'If I were President Obama, I'd start throwing daily press conferences' [View all]

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In response to no-hands-washing Sen. Thom Tillis, "Teabaggerism taken to its logical extreme," Paul Constant of The Stranger writes:

If I were President Obama, I'd start throwing daily press conferences. At today's press conference, for example, I'd say, "Guys, I was just thinking about how important it is that everyone wears their seat belts. It's a really important law, and I endorse it one hundred percent." Republicans would then fall over themselves trying to argue why seat belts shouldn't be mandatory.

Then, tomorrow, I'd hold another press conference. "You know," I'd say, "I know I smoked for many years, so you might not expect me to say this, but I'm really glad we have a system of laws in place that keep cigarettes out of the hands of kids. If anything, I'd like to make those laws stronger." You'd probably get some great video after that of Rand Paul arguing that 10-year-olds should be allowed to choose between Marlboro and Camel cigarettes because it's in the Constitution. The next day, I'd talk about anti-asbestos laws.

Then, I'd talk about laws that keep brothers and sisters from marrying. And so on.

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