Obama’s State of ‘The One’ Speech Preview
No president has ever been more desirous of a large prime-time audience than Barack Obama, and the president will get his biggest audience since his inauguration with his first State of the Union address tonight. These speeches are almost always too long and boring, not even counting the dozens of standing ovation interruptions that will be led by Speaker Nancy Pelsoi and Vice President Joe Biden.
Already the Obama administration has released a list of initiatives to be highlighted in the speech, suggesting it is not totally tone-deaf to the public’s growing concerns over the huge jumps in federal spending the last two years and the record annual federal deficits ($3 trillion in total for fiscal years 2009 and 2010).
Obama will endorse a three-year freeze on some areas of federal discretionary spending, representing about a sixth of the federal budget. It is worth noting that during his campaign for the presidency, Obama repeatedly attacked such a plan. After the three-year period, the total amount of spending in these categories could increase no faster than the general inflation rate for the next seven years.
Considering that Obama proposed a 7.3% increase in these categories of spending just a few months back, the change, if adopted, will save some money — in total about $250 billion over the next ten years. Put another way, the increase in the federal debt during this period will now be only $8.75 trillion, rather than $9 trillion, and the accumulated federal debt at the end of the ten-year period will be about one percent less than it would have been without the “freeze” at just over $21 trillion.
This modest effort should not cheer the hearts of deficit hawks concerned with the overall level of federal spending (now well over a quarter of GDP) that is creating annual deficits and total debt that will make the country a permanent debtor nation, at the mercy of purchasers of our bonds. But Obama will have the platform. He will spin himself as a serious and committed deficit hawk who needed to spend a lot last year to save the country from a second great depression caused by the policies of his predecessor.
To cement this notion, Obama will point to how bad things were when he took office — the monthly job losses, declining GDP, falling stock market levels, etc. — and tell the American people that, while much more needs to be done on the jobs front, the great crisis has been averted.
It will be important to add up the cost of new spending initiatives announced in the speech, many of which will be labeled as programs for the hard-pressed middle class. Without a doubt, the cost of the new programs will dwarf any purported savings from the freeze on discretionary spending accounts.
In 2009 and 2010, federal tax revenues will be barely half of federal spending. The left’s answer to the spending versus taxation gap is to significantly increase taxes and to make the federal tax rates much more progressive (with far higher tax rates on higher-income Americans). The president and liberals in Congress share this goal, but the State of the Union address is not a suitable venue to propose raising income tax rates. (In fact, if Congress does nothing, income tax rates will rise for all Americans who pay them after 2010 and many will be added to the tax roles, with the expiration of the 2001 Bush tax cuts).
“Let me ask you, professor, as I’m a political science/economics major, are most jobs created by government spending billions of dollars or by entrepreneurs seeing the opportunity to make profits and seizing upon it?”
Sir, I ask that question because tonight Obama is going to talk about the government creating jobs. So, I’m wondering, does he have a clown in his belly or will he be giving it to us straight? Assuming, of course, a community organizer
has expertise in that area. Sir, I know the unemployment rate around DC, parts of Maryland and Virginia is 5% but doesn’t that mean Obama is handing out all these plumb government positions to insure votes, and pretty much ignoring the private job crisis in the rest of the country?”
PROFESSOR: (deciding how to respond)
STUDENT: And, sir, may I please ask a followup?
Are far out leftist, communist agitator propagandist types who, by some quirk of fate, or someone’s well laid plans, have a Professor in front of their names, and use it as a hammer to bang leftist ideology into students’ minds to be trusted and quoted when discussing Glenn Beck?”
(PROFESSOR IS DUMBFOUNDED, SPEECHLESS)
SAME STUDENT: “You see, sir, they disagree with the words of on Beck’s TV program that exposes communism for the killing machine
it’s been for the last 125 years? Are we supposed to take Glenn Beck at his word.
I mean, sir, this stooge ( can I say stooge in the classroom ) from Time magazine says Beck is stupid and President Obama and the rest of you professors are smart. So who should I listen to? Because Obama I must respectfully add, has done some dumb things in the last 12 months?
Trying a terrorist in NY, giving up criminal procedures rather than treating him like an enemy. Shouldn’t Obama be spending money on ways to kill terrorists and try them militarily rather than spending millions on lawyers to defend them? Doesn’t that make more sense?”
PROFESSOR: Dumb things Obama says? That’s an insult; What dumb things are you referring to?
