Obama Promises to 'End the Age of Oil in Our Time'
Obama Mocks McCain's Tactics, Energy Policy to Blue Collar Crowd in Key Swing State
"Instead of offering a real plan to lower gas prices, the only energy plan that he's really promoting is more drilling," Obama said. "That's what he talked about yesterday. I want to drill here. I want to drill now. I don't know where he was standing," he said as the crowd laughed. "I think he was in a building somewhere."
He continued to paint McCain as "in the pocket" of oil companies.
"The oil companies have placed their bet on Senator McCain, and if he wins, they will continue to cash in while our families and our economy suffer and our future is put in jeopardy," Obama said, adding that McCain offers "four years more of oil companies calling the shots while hard-working families are struggling."
At one point, asked about his support for high-speed rail, Obama lapsed into what was almost a comedy routine. All he needed was a fake brick wall behind him and a two-drink minimum.
"If you think about the Midwest, think about right here, what we've got is all kind of towns that we could connect," Obama said. "All of these cities are, they basically take in the air about 45 minutes to an hour to fly."
"But by the time you get to the airport," Obama continued, "take off your shoes, get to the terminal, realize that your flight's been delayed two hours, go pay $10 for a cup of coffee, and a sandwich for another $10, come back, you get on the plane, you're sitting on the tarmac for another 25 minutes, you finally take off, you're circling above the city for another half hour, when you land they can't find your luggage, and then you get to where you're going -- by the time it's all done it's a five-hour trip! …So the time is right now for us to start thinking about high-speed rail as an alternative to air transportation, connecting all these cities and think about what a great project that would be in terms of rebuilding America."
Going Negative
Obama found a supportive crowd, and was greeted with cheers when he attacked his opponent for waging a negative and misleading campaign.
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