President Barack “Santa Claus” Obama

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He’s never made any big accomplishments in his entire political career, but people are expected to believe that President Obama will not only make his first big accomplishment for America. Nooooo, the world is expected to believe he’s gonna make more than any other President in history. QUESTION: when is a lawyer exaggerating, a politician pandering, and a public gullible? ABC News knows.

Once you get past the soaring oratory, to experience a speech by Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., is to be hit with an astoundingly lengthy list of promises.

“I don’t know how any reasonable person” could think he’d really be able to accomplish everything he’s pledging to do, said the mother-in-law of a colleague, a Missouri woman who intends to vote for Obama. Just today in Sarasota, Fla., the Democratic presidential nominee said that he’d:

“give a tax break to 95 percent of Americans who work every day and get taxes taken out of their paycheck every week”;
“eliminate income taxes on Social Security for seniors making under $50,000”;
“give homeowners and working parents additional tax breaks”;
not increase taxes on anyone if they “make under $250,000; you will not see your taxes increase by a single dime –- not your income taxes, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains tax”;
“end those breaks to companies that ship jobs overseas”;
“give tax breaks to companies that invest right here in the United States”;
“eliminate capital gains taxes for small businesses and start-up companies that are the engine of job creation in this country”;
“create two million new jobs by rebuilding our crumbling roads, and bridges, and schools — by laying broadband lines to reach every corner of the country”;
“invest $15 billion a year in renewable sources of energy to create five million new energy jobs over the next decade”;
“reopen old factories, old plants, to build solar panels, and wind turbines”;
build “a new electricity grid”;
“build the fuel efficient cars of tomorrow”;
“eliminate the oil we import from the Middle East in 10 years”;
“lower premiums” for those who already have health insurance;
“if you don’t have health insurance, you’ll be able to get the same kind of health insurance that members of Congress give themselves”;
“end discrimination by insurance companies to the sick and those who need care the most”;
“invest in early childhood education”;
“recruit an army of new teachers”;
“pay our teachers higher salaries, give them more support. But … also demand higher standards and more accountability”;
“make a deal with every young person who’s here and every young person in America: If you are willing to commit yourself to national service, whether it’s serving in our military or in the Peace Corps, working in a veterans home or a homeless shelter, then we will guarantee that you can afford to go to college no ifs ands or buts”;
“stop spending $10 billion a month in Iraq whole the Iraqis have a huge surplus”;
“end this war in Iraq”;
“finish the fight and snuff out al Qaeda and bin Laden”;
“increase our ground troops and our investments in the finest fighting force in the world”;
“invest in 21st century technologies so that our men and women have the best training and equipment when they deploy into combat and the care and benefits they have earned when they come home”;
“No more homeless veterans”; and
“no more fighting for disability payments.”
This on top of his 30-minute infomercial last night, and the myriad other pledges and promises he’s made throughout the last 21 months.

It’s quite a list!

Just because the man might be President, and he might have the backing of a Congress that will do whatever he wants…does not mean the man’s mettle will change. Rank and leadership are not synonymous.

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What, no repeat of the pledge to create a civilian defense force, aka Gestapo, as well funded, well armed and well manned as the U.S. military? The 25 million or so who refuse the reeducation camps will be eleminated (as Hussein’s friend Ayers stated), yes Ayers said that means killed. I guess he forgot to mention his long business association with the terrorists (Ayers) who actually killed Americans and excaped punishment because of his ‘fathers’ bribe money. His later statement, “guilty as hell, free as a bird” made him a hero to Hussein O and the terrorists.

Isn’t it ironic that every terrorist in the world supports Barack (Islamic) Hussein (Islamic) Obama (Islamic) and funds him though the criminal donation system set up by Hussein O and his Gestapo.

All you have to do is look at the way they went after ‘Joe the Plumber’ to know what you are in for in the future under a Hussein regime. Then several thousand learned the lesson under Slick Willie and the Weasel. Tax audits anually and deep investigation by the FBI and the files kept in the Weasel’s office. Open you mouth and ‘things’ are released to the democrat media outlets, aka, the NYSlimes, LASlimes, CNN, NBS, CBS, and ABC.

Dear Santa Obama;
I don’t want all that. All I want for Christmas is a socialist free America as it was envisioned by our founding fathers in the Constitution and protected from the types of changes constantly introduced by your fellow Demorats. Oh and if you could protect us from the U.N. by throwing in off-shore drilling around our shores as well as, Anwar and more nuclear plants so that my mother living on her Social Security can afford to pay her utility bills that would be nice. Think you could do that?

I thought not, sniff*. There IS no Obama Claus! You’re just a faker who talks big and says nothing. In that case, I’m going back to talk to God about it and the other Santa with a red and white suit and a white beard. At least they’ve been known to deliver once in a while on their promises.
Signed;
One of those little people Obama would throw under the bus with his friends after this election.

