State of Confusion
What does that mean? Does it mean the consequences will grow a little? A lot? Is he planning to make sure those consequences grow enough to actually stop Iran’s bomb program? Or will they just…sort of…maybe…kind of … grow, while he wishes another happy new year to the ayatollahs, and Iran’s nuclear assembly line grows faster? Is this supposed to explain the situation to Americans? Terrify the ayatollahs? What is he talking about?
You can pretty much pick any part of this speech, almost at random, and with varying degrees of importance you end up with the same question. What on earth is he really talking about? But let’s fast-forward through all 70 minutes to that closing peroration: “A new decade stretches before us. We don’t quit.”
“We don’t quit. I don’t quit.”… Who is “we” and why is that different from “I,” as in “I don’t quit” — and what is he talking about? Quit what, exactly, and how did this even come up? Quit a tradition of more than two centuries of the American spirit (did he really think we were all about to quit?). Quit his command-and-control healthcare agenda? …”Let’s seize this moment“… “start anew“…”carry the dream forward“… these are things he might have been saying to himself in the mirror last week, as the news rolled in of the Massachusetts election. But for rest of the country, the people who inhabit this union, for the world out there listening in, what is he talking about?
“What is he talking about?”
I honestly don’t think presidouche cares if we know what he means or if he even wants we-the-people to know. I think his Messianic Lordship has already decided that the majority of Americans who are now coming up against his socialist plans had better just shut up and put up. Even though it makes his irrational, megalomaniacal, tyrannical attitude all the more obvious and ‘transparent’, he’s got the reigns now so who cares if the mask is cracking and the fantastical lies are more blatant and bolder than ever. If a few suckers are sold, it’s all good. We WON, useful idiots, we don’t need your support now anyway, we have PLANS to carry out regardless of your dissent.
Kinda makes ya feel all warm and fuzzy inside eh?
“You can pretty much pick any part of this speech, almost at random, and with varying degrees of importance you end up with the same question. What on earth is he really talking about?”
Republicans are a diseased bunch: they can’t understand the State of the Union speech unless their jargon is used: war, terror, taxes, no, abortion, gays, religion, Muslims.
What a sorry group.
No wonder they are confused: Obama IS a Republican president but they only see the exterior facade . . .
Big and little things Obama does all along the way-show who he is and what he thinks of himself. I am constantly amazed. The recent classroom visit is a good example. Set up the Presidential podium and telepromters IN A CLASSROOM? He knows how to project Presidential POWER! Ya gotta let those kids know what a big,important person you are when you are President! And to think President Bush sat in a normal chair and just read a book to the kids! He had no idea of how to display his monster ego. Oops, that’s right…
Bush doesn’t have one of those. Silly me.
The SOTU was an absolute spanking. I loved every word of it. and given the outcry of offense on the right, I’d say it was a bull’s eye moment for Obama in content and delivery.
Why are Republicans against:
tax breaks for small businesses
tax breaks for companies who keep jobs here
tax cuts for individual Americans
Why are they against helping small banks give credit to small businesses
Why are Republicans against so much of what average hard-working Americans want?
vivo, you are one sad, confused misanthrope.
More and more Independents who leaned left are leaving in droves for Republican candidates, political leanings.
An ‘Independent’ such as yourself would recognize this..
Obama is anything but ‘Republican’.
Obama encouraging, allowing the Senate to vote yesterday on a $1.9 trillion budget increase (that’s ~$5 trillion now..!) whereas Senator Brown couldn’t vote. The interim Democratic Senator had voted..
But another expected action of this Democratically led Senate to push us closer to the financial abyss.
Oh, China owns more of out country’s debt that we do with this recent action. In essence, the Chinese own us.
Lastly, speaking of ‘exterior facades’, liberal ‘news’ anchor Chris Matthews and Senate Majority Leader, Democrat Harry Reid have broached decorum with their moronic comments on color.
You’re very ignorant, vivo.
Vivo-
Here we go again… Conservatives (and Republikkans) are just able to be lumped together as one mass of gay hating, racisssst,religious nuts who love the KKKlann. Pull out those straw men and plink at them again and again please, but don’t offer us any useful debate, thanks.
VIVO or SKEEZIKS——You can pretty much pick any parts of your posts, at radom, and with varying degrees of importance, you end up with the same question , “WHAT ON EARTH ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT’?
Is it any wonder that people like you , are a diseased bunch, who don’t understand what——————————————–
TAX CHEATS, THUGS, LIERS, SOCIALIST, MARXIST, COMMIES, UNIONS, ACORN, BLACK PANTHERS, CODE PINK NUTS, CLIMATE CHANGE LIERS, ETC< ETC,
and most important a MUSLIM LOVING PRESIDENT.
I guess we have to use jargon like, war, terrorist, thugs thives, taxes, abortion, religion, radical muslim terrorist,gun rights, so people like you, if possible, will learn what is going on in this , not so perfect world.
OBAMA's perfect world, with him as the sole "LORD and MASTER" is a dream that fools like you and your kind will never realize.
THE CONFUSED FOLLOWING THE CONFUSED.
HAVE A NICE DAY.
8. KEYBOARD555:
I’m talking about you, KEYBOARD55. I’m talking about you.
The problem with liberals like vivo and skeeziks is that they expect us to take the president’s words at face value, exactly as delivered, in no kind of context. Never mind what he said elsewhere, has said in the past, didn’t say and should have been, or what other people associated with him have said. Never mind the actual facts “on the ground”, what analysts not associated with the Democrats have warned, or contrary actions performed by previous administrations that worked well (but are not in accordance with Progressive principles).
We’re supposed to praise a small “tax break” while ignoring the other taxes, fees, and costs that will end up negating them. We’re supposed to blindly laud the intentions in “health care reform” while ignoring the numerous warnings from people both in this country and others regarding the long term results of single-payer health care.
We’re supposed to roll up our sleeves and “work together”, ignoring the fact that the Democrats define “working together” as obediently doing things their way. Note that President Obama never offers to meet the conservatives half-way, relenting on his march towards total government control of the economy or acknowledging the power which the Constitution grants to the states vs the federal government.
vivo and skeeziks: if you truly believe what you wrote above, then you are truly beneath contempt. Your writing only shows your ignorance and narrow-mindedness. (Can you even state the difference between Progressive and Conservative, or between Conservative and Republican?) Go do some basic research and question your assumptions. You might learn something.
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But for rest of the country, the people who inhabit this union, for the world out there listening in, what is he talking about?
I don’t think he knows what he’s talking about, beyond, “shut up and do what I want.”
The most recent in a long line of Iran deadlines expired Dec. 31. Today, Hillary is threatening China with “diplomatic isolation” if it doesn’t fall in line with sanctions etc. Such a threat may be taken as seriously as North Korea takes them.
George Will
“Obama’s leitmotif is: Washington is disappointing, Washington is annoying, Washington is dysfunctional, Washington is corrupt, verily Washington is toxic — yet Washington should conscript a substantially larger share of GDP, and Washington should exercise vast new controls over health care, energy, K-12 education, etc. Talk about a divided brain.”
Vivo-
You may want to take your “true believer” mindset to the Unification Church (The Moonies). They value mindless devotees and Moon will be around longer than Obama.
Skeeziks-
Repubs and coservatives largely ARE for such things. It’s the libs/Dems who are usually not serious about those things. Reagan was for tax breaks and Bush had his tax cuts that Obama will soon allow to expire. Tell me honestly that you really believe that Obama is for these things? It’s just more talk that’s printed (Telepromped?)to fit the situation. The Republican Party IS made of hard-working Americans. The work-avoiders are largely members of other parties. FACT.
Aside from the professional Obama Excusers who patrol PJM Claudia hits the first pitch from the left handed reliever out of the chamber.
Confused doesn’t begin to describe this floundering and pathetic example of Democrat incompetence. Robert Mugabe is a model of coherence compared to Obama. He is so hopelessly out of touch with reality he believes his own lies.
He can solve unemployment by spending a little of our money and and fix the energy shortage with a few green jobs. The 2 state solution is really hard but trust him he’ll fix it.
But he’s not a “bolshevik”. Have faith in the America is is trying to eradicate.
Absolutely the most ridiculous fool ever placed in the White House . A total blithering idiot.
Yesterday, I evaluated Obama’s state of the union speech paragraph by paragraph, a slightly tedious, but fruitful endeavor.
I saw my large comment post onto this article for review by the powers that be, but, later yesterday, when I went back, it was gone. I did this about 7:30 pm CST. This morning, when I checked, it wasn’t there. Because of its importance to me, I’m doing it again, by memory. My words are in CAPS. Here goes.
OBAMA: Madam Speaker, Vice President Biden, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans:
Our Constitution declares that from time to time, the president shall give to Congress information about the state of our union. For 220 years, our leaders have fulfilled this duty. They’ve done so during periods of prosperity and tranquility. And they’ve done so in the midst of war and depression, at moments of great strife and great struggle.
“INFORMATION” IS THE WRONG WORD. IT’S MORE LIKE “THE PRESIDENT’S IMPRESSION” OR VIEW.”
It’s tempting to look back on these moments and assume that our progress was inevitable — that America was always destined to succeed. But when the Union was turned back at Bull Run, and the Allies first landed at Omaha Beach, victory was very much in doubt.
