How much more proof do we need?
This woman is hilarious. She’s asked whether she could name a single credible economist who supports this bogus gas-tax holiday. What does she do? She sidesteps and triangulates. Anyways, read the short details below.
Courtesy of Talking Points Memo: www.talkingpointsmemo.com
Hillary: It’s Me And Ordinary Folks Against “Elite” On Gas Tax Holiday
Hillary Clinton has just started doing an Indiana town-hall meeting being broadcast on ABC, and George Stephanopoulos asked her a direct question:
Could she name a single economist who agrees with her support for the gas tax holiday?
Hillary sidestepped the question, and tried to use the complete dearth of expert support for the idea to her advantage, pointing to it as proof that she’s on the side of ordinary folks against “elite opinion” — a phrase she used twice.
“I think we’ve been for the last seven years seeing a tremendous amount of government power and elite opinion behind policies that haven’t worked well for hard working Americans,” she said.
A bit later she added: “It’s really odd to me that arguing to give relief to a vast majority of Americans creates this incredible pushback…Elite opinion is always on the side of doing things that don’t benefit” the vast majority of the American people.
An ordinary voter begged to differ, however. Stephanopoulos turned the mike over to a woman who said she supported Obama and said she makes less than $25,000 a year.
“I do feel pandered to when you talk about suspending the gas tax,” the woman said, adding: “Call me crazy but I actually listen to economists because I think they know what they’ve studied.”
We’ll be bringing you more from Hillary’s town hall right here — and at 10 AM, Obama is being interviewed by Tim Russert on Meet the Press. Stay tuned.
