I forgot to include the real money quote:
“Don’t compare me to the almighty, compare me
to the alternative.”
—Obama, fundraiser in California, 09-24-11
$ shot.
““Don’t compare me to the almighty, compare me
to the alternative.”
—Obama, fundraiser in California, 09-24-11”
Documentation?
If so, this was his “I and my father are one. If you have seen me, you have seen my father (of lies)” moment!.
Oops, I just Googled the phrase and it’s everywhere.
I assume(benefit of the doubt?) that Obama’s intention was to encourage comparison with the opposing candidates.
However, his syntax indicates otherwise and may have been the proverbial Freudian Slip. Or just Obama’s usual arrogant flipping the bird with his hand alongside his face.
As in Mel Brooks’ “It’s good to be the king!”