STOP RIGHT THERE OBAMA. WE DON’T GIVE THE ALLIES CREDIT IN SOME KIND OF GLOBAL “WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER OBAMA MINDSET.” ALLIES IS THE WRONG WORD. THE AMERICAN RANGERS, the 29TH AND 1ST INFANTRY DIVISIONS LANDED ON OMAHA BEACH. THE AMERICANS DID THE BLEEDING THERE.
Again, we are tested. And again, we must answer history’s call.
One year ago, I took office amid two wars, an economy rocked by a severe recession, a financial system on the verge of collapse and a government deeply in debt. Experts from across the political spectrum warned that if we did not act, we might face a second depression. So we acted — immediately and aggressively. And one year later, the worst of the storm has passed.
THE CATCH, OBAMA, IS THAT YOUR ACTIONS HAD TO BE CORRECT. YOUR STIMULUS SQUANDERED BILLIONS UPON DOLLARS. IT WAS A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY TO PASS SOME GRAVY ONTO YOUR MANY CONTRIBUTORS SO THEY’D DO IT AGAIN. THERE WAS NO PLANNING OR SPENDING FOR INFRASTRUCTURE. MUCH MONEY WAS CONVENIENTLY LOST TRACK OF. MONEY WENT TO DISTRICTS IN FLORIDA PARTICULARLY THAT DON’T EVEN EXIST. WHY DIDN’T YOU CLEAR THAT UP IN YOUR SPEECH?
But the devastation remains. One in 10 Americans still cannot find work. Many businesses have shuttered. Home values have declined. Small towns and rural communities have been hit especially hard. And for those who’d already known poverty, life has become that much harder.
SO, WHAT ARE YOU SAYING? THE 900 BILLION BOONDOGGLE DIDN’T WORK? UNEMPLOYMENT WENT OVER 8%?
So I know the anxieties that are out there right now. They’re not new. These struggles are the reason I ran for president.
I DON’T THINK SO. YOU RAN FOR PRESIDENT TO FEED A BIG EGO AND TO TRANSFORM THIS COUNTRY INTO SOME KIND OF EURO/SOCIALIST STATE. TO NEUTER OUR MILITARY AND BANKRUPT THE COUNTRY. BARRY BARRY BAD OBJECTIVES MY GOOD MAN.
For these Americans and so many others, change has not come fast enough. Some are frustrated; some are angry. They don’t understand why it seems like bad behavior on Wall Street is rewarded, but hard work on Main Street isn’t; or why Washington has been unable or unwilling to solve any of our problems. They’re tired of the partisanship and the shouting and the pettiness. They know we can’t afford it. Not now.
OBAMA, YOUR FIRST VENTURE INTO IRONY. YOU LEAD THE PARTISANSHIP. YOU LOCKED REPUBLICANS OUT OF OBAMACARE DISCUSSION. YOU SAID, “I WON. YOU LOST”. SHUT UP. DON’T LISTEN TO RUSH. FOX ISN’T A NEWS STATION. AMERICAN MALES ARE RACIAL COWARDS. YOU NAMED A BIGOT (WHITE MEN ARE INTELLECTUALLY INFERIOR TO THE SUPREME COURT. AND WHEN THE SUPREME COURT DOES SOMETHING YOU DISAGREE WITH, YOU MOCK AND INSULT THEM. JUST LIKE YOU DID THE NIGHT OF YOUR SPEECH. HAVE YOU NO MANNERS? IN THIS COUNTRY WE BELIEVE IN THE SEPARATION OF POWERS OF THE THREE PARTS OF GOVERNMENT. HAVE YOU EVER READ THE CONSTITUTION OR IS SAUL ALINSKY’S PRIMER ON SOCIALISM YOUR BIBLE?
So we face big and difficult challenges. And what the American people hope — what they deserve — is for all of us, Democrats and Republicans, to work through our differences, to overcome the numbing weight of our politics. For while the people who sent us here have different backgrounds, different stories, different beliefs, the anxieties they face are the same. The aspirations they hold are shared: a job that pays the bills, a chance to get ahead, most of all, the ability to give their children a better life.
YES, WE BELIEVE IN ALL THAT. WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN IS SOMETHING ELSE, LIKE CREATING SCAPEGOATS IN BANKERS, FEEDING CLASS WARFARE AND KILLING THE FREE ENTERPRISE SYSTEM.
It’s because of this spirit — this great decency and great strength — that I have never been more hopeful about America’s future than I am tonight.
BARACK, THAT’S IN MY OPINION A BALD FACED LIE. THE TRUTH; YOU’VE NEVER BEEN AS DESPONDENT AS YOUR WERE GIVING THIS SPEECH.
And tonight, tonight I’d like to talk about how together we can deliver on that promise.
It begins with our economy.
WRONG. IT BEGINS WITH MAKING THE COUNTRY SAFE. PRESERVE. PROTECT. DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION. NOT SITTING ON YOUR HANDS WHEN YOUR GENERAL IN AFGHANISTAN IS BEGGING FOR 40,000 MORE TROOPS.
Our most urgent task upon taking office was to shore up the same banks that helped cause this crisis. It was not easy to do. And if there’s one thing that has unified Democrats and Republicans, and everybody in between, it’s that we all hated the bank bailout. I hated it. I hated it. You hated it. It was about as popular as a root canal.
OBAMA, DON’T PRESUME TO TELL ME WHAT I HATE. WHAT I HATE IS THE WAY BARNEY AND BUDDIES SAID FREDDIE AND FANNY WERE TOTALLY STABLE. DO YOU FORGET? YOU GUYS IN WASHINGTON DEMANDED THE BANKS MAKE BAD LOANS SO THAT EVERYBODY COULD SHARE THE WEALTH. THAT’S WHAT CAUSED THE SUBPRIME MESS. IT WASN’T CAUSED BY THE GUYS AT JP MORGAN.
But when I ran for president, I promised I wouldn’t just do what was popular — I would do what was necessary. And if we had allowed the meltdown of the financial system, unemployment might be double what it is today. More businesses would certainly have closed. More homes would have surely been lost.
YOU ALSO PROMISED TO STOP EARMARKS IN THEIR TRACKS. THEN PASSED A BIG BILL WITH 9,000 OF THEM.
So I supported the last administration’s efforts to create the financial rescue program. And when we took that program over, we made it more transparent and more accountable. And as a result, the markets are now stabilized, and we’ve recovered most of the money we spent on the banks. Most but not all.
TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE? BARRY, YOUR PANTS ARE ON FIRE.
To recover the rest, I’ve proposed a fee on the biggest banks. Now, I know Wall Street isn’t keen on this idea. But if these firms can afford to hand out big bonuses again, they can afford a modest fee to pay back the taxpayers who rescued them in their time of need.
FIRST OFF, IT’S A TAX. WHY DON’T YOU USE THE MONEY TO START PAYING DOWN THE NATIONAL DEBT THAT’S ABOUT TO CLIMB OVER 16 TRILLION DOLLARS?
WHAT’S THE LOGIC OF TAXING THE BANKS THAT’VE ALREADY PAID BACK THE MONEY. AND WHEN THE MONEY IS PAID BACK, IS THE “FEE” GOING TO END? SHOULDN’T IT?
AND ARE YOU INCLUDING THE INTEREST IN THE MONEY YOU LENT THE BANKS? AND WHAT PERCENT INTEREST DID YOU CHARGE THE BANKS?
Now, let me repeat: We cut taxes. We cut taxes for 95 percent of working families. We cut taxes for small businesses. We cut taxes for first-time homebuyers. We cut taxes for parents trying to care for their children. We cut taxes for 8 million Americans paying for college.
I HAVE NO IDEA HOW BARRY CAN MAKE THESE STATEMENTS.
I thought I’d get some applause on that one.
MOST EVERYTHING BARRY SAID WAS TO GET APPLAUSE. NOT BECAUSE IT NEEDED TO BE SAID.
Because of the steps we took, there are about 2 million Americans working right now who would otherwise be unemployed. Two hundred thousand work in construction and clean energy, 300,000 are teachers and other education workers. Tens of thousands are cops, firefighters, correctional officers, first responders. And we’re on track to add another one-and-a-half-million jobs to this total by the end of the year.
IF SOMEBODY LOSES A JOB, OBAMA, DID YOU EVER CONSIDER THEY’D GO OUT AND GET ANOTHER ONE. HOW CAN YOU ASSUME SOMEONE WHO’S LOST A JOB WOULD CONTINUE
TO BE UNEMPLOYED? THAT’S FALSE LOGIC. I KNOW IT’S THE KIND OF LOGIC YOU EMBRACE. BUT IT’S STILL VERY FALSE LOGIC.
The plan that has made all of this possible, from the tax cuts to the jobs, is the Recovery Act. That’s right — the Recovery Act, also known as the stimulus bill. Economists on the left and the right say this bill has helped save jobs and avert disaster. But you don’t have to take their word for it. Talk to the small business in Phoenix that will triple its work force because of the Recovery Act. Talk to the window manufacturer in Philadelphia who said he used to be skeptical about the Recovery Act, until he had to add two more work shifts just because of the business it created. Talk to the single teacher raising two kids who was told by her principal in the last week of school that because of the Recovery Act, she wouldn’t be laid off after all.
