"Obama says retrofitting houses is 'sexy'"

[Clio the Leo]

He is such a goob. :)

Obama says retrofitting houses is 'sexy'

President Obama warmed up for this afternoon's health care meeting by visiting a suburban Home Depot to tout his proposal for tax breaks to property owners who make their houses more energy efficient -- a topic he dubbed surprisingly "sexy."


"Here's what's sexy about it," Obama told employees and company officials. "Saving money."

Retrofitting homes with new doors and windows, better insulation and improved heating and cooling systems will not only reduce energy bills, Obama said. It will provide jobs for those who do the work. He called it an example of how "smart" energy policy can be a "job creator."

"What we want to do is create incentives that stimulate consumer spending, because folks buy materials from home improvement stores like this one, which then buys them from manufacturers," Obama said. "It spurs hiring because local contractors and construction workers do the installation. It saves consumers money, perhaps hundreds of dollars off their utility bills each year. And it reduces our energy consumption in the process."

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2009/12/obama-says-retrofitting-houses-is-sexy/1

[Enrique]

1. whatever floats his boat

:thumbsup:

[RaleighNCDUer]

2. It's "sexy" because people are morons who respond to "sexy"

while ignoring "logical".

But nice try.

[JackintheGreen]

3. It's sexy because

the miserable single-glaze windows on my freezing 100 year house make my bedroom FRIGID! Thus, if I retrofitted them with energy-efficient windows and kept the room warmer my wife would be much more willing to have the sex.

[RaleighNCDUer]

4. OK, I'll give you that. nt

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

6. Before the job is over, the pizza delivery guy shows up...

Ooo yeah. Cue the saxphone.

[JackintheGreen]

8. Pizza guy?!?

More like independent contractor:

"Did you want me to take care of the weather-stripping? Oh, and I snake drains, too."

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

9. I can fix your plumbing if you'll just hold my nuts...

Let's see how fast we can get this thread locked!

[HopeOverFear]

5. LOL @ the exchange between Jack & Raleigh

[AspenRose]

7. Ooooh, he said 'sexy'

We should be hearing from Phyllis Schlafly, Janet Parshall and the Family Research Council mafia any moment now.

[HopeOverFear]

10. ...and he said it more than once, too

he said it at least three times. Somebody needs a cold shower. LOL

[hileeopnyn8d]

11. Barack Obama = Art Vandelay

;)

I worked with architects and designers for over 10 years, it's truly amazing the things they dubbed as "sexy." All while failing to grasp that they once again designed a tribute to their penis.

Anyway, all that was to say that I think he must have borrowed the architect and designers dictionary.