Obama advisor misstates Biden comment

[canadamonster]

Austan Goolsbee is a skull and bones man dont trust him

[wmd66]

When did Obama turn into a finacial economics expert?? How is it he will be the one to fix the economy?? Seriously....how can anybody have faith this empty suit will fix anything??

[toyracers]

he turned into a financial LEADER when he surrounded himself with buffet, volcker, aka people who know what they are talking about... something that mccain did not do

[wmd66]

That is complete nonsense. Obama...himself..is a complete joke. So if I surround myself with Tom Landry, Mike Ditka, Chuck Noll, and John Madden I am all of a sudden an expert on football?? So if McCain wins in November and asks Buffett and Volker for advice they will say screw the economy...we will only advise Obama. Obama has no knowledge of anything without prepared speehes written by advisors and loaded onto a teleprompter.

[toyracers]

YES, IT DOES MEAN THAT.. by surrounding yourself with those people you turn yourself into an informed decision maker.... you're not going to be able to play but the odds are you would win more bets, and more money..

the point is that McCain DID NOT ask financial experts about a subject he does not have a strong understanding of....

[wmd66]

Thats funny just yesterday it was reported that John McCain had a discussion with none other than Warren Buffett and had a meeting with Mitt Romney, John Thaine from Merrill Lynch, and Jack Welch of GE to discuss this situation. McCain isn't an idiot. As much as people try to make him another Bush he definitely is not.

[toyracers]

Obama met with them Last week.. i guess for mccain its better to be late than never...maybe thats why he is trying to weasel his way out of the debates... he need to catch up to obama in economic knowledge..

ps: i know for a fact McCain is a smart man, i just dont believe he has the mindset to be a strong leader. obama's campaign is inspiring, he support around the world is unmatched, not to mention his support among ground troops. that why i support ron paul also

[wmd66]

Obama is a good leader? You have a hell of an imagination. What has he led? What real position has this guy ever took in real time...and not after the fact? This guy is a complete unproven poser.

[toyracers]

here is a portion of his accomplishments ..at ONLY 47 he has accomplished in this 27-30 years. there is little doubt that Obama is an experienced leader and has lead countless social and political campaigns

president of the Law Review, Public Allies, Joyce Foundation, Chicago Annenberg Challenge, Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the Center for Neighborhood Technology, and the Lugenia Burns Hope Center. state senate, and US senator, etc, etc.

[salblomo]

C'mon! It's clear Obama is not a true leader. The guy makes stupid mistakes. His first mistake was not taking Hillary and EVERYONE KNOWS IT!

This guy is too cocky for his own good and now he's paying the penalty with his own media pals that were "supposed" to back him up.

Obama is not only dangerous but not as smart as he leads us all too believe! What a phony!

[newmantopia]

Why was not taking Hilary a mistake, now?

[wmd66]

Obama was VERY late with any position on this bail out of AIG. As a matter of fact he called AIG: American Insurance Group....um Barack it is American International Group. This guy is a clueless empty suit.

[toyracers]

Late on his position???, he was addressing his advisers, getting the facts straight, and organizing his position... THATS WHAT A GREAT LEADER DOES... mccains knee jerk reactions got him into a lot of trouble last week... the market is down almost 400 pts today and i trust obamas advisers a hell of a lot more than McCain.. OBAMA was advised by warren buffet, Volcker, Schmidt, and many others.. mccain has perino who drove hp into the ground and ran away with over 40mill.

[wmd66]

Oh yeah...Obama does have like 300 advisors that he relies on for EVERYTHING with zero educated opinion of his own. People talk about Sarah Palin....look at Obama. He wants to be president of the United States...top of the ticket. He will amount to a teleprompter reading figure head if...God help us... he is elected.

[mrblob20]

obama was a harvard law professor, mccain graduated near the bottom-790th of his naval academy class.

He also said he doesn't understand economics and he needs to be educated.

[McCainPalinMichigan]

Obama was NOT a law professor.

McCain did NOT say he needs to be educated.

Being President is about being a leader, not someone that can open a book and take a test.

[toyracers]

he was a senior lecture because he had other commitments (community organizer, state senator), but he was offered teaching positions several times....

the leader part isnt worth crap if you dont understand how the world market works, how a computer works, and what it means to have a deficit.. in today world it really is about someone who can open a book and take a test... (Ex: George Bush)..

[newmantopia]

Are you nuts?

[wmd66]

Obama doesnt understand how the world market works. How? He wants to meddle into NAFTA. Global exports were the only thing helping our economy the past year or so. Obama is a JOKE

[toyracers]

thats the problem, we are not producing ANYTHING.. the deficit is enormous and need to be reduced..

i recommend watching "I.O.U.S.A".. it talks about the national debt, the deficits, and the effect on the nation..

[toyracers]

I hope he has 300 advisors!!! the markets are complicated subjects that i dont expect any president to fully understand

McCain got his ass handed to him because he did not consult the people who actually know what they are talking about.. his opinion is worthless if he doesnt know what he is talking about, the guy is talking out of his ass when it comes to the economy and everyone saw it this past week

[McCainPalinMichigan]

They are not President yet, they are running for President.

We need to know what Obama thinks, not what his advisers think.

Obama was waiting to see what McCain said and then waiting to see how the people reacted to it.

In other words, he voted 'present'.

[toyracers]

what exactly did mccain do??? he fumbled around his opinion without knowing the facts... "bail AIG out, dont bail AIG out", "fire this guy, fire that guy".... McCain showed that when the pressure is on he is a terrible leader.. Obama CALMLY consulted his economic advisers and developed a plan of action...

the fact is that McCain got his ass handed to him last week, he looked sloppy, unorganized, indecisive, and UN-Presidential..

[mtmt88]

the official position of the Obama campaign on this issue:  PRESENT

[titman40]

obamas camp cant rember the truth!!!!