Jedediah Bila
Yes, folks, I watched President Obama’s speech yesterday. Of course, I first cued up Fleetwood Mac’s “Little Lies.” I also entertained Emma with a creative interpretive dance, but I digress.
I tweeted the speech live. Here is a sample of my comments during and shortly after the presidential address:
- President Obama’s class warfare rhetoric is going to lead him straight to a moving van in 2012.
- Almost half of the country pays no federal income taxes. Where’s the “shared responsibility,” @BarackObama?
- The ease with which this president lies is alarming to me.
- GOP leadership, correct his lies re: your proposal. Communication is key right now. @RepPaulRyan @johnboehner @GOPLeader
- This is a campaign speech, an attempt to try to please everyone & to hide his record w/ rhetoric. The best way to counter? With the truth.
- GOP leadership, the president just embarrassed himself. Couldn’t have made your job any easier. Now, are you going to get out there & fight?
- Summary: “Let me be clear: kdcoidlweknaoeinhoislkdfjcodijhcioansd.” Followed by class-warfare bull & lies about the Ryan plan. THE END.
- GOP leadership, remind Americans who these “rich” people are who Obama demonizes. They hire workers, pay salaries, give raises, create jobs.
Barack Obama reminded us of one thing yesterday: he is fit to campaign, but not to lead. He resorted to absurd policy distortions and outright lies with respect to Paul Ryan’s “Path to Prosperity.” He had the audacity to promote class warfare as if it’s a founding American principle. He invoked hyper-partisan rhetoric in an effort to conceal his disastrous record. He played a cowardly blame game while taking zero responsibility for the fact that he has added more to the national debt than Washington through Reagan combined. He employed unpresidential demagoguery and platitudes in order to make his case for bigger “investments” – a.k.a. more spending, bigger government, and less liberty.
Paul Ryan offered a fantastic, tough response to Obama’s speech, calling it “excessively partisan, dramatically inaccurate, and hopelessly inadequate.” He added, “Exploiting people’s emotions of fear, envy, and anxiety is not hope. It’s not change. It’s partisanship. We don’t need partisanship. We don’t need demagoguery. We need solutions. And we don’t need to keep punting to other people to make tough decisions. If we don’t make tough decisions today, our children are going to have to make much, much tougher decisions tomorrow.”
As we look forward to 2012, Barack Obama’s speech offers important lessons. It reminds us that yes, this president will lie. He will lace his demagoguery with phrases like “come together” to try to create the illusion that he is a uniter, not a divider. He will talk about “the American Dream” while promoting policy that is completely antithetical to a land of opportunity. And he will be unnecessarily arrogant and decidedly misleading.
Ideal 2012 GOP contenders must be authentic, factual, and in touch with our founding American principles. And they also better be ready to step up to the plate, because yesterday marked one of many Obama campaign speeches to come.
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This is what we get when Obama bots votes for black and not on experience. Obama (needs to be ipcmaehed NOW!) is so inexperience he is like having a 10 year old do brain surgery or a monkey working on your car braking system probably do a better job than Obama (needs to be ipcmaehed NOW!) too. Obama (needs to be ipcmaehed NOW!) only cares about himself and nobody else, all he thinks about is what is in it for him, he got his spendulus package so that he can pay off his debt to those who got him in office, he is letting terrorist go to pay back the muslim countries that gave him over $ 50 million for his campaign and now he is all buddy buddy with them claim they are now our friends, try selling that to the 9/11 victims and survivors. Hillery is just another reminder of how inexperienced Obama (needs to be ipcmaehed NOW!) really is!
To Walt Ely,The Fair Tax Plan Catches Them All!
See fairtax.org for all the details. Maybe Ms. Bila could put the Fair Tax Logo on her web pages ? I’m certain they woulg just love in helpimg get the word out more!
Pleeeeease Jedediah make the effort for America!
James
Can you people not see that it is Big Business that provide jobs. Just look and what this government and the people/unions have done. They have forced Big Business and jobs overseas. When did the (people/unions) ever provide jobs to the masses. Don’t you understand that a rising tide floats all boats?
Paul
I researched Herman Cain because I am looking for a good GOP candidate to indorse in 2012 and had not heard of him. I discounted him in the second sentence on his Web Site. When someone admits that they are waiting for God to tell them what to do, that person scares me. I think back to all the horrific thing that people have done and then said “that God told me to do it”…………. And yes, I like what I have heard so far of Allen West
Sorry to have to say this , but I for one do not want another BLACK president at this time. Why? racist, you say?WRONG. I just don’t think any one would vote for a black person for a long, long, time after Obama exits, except for the black people of course.The black people and the Obama administration have cause a lot of white to go back to being racist, and I am almost there.
