Posted on 09/03/2012 10:52:34 AM PDT by Nachum
Communications Director for the Democratic National Committee Brad Woodhouse said on CNN’s Early Start this morning that “clearly” Americans are “better off” today than at the start of President Barack Obama’s term.
Broadcasting from Charlotte, N.C., where the Democratic National Convention kicks off today, CNN‘s John Berman asked Woodhouse what many Democratic operatives were asked on yesterday’s talk shows: “Are we better off today than we were four years ago?”
“Absolutely,” Woodhouse said. “[Vice President] Joe Biden does it in a very short form. He talks about G.M. is alive and Osama bin Laden is dead. The truth is though is that the American people know. I mean, we were literally a plane that was heading — the trajectory was towards the ground when the president took over. He got the stick, he’s pulled us up out of that decline.”
Woodhouse continued, “We were losing 800,000 jobs a month. Lost 3.5 millions, Americans I know have not forgotten, we lost 3.5 million jobs in the last six months of the Bush administration. We gained 4.5 million jobs over the past two and a half years. So if you just put those side by side, clearly we’re better off. However, we have a long way to go.”
(Excerpt) Read more at theblaze.com ...
Where do I apply for a “waiver” from the Baraqqi Depression?
It is amusing, maybe hilarious that a person could lie so brazenly thinking no one would catch him.
The list, Ping
Let me know if you would like to be on or off the ping list
Tell that to the millions who are out of work and on food stamps. FUBO!
Tell this Mother lover that all I have to do is look in my wallet to put an end to that BS he is piling high.
My walletis empty from high priced gas and fuel and heating fuel and electricity that has all gone up.
Who does this sock licker think he is fooling.
From the RNC Convention remarks by elected leaders from various so-called "minority" groups, one can assume that their families' hopes and dreams rely on the same solid foundation as did those of every previous generation of immigrants to America--the Creator-endowed and unalienable right to be free, to work and earn, and the right to ownership of private property, not a false "common ownership" of the earnings of someone else.
Now, however, the Democrats' "media" strategy toward their targeted groups (Hispanic, African-American, women, elderly, etc.) turns such understanding upside-down. They present "regressive" ideas as "progressive," "backward" policies as "forward," and "down" as "up." On and on it goes.
It's a strategy which goes deep into the decades-long effort to "fundamentally change" America from its new and revolutionary foundations in Creator-endowed liberty backward into the Old World and later Marxian ideas of control by imaginary human grantors and protectors.
Perhaps an answer to the once-asked question here on FR: "Why does Christianity 'scare' . . . ?" may lie in the degree to which the foundation ideas upon which America's Declaration of Independence were laid and from which the concept of Creator-endowed individual liberty and the Source from which that liberty is derived have been removed from "the American mind" (Jefferson).
Perhaps the so-called "progressive" enemies of freedom understand better than those who fancy themselves as "conservatives" that in order to reverse the Founders' ideas of "People over government," and institute "government over People," they must first marginalize and destroy the ideas from which liberty is derived.
The writings of America's Founders are replete with references which rebuke would-be tyrants and cite a Higher Source for life, liberty and rights. Early histories confirm those facts.
As so-called "progressives" have led a movement in forsaking the Founders' "reliance on Divine Providence," and belief that individuals are "endowed by their Creator," they also