Another State-of-the-Union Yawn
A little bit of something for everybody; but a really big something for government. This was the essential thrust of this 44th President’s second — and longest, state-of-the-union speech last night. While Barack Obama did not include quite as lengthy a shopping list in his state of the union speech as did his Democratic predecessor, Bill Clinton, his list was long nonetheless.
Even though Obama paid lip service to regulatory reform, community-based education, tax reform, and reform of last year’s health care reform (among many other tid-bits), in virtually every instance, the ultimate solution to which he kept returning was more government spending and increased government prioritization.
If ”clean energy technology” is the wave of the future, it’s because government will dictate it is so.
High-speed rail as a transportation mode of the future? — government will make it so.
Eliminate the billions in government monies now given to “oil companies?” — sure, but turn around and give them to “clean energy” companies. No mention of simply returning them to the people from whose pockets the subsidies were taken — the American taxpayers.
Reduce the massive federal debt? The rhetoric employed by Obama in identifying the need to start reducing the debt was indeed soaring; the specifics decidedly more mundane. For one thing, the list of budgetary sectors the President exempted from cuts — including education and “investments in innovation” — guarantee the cuts will be far less than necessary to truly have a chance of bringing America’s spending profligacy into check. For example, the President proudly indicated he plans to push for $400 billion in spending cuts over the next 10 years. That’s $40 billion per year. That’s a drop in the bucket of the $14 trillion national debt, and it’s not serious deficit-cutting. It’s smoke and mirrors.
Obama also took meaningful Social Security reform off the table. Pointedly left on the table is a tax increase for “millionaires.” So much for not playing the class-envy card.
All-in-all, this was a speech long on time, long on government initiatives, and long on sleight of hand; and noticeably short on real change.
By Bob Barr, The Barr Code.
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1q
January 26th, 2011
8:11 am
Everything that the President wants to do for the country, I thought I was having an out of body experience. High speed rail transportation for 85% of the population and new state of the art roadways north south east and west. If I thought he could do it That would be one thing but with the massive debt that will require 100% of all the revenue taken in by 2020, he would have to have out of the world powers. I liked the speech, everything he wants is good but where is the funding?
I have never made a speech, oh I have made them in court defending myself, I sounded good, but the Judge did not seem sympathetic. I am more of a writer, like Hemingway, he never made a speech either. When he got the Nobel Prize for literature, he sent a letter accepting it.
snoortz
January 26th, 2011
8:13 am
Bachmann is the sexiest cross-eyed gal this side of Annie Oakley.
Ragnar Danneskjöld
January 26th, 2011
8:30 am
One perceives the Republicans will have a pretty specific budget, cutting spending, ready by Valentines Day. Wonder what the budget of POTUS will look like?
carlosgvv
January 26th, 2011
8:45 am
President Obama has not yet learned that when you try to please everyone, you only succeed in pleasing no one.
DebbieDoRight
January 26th, 2011
9:05 am
Hey Bob talked to any “reformed” dictators today or cheated on your wife yet today? Well, since it’s only around 9:00 a.m., the day is still young………
back to work now
January 26th, 2011
9:08 am
If it was up to the market and consumers, we would stay with our “cheap” gas and not do any research to get off our dependence, even though we are certain to be buried by the future costs of oil, given the rapid rise of demand in China and India, etc. Unfortunately, Americans have become too shortsighted to do the right thing for our future.
Joyce
January 26th, 2011
9:08 am
I didn’t vote for Obama. I’m neither republican nor democrat…but an independent who does not adhere to any party line. These parties can lead the public astray all the while thinking they are right. I suggest to the citizens of the United States of America (the best country in this world) that we think for ourselves and quit hyping these age-old, dyed in the wool, out-dated politicians who think they have the answer for everything!
Real American
January 26th, 2011
9:09 am
This is why the world is passing us by” We have to many old conservatives stuck in the 20th centuary, our President sees what it takes to compete against the world the same way JFK did.
Mr. President we have to many uneduated old white males who think their factory jobs are comming back and still living in 1959, while the rest of the world has moved forward.
President Obama thank God for you, so many more Americans would have been living on the street if you had not acted.
These idiots will not appreciate you until you have left, you will go down as the greatest President of our time.
Trapped in a Red state
January 26th, 2011
9:12 am
Bob
You fault Obama by not offering ’specifics’ on his plan to reduce the deficit. Yet, when Boehner and co sidestep specifics of their plans, it’s ok.
They have to ’share the political damage’ when making unpopular cuts. Obama would be crucified if he stated he recommends raising the SS retirement age, and also raise the SS tax. The GOP would just sit back and watch. Both parties must come together with a comprehensive plan and jointly take the ‘heat’. What you wanted from Obama is to ’stick his head out’ like a caged turkey…which would only get his head blown off.