(from an email I sent out months ago)
Thought y’all might like this for future use. It’s a list of Barack’s promises that he made in his acceptance speech. Could come in useful as a checklist in the future, or maybe it’d be fun to turn it into a “costs money” “brings in money” balance sheet. I dunno. Just read his speech, couldn’t believe the promises, and thought it’d be interesting to see what he specifically wants to do. Notice that cotton candy clouds, gumdrop trees, chocolate rivers, and a yellow brick bridge to nowhere are not on the list, but…it does seem to stop just shy of that mark.
-Scott

[I]Change means a tax code that doesn’t reward the lobbyists who wrote it, but the American workers and small businesses who deserve it.

I will stop giving tax breaks to corporations that ship jobs overseas,

and I will start giving them to companies that create good jobs right here in America.

I will eliminate capital-gains taxes for the small businesses and the startups that will create the high-wage, high-tech jobs of tomorrow.

I will cut taxes — cut taxes — for 95 percent of all working families. Because in an economy like this, the last thing we should do is raise taxes on the middle class.

And for the sake of our economy, our security, and the future of our planet, I will set a clear goal as president: In 10 years, we will finally end our dependence on oil from the Middle East.

As president, I will tap our natural gas reserves,

invest in clean coal technology,

and find ways to safely harness nuclear power.

I’ll help our auto companies retool, so that the fuel-efficient cars of the future are built right here in America. I’ll make it easier for the American people to afford these new cars.

And I’ll invest 150 billion dollars over the next decade in affordable, renewable sources of energy — wind power and solar power and the next generation of biofuels; an investment that will lead to new industries and 5 million new jobs that pay well and can’t ever be outsourced.

Now is the time to finally meet our moral obligation to provide every child a world-class education, because it will take nothing less to compete in the global economy. Michelle and I are only here tonight because we were given a chance at an education. And I will not settle for an America where some kids don’t have that chance.

I’ll invest in early-childhood education.

I’ll recruit an army of new teachers, and pay them higher salaries and give them more support.

And in exchange, I’ll ask for higher standards and more accountability. And we will keep our promise to every young American — if you commit to serving your community or your country, we will make sure you can afford a college education.

Now is the time to finally keep the promise of affordable, accessible health care for every single American. If you have health care, my plan will lower your premiums.

If you don’t, you’ll be able to get the same kind of coverage that members of Congress give themselves.

And as someone who watched my mother argue with insurance companies while she lay in bed dying of cancer, I will make certain those companies stop discriminating against those who are sick and need care the most.

Now is the time to help families with paid sick days and better family leave, because nobody in America should have to choose between keeping their jobs and caring for a sick child or ailing parent.

Now is the time to change our bankruptcy laws, so that your pensions are protected ahead of CEO bonuses, and the time to protect Social Security for future generations.

And now is the time to keep the promise of equal pay for an equal day’s work, because I want my daughters to have exactly the same opportunities as your sons.

Now, many of these plans will cost money, which is why I’ve laid out how I’ll pay for every dime — by closing corporate loopholes and tax havens that don’t help America grow.

But I will also go through the federal budget, line by line, eliminating programs that no longer work and making the ones we do need work better and cost less — because we cannot meet 21st century challenges with a 20th century bureaucracy.

As commander in chief, I will never hesitate to defend this nation, but I will only send our troops into harm’s way with a clear mission and a sacred commitment to give them the equipment they need in battle and the care and benefits they deserve when they come home.

I will end this war in Iraq responsibly, and finish the fight against al-Qaida and the Taliban in Afghanistan.

I will rebuild our military to meet future conflicts.

But I will also renew the tough, direct diplomacy that can prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons and curb Russian aggression.

I will build new partnerships to defeat the threats of the 21st century: terrorism and nuclear proliferation; poverty and genocide; climate change and disease.

And I will restore our moral standing, so that America is once again that last, best hope for all who are called to the cause of freedom, who long for lives of peace, and who yearn for a better future.[/i]

Barack has started to tamp down expectations now.

It will be interesting to see how the media won’t report that.

I think Obama, if elected, will be doing the bidding of Congress. Pelosi, Franks and Reid are licking their chops, they will be leading him around by the nose.

3 different personalities (add in the Clintons, the DNC leaders, the DLC leaders, the whips, the caucus leaders, and the far left nutjob masses), and I just don’t see a lot of people coming together. I see a lot of individuals wanting things THEIR way, but blocked by the icy cold bath of reality: they checkbook is empty, and at the map’s edge it says, “Here there be monsters” for a reason.

Ah yes, the “Audacity Of Hope” indeed. I’d love to hit this list items by item, but you know how wordy my posts get when I’m on a roll. LOL. Let’s look at a few of the Obama false promises:

I’ll invest in early-childhood education.

