Posted on 07/30/2008 10:01:14 PM PDT by Red Steel
Rolla, Mo. -
After the Townhall meeting Wednesday, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama made his way through the endearing crowd and then whisked his way eastward toward Union where he was to attend an evening barbecue.
Requests for a one-on-one interview of the presumptive Democrative Presidential nominee, at first, were positive. However, as Obama’s scheduled tightened, that request eventually led to a telephone conversation from the senator’s motorcade to the Rolla Daily News.
At 5:17 p.m. Wednesday, the phone rang, and it was Obama’s press agent.
As Obama neared his destination, the reporter answering the telephone was told he would could have five minutes, four questions, at most.
What follows is that dialogue:
Question 1: Sen. Obama, nearly 800 people stood in line for hours Tuesday in Rolla, hoping to get a ticket to see you. What would you tell those people today, if you had the chance?
Obama: I feel terrific that many people turned out for the Chance for Change. However, I am always sorry when venues are not large enough to accommodate everyone who wants to attend. I would tell them to campaign for Change, and we’re working to make America better for everyone.”
Question 2: Speculation is growing on who you will choose for a vice-presidential running mate. Are you any closer to making a decision and has anyone been eliminated?
Obama: You are not going to get an answer from me on this one. When the time is right, we’ll introduce that person, and I’m confident it will be a great choice.
Question 3: Alternative solutions to solve the oil crisis will take years to develop. Doesn’t it make more sense to get on the fast track for oil exploration as the country studies alternative sources?
Obama: We already have many oil leases that are not being used. It will take 10 years to get oil from new leases today. The solution is a comprehensive plan that will study alternative sources as we further develop technology. We cannot drill our way out of this crisis.
Question 4: With the Supreme Court’s recent overturning of the Washington, D.C., handgun ban, isn’t it clearer than ever that Americans are guaranteed the Right to Bear Arms not only in rural America, such as Missouri, but all over America and what is your policy?
Obama: I always have supported the Second Amendment. I think we need to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the mentally disturbed. I believe in lawful gun ownership, that Americans should own guns for their protection or for hunting sport.
Press agent: We need to move along. Thank you for your interest in interviewing Sen. Obama.
Bamy forgot the first part: "I've been an oilman all my life"
Obama is full of crap.
If Barama was cosmopolitan he would have a “Tet a Tet” Sigh... I cant believe he doesn’t speak French, Its embarrassing. /S
Obama: We already have many oil leases that are not being used. It will take 10 years to get oil from new leases today. The solution is a comprehensive plan that will study alternative sources as we further develop technology. We cannot drill our way out of this crisis.
What a doofus
So why are Handguns banned in YOUR district?
Obama is outright lying about always supporting the 2nd amendment.
A waste of time on the reporter’s part. Couldn’t get a good answer out of him.
And we all know Obama wants to ban the manufacture and ownership of all types of firearms.
Imagine waiting in line to get tickets to see Obama!! Sheesh. I’d sooner wait in line to get kicked in the pills.
What a lame interview. Obama’s arrogance is amazing.
They are all mentally ill dontcha know. /sarc
He’ll say whatever someone wants to hear. Off-script, you can tell he’s analyzing a question for the purpose of figuring out how to word the response in a way that satisfies the questioner while minimally compromising his own ideals.
Man lies like a cheap rug. Or maybe that should be a magic carpet?
From the NRA/ILA:On the Second Amendment, Don’t Believe Obama! :
FACT: Barack Obama voted to allow reckless lawsuits designed to bankrupt the firearms industry.1
FACT: Barack Obama wants to re-impose the failed and discredited Clinton Gun Ban.2
FACT: Barack Obama voted to ban almost all rifle ammunition commonly used for hunting and sport shooting.3
FACT: Barack Obama has endorsed a complete ban on handgun ownership.2
FACT: Barack Obama supports local gun bans in Chicago, Washington, D.C., and other cities.4
FACT: Barack Obama voted to uphold local gun bans and the criminal prosecution of people who use firearms in self-defense.5
FACT: Barack Obama supports gun owner licensing and gun registration.6
FACT: Barack Obama refused to sign a friend-of-the-court Brief in support of individual Second Amendment rights in the Heller case.
FACT: Barack Obama opposes Right to Carry laws.7
FACT: Barack Obama was a member of the Board of Directors of the Joyce Foundation, the leading source of funds for anti-gun organizations and “research.”8
FACT: Barack Obama supported a proposal to ban gun stores within 5 miles of a school or park, which would eliminate almost every gun store in America.9
FACT: Barack Obama voted not to notify gun owners when the state of Illinois did records searches on them.10
FACT: Barack Obama voted against a measure to lower the Firearms Owners Identification card age minimum from 21 to 18, a measure designed to assist young people in the military.11
FACT: Barack Obama favors a ban on standard capacity magazines.12
FACT: Barack Obama supports mandatory micro-stamping.13
FACT: Barack Obama supports mandatory waiting periods.2
FACT: Barack Obama supports repeal of the Tiahrt Amendment, which prohibits information on gun traces collected by the BATFE from being used in reckless lawsuits against firearm dealers and manufacturers.14
FACT: Barack Obama supports one-gun-a-month sales restrictions.9
FACT: Barack Obama supports a ban on inexpensive handguns.9
FACT: Barack Obama supports a ban on the resale of police issued firearms, even if the money is going to police departments for replacement equipment.9
FACT: Barack Obama supports mandatory firearm training requirements for all gun owners and a ban on gun ownership for persons under the age of 21.9
(supporting footnotes at link)
“We cannot drill our way out of this crisis.”
But we can inflate our tires out of this crisis.
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