Posted on 09/08/2011 2:31:33 PM PDT by Danae
Ok here is the list: 1 Drink if barry says: "let me be clear" "Make no mistake" "We need change" "Middle class" "American workers" "jobs" "Uh" "Bipartisanship" - or any derivative thereof "Republicans are blocking" "I" "my" or "my plan" "crisis"
2 Drinks if he says: "wall street instead of main street"
3 Drinks if he admits he was wrong on the economy, then sing your school fightsong backwards.
4 drinks of Bohner cries. (he won't, he has Bambi by filberts)
Crisis again. DRINK
Damn! I’ll have to call in “hungover” tomorrow!!
“Plan”
Drink
Can someone call 911 when I get alcohol poisoning during this drinking game? I’m drinking straight up shots!!!
Little Timmy G could take a nap inside Panetta’s nose.
“Everything in this bill will be paid for”....
YOU LIE!!!!!!!!!!!
Is it just me, or is Oblidiot pissed? Meh. “jobs” drink. The screen is getting blurry as I LMAO at this dork.
Biden looks like he’s confused on whether to applaud or not.
Obamas Speech to Congress on Jobs (Full Text)
The following is the prepared text of President Obamas speech to a joint session of Congress about jobs and the economy, as provided by the White House.
MR. OBAMA: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, and fellow Americans:
Tonight we meet at an urgent time for our country. We continue to face an economic crisis that has left millions of our neighbors jobless, and a political crisis that has made things worse.
This past week, reporters have been asking What will this speech mean for the President? What will it mean for Congress? How will it affect their polls, and the next election?
But the millions of Americans who are watching right now: they dont care about politics. They have real life concerns. Many have spent months looking for work. Others are doing their best just to scrape by giving up nights out with the family to save on gas or make the mortgage; postponing retirement to send a kid to college.
These men and women grew up with faith in an America where hard work and responsibility paid off. They believed in a country where everyone gets a fair shake and does their fair share where if you stepped up, did your job, and were loyal to your company, that loyalty would be rewarded with a decent salary and good benefits; maybe a raise once in awhile. If you did the right thing, you could make it in America.
But for decades now, Americans have watched that compact erode. They have seen the deck too often stacked against them. And they know that Washington hasnt always put their interests first.
The people of this country work hard to meet their responsibilities. The question tonight is whether well meet ours. The question is whether, in the face of an ongoing national crisis, we can stop the political circus and actually do something to help the economy; whether we can restore some of the fairness and security that has defined this nation since our beginning.
Those of us here tonight cant solve all of our nations woes. Ultimately, our recovery will be driven not by Washington, but by our businesses and our workers. But we can help. We can make a difference. There are steps we can take right now to improve peoples lives.
I am sending this Congress a plan that you should pass right away. Its called the American Jobs Act. There should be nothing controversial about this piece of legislation. Everything in here is the kind of proposal thats been supported by both Democrats and Republicans including many who sit here tonight. And everything in this bill will be paid for. Everything.
The purpose of the American Jobs Act is simple: to put more people back to work and more money in the pockets of those who are working. It will create more jobs for construction workers, more jobs for teachers, more jobs for veterans, and more jobs for the long-term unemployed. It will provide a tax break for companies who hire new workers, and it will cut payroll taxes in half for every working American and every small business. It will provide a jolt to an economy that has stalled, and give companies confidence that if they invest and hire, there will be customers for their products and services. You should pass this jobs plan right away.
Everyone here knows that small businesses are where most new jobs begin. And you know that while corporate profits have come roaring back, smaller companies havent. So for everyone who speaks so passionately about making life easier for job creators, this plan is for you.
Pass this jobs bill, and starting tomorrow, small businesses will get a tax cut if they hire new workers or raise workers wages. Pass this jobs bill, and all small business owners will also see their payroll taxes cut in half next year. If you have 50 employees making an average salary, thats an $80,000 tax cut. And all businesses will be able to continue writing off the investments they make in 2012.
Its not just Democrats who have supported this kind of proposal. Fifty House Republicans have proposed the same payroll tax cut thats in this plan. You should pass it right away.
Pass this jobs bill, and we can put people to work rebuilding America. Everyone here knows that we have badly decaying roads and bridges all over this country. Our highways are clogged with traffic. Our skies are the most congested in the world.
This is inexcusable. Building a world-class transportation system is part of what made us an economic superpower. And now were going to sit back and watch China build newer airports and faster railroads? At a time when millions of unemployed construction workers could build them right here in America?
There are private construction companies all across America just waiting to get to work. Theres a bridge that needs repair between Ohio and Kentucky thats on one of the busiest trucking routes in North America. A public transit project in Houston that will help clear up one of the worst areas of traffic in the country. And there are schools throughout this country that desperately need renovating. How can we expect our kids to do their best in places that are literally falling apart? This is America. Every child deserves a great school and we can give it to them, if we act now.