SINCE WHEN ARE ANECDOTAL STORIES RELIED ON A FACT? PRESIDENT OBAMA WENT TO LAW SCHOOL AND SHOULD KNOW THEY’RE OF NO PROBATIVE VALUE.
There are stories like this all across America. And after two years of recession, the economy is growing again. Retirement funds have started to gain back some of their value. Businesses are beginning to invest again, and slowly some are starting to hire again.
But I realize that for every success story, there are other stories, of men and women who wake up with the anguish of not knowing where their next paycheck will come from, who send out resumes week after week and hear nothing in response. That is why jobs must be our No. 1 focus in 2010, and that’s why I’m calling for a new jobs bill tonight.
I HEAR A BUNCH OF OBAMA SUPPORTERS ARE PLANNING TO OPEN NEW CAYMAN ISLAND ACCOUNTS.
Now, the true engine of job creation in this country will always be America’s businesses. But government can create the conditions necessary for businesses to expand and hire more workers.
JOBS ARE CREATED WHEN PEOPLE SEE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A PROFIT, NOT WHEN GOVERNMENT DECIDES TO SPEND A BUNCH OF MONEY. TOO MANY OF THE JOBS BARRY CREATES ARE AROUND MARYLAND, VIRGINIA AND DC. IN SMALL AREAS OF THOSE STATES UNEMPLOYMENT IS 5%. KNOW WHY? THAT’S WHERE HIS PALS LIVE. AND THAT’S WHO BENEFITS, REALLY BENEFITS FROM THE STIMULUS OR SO CALLED JOB’S MONEY.
We should start where most new jobs do — in small businesses, companies that begin when — companies that begin when an entrepreneur — when an entrepreneur takes a chance on a dream, or a worker decides it’s time she became her own boss. Through sheer grit and determination, these companies have weathered the recession, and they’re ready to grow. But when you talk to small business owners in places like Allentown, Pa., or Elyria, Ohio, you find out that even though banks on Wall Street are lending again, they’re mostly lending to bigger companies. Financing remains difficult for small business owners across the country, even those that are making a profit.
FINANCING WASN’T A PROBLEM FOR CHRIS DODD WHO GOT A DIRT CHEAP LOW INTEREST RATE FROM COUNTRYWIDE. THEN CLAIMED HE DIDN’T REALIZE ANYTHING ABOUT IT WAS SPECIAL. INCIDENTALLY, WHEN BARACK WAS AN ILLINOIS SENATOR HE GOT A 5.6% LOAN, WAY BELOW PRIME. OBAMA SAID HE DIDN’T REALIZE HE GOT ANYTHING SPECIAL. HOW DO THESE GUYS HAVE ANY CREDIBILITY GETTING CREDIT LIKE THAT?
So tonight, I’m proposing that we take $30 billion of the money Wall Street banks have repaid and use it to help community banks give small businesses the credit they need to stay afloat. I’m also proposing a new small business tax credit — one that will go to over 1 million small businesses who hire new workers or raise wages. While we’re at it, let’s also eliminate all capital gains taxes on small business investment, and provide a tax incentive for all large businesses and all small businesses to invest in new plants and equipment.
IT SOUNDS KIND OF FAIR, BUT IT’S DESIGNED TO GET YOU INTO A REDISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH FRAME OF MIND. VERY TRICKY THAT OBAMA IS.
Next, we can put Americans to work today building the infrastructure of tomorrow. From the first railroads to the interstate highway system, our nation has always been built to compete. There’s no reason Europe or China should have the fastest trains, or the new factories that manufacture clean energy products.
OBMAM ISN’T TALKING ABOUT FIXING THE BRIDGE FROM NY TO VERMONT STOPPING PEOPLE FROM GETTING TO WORK; A PROJECT DEEPLY IN NEED OF GETTING DONE. NO, HE’S TALKING ABOUT PIE IN THE SKY IDEAS THAT COST BILLIONS AND THAT VIRTUALLY NOBODY’S ASKING FOR.
Tomorrow, I’ll visit Tampa, Fla., where workers will soon break ground on a new high-speed railroad funded by the Recovery Act. There are projects like that all across this country that will create jobs and help move our nation’s goods, services and information.
TALK ABOUT A BAD IDEA. THIS TAMPA TRAIN IS THE POSTER CHILD FOR BAD IDEAS. WHERE’S IT GOING TO GET YOU FAST? TO ORLANDO IN 40 MINUTES? THIS IS A FIASCO THAT NO ONE NEEDS. THE TICKETS WILL BE ALMOST AS MUCH AS A DAY AT DISNEYWORLD.
We should put more Americans to work building clean energy facilities — and give rebates to Americans who make their homes more energy-efficient, which supports clean energy jobs. And to encourage these and other businesses to stay within our borders, it is time to finally slash the tax breaks for companies that ship our jobs overseas, and give those tax breaks to companies that create jobs right here in the United States of America.
IN THE ABOVE PARAGRAPH, OBAMA IS STARTING TO BLOW THE HORN FOR GLOBAL WARMING AGAIN. THAT’S WHERE THIS IS LEADING, I THINK.
From the day I took office, I’ve been told that addressing our larger challenges is too ambitious, such an effort would be too contentious. I’ve been told that our political system is too gridlocked, and that we should just put things on hold for a while.
BARRY’S GETTING READY TO KNOCK DOWN ANOTHER STRAW MAN.
For those who make these claims, I have one simple question: How long should we wait? How long should America put its future on hold?
I LOVE THIS PART. IT’S RIGHT OUT OF “IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE” WHEN GEORGE BAILEY GETS MAD AT MR. POTTER FOR ATTACKING GEORGE’S FATHER. TO OBAMA’S SPEECHWRITER. YOU’RE OBLIGATED TO CREDIT IDEAS, NOT JUST QUOTES.
As hard as it may be, as uncomfortable and contentious as the debates may become, it’s time to get serious about fixing the problems that are hampering our growth.
POPPYCOCK. OBAMA’S SPENDING MONEY LIKE A DRUNKEN POLITICIAN. DOES ANYBODY REALIZE WHAT WE’RE PAYING IN INTEREST ON 14 TRILLION. WE’RE MORTGAGING OUR GRANDCHILDREN’S FUTURES.
Now, one place to start is serious financial reform. Look, I am not interested in punishing banks.
BARACK IS SCAPEGOATING THEM. WHILE ADDING JUST A TOUCH OF ANTI-SEMITISM WITH THE FAT CAT REFERENCES. ALINSKY REALLY LIKED CLASS WARFARE FIRE STOKING.
I’m interested in protecting our economy. A strong, healthy financial market makes it possible for businesses to access credit and create new jobs. It channels the savings of families into investments that raise incomes. But that can only happen if we guard against the same recklessness that nearly brought down our entire economy.
OBAMA’S OUT TO KILL OUR ECONOMY AND THE FREE ENTERPRISE SYSTEM.
We need to make sure consumers and middle-class families have the information they need to make financial decisions. We can’t allow financial institutions, including those that take your deposits, to take risks that threaten the whole economy.
HERE OBAMA IS SETTING THE TABLE TO ARGUE THE GOVERNMENT MUST CONTROL THE BANKS, NOT JUST YOUR HEALTHCARE AND THE MEANS OF AUTOMOBILE PRODUCTION.
Now, the House has already passed financial reform with many of these changes. And the lobbyists are trying to kill it. But we cannot let them win this fight. And if the bill that ends up on my desk does not meet the test of real reform, I will send it back until we get it right. We’ve got to get it right.
OBAMA HAS 26 LOBBYISTS IN HIS COTERIE; RIGHT IN HIS ADMINISTRATION. HE LAUGHS ABOUT SAYING STUFF LIKE THIS BECAUSE IT’S SO PATENTLY MISLEADING.
Next, we need to encourage American innovation. Last year, we made the largest investment in basic research funding in history — an investment that could lead to the world’s cheapest solar cells or treatment that kills cancer cells but leaves healthy ones untouched. And no area is more ripe for such innovation than energy. You can see the results of last year’s investments in clean energy — in the North Carolina company that will create 1,200 jobs nationwide helping to make advanced batteries, or in the California business that will put a thousand people to work making solar panels.
THIS PARAGRAPH IS AS SUBSTANTIAL AS FOG. IT’S ALL SUPPOSITION. PIE IN THE SKY MIND TRAVELS.
But to create more of these clean energy jobs, we need more production, more efficiency, more incentives. And that means building a new generation of safe, clean nuclear power plants in this country. It means making tough decisions about opening new offshore areas for oil and gas development. It means continued investment in advanced biofuels and clean coal technologies. And, yes, it means passing a comprehensive energy and climate bill with incentives that will finally make clean energy the profitable kind of energy in America.
THIS WAS THE ONLY PARAGRAPH DESIGNED TO GET A BIG STAND UP APPLAUSE FROM REPUBLICANS. AND IT WORKED.
I know there have been questions about whether we can afford such changes in a tough economy. I know that there are those who disagree with the overwhelming scientific evidence on climate change. But here’s the thing — even if you doubt the evidence, providing incentives for energy-efficiency and clean energy are the right thing to do for our future — because the nation that leads the clean energy economy will be the nation that leads the global economy. And America must be that nation.
