"Mayors have the toughest jobs."

[sniffa]

"We yikety yak in the Senate. They actually have to fill potholes and trim trees and make sure the garbage is taken away." - Obama at the service forum, 9/11/08.

I watched him say this live, and it didn't hit me as much as reading it today in print form. Nice fucking burn on her readiness to be a heartbeat away from the Presidency. :rofl:

[FlaDem83]

1. I thought the same thing...

then I thought of the inevitable cries of the McCain camp of Obama "belittling" Ms. Palin's "experience."

[Raven]

2. I thought that was brilliant! He "damned her with faint praise".

Keep filling those potholes, Sarah, you're doin' great!

[sniffa]

7. Don't forget, picking up trash

:D

[GreenPartyVoter]

23. Yes, well done!

[mitchum]

39. Yes, particularly loved how he said "...plenty of small town mayors"

nicely done

[FrenchieCat]

3. Yep....as soon as he said it, I let out a chuckle!

[DefenseLawyer]

4. Palin: Keeping bears out of our trash for over 5 years n/t

[sniffa]

28. WE'RE HERE WE'RE QUEER WE DON'T WANT ANY MORE BEARS

I now one person's vote she won.

[cvoogt]

5. Sounds like the Discovery Channel

So anyone on "World's Toughest Jobs" would be suited to being VP or P?
Let's have an ice road trucker for prez. That's genius.

[MercutioATC]

6. I work 5 miles from the town I grew up in. Population approx 7000.

The Mayor's full-time job is manager at the local supermarket. She's a part-time Mayor.

...and no, she didn't hire a City Administrator...

[ChimpersMcSmirkers]

8. I think I've noticed that the Obama campaign likes to slowly get an issue into play,

building it up, making a case a little bit at a time and then when the timing is good, pull it all back out and let everyone take a gander.

The talk of MsMooseMuffins "responsibilities" dovetails, in the end, to the story about the hockey rink mismanagement, the dairy mismanagement, the hiring of a lobbyist for the city, looking into banning books.

I think we'll hear more about Ms. Palins responsibilities.

[sniffa]

15. I think he also likes to twist the knife

:D

[crazy_vanilla]

32. more power to him

he should do it as often as possible

too much rides on this election for Obama to allow the Republicans to steal it with lies again as they did in 2004

and in 2000 they just plain stole it

[tandot]

9. She actually hired a City Manager to do her job. So, she didn't even do that.

I wonder what she did all day.

[sniffa]

10. She is completely not qualified. She's a fucking joke.

What she did all day? Try to get her brother-in-law fired; try to get books banned; act obnoxious at her son's hockey games even though he wasn't a very good player; not teach her kids about sexual responsibility and protection; eat moose-burgers in award-winning fashion; hire lobbyists to acquire massive pork-marks for her tiny, town; and much, much more. Her resume shows she's overqualified to be Veep.

[Debi]

11. You forgot 'wears fur'

:P

[sniffa]

12. He said, "in a day"

It takes more than that to hunt, gut, skin, and dry her couch cover. :D

[crazy_vanilla]

33. no kidding !!!

I never thought of that but I guess I shouldn't be surprised now, should I? :wow:

[Phredicles]

42. "act obnoxious at her son's hockey games even though he wasn't...

...a very good player." I haven't heard this one. So c'mon, it's time to dish - let's hear it.

I must say that I am shocked, SHOCKED by the suggestion that Palin was the jerkwad parent at little-league games. It seems to completely out of character for her.;):P

[Cha]

13. I didn't hear that..thanks sniffa..

This is too funny! What metaphors are these!?! Priceless:toast: :patriot: :patriot:

Lucky you in that historic setting:bounce:

[sniffa]

29. You're welcome, and yes it's it's priceless.

:rofl:

What historic setting? :shrug:

[Cha]

35. I thought you were there "live" listening

to Obama? Did you mean live tv? Why, I think you did!:) My bad.

[sniffa]

36. It's ok.

My bad, for the confusion. :hi:

This is still killing me every time I read the quote on this thread.

:rofl:

[Cha]

37. I probably would have missed

it if you hadn't had that ephiphany..I have to take to work tomorrow to share with a couple of in the know political junkies:patriot: :patriot:

:rofl: :hi:

[WinkyDink]

14. Aerial Hunter, meet Zorro! SSST---ssst---SSST!

[dkofos]

16. I thought you let the city manager handle it.

I could never be mayor.

[XemaSab]

17. In that case, we need Sarah!

I'll pay that woman $10 an hour to do all that at our house. :P

[progressiveforever]

25. That's overrating her

This woman is a vile of hatred toward everyone unlike her.

[denem]

18. For Palin, 'Picking up the trash' is getting up in the morning.

[sniffa]

21. At least you didn't say picking up her..

*Redacted by No-Fun Sniffa*

[crazy_vanilla]

34. heeeee heeeeee heee

Amen sista :headbang:

[terrya]

19. I had to read that a couple of times.

And then the sheer snarkiness hit me. :-)

He's very, very good.

This is why I have faith that he'll persevere on November 4th.

[sniffa]

27. It was brilliant, really

I didn't even pick up on it, while watching it live. I mean, I kinda cocked my head at what he said, and thought, "man, he's really playing the good-guy role here."

I was reading the paper today, and that exact same quote, and I burst out laughing. It was genius. :rofl:

[shadowknows69]

20. Bwah ha ha ha ha

Yeha, ok, maybe some do. My city's Mayor runs a seedy bar and sells cars on the side, was embroiled in a scandal with the New York State Lottery and hires a City Manager for 150,000 a year to do his actual job. I wouldn't buy a car from him.

[1corona4u]

22. I know....I snickered too when he said it....I was waiting for him

to throw something in there about a moose. :-) :rofl:

[vssmith]

24. It is tough, especially when they hire a city manager

[polichick]

26. LOL His putdowns often sound like compliments - at first.

[AlCzervik]

30. He's good and i'm still mad at you.

[sniffa]

38. You're still dead to me

Who said that?

[AlCzervik]

40. oh ya, talk to my Regis about that, mkay?

http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=11878897

[1Hippiechick]

31. Especially when that huge huge state only as 1900 miles of road - they travel by waterway. n/t

[LoveIsNow]

41. I remember hearing this on TV

If anything was a dig it was this. And the way Obama said it was so masterful, his tone was flat and he gave a little pause but still gave the look like he was sincere.