Joe the Plutocrat
January 26th, 2011
9:29 am
I intend to post this on all 4 (CT, JB, KW, & BB) blogs to prove my point. didn’t watch the state of the union. I know the “state of the union”. wanna know how I know? I read the NYT piece about the post mortem on the 2008 meltdown. wanna know what the experts think? 1 – federal investigators lay blame at the feet of both the Clinton and Bush administrations. Clinton for making “home ownership” a de facto policy, and Bush for doing what Bush did best (see: 9/11) ; ignoring red flags because he was too focused on other things. 2 – the federal investigators also pointed out what everybody (save the plutocrats) knows; the meltdown was not caused by some schmuck who “bought too much home”. the meltdown was caused by Alan Greenspan and the Fed (plutocrats) inflating the housing market with “cheap money” which led to speculation and outright fraud. in response to this; Wall Street (plutocrats) saw an opportunity to “double dip” by securitizing the knowingly ‘toxic’ loans and placing side bets via the unregulated over-the-counter dirivitives market (signed into law by Clinton in ‘99. Clinton and Congress are, of course, plutocrats). when the sh*t started hitting the fan, the Bush (plutocrat) administration did nothing being the cynic I am, I suspect he was too focused on bringing “freedom” to the Middle East via the $2 trillion boondoggle in Iraq, WHICH in a very real sense was funded (actually “unfunded”) by the very same malfeasance of the Federal Reserve (cheap money). asset bubbles are asset bubbles, and it really doesn’t matter if the bubble is produced in a housing market, or so, the Defense/Homeland Securtity “market”. I’m gonna ask some of the really dedicated “knuckle draggers” to consider this; is Clinton’s faux effort to ensure “home ownership” for Americans any more dubious, and disinfenguous than Bush’s faux patriotism and goal of a “democracy” in Iraq or a world without terrorism?
So what have we learned, children? if we are trulypaying attention, we are what we are. I am reminded of the famous words of Benjamin Franklin; whom, upon leaving the Constitutional Convention said; “you have a Republic, if you can keep it.” seems to me, if we look at how things have played out, the “Founding Fathers” (along with the commercial interests that drove the call for “independence”) should have said WE have a PLUTOCRACY, if WE can keep it.” and I emphasize the word WE because it is the first word of the preamble to the Constitution. interesting choice, I believe. so, what is “the state of the Union”? same as it has always been, the plutocracy (government and private sector, Democrats and Republicans, bankers and defense contractors – and insurance companies and drug purveyors) are doing just fine; agreeing to disagree on policy and whatnot, but in total, smug agreement that the working American taxpayers will continute to feed the beast; even as “the beast” attempts to blame “the people” for it’s problems.
Dirty Dawg
January 26th, 2011
9:33 am
Hey Bob, what’s up with you and Baby Doc? I mean I expect he thinks he can get something out of associating himself with you, even though whatever influence you may have once had is now relegated to this column, but what is it that you expect from him? Does he actually have any money to pay you? Do you, and he, think that he’ll be back in power in some way in Haiti?…and even if he does – get back in – what’s that gonna get you?
Pretty sad commentary, eh Bob? Maybe even pathetic. But you just keep on pretending that you matter. By the way, I’ll bet there’s a branch of the TeaParty that could use you. I mean if they’ll saddle up to Michelle Bachman, you clearly have a chance.
Trapped in a Red state
January 26th, 2011
9:33 am
Real American
I think you hit the ball out of the park…the difference between the parties is obvious…the progressive Democrats want to use science and technology, intelligently applied to revitalize this country.
The GOP views any government investment as step toward Socialism. Their mindset, if taken to their utopia would lead this country back to the Guilded Age of pre FDR. Forward…or backward. This article by Bob Barr reflects that negativity. He says we should not invest in “clean energy” companies…just give the money saved from oil company exemptions back to the people.That’s
some forward progress there, Bob.
jconservative
January 26th, 2011
9:35 am
“One perceives the Republicans will have a pretty specific budget, cutting spending, ready by Valentines Day.”
Surely you jest. They have already created a stumbling block. A promise to immediately cut $100 billion has now been reduced to $50 billion in cuts. Half of the Republican caucus is up in arms just over that. Right now the House Republicans could not agree on who is in the Super Bowl.
Folks this is going to get real ugly.
In the House you have the old style Republicans bowing to lobbyist and asking for money. You also have the New Republicans, the Tea Party types, the Rand Paul’s, who look with disdain on the old style Republicans. They will fight a real ugly war over the budget.
Then the fight between the final bill the House Republicans pass moves over to the Senate with its 60 vote requirement.
As I say, this is gonna be ugly. And a lot of fun.
Please leave
January 26th, 2011
9:45 am
Trapped in a Red state
Delta is ready when you are.
Democrat states going bankrupt real soon
January 26th, 2011
9:49 am
I’m not sure if Obama is stupid or just plain stupid. His speech was an absolute pile of dung. Just read an article on Yahoo news that fact checked his speech and they pretty much summed it up in one headline: FACT CHECK: Obama and his imbalanced ledger
The president just got the biggest a$$ kicking since the 1930’s and he’s still proposing big government. Kyle wrote a really good piece about how nothing he said made any sense. Of course, Bookman and Tucker act like everything he said was great and dandy.
