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Obama blasts GOP leader's 'ant' comment as 'out of touch'
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Jun 30, 2010 10:45am |
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| Author | Sam Youngman |
| News Date | Wednesday, June 30, 2010 04:45:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | President Barack Obama has attacked House GOP Leader John Boehner for comparing the financial crisis to an ant.
Obama struck out at Boehner (R-Ohio) during a town hall meeting in Racine, Wis. for saying the Wall Street reform bill was akin to using a nuclear weapon to kill an ant.
"That’s right. He compared the financial crisis to an ant," Obama said, according to prepared remarks. "The same financial crisis that led to the loss of nearly eight million jobs. The same crisis that cost people their homes and their lives savings."
While Obama did not mention Boehner by name in excerpts released by the White House, he made it clear who he was talking about by suggesting that "if the Republican leader is that out of touch with the struggles facing the American people, he should come here to Racine and ask people if they think the financial crisis was an ant." |
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