Posted by
Educated Redneck on Monday, September 14, 2009 5:39:14 PM
I watched the Obama address a joint session of congress. It is funny how the press basically decided to focus on a comment made by a Republican. I however am not in the lap of Obama, so I will look at the speech.
Obama actually surprised me with this speech. For the first time in any of his speeches he started out with talking about how great America is and that he was proud of America. Well, welcome to the club. To bad you had to bash us all over the world first. Don't worry this pride did not last. It took him less than one paragraph to go back to America bashing.
He cut down America for being dependant on foreign oil. Could this be because Democrats have blocked any effort to drill for oil in America?
Then he talks about health care reform making sure not to mention anything bad about lawyers. After all it is such a small part of health care costs. LOL
Then in an amazing display of intestinal fortitude he bashes the prior spending of the people that came before him. You mean like the record $546 billion deficit of Bush? The deficit now under your command will now be $1,800 billion? You mean that kind of irresponsible spending? No, now you are in charge this is necessary. Good grief!
He says we have to quit "quick fixes"? You mean like the $787 billion stimulus that you rammed thru in record time? The same plan that you said would not allow unemployment to rise above 8%? We are now well over 9% and heading for 10%. The same plan that has had less than 15% of it spent 7 months into your administration? The same plan that was full of earmarks that you said you would go line by line to eliminate? Is that the kind of "quick fix" you are talking about? Oh, I forgot, you "inherited" this mess. Again, you did not inherit this debt! You ran for President and said you have fixes! So, quit your whining and blaming and get onto fixing things.
He even bragged about 57 police in Minneapolis that are still on the job. Really?! 57 whole police officers still at work? We have lost MILLIONS of jobs and you are going to crow about 57 JOBS! Don't break your arm patting yourself on the back there Obama.
He then says Joe "the dunce" Biden is in charge of your money and he will not tolerate waste. What a joke. This man has made more mis-steps in 7 months than Dan Quayle made in his whole career. I feel better knowing a moron is in charge of spending.
He then went on in usual form to criticize the bank bailout for not having restrictions on how the money was spent. Funny thing about this statement, HE VOTED FOR THE BILL!!! Again his words say one thing, his actions say another. If you are so against wasteful spending, vote against it! If you vote for it, you agree with it! Maybe you should have read it!
Then in typical Obama fashion you bash Corporate executives for their lavish spending. No private jets, no luxury suites! Well, at least they make a profit to afford these things. You are however in charge of a company, America, that is $11.7 trillion in debt. Your first budget will have a $1,800 billion dollar deficit. Has that stopped you from spending $100,000 to go to New York for date night? Has that stopped you from flying all over the world in a private 747? Has that stopped you from flying a pizza chef in from Chicago? Maybe you need to look at yourself before you criticize those evil execs.
You also said a basic "read my lips" moment. You said if you make less than $250,000 dollars you will not see your taxes go up one penny. That is only if you do not smoke, drink soda, or eat anything that mommy and daddy government has deemed evil. And cap and trade will smack you down when it doubles and triples your electric bill all to fight a myth called global warming. No, your tax debt will not go up a single penny, it will go up millions of pennies.
He also repeats another stupid line when he says he will half the deficit before the end of his first term. Duh! You tripled the deficit so you should be able to half it. What a stupid statement!
Now to close I address the "you lie" statement. I agree with this statement. You bashed McCain for suggesting we tax health care benefits. Now you are open to the same idea. You said you would have no lobbyists in you administration. You now have over 20. You said you would go line by line to eliminate earmarks. You then sign two bills with over 10,000 earmarks. You bash Bush for funding wars off budget and the you do the same. You say it is settled that ALL scientists agree about global warming. Yet thousands have signed a petition that disputes global warming. You say you would immediately pull out of Iraq and close GITMO. GITMO is still open and we are still in Iraq. "You lie" is the only truthful statement made the whole night. Sleep on sheeple all is well.