Posted on 04/19/2009 3:15:16 PM PDT by Hanna548
Damn the tea bags. A top adviser to President Barack Obama takes a dim view of last week's anti-tax "tea parties," promoted by organizers in the spirit of the Boston Tea Party.
"The thing that bewilders me is this president just cut taxes for 95 percent of the American people. So I think the tea bags should be directed elsewhere because he certainly understands the burden that people face," David Axelrod said Sunday.
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It’s not just taxes. Little by little our country is being taken from us. We won’t recognize America in another year or two unless we do more than just throw teabags at him. We need to vote in conservatives and people who love America.
You've got it! I wish more people would GET IT!
Besides the fact, that everyone could do what the Obama administration did (and called it a tax cut) by just claiming more dependents. I guess Axelrod would claim that as a ‘tax cut’ too!
The American peope are not as stupid as Assholerod thinks. Despite the public teachers unions in this country attempt to make sure that we are “mathematically illiterate” we see the numbers and know what they mean:
-The deficit has exploded in three months under this regime.
-The numbers he uses to justify the spending claiming
that the national debt will go down due to the growth of the economy do not work-the econmic growth they are claiming will not happen.
-We also know that if you tax those making the administration’s “magic” number-$250,000\year-@ a 100% tax rate the numbers for his spending do not work.
That is a great video, BUT WE NEED TO MAKE ONE OF OUR OWN. I need 5 people from different places around the country that will make a 30 second video of themselves saying something like “I am (job), I am a mother/father, Christian..or whatever else including not....I ski or golf or fish or....whatever else. I pay my bills, AND my taxes and I own a dog or fish or whatever....and I attended a Tea Party in city/state and I have no clue who FreedomWorks is and I am NOT an extremist, but I AM ANGRY. I am ANGRY at YOU Washington, from the top down, Democrat and Republican alike. Do you remember all those emails you received when the first bailout was being debated, when President Bush was still President? Those letters were from US. But unlike Obama we cannot blame him anymore, the ball is now in Obama’s court.
Some of that could go after the personal things....but you see what I am saying? Oh and I have a good list of bullet points to go with it. It is generic, doesn’t ruffle anyone’s issue feathers etc.
Suuuure. He cut taxes by a little, and wants to make us pay ten times as much with his stupid carbon tax scheme.
They keep wanting to know what we want. We can tell them this:
The United States of America is a Republic. We are Capitalists. GOVERN ACCORDINGLY.
We worked, we sacrificed, we saved, and we bought my home. We made our payments every month, on time. Now due to the greed and irresponsibility of others, the value of our homes has tanked. And you are telling us that we have to bailout the greedy and irresponsible? ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?
The problem with education is not the location of the school, the type of school, or the teachers. The problem parents who do not take send children to school who are prepared to learn. Accessing teacher performance and holding them accountable in this environment is meaningless. Access parental performance instead, and hold them accountable. WE ARE HOLDING YOU ACCOUNTABLE!
A woman has the right to choose to have an abortion. THAT DOES NOT GIVE YOU THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE US TO PAY FOR IT!!
Our banks accurately process billions of transactions a day, certain of the identity of those making those transfers. Why cant YOU process ONE vote, certain of the identity of those casting that vote? DO YOUR JOB!
We have laws to protect our borders. ENFORCE THEM!!
Earmarks are payback to individuals and lobbyists who support the politician. CUT THEM OUT AS PROMISED!!
Our military and our veterans are the reason we are all here, living in a free country, where anyone can become President of the United States. HOW DARE YOU CALL THEM EXTREMISTS!!
The only thing extreme in this country is the spending. STOP IT!
“The thing that bewilders me is this president just cut taxes for 95 percent of the American people.”
What should “bewilder” him is that at least half of the American people are not that stupid.
agreed. I am posting that video all over to assist in the education of the folks, cause most have no clue as to why they are angry, not to mention our own lawmakers don’t even know this stuff. I am much better looking without a picture or video, but will be willing to help you in any way I can! We all need to do what we can where we can, and I think you are definitely on the right track!!
Oh no no it wasn’t FOX that came up with astroturfing. That was Napolatano. Fox just repeated what she said, I saw it.
His mother worked as a journalist at PM, a left-wing 1940s newspaper
he told the Los Angeles Times, "I got into politics because I believe in idealism. Just to be a part of this effort that seems to be rekindling the kind of idealism that I knew when I was a kid, it's a great thing to do
Axelrod wrote for the Hyde Park Herald, covering politics, and picked up an internship at the Chicago Tribune. They hired him when he graduated in 1977.
At the age of 27, Axelrod became the City Hall Bureau Chief and a political columnist for the Chicago Tribune. He worked at the Tribune for eight years
Axelrod is a longtime strategist for Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley and styles himself a "specialist in urban politics."
In 2004, Axelrod worked for the presidential campaign of John Edwards.
In 2006, Axelrod consulted for several campaigns, including for the successful campaigns of Eliot Spitzer in New York's gubernatorial election and for Deval Patrick in Massachusetts's gubernatorial election. Axelrod also served in 2006 as the chief political adviser for Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chair U.S. Representative Rahm Emanuel for the U.S. House of Representatives elections
Obama also consulted Axelrod before he delivered his famed 2002 anti-war speech
Axelrod will receive $3 million 2009-13 from the sale of his two media consulting firms, according to the first reporting of income and assets when he entered government service, in a 2009 report. In addition, Mr. Axelrod took a salary of $896,776 last year from AKP&D and reported $651,914 in partnership income from the two companies.
In total, Mr. Axelrod reported assets valued between $6.9 million and $9.5 million. Mr. Axelrod's clients were mostly political campaigns, including those of Rep. Patrick Kennedy, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, and Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley. He also reported receiving money from large corporations including the nuclear energy company Exelon Corp
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In other words, Axelrod is a Chicago thug and crook!
Axelrod is a liar.
When I was a young homeowner around 1978, I claimed lots of exemptions on my W4 to leave money in my paycheck to cover the taxes and interest. In general, I had my taxes figured out within +/- $10 for both federal and state. As my income went up and the "marriage penalty" added my wife's income to my income, it has been necessary to go to "Single/0" on my W4. I'm not thrilled about overpaying, but it would be even worse if I had a big tax bill in April. There is too much variation in the tax laws to achieve the +/- $10 targets that I once achieved.
This supposed tax cut, is 13. more in your pay check. That is 676. dollars a year, 676. dollars less you will get back next year at tax time, or 676. more you will end up paying in. Either way the tax tables have not changed, nor will they, it is not a cut in any way shape or form. The bill will come due for that 676. next April 15th.
Thank you, I appreciate that.
What I want to do is put together a video of 4 or 5 people from all over the country. Young, old, hopefully different races. Say their personal stuff, then each one take however many of the “talking points” necessary to get them all said. But they have to be said with “attitude”. After we see what we get with the videos we can decide how best to put them together. Give a little lead and end time on each one so we have some wiggle room for editing.
And if there is anyone that is actually good at editing video so we can make it as good as possible, I’d appreciate that as well. I can do an so so job but certainly not professional. All I have is microsoft stuff.
David Axelrod- a true rod..
LOL, you bad:)
I thought it was Nazi Pelosi? Matter of fact I’m sure it was. Fox showed the clip on Hannity the other night with her saying it.
The anger is directed at the big government big spenders, exactly where it should be. The Democrats are only using our money to buy support.
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