The Marketing Genius

“Look, I got two daughters — 9 years old and 6 years old. I am going to teach them first about values and morals, but if they make a mistake, I don’t want them punished with a baby. I don’t want them punished with an STD at age 16, so it doesn’t make sense to not give them information.”

“You go into some of these small towns in Pennsylvania, and like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing’s replaced them. And they fell through the Clinton administration, and the Bush administration, and each successive administration has said that somehow these communities are gonna regenerate and they have not. So it’s not surprising then that they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.”

"I opposed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996. It should be repealed and I will vote for its repeal on the Senate floor. I will also oppose any proposal to amend the U.S. Constitution to ban gays and lesbians from marrying."

"We've been to 57 states... I think one more to go."

"This is the greatest nation in the world, and I'm here to change it."

No, thanks, Barack. Let's not.

My dad is an insurance salesman and I was trained in sales as well, so I can spot a sales pitch from a mile away. Barack is nothing more than a salesman, a clever marketer who is willing to pander to people's needs, real or imagined. But a little research and some soul-searching should lead to the inevitable conclusion that Barack's like a balloon: full of hot air, carries little weight, and with enough time, will deflate, along with his fantasy for hope and change. People who applaud someone promising that government will provide both will have a severe case of buyer's remorse.