GLOBAL WARM FINALLY GOT HERE. OVERWHELMING EVIDENCE. I DO DECLARE, PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS A CLOWN IN HIS BELLY.
We need to export more of our goods. Because the more products we make and sell to other countries, the more jobs we support right here in America. So tonight, we set a new goal: We will double our exports over the next five years, an increase that will support 2 million jobs in America. To help meet this goal, we’re launching a national export initiative that will help farmers and small businesses increase their exports, and reform export controls consistent with national security.
PURE POPPYCOCK. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE CHEAPER THAN CHINA CAN. UNLESS OBAMA DECIDES TO DO AWAY WITH THE UNIONS AND ALL THE GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS.
Now, this year, we’ve broken through the stalemate between left and right by launching a national competition to improve our schools. And the idea here is simple: Instead of rewarding failure, we only reward success. Instead of funding the status quo, we only invest in reform — reform that raises student achievement, inspires students to excel in math and science, and turns around failing schools that steal the future of too many young Americans, from rural communities to the inner city. In the 21st century, the best anti-poverty program around is a world-class education. And in this country, the success of our children cannot depend more on where they live than on their potential.
SO WHY DOES OBAMA HATE VOUCHERS. MAYBE BECAUSE HE LOVES TEACHER UNION MONEY?
To make college more affordable, this bill will finally end the unwarranted taxpayer subsidies that go to banks for student loans. Instead, let’s take that money and give families a $10,000 tax credit for four years of college and increase Pell Grants. And let’s tell another 1 million students that when they graduate, they will be required to pay only 10 percent of their income on student loans, and all of their debt will be forgiven after 20 years — and forgiven after 10 years if they choose a career in public service, because in the United States of America, no one should go broke because they chose to go to college.
ANOTHER SCHEME THAT SOUNDS GOOD THAT SPENDS MONEY WE DON’T HAVE.
This year, we will step up refinancing so that homeowners can move into more affordable mortgages. And it is precisely to relieve the burden on middle-class families that we still need health insurance reform. Yes, we do.
HOW TO MAKE A SMOOTH TRANSITION OUT OF EDUCATION AND INTO OBAMACARE. OBAMA’S SPEECHWRITER DID IT BEAUTIFULLY.
Now, let’s clear a few things up. I didn’t choose to tackle this issue to get some legislative victory under my belt.
A BALD FACED LIE.
And by now it should be fairly obvious that I didn’t take on health care because it was good politics. I took on health care because of the stories I’ve heard from Americans with pre-existing conditions whose lives depend on getting coverage, patients who’ve been denied coverage, families — even those with insurance — who are just one illness away from financial ruin.
NOW THE LIES COME HOT AND HEAVY.
After nearly a century of trying — Democratic administrations, Republican administrations — we are closer than ever to bringing more security to the lives of so many Americans. The approach we’ve taken would protect every American from the worst practices of the insurance industry. It would give small businesses and uninsured Americans a chance to choose an affordable health care plan in a competitive market. It would require every insurance plan to cover preventive care.
“MORE SECURITY TO THE LIVES OF SO MANY AMERICANS”. GO BARACK. LIKE A RUG. TAXING EVERYTHING FROM BANDAIDS TO OPEN HEART SURGERY. SEEING PREMIUMS
GO THROUGH THE ROOF. MOVING TO A ONE PAYER SYSTEM. OBAMA JUST COLLECTED HIS 500 MILLIONTH FREQUENT LIAR MILE.
Our approach would preserve the right of Americans who have insurance to keep their doctor and their plan. It would reduce costs and premiums for millions of families and businesses. And according to the Congressional Budget Office — the independent organization that both parties have cited as the official scorekeeper for Congress — our approach would bring down the deficit by as much as $1 trillion over the next two decades.
NOW THE LIES ARE COMING OUT RAPID FIRE, MACHINE GUN STYLE.
Still, this is a complex issue, and the longer it was debated, the more skeptical people became. I take my share of the blame for not explaining it more clearly to the American people. And I know that with all the lobbying and horse-trading, the process left most Americans wondering, “What’s in it for me?”
OH, OBAMA, WE NEED MORE EXPLAINEN’ BECAUSE WE NOT AS SMART AS YOU. COULD YOU BE A TAD MORE CONDESCENDING? PRETTY PLEASE? MAYBE TALK SLOWER.
But I also know this problem is not going away. By the time I’m finished speaking tonight, more Americans will have lost their health insurance. Millions will lose it this year. Our deficit will grow. Premiums will go up. Patients will be denied the care they need. Small business owners will continue to drop coverage altogether. I will not walk away from these Americans and neither should the people in this chamber.
THE ONLY WAY THIS PROBLEM GOES AWAY IS IF OBAMA WALKS AWAY. OBAMA IS THE PROBLEM.
So, as temperatures cool, I want everyone to take another look at the plan we’ve proposed. There’s a reason why many doctors, nurses and health care experts who know our system best consider this approach a vast improvement over the status quo. But if anyone from either party has a better approach that will bring down premiums, bring down the deficit, cover the uninsured, strengthen Medicare for seniors and stop insurance company abuses, let me know. Let me know. Let me know. I’m eager to see it.
I LOVE THE LINE, “AS TEMPERATURES COOL”. A WONDERFUL FRAUDIAN SLIP.
Here’s what I ask Congress, though: Don’t walk away from reform. Not now. Not when we are so close. Let us find a way to come together and finish the job for the American people. Let’s get it done. Let’s get it done.
FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE? NO. FOR SOCIALIZED MEDICINE AND THE SAUL ALINSKY MEMORIAL FUND.
Now, even as health care reform would reduce our deficit, it’s not enough to dig us out of a massive fiscal hole in which we find ourselves. It’s a challenge that makes all others that much harder to solve, and one that’s been subject to a lot of political posturing. So let me start the discussion of government spending by setting the record straight.
(REDUCE THE DEFICIT? AND OBAMACARE.) OBAMA MENTIONS THEM IN THE SAME BREATH. “DO YOU HAVE NO DECENCY SIR”? OR WERE YOU JUST BAD AT MATH?
At the beginning of the last decade, the year 2000, America had a budget surplus of over $200 billion. By the time I took office, we had a one-year deficit of over $1 trillion and projected deficits of $8 trillion over the next decade. Most of this was the result of not paying for two wars, two tax cuts and an expensive prescription drug program. On top of that, the effects of the recession put a $3 trillion hole in our budget. All this was before I walked in the door.
ALTHOUGH OBAMA SQUANDERED MORE TAX MONEY IN 12 MONTHS THAN ANY PRESIDENT IN HISTORY, HE STILL FINDS A WAY TO BLAME IT ON BUSH.
Now — just stating the facts. Now, if we had taken office in ordinary times, I would have liked nothing more than to start bringing down the deficit. But we took office amid a crisis. And our efforts to prevent a second depression have added another $1 trillion to our national debt. That, too, is a fact.
PANTS ON FIRE AGAIN. OBAMA’S DEVOTION TO ALINSKY SOCIALISM, TO REDISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH WAS ALWAYS HIS GUIDING LIGHT. AS PRESIDENT OF A FREE, CAPITALIST, CONSTITUTIONALLY BASED COUNTRY, OBAMA IS A SQUARE PEG IN A ROUND HOLE.
I’m absolutely convinced that was the right thing to do. But families across the country are tightening their belts and making tough decisions. The federal government should do the same. So tonight, I’m proposing specific steps to pay for the trillion dollars that it took to rescue the economy last year.
IN HONOR OF GLOBAL COOLING, HERE COMES OBAMA’S CURVE BALL, THE FREEZE TALK.
Starting in 2011, we are prepared to freeze government spending for three years. Spending related to our national security, Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security will not be affected. But all other discretionary government programs will. Like any cash-strapped family, we will work within a budget to invest in what we need and sacrifice what we don’t. And if I have to enforce this discipline by veto, I will.
WHEN OBAMA WANTS TO SPEND MONEY, IT CAN START IMMEDIATELY, BUT TO FREEZE SPENDING, WE’VE GOT TO WAIT A YEAR. AND, ONE MORE THING, THE STUFF HE’S TALKING ABOUT FREEZING JUST GOT A 12% RAISE. NOT ONLY THAT, IT AMOUNTS TO LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF ONE PERCENT OF OUR NATIONAL EXPENDITURE OVER TEN YEARS. THIS FREEZE IS SMOKE AND MIRRORS.
We will continue to go through the budget, line by line, page by page, to eliminate programs that we can’t afford and don’t work. We’ve already identified $20 billion in savings for next year. To help working families, we’ll extend our middle-class tax cuts. But at a time of record deficits, we will not continue tax cuts for oil companies, for investment fund managers and for those making over $250,000 a year. We just can’t afford it.
“LINE BY LINE”. NOW LET’S SEE, WHERE HAVE I HEARD THAT BEFORE? OH, YEAH IN THE PRIMARY WHEN BARACK TALKED ABOUT TRANSPARENCY ON CNN WITH OBAMACARE
AND THAT HE’D VETO ANY EARMARKS. THEN HE SIGNED A BILL WITH 9,000 OF THEM WORTH ABOUT 600 MILLION DOLLARS.