The American Jobs Act will repair and modernize at least 35,000 schools. It will put people to work right now fixing roofs and windows; installing science labs and high-speed internet in classrooms all across this country. It will rehabilitate homes and businesses in communities hit hardest by foreclosures. It will jumpstart thousands of transportation projects across the country. And to make sure the money is properly spent and for good purposes, were building on reforms weve already put in place. No more earmarks. No more boondoggles. No more bridges to nowhere. Were cutting the red tape that prevents some of these projects from getting started as quickly as possible. And well set up an independent fund to attract private dollars and issue loans based on two criteria: how badly a construction project is needed and how much good it would do for the economy.
This idea came from a bill written by a Texas Republican and a Massachusetts Democrat. The idea for a big boost in construction is supported by Americas largest business organization and Americas largest labor organization. Its the kind of proposal thats been supported in the past by Democrats and Republicans alike. You should pass it right away.
Pass this jobs bill, and thousands of teachers in every state will go back to work. These are the men and women charged with preparing our children for a world where the competition has never been tougher. But while theyre adding teachers in places like South Korea, were laying them off in droves. Its unfair to our kids. It undermines their future and ours. And it has to stop. Pass this jobs bill, and put our teachers back in the classroom where they belong.
Pass this jobs bill, and companies will get extra tax credits if they hire Americas veterans. We ask these men and women to leave their careers, leave their families, and risk their lives to fight for our country. The last thing they should have to do is fight for a job when they come home.
Pass this bill, and hundreds of thousands of disadvantaged young people will have the hope and dignity of a summer job next year. And their parents, low-income Americans who desperately want to work, will have more ladders out of poverty.
Pass this jobs bill, and companies will get a $4,000 tax credit if they hire anyone who has spent more than six months looking for a job. We have to do more to help the long-term unemployed in their search for work. This jobs plan builds on a program in Georgia that several Republican leaders have highlighted, where people who collect unemployment insurance participate in temporary work as a way to build their skills while they look for a permanent job. The plan also extends unemployment insurance for another year. If the millions of unemployed Americans stopped getting this insurance, and stopped using that money for basic necessities, it would be a devastating blow to this economy. Democrats and Republicans in this Chamber have supported unemployment insurance plenty of times in the past. At this time of prolonged hardship, you should pass it again right away.
Pass this jobs bill, and the typical working family will get a fifteen hundred dollar tax cut next year. Fifteen hundred dollars that would have been taken out of your paycheck will go right into your pocket. This expands on the tax cut that Democrats and Republicans already passed for this year. If we allow that tax cut to expire if we refuse to act middle-class families will get hit with a tax increase at the worst possible time. We cannot let that happen. I know some of you have sworn oaths to never raise any taxes on anyone for as long as you live. Now is not the time to carve out an exception and raise middle-class taxes, which is why you should pass this bill right away.
This is the American Jobs Act. It will lead to new jobs for construction workers, teachers, veterans, first responders, young people and the long-term unemployed. It will provide tax credits to companies that hire new workers, tax relief for small business owners, and tax cuts for the middle-class. And heres the other thing I want the American people to know: the American Jobs Act will not add to the deficit. It will be paid for. And heres how:
The agreement we passed in July will cut government spending by about $1 trillion over the next ten years. It also charges this Congress to come up with an additional $1.5 trillion in savings by Christmas. Tonight, Im asking you to increase that amount so that it covers the full cost of the American Jobs Act. And a week from Monday, Ill be releasing a more ambitious deficit plan a plan that will not only cover the cost of this jobs bill, but stabilize our debt in the long run.
This approach is basically the one Ive been advocating for months. In addition to the trillion dollars of spending cuts Ive already signed into law, its a balanced plan that would reduce the deficit by making additional spending cuts; by making modest adjustments to health care programs like Medicare and Medicaid; and by reforming our tax code in a way that asks the wealthiest Americans and biggest corporations to pay their fair share. Whats more, the spending cuts wouldnt happen so abruptly that theyd be a drag on our economy, or prevent us from helping small business and middle-class families get back on their feet right away.
Now, I realize there are some in my party who dont think we should make any changes at all to Medicare and Medicaid, and I understand their concerns. But heres the truth. Millions of Americans rely on Medicare in their retirement. And millions more will do so in the future. They pay for this benefit during their working years. They earn it. But with an aging population and rising health care costs, we are spending too fast to sustain the program. And if we dont gradually reform the system while protecting current beneficiaries, it wont be there when future retirees need it. We have to reform Medicare to strengthen it.
