Posted on 11/01/2007 7:25:50 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
DURHAM, N.C. - Here's one way to get a presidential candidate to change his mind: If you're a 5-year-old, shed a few tears.
That's how Hadassah Jones, of Durham, got Barack Obama to answer questions Thursday after the campaign initially denied such requests from reporters.
Crouching to the ground after a rally with 4,000 supporters, Obama briefly outlined for Hadassah his plan to provide health insurance for everyone and to improve schools. He also suggested to the first-grader that wealthier people should help those who are less fortunate.
"We've got to make sure that people who have more money help the people who have less money," Obama said. "If you had a whole pizza, and your friend had no pizza, would you give him a slice?"
Hadassah, a correspondent for brandnewz.com, said after the interview that Obama "had great answers. And I had a great time meeting him."
Presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., answers questions from 5-year-old Hadassah Jones, right, at North Carolina Central University during a fundraising visit in Durham, N.C., Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007. Jones was representing Brandnewz.com while speaking with Obama. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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Kids say the darnedest things.
He’s locking in the 2024 vote.
Good grief.
Isn’t that just too sweet!!! Teaching the little ones that someone else should pay their bills.
Obama would close down the pizza store. No more pizza for you kid!
Typical lying dem...what he meant to say was, if you had a whole pizza, and the government was taking half of it already and giving it to those with smaller pizzas what we intend to do is force-ably take even more of your pizza and give it to people who already have pizza, but smaller ones.
But at least he's open about his socialism.
No, I'd do like Eddie Murphy in 'Delirious':
"I got some pizza, I got some pizza, and you ain't got none...'cause you on the welfare...."
Teaching a child to ask “Can I have a slice of your pie?” is not always wise. Depends on the venacular of the hood.
Caption: “A fortuitous meeting of intellectual equals.”
Hey! It’s HARD for Barry to find people he can approach as intellectual equals.
That's not the issue. The issue is whether, if you had a whole pizza, you think that the other guy would be justified in taking it away from you. Obama thinks he would.
"Less fortunate" as in "more drug-using".
"Less reliable a worker."
"More disruptive/destructive/criminal a citizen."
“Obama takes questions from 5-year-old”
Wow.
He really is like Jesus.
(/sarc and BARF!)
Obama: "I'm from the government. I'm here to help you. Now, give me your milk money or I'm gonna throw you in jail."
“Child, let me tell you about a wise man named “Marx” and his magical kingdom where everybody is equally miserable...”
If you worked for a pizza, and someone else refused to work, shouldn’t they be able to take your pizza away from you and your friends by force?
LOL. (was singing along as I read it)
Since the government will make me do it anyway, I really don't have to.
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