Now, even after paying for what we spent on my watch, we’ll still face the massive deficit we had when I took office. More importantly, the cost of Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security will continue to skyrocket. That’s why I’ve called for a bipartisan fiscal commission, modeled on a proposal by Republican Judd Gregg and Democrat Kent Conrad. This can’t be one of those Washington gimmicks that lets us pretend we solved a problem. The commission will have to provide a specific set of solutions by a certain deadline.
ONE OF THOSE WASHINGTON GIMMICKS. LIKE OBAMACARE. LIKE THE STIMULUS BILL. NOW I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT. KIND OF LIKE LISTEN TO OBAMA
AND YOU CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT HE MEANS JUST BY THINKING THE OPPOSITE.
Now, yesterday, the Senate blocked a bill that would have created this commission. So I’ll issue an executive order that will allow us to go forward, because I refuse to pass this problem on to another generation of Americans. And when the vote comes tomorrow, the Senate should restore the pay-as-you-go law that was a big reason for why we had record surpluses in the 1990s.
IF THE LEGISLATURE OR SUPREME COURT FAILS TO BE AS SMART AS OBAMA, OBAMA WILL JUST GO AROUND THEM. NOW I SEE HOW THE CONSTITUTION IS SUPPOSED TO WORK. OBAMASTYLE.
Now, I know that some in my own party will argue that we can’t address the deficit or freeze government spending when so many are still hurting. And I agree — which is why this freeze won’t take effect until next year — when the economy is stronger. That’s how budgeting works. But understand — understand if we don’t take meaningful steps to rein in our debt, it could damage our markets, increase the cost of borrowing and jeopardize our recovery — all of which would have an even worse effect on our job growth and family incomes.
“IF WE DON’T TAKE MEANINGFUL STEPS TO REIN IN OUR DEBT”.
FOLKS, THIS IS A LINE FOR THE FUTURE SO OBAMA CAN SAY, “SEE I WARNED YOU.” ALWAYS SCHEMING AHEAD.
From some on the right, I expect we’ll hear a different argument — that if we just make fewer investments in our people, extend tax cuts including those for the wealthier Americans, eliminate more regulations, maintain the status quo on health care, our deficits will go away. The problem is that’s what we did for eight years. That’s what helped us into this crisis. It’s what helped lead to these deficits. We can’t do it again.
OBAMA IS AFRAID OF STATING A FLAT “CAUSE AND EFFECT” BECAUSE HE KNOWS IT’S NOT TRUE. SO HE USES THE WEASEL WORD, “HELPED.” TOO MUCH SNIDE STUFF IN THE PARAGRAPH.
Rather than fight the same tired battles that have dominated Washington for decades, it’s time to try something new. Let’s invest in our people without leaving them a mountain of debt. Let’s meet our responsibility to the citizens who sent us here. Let’s try common sense. A novel concept.
IF A LIE DETECTOR WERE ATTACHED TO THE ANOINTED ONE, THE NEEDLE WOULD BE JUMPING LIKE A MAN WITH ANTS IN HIS PANTS.
To do that, we have to recognize that we face more than a deficit of dollars right now. We face a deficit of trust — deep and corrosive doubts about how Washington works that have been growing for years. To close that credibility gap we have to take action on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue — to end the outsized influence of lobbyists, to do our work openly, to give our people the government they deserve.
AFTER THE SPEECH, AS OBAMA IS DRINKING AND LAUGHING WITH HIS 26 LOBBYISTS. THIS HITS MY LAST NERVE.
That’s what I came to Washington to do. That’s why — for the first time in history — my administration posts on our White House visitors online. That’s why we’ve excluded lobbyists from policymaking jobs, or seats on federal boards and commissions.
OBAMA GOES WITH THE BILL CLINTON NUANCE, THE NEGATIVE PREGNANT. THE CAREFULLY PARSED LANGUAGE. “I HAVE NO LOBBYISTS WHO DRIVE 1969 CARS. WHO ROOT FOR CHILD MOLESTERS OR DRINK YOOHOO. GET WHERE I’M GOING WITH THIS? BUT OBAMA SURE DOES HAVE LOBBYISTS TO DO HIS BIDDING.
But we can’t stop there. It’s time to require lobbyists to disclose each contact they make on behalf of a client with my administration or with Congress. It’s time to put strict limits on the contributions that lobbyists give to candidates for federal office.
WHICH SAYS NOTHING. SMOKE, MIRRORS. NONSENSE.
With all due deference to separation of powers, last week the Supreme Court reversed a century of law that I believe will open the floodgates for special interests — including foreign corporations — to spend without limit in our elections. I don’t think American elections should be bankrolled by America’s most powerful interests, or worse, by foreign entities. They should be decided by the American people. And I’d urge Democrats and Republicans to pass a bill that helps to correct some of these problems.
BY LAW, FOREIGN CORPORATIONS CAN’T CONTRIBUTE TO CANDIDATES. IS OBAMA A CONSTITUTIONAL LAW PROFESSOR. OR DOES HE JUST PLAY ONE ON TV?
I’m also calling on Congress to continue down the path of earmark reform. Democrats and Republicans. Democrats and Republicans. You’ve trimmed some of this spending, you’ve embraced some meaningful change. But restoring the public trust demands more. For example, some members of Congress post some earmark requests online. Tonight, I’m calling on Congress to publish all earmark requests on a single Web site before there’s a vote, so that the American people can see how their money is being spent.
OBAMA LIED ABOUT HAVING A NO EARMARK ADMINISTRATION AND NOW HE HAS THE AUDACITY TO SAY THAT FIRST SENTENCE. “DO YOU HAVE NO DECENCY SIR?”
But what frustrates the American people is a Washington where every day is Election Day. We can’t wage a perpetual campaign where the only goal is to see who can get the most embarrassing headlines about the other side — a belief that if you lose, I win. Neither party should delay or obstruct every single bill just because they can. The confirmation of — I’m speaking to both parties now. The confirmation of well-qualified public servants shouldn’t be held hostage to the pet projects or grudges of a few individual senators.
ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS. PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH, OBAMA. YOU ARE THE MOST PARTISAN, MEAN SPIRITED, BULLY BOY PRESIDENT IN HISTORY. OBAMA GOVERNS LIKE A CHICAGO MOBSTER.
Washington may think that saying anything about the other side, no matter how false, no matter how malicious, is just part of the game. But it’s precisely such politics that has stopped either party from helping the American people. Worse yet, it’s sowing further division among our citizens, further distrust in our government.
WHAT DOES A POT CALLING A KETTLE BLACK MEAN? THIS.
So, no, I will not give up on trying to change the tone of our politics. I know it’s an election year. And after last week, it’s clear that campaign fever has come even earlier than usual. But we still need to govern.
LIES, HALF TRUTHS AND DECEIT. THAT’S OBAMA’S DEFINITION OF GOVERNING.
Throughout our history, no issue has united this country more than our security. Sadly, some of the unity we felt after 9/11 has dissipated. We can argue all we want about who’s to blame for this, but I’m not interested in relitigating the past. I know that all of us love this country. All of us are committed to its defense. So let’s put aside the schoolyard taunts about who’s tough. Let’s reject the false choice between protecting our people and upholding our values. Let’s leave behind the fear and division, and do what it takes to defend our nation and forge a more hopeful future — for America and for the world.
UGH. WHAT MISHMOSH.
HERE’S WHAT SCOTT BROWN BELIEVES. IN DEALING WITH TERRORISTS, OUR TAX DOLLARS SHOULD PAY FOR WEAPONS TO KILL THEM, NOT ON LAWYERS TO DEFEND THEM.
OUR PRESIDENT BELIEVES JUST THE OPPOSITE. MAKES YOU PROUD. DOESN’T IT?
That’s the work we began last year. Since the day I took office, we’ve renewed our focus on the terrorists who threaten our nation. We’ve made substantial investments in our homeland security and disrupted plots that threatened to take American lives. We are filling unacceptable gaps revealed by the failed Christmas attack, with better airline security and swifter action on our intelligence. We’ve prohibited torture and strengthened partnerships from the Pacific to South Asia to the Arabian Peninsula. And in the last year, hundreds of al-Qaida’s fighters and affiliates, including many senior leaders, have been captured or killed — far more than in 2008.
BARACK’S JANET NAPOLITANO. REMEMBER WHAT SHE SAID. SHE’D HAVE THE FBI KEEP A CAREFUL WATCH ON RETURNING AMERICAN SOLDIERS. AND IF THEY JOINED ANY RIGHT WING GROUPS, SHE’D TAKE THEM INTO CUSTODY AND FIND OUT WHAT THEY’RE UP TO. OBAMA’S BROUGHT OUR HOME GUARD DEFENSES DOWN SOMETHING TERRIBLE. OBAMA’S WORST FEAR SEEMS TO BE OFFENDING TERRORISTS. BATTLEFIELD COMBATANTS HE WANTS TO TREAT LIKE AMERICAN CITIZENS WITH MIRANDA WARNINGS AND CRIMINAL TRIALS. I THINK THAT OBAMA IS NUTS TO THINK THIS WAY. HE’S OUT OF HIS COTTON PICKIN’ HEAD. THIS ONE POSITION SHOULD DISQUALITY HIM FROM BEING PRESIDENT UNDER THE 25TH AMENDMENT. AT LEAST, THAT’S MY OPINION.