Oh, sir, not just in the past, not just trying terrorists in NY, but tonight he plans to say some really radical things.”
PROFESSOR: THERE’S NOTHING bad about radical son. To be progressive is to be radical. Mao was a radical.
Student: “For a second let’s leave the subject of mass murderers.
In the state of the union speech, TeleBabama (may I use that word, sir?) will tell you that the almost four trillion dollars that he’s spent so far has saved us from a catastrophic depression He’ll also proudly talk about the millions of jobs he’s saved. (What’s a saved job?) My chums and are still pondering that question. Did Obama just make that saved job discripter up because something like that can’t be checked?”
And how does Obama save so many jobs when the unemployment rate has gone from 7.8& to 10.5% under his watch? Is he on socialist time? Or is it simply a case of Obama Math? Is he smarter than a 5th grader? Or does he just have a Kevin Jennings in his administration that is rumored to know how gullibly 5th graders think? Think I’m kidding? I’m not, sir.”
PROFESSOR: Last time I looked, this is a free country. It’s not a crime to support NAMBLA.
STUDENT: Sir, NAMBLA IS JUST A SIDE ISSUE. Let’s get back to Obama’s Union Speech. I hear tell he’ll dish about his other wonderful accomplishments.”
Perfecting fifty different ways, while on foreign soil, to apologize to third world tyrants and mass murderers for the evils of America.”
Letting Black Panther voter-intimidator felony crime offenders get off scott free after they don’t even show up for their court date.”
Mistaking a solid oak locked door for CNN broadcasted transparency.”
Throwing Poland and the Czech Republic under the Russian bus by taking away their promised missile defense system.”
Spending millions on lawyers to defend terrorists rather than millions on weapons systems to kill them.”
Hardly questioning the shoe shine Christmas Day bomber, and giving the sub-human the rights of a United States citizen.”
PROFESSOR: “All accomplishments we all can take just pride in.”
STUDENT: “Meanwhile, I’ve gotta mention Obama’s speech technique of creating the straw man and knocking him down. I can hear Obama saying in the front of his big speech. (professor, I’m thinking of using that technique in speech class).
“Thirty million uninsured children mean something to me. A heath care system that steals your coverage because of a pre-existing
condition means something to me. Bankers that take your tax money to save their jobs and then award 20 million in bonus money means something to me. Bla bla bla and on and on and on. NO DISRESPECT SIR, BUT THAT SURE SOUNDS LIKE A CROCK OF SHINOLA.
PROFESSOR: “WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUNG MAN?” (I’m now addressing the hispanic gentleman) “What’s your name, sir?”
“My name is Paco Gomez. Well, Professor, I think Obama is a Barry Barry bad President.”
PROFESSOR: “NO, NO MY SON, PRESIDENT OBAMA IS A WONDERFULLY PROGRESSIVE PRESIDENT.”
A WHITE GIRL RISES TO SPEAK:
RACHEL PEEPERS: “With one socially redeeming factor. He’s a great teleprompter reader. WHY, When it comes to reading a speech from
a teleprompter Obama can be as electrifying as a nuclear power plant. But don’t let that fool you. When it comes to the no earmark promise, he’s a liar. (can I say “liar in the classroom?) When it comes to the promise to put us down the road of energy independence, he should be arrested for driving without a license. When it comes to keeping this country strong and safe, he’s on a mental vacation in Hawaii; completely asleep at the switch. Or flat out guilty of national moral turpitude.
PROFESSOR: Talk and act like a lady, Ms. Peepers. You’re speaking ill about our President, a wonderful progressive who’s a champion of women’s rights. Sit down Ms. Peepers. I don’t like your attitude. I’m sorry sir, I’m just lil’ ole’ blue eyed Rachel.”
PROFESSOR: Obama would rather be a one term President than not do what’s right for women or America.
MAN IN BACK ROW: “Sir, I respectfully disagree. What he really means is that he’s out to redistribute wealth, kill the American dream, neuter our military and stick our grandchildren with a 25 trillion dollar debt by the time he’s done.
(PROFESSOR STARTS COUGHING)
But that’s not all.
Obama wants desperately to amend the constitution to be a multi term President. That’s what he wants. He never defined the change he promised except to say he was out to transform America. Ronald Reagen said the problem wasn’t the people, the problem was the government.”