Im also well aware that there are many Republicans who dont believe we should raise taxes on those who are most fortunate and can best afford it. But here is what every American knows. While most people in this country struggle to make ends meet, a few of the most affluent citizens and corporations enjoy tax breaks and loopholes that nobody else gets. Right now, Warren Buffet pays a lower tax rate than his secretary an outrage he has asked us to fix. We need a tax code where everyone gets a fair shake, and everybody pays their fair share. And I believe the vast majority of wealthy Americans and CEOs are willing to do just that, if it helps the economy grow and gets our fiscal house in order.
Ill also offer ideas to reform a corporate tax code that stands as a monument to special interest influence in Washington. By eliminating pages of loopholes and deductions, we can lower one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world. Our tax code shouldnt give an advantage to companies that can afford the best-connected lobbyists. It should give an advantage to companies that invest and create jobs here in America.
So we can reduce this deficit, pay down our debt, and pay for this jobs plan in the process. But in order to do this, we have to decide what our priorities are. We have to ask ourselves, Whats the best way to grow the economy and create jobs?
Should we keep tax loopholes for oil companies? Or should we use that money to give small business owners a tax credit when they hire new workers? Because we cant afford to do both. Should we keep tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires? Or should we put teachers back to work so our kids can graduate ready for college and good jobs? Right now, we cant afford to do both.
This isnt political grandstanding. This isnt class warfare. This is simple math. These are real choices that we have to make. And Im pretty sure I know what most Americans would choose. Its not even close. And its time for us to do whats right for our future.
The American Jobs Act answers the urgent need to create jobs right away. But we cant stop there. As Ive argued since I ran for this office, we have to look beyond the immediate crisis and start building an economy that lasts into the future an economy that creates good, middle-class jobs that pay well and offer security. We now live in a world where technology has made it possible for companies to take their business anywhere. If we want them to start here and stay here and hire here, we have to be able to out-build, out-educate, and out-innovate every other country on Earth.
This task, of making America more competitive for the long haul, is a job for all of us. For government and for private companies. For states and for local communities and for every American citizen. All of us will have to up our game. All of us will have to change the way we do business.
My administration can and will take some steps to improve our competitiveness on our own. For example, if youre a small business owner who has a contract with the federal government, were going to make sure you get paid a lot faster than you do now. Were also planning to cut away the red tape that prevents too many rapidly-growing start-up companies from raising capital and going public. And to help responsible homeowners, were going to work with Federal housing agencies to help more people refinance their mortgages at interest rates that are now near 4% — a step that can put more than $2,000 a year in a familys pocket, and give a lift to an economy still burdened by the drop in housing prices.
Other steps will require Congressional action. Today you passed reform that will speed up the outdated patent process, so that entrepreneurs can turn a new idea into a new business as quickly as possible. Thats the kind of action we need. Now its time to clear the way for a series of trade agreements that would make it easier for American companies to sell their products in Panama, Colombia, and South Korea while also helping the workers whose jobs have been affected by global competition. If Americans can buy Kias and Hyundais, I want to see folks in South Korea driving Fords and Chevys and Chryslers. I want to see more products sold around the world stamped with three proud words: Made in America.
And on all of our efforts to strengthen competitiveness, we need to look for ways to work side-by-side with Americas businesses. Thats why Ive brought together a Jobs Council of leaders from different industries who are developing a wide range of new ideas to help companies grow and create jobs.
Already, weve mobilized business leaders to train 10,000 American engineers a year, by providing company internships and training. Other businesses are covering tuition for workers who learn new skills at community colleges. And were going to make sure the next generation of manufacturing takes root not in China or Europe, but right here, in the United States of America. If we provide the right incentives and support and if we make sure our trading partners play by the rules we can be the ones to build everything from fuel-efficient cars to advanced biofuels to semiconductors that are sold all over the world. Thats how America can be number one again. Thats how America will be number one again.
Now, I realize that some of you have a different theory on how to grow the economy. Some of you sincerely believe that the only solution to our economic challenges is to simply cut most government spending and eliminate most government regulations.
Well, I agree that we cant afford wasteful spending, and I will continue to work with Congress to get rid of it. And I agree that there are some rules and regulations that put an unnecessary burden on businesses at a time when they can least afford it. Thats why I ordered a review of all government regulations. So far, weve identified over 500 reforms, which will save billions of dollars over the next few years. We should have no more regulation than the health, safety, and security of the American people require. Every rule should meet that common sense test.
But what we cant do what I wont do is let this economic crisis be used as an excuse to wipe out the basic protections that Americans have counted on for decades. I reject the idea that we need to ask people to choose between their jobs and their safety. I reject the argument that says for the economy to grow, we have to roll back protections that ban hidden fees by credit card companies, or rules that keep our kids from being exposed to mercury, or laws that prevent the health insurance industry from shortchanging patients. I reject the idea that we have to strip away collective bargaining rights to compete in a global economy. We shouldnt be in a race to the bottom, where we try to offer the cheapest labor and the worst pollution standards. America should be in a race to the top. And I believe thats a race we can win.
