"I am a firm believer in the premise of lying to the people enough to where they eventually believe you....because, by and large, the American electorate is stupid."
So the President delivered his campaign…um, I mean State of the Union speech to Congress last evening. Did he accomplish anything besides the spewing the same tired platitudes and rhetoric? I seriously doubt it. Mr. Obama is running for a second term and he knows it’s best to use the bully pulpit when you can. Which, for him is practically all of the time.
As expected, he proposed raising taxes on those he considers make too much money. Rather than proposing serious and productive ideas to revise a complex, antiquated tax system, he decided to best demonize those people who work and accomplish. This President is well aware his first term has done NOTHING to improve our economy. I heard it said he inherited problems he did not cause. This is true. Nevertheless, he has embarked upon an agenda of retribution and punishment of the “offenders” in his eyes. Along the way, the nation continues to suffer as a whole. This he vehemently proclaims as “shared sacrifice” and “fairness”.
He invites the secretary of the insipid Warren Buffett as an example of the unbalanced nature of the tax code. But he isn’t being completely honest. She pays INCOME taxes! Mr. Buffet pays CAPITAL GAINS taxes! They’re not the same! Upon close examination, Mr. Buffett has already paid INCOME taxes on the money used which yielded CAPITAL GAINS taxes! In reality, he’s paying twice! Which, apparently to his feeble mind, is something he doesn’t mind doing.
"People say I'm the smartest idiot they know."
Mr. Obama will continue is campaign of nonsense in hopes of becoming a two term President. He will continue to distort and divide and lie. Fortunately, the facts are not on his side. As an informed voter, you would do well to take ANYTHING he says with a grain of salt.
Some views from around the web….
OBAMA URGES 30 PERCENT TAX RATE FOR MILLION – DOLLAR EARNERS – The Daily Caller
“The President wants an economy that’s built to last, as he said repeatedly in tonight’s State of the Union speech. However, among the litany of programs he announced, he promised little action on the driver of economic decay: the blooming debt of government at all levels, but particularly the government that President Obama runs.” – National Review Online
“With Election Day swiftly approaching, Obama is portraying himself as a champion for the middle class — banking that public frustration with both Washington and Wall Street will propel him to victory despite unrelenting unemployment.” – The Washington Examiner
“In short, he was invoking the familiar Democratic refrain of a new government program for every problem—calls that would seem to indicate his later call for a “leaner, quicker and more responsive” bureaucracy in government.” – John Gizzi,- Human Events
“Based on President Obama’s State of My Campaign — er, State of the Union — Address last night, the answer to America’s problems are simple: bigger government, soaking the rich and ensuring equal opportunity for all.” – The New York Post
“In his State of the Union speech, PresidentObama tried to make the case that he has been one of the most successful chief executives in American history when it comes to foreign affairs. “Anyone who tells you that America is in decline or that our influence has waned,” he said, “doesn’t know what they’re talking about.” But it takes more than being briefed on the Osama binLaden takedown to make a great leader. The vast gulf between Mr. Obama’s promises and his results argues against him.” – The Washington Times
“Don’t worry, America. There’s nothing that ails this country that can’t be made right by a catalogue of piddling proposals that will be forgotten tomorrow–and oh yeah, more taxes on the rich. Such was the message of President Obama’s State of the Union address.” – Rich Lowry – Fox News
•There’s a better viewing option on Fox, which offers a preview of its March series Touch (9 ET/PT). Kiefer Sutherland makes a welcome TV return as a widowed father who discovers his uncommunicative 11-year-old son has a mysterious ability to see patterns in the world that allows him to predict the future.
The premise is obviously a stretch, and the question for episodes to come is whether producer Tim Kring will stretch it beyond all logical constraints, as he did withHeroes.
For now, enjoy Sutherland’s terrific performance and his ability to ground even the oddest concepts in emotional truth.
•Speaking of, it’s sure to be an emotional night over atCSI (CBS, 10 ET/PT) as Marg Helgenberger exits. Fans have adjusted to CSI‘s cast shifts before, but odds are this will be a particularly tough one to take.
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