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On Taxes, Obama Faces Air Assault

September 20, 2008 5:56 PM

This afternoon, as Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., addressed a rally in Jacksonville, Fla., a small airplane flew overhead pulling a banner that read, "Raising taxes is not patriotic."

The banner was in reference to comments made by Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., this week, to ABC News' Kate Snow about the Obama-Biden campaign's plan to raise taxes on those making more than $200,000 or $250,000 per couple.

"It's time to be patriotic, Kate," Biden said. "Time to jump in. Time to be part of the deal. Time to help get America out of the rut. And the way to do that is, they're still going to pay less taxes than they did under Reagan."

Obama told the Florida crowd of 12,000 today, "I will cut taxes. Don’t believe what those folks say. Don’t let them run the okey doke on you. You heard of the okey doke. Don’t let 'em bamboozle you. Don’t be hoodwinked. I will cut taxes, cut taxes for 95 percent of all working families."

Obama continued, playing off the crowd, saying "My opponent doesn’t want you to know this, but under my plan, tax rates will actually be less than they were under Ronald Reagan. If you make less than $250,000 a year if you make less that’s you? If you make less than a quarter million dollars a year that’s you? you will not see your taxes increase one single dime. Not one dime. In fact, I offer three times the tax relief for middle class families as Senator McCain does, because an economy like this, the last thing we should do is raise taxes on the middle class."

"So don’t believe those commercials," Obama concluded. "I’m a tax-cutter. I’m gonna put some money in your pockets so you can spend that money buying groceries and buying gas and you can help that small business."

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Payroll tax? Is that what the U.S. should charge for employers that shipped jobs overseas? Is that what the U.S. should charge for employers that lay off Americans to hire cheap H1B visa recipients from other contries?

Well, OK!

Obama/Biden 08!

Posted by: Common Sense | Sep 21, 2008 1:42:53 PM

Has anyone asked what Obama is going to do about capital gains taxes, death taxes and payroll taxes. He is raising taxes on everybody guaranteed. Look at his senatorial voting record on taxes he has done it 4 times check it out go to senate.gov its there. This guy will do and say anything to get elected. The economy has not been that bad wake up America in 2001 we got nailed by terrorists and had a meltdown fromn the internet. Learn your economic history before you start quoting the crap the media is telling you. We will survive and it is and will not be anything like the great depression.

Posted by: jonny | Sep 21, 2008 1:25:36 PM

I think all those years with Rev Wright is beginning to show.

Obama showed his dislike of typical white people by yelling at a senior citizen in Iowa.

And they say McCain has a temper.
Can you imagine what the MSM would say if McCain yelled at someone?

Posted by: sally | Sep 21, 2008 12:55:31 PM

"Obama has shown he will change positions at the drop of a hat. He will raise everyone's taxes because he is a committed socialist."
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Obama is a Republican-lite poseur who can't even bring himself to support national health. The only thing VAGUELY "socialist" about this fraud is his use of Stalinist tactics to suppress dissent to his claim to "it's in my DNA"-based divinity.

Obama's already backed OFF on rescinding the Bush tax cuts and jumped ON to Bush's corporate bailout bandwagon.

Obama is more like Bush than McCain is, by far. Meanwhile, it's Palin who actually succeeded in transferring some ill-gotten corporate gains to the people of Alaska.

Posted by: Belle Starr | Sep 21, 2008 12:14:09 PM

if you people believe what you are writing here - this country is in even bigger trouble than we think

you don't have to vote for someone - but stop with the baloney

Are you better off than you were four years ago? eight years ago?

Wake up
It's the economy stupid

Posted by: alison | Sep 21, 2008 11:54:29 AM

You can ignore anything Obama is saying about taxes. Obama has shown he will change positions at the drop of a hat. He will raise everyone's taxes because he is a committed socialist.

Posted by: David H | Sep 21, 2008 11:50:30 AM

Obama is preaching to his faithful at those rallies--they are in denial, in a stupor, and refuse to believe the facts about The One.

The independents are very skeptical of Obama and have enough sense to look at his record.

Posted by: harry | Sep 21, 2008 11:00:58 AM

jpt writes:
a small airplane flew overhead pulling a banner that read, "Raising taxes is not patriotic."
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Hurray! Maybe somebody will revive sky-writing.

'Long about now, whoever runs Democratic saboteur Kerry (who runs The CHANGEling) must be DRASTICALLY sorry for having put Biden in the VP slot.

