Category Archives: Barack Obama
Youth souring on Obama
I think there is a “hanging on to the dream” thing going on here that would’ve been easier to see if they had split the results by voting ages in 2008 and 2012. Nobody likes to admit they were wrong, especially when they’ve invested themselves in it. I volunteered for Carter’s campaign, but not a whole lot, cuz I was busy with school and a job. Still, it took me years to admit he had been a crappy president.
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About the Harvard poll: Conceived by two Harvard undergraduate students during the winter of 1999, Harvard University’s Institute of Politics Survey of Young Americans’ Attitudes toward Politics and Public Service began in 2000 as a national survey of 18- to 24-year old college undergraduates. Over the last 13 years, this research project has grown in scope and mission, as we now analyze 18- to 29-year olds on a broad set of longitudinal and current events issues.
About the Youth Vote:
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Filed under Barack Obama, Elections, Polls
Obama’s Vehicle
Got these in my email … Fox News Roundup and the incomparable Terrell.
Obama has pursued his policy aims with dogged persistency since taking office and has made no secret of his central aim of shifting wealth. The surprise from many reporters at seeing millions of health insurance policies vaporized and in seeing premiums for those already covered leap astronomically indicates either massive inattention or a facile response to a story they can no longer ignore.
Obama’s law turns insurance companies into vehicles for redistribution: heavily regulated, highly protected public utilities with a social-engineering mission. The fact that Obama is emphasizing this point now suggests he knows just how bad the days ahead will be for his law and his party. By hardening the resolve of the third of Americans standing with him on ObamaCare, Obama hopes to make good on his promise to have the law go into effect despite massive opposition and survive at least until the end of his term.
Sources:
http://michellemalkin.com/2013/12/03/cms-report-on-healthcare-gov-web-team-operating-at-private-sector-velocity-and-effectiveness/
http://terrellaftermath.com/
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Filed under Barack Obama, Insurance, Media Bias, Obamacare, Socialism
RCØTUS is good at only two things
1. Campaigning
2. Breaking promises
Even the president’s media cheerleaders are out of excuses. When a CNN reporter logged in to the “new, improved” HealthCare.gov to demonstrate its smoothed-out functionality, it crashed … on television.
The insurance companies that have to deal with the mess the administration is creating are in a panic and even those few Americans who have managed to sign up for coverage through HealthCare.gov may find when they go to their doctor that they are not insured after all.
And that says nothing about all the million of Americans who lost policies and doctors they liked or the people like us who were supposedly the target audience for ObamaCare’s beneficence. We still can’t afford health insurance … but now the IRS is going to fine us for not having it.
The fundamental flaw in all this is Democrat Party philosophy that holds that a big, activist government can solve complex social problems. These clowns can’t even solve a website.
Source:
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/365278/core-incompetency-editors
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Filed under Barack Obama, Democrats, Insurance, Obamacare
An Outbreak of Lawlessness
EXCERPTED FROM: An Outbreak of Lawlessness By Charles Krauthammer – November 28, 2013
If a bare majority can change the fundamental rules that govern an institution, then there are no rules. … As of today, the Senate effectively has no rules. Congratulations, Harry Reid. Finally, something you will be remembered for.
Barack Obama may be remembered for something similar. … Desperate to deflect the opprobrium heaped upon him for the false promise that you could keep your health plan if you wanted to, [he called] a hasty news conference urging both insurers and the states to reinstate millions of such plans. …
The law remains unchanged. The regulations governing that law remain unchanged. Nothing is changed except for a president proposing to unilaterally change his own law from the White House pressroom.
That’s banana-republic stuff. …
And worse. When Congress tried to make Obama’s “fix” legal — i.e., through legislation — he opposed it. He even said he would veto it. Imagine: vetoing the very bill that would legally enact his own illegal fix. …
One day, when a few bottled-up judicial nominees and a malfunctioning health-care website are barely a memory, we will still be dealing with the toxic residue of this outbreak of authoritative lawlessness.
