Obama 'laff-gaff'
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 7:54 pm
From the Daily Caller:
Obama gaffe: President says billionaires should pay ‘Jew’ tax rate
http://dailycaller.com/2011/09/25/obama ... ivers+slap
Obama gaffe: President says billionaires should pay ‘Jew’ tax rate
But yes, gaffes don't really count unless you're a republican making them.Speaking at the Congressional Black Caucus annual awards dinner in Washington Saturday night, President Obama made a verbal boo-boo.
While defending his call for the rich to pay more in taxes, the president said he didn’t mind people calling him a class warrior for merely asking a billionaire to pay the same tax rate as a Jew. Whoops!
The president meant to say “janitor” instead of “Jew,” and he immediately corrected himself. After all, he doesn’t need any more problems keeping Jewish voters enthusiastic about his re-election bid.
In fairness, though, you could interpret the president’s gaffe as a positive: Wasn’t he just suggesting that for some reason Jews were being unfairly targeted with higher taxes, and he wanted to make billionaires pay the same rate? Maybe, maybe not.
http://dailycaller.com/2011/09/25/obama ... ivers+slap
