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Michele Bachmann says Obama too rich to understand the common man August 28, 2012 3:52 pm BuckGalaxy

This has got to be one of the stupidest things she’s said in the last couple days.   The highest estimate of Obama’s wealth I’ve heard is around $10m, most of which he has made over the last 7 years or so with book sales.    By comparison Mitt Romney has an estimated $250m, and I’ve heard as much as $400m.  His sons are also worth about $100m.  Further, Romney has been raised with a silver spoon in his hand, while Obama was born in a lower income family.  Who has gone farther in life?  Who understands what the common man lives like better? I have to ask: is Bachmann deliberately trying to screw over Romney’s chances with this idiotic comment, or is she really that stupid??

  • If she thought about it there's more. by bowser 2012-08-28 16:12:36
    • The dealbreaker: he's too poor to understand the wealthy. by alcaray 2012-08-28 16:21:51
      • BINGO! by bowser 2012-08-28 19:19:45
        • I wonder what it could be. by ER 2012-08-29 09:17:49
          • Unprecedented?? by TB 2012-08-29 09:35:41
            • Yes, unprecedented. by ER 2012-08-29 10:15:20
              • I see. Never mind. by TB 2012-08-29 10:32:29
              • The scale of the derangement is certainly unprecedented by BuckGalaxy 2012-08-29 09:45:07
                • Gee, I wonder what's behind it. It's more than just ideology, y'know? by ER 2012-08-29 10:20:00

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