I’ll recruit an army of new teachers, and pay them higher salaries and give them more support.

Early-childhood education like teaching toddlers about sex education and how to be a radical activist?

So you’ll what? Double our number of teachers AND pay them all more? That means more Federal government unfunded mandates dumped upon state economies. The states would have to build twice the number of schools and would have to increase state income taxes and hidden taxes to fund all this. This would require an increase of state education budgets by at least 400%. In the middle of a recession? Are you insane? And who will pay for all this? The 95% of the people you say you’ll cut taxes on, as you’ve already tapped out the rich to give the lower classes free checks. Doesn’t pass the logic test now does it?

I will rebuild our military to meet future conflicts.

But I will also renew the tough, direct diplomacy that can prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons and curb Russian aggression.

I will build new partnerships to defeat the threats of the 21st century: terrorism and nuclear proliferation; poverty and genocide; climate change and disease.

Barry, you can’t rebuild the military to meet future conflicts by reducing their budget by 25% and putting the nix on all new weapons systems that allow them to do their job better, smarter, and safer. You would have killed budgets for the Predator and radio-controlled robotic technologies.

Talk is cheap, and alone is a waste of time and does nothing to curb countries from developing nuclear technology or invading other countries if they desire. You have to use “tough love” diplomacy like sanctions to keep them in line and be prepared to back it up with military action.

By NEW partnerships, you are obviously not refering to our NATO allies, but to the U.N.. Including your naive support for spreading America’s wealth to fight Global Poverty. Sounds noble, but historically it doesn’t work. The money you would send would not go to feed, clothe, and house the poor. Rogue governments take that money and spend it on weapons and corruption to keep their people poor and their power strong. If you recall, during the Carter administration we tried shipping goods directly to foriegn ports and that didn’t work either. The Governments seized the shipments and kept them for their own supporters, resold them on black markets, or to other countries for a profit. Perhaps you forgot the Sally Struther’s debacles. That’s why America airdrops food, medicine, clothes, and necessities instead of sending money.

In fact there are fundamental problems with every one of Obama’s proposals that he seems to ignore. He only knows how to be a community agitator and never actually bothers with learning anything about how things really work. Perhaps he might have learned something if he wasn’t so busy politicing to hone his oratory skills or voting present all these years or been in such a rush to be president. He’s done nothing, because he knows nothing. And this is supposed to be our country’s best hope?

Thanks for playing BHO, but no thanks.

It’s all true. Turn your guns into your local cops and we can begin with A New Dawn.

You know what’s funny, Tom Brokaw, and that dude from PBS are just NOW starting to ask questions about who Obama is?

Rush Limbaugh had a parody of Brokaw and that guy (I never can remember his name from PBS) today saying “We really dont know much about the guy, Does anyone know where he stands on certain issues and etc…”

They decide to ask questions NOW? 4 day’s out?

Declaration of Obama on January 18, 2001

“…just to take a, sort of a realist perspective…there’s a lot of change going on outside of the Court, um, that, that judges essentially have to take judicial notice of. I mean you’ve got World War II, you’ve got uh, uh, uh, the doctrines of Nazism, that, that we are fighting against, that start looking uncomfortably similar to what we have going on, back here at home.”

http://www.wbez.org/audio_library/od_rajan01.asp#010118

“I’ll help our auto companies…” (Obama)

WHY GM AND CHRYSLER NEED UNCLE SAM’S HELP
Bailout isn’t enough, the automakers want money to help finance merger

“Assuming a deal is done between GM and Chrysler, Cerberus, which already owns 51 percent of GMAC Financial Services, would get a bigger stake in the lender. GM’s 49 percent stake would be reduced. If GM’s take is below 10 percent, GMAC could automatically become a bank holding company and get access to Fed funds. If GM owns between 10 percent and 33 percent of the lender, GMAC would need to apply for an exemption from the Fed to become a bank holding company and get access to its funds.”

Read the rest:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27457578/

ScrapIron: Did we cover Obama’s militia at Flopping Aces? I can’t find it using Wordsmith’s tag system:

Though should we take ANY of Obama’s promises seriously? He’s already broken so many.

Mike;
I posted somewhere (Been scanning through the archives, but couldn’t find it), my suspicions that Obama intends to expand Public Allies into his Civilian Police Forces. Michelle’s already got her hands deep into them. If not PA, I guess viable alternatives would be Farrakhan’s Black Panther goon squads or crips, bloods, and other gangsta’ organizations.

Rocky B: They’ve got a ready crop of thugs from Chicago all ready to move into the new Obama police force.

And speaking of Chicago… is it true that the number of murders in September was higher than the number of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq?

How can someone coming from such an incompetant, failed liberal/socialist realm ever bring “hope” and “change” to the entire country?