PROFESSOR: “Make no mistake about it. Obama’s a great, great man. One of his idols is the progressive Saul Alinsky. One of his favorite philosophers is Joe stalin. The salt of the earth.”
STUDENT: “Sir, my dad says Stalin was a mass murderer. Killed more than 30 million Russian citizens and political opponents.
Granted, Dad’s a free thinker, but he says that when Barack obama took the oath of office on that fateful January Day, if he was hooked up
to a lie detector, that truth needle would be jumping back and forth like a man on a fuzzy tree.(dad is an elvis fan)
Obama, professor, sir, wears a mask of words. My Dad says it’s time we all mentally removed it and saw the man underneath for what he really is.”
PROFESSOR: “Mr. Schultz, what does your father do for a living?
college student: He’s a plumber, sir.”
PROFESSOR: (SMILING AT CLASS) Well, I guess that proves my point. Consider the source. Sit down Mr. Schultz.
SCHULTZ: “SIR, MY FATHER’S A GOOD HARDWORKING MAN, HE DOESN’T DESERVE TO BE MOCKED BY YOU OR ANYBODY ELSE.” (STUDENT DOES JIMMY STEWART IMITATION)
PROFESSOR: “MR. SCHULTZ, YOUR FATHER IS OBVIOUSLY A TROUBLE MAKER. JOE STALIN WOULD HAVE KNOWN HOW TO DEAL WITH PEOPLE LIKE THAT. SO WOULD MOST CHICAGO PROGRESSIVE POLITICIANS.”
STUDENT SCHULTZ: (A BIT PO’ED) “SIR MAYBE YOU’D LIKE TO MEET HIM. HE’S PICKING ME UP AFTER CLASS TODAY. IN FACT, THERE HE IS AT THE BACK DOOR.”
(HE WAVES)
PROFESSOR: “Believe me Schultz, I’m in a hurry with much more important things to do.”
STUDAENT: ARE YOU SURE? HE’S BEEN WANTING TO MEET YOU.
GIRL: “Professor, did you spill your water on your pants?”
A NARCISSIST is as a NARCISSIST does.
Rich – A spending freeze at the current level of spending? What a joke. There would be as much freeze in current spending as there is warming in AGW. And as for greedy insurance companies, how about greedy governments which tax anything that is productive. The greedy insurance companies want to make a buck, the greedy governments want to take a buck and then some.
Is there anything that this man says that people actually believe? If one critically evaluates the number of lies that Obama has uttered, as evidenced between what he said on the campaign trail and what he has said and done in office, the man could easily be labeled a pathological liar. Comparatively, Clinton was a choir boy.
The left has been complaining about Obama’s cozy relationship with big banks and big business for some time now. Who does he think he’s fooling? Like most Americans I will decline the torture of watching Obama drone on with his amateur shell game and check out the highlights discussions later.
Obama is so noble he will risk his second term in order to pass his agenda on behalf of.. who..?
This is Obama’s way of telling his own party that, “I am the one who will continue to provide as much welfare as possible for blacks and illegal Hispanics in America.”
How many liberal Democrats believe and embrace the same agenda enough to tell the American people where to stick it, remains as one legitimate question going into Obama’s meeting tonight.
The other question is how much longer the American people themselves will let themselves be fooled and suckered in by Obama.
Great read Mr. Rich Baehr.
You covered in a few paragraphs what would have taken me a book.
I never dreamed America could/would be afraid of an empty suit.
At least Bill Clinton (slick willy) took advantage of the anger polls and governed in that direction,
I still think State Governors make the best presidents-
excluding North Carolina.
Obama wouldn’t know a poll if it bit him in the asstubula.
He is still trying to read 6 month old prepared teleprompter speeches.
I’d say something about drinking a shot for every time he refers to himself tonight, but I don’t want to be responsible for killing anyone.
Okay, how about this? Every 25 times he mentions himself, have a shot.
#9 Ahem,I have another idea : cut out pictures of Obama and place them at the bottom of a parakeet cage,then feed the birdies just before the cretinous dweeb begins his bloviating.You can then count the # of times the ‘keets “respond” to his canting.Best Regards!
It takes stupidity of a remarkable sort to rave about creating jobs when after a full year government spending has failed utterly. The unemployment rate, expected to rise, will only add to the inanity and further mark The O as a fool and a demagogue.
Apart from the fact that government doesn’t create jobs, it moves money around, and wherever it will have the biggest political advantage.
