Posted on 10/23/2010 12:13:45 AM PDT by John Semmens
In response to questions regarding President Obama’s omission of the phrase “endowed by their Creator” in his recent speeches that have included the listing of “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” as rights possessed by Americans, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs insisted it was not an error, but a correction.
“Clearing up misconceptions and logical fallacies is a passion of the President,” Gibbs said. “In the 200+ years since the Declaration of Independence was written scholars have demonstrated quite convincingly that people are endowed with these rights by the government. It is government programs like aid to families and food stamps that support life. It is the government that permits people to enjoy liberty when it could just as easily oppress them. And it’s the public schools that help build our children’s self-esteem—a key component of the pursuit of happiness. The President is merely trying to refocus people’s attention toward their real benefactor.”
“The danger is that if people forget where their rights come from they will make mistakes that could cost them dearly,” Gibbs added. “For example, they could misconstrue the importance of paying the taxes needed to fund the government that is granting them their rights. Maintaining tax revenue is crucial if we want the government to be able to continue taking care of its citizens. That’s why these Tea Party protests are so antithetical to what America truly stands for and a threat to the transformation the President is trying to accomplish.”
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It may not be what they say, but for sure it is how they think.
Excellent, as usual.
Good one John. Thanks for the ping. I would not be happy to have missed it.
Ok I admit, this one was so plausible I fell for it.... nicely done
Another fine job!
Satire is supposed to reveal a hidden truth.
>>Satire is supposed to reveal a hidden truth.<<
You do that and do it well. Keep it up. You do catch me sometimes if I don’t read the source first. Now when I feel my blood pressure going up I check before posting.
John, another great job, although I wonder whether Gibbs—recognizing it might be a tad politically incorrect—declined to state the real reason our rights could not have come from the Creator: Barack Obama was not alive in 1776!
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