Read the rest @ http://www.nationalreview.com/article/365101/outbreak-lawlessness-charles-krauthammer
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Filed under Barack Obama, Charles Krauthammer, Harry Reid, U.S. Senate
MSNBC: The Place for Propaganda
I’ve called MSNBC the Democrat Party’s Cable News Outlet for good reason. So color me surprised to learn they actually allowed Bob Franken’s remarks to make it on air. Maybe it’s because MSNBC Live is actually … live. Oops!
T.J. HOLMES (substitute host): Bob, you covered the White House for a long time. You’ve been around, and you were shaking your head there the whole time and wanting to chime in. What is it?
BOB FRANKEN (syndicated columnist and former CNN correspondent): Well, let’s use the “P” word here. This is propaganda when it comes from the White House: government covering the government. It’s not what you’re supposed to do in the United States of America. But we have an administration, every president gets to the point where he dislikes the press. It’s that simple. And every administration tries to manipulate the press. But this is the most hostile to the media that has been in United States history. Not only do we have this thing where they’re…
HOLMES (interrupts, surprised): Wait, you would go that far?
FRANKEN: I would go that far.
HOLMES: The most hostile in history?
FRANKEN: The most hostile because first of all, we have the situation where they are in fact shutting out the press. And by the way, when they say you can’t have every photographer in, they know full-well that there’s a thing called a pool, which is to say you have one representative from each of the media that represents all of them and shares the pictures and the sound and all that kind of thing. So that’s totally disingenuous, which is a polite word. But the reason I say most hostile is because of the Justice Department moves that they’ve made against the press. Obviously they have a contempt for the journalistic process. Those of us who are in journalism, of course, believe that it is vital if you’re going to have informed electorate as opposed to one that’s been propagandized.
If only this discussion had addressed the media’s role – particularly MSNBC’s! – in propagandizing the nation. That really would have been extraordinary. Don’t hold your breath waiting for Franken to be invited back on MSNBC. My guess is … MSNBC has already gotten a call from a very pissed off president.
Video embedded @ http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2013/11/30/msnbc-guest-obama-white-house-most-hostile-media-us-history
H/t Pistol Pete
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Filed under Barack Obama, Media Bias
Plop Plop Fizz Fizz
Once upon a time, your wise old Grammy taught you to avoid discussing controversial topics at holiday time, because family gatherings were supposed to be about renewing, not shredding, the ties that bind.
Nowadays, we have the Preacher-in-Chief nagging us to bring up Obamacare at holidays, because … umm … why is that exactly?
Have the Talk – A real Organizing for Action ad [1:51]
Tweeters had fun adding to the Talking Points:
- Make sure your family knows the turkey was killed for not having health insurance, and they could be next.
- Repeatedly insist that your family let you be clear.
- If your family persists in their irrational hatred of ObamaCare and the President accuse them of racism.
- Insist that all mentions of “God” in the pre-meal prayer be replaced with “Barack”.
- Filibuster the pre-meal prayer with ObamaCare Talking Points until the food gets cold.
Tweeters suggested a few (mostly scatalogical) ways to respond to obnoxious talking-point spewers. My personal favorite was:
- Did you hear Obama’s job approval rating is down to 34%?
November 25: MSNBC’s Christopher Hayes announced to breathless libtards that the Cable News Arm of Obama for America would be devoting an entire hour to fun ways to browbeat your conservative family members.
Ace of Spades said the left churns out these “How to Talk to Your Family About Politics” guides every single year, something we just don’t see on the Right. Suggested reasons:
- Progressives are so neurotic, they need “Why I Am Superior” pep talks before every holiday gathering.
- Dunno about you, but my O’care Talking Points fit on my palm. “You were wrong. Period.”
After Turkey Day, Twitchy aggregated the best of “How did The Talk Go At Your House?” tweets. Lots of folks mentioned arguing, arguments, yelling, more yelling, indigestion, a burning desire to leave early, go to sleep, get drunk. Others had better experiences:
- We held a family vote on Obama Care and we were unanimous in being “agin” it. First time we’ve all agreed on anything.
