Obama advisor misstates Biden comment

Austan Goolsbee says the Obama campaign's message was clear this week, that they supported the bail-out of AIG.

Why did Joe Biden say he did not support it on the Today Show the morning before? I don't know and Wolf Blitzer doesn't seem to get an answer either.

I guess Joe Biden doesn't speak for the Obama campaign.

"It was a pretty clear -- I watched it that morning. It was pretty clear. He opposed the bailout, too, although, as you say, the position of the Obama campaign seemed to change based -- assuming that Joe Biden was speaking for the Obama campaign, it changed the next day."

-Wolf Blitzer

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[mtmt88]

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

[newmantopia]

Are you nuts?

[canadamonster]

Austan Goolsbee is a skull and bones man dont trust him

[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.

[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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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