The hijacked "Democrats" might do best to muzzle BOTH their candidates -- especially on using any variant of the word "patriot" -- and just buy the votes outright, the Chicago way.

Posted by: Belle Starr | Sep 21, 2008 11:00:45 AM

That's right little sheep follow your messiah.

Look at his record if you dare--he voted 94 times to raise taxes.

He voted 97% with Pelosi, Reid and Democrats--they have a 9% approval rating.

He has never fought corruption and doesn't even have the guts to get rid of tax cheat Charlie Rangel right now.

Posted by: sally | Sep 21, 2008 10:55:39 AM

Obama's 95% tax cut is a lie since 40% do not even pay taxes.

He will kill small businesses and the jobs that go with them.

These people are being hoodwinked because many of them probably work for small business.

Posted by: meggie | Sep 21, 2008 10:51:02 AM

Smiling Mr Nice Guy on the outside.

Chicago instigater on the inside.

"Get in the face of your neighbors and
argue if they disagree with me."

In other words--go do my dirty work suckers so I can sit back and look good.

Posted by: riley | Sep 21, 2008 10:48:15 AM

Yea the way he kept his promise on FISA, townhall debates and public finance.

The way he says one thing in small towns about gun rights but votes for major gun restrictions.

The only people being hoodwinked are the
ones that absolutely refuse to believe the facts about Obama.

He's a radical thug from Chicago that didn't fight corruption but reveled in it.

Posted by: cindy in nc | Sep 21, 2008 10:45:15 AM

ED,

That has already been completely disproved.

You are only making a fool of yourself.

Posted by: Leonard Peltier | Sep 21, 2008 10:04:50 AM

People think that the Failin'-McGoo ticket is going to bring them mana from heaven after their fearless leaders jsut brought them socialism.

Move over, once again it's time for Democrats to drive.

Hoover
Nixon
Reagan
Bush 2

Kids with matches in a wooden house, over and over and over....

Posted by: Leonard Peltier | Sep 21, 2008 10:03:57 AM

HOW CAN OBAMA BE PREIDENT IF HE'S NOT A CITIZEN OF THE U.S.A. HE WAS BORNED IN KENYA NOT HAWAII , ????? HE HAS A CERTIFIATION OF LIVE BIRTH ISSURED IN HAWAII BUT NOT A BIRTH CERTIFIC, THERE ARE NOT RECORDS OF HIS BIRTH IN ANY HOSPITALS IN HAWAII,

Posted by: ED | Sep 21, 2008 10:02:59 AM

HEY!! WAKE UP!!!

He said PAYING taxes was patriotic, not raising them. If you think otherwise
you are either selfish and myopic beyond description or your favorite hobby is offshore accounts.

Posted by: Leonard Peltier | Sep 21, 2008 9:58:35 AM


SHAME ON F E M A..........

SHAME ON INSURANCE COMPANIES......

Posted by: ROBERT | Sep 21, 2008 9:54:31 AM


"RAISING TAXES IS INDEED UN-PATRIOTIC"..

WE DON'T GET ANY SERVICE FROM THE
GOVERNMENT EVERYTIME WE DEPOSIT OUR
HARD EARNED MONEY....

CHECK THE HURRICANE VICTIMS IN TEXAS...
F E M A TURNED DOWN MOST OF THE
THE REQUESTS FOR HELP...AS UNQUALIFIED.

DO YOU REALLY WANT TO PAY MORE TAXES???

I DON'T............

McCAIN/PALIN '08

Posted by: ROBERT | Sep 21, 2008 9:22:50 AM

Isn`t McCains Son (Andrew) involved in a Banking Scandal in Arizona, in which the Fed is investigating on the grounds of fraud?

The apple doesn't fall to far from the tree!

McCain / Palin = Unstable / Unable!

Posted by: Elitist | Sep 21, 2008 9:10:33 AM

Well, I suppose McCain will then be exposed for corruption again, like he did in the Keating 5 scandal? And perhaps Palin will fire someone else for refusing to fire yet another relative for personal reasons, if you want to go by that.

Actually you're right, Obama IS going to raise taxes. For the UPPER-INCOME and corporations, so that we actually have SOME money to reverse the deficit. McCain wants to continue staying in Iraq, but HOW is he going to fund it? 12 billion dollars per month is no small amount.

Posted by: Grey Matter | Sep 21, 2008 8:59:46 AM

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