Posted on 01/22/2015 6:13:09 AM PST by Kaslin
So I just watched President Barack Obama deliver his sixth State of the Union address. If it didnt involve my job, there is no way on Gods green Earth I would watch this thing, ever.
Obamas speech was like listening to a grown man sit on Santas lap, listing everything he wants and threatening a temper tantrum if he doesnt get it.
What doesnt the president want? Thats not a rhetorical question. I have no idea what he doesnt want government to do for people.
Community College? That should be free! And by free I mean other people should be forced to pay for it. Because in an economy where half of recent college graduates are unable to find jobs, Obama is looking to fill that critical I want to hire someone with a college degree, but not a full college degree, a two-year one void employers are desperate to fill.
Only in the mind of committed progressives, immune to or unaware of reality, could the idea of an associates degree be the key to success with millions of people with a bachelors degree desperate for work. But thats Barack Obamas America.
Child care? Give it to people. Or, more accurately, force others to pay for it for people who cant afford to pay for it themselves. Personal responsibility be damned.
Heres a bit of advice for anyone out there thinking of having kids: If you cant afford it, dont do it. Problem solved.
Pregnancy is as easy to avoid as getting hit by a train all you have to do is stay off the tracks. If you cant control yourself, and your genitals control you, all manner of contraception is available for little or no cost out of your pocket.
If you still cant handle this basic fact of life, or make a decision you cant afford to make and I mean this in the nicest way possible tough crap. Your problems are of your own doing; deal with them. Its called being an adult. I get that your life more than likely has been filled with people teachers, parents, politicians trying to insulate you from the consequences of your actions. Hit them up for their money; stay the hell out of mine.
Minimum wage. If youre earning minimum wage youre probably still dealing with acne or recently lost your job, and this is the best you could find in Obamas economy. In either case, be happy you have a job. Millions of your fellow Americans havent been able to find one in the last six years. But if you want a raise, EARN ONE.
Most minimum wage jobs arent worth that much. If you bust your ass to the point that your employer doesnt want to lose you, youll earn more. Or someone else will hire you because youre a great worker. If you call in sick to hold a picket sign outside your work claiming you deserve a raise because you exist or you arent making enough money to pay for a lifestyle you cant afford, you are overpaid and deserve to be fired.
If your life sucks because of your job, its your fault. If you cant afford to pay for the things you want, you shouldnt buy them. If you bought them anyway, youre an idiot. And again, I mean that in the nicest possible way.
You arent owed a living. You arent owed college. You arent owed child care. You arent owed anything. Everyone you hate because you dont know the definition of the word envy isnt happier than you are because theyve had it easier than you. Theyre happier than you because they dont waste their time envying others; they go out and earn.
Ive been there. Ive paid for gas with $5 in change because that was all I had till next payday. Ive lived on ramen noodles because they were a quarter. What I didnt do was suckle up to the government teat and demand someone else cover for the shortcomings and bad choices Ive made in my life. You want me to subsidize you? Hell no.
Subsidies and government freebies are like heroin once you get a taste its very easy to get hooked. Who wouldnt love free stuff or a check that shows up once a month for simply existing? But heroin is hard to kick. If your dealer goes to jail, thats one thing. If your dealer runs the justice system, thats another.
The president is attempting to be the freebie heroin dealer for those whod rather not do for themselves, which incentivizes many others on the cusp to slip back into the hammock that used to be a safety net.
Homer Simpson got elected Springfields Sanitation Commissioner by using the slogan, Cant Someone Else Do It? That was pretty much the theme of Obamas speech Tuesday. It didnt work out well for Springfield garbage piled up and Homer was forced to retire. But unlike that episode of The Simpsons, Barack Obama is going to be in office for another two years, and his discredited philosophy of spreading the wealth around isnt going anywhere anytime soon because its the dominant dogma of the Democratic Party.
The state of our union is strong, not because of the policies of Barack Obama, but in spite of them. The story the president told at the beginning of his speech of the struggles of Rebekah and Ben Erler should be used to inspire, but it wasnt. They overcame hardship through hard work and living within their means, making sacrifices and smart choices while dealing with the consequences of their actions.
And, over time, their struggles turned to triumphs. Its the American Dream. But even though the president started his speech with that story, he threw it aside immediately thereafter for more government solutions to problems created or worsened by government solutions.
He said, Because families like Rebekahs still need our help. She and Ben are working as hard as ever but have to forego vacations and a new car so they can pay off student loans and save for retirement. Thats not called hardship; thats called life. You cant take a vacation? So what? Welcome to real life. Have to drive a used car? Who cares? Need to forgo those things to meet your responsibilities? Welcome to adulthood, you little baby.
While our union is strong, it is not unbreakable. The policies of Barack Obama are trying to break it, the idea that someone who worked their way through hardship now needs government subsidies so they can take vacations and buy new cars will break it.
No union, no matter how strong, can stand unbent indefinitely when so many people are urged by their political leaders to work against it.
It seems as if he wants to destroy the ability of the middle and upper middle class to leave inheritance for future generations. That would be a warped way to “level the playing field”.
Poor thing, why would you put yourself through that?
If it didnt involve my job, there is no way on Gods green Earth I would watch this thing, ever.
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Absolutely spot-on piece by Mr. Hunter. All of us who have slogged through life’s tribulations and made it on our own are yelling “Yeah!!” as we read it.
Now if there were only a way to make the political class understand.
If you ever wondered what happened to that mean kid who threatened to beat everyone up on the playground, well, he became President and he’s still mean and still threatens to beat everyone up! The only one he’ll shut up around is his wife because she doesn’t just threaten, she in fact, DOES, beat HIM up!
Hussein just pandering to his base, the PATHETIC.
Woman Showcased by Obama in SOTU is a Former Democratic Campaign Staffer
Jan 22, 2015 — 9:26am
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from Washingtonfreebeacon.com by Brent Scher
The woman whose story of economic recovery was showcased by President Barack Obama in his State of the Union address is a former Democratic campaign staffer and has been used by Obama for political events in the past.
Rebekah Erler has been presented by the White House as a woman who was discovered by the president after she wrote to him last March about her economic hardships. She was showcased in the speech as proof that middle class Americans are coming forward to say that Obamas policies are working.
Unmentioned in the White House bio of Erler is that she is a former Democratic campaign operative, working as a field organizer for Sen. Patty Murray (D., Wash.).
This also wasnt the first time the White House used the former Democratic campaign staffer as a political prop. Obama spent a day in the life of Erler in June so that he could have an opportunity to communicate directly with the people hes working for every day.
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The picture here suggests that perhaps Mr. Boehner is doing the right thing under the circumstances. At least his eyes appear closed.
Superb article. Thanks !
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