Democrat states going bankrupt real soon
January 26th, 2011
9:50 am
“Bachmann is the sexiest cross-eyed gal this side of Annie Oakley.”
And left’s “tolerance” continues. What happened to the so-called “civility” that Obama talked about at the re-election stop, I mean funeral, last week?
Democrat states going bankrupt real soon
January 26th, 2011
9:51 am
“All-in-all, this was a speech long on time, long on government initiatives, and long on sleight of hand; and noticeably short on real change.”
Obama took a cue from the old Clinton playbook but he doesn’t realize that Clinton actually had a great economy at the time.
It’s time to handcuff this inexperienced community organizer.
Trapped in a Red state
January 26th, 2011
9:53 am
Joe
Have you read Paul Krugman’s book, “The Conscience of a Liberal” ?
It is a documentary…not an opinion book. It is written like a research paper…all his sources are referenced. It describes the rise of the middle class from late 1800’s to modern day. From your post…I think you will find much validation for your views.
Democrat states going bankrupt real soon
January 26th, 2011
9:58 am
“Have you read Paul Krugman’s book”
Why would a conservative want to read that idiots book?
luangtom
January 26th, 2011
10:09 am
It is gonna remain status-quo…..life will continue on, as it always has. Bickering will continue, partisanship will continue and the tax-payer will be left holding the bag…..status-quo.
sam
January 26th, 2011
10:17 am
This president is a joke. He speaks of innovation and technology but cancels the space program–the single program that has given us the most innovation and changes in technology in the last 50 years. He freezes government spending at the highest level it has ever been at–how is that going to help anything? He talks of energy independence, but doesn’t allow drilling. He talks about how good his healthcare plan is, but exempts his union cronies from having to play by its rules. I am about to vomit.
Democrat states going bankrupt real soon
January 26th, 2011
10:28 am
“He talks about how good his healthcare plan is”
He also missed the part where the majority of Americans want it repealed now.
Joe the Plutocrat
January 26th, 2011
10:34 am
thanks for the recommendation, but I’d probably find it too depressing. the thing is, a plutocracy can function (see your reference to ‘the rise of the middle class’). what has happened (more or less since 1980, maybe 1960; or more specifically, November 22, 1963) is the plutocracy (government by wealth, aka ’special interests’ and special interests use ideology to recruit/raise funds, much like al Qeada uses Islam) decided it did not want any new members. the “big” corporate interests (defense, banking, agriculture, oil, medicine, insurance, etc.) and their stooges in DC “closed registration”. in short, we replaced a tyrannical monorachy with a slightly less tyrannical plutocracy. people like to yammer about how “social security is a Ponzi scheme”? why stop at Social Security? our entire government is a Ponzi Scheme. the stock market is a Ponzi scheme. the ’selective prosecution’ of both the left and the right is amusing, in a delusional, gallow’s humor kind of way. the government of the United States (Democrats AND Republicans) are no better than Berine Maddoff. the fact that people ignore this is one of the most amazing dynamics of American society in the history of the Republic (I mean, Plutocracy).
Greg
January 26th, 2011
10:39 am
I agree with the president on the national debt and the need for investment.
That’s why I’m heading out the door to the title pawn store on the corner, so I can put it all in my 401(k).
A message to Obama
January 26th, 2011
11:26 am
Here is America’s response to Obama:
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Nikos Retsos
January 26th, 2011
11:29 am
Thank you Bob: A yawn is actually an understatement! I believe that something more ornamental is needed.
This state of the union address should have been labeled “STATE OF THE UNION FOR DUMMIES!” The American people proved in the recent congressional elections that have had enough of Obama’s phony rhetoric. The Wall Street executives that have driven us into poverty and despair have gotten $ millions bonuses to steer our economy into the rocks, and $ millions of bonuses from the U.S. Treasury to re-float it. And, like John Dillinger, they know where the money is, “and how to take it out” – but legally! And even though almost nothing has changed since 2008, Obama sees progress and a promised land ahead – but he keeps the supposed big gains ahead as collateral for his 2012 re-election.
On the other side, the republicans are bound to tear his passed reforms, and scrap or stall any future plan that may help him re-elected. It is a tag-of-war, and the average Americans are the rope that is stretched to the limits of tolerance, a.ka. unemployment, foreclosures, a catatonic market economy, and promises made by Obama two years ago that they still don’t see in the horizon. And I am sure, as they watched more of the same promises by Obama last night, and all those standing ovations for his “empty rhetoric,” they all probably wondered: I have heard that before -quite a few times, Haven’t I?
Yes America, you have. And you will hear it again, and again. And you should expect your suffering to continue, while those politicos { I use the Greek word here} who are responsible for your misery will keep receiving “standing ovations!” And they will continue to do that because “State of the Union For Dummies” addresses have proved to be an effective hypnotic for the population that works for them, not for you! Nikos Retsos, retired professor
carlosgvv
January 26th, 2011
11:55 am
That “idiot” is a Nobel Prize winner. What have YOU done lately?
