Posted on 03/08/2009 1:56:56 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
He hasn't called anyone an "evildoer" or denounced an "axis of evil." But make no mistake: President Obama is putting together an enemies list.
Strangely, though, those on it are not terrorists or foreign dictators. They are mostly Americans lucky enough to have succeeded through capitalism and democracy.
In the President's words, they are guilty of being "special interests" and "lobbyists." The Bush-era tax cuts were merely "an excuse to transfer wealth to the wealthy" and he will bring fairness by raising taxes on "the wealthiest 2% of Americans."
His barbs flow almost daily, faulting corporate leaders for "greed" and shirking "a sense of responsibility." And sometimes he suggests the problem is criminal, as when he defended his plan for an expanded government push into health insurance as necessary "to keep the private sector honest."
Less than half-way through what should be a 100-day honeymoon, the Obama administration is on a war footing. Make that a class-war footing.
Sometimes the targets are critics, including two TV commentators singled out by press secretary Robert Gibbs for faulting the President's bailout plans.
Sometimes the targets are Republicans, like conservative talker Rush Limbaugh, the focus of a plan led by chief of staff Rahm Emanuel to divide the GOP and score points with the Democratic base.
But the tone of the President's own attacks on industry and his spending and tax policies are increasingly worrying Wall Street and much of the business world. With the stock market reaching lows not seen in more than a decade, including a 20% drop since Inauguration Day, headlines like "Obama's bear market" are suddenly routine.
The President dismisses the growing perception he is adding to the economic pain.
(Excerpt) Read more at nydailynews.com ...
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As long as O can keep the previous administration alive as the enemy, he'll have a little wiggle room. Which partially explains why one tactic is to keep demonizing Repubs
Eventually someone will figure out that 6 years of Repub control in Congress moved the economy up, while 2 years of Democrat control ushered in the crisis.
Another aspect of O's malaise is he goes with the standard Democrat approach -- you don't have to actually produce any benefit, just ride by, wave, toss some bread out, and offer up something for the masses to watch getting torn apart.
Isn’t Mr. Goodwin a liberal? Are the presstitutes turning on The Messiah already?!
The presstitutes are suddenly looking at their 401Ks like the rest of us. Perhaps they don’t like it either.
Well, since Barry wants to go there....
(He hasn’t called anyone an “evildoer” or denounced an “axis of evil.” But make no mistake: President Obama is putting together an enemies list. )
Obama has had an enemy list for many years. As a dedicated Socialist that list contains Americans, Christians, Military People,Sucessful people.
Just look at his actions in office so far and you can see the attacks on all in what he has said and what he has done.
Obama is the ultimate liberal. He sees all non-Americans as our superiors, and grovels at their feet—oh, unless you’re British, since they have all these “oldtime” associations.
Much more important, though, is the self-hatred, the anger over every single wrong in our past. Fly planes into WTC? Well, we can’t condone that BUT they have their reasons, you know, big oil, supporting Israel, etc. Shoot at our planes every single day for years? Well, you know, we were asking for it by flying them, even if the UN said it’s ok and you haven’t lived up to a ceasefire agreement.
This is what is going on in a liberal’s mind each time anything positive is said about America: “Yeah, great country—we stole it from the Indians and then committed genocide on them, oh, and let’s not forget slavery.”
More hip and with-it libs also think about abortion being “under fire” and gay marriage.
Obama didn’t get to the WH in order to assert US power oveseas. He doesn’t really care about how we look to other countries except as a way of criticizing Bush. No, what he cares about is “getting even” with The Rich, who represent the eeeevil that is at the core of this country, as he sees it. That’s what all this “have a discsussion about race” crap is all about—he and the other libs see racism, slavery, etc. as a cancer that is growing in the soul of this country that NOTHING can eradicate UNLESS we, the privilidged, are put through PAIN. We must suffer as Europe, Russia and Poland, for example, did during WW2, as Japan suffered at our hands, as the poor of the world do every day. Only by massive, sustained suffering will we be purified and can take our seat at the table with the rest of the world.
Our sin is that we’ve built and lived in a prosperous country. Now Obama’s here to make us pay the bill.
Well Frank. You have this guy pegged.
You may catch hell from some White Guilters for putting this thing in perspective, but you are right.
Obama is just another black guy living in public housing, spending money he doesn’t have and blaming all his troubles on “The Man”.
The Clintons attacked their enemies ruthlessly, and their enemies were almost always "domestic" (anyone who dared challenge them or call them on their hypocrisies).
Meanwhile, terrorists from abroad went scot-free so they could plan for bigger atrocities.
How long before we see this again on American soil:
With Obama, I predict it will be within the year.
I've been cheated and lied to on at least a couple of occasions by health insurers, with no recourse. I have no doubt that there is criminal behavior in the health insurance companies - I've been the victim of it.
Having said that, it would be far worse under the government.
And continuing to undermine and demoralize our military.
He stated to the NYSlimes that NO we are not winning in Afghanistan.
Guess the progress we’ve made due to our heroic troops didn’t really occur.
Much as bubba’s cabal attacked Ken Star mercilessly, the same ugly creatures are now demonizing Rush Limbaugh.
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I like that!
hmmmmmmmmmmmm...I think I’ll have some bumper stickers made up...if you don’t mind. BIG SMILE
“peter panic syndrome.”
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That one stopped me dead! It is fantastic, is it yours?
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