- Even w/ 10 people giving input, we couldn’t find anything positive to say. Don’t think “O” would be happy 🙂
- Followed obama’s advice to discuss #obamacare during turkey dinner. Family consensus was obama is worst Pres in US history.
- Well we sat down as a family and all talked about the failure of #obamacare today at dinner. Thats what we were supposed to do, right?
- We discussed #Obamacare at Thanksgiving dinner. We all still agree that it sucks.
- Yeah, #Obamacare was discussed for like 2 seconds. 100% of family members hate it. Period.
- Everyone’s premium is up 13-18% with higher deductibles. No one likes it. #fullrepeal
- Liberal family member didn’t say a word in defense of Obamacare.
- Great dinner and great discussion about the fiasco Obamacare is.
- Our conversation about O’care at dinner: “It sucks, now please pass the mashed potatoes.”
- We had an intense discussion about ObamaCare. We all concluded Obama really does not care.
- For once there were no political arguments at the dinner table this holiday. We all agreed Obamacare stinks.
- 100% unanimous … #ACA should be repealed.
None of that seems quite what the Turkey-in-Chief had in mind. ::snort:: (Hand him an Alka Seltzer.) Still, his minions kept plugging away.
- Great news everyone! Thanks to @RepSwalwell’s cousinunclesistermotherbrother http://healthcare.gov is fixed!
- “Don’t tell anyone I said that.” Which is why he goes on Twitter to tell everyone?
- NOBODY calls Obamacare “ACA”, especially not “VERY conservative” people.
- Snickering madly. The “sigh” was a nice touch, buddy.
- Did @OFA provide you with that phony story?
- My 5,000,000 fellow Americans who lost coverage, and millions paying more for less, are more real.
- If this were an actual story, it would be front-page/leading news story on every liberal media outlet.
- As it would happen, Obama told me over TG dinner (he stops by every year) that he knows Obamacare is a disaster.
- A VERY liberal family member said over Thanksgiving dinner that she was selling her unicorn. But don’t tell anyone! Sigh
- A VERY liberal Senate majority leader has it on good authority that Mitt Romney is a tax cheat, felon, and murderer. Shhh. http://twitchy.com/2012/07/31/harryreidfacts-some-guy-totally-told-truther-harry-reid-a-thing-about-romneys-taxes-media-blindly-repeats/
December 1, the nagging continued with Barack Obama tweeting:
This holiday weekend is a great time for a conversation over leftovers: http://OFA.BO/1Koyy1
Next OFA will tell us how to ruin Christmas. FORWARD!
Source:
- http://twitchy.com/2013/11/20/ofa-offers-advice-to-help-you-ruin-thanksgiving/
- http://twitchy.com/2013/11/25/try-sharing-these-ofathanksgivingtalkingpoints-with-family-and-friends/
- http://twitchy.com/2013/11/25/should-be-fun-chris-hayes-wants-to-help-lefties-talk-with-conservative-relatives/
- http://twitchy.com/2013/11/26/o-bam-iowahawk-has-some-advice-for-obamacare-evangelists-on-thanksgiving/
- http://twitchy.com/2013/11/27/gut-busting-best-idea-of-what-to-share-with-family-about-obamacare-on-thanksgiving/
- http://twitchy.com/2013/11/29/thanks-obama-heres-what-happened-when-obamacare-came-up-at-thanksgiving-dinners/
- http://twitchy.com/2013/12/01/did-you-see-rep-swalwells-absurd-obamacare-thanksgiving-tale-bonus-boom-suggestion/
Filed under Barack Obama, Funny Stuff, Obamacare
MØCKWØRTHY
Somebody is getting some good out of Obama’s fiasco. Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield is running a trio of ads in Iowa and South Dakota mocking the glitchy Healthcare.gov site.
“Just visit Wellmark.com/simple or call today. Not only does the website have the word ‘simple’ in its address, it actually works.”
The ads are embedded here. They’re funny!
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Filed under Barack Obama, Obamacare
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