Normal
January 26th, 2011
12:12 pm
Mr. Barr,
Are you really working as an image polisher for Baby Doc of Haiti?
A message to Obama
January 26th, 2011
1:07 pm
“That “idiot” is a Nobel Prize winner. What have YOU done lately?”
So was Arafat.
A message to Obama
January 26th, 2011
1:07 pm
“What have YOU done lately?”
Well for one, I pay my taxes, feed my family etc……
jconservative
January 26th, 2011
1:08 pm
From Politico:
“…Republican freshman Sen. Rand Paul introduced legislation Tuesday that seeks to cut $500 billion from government spending in one year alone, wiping out three cabinet departments and the entire foreign aid budget while sparing neither the Pentagon nor 2011 war-related funding for overseas military operations.”
“Most controversial could be a proposed $16 billion reduction from the overseas contingency funds provided for the military for the current fiscal year.”
““War funding from 2001 to 2010 has cost the taxpayer $1.109 trillion,” reads Paul’s materials. “That amount doesn’t include the $159 billion that will likely be spent funding the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq for FY2011. The proposal seeks to reduce war funding for FY2011 by $16 billion, in other words to provide $144 billion.””
Now we will find out if Republicans are serious about reducing spending or are just playing a make believe game.
My money is on make believe games. This bill will die in committee.
bob
January 26th, 2011
1:10 pm
A Yawn???? I was laughing though the entire speech! The looks on Boehler’s and Biden’s face was comedy enough. Also listening to President’s speech I think it is the most centralist speech he has given so far because he was forced to do by the last election. Where is your fearless leader now, leftists? And the part about freezing spending and the Congress being too shocked to applaud on queue? Priceless! It was a great illustration of what is wrong in DC and why it will be a major fight to fix some of it.
Mass Dawg
January 26th, 2011
2:11 pm
How about the Republicans start by repealing the Senior Prescription Drug Plan, passed by the so-called Republican George W. Bush. Look the Republicans had their chance to tackle deficits when they controlled all 3 brances of government and they blew it. Remember, it was Dick Cheney who stated budget deficits didn’t matter.
Now, all of a sudden we’re supposed to believe that the Republicans have found fiscal responsibility. When W took office there was a surplus. Sure enough once the Republicans owned the governement they couldn’t wait to spend, reduce taxes, start wars, and plunge us into a deep deficit spiral. If they truly want us to get behind them, then start with a plan that reduces Medicare, Social Security, and all of the special interest tax breaks. If you want us to believe you are serious then, go after the real budget busters.
A message to Obama
January 26th, 2011
2:25 pm
Mass Dawg
UGA sucks.
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January 26th, 2011
3:20 pm
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Covers Dixie like the Dew
January 26th, 2011
3:51 pm
George W. Bush left the President with a huge great recession after the corporate public bail-out for the greedy & crooked bankrupt companies.
REPUBLICANS are PUNKS.
Martin Williams
January 26th, 2011
4:14 pm
Thanks for educating us about the President’s speech. Mr. Barr you currently supporting a former DICTATOR of Haiti and talk about change. You just like the rest of them GOPers. All you care about is your dip pockets. I am sure you vote a million times for funds to go and kill kids in Iraq. Ten plus years of tax breaks for you millionaires and we all see millions of jobs created. We as Americans continue to be stupid.
Daniel Boone
January 26th, 2011
5:17 pm
Why is it that in every President’s speech they want to “spend more on education”…yay…Loud Applause!!! Whoo Hoo. You’re the greatest President EVER. All hot air. How about something new and innovative from the annointed one??? I thought he was suppoosed to be so great. Two years of failed economic policy has lead to continuing record unemployment and deficit spending. Obozo will say anything to keep his butt in the White House for another 4 years until he can go out and become a real millionaire making speeches. Oh…I almost forgot…he won the Nobel Peace Prize for…come to think of it… I don’t know what he did to win that prize since he hadn’t been sworn into office when it fell into his lap.
Chuck
January 26th, 2011
5:19 pm
“A message to Obama”,
Your middle finger blog was bad enought but after your UGA sucks comment, I hope you get hit by a bus.
Real American
January 26th, 2011
5:49 pm
Bob Bar is one reason why georgia is screwed up, another old white conservatives who cares less about moving this country to the 21st century.
The Rep party is the reason Georgia is last in eveything, yet these idiots continue to support people like Barr and most Rep living in 1959, while the world is passing by.
Real American
January 26th, 2011
5:55 pm
Daniel Boon: The reason you can not understand why the President is concern about education because you live in Georgia and thats how stupid hicks are.
People like you is why this country can not move forward to the21st century.
Name me anyone who has passed health care in the United States? thats why he won the Nobel, please come out of your trailer time to time.
Yackety
January 26th, 2011
6:04 pm
I don’t care who was president, the last two years would have been horrible. And, even many conservative economists tell us the bail-outs meant we had less unemployment and less of a drop in the economy than we would have had without them. So, everybody – get over yourselves. What would the state of GA have done without the federal bail-out it got? Cut spending on schools more? Well, maybe we would not have spent that $25 million on the land deal that bailed out ol’ Sonny’s friends from that financial boondoogle they were facing.
