January 28, 2012

Obama’s a Socialist that Likes Mandates – Say What?

It just occurred to me that Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are contradicting themselves with their own claims about Barack Obama being a “food stamp president” who wants to “maximize dependency” of the poor on the government and him, thereby providing guaranteed votes come election day.

How can a person want people to be dependent on them for their benefits and at the same time tell those same people they will have to come up with their own money to buy something?

That’s right folks.  President Obama wants people jobless, getting unemployment benefits and on food stamps while also demanding (mandating) that they pay for their on health insurance premiums.  Does this sound like a socialist plan to you?

Exactly how would that work Newt, Mitt or Rick?  If they are jobless and on unemployment and getting foodstamps, how in the world would they be able to buy health insurance coverage?

Lastly, if people are purposely made to be unemployed, getting foodstamps and being forced to buy health insurance — exactly how does that produce Votes for Obama?  Ya think maybe those same folks would be a tad upset with the President for getting them in such a bad situation?  Why on earth would they bother voting for such a person?

January 28, 2012

Go To St Louis and Join Parade for Veterans of Iraq War

 
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January 26, 2012

Excerpts from Obama’s State of Union:

In 2008, the house of cards collapsed. We learned that mortgages had been sold to people who couldn’t afford or understand them. Banks had made huge bets and bonuses with other people’s money. Regulators had looked the other way, or didn’t have the authority to stop the bad behavior.

In the six months before I took office, we lost nearly four million jobs. And we lost another four million before our policies were in full effect.

January 25, 2012

2012 State of Union – Enhanced

President Obama told a Story tonight.  One that had a beginning, a middle and even an end.  The story however, also had a Vision to the Future.  America’s future.

Transcript of full speech:  HERE

Great Ending…

So it is with America. Each time I look at that flag, I’m reminded that our destiny is stitched together like those fifty stars and those thirteen stripes. No one built this country on their own. This Nation is great because we built it together. This Nation is great because we worked as a team. This Nation is great because we get each other’s backs. And if we hold fast to that truth, in this moment of trial, there is no challenge too great; no mission too hard. As long as we’re joined in common purpose, as long as we maintain our common resolve, our journey moves forward, our future is hopeful, and the state of our Union will always be strong.

January 24, 2012

Florida NBC Republican Debate: Media Sleeps

Most of the media I listened to after Florida’s debate between Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul are claiming that either nobody won the debate, nobody got hurt or damaged or that Romney failed to throw a knock out punch.  Were the media sleeping through the debate?

Romney got Newt – it showed during the exchange about Newt being a lobbyist for Freddie Mac.  You could definitely tell that Romney hit a nerve or caught Newt off guard for a few seconds – there was dead silence.

Yes, Newt finally caught his composure back but not until being knocked off his pedastal for a second.  Be sure to watch the whole exchange, you’ll see the OOPS Moment of Silence, by, of all people….Newt Gingrich! Watch the video.

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The media were sleeping, Newt got knocked off his pedastal for a spell and Romney scored a few points.

January 23, 2012

Iraq War: Wasted Lives?

Apparently Iraq is back to it’s OLD TRICKS of torturing prisoners even with Saddam gone.  Iraq’s prime minister Nouri Al-Maliki, according to the first prime minister Ayad Allawi’s allegations, has over 1000 prisoners locked up without due process and is using “Brutal Torture” such as breaking legs to get them to falsely confess something all for political reasons.

Hey, former president George W. Bush and former vp Dick Cheney — apparently your plans didn’t work.  It’s in their BLOOD – Democracy and human rights didn’t happen in Iraq (Middle East) simply because you removed Saddam Hussein (as though his removal alone would solve all their problems) and a few of his thugs.   No matter how long we hung around the Iraqi people would continue down the path they grew up in, it’s evident now.

Thousands of our treasured men and women either died or suffered greatly for your failed political desires gentlemen.  Does this make you feel good?  May you both suffer for what you’ve done during the rest of your lives and when your lives are over.  Because our current political leaders fear taking you to trial for War Crimes for political reasons, God will have to be the one to give you final judgement for these and many other sins.

Previous Post January 22, 2012

Is Newt’s Win Political Strategy in Play?

Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House has won in South Carolina by a wide margin with 40% of the votes.  Mitt Romney came in second with 27% and Rick Santorum third with 17% and Ron Paul fourth.

Conservatives voted for Newt by a huge amount of the vote.  It is big news for Newt after losing big in New Hampshire and Iowa.  Mitt Romney was favored to win in South Carolina from most of the early polling.  It was only after the last debate did Newt begin picking up votes.

Newt claims his win is proof that conservatives are ready to take a stand against the media, President Barack Obama and the Democratic Party.  I wonder.  Is it really them ‘making a statement’ or are they perhaps rallying the ‘troops’ to get out the vote in November?

Newt Gingrich, after all, is a “stir the pot” quoting Donna Brazile,  kind of guy, he can rally voters by getting them angry at the media, President Obama and the other Democrats where Mitt Romney never could.  Somebody has to get the conservatives off their ‘behinds’ sort of speak and ready to go to the voting booths; who best could handle that job but Newt Gingrich?

