, Obama reaffirmed his disinclination to engage in further debates with rival presidential contender Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) on the grounds that “she is a yammering harridan.”

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TOPICS: Food; Humor; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: elitismbluecollar; satire; waffle

1 posted on 05/05/2008 5:32:12 PM PDT by John Semmens
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To: John Semmens

“President Obama, Iranian missiles have been sighted entering our airspace. We need a command decision immediately sir!”

“Uh, I just wanna eat muh waffle. Can I finish muh waffle?”


2 posted on 05/05/2008 5:35:22 PM PDT by Argus (Obama: All turban and no goats.)
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To: John Semmens
Huh?
As a religion clinging, gun totting typical white person - I don't think so!
3 posted on 05/05/2008 5:35:40 PM PDT by svcw (There is no plan B.)
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To: John Semmens
“Those who say I can’t connect with the diverse peoples of this country...

"Diverse peoples?"

The condescension just drips from that phrase, like he is separate from those yucky "diverse peoples."

4 posted on 05/05/2008 5:43:44 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Islam is a religion of peace, and Muslims reserve the right to kill anyone who says otherwise.)
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To: John Semmens

A blue shirt does not a blue collar make...

DM


5 posted on 05/05/2008 5:49:25 PM PDT by DragonMarine (Capitalism works, but it has to be paid for. (From the halls of Montezuma...)
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To: John Semmens

LOL! Funny stuff.

Problem is, some people think your satire is for real. Remember the quote about not wearing a flag pin because he didn’t want to “be perceived as taking sides”? It is all over the net. People think the quote is real.

Have you considered a “this is satire” warning at the beginning?


6 posted on 05/05/2008 5:54:25 PM PDT by freespirited
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To: John Semmens

Speaking for working class people everywhere: I say Nyet-ski, comrades!


7 posted on 05/05/2008 6:21:54 PM PDT by WorkingClassFilth (Don't cheer for Obama too hard - the krinton syndicate is moving back into the WH.)
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To: John Semmens

how could you win the blue collar vote when your averaging a 34 in bowling?


8 posted on 05/05/2008 6:49:44 PM PDT by JohnLongIsland
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