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According to Jay Carney, W.H press secretary "tax cuts represent spending"
All your business are belong to Obama
After Senate Democrats voted to raise taxes on Americans families making more than $250,000 a year this Wednesday, President Obama issued the following statement:
"With the Senate’s vote, the House Republicans are now the only people left in Washington holding hostage the middle-class tax cuts for 98% of Americans and nearly every small business owner. The last thing a typical middle class family can afford is a $2,200 tax hike at the beginning of next year. It’s time for House Republicans to drop their demand for another $1 trillion giveaway to the wealthiest Americans and give our families and small businesses the financial security and certainty that they need."
The following day, ABC News White House correspondent Jake Tapper questioned Obama spokesman Jay Carney about the use of the word giveaway:
"You used the word “giveaway”, and President Obama, in his statement yesterday, used the word “giveaway,” referring to the extension of the lower Bush tax cut rates for I guess the top 1 or 2 percent of the country — people making over $200,000 a year, or couples making $250,000. What do you say to a small business owner who says, that’s not a giveaway, that’s my money, and by the way, I’m going to need some of that money in order to help pay the health care of individuals that I’m now mandated to do? It’s not giving anything away, it’s allowing me to keep my money."
Click over to the White House Transcript for the rest of the exchange between Tapper and Carney. It really is a masterpiece of White House dissembling.
Bottom line though, Obama used the word “giveaway” in his tax hike press release for the same reason he told supporters in Roanoke, Virginia that, “If you’ve got a business — you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen.” It’s what he believes.
If you believe that the federal government is largely responsible for the success of every business, then why shouldn’t it be entitled to take more of what you earn? If the federal government is entitled to what you earn, then of course, letting you keep more of it is a giveaway. How generous of them.
Really we should all just be thanking Obama for letting us keep what property the government doesn’t need right now. Until, of course, it does need that property to build a super-train to nowhere or something..................................................
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The GOP’s Use of ‘You Didn’t Build That’ Is Racist
By Daniel Foster
Sayeth Jonathan Chait:
"Mitt Romney’s plan of blatantly lying about President Obama’s “you didn’t build that” speech is clearly drawing blood. But what makes the attack work so well is not so much the lie itself but the broader subtext of it. Watch Obama’s delivery in the snippet put together by this Republican ad:The key thing is that Obama is angry, and he’s talking not in his normal voice but in a “black dialect.” This strikes at the core of Obama’s entire political identity: a soft-spoken, reasonable African-American with a Kansas accent. From the moment he stepped onto the national stage, Obama’s deepest political fear was being seen as a “traditional” black politician, one who was demanding redistribution from white America on behalf of his fellow African-Americans."
For #$&% sake, man. Really? I don’t even have an argument here — which I suppose is fine since Chait doesn’t either.
UPDATE: Okay, on reflection maybe I’m not giving Chait enough credit. Maybe his implicit argument was that Obama should repeat his “You Didn’t Build That” bit, word for word, but this time as a “soft-spoken, reasonable African-American with a Kansas accent.” Then it would resonate. Then people would understand.
I’m all for it. If nothing else, it’d be a neat experiment into whether Jon Chait, or everybody else in America, is insane.
Raaaaaaacists!By Jonah Goldberg
Dan’s post on Jonathan Chait’s entry into the “if it’s bad for Obama, it’s racist” games is a keeper. What I love about this stuff is that liberals tend to insist how racism is not only repugnant to them, but alien to them. And yet, they continually demonstrate a sensitivity and acuity for spotting it that even real racists seem to lack. They’re like people who claim to be nose deaf (if you prefer, anosmic) who nonetheless insist they can pick up an exotic scent from miles away (“A lactose intolerant armadillo has grown flatulent over by the old Miller farm . . .”).
I don’t think liberals appreciate how much conservatives laugh at this stuff. We’re constantly being told we’re racists and that conservatism is full of racist codes and dog whistles aimed at conservatives. And yet the only people who consistently decipher these codes or hear these dog whistles are liberals themselves. Most of the time it’s a form of projection of course. Liberals see themselves as sinless and heroic on matters racial, so their opposite numbers in politics must be sinful and villainous on matters of race. It’s a form of lazy categorical thinking that completely fails to take account of reality in order to sustain a self-serving narrative.
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The only ones interested in this "story" are in the newsrooms up and down the Eastern cooridor.
Americans are concerned with more important things.