Their Are 545 polititions with court justices. Their are 300 million Americans. We have been duped for decades over what has been taking place in Washington! When control was Dems, everything was out of control mainly because obama knows nothing about running a country. Obama had been in office for two years before becoming president. Obamas position in chicago as senator was a community humanitarian. He was placed in office to do the charismatic talents he has exposed to America. He’s a good liar and a convensing one at that! Their is no reason, since republicans have taken control of the house, that control hasn’t been reversed! Obamas threats to veto can also be stopped! We need to get rid of all of those who have been their too long and replace them! Their is a lot of work to be done America and all of us need to be Americans first. We need to forget political affiliation of our labels! America and America first!
Their Are 545 polititions with court justices. Their are 300 million Americans. We have been duped for decades over what has been taking place in Washington! When control was Dems, everything was out of control mainly because obama knows nothing about running a country. Obama had been in office for two years before becoming president. Obamas position in chicago as senator was community humanitarian
If you are counting on the GOP to pull a rabbit out of the hat, all you will get is card tricks. They have had their hands in the pockets of big business too much to do anything for the average American, they have never cared for the poor accept to keep them poor.
If abortion is such a issue, Why didn’t the GOP repealed it, while George W. was in office? or When George H. or Ronnie? They don’t wish to do so, that’s why, they don’t really care, never have they are just using the born again Christians for votes.
There are people who as Democrats are against Abortion, and would do as much or more than the Republicans or even the Tea Party will ever do.
I think his birth certificate question is a legitimate one; I was born in Hawaii when it was known as the territory of Hawaii about five years before it became the 50th State. I can, and have requested for a copy of my birth certificate when I misplaced my original one. It is not that hard to do. I know what hospital I was born in and my Mom still remembers the name of the Dr. that delivered me. If someone has to spend 2 million dollars to legally seal the records of his past it just begs the question…What is he hiding, and what does he not want us to know?! If it turns out that he is an illegitimate president what happens to anything he signed as “president”?
Herman Cain for President!!!
Thank God that the Tea Party has come along and opened eyes as to what Obama really is: A socialist Morman chosen to wreck America. We need a strong candidate to run against him and win in 2012. We sure don’t have one yet. Trump is a joke and the rest of the field is just more political hacks. God Bless America! Send us a real leader.
The GOP or independents CAN NOT beat Obama if they don’t put forth a Real candidate. Maybe their current strategy is to let Obama run against the shadow candidates (like Trump) to let off some steam and money w/o dipping into GOP coffers. Get off the birth certificate thing. It is whipping a dead horse and seems to be wasting time. Focusing on the real issues will change over Obama voters..
Obama is NOT a good speaker…he is a good READER (via TelePrompter). Hopefully, someone is taking notice of the corrupt organizations manipulating votes and voting multiple times with fraudulent voting rampant. Those non-contributers to society, with their hands out for a government check will vote for this psuedo leader as will the union membership (at their leaders direction) because one hand washes the other. Our unique and wonderful Country is in peril.
Whoever the GOP candidate, he/she must stick to the truth and not lower themselves to the devisive level of Obama. My personal feeling is this man was picked for this time and is following a script to destroy America. The 2012 election may well be our watershed moment.
I am impressed with Allen West, especially his toughness and honesty, but I submit that Herman Cain is another potential candidate worthy of consideration. He is smart, articulate and has a stellar business background… no negatives that I have been able to discern. In addition he has some solid, commonsense ideas to restore America. Have a look at Herman Cain.
Well, Jeff, it is my guess that Jedediah does a good deal of open minded and thorough research to determine the truth. And, Tom, “he” isn’t really nearly as articulate as some think. Just listen to what he actually says (reads from his teleprompter). He “mispeaks” a lot and if looks away too long, gets himself confused. Oh, well, he didn’t and won’t get my vote.
donald trump stated on nationa tv that obamas grandmother said he was born in kenna you have to be a us citzen to be president talk about a cover up on his birthcirtificate what money wont buy
The article is right on,but how are we going to get the message so our fellow Americans are not duped and fed spins so wild as to make one dizzy
I am beyond fed up with his omniwonderous majesty as well. Obama lied – citizens lost their future. Gvt needs chopping.