In fact, this larger notion that the only thing we can do to restore prosperity is just dismantle government, refund everyones money, let everyone write their own rules, and tell everyone theyre on their own thats not who we are. Thats not the story of America.
Yes, we are rugged individualists. Yes, we are strong and self-reliant. And it has been the drive and initiative of our workers and entrepreneurs that has made this economy the engine and envy of the world.
But there has always been another thread running throughout our history a belief that we are all connected; and that there are some things we can only do together, as a nation.
We all remember Abraham Lincoln as the leader who saved our Union. But in the middle of a Civil War, he was also a leader who looked to the future a Republican president who mobilized government to build the transcontinental railroad; launch the National Academy of Sciences; and set up the first land grant colleges. And leaders of both parties have followed the example he set.
Ask yourselves where would we be right now if the people who sat here before us decided not to build our highways and our bridges; our dams and our airports? What would this country be like if we had chosen not to spend money on public high schools, or research universities, or community colleges? Millions of returning heroes, including my grandfather, had the opportunity to go to school because of the GI Bill. Where would we be if they hadnt had that chance?
How many jobs would it have cost us if past Congresses decided not to support the basic research that led to the Internet and the computer chip? What kind of country would this be if this Chamber had voted down Social Security or Medicare just because it violated some rigid idea about what government could or could not do? How many Americans would have suffered as a result?
No single individual built America on their own. We built it together. We have been, and always will be, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all; a nation with responsibilities to ourselves and with responsibilities to one another. Members of Congress, it is time for us to meet our responsibilities.
Every proposal Ive laid out tonight is the kind thats been supported by Democrats and Republicans in the past. Every proposal Ive laid out tonight will be paid for. And every proposal is designed to meet the urgent needs of our people and our communities.
I know theres been a lot of skepticism about whether the politics of the moment will allow us to pass this jobs plan or any jobs plan. Already, were seeing the same old press releases and tweets flying back and forth. Already, the media has proclaimed that its impossible to bridge our differences. And maybe some of you have decided that those differences are so great that we can only resolve them at the ballot box.
But know this: the next election is fourteen months away. And the people who sent us here the people who hired us to work for them they dont have the luxury of waiting fourteen months. Some of them are living week to week; paycheck to paycheck; even day to day. They need help, and they need it now.
I dont pretend that this plan will solve all our problems. It shouldnt be, nor will it be, the last plan of action we propose. Whats guided us from the start of this crisis hasnt been the search for a silver bullet. Its been a commitment to stay at it to be persistent to keep trying every new idea that works, and listen to every good proposal, no matter which party comes up with it.
Regardless of the arguments weve had in the past, regardless of the arguments well have in the future, this plan is the right thing to do right now. You should pass it. And I intend to take that message to every corner of this country. I also ask every American who agrees to lift your voice and tell the people who are gathered here tonight that you want action now. Tell Washington that doing nothing is not an option. Remind us that if we act as one nation, and one people, we have it within our power to meet this challenge.
President Kennedy once said, Our problems are man-made therefore they can be solved by man. And man can be as big as he wants.
These are difficult years for our country. But we are Americans. We are tougher than the times that we live in, and we are bigger than our politics have been. So lets meet the moment. Lets get to work, and show the world once again why the United States of America remains the greatest nation on Earth. Thank you, God bless you, and may God bless the United States of America.
Don’t forget “inherited”
Our skies are the most congested in the world?
I’m gonna take a swig every time he says “You should pass this” “Pass this right away” “Pass now and tomorrow...”
I’m gonna take a swig every time he says “You should pass this” “Pass this right away” “Pass now and tomorrow...”
Damn you for listening.
Whats up with him saying businesses? That’s the only thing I can hear.
Sounds ghetto to me.
Binnesses....that’s how he is pronouncing it.
Does Sheila Jackson Lee camp out in front of the Capitol so she can be on the aisle every time? That should be a shot, oh woot I just saw the dumbest Congressman who sadly is my dad’s rep, Bobby “black panther” Rush.
I’d love it if Boehner took out a book and started reading while the Obozo is badgering all of them.
Geez...I’m arunk dready and he’s not 5 minutes into his speech...
I can’t keepup...
Make him stoppp.
pleeasse.....mfhtebfne
DAMNIT!!! Now we know how drunk we will be! This takes all the fun out of this stump speech!
“Schools that desperately need renovating.” Come on, dude. This guy sounds like a desperate liar now, instead of just a teleprompted liar.
Or better yet, pull out a smartphone and tweet “this guy is a real bozo”
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