This will blow up in their faces and O will only look more stumbling and incompetent.
Okay, so we can avoid being totally snockered;
Every time Obozo says, “Some Would Say,” followed by something no one ever says – Take a Shot
Every time Ovomit says, “Let Me Be Clear,” followed by obfuscating language that is completely ambiguous – Take A Shot
Every time Republicans fail to Laugh Out Loud at an obvious mischaracterization of reality – Take A Shot (Maybe a sip would be better.)
And Every time “The One” says I – Take a Sip, a small sip, maybe just touch the alcahol to your lips.
Any others?
Keep it short Obama. Here’s a suggestion. “I don’t have a clue. I resign. Thank you.” I can only hope!
A year into the Presidency, Obama has squadered virtually all of his credibility with the independents. No thinking person now takes seriously anything he says. His promises are empty. Why would anyone believe he will deliver on what he promises? Has he delivered on ANYTHING he has promised? He treats the public as dupes, and they are, but it has finally sunk into their heads that their Messiah is a fraud.
This SOTU address is going to be so painful to watch. Like watching a train wreck, without the train.
Listen and learn to know your enemy.
Hope that someone shouts out “You Lie !”.
Forget the standing O’s: the whole Congress should stand as one with arms linked and say, “Obama, you lie!”
I’m just not going to watch it. If hubby insists on putting it on I’m going in another room. I refuse to subject myself to the lies and narcissism from this pompous j.a.. I’d rather watch reruns of Friends.
Has a sitting President in his first year EVER done as much DAMAGE to the Nation’s Economy and Security and Prestige?
Obama’s words will sound pretty much like “blah, blah, blah” as most will not listen and just be amused and angry at his continued DISCONNECT with the American People, the Economy and Security of our Nation.
This year our arrogant socialists in the Democratic Party will reap what they have sown as Americans go to the polls in record numbers for a mid term election and kick their criminal butts out of office. Then we will all gird for the removal of the Prevaricator in Chief – President Pinochio Marx – in 2012 along with his Czars and Czarinas as they are all “relegated to the ash heap of history”. God Bless America!
I can’t stand listening to the man talk, but I’m gonna try to listen to the SOTU address. I haven’t missed on in something like 20 years, and I don’t want to be driven off by this man.
Rachel: loved it!
Obama’s speeches is the straw that broke the camel’s back for me as well.
If the SotU address is written by 28 year old Jon Favreau, we’ll know in seconds.
The generational gap between the 2 is painfully evident, though Obama reads and likens the words to be his own.. over-middle age psyche. Creeeepy.
It’s one of the most disturbing and simultaneously funny thing about this President. He’s so out of touch with, well, nearly everything!
I recall someone propping up Obama after the Nobel speech due to him ‘writing part of the speech himself’. Wow, credit for writing ‘some’ of the speech..?
I ask, if he’d written it himself, why did he need a teleprompter then to boot!?
Obama better get busy saving jobs, because…walmart and such stores don’t seem to b listening to obama and his “we have saved sooooo many jobs”….
Obama should have to work in the work a day world for a couple of years…a wal mart, factory, sanitation ,construction..something so that he could understand what is goin on in life..
..he is the most clueless person I have had the displeasure of seeing in the presidency.
Lets face facts, after 8 years of disaster, OBAMA came in and saved our financial buttts…
But what is he going to do now?
Health care is waiting, Iraq has been solved. He has gone conservative on economics with the spending freeze…which is wrong.
He has gone HAWK on Afghanistan…which my left wing friends say is WRONG…
He has gone anti public option..which is WRONG..
What is this president doing that is right?
Obama has been attempting to communicate with Republicans in the house and the senate…which is WRONG…
What is this president trying to do anyways?…
He says one of his favorite leaders wuz Reagan…guess that says it all eh?
23. Poor Citizen:
Something is not a fact simply because you claim it is. It needs to be supported. Not a single one of your facts is supportable, possibly excepting Obama’s admiration of Reagan.
number 24 commuter
You know it is..OBAMA did save our economy..but what the hell has he done about health care? and what the hell has he done about the Bush disaster oil nightmare and what the hell has he done about the non working public?
This president is turning out to be an asssshoolll disaster..dont u agree?