And, maybe if that money hadn’t been squandered and we could find a few more millions here and there, we could actually pay for dredging the Savannah harbor instead of trying to get the federal government to do it. You know, the federal government that we all say should not be spending money on boondoogles and anything except national defense, that over-spending, gluttonous, bureaucratic, deficit ridden, ineffecient and ineffective government that we want to bail us out of having to spend our own money on our own harbor. Yep. I guess deficits don’t matter (as ol’ Cheney said) when it is for something you want – it is just all those other yahoos are misspending. You know, the Dimocrats.
As for Obama and the Nobel Peace Prize. He got it for not being Dubya, and the mistaken idea of the rest of the world that the U.S. had finally come back from the brink of insanity. We hadn’t. We just took a short break.
Only stupid people vote for democrats
January 26th, 2011
6:28 pm
“Your middle finger blog was bad enought but after your UGA sucks comment, I hope you get hit by a bus.”
Gotta love intolerant loser left wingers who resort to wishing death upon other bloggers who don’t like bad SEC football teams.
WAR EAGLE, loser!
Fhuck Chuck
January 26th, 2011
6:30 pm
Hey loser, UGA only excels in one sport. Women’s gymnastics.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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khc
January 26th, 2011
6:35 pm
love all these folks flashing their iqs by hand
The Gipper
January 26th, 2011
8:58 pm
SO why is this blowhard Barr fronting for Baby Doc Duvalier — a tyrant (who hates Freedom and stole from his people like a common thief) who was tossed out of Haiti on his fat butt by GOP Icon Ronald Reagan, no less!
Rev Trask (ret)
January 26th, 2011
9:12 pm
Hey Michelle Bachmann — what a BIG pair of …. eyes you have!
John Golden
January 26th, 2011
9:52 pm
Bob is as solid as ever. I worked with him years ago. He was something else. One alsways knew where he stood. Never one to mince words. Thank God.
Tracy
January 27th, 2011
3:24 am
Obama vs. Palin.
Doesn’t having to pick between those two really give you a warm sense of optimism ?
The left will say only an idiot could vote for Palin. The right will say only an idiot could vote for Obama.
Guess what ?
They’re both correct.
Communist AJC
January 27th, 2011
6:29 am
“Obama vs. Palin. ”
It won’t happen because she won’t get the nomination.
“They’re both correct.”
What makes her an idiot? She successfully ran a state, had high approval ratings, is a best selling author, makes libs rabid and packs the house at any event she attends.
Kilgore
January 27th, 2011
7:44 am
Barr is….wrong. Politics is words used to indicate momentum. If you indicate momentum, then your position can’t be discovered, just like with exotic particles.
Speaking of exotic particles, Michelle Bachmann turned the evening into overdrive after Obama’s speech tuesday nite.
Wow. Hard hitting. Completely dominating the viewer. Larger than life and abreast of the issues. She what the unweened sniveling weenies who teeth on big government (America), needs. I would follow along with whatever her position is, and I’m hoping she ends up on top, (in 2012).
Lovin’ Michelle here.
Patriot Games
January 27th, 2011
8:55 am
Smoke and mirrors is exactly what describes the entire Obama administration. Much like the modern politician, the president promised change as part of his campaign and has essentially done so with this State of the Union address. His vague generalities were a poor attempt to satisfy a nation suffering from such a severe negative economic climate. The truth of the matter is that the president and his administration have no clue how to “change” this situation. The only thing that the Obama administration has done effectively is plummet our nation further into debt. Is this the “change” that Obama has promised? If so, please don’t give us anymore change. We cannot afford it.
Communist AJC
January 27th, 2011
9:10 am
Irony: When the current president, who hates conservatives, tries to emulate Ronald Reagan.
More irony: The 2009 Nobel Prize winner, Hussein Obama, throws a big dinner for the president of China who threw the current Nobel Prize winner in prison.
More irony: MSNBC is going to be dismantled by Comcast.
carlosgvv
January 27th, 2011
9:56 am
A Message to Obama
Arafat won the politically correct peace prize. Krugman won his prize in Economics. Big difference.
MarkV
January 27th, 2011
10:10 am
Occasionally Bob Barr surprises with reasoned columns, but then inevitably slips into his usual drivel. What is it he would want the President to do in the SOTU address? Not to speak about what the government should do?
All the usual invectives and charges are here. Obama wants regulatory reform? Lip service. Obama argues that wealthy people should pay more? Class envy. Supporting things that would make the country better, like clean energy? Not the role of the government.
Go back to your stone-age hole, Bob.
A Message to Obama
January 27th, 2011
10:10 am
“Arafat won the politically correct peace prize. Krugman won his prize in Economics. ”
Obama won the peace prize, carlos. I was not comparing Krugman to Obama and if you could take about :20 to read what I wrote, you’d have known that.
Have a nice day.