And in Afghanistan, we’re increasing our troops and training Afghan security forces so they can begin to take the lead in July of 2011, and our troops can begin to come home. We will reward good governance, work to reduce corruption and support the rights of all Afghans — men and women alike. We’re joined by allies and partners who have increased their own commitments, and who will come together tomorrow in London to reaffirm our common purpose. There will be difficult days ahead. But I am absolutely confident we will succeed.
NEVER NEVER GIVE YOUR ENEMY AN EXIT DATE. OBAMA I BELIEVE DESPISES THE MILITARY. IS CONTEMPTUOUS OF THEM. PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND. THOSE WORDS IN MY OPINION WHEN OBAMA TOOK THE OATH OF OFFICE MEANT NOTHING TO HIM.
As we take the fight to al-Qaida, we are responsibly leaving Iraq to its people. As a candidate, I promised that I would end this war, and that is what I am doing as president. We will have all of our combat troops out of Iraq by the end of this August. We will support the Iraqi government — we will support the Iraqi government as they hold elections, and we will continue to partner with the Iraqi people to promote regional peace and prosperity. But make no mistake: This war is ending, and all of our troops are coming home.
NEVER GIVE A DATE CERTAIN. OBAMA, DON’T YOU REALIZE WHY WE HAVE TROOPS IN GERMANY, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA ETC. AFTER A WAR THE BAD GUYS OFTEN TRY TO COME BACK. OUR TROOPS ARE THERE TO KEEP THEM OUT. OBAMA, I THINK YOU’RE TOTALLY IRRESPONSIBLE. YOU WANT TO SNATCH DEFEAT FROM THE JAWS OF VICTORY.
BARRY BARRY BAD.
Tonight, all of our men and women in uniform — in Iraq, in Afghanistan and around the world — they have to know that we — that they have our respect, our gratitude, our full support. And just as they must have the resources they need in war, we all have a responsibility to support them when they come home. That’s why we made the largest increase in investments for veterans in decades — last year. That’s why we’re building a 21st century VA. And that’s why Michelle has joined with Jill Biden to forge a national commitment to support military families.
JANET NAPOLITANO, AS I SAID ABOVE, HAS HER OWN IDEA OF A WELCOME HOME PARTY. SHE DOESN’T TRUST RETURNING MILITARY AND WANTS THE FBI TO WATCH THEM AND MAKE SURE THEY DON’T JOIN ANY ANTI OBAMA GROUPS. WHAT IS THIS, RUSSIA?
Now, even as we prosecute two wars, we’re also confronting perhaps the greatest danger to the American people — the threat of nuclear weapons. I’ve embraced the vision of John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan through a strategy that reverses the spread of these weapons and seeks a world without them. To reduce our stockpiles and launchers, while ensuring our deterrent, the United States and Russia are completing negotiations on the farthest-reaching arms control treaty in nearly two decades. And at April’s nuclear security summit, we will bring 44 nations together here in Washington, D.C., behind a clear goal: securing all vulnerable nuclear materials around the world in four years, so that they never fall into the hands of terrorist
OBAMA, I KNOW YOU’RE ALWAYS IN FAVOR OF DISARMAMENT. DOING AWAY WITH NUCLEAR WEAPONS. SPORT, THAT’S MORE ALINSKY KOOKY TALK. REAGEN SAID, “PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH”. REPEAT THOSE WORDS. HAND THEM UP IN YOUR OFFICE. GOVERN BY THEM. THEY WON’T STEER YOU WRONG.
Now, these diplomatic efforts have also strengthened our hand in dealing with those nations that insist on violating international agreements in pursuit of nuclear weapons. That’s why North Korea now faces increased isolation and stronger sanctions — sanctions that are being vigorously enforced. That’s why the international community is more united, and the Islamic Republic of Iran is more isolated. And as Iran’s leaders continue to ignore their obligations, there should be no doubt: They, too, will face growing consequences. That is a promise.
IRAN AND AMERICA KNOW ABOUT OBAMA PROMISES. THIN AS PAPER. MEAN NOTHING BECAUSE OBAMA HAS NO COURAGE TO BACK THEM UP. MY ADVICE. OBAMA, GROW A PAIR.
That’s the leadership that we are providing — engagement that advances the common security and prosperity of all people. We’re working through the G-20 to sustain a lasting global recovery. We’re working with Muslim communities around the world to promote science and education and innovation. We have gone from a bystander to a leader in the fight against climate change. We’re helping developing countries to feed themselves and continuing the fight against HIV/AIDS. And we are launching a new initiative that will give us the capacity to respond faster and more effectively to bioterrorism or an infectious disease — a plan that will counter threats at home and strengthen public health abroad.
OBAMA, YOU COULDN’T EVEN GET ENOUGH INNOCULATIONS FOR THE THREAT POSED THIS WINTER FOR AMERICANS. YOU DON’T KNOW HOW TO RUN A GOVERNMENT OR A BUSINESS EFFICIENTLY. IF YOU DIDN’T HAVE UNLIMITED TAX MONEY, YOU’D GO BROKE. AND BECAUSE YOU’RE SO WASTEFUL WITH OUR MONEY, AMERICA IS IN DANGER OF GOING BROKE. OBAMA, YOU’VE REALLY SCREWED THE POOCH. JUMPED THE SHARK. OBAMA, I HATE TO SAY IT, BUT, IN MY OPINION, YOU’RE A SCAM OF A SHAM OF A TRAVESTY.
As we have for over 60 years, America takes these actions because our destiny is connected to those beyond our shores. But we also do it because it is right. That’s why, as we meet here tonight, over 10,000 Americans are working with many nations to help the people of Haiti recover and rebuild. That’s why we stand with the girl who yearns to go to school in Afghanistan, why we support the human rights of the women marching through the streets of Iran, why we advocate for the young man denied a job by corruption in Guinea. For America must always stand on the side of freedom and human dignity. Always.
OBAMA, YOU’VE GOTTEN US INTO SUCH A PRECARIOUS FINANCIAL SITUATION THAT LAST TIME CLINTON WENT TO CHINA, SHE WAS AFRAID TO BREATHE A WORD ABOUT
HUMAN RIGHT’S ABUSES. OBAMA, IF YOU WERE THE PRESIDENT OF MY COMPANY, BECAUSE OF YOUR GROSS MISMANAGMENT, YOU’D BE FIRED.
Abroad, America’s greatest source of strength has always been our ideals. The same is true at home. We find unity in our incredible diversity, drawing on the promise enshrined in our Constitution: the notion that we’re all created equal, that no matter who you are or what you look like, if you abide by the law you should be protected by it, if you adhere to our common values you should be treated no different than anyone else.
I CAN’T BELIEVE OBAMA GETS THESE WORDS OUT WITHOUT CHOKING ON THEM. HE HATES AMERICAN IDEALS. HE BLAMES AMERICA. HE APOLOGIZES FOR AMERICA WHEN TALKING TO TWO BIT TYRANT THUG LEADERS ON FOREIGN SOIL. OBAMA, YOU’RE A NATIONAL EMBARRASSMENT. IN MY HUMBLE OPINION.
We must continually renew this promise. My administration has a civil rights division that is once again prosecuting civil rights violations and employment discrimination. We finally strengthened our laws to protect against crimes driven by hate. This year, I will work with Congress and our military to finally repeal the law that denies gay Americans the right to serve the country they love because of who they are. It’s the right thing to do.
OBAMA, YOU CAN’T KEEP YOUR HATE FOR THE MILITARY HIDDEN, CAN YOU? YOU’RE A NATIONAL DISGRACE. IN MY OPINION.
In the end, it’s our ideals, our values that built America — values that allowed us to forge a nation made up of immigrants from every corner of the globe, values that drive our citizens still. Every day, Americans meet their responsibilities to their families and their employers. Time and again, they lend a hand to their neighbors and give back to their country. They take pride in their labor and are generous in spirit. These aren’t Republican values or Democratic values that they’re living by, business values or labor values. They’re American values.
I WISH YOU BELIEVED WHAT YOU JUST SAID. UNFORTUNATELY…
Unfortunately, too many of our citizens have lost faith that our biggest institutions — our corporations, our media, and, yes, our government — still reflect these same values. Each of these institutions are full of honorable men and women doing important work that helps our country prosper. But each time a CEO rewards himself for failure, or a banker puts the rest of us at risk for his own selfish gain, people’s doubts grow. Each time lobbyists game the system or politicians tear each other down instead of lifting this country up, we lose faith. The more that TV pundits reduce serious debates to silly arguments, big issues into sound bites, our citizens turn away.
LET’S SEE SO I HAVE THIS RIGHT. WE HATE HANNITY, CORPORATE CEO’S AND BANKERS (A SLIGHT ANTI SEMITIC JAB, COMES TOO.) WHO ELSE DO WE HATE, OBAMA?
LAWYERS AND POLITICIANS?
No wonder there’s so much cynicism out there. No wonder there’s so much disappointment.
I campaigned on the promise of change — change we can believe in, the slogan went. And right now, I know there are many Americans who aren’t sure if they still believe we can change — or that I can deliver it.