Some kind of joke this one is. If Trump is right, which seems unlikely, then everything zz Obama has done from day one will be null and voided. Some story that would be. One has to ask and get the real answers to it all.
Maybe Donald Trump is correct about Obamas birth certificate and all the rest. There’s got to be a really good reason why Obama has spent two million $ on trying to keep ask of his records hidden from public view unless this is his way of playing a big joke on everyone. Done joke!!!
I’m amazed how idiots like r neal exists.—-Good article, get this jackass, pun intended, out of there. Impeach the clown!
I am glad that Pres Obama is extending the hand out to China. Yes I agree that China needs to imropve greatly on their human rights issues. I am very disappointed with the people from both sides who are name calling and showing incivility toward our guest Pres Hu who has come here to on very diplomatic terms. Do they really think that any progress can be made by the treatment of “sending the child to sit in the corner”?Pres Obama says he is always willing to have dialogue with those that he disagrees with. Setting an example and continued open dialogue is a way to win your case and that is exactly what Pres Obama is doing!
Spot on, Obama should never be elected. However, we can ensure America never makes this mistake again, Obama is not Presidential, not a leader, not truthful and cannot be trusted.
you are so right about the speech. One very, very important thing all of us need to remember come election night in 2012 is; Did we get your message into the heats and minds of all of those uneducated voters who are going to still vote for this sky speaker again? They simply don’t know and no one is educating them and trying to change their minds and get their vote changed. He’s so hypnotic to so,many it reminds me of speakers like hitler and the like. Someone really powerfully strong needs to come along to run against this
madman and yell out the truth and be stronger than he. Otherwise, he and his money, influence and already strong minority following or group of minorities he’s catering to will be the stronger candidate. We must put this man out.
Super article!
Good info as usual. I am concerned that the President is such a good speaker and there are a lot of people who will listen. Just look at the vote with the union people in Wisconsin. Don’t people understand what a right to work status is all about? With a union people have 2 sets of bosses. If people like these listen to the false statements coming from this Administration many are going to believe and if the Republicans can’t get behind a strong candidate we could suffer through 4 more years of this same mess. I also don’t think he is a poor leader but is leading us down the path he wants to go. His agenda is not in step with the majority of people but he says what everyone wants to hear and then does what will help him and his agenda.
Too bad that half of Americans don’t pay taxes. They are the people who are going to vote for this liar. The others who will vote for him are the ones on the dole! Unions, government employees, tax paying welfare recipients. He will unfortunately be VERY hard to beat because it doesn’t matter what his record is or what he says. The big voter block is voting for their easy money! He also will have more money to spend on promoting himself than any candidate in history. And his political machine which includes Americorp (taxpayer funded), OfA, Labor Unions, GLSEN, and the countless liberal groups and shadow financial supporters is enormous. And don’t forget they ‘own’ the media! That’s how far from reality America has come. Virtual socialists and master propagandists!
Good article pointing out once again we are being “herded” and divided by the liar in chief! It will be the same with the election. So many opponents that Obama will win by divide and conquer. The only legitimate solution to this dilemma THIS YEAR is IMPEACHMENT. That would clear the slate! He has certainly committed MANY unconstitutional acts, for example: GM bankruptcy intervention, BP extortion slush fund, working as the head of the United Nations security counsel and the Libya invasion were ALL either unconstitutional or criminal!!! IMPEACH the impostor.
im amazed at how dumb you people are
I’ve ben following Allen West for a long time and also feel he would bea gerat Obama stopper.
Both left and right tell untruths regarding spending and the effects of budget proposals. Love to read you Jedediah, how do you figure out the truth?
Greg Gutfield hit it on the head when he gave the President a “B” for BRAZEN during the recent 2011 budget negotiations. I had never seen more shameless, arrogant, elitist, petulant and narcissistic behavior than his late night victory dance and pontification at the Lincoln memorial the next day until his performance last night. I hope the American public have not been so dumb down by years of an education system taken over by the liberals, that they cannot see the emperor has no clothes.
I agree with the comment on Alan West. However, he is a new congressman and could use some experience. However, he is black, so they can no longer accuse us of being bigots because we don’t agree with Obama.
She’s beautiful, intellegent, articulate and has a commanding but not overbearing presence. Jedediah for President 2012?
Excellent!
Well spoken!
Right now the only person I think who could beat Obama in 2012 is S. Florida Congressman, Ltc. Allen West. There is a “Draft Allen West” campaign going strong. He is a real leader. Something this POTUS is definitely is NOT. I would look forward to West decimating Obama in a debate.