A Message to Obama
January 27th, 2011
10:13 am
“What is it he would want the President to do in the SOTU address?”
He’d probably want Obama to stop lying to the country.
“Not to speak about what the government should do?”
Government is incapable of doing anything.
“Obama argues that wealthy people should pay more?”
See: November 2, 2010.
“Supporting things that would make the country better, like clean energy?”
Yeah, while he bankrupts the coal industry and drives our gas prices up. Oh, and Owl Gore admitted that corn fuel doesn’t work and is too expensive.
“Go back to your stone-age hole, Bob.”
What’s a stone-age hole, ma’am?
MarkV
January 27th, 2011
10:17 am
To compare Palin to Obama is a joke, To compare Bachmann to Obama is a sick joke.
MarkV
January 27th, 2011
10:26 am
A Message to Obama @10:13 am
“He’d probably want Obama to stop lying to the country.” Apart from this being a lie by itself, most people understand that not doing something is different from doing something something. Most people with brain, that is.
“Government is incapable of doing anything.” It would be hard to find a statement more stupid than this.
(Obama argues that wealthy people should pay more?) ”See: November 2, 2010. Not noticing that we did not vote on taxes on November 2?
“Owl Gore admitted that corn fuel doesn’t work and is too expensive.” Obama did not mention corn fuel.
“What’s a stone-age hole, ma’am?” When you do not understand something, child, go and ask an adult.
A Message to Obama
January 27th, 2011
10:30 am
“To compare Palin to Obama is a joke, To compare Bachmann to Obama is a sick joke.”
See Obama fall down down down down…….
A Message to Obama
January 27th, 2011
10:34 am
“Apart from this being a lie by itself, most people understand that not doing something is different from doing something something.”
Keep telling yourself that, ma’am.
“Most people with brain, that is.”
Then explain why 90% of high school drop outs, ex-felons, welfare recipients etc all vote democrat.
“It would be hard to find a statement more stupid than this.”
Try looking in the mirror, ma’am.
“Not noticing that we did not vote on taxes on November 2?”
Wrong again, Gump. American’s voted democrats out of office. Why, because America rejects socialism.
“Obama did not mention corn fuel.”
He did a year ago, ma’am.
“When you do not understand something, child, go and ask an adult.”
No, it’s a serious question, bed wetter. What’s a stone-age hole? My first guess was that you were talking about Jane Fonda’s butt.
Communist AJC
January 27th, 2011
10:35 am
MarkV
You are one dumb excuse for a human being.
MarkV needs midol
January 27th, 2011
10:38 am
Seriously. Take some.
Logical
January 27th, 2011
10:39 am
“To compare Palin to Obama is a joke, To compare Bachmann to Obama is a sick joke.”
Yeah no kidding. Bachmann and Palin actually love America and were both born here. To compare them to a Kenyan is ridiculous.
Logical
January 27th, 2011
10:39 am
“To compare Palin to Obama is a joke, To compare Bachmann to Obama is a sick joke.”
Yeah no kidding. Bachmann and Palin were both born here. To compare them to a Kenyan is ridiculous.
Communist AJC
January 27th, 2011
10:40 am
I see Cynthia Tucker is in one her “moods” this morning.
Communist AJC
January 27th, 2011
10:41 am
“To compare Palin to Obama is a joke, To compare Bachmann to Obama is a sick joke.”
Yeah no kidding. Both Palin and Bachmann were actually born in America.
MarkV
January 27th, 2011
10:41 am
Communist AJC @10:35 am
When you do not have arguments, use insults, that is your motto, isn’t it?
Communist AJC
January 27th, 2011
10:42 am
“When you do not have arguments, use insults, that is your motto, isn’t it?”
Do you always contradict yourself?
Communist AJC
January 27th, 2011
10:44 am
MarkV
Shall I point out the insults you threw out to A Message to Obama. I mean, the guy/gal never did say anything about you until you insulted him/her.
Intelligence isn’t your thing is it.
MarkV
January 27th, 2011
10:45 am
Communist AJC @
10:41 am
“Yeah no kidding. Both Palin and Bachmann were actually born in America”
I stand corrected. I thought the ““Government is incapable of doing anything” was the most stupid thing one could come up with. I was wrong.
Communist AJC
January 27th, 2011
10:45 am
“I stand corrected. I thought the ““Government is incapable of doing anything” was the most stupid thing one could come up with. I was wrong.”
Like I said, you are not a smart person.
Communist AJC
January 27th, 2011
10:47 am
MarkV wrote: “When you do not have arguments, use insults, that is your motto, isn’t it?”
Then writes: “was the most stupid thing one could come up with.”
MarkV = colossal moron.
A Message to Obama
January 27th, 2011
10:48 am
MarkV
I hear your boyfriend Kieth Olbermann is looking for work. Maybe you two could go on a date after the unemployment line ends.
MarkV
January 27th, 2011
10:49 am
Communist AJC @10:44 am
You mean A Message to Obama needs your help? If you do, come up with something.
MarkV
January 27th, 2011
10:50 am
A Message to Obama @10:34 am
There are limits to what one can tell to someone who evidently lacks brain.