I’m wondering now if Newt isn’t being ‘used’ (with or without being aware) to not only protect Mitt Romney from mainstream media (from the attacks about his flip flopping, not releasing his taxes, etc…) and the Democratic Party for a spell while building the voter base of the conservative movement.  Make those Right Wingers ‘happy campers’ for a spell letting them think they finally have ‘their’ man at the helm.

I have thought for a long time now that one reason Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton’s fight went on for so long during the 2008 primaries was to accomplish the exact same thing – rally the base.  Get Americans excited and ready to vote for anybody but Senator John McCain come that November 2008.  The longer the primaries went on, the less time people had to concentrate on just ONE candidate and less time to totally destroy him/her before November rolls around.

I will be real curious how the vote in Florida goes in 9 days on the 31st.  Will Newt win again?  I’m betting he won’t or just by a small margin if he does.  Then onto Maine on the 4th of February and Super Tuesday Feb. 7th with Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado.  If Romney wins Florida or just barely misses it, that is exactly what is going on in my humble non-expert view.  Romney isn’t going to give up now after getting this close – I’m positive of that.

I’m also positive that Rick Santorum will stay in the race till Florida at least.  Again to ‘rally the conservative troops’.   He may also be hanging on so he can ’get better known’ by the voters so that he can possibly be asked to run as Romney’s VP to passify the conservatives when Gingrich ends up losing the nomination.

Conservative and moderate Republicans may want to ‘Make their Statement’ and ‘rally the troops’ but they also want to WIN in November.  They know they can’t do that (at least not at this point unless something major happens with economy or nation’s safety between now and Nov) with Newt  — as their nominee –he would not be LIKED or TRUSTED and the debates (he claims he would win) would make him even more hated I believe by liberals and independents.  While he is very smart he’s also a ‘smart ass’ in the way that he speaks and attacks people.  A regular Mr Know it All.

President Obama has a lot going for him according to all the polls – is likable, trusted and people think he’s honestly ‘trying’ to solve our problems…just maybe not well enough or in the correct way.  The economy is also improving slowly but surely proving that maybe something he’s doing is on the right track.

Newt’s disapproving factor, along with showing the differences in their policies (Newt wants to get rid of Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and food stamps it seems and would gladly bomb Iran — complete opposite of Obama policies), this election would definitely give Barack Obama his second term with Newt Gingrich as the Republican nominee.

Romney on the other hand is trying to appear as a true conservative during the primaries but in reality his history (RomneyCare, tax increases, poor job creation in Mass, pro-choice flip, etc…) shows he’s a moderate when push comes to shove.  He’s also a more likable person with a better character (except for flip flopping on views) then Newt for sure.

Florida’s race will tell us more about the way this election will go.  Can’t wait to see it happen.

UPDATE:  Statement made by Rick Santorum

“The longer this campaign goes on,” Santorum said, “the better it is for conservatives, the better it is for our party.”

My point exactly! 

January 17, 2012

Sullivan: Critics are Dumb

What better way to show what President Obama has done for our nation but to have a Republican say so:

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FOX Attacks Sullivan:

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“Sullivan responded in kind on Tuesday. He said that he had taken “great pains never to state” that Palin had not given birth to her son Trig, and that his mission was “merely to ask Palin, given her insane story about the birth of her child, to provide some evidence for it, which she said she would but never did.” He also wondered why he had not been invited to discuss his own work.

“So this is an open challenge to Fox News,” he said. “If you want to trash my work, have me on to defend it. Any time, Megyn. Any time. What are you afraid of?”"

January 17, 2012

Questions for GOP Presidential Contenders

You all agree that 99 weeks of unemployement is wrong and basically spoiling the beneficiary.

You’ve spent the last 2 hours discussing how jobs are lacking from this administration – there are no jobs created you say.  If this is the case and no jobs are available as you say, exactly where are those looking for work– suppose to work –and therefore get off unemployment benefits?

Mitt Romney wants to means test Medicare and Social Security (give less benefits to those making more) which by the way I’m not against.  I do however have a question for him:

If you Means test Medicare (cutting health care benefits for those with higher incomes) and those folks are not required to buy health coverage to replace that loss of benefits (a supplemental for example) - won’t that, in the long run, create more UNINSURED Americans?  Isn’t that the reason the cost of health care today is so high, you and I paying for the uninsured?  How will you handle this situation sir?

If you Means test Social Security (cut benefits given to the wealthier folks) and those folks refuse to ‘save’ their money for retirement, end up being broke because they spent their income unwisely, won’t that create the possibility of more homeless folks in need of food stamps and living expenses?

Mitt Romney, you suggested raising the age to draw Social Security one or two years.  Do you have any idea how hard it is to do physical labor at age 70 sir?

The GOP nominees all agree that you should have a voter ID to be able to vote in United States.  Question for you all:

Did you approve of the Iraq and Afghanistan Election Process, the famous Purple Finger dip?  Did these men have voter Id’s?  Was their election process legit?  If so, should Americans begin voting by ‘dipping’?

January 13, 2012

Rachel Maddow: 2012 a Republican re-run

Repeat of 2008?  They hit the nail on the head on this segment — Republicans are making the SAME MISTAKE they made 4 years ago with John McCain — they are settling for the next best thing.