Obama pleads to voters: 'Don't give in to fear'
Date: August 16, 2010 11:50PM
By BEN FELLER, AP White House Correspondent – Mon Aug 16, 7:04 pm ET
MILWAUKEE – Flying thousands of miles to reap millions of dollars, President Barack Obama is dashing across the country to help his party retain power, essentially offering one familiar argument: Republicans don't solve problems.
Obama's campaign speech is filled with lines he has used for weeks. As intended, they usually yield fresh laughs and applause from local, friendly audiences who have never had occasion to hear them before. Like his metaphor about Republicans and driving: put the car in "D" (as in Democrat) if you want to move ahead, "R" if you want to go backward.
They actually did a pole on this D for Drive & R for reverse thing. Hmmm.. I dunno. He's going to be repeating this all week? Is this going to fire up his base?