A CHANGE TO SOCIALISM. A CHANGE FROM FREE ENTERPRISE. A CHANGE OF LAWS IF WE DISAGREE WITH THE HIGHEST LAW IN THE LAND, THE SUPREME COURT. GOSH, OBAMA, WHY DO WE HAVE ALL THOSE OTHER BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT, WHEN YOU KNOW WHAT’S BEST FOR US. CAN’T WE JUST HAVE YOU?
But remember this — I never suggested that change would be easy, or that I could do it alone. Democracy in a nation of 300 million people can be noisy and messy and complicated. And when you try to do big things and make big changes, it stirs passions and controversy. That’s just how it is.
I GUESS SO MASTA.
Those of us in public office can respond to this reality by playing it safe and avoid telling hard truths and pointing fingers. We can do what’s necessary to keep our poll numbers high and get through the next election instead of doing what’s best for the next generation.
POLL NUMBERS. I DON’T THINK YOU WANT TO GO THERE.
Our administration has had some political setbacks this year and some of them were deserved. But I wake up every day knowing that they are nothing compared to the setbacks that families all across this country have faced this year. And what keeps me going — what keeps me fighting — is that despite all these setbacks, that spirit of determination and optimism, that fundamental decency that has always been at the core of the American people, that lives on.
OBAMA, YOU WAKE UP EVERY MORNING PLOTTING. AND SCHEMING AND TELLING US WHO TO LISTEN TO ON THE RADIO. AND FEELING GOOD ABOUT NAMING AN OUT AND OUT BIGOT, SONIA SOTOMAYOR (WHITE MEN ARE INFERIOR) TO THE SUPREME COURT. FOR ONCE, OBAMA GET THAT CLOWN OUT OF YOUR BELLY. TELL THE TRUTH.
It lives on in the struggling small business owner who wrote to me of his company, “None of us,” he said, “… are willing to consider, even slightly, that we might fail.”
OH, GREAT APOLLO 13 REFERENCE SNUCK INTO THE SPEECH. BUT REMEMBER TO GIVE CREDIT NOT JUST TO QUOTES BUT TO IDEAS YOU STEAL.
The spirit that has sustained this nation for more than two centuries lives on in you, its people. We have finished a difficult year. We have come through a difficult decade. But a new year has come. A new decade stretches before us. We don’t quit. I don’t quit. Let’s seize this moment — to start anew, to carry the dream forward and to strengthen our union once more.
OBAMA, YOU DON’T HAVE TO QUIT. EITHER THE 25TH AMENDMENT WILL DRAG YOU OUT OR THE ELECTORATE WILL SHOW YOU THE DOOR.
SKEEZIKS–Thank you.
Well VIVO you have just confirmed you are SKEEZIKS.
I posted for both of you, to see who would come back.
I quoted VIVO, and SKEEZIKS answered.NOW we know.
Like I said ” THE CONFUSED FOLLOWING THE CONFUSED.
Claudia Rosett is a national treasure. Obama is a disaster.
3. vivo:
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Obama IS a Republican president
I detect a note of disillusionment.
Wow. The trolls really jumped all over this one. This analysis must have really hit a sore spot – and rightfully so. It has become so painfully obvious that Obama is incapable of dealing with the complex position that he was rushed into. He has spent his whole life being encouraged in the sophomoric and unworkable ideologies of extreme left/liberalism. But a majority of the country now sees that there are a lot of logical and important objections to almost everything he is trying to pull off. But instead of engaging with people outside his supporting chorus in a professional and considerate manner, he instead thinks he is in an ideological scrum and just needs to push harder.
Why do you get so upset when I say ‘No wonder they are confused: Obama IS a Republican president but they only see the exterior facade.’?
You wanted a Republican president, you’ve got a Republican president, rejoice! Or is it that the reasons for complaining have disappeared and now you feel empty . . . and confused?
16. rachel peepers:
What a magnificent waste of ink . . .
Any day now, Obama’s approval rating will equal his I.Q.
16. rachel peepers:
Good god, you did that twice? As a speechwriter myself, let me help you out.
Your screed is 8,341 words. The Gettysburg Address was 265. BREVITY.
Tortured rhetorical analysis betrays your intransigence. HONESTY.
Euphemisms (I GUESS SO MASTA instead of the N word) reveal obeisance to that which you decry – political correctness. CLARITY.
Allow me to illustrate:
Baltimore. The American people, roundly dissatisfied not with party or personality but with process, continue to seek safe harbor from exaggerated partisanship. They crave honesty. Instead they’ve seen lies. They expect cooperation. Instead they’ve seen division. They demand that progress be made on the pressing issues of our time. Instead, they’ve seen record filibusters by the party of no.
President Obama filled that vacuum with a stinging rebuke of the worst of Washington politics. And he did it not in some network studio or in a town hall filled with pre-screened supporters, as George Bush would have done. He stood alone in front of 150 adversarial Republicans. For 90 minutes the President systematically dismantled conservative talking points – dismissing them for what they are – disingenuous campaign-speak. In those rare moments when a valid concern was raised, he addressed it head on and took responsibility where appropriate.
He did it with a stunning command of the issues, with tremendous facility for debate, and without a teleprompter. One can only imagine how Sarah Palin would have fared in Baltimore.
Republicans and America heard the ring of leadership in all that Obama said. He now owns the high ground of civil discourse so willingly abdicated by birthers and tea baggers. Whatever attention these radical right wing obstructionists gained in 2009 came too early and too angrily into the public arena. Obama has pivoted masterfully, reclaiming the righteousness of our moral imperative to help America, not wish ill upon it for cheap political gain.
Obama was every inch a leader. The Republicans looked like schoolchildren wading into Waterloo.
There you go, something I just whipped up. 265 words. (What are teh chances of that?) And I still have 8,076 words left. What SHALL i whine about?
Thus endeth the lesson.
Hey you liberal punks responding to this article!
The American people are not rising up against big government. Yes big government is the instrument of choice for the marist leftist radical. The American people finally “get it”.After a whole year of the media and our pathetic leaders tap dancing around the real issue, the American people have rightfully concluded that their “president” is a marxist, radical, leftist, anti-American, anti constitution, pathetic, corrupt, ex Acorn, union sympathizing, enemy appeasing, no terrorist left behind supporter, anti military, marriage bashing, election stealing, tax and crap supporting, windmill on your head, anti energy, high gas price supporting, coal industry supporting, anti capitalist,Chavez and Castro supporting, community organizer!! Thats right I said it!!
Duh most of us knew this before the election but better late than never!
I forgot “UN supporting”. Thank God for Claudia and her coverage of the international scene.
Tommy Gunn
From the very beginning of Obama’s campaign, when his “light skin” and lack of “negro dialect” so mesmerized the left (and the very naïve on the right and in the middle), his speeches have been filled with opaque generalizations, inane platitudes and false strawmen in order to conceal his objectives. If he actually revealed his true intentions, he would never have gotten out of Iowa. He is a teleprompted charlatan.
Here is a prime exampe of Obamaspeak: In the State if the Union address he called for a “new generation of safe, clean nuclear power plants”. What this means is nuclear power plants will never be safe enough or clean enough for him. Thus, it’s not a lie but it’s not the truth either. It’s duplicity, a way to hide his true intentions. His true intentions are to gouge the energy industry (“Under my policies, the cost of energy will necessarrily skyrocket”) and, in so doing, set the stage for more and more government takeovers in order to “protect the middle class”. His intentions are the same for healthcare.
Dearest Vivo, We don’t want a Republican president. We want a conservative president.
Vivo,
Likewise, every breath you take is a magnificent waste of air.
The Democrats are so far left that it is scary. Everywhere I go people are angry with them and I live in a Democrat state. People have been saying things like we need a civil war or let just march down DC and throw them in the street…these thoughts are really frightening…but people are thinking it. I say we need to vote all these joker out and continue to vote them out until we get men and women that follow our Constitution and love this country. Citizens can take this country back but only by voting the right people in…that requires people doing their homework on each person they vote for.
President Obama’s first State of the Union was an angry tirade, a lecture from a disconnected man with a Messiah complex; he took off his masque to reveal the real Obama & the real Obama is anything but hope & change; he’s a pessimistic, cynical, power hungry opportunist with radical Leftist dreams to become our nightmare if fulfilled. He’s mad ObamaCare is stalled, although it is clearly a disaster already; likewise, Porkulus is the gift that keeps on giving as turds on a hill. Obama’s State of the Union was a disaster like his imploding administration. We the people see through the charlatan snake oil salesman. He can hide behind the teleprompter rhetoric, but his words mean nothing to make who will sell almost anything for personal power. His administration is mortally wounded by Obama’s own incompetence. It can only get worse for the One given his delusions & his pompous grandiose exaggeration of his own self-worth due to his insatiable narcissism.
Vivo and Skeeziks – I would shoo you away but some part of me gets laughs out of your ignorance.
Rachel Peepers – I was just able to read your analysis and it is terrific. I was not able to watch Obama’s speech because listening to so many lies and misinterpretations after seeing his face and hearing that voice daily on television makes me ill. And the frustration of not being able to confront him about those lies is horrible.