Communist AJC
January 27th, 2011
10:51 am
“You mean A Message to Obama needs your help? If you do, come up with something.”
I’m gonna go out on a limb and guess that you didn’t graduate from high school.
Communist AJC
January 27th, 2011
10:51 am
“There are limits to what one can tell to someone who evidently lacks brain.”
So, you’re basically admitting to not having brain. Well, MarkV, we all knew that already but thanks for finally admitting it to us.
A Message to Obama
January 27th, 2011
10:53 am
MarkV
For some reason you must be under the false impression that I give a rats a$$ what you think about me. Don’t you have pizzas to deliver? Oh wait, it’s not even noon so you haven’t left your trailer yet.
MarkV
January 27th, 2011
10:54 am
Communist AJC @10:51 am
Evidently, even a meaning of a simple sentence it too much for your to comprehend.
Communist AJC
January 27th, 2011
10:57 am
“Evidently, even a meaning of a simple sentence it too much for your to comprehend.”
You should really proof read your sentences before posting. I mean, if you’re going to insult people for not having a brain, you should really proof read so that you don’t look like a complete moron.
MarkV
January 27th, 2011
10:58 am
A Message to Obama @10:53 am
“For some reason you must be under the false impression that I give a rats a$$ what you think about me.”
Which is the reason why you send all those posts, right?
Communist AJC
January 27th, 2011
10:58 am
MarkV
Forgot, you’re not smart so I’ll give you a hand.
You wrote: “even a meaning of a simple sentence it too much”
If you’d taken and passed third grade English, you’d know to write “IS” instead of “IT.”
IS too much, not IT too much. Make sense, low IQ?
MarkV
January 27th, 2011
10:59 am
Communist AJC @10:57 am
Is it too much for you to learn to read?
A Message to Obama
January 27th, 2011
11:00 am
“Which is the reason why you send all those posts, right?”
Looks like MarkV fell off the short bus again.
Communist AJC
January 27th, 2011
11:01 am
“Is it too much for you to learn to read?”
I bet your remedial English teachers tell you that on a daily basis.
MarkV
January 27th, 2011
11:02 am
Communist AJC @10:58 am
Learning to read includes learning to distinguish between a simple typo and an error in the meaning of a sentence.
Communist AJC
January 27th, 2011
11:04 am
“Learning to read includes learning to distinguish between a simple typo and an error in the meaning of a sentence.”
So you’re basically coming up with lame excuses for your laziness.
A Message to Obama
January 27th, 2011
11:07 am
MarkV
Commies right, for someone who acts like their smarter/better than everyone you sure do have grammar issues.
Communist AJC
January 27th, 2011
11:10 am
MarkV
Let’s get back to the topic for a second. If I’m “stupid” as you claim, please explain how Obama is right and I am wrong. Explain how government is doing things right when the economy has been in the tank for over 2 years now. Explain how Obama had his butt handed to him in November when he had both the House and the Senate. Explain how his poll numbers have dropped faster than Paris Hilton’s panties.
Communist AJC
January 27th, 2011
11:21 am
MarkV
Where’d ya go? Maaaaaaaaaaark…here boy…here boy…….
MarkV
January 27th, 2011
11:24 am
Communist AJC @11:10 am
I agree about getting back to the topic. But getting back to me means sticking to what has been discussed, rather than inventing something. So first you would have to show me where I have made any comments on the issues you have raised in this post. When I wrote that your post was stupid, it was your “birther” statement I responded to,
Regarding this latest post I am referring to, if you wanted me to responding rationally, you would have to make statements that make some rational sense. What does it mean “Explain how Obama had his butt handed to him in November when he had both the House and the Senate?” It makes no sense grammatically or logically. As for Obama’s poll numbers, you are about two months behind.
Communist AJC
January 27th, 2011
11:32 am
“But getting back to me means sticking to what has been discussed, rather than inventing something.”
Says the guy who came in here calling other people stupid.
“So first you would have to show me where I have made any comments on the issues you have raised in this post.”
Read my 11:10 comment.
“When I wrote that your post was stupid, it was your “birther” statement I responded to”
If my comment was “stupid” how come the current Governor of Hawaii says it doesn’t exist?
“you would have to make statements that make some rational sense.”
More excuses from a guy who can’t write coherent sentences.
“Explain how Obama had his butt handed to him in November when he had both the House and the Senate?”
Obama had both the House and the Senate and lost the House in the biggest landslide since the 1930’s. Make sense?
“It makes no sense grammatically or logically.”
Not my problem that you have literacy problems.
“As for Obama’s poll numbers, you are about two months behind.”
And your proof?
Communist AJC
January 27th, 2011
11:33 am
“Regarding this latest post I am referring to, if you wanted me to responding rationally”
Grammar fail.
