Comments on: Obama’s “Tire-Pressure” Embarrassment - - Who’s Ignorant Now?

By: No, Barack Obama, I Won’t Help You Tell Those Lies « A McCain Democrat’s Journal

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 06:53:42 +0000

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By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:46:36 +0000

I tested the theroy of low tire pressure on a 1996 GMC Van. I can’t measure the difference in gas over a full tank it is so small. The real question though is getting back to the claim Obama is making about “every expert”. He has used that one on various claims like every expert says it won’t make a difference in the price of oil claim.

Go ahead, make an Obama “every expert” claim list, I too wish he would name just one expert he is getting his information from.

By: jay1949

jay1949 — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:16:10 +0000

Carson: Impressive.

Keep the day job.

By: Carson Park Ranger

Carson Park Ranger — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:29:04 +0000

“… Sen. McCain’s humorous tire-gauge ploy so seriously …”

As with most things, including foreign policy, Senator McCain should leave humor to the professionals.

By: (Swoon!) Barack Wrote Me Back! « American Sentinel

(Swoon!) Barack Wrote Me Back! « American Sentinel — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:09:58 +0000

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By: Obama Junk E-mail Promises Quick VP Choice « A McCain Democrat’s Journal

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 04:29:52 +0000

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By: jay1949

jay1949 — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:34:40 +0000

Carson:

“Only a pinhead could take Sen. Obama’s harmless suggestion and present it as his ‘energy plan.’”

Only a narcissistic bonehead would take Sen. McCain’s humorous tire-gauge ploy so seriously that he would accuse those whose math skills are obviously superior to his of “ignorance.”

Ball’s in your court. Impress us all with your wit and intellect.

By: jay1949

jay1949 — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:29:45 +0000

Dom Passantino: You’ve come to the wrong place; no one here provides therapy for non-political hallucinations and delusions.

No offense.

By: Paul Zannucci

Paul Zannucci — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:43:43 +0000

Number one, that doesn’t come close to matching Obama’s figures. Number two, it is disingenuous to believe that Americans will pay attention to their tire pressure. We already went through a period during which we had a series of SUV rollovers and deaths related to tire pressure, and that changed nothing. If people won’t inflate their tires to stay alive, do you think that they’ll inflate them to save 1% on gas?

Meanwhile, drilling in ANWR would create 7.5% of our oil needs for 20 years.

By: Matt Thomas

Matt Thomas — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:54:21 +0000

From Popular Mechanics:

According to the Department of Energy, underinflated tires alone cost the country more than 1.25 billion gal. of gasoline annually—roughly 1 percent of the total consumption of 142 billion gal.

When Obama says that Republicans’ attacks on his tire pressure suggestion are ignorant, it’s because they are, actually, being willfully ignorant of the fact that it would save a remarkable amount of gasoline if everyone did properly inflate their tires. To argue that this constitutes “Obama’s Energy Plan” is both disingenuous and ignorant.