Well here’s some economic confusion. Greece is falling into a terrible debt trap where its debt to GDP ratio is increasing remorselessly. This shrewd note in the Economist http://www.economist.com/blogs/buttonwood/2010/01/when_things_get_out_control advises that cutting government expenditures is the best way to get out of the debt trap.
The Economist cites a paper co-authored by one Christina Romer that is summarized here http://www.nber.org/digest/mar08/w13264.html . Dr Romer is now the Chairwoman of the President’s Council of Economic Advisors. She is one of Obama’s go-to economists. The paper shows that tax increases designed to reduce an inherited budget deficit adversely affect growth; every 1% of GDP increases in taxes cuts real GDP by roughly 2-3%.
So, is Obama for or against tax increases?;for or against expenditure cuts? He has proposed some small reductions in government expenditures while simultaneously pushing huge increase in government expenditures. He has claimed to reduce taxes while increasing taxes (cigarette tax) and introducing programs that will inevitably increase taxes (healthcare, cap & trade).
Yes Claudia, there is a State of Confusion.
Hey rachel peeps, still trying to get your response to 265? Tick, tock, sweetie. We ain’t got all day.
Sue, you made my day with your great compliment.
Obama’s language is as slippery as a fish in Lake Michigan.
To land him, and expose him for the inaccuracies, flips, flops, mis-statements and outright disingenuous language
is fun, but it can be draining. And PJM didn’t seem to want to publish it. I had to try about six times, totally rewrite
it twice before they accepted it. Not necessarily the fault of the editors. My language tends to get
a tad aggressive if I’m not careful. You don’t have to respect the President, but I think it’s bad form
not to respect the office. And the insiders (secret service guys) say Obama, Michelle and the kids are
ultra nice people. A great family. So it’s kind of a decency tap dance I try to do without falling on my butt. Once a year this state of
the union exercise is enough for me. best regards, Rach
Vivo,
This evening we went out to dinner, and I’m having my salad (do you eat a lot of salad?) I’m so tired of it. I haven’t had meatloaf in
ten years. Do I miss it? Like I miss an honest President). So I’m thinking about that nasty line I wrote to you. (number 27). So
I’m taking it back. I apologize.
Then I read your made up Baltimore stuff, and I’m all over it (positive comment).
Problem is, Vivo, I believe you’re on the wrong team. You’ve got to switch sides. Your main man is Barry Barry bad for the health, financial
and otherwise of this nation. Do you not have a smidgen of doubt when he accumulates so gall darn many Frequent Liar Miles? I mean,
he’s just doing a Saul routine on us. As President of the U.S., he’s a square peg in a round hole. Socialism, Wilsonian Progressivism, mass murdering communism isn’t our thing.
What’s Obama’s thing?
In the speech, Obama made a lot of little mistakes, un-truths, so what does that mean for the big things? Man made disasters? Is that how Obama thinks we should describe enemy combatants who kill our brothers and sisters?
50 seconds into the speech, Obama talks about “The Allies taking Omaha Beach. Give me a break. The reason the 29th ID suffered 20,111 casualties, most of any ID in WWII, wasn’t because they were taking a walk through the park on June 6. It’s because they were doing the bleeding that day on that Godforsaken, bullet infested real estate. On Omaha it was us. That Obama global “we’re all in this together crap” just doesn’t fly with the American people. At least, not most of us. Something else that fries my last nerve: when Obama apologizes on foreign soil, on behalf of this nation to two bit tyrant puke leaders. I can’t believe that makes you feel anything but disgusted.
Look, my friend, this isn’t your first rodeo. I know that. And speech writing isn’t my bag. The only time I’ve done is because nobody else wanted to. I’m more comfortable writing dinner roasts. My speeches suck.
But just consider who you’re carrying water for. Or explain yourself to me and to the American people who believe in the ideals
which are the foundation of this country.
What are you doing here at PJM? Do you think the Massachusetts vote was anything but a repudiation of the anointed one? Brevity and
honesty are what you see in Obama? I see Obama as a marathon liability for this nation. You see him as short and sweet? I just don’t see how anybody as good a writer as you can be as off the mark when it comes to weighing the good and bad and the ugly politics and policies in Obama’s DNA.
As I’ve suggested, I don’t hold myself out to be in the Hanson or Bleachers league. I’m just a utility hitter. But I do know who went ashore at Omaha Beach and who said nuts in the coldest Belgium in 44 years. And that terrorists who want to kill us and our children are enemy combatants and not U.S. citizens who get miranda rights, cit, 384US436. And that Obama should be spending millions on weapons to kill bloody terrorists, rather than millions on lawyers to defend them.
I know I’m way over lengthwise, but I mean every word of this. And to me that counts for something. You do write good speeches, Rachel
34. rachel peeps:
“So I’m thinking about that nasty line I wrote to you. (number 27). So
I’m taking it back. I apologize.”
Thank you for letting me breathe . . .
“As President of the U.S., he’s a square peg in a round hole.”
I agree, that’s why I like him. Americans need to become more sophisticated. You are over-analyzing Obama.
I had a delicious fresh salad Saturday night at an Italian place. This is what reflects the State of the Union to me. We are slowly getting out of the huge ditch, just like slow food should be. Enjoy life and let Obama do his thing. He’s doing fine. I’m looking forward to my next restaurant find: great Cuban food.
34. rachel peeps:
“Then I read your made up Baltimore stuff,”
Baltimore? You are confusing me with someone else.
34. rachel peeps:
Vivo,
I assume your addressing the post at #23. If so, here is what I offer: I (skeeziks) am not vivo. Nor am I moho. I have used other names in the past and will use other names in the future. But in the interest of extracting you from the certainty and insanity of ward residents like Mr Lucky and misanthropicus, I give you that truth to use as you see fit.
As for being on the wrong side, I have no love for Democrats or Republicans, extremists of any kind, but I find conservatives to be more odious at this moment in history. Why? Because they’re committed to a scorched earth policy of obstructionism. They have only one interest and that is to bring down Obama and the Democrats. Why? Because Obama is willfully trying to destroy America. Why would he want to destroy America? For power! That’s ridiculous. And yet the histrionics continue unabated courtesy of the Limbaughs and Hannitys and O’Reillys and Becks and Palins of the right wing media establishment – I consider them all to be 24-carat phonies. And yet their base of who I consider to be the willfully gullible lap it up like syrup. Why? Because they get to call each other “a great American.” Nothing more than condescending disingenuous pap. (My favorite of all time – Hannity volunteering to be waterboarded for charity and then backing out. For me, there is no more obvious example of their true nature)
So, in this zero-sum game, everybody has picked a side. I believe I’m on the side of potential and justice and compassion and innovation and trying to leverage America’s people and resources as we move into the global economy of the 21st century. And I believe the mess Bush left is undeniable, and far worse than any of us were led to believe 18 months ago. The Republicans are like a bunch of frat boys who throw a kegger and then complain that “somebody” else hasn’t cleaned the house by the time they wake up the next day.
From one Illinoisan to another, now you know.
Why are Republicans against:
I just cannot resist answering this delusional koolaid drinkers questions…it will only take me a second or two…are you ready?
Think real hard about the questions below… and now for you answer…
How about he LIES? LIE, LIE LIE…just like the campaign.
You are just too stupid to get it…oh and by the way…
I AM NOT A REPUBLICAN you dolt! Put that in your kooliad and drink it, you dumbass!!
tax breaks for small businesses
tax breaks for companies who keep jobs here
tax cuts for individual Americans
Why are they against helping small banks give credit to small businesses
Why are Republicans against so much of what average hard-working Americans want?
38. Robin:
I AM NOT A REPUBLICAN you dolt! Put that in your kooliad and drink it, you dumbass!!
Why are you against Kool Aid? It’s a wonderful sugary treat. Cool. Refreshing. Delicious, actually. Why so stridently opposed to this classic American staple. Could it be because the most popular flavor is cherry? and cherry is red? And red is communist?
Oh my god! Kool Aid is a commie plot! Thank go we have re-founders like you to carry on the spirit of Thomas Paine and Benjamin Franklin and that guy who had all the little mulatto babies.
Boycott Kool Aid!
Claudia, to you and those who pay attention to you, here is a head’s up.
Professor Timothy Ball was interviewed by Michael Coren. The Club of Rome, Maurice Strong and others had their ox gored totally. The topic was the politicization of climate.
Keep your eyes open for the interview to show up at youtube, or anywhere else online that has videos.
Perhaps the funniest line from the SOTU address: “We find unity in our incredible diversity, drawing on the promise enshrined in our Constitution: the notion that we’re all created equal…” Could somebody please inform our scholarly President, former University of Chicago Constitutional law adjunct, president of the1990-1991 Harvard Law Review (the least cited volume [104] of the last 20 years) that the Constitution says nothing about “the notion that we’re all created equal…” That would be the Declaration of Independence. Maybe it’s just President Obama getting carried away again with his zeal for a “living constitution.”
41 rjp
Was it funny when Newt said it? How about Boehner? You conservatives, always poking yourself in the eye and calling it vision.
42 skeeziks
You label me knowing nothing of my politics. I found Gingrich’s and Boehner’s misquotes almost as funny, excepting the fact that the media does not exalt them as constitutional scholars.