Obama on McCain mocking Him For Call To Inflate Tires: "They Need To Do Their Homework."

August 05 ,2008

Hat tip Ben Smith at Politico for the video.

In Berea, Ohio, Obama turned McCain's attacking him for suggesting--very prudently, I think--that we keep our tires inflated to conserve oil--on end.

"They're lying about what my energy plan is," Obama said. And "they're making fun of a step that every expert says would reduce our oil consumption by 3 to 4 percent. It's like these guys take pride in being ignorant. You know, I mean they think it's funny that they are making fun of something that is actually true.

They need to do their homework. Because this is serious business. Instead of running ads about Paris Hilton and Britney Spears, they should go talk to some energy experts and actually make a difference."