Valerie Jarrett: We completely understand this voter anger — about the Bush-driven recession

Hot Air ^ | October 21, 2010 | Allahpundit

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Alternate headline: “Valerie Jarrett completely misunderstands voter anger.” If you don’t have time to watch this now, no worries: You’ll be hearing the same talking point verbatim on the morning of November 3. The electorate is as gung ho for Hopenchange as ever, it’s just that this darned economy, which the Democrats have absolutely nothing to do with, has voters feeling anxious and angry and, well, darned peevish towards the president.

And as we all know, peevish voters don’t really count:

“What about all those angry tea partiers, though?” you ask. The key word is “angry.” Angry people aren’t enthusiastic; they’re just angry. And once the object of that anger is gone, there’s not much left, except perhaps more undirected anger.

Tea-party anger is not enthusiasm for Republicans or Republican policies — the only folks more disliked than incumbents are those inside the tea-party movement itself. Polls show a majority of Americans don’t align themselves with the tea party. A late August CBS poll, for example, found that 54 percent did not support the movement…

If we’re going to equate anger with enthusiasm — which is not a good idea, but that’s the media’s ginned-up, don’t-think-for-yourself, pre-fabricated narrative — then we have to note that angry voters are usually abrasive and obtuse. It’s not an emotion of the future.

Patriotism, on the other hand, does look into the future. And real patriotism is about solving problems, not posing slogans or inciting fear. Patriots debate; they don’t vilify, and they actually work toward things like establishing justice, ensuring domestic tranquility and promoting the general welfare.

That’s Donna Brazile, helpfully explaining that anger is unpatriotic.

[samtheman]

And never, not once, in all of this derision of “tea party people” have they ever, even once, debated any of the actual ISSUES. It’s ALWAYS name-calling of one form or another.

[BookmanTheJanitor]

[MrB]

I “couldn’t wait” so much that I went and voted at the earliest opportunity in my area.

[del4hope]

Oh Val, let me tell you about the “Bush” Recession.

In the summer of 2006 we had two homes and were doing just peachy....that’s right....6 years into Bush.

In Nov. of 2006 we eliminated our second home and just had one. Still doing okay after a major casualty loss.

Now in 2010, we are barely holding onto the main house, our income is down, prices are up, our home value has decreased, and our retirement is shot.

Let’s see, Val, what has happened since Nov. 2006....dem congress sending spending bills to a fiscally liberal president.
Since Nov. 2008.....dem congress sending spending bills to a fiscal marxist who is spending and signing cart blanche to destroy what is left of this once great nation.

I’m done now.....rant off.

[Pollster1]

. . . real patriotism is about solving problems . . .

Donna Brazile actually got one right!

Problem.

Solution.

Any questions?

[KDD]

When Bush left office in Jan. 2009 the unemployment stood at just under 8%.

[stephenjohnbanker]

Nobody is going to pay attention to this real estate fraudster Marxist ;-)

[lonestar]

They haven’t realized that everybody isn’t as dumb as their voters/supporters!

[ez]

Now read this chart with the knowledge that the Dems took over the House in Jan 2007.

[ez]

Now read this chart with the knowledge that the Dems took over the House in Jan 2007.

[freekitty]

Valerie Jarrett understands nothing but how to cheat, lie and steal and keep her people on the plantation. She is after all a slum lord.

[KDD]

The House proposes and the Senate disposes.

I’d say the GOP Senate didn’t do enough disposing Of Democratic House proposals.

Tell me why I should believe either party.

[KDD]

Tell me again why we should trust our backs to either party while there are still knifes sticking out of it from the last Administration.

March 2008: Bush stimulus $29 billion for Bear Stearns/JP Morgan Chase deal
May 2008: Bush stimulus $178 billion in tax rebate checks
July 2008: Bush stimulus $300 billion for distressed homeowners
July 2008: Bush stimulus $200 billion for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
September 2008: Bush stimulus $50 billion to guarantee money market funds
September 2008: Bush stimulus $25 billion to Big 3 automakers
September-November 2008: Bush stimulus $150 billion to AIG
October 2008: Bush stimulus $700 billion to banks (TARP)
February 2009: Obama stimulus $787 billion in broad stimulus package
February 2009: Obama stimulus $75 billion for distressed homeowners
February 2009: Obama stimulus $200 billion for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
March 2009: Obama stimulus $30 billion for AIG
March 2009: Obama Stimulus $15 billion for small business lending
March 2009: Obama Stimulus $1 trillion to get toxic assets off bank’s troubled asset sheets
March 2009: Obama Stimulus $22 billion for Big 3 Automakers Chrysler and GM

[vicar7]

Grayson is my Representative so do you think I am excited to go vote? It is not my fault though I just moved here.

[KDD]

[LibLieSlayer]

STFU wh0re.

LLS

[HereInTheHeartland]

Well, what else can they say? They have nothing else left. They are spent, done, defeated. I thought this might happen, I just didn't see it happening in 2 years. I thought it would take 4 years or possibly 2 terms.

[Magic Fingers]

Brazile: “And real patriotism is about solving problems, not posing slogans or inciting fear.”

Yeah, and you and your cronies have never done any such thing...right, you repulsive slug?

[The Citizen Soldier]

Grayson is my Representative so do you think I am excited to go vote?

Please, please take four friends with you when you go ...or vote five times yourself, whichever. We need Grayson gone!

[MrB]

We’re really about to solve problems, Brazile.
The first step to solving our problems in this country is to remove elitists from positions of power,
then remove the positions of power themselves so you can’t go back to them.