MarkV
January 27th, 2011
12:10 pm
Communist AJC @11:32 am
First of all, if you want to waste time and space by pointing out every typing error, you should proofread your own sentences. Apparently you have time to do that, I do not. But what would be more important is to write things that make some elementary sense. Let’s take this example:
MarkV: “When I wrote that your post was stupid, it was your “birther” statement I responded to”
Communist AJC: “ If my comment was “stupid” how come the current Governor of Hawaii says it doesn’t exist? “
The current Governor of Hawaii says it does not exist? It? What is your ”it?” According to your statement, it is your comment. Really? The Governor has said something about your comment?
Second example:
“Explain how Obama had his butt handed to him in November when he had both the House and the Senate?”
Obama had both the House and the Senate and lost the House in the biggest landslide since the 1930’s. Make sense?
Apart from using “how” instead of “why” in the first sentence, what is the logic of arguing that because of Democrats (NOT Obama) “had” both the House and the Senate, they suffered a landslide in the election? You mean landslides in the House elections normally do not happen when the same party has the majority in both chambers?
MarkV
January 27th, 2011
12:28 pm
My post @12:10
I should have written “what is the logic of arguing that although Democrats (NOT Obama) “had” both the House and the Senate, they suffered a landslide in the election,” rather than “what is the logic of arguing that because of Democrats (NOT Obama) “had” both the House and the Senate, they suffered a landslide in the election?”
MarkV
January 27th, 2011
12:41 pm
Communist AJC @11:33 am
Your grammar fails when you write “Grammar fail.”
Communist AJC
January 27th, 2011
12:48 pm
“First of all, if you want to waste time and space by pointing out every typing error, you should proofread your own sentences. ”
I didn’t have any errors in my comments, ma’am.
“What is your ”it?”
You can’t be this stupid can you? Seriously? IT means BIRTH CERTIFICATE!!!!!!!!! Geez dude, please oh please take remedial English.
“The Governor has said something about your comment?”
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
“You mean landslides in the House elections normally do not happen when the same party has the majority in both chambers?”
The last landslide of that size happened in the 1930’s.
Communist AJC
January 27th, 2011
12:49 pm
“I should have written”
But……you didn’t.
“Your grammar fails when you write “Grammar fail.””
You have the IQ of a carrot.
Communist AJC
January 27th, 2011
12:56 pm
Abercrombie Admits There Are No Obama Birth Records In Hawaii
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvrb7YqdvxE
MarkV
January 27th, 2011
1:13 pm
Communist AJC : You have just proven you total inability to discuss anything rationally. When someone you disagree with makes a typing error, you gleefully point it out. When your errors are pointed out in response, you answer by insults. When you write sentences that make absolutely no sense, you again resort to insults, implying that the recipient should have deciphered them.
You are, of course, the same person who uses various names to spread your brainless, offensive comments. I have no interest to continue any debate with you. You are only polluting the space.
Communist AJC
January 27th, 2011
1:19 pm
“When someone you disagree with makes a typing error, you gleefully point it out. ”
You really aren’t smart are you.
“When your errors are pointed out in response, you answer by insults.”
You didn’t point out any errors, ma’am.
“When you write sentences that make absolutely no sense”
Don’t blame me for your illiteracy problems.
“You are, of course, the same person who uses various names to spread your brainless, offensive comments.”
Huh?
“You are only polluting the space.”
Yes, you are.
A Message to Obama
January 27th, 2011
1:20 pm
MarkV
Are you still here???? Please head back over to Jay Bookman’s blahhhhhhg. He enjoys chatting with dope smoking losers like you.
retiredds
January 27th, 2011
1:24 pm
Conservatives, how do you spin the following:
The $1.5 trillion deficit projection (CBO projection) is $414 billion higher than its previous estimate, in August, and reflects in part the tax cut deal last month between President Obama and Republicans.
In a statement, the House speaker, John A. Boehner of Ohio, sought to put the onus of a debt limit increase on the White House. “Earlier this month, the Obama administration asked Congress to raise the debt limit,” Mr. Boehner said. “Republicans responded by saying the American people won’t tolerate such an increase unless it’s accompanied by major spending cuts and spending reforms.”
My guess is Republicans exempt themselves from any responsibility regarding debt reduction if you compare reality to statements issued by Boehner and friends.
A Message to Obama
January 27th, 2011
1:32 pm
retiredds
Please post a link so we conservatives can read the entire story.
Kilgore
January 27th, 2011
2:12 pm
Yawn is a dirty word and shouldn’t be used, Mr. Barr. (U hack).
Michele Bachmann has an Angelina Jolie thing goin’. I saw the movie “SALT” last nite. Okay, Jolie is the show, and it’s worth watching. SHe’s the best at this genre, with second place being the set of steak knives that always seem to end up in her antagonist’s throat. Her slow burn is more of a steady state universe filled with black holes from which no life can escape. She makes you believe her, then you love her, and then you want to commit hari kari for not being man enough 4 her.
Then you start resenting your wife for not being able to kill 15 Russian Sleeper cell guys with one karate chop.
Entertaining, yes.
However, the director, the writer, and the grip should all be shot.
roberto
February 1st, 2011
8:35 am
Has our Great Leader shut up yet?