Video: Obama Tells Stephanapolous That Everyone Must Sacrifice For "The Greater Good"

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[careyb]

And all this time you thought it was just the rich people.

[mylife]

Your friend sounds like a moron.

[takenoprisoner]

Where everyone in this scenario means mostly middle class taxpaying working stiffs and small business operators.

The rich may forfeit a day or two at their favorite resort each month while the welfare class and congress gets a pay raise.

Anyone note Husseiens sacrifice? The new limo and helo for starters?

[Fudd Fan]

I have a friend like that too, CC. All her emails end with “welcome to the obama years.” She’s a good friend, very intelligent.. but intelligence has nothing to do with it, it’s whether you let your emotions or your intellect rule your life.

As another poster said, with libs it’s all emotion.

[yazoo]

He needs to read some some Milt Friedman. The greater good is achieved only when people are working toward their own self interest.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

“We’re going to take things away from
you on behalf of the common good.”
— Hillary Clinton

Wait a second. Hillary said that years ago. Do you suppose that the Democrats have been planning to confiscate other people’s stuff in some kind of weird conspiracy?

Why, how un-American of them!

[Piquaboy]

Screw the Obammy.

[ChicagoConservative27]

Here is the worst part of it. On election day my town where me and my friend had a choice on the ballot weather or not to increase the price of a 911 call. My friend said “it's not my money” so i voted no.

So i said, “you have no problem with the government stealing my money every week, but have a problem the town taking more for 911 calls?”

[rodguy911]

This guys(whomever he may be) socialists credentials are now fully in place in living color for all who care to see.

[Fudd Fan]

stupid people always seem to be jive talked, hoodwinked and bamboozled by the flowery speeches and always in the future promise of the greater good

Exactly. After January 20, we'll pee champagne, poop daisies, and everything will be kumbaya.

The gullibility of libs is astounding, but they'll destroy this country and us with it. We can't let them.

[ChicagoConservative27]

I hear ya. My friend is very smart but oh so DUmb when it comes to this.

[jersey117]

This guys(whomever he may be) socialists credentials are now fully in place in living color for all who care to see.

Yep. Too bad half the country is too stupid to see it. They're too busy getting ready for the ball.

[Joiseydude]

I was kind of thinking that “Soylent Green” was implemented for the greater good.

You and me both.

[Chgogal]

Hale the Fuhrer!

[Chgogal]

“Everyone is going to suffer except for our elected officials. They’ll just give themselves raises.”

...and jacka$$e$ like Robert Rubin who drive the world's largest bank, Citigroup, into the ground and then somehow still manage to be on Obama’s economic advisory board.

[Fudd Fan]

Excellent post. Well said.

[Joiseydude]

Anyone note Husseiens sacrifice? The new limo and helo for starters?

Plus the recent vacation in Hawaii, the $30,000 rock for Michelle, the $60,000 private school tuition for his daughters.

[freekitty]

What’s he going to sacrifice. He already is trying to be Lincoln, FDR and Kennedy rolled into one.

The black people that voted for him should note he doesn’t seem to have any black role models.

[Joiseydude]

Anyone note Husseiens sacrifice? The new limo and helo for starters?Plus the afternoon caviar, champagne and lobster snacks.

[PhilDragoo]

[Fu-fu2]

“It is a typical marxist statement which suggests all people, except of course Obama and some members of his administration, are required to give up their freedom in order to serve the state. The way for the for things to get better is for government to sacrifice and get the f*ck out of the lives of everyday Americans.”

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