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Phil Gramm : McCain Supporters 'Not Economically Illiterate' and Not Whiners
September 02, 2008 3:07 PM
Bloomberg News reports that at a Financial Services Roundtable event in Minneapolis today, former Sen. Phil Gramm, R-Texas, revisited the comments that got him into trouble in July.
"If you're sitting here today, you're not economically illiterate and you're not a whiner, so I'm not worried about who you're going to vote for,'' Gramm said.
Gramm resigned as a senior adviser to McCain after giving an interview to the Washington Times in which he said "You've heard of mental depression; this is a mental recession...We have sort of become a nation of whiners. You just hear this constant whining, complaining about a loss of competitiveness, America in decline...We've never been more dominant; we've never had more natural advantages than we have today...Misery sells newspapers. Thank God the economy is not as bad as you read in the newspaper every day."
The Obama campaign was quick to pounce -- not surprisingly since Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, mentions Gramm's comments in every speech.
"Today, the man who wrote John McCain's economic plan further insulted struggling Americans by suggesting that if they are not attending the Republican Convention, they are not only whiners, but economically illiterate," said Obama's cub spokesman Tommy Vietor. "From the campaign whose candidate has said that we've made 'great progress' economically under George Bush and believes that the fundamentals of our economy are 'strong', that's pretty rich."
Interestingly, Gramm used the first-person plural when describing the campaign's vetting of Gov. Sarah Palin.
"We went through a process of vetting all possible candidates,'' he said. Asked his role in the campaign, he said, "I'm a supporter.''
-- jpt
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LOL, now Obama is so moving to audiences that he has singlehandedly destroyed the economy!
The insanity of the right wing knows no bounds.
Posted by: Ryan C | Sep 2, 2008 3:27:36 PM
Phil Gramm is an evil disgusting person. He is arrogant, selfish, a lover of money and ignoble in every respect.
Posted by: eyeonyou | Sep 2, 2008 3:22:45 PM
Obama made many Americans desperate.
Putting in their minds from the first day of his campaign telling them how bad they had it. (before the economy declining)
Then continues with each speech, telling them so much they believed.
So the slowed spending, as they slowed spending, the economy declined.
He gave them a joint enemy and who to blame.
He offered himself as the only one who could change government.
Obama plan to take you down, to feeling helpless and desperate, then to win you over with hope and something to believe in. Then Bring you up that He will do it. He is the only one who can.
Playing the minds of the people, playig their hearts, using their lives against them to win.
He did say he would do anything to win.
I think he did the most inhumane thing any one could. Abusing the peoples minds.
Posted by: seah | Sep 2, 2008 3:22:39 PM
"New Poll shows that Palin is getting the Youth vote? Seems the Juno scenario helped, along with the fact that Young males find her attractive and interesting."
Most polls are showing her with 60% never heard of. Got a link or a poll name?
Posted by: Ryan C | Sep 2, 2008 3:22:11 PM
Phil Gramm --the epitomy of a big mouth with no brains and a loser to boot. Boy that McCain can sure pick them cant he ??? First " All windup and no fastball" Gramm and now the corrupt little Prom Queen who obviously has alot to hide.
Posted by: Dan A | Sep 2, 2008 3:21:21 PM
"If you're sitting here today, you're not economically illiterate and you're not a whiner, so I'm not worried about who you're going to vote for,'' Gramm said."
Aaaah yes the continued ###### on the American working man.
Nice to see the old hits are still the favorite hits when it comes to McCain and the GOP.
Posted by: Ryan C | Sep 2, 2008 3:21:12 PM
What an idiot. Graham needs to stay far away from his "whiners" comment.
Posted by: Mary | Sep 2, 2008 3:19:47 PM
I knew it. Gramm is still working inside the campaign
Posted by: Willem van Oranje | Sep 2, 2008 3:18:48 PM
New Poll shows that Palin is getting the Youth vote? Seems the Juno scenario helped, along with the fact that Young males find her attractive and interesting.
Posted by: Peter | Sep 2, 2008 3:14:43 PM
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