No We Can’t…
…ask Obama routine questions about his past voting record.
Once again, Barack Obama has proven unwilling to face any tough questions from the press. A reporter recently asked the Senator to explain a contradiction between an Obama attack ad and his own voting history. Obama’s first reaction was to hedge, and when the reporter pressed the issue, he got downright hostile.
REPORTER: I guess what the American people want to know though Senator, is what is the real difference between you and John McCain. You are running this ad tying him to the industry saying that he has taken all of these contributions, but as you well know there is a story out today about how you supported the Dick Cheney bill and he opposed it. That bill gave subsidies to the oil and gas companies, John McCain opposed the bill saying those are tax breaks for those companies, Barack Obama favored it.
SEN. OBAMA: Hold on a second Jon, I thought I was talking to you instead of debating John McCain…
Energy policy is proving to be a weak spot for Obama. An overwhelming majority of Americans support drilling as one method to reduce energy costs, so much so that he recently amended his opinion on the issue to appear closer to the mainstream. This weakness is clearly a touchy subject for Obama. When the McCain campaign handed reporters metal tire gauges inscribed with the words “Obama’s Energy Plan,” Obama snapped:
“It’s like these guys take pride in being ignorant. They think it’s funny that they’re making fun of something that is actually true.”
Meanwhile, the McCain campaign responded to the insult by saying:
“Instead of calling on his party’s leadership to return to Congress and carve out an ‘all of the above’ approach to America’s energy crisis, Barack Obama would rather tell commuters to inflate their car tires.”
Tags: Barack Obama, election 08, John McCain