With a Republican landslide all but certain in November, and Scott Brown on his way to the White House in 2012, don’t you folks have some excuses to start making up? Given that the conservative revolution is a fete de compli, you people are, for all intents and purposes, in control. You now own the economy. So, why haven’t you fixed it? Why are we still seeing our military die in the Middle East? Why are my insurance premiums still going up? why is gas still going up? Why are we still in debt?
You can’t blame Obama forever. Chop, Chop, people.
You have no standing.
why does OBAMA love Reagan?
why?
‘Hawk’ on Afghanistan’ – Yeah, those flight drones are ‘taking care of business..’ – on Afghan civilians as well.
‘Anti-public option’ – When nearly 2/3′s of the public says no to public option.. well you can figure the rest out (I think).
‘Attempting to communicate with Republican counterparts’ – Republicans have attempted on more than half dozen occasions to bring their ideas of health insurance to the discussion table.. Obama and his party not interested and remained behind closed doors.
-How about Barbara Boxer pushing crap and trade through without a Republican present?
-The 2007 IPCC report revealing to be a total sham yet Obama and co. still touting AGW policy.
-How about Obama claiming to not have had a hand in pimping mandated health insurance reform?
This man, in similar fashion of GW Bush 2006-2008 pushing policy and not listening to American people.
-P.S. ‘Sorry’ to hear Air America is closing shop. WHere else are you going to find your ‘strong, fact filled’ details, P C?
#23 PC
I can tell you another thing he is not doing right!
Resigning!!! He should do it tonight.
Poor citizen:
Yes, you are a poor citizen – regardless of your fiscal state. But the rest of us will get by anyway. Just wondering why you keep coming back – who is encouraging you? Or is masochism one of your dominant (oops) traits?
Skeezix:
You need to adjust your meds. Touches of reality are coming through – not much, just a glimmer, but hey…
u dont want to know about our president loving the fact that he loves you do ya? do ya?…do you?#
Obama cares about you and he is your president…that is wrong is it?
hey number 30 big bill johnson…
I keep comin back cuz im an american. Im an ex soldier. Im a citizen. And I stand up, for those that have no voice. Like you, cuz u have no real education. Yes, ignorance is my father. Crazy ignorance is my brother. ok?
Im a soldier that lived that stands up for those that did not live. Im a southern red neck that promised those that did not make it that I would stand up for them….them…those that have no voice, those without hope those citizens that have no future… I promised my friend in Iraq…that I would be there..I am there… so here I am
A chicken saw sitting by the river’s edge.
A sly hungry fox came by. He said , ” chicken what are you doing?
The chicken, not being too smart said, “I have to get to the other side.
The sly hungry fox said, “Chicken I’m going to the other side, get on my back and I will give you a ride.
The chicken said, ” how do I know that I can trust you.
The sly hungry fox said, Chicken , I don’t lie.
The chicken got on the sly hungry foxes back.
Half the way across the fox grabed the chicken, and the chicken asked the fox, what are you going to do with me.
The fox said, ; i’m going to eat you.
The chicken said, you said you would not eat me.
THE SLY HUNGRY FOX SAID, ; I lied, and ate the chicken.
MORAL—OBAMA LIES and LIES, Would you cross the River with OBAMA?
Poor Citizen,
‘Soldiers’ and civilians alike usually let their actions speak when unable to do so verbally in an adult, lucid manner.
I recommend you practice the former..
I’m a vet as well and find your moronic ramblings to be counterproductive to the ’cause’ you poorly tout.
‘Tackling’ one blog site after another, eh? Go get ‘em Tiger!
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The moment Obama opens his mouth I become shrouded in a vaporous fog of ambivalence. I glaze over with a Malaise which soon turns into melancholy pre-seeded by suicidal thoughts and uncontrollable murderous rage.
This all takes place in about 1.3 nano seconds inside my head.
Then I quickly snap out of it…change the channel and feel much better. I also feel better knowing I didn’t vote for this [ place own word or words here ]
Apparently it takes several more seconds for some of you to come around. I don’t want to even talk about the ones who sat and listened to the whole thing.
What I am shocked about is how so many people in this country drank the Kool-Aid® Oh yeah!!!
Lots of “people” did. Why do you think that is? Why do you fog over when he talks, then at the end agree with what he is telling you. After all it is what you want, right? Or is it?
This is called (NLP) or Neuro-Linguistic Programming. This seems to be the new buzz-word for conspiracy theorists. Well like usual, everything old is new again for the ones in the dark. Nothing to see here “sheeple”… move along everything is fine because I tell you it is.