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Obamalism -- As We Know It -- R.I.P.
Townhall ^ | Oct 09, 2010 | Larry Elder

Posted on 10/14/2010 7:17:16 PM PDT by george76

Obamalism: a political/social/economic philosophy that combines socialism, collectivism and redistributionism wrapped around a killer smile...

"Hope and change" has been replaced with "hopeless and small change."

Recently, President Obama was asked this question: Would you veto a bill that extended the tax cut for the wealthy? Four times he refused to answer. Angry voters are fed up with a left-wing, job-killing, anti-business agenda. In every demographic -- racial, gender, age, ideological affiliation -- the President suffers declines in his peak popularity. Not since Mike Tyson in Tokyo have we witnessed a fall this steep. Even among blacks -- at 90 percent, his highest-rated demo -- his numbers are down from their high of 94 percent.

Former Vice President Walter Mondale even offered advice to Obama: Lose the teleprompter (which he less than charitably referred to as an "idiot board"). Mondale, you might recall, ran against President Ronald Reagan in 1984 -- and lost 49 states. When a guy like that offers advice, things are grim.

Blaming Bush no longer works. Obama indeed inherited a bad economy, drowning under a large debt and deficit. His solution? Tossing it an anvil.

With the arrogance of a community organizer for whom "profit" is a four-letter word, Obama expected merely to wave his hope-and-change wand and -- voila! -- companies would continue to operate as they did before. They would make no adjustments to reflect the new costs imposed on them.

It's been one quite expensive and, to an unknown degree, irreversible teachable moment. As for Obama, he doesn't get it. Leftists seldom do. But for most voters, the fog has lifted.

Obamalism does not work.

(Excerpt) Read more at townhall.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: change; hope; hopeless; obamalism; smallchange

1 posted on 10/14/2010 7:17:20 PM PDT by george76
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To: george76

Remember, Arsenio Hall


2 posted on 10/14/2010 7:20:25 PM PDT by Perdogg (Nancy Pelosi did more damage to America on 03/21 than Al Qaeda did on 09/11)
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To: george76
Even among blacks -- at 90 percent, his highest-rated demo -- his numbers are down from their high of 94 percent.

But, of course, it has nothing to do with race.

3 posted on 10/14/2010 7:26:20 PM PDT by raybbr (Someone who invades another country is NOT an immigrant - illegal or otherwise.)
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To: george76

toothiness


4 posted on 10/14/2010 8:36:17 PM PDT by yldstrk (My heros have always been cowboys)
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To: george76

I guess now, the civilian Defense force will never happen...


5 posted on 10/14/2010 9:00:13 PM PDT by FDNYRHEROES (In just His first 3 days, the War on Terror became the War on Free Speech.)
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To: FDNYRHEROES

Civilian Defense Force ranks with Shovel Ready Jobs, right?


6 posted on 10/14/2010 9:31:20 PM PDT by oyez (The difference in genius and stupidity is that genius has limits.)
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To: raybbr

so 90% of blacks are ... you know I’m not even going to say it.


7 posted on 10/14/2010 9:44:36 PM PDT by utherdoul
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To: FDNYRHEROES

“I guess now, the civilian Defense force will never happen...”

With concealed carrly laws being overturned everywhere, this wouldn’t go over too well. If I don’t have to give up my gun, no point in coming to my door and demanding I turn it in.


8 posted on 10/15/2010 4:04:26 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Remember March 23, 1775. Remember March 23, 2010)
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To: All

Obama got in under false pretenses———he duped the voters.

Rahm and Axelrod had the Marxist saying things like “I want to be another Reagan.”

After being elected, he said the scariest thing ever heard from a president-elect: “We are hours from fundamentally changing America.”

His audience clapped like crazy.

Wadda ya wanna bet they’re not clapping now?


9 posted on 10/15/2010 5:25:08 AM PDT by Liz (Nov 2 will be one more stitch in Obama's political shroud.)
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To: george76

As another FReeper said, it’s spelled “OWeBama.”

That will be his legacy since we’ll be paying off the debt he led us into for the next 50 years.


10 posted on 10/15/2010 9:26:52 AM PDT by subterfuge (BUILD MORE NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS NOW!!!)
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