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CNN Smacks Down CNN's Claim That Romney Is In Hot Water Overseas
By Matt Hadro
CNN hyped Mitt Romney's "rocky start" to his London trip, casting his concern for the security at the London Olympics as a flap. However, British CNN host Piers Morgan shot down that sentiment completely by stating Romney is "absolutely right."
"I mean, it's no secret over here that for the last three weeks, the security at the Olympics has been in shambles," sounded Morgan. "Mitt Romney was only saying exactly what's been happening. And he's run an Olympics, so I thought he was perfectly entitled to be critical."
CNN host Fareed Zakaria also threw water on CNN's frenzy over Romney's "latest flap," saying "I think this is probably we in the media making more of this than it deserves to be."
The quote in question was from Romney's Wednesday interview with NBC's Brian Williams. "There are a few things that are disconcerting, stories about the private security firm not having enough people. The supposed strike of the immigration and customs officials. That, obviously, is not something which is encouraging," Romney said of the preparations for the Olympics in London.
Anchor Brooke Baldwin thought the British would be in an uproar, quipping that "it's a good thing the British do not vote in our elections, good for Mitt Romney, that is." However, moments later Morgan threw that assumption back in her face by agreeing with Romney.
"But I thought it was a bit of a fuss about nothing. They have had some issues here, especially about security, and he was just speaking the truth, which sometimes can be rather unpalatable," Morgan said.
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I am beginning to think more and more we, the US and its government need to go through a massive, long-term belt tightening... all non-essential program, done. Feel the pain for our years of decadence, and come out stronger in the end.
You are correct, but since we cannot even trim back the annual growth of spending on programs, without being accused of "slashing" and "cutting to the bone", I am discouraged that we have (even now) reached the point where common sense will prevail.
If only there was a vocal group pf Americans warning us about the over-reaching growth of government......(cough, cough T.E.A. Party, cough)
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Get ready Tea Party, another bailout!
http://news.yahoo.com/house-act-livestock-drought-aid-speaker-boehner-163916336.html
Bailing out the rugged individualist farmers
House Speaker pledges action on drought aidEven for kraP, this an especially weak post.
Oh well, its been a bad week for him.
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He's not a socialist on his own. Somebody else made that happen.
In fact it took several others.........................."It Takes a Commune"
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The women's beach volleyball uniforms have gone politically correct this year, with shorts and sleeved tops replacing the bikinis.
The move was made to respect the cultural beliefs of players from different countries and updates the dress code that has been in effect since the sport became a medal event in 1996.
Very nicely written.
You realize that there is only one specific religion/culture that England is trying to appease.......right ?
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At this point, I wouldn't even be surprised if the Obama administration planted that quote themselves.
Romney's defense is stupid, too...just agree with Biden, and disown the quote. "Yes, that quote is disturbing. But as far as I know it didn't come from my campaign. Who was the source?"
That is exactly how Mr. Romney responded.
On its face, the story isn’t credible. The Romney campaign doesn’t make a practice of talking to foreign press. I’ve never heard Mitt Romney, his policy adviser, his foreign policy adviser or any foreign policy briefer or staffer use the term “Anglo-Saxon heritage.”But that doesn’t matter. The pack journalists begin tweeting it out. The cable news people begin to chatter about it. The Romney team puts out a statement: “It’s not true. If anyone said that, they weren’t reflecting the views of Governor Romney or anyone inside the campaign.”
Some mainstream reporters confess to the Romney campaign that their editors tell them they have to write on it. (Have to? What if it’s not true?) Well, if one of them writes on it, others will follow.
And how did the Telegraph quote magically get to so many reporters? The Obama team sent it to them. Nothing wrong with that, if the press would be honest about the origin of the story.
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“If the mayor of a conservative town tried to keep out gay-friendly Starbucks or Apple, it would be an outrage.” Except that doesn’t seem to happen, does it? What I think is funny is that if you have the same view on gay marriage that Obama had when he was elected, now you’re an enemy of humanity or something.
Ann Althouse
Menino shouldn’t block Chick-fil-A because of president’s viewsThe president of Chick-fil-A opposes gay marriage. While this view goes against the grain in a state that made history by embracing it, it’s no reason for Mayor Thomas M. Menino to oppose a Chick-fil-A restaurant in Boston.
The fast food chicken sandwich chain was reportedly looking at property near Faneuil Hall at the location where the Purple Shamrock currently operates. Then company president Dan Cathy stirred national controversy when he said in an interview that “we’re inviting God’s judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at him and say we know better than you as to what constitutes a marriage.” In response, Menino told the Boston Herald, “Chick-fil-A doesn’t belong in Boston. You can’t have a business in the City of Boston that discriminates against a population. We’re an open city, we’re a city that’s at the forefront of inclusion.”
But which part of the First Amendment does Menino not understand? A business owner’s political or religious beliefs should not be a test for the worthiness of his or her application for a business license.
Chick-fil-A must follow all state and city laws. If the restaurant chain denied service to gay patrons or refused to hire gay employees, Menino’s outrage would be fitting. And the company should be held to its statement that it strives to “treat every person with honor, dignity and respect — regardless of their belief, race, creed, sexual orientation, or gender.” But beyond the fact that Chick-fil-A is closed on Sundays, the religious beliefs of the company’s top executive don’t appear to control its operations.
Ironically, Menino is citing the specific location along the Freedom Trail as a reason to block Chick-fil-A. A city in which business owners must pass a political litmus test is the antithesis of what the Freedom Trail represents.
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Forget the Gay arguement for a minute, make it anything, abortion, pro-gun,...... anything.
ChickaFil has NEVER had a example of discrimination in their business.
NOT in service.........NOT in employees.
If they did THEN there could be cause for municipal or state concern
BUT, NONE OF THAT HAS HAPPENED.
The owners of the business simply stated their verbal and monatary support for marriage being between a man and a woman...............as is their constitutional right.
This is an incredibly slippery slope !
If the mayors of Boston and Chicago can decide that they can keep out a business, which HASN'T broken any laws, just because they don't agree with the views of the owners.
This could be bad........We should support Chickafil (not because of their views) but because of their rights , and ours.
and its good chicken.
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linky no worky
Worked for me....
This sure illustrates the Obama campaign's opinion of the American voters intelligence.
It wasn't a photo-op, but by the way here is some printed up bio's of the gentlemen.
I guess desperation makes you do silly things
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Its the same thing over and over, by little Joe, and all the others.
Responsible people call for slowing the growth of out of control government,
and the same refrain is sung....."they're coming after the police and firefighters" ! !
disgraceful and dishonest.
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We know what could happen under the laws, please tell me what would happen without these laws. And please provide corroborating evidence.
I'm sorry, I am not able to provide corroborating evidence for a supposition.
Its very simple.
There are plenty of political operatives out there who wish to effect election outcomes.
They do this by increasing votes.
If its easier to falsely cast votes with fake identities, they will do so.
It would be an obligation to ALL citizens to maintain the integrity of elections by having those casting their ballots, identify themselves, with an ID card.
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And since I've moved, I have trouble finding the folder I keep my passport, social security card and birth certificate. Does that mean I don't exist and thusly shouldn't vote?
The one woman who was interviewed had identification, just not the right identification--probably the case for others who stand to be affected by this.
But thats not a fault of the system, but the individual (in your example...you)
Don't make it easier to commit voter fraud by simplifying the process so that a few individuals, don't fulfill some basic responsibilities to maintain their privilige of voting.
Its your fault you lost your folder.
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Worst thread on the board.
A quick check of the (online) front pages of the NYT, WaPo, and others today (even the front pages of their POLITICAL sections)
Show NO mention of this "more problems for Mitt" Bullsh*t..............and you know why.
Its not a big story !!!
If you read the actual Chicago Trib story linked in the OP, it describes a failing Illinois company that has asked Mitt Romney (and President Obama by the way) to intervene.
The OP then invented this as a "problem" for Mitt because, the Parent Company is connected to Bain.
Some might call it a "leap" , I call it fantasy.
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I thought this was somewhat relevant to the thread:
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's campaign is asking Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to launch an investigation into voter-registration forms that are being sent to Virginia residents and addressed to deceased relatives, children, family pets and others ineligible to vote.
The errant mailings from the Washington-based nonprofit group Voter Participation Center have befuddled many Virginia residents, leading to hundreds of complaints.
The organization has been mass-mailing the forms — pre-populated with key information such as names and addresses — to primarily Democratic-leaning voting blocs such as young adults, unmarried women, African-Americans and Latinos.
So an advocacy groups sends out thousands of pre-filled out registration forms, to specific groups that they think will vote dem, including deceased, non-resident, and non-human names ?
Nope..................no problem there.
Why, oh why, is the GOP suppressing the dead vote and the pet vote............lol
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It takes a special kind of stupid to come up with this drivel
It rather illustrative, when you see a major newspaper invent a "scandal" out of nothing.
Gee, I can't imagine why the Romney camp doesn't want to release additional tax forms for these fools to plow through, and then claim "X" is really "Y"
lol
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Why isn't Romney running away with the polls? Too many people who need the gravy train to continue. But that will change soon enough when the economy is so bad, the gravy train starts falling off the track.
Or, (respectfully) Doc, the polling could be like this.
Who’s up for a new NBC/WSJ poll based on a bad sample?Last month’s sample was questionable. This month’s sample is terrible:
(Breakdown table at the link)
The 2008 national exit poll sample, taken when Hopenchange fever was at its zenith, was 39D---32R---29I, or D+7.
This one, after three years of Obamanomics dreck, is somehow D+11 if you include leaners and D+12(!) if you don’t.
Anyone feel like taking these results seriously?
And yet we soldier on, my friends, reminding ourselves at every step that lame content is still content. One interesting takeaway: The attacks on Bain are driving Obama’s favorables down too, even with a very Democratic sample.
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Nice story.............It seems that he is there for all the right reasons.........good for him.
Christian Bale meets with victims of Aurora shootingChristian Bale arrived in Aurora, Colo. today to visit victims injured during Friday’s shooting at a midnight screening of “The Dark Knight Rises.” The Batman actor was seen at the Medical Center of Aurora, and hospital personnel were overheard saying he was talking to patients.
Petitions asking the actor to visit Aurora were posted on Change.org following Friday’s shooting. Over the weekend, Bale released a statement regarding the massacre, saying “Words cannot express the horror that I feel. I cannot begin to truly understand the pain and grief of the victims and their loved ones, but my heart goes out to them.”
Bale himself made the decision to travel to Aurora:
“Mr. Bale is there as himself, not representing Warner Brothers,” said an assistant for Susan Fleishman, executive vice president for Warner Brothers corporate communications.
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So is anything they reported about the shooting accurate ?
TacticalGear.com filled an order received on July 2 from Holmes, who allegedly opened fire inside an Aurora, Colo., theater on Friday, killing 12 people. Holmes paid $306.79 for an urban assault vest, two magazine pouches and a tactical knife.Chief Executive Officer Chad Weinman said despite its name, the urban assault vest is not bulletproof, but is simply a vest made for carrying accessories.
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Obama tries for a re-write..................
Obama Throws Himself and Liz Warren Under the BusFTA:
The “You didn’t build that!” line resonated most quickly because it’s the clearest rebuke to business starters and builders in the speech. “Somebody else made that happen” gives the credit to whoever invested in the roads and other infrastructure, which, in America’s progressive tax system, are the very same successful people Obama is rebuking. It’s debatable whether the “that” refers to roads and bridges or to the businesses themselves, but the fact remains that the entire passage of the speech is an unmistakable slap at business creators. Context does not help him one bit. The context fully explains Obama’s innate anti-business mindset.
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He then rewrites the Roanoke speech:
OBAMA: What I said was, we need to stand behind them, as America always has, by investing in education and training, roads and bridges.
Stop the tape. That’s not what he said in Roanoke. Here is what he said in Roanoke:
"There are a lot of wealthy, successful Americans who agree with me — because they want to give something back. They know they didn’t — look, if you’ve been successful, you didn’t get there on your own."
His Roanoke speech wasn’t a call to stand behind businesses, it was a call to guilt successful people so they will “give something back.” It was a call for higher taxes on successful people. Context, the original speech, proves that the president is trying to lie his way out of a hole now.
as the article observes, note that he had time to sit for another ad shoot, but not to meet with his jobs council.
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More to the point, by his own argument, he's no more qualified for the job than anyone else. Brilliant.
Doesnt that kind of fit in with the "Romney hasn't identified himself, we might as well stick with Obama" theme of the past few days.
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Mr Businessman, You Didn't Build Your Business
in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
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Keith Hennessey
The key policy implication is that if he can convince enough people that you didn’t earn your success, he’ll face less opposition when he tries to take the fruits of your success for himself. And that’s what this whole “you didn’t build it” thing is about. I’m not taking your property away — it was really mine all along!
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