[lbo-talk] Count Copula and the "yes we can" speech

joseph noonan joseph at noonan.ws
Thu Feb 7 08:11:17 PST 2008


On Wed, 6 Feb 2008, Shane Mage wrote:


>> ....Obama seems to be in the Kennedy and Reagan mold...
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> Whatever one thinks of Obama, he certainly is neither "ignorant,"
> "illiterate," nor a "millionaire."

Really?

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Political Stardom Profitable for Obama By CHRISTOPHER WILLS The Associated Press Saturday, September 29, 2007; 6:15 PM

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Barack Obama has two best-selling books, a nice salary as a senator and a wife with a handsome income. Earlier this year he reported assets of up to $1.14 million in addition to his Chicago home.

That's small change to some of his presidential rivals, but more than enough to create entanglements and controversies for Obama, a Democrat who has been positioning himself as a friend of the little guy on financial matters. - Washington Post

Of all the political candidates running for President Barack Obama is amongst the poorest. With assets and personal investments over one million dollars he is in fact the poorest of the millionaires in the election of 2008. I for one envy his and his wifes hard work to get where they are financially. By no means do I feel that they never earned it. Somehow the MSM tries to give you an impression that they did not earn it when looking at his financial status and that is wrong. You almost get the feeling that the MSM is shocked to see that an African American politician is doing so well!

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