"How many of you make more than $2.8 million a year?"

[Ichingcarpenter]

OBAMA SLAMS MCCAIN ON TAXES


KAUKAUNA, WI -- Obama used humor at a town hall on tax policy today to paint his Republican rival as out of touch with middle-class concerns and as a flip-flopper on the matter of tax cuts.


“I want everybody to listen to this carefully: The tax cut that John McCain has proposed, nearly a quarter, nearly one-fourth of his tax cuts go to households making more than $2.8 million every year,”
he said as murmurs of “Ohhh” and “Whoa” rippled through the crowd.

“Now how many people here make more than $2.8 million a year? If you’re there, I want to know, because we’re still doing fundraising,”
he asked, sparking laughter and applause.

“So think about that: A quarter of his tax cut will go to people who are not represented in this entire auditorium -- people making more than $2.8 million. That’s where John McCain wants to focus his tax relief.”


http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/06/12/1136892.aspx

[woolldog]

1. Very dramatic and effective way of making his point. n/t

[Forkboy]

2. Damn, I just miss that mark.

By about 2.8 million dollars a year. :)

[NYDem Observer]

8. Lol. You and me both.

[JimGinPA]

3. That Was A Great Line

K&R

[my2sense]

4. That Needs to be in an ad

[smoogatz]

5. He's good.

He knows how to frame an issue in a way that resonates. We haven't had one like that since Bill Clinton. In fact, I think Obama's better at it than Clinton was.

[phrigndumass]

6. Now that's a slam dunk, nothin' but net!

McCain needs this kind of ass-whoopin' all year long. :thumbsup:

[harun]

7. A lot of people will have wealth over 2.8 million but to actually

pull in as wage income, 2.8 million, is crazy hill. McCain is crazy to even put it in there. It would help people like maybe his wife and a few others but those who actually pull in wages in excess of 2.8 mill is very very small. Bill Gates for example, his wages from Microsoft are not 2.8 million. He makes his money on capital gains, not regular income.

[Barack_America]

9. I love this candidate.

Damn is he good!

[DevonRex]

10. Damn that dollar sign. Retired now. How about pennies? nt

[Qutzupalotl]

11. That's a whole lot clearer and snappier than

"top two-tenths of one percent."

[Major Hogwash]

12. Obama hit that one out of the park. Why doesn't the fucking media report that?

Because they're too busy trying to get McCain elected, that's why.

[eridani]

13. ARRRRGGH!!! Not "relief" ferchrissakes!

Read your Lakoff again, sir!

[Cha]

14. Could mccain be anymore obvious?

Obama's got a never ending bag of material pointing out the ways mccain is not fit to be our president.

Wasn't Kaukauna, Winconsin where they had all those snow drifts back in Feb so that Obama couldn't go there for the rally before the primary?