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Obama: Insulation is ‘sexy’

Speaking at a Home Depot in Alexandria, Va., President Obama suggested that installing giant rolls of pink housing insulation has erotic appeal.

I know the idea may not be very glamorous — although I get really excited about it.  We were at the roundtable and somebody said insulation is not sexy.  I disagree.   Frank, don’t you think insulation is sexy stuff?   Here’s what’s sexy about it:  saving money.

While no one really wants to know what turns our president on, we can be pretty sure that insulation isn’t one of those things. Anyone who’s ever installed it or done work in an attic knows that it’s nasty stuff.

Once again, the president is trying to be clever, but falling flat.

According to the president, insulation is sexy because it saves money. If that’s the case, his first 11 months have been anything but “sexy.” Record deficits, increasing the debt ceiling, throwing money away at a rate of $1 billion a day for the first 50 days is not sexy.

He’s also flip-flopping here. Allahpundit at Hot Air points out that the president has used the word “sexy” before when talking about making American homes more energy efficient, but back then he admitted it’s not “sexy:”

The first step we’re taking sets new efficiency standards on fluorescent and incandescent lighting. Now I know light bulbs may not seem sexy, but this simple action holds enormous promise because 7 percent of all the energy consumed in America is used to light our homes and our businesses.

To add to this “sexy” flap, whoever was taking notes at the White House got it all wrong. The official transcript of the president’s remarks have him saying “installation is sexy stuff.” Anyone who watches or hears the president knows he said “insulation.” And, well, the stacks of Pink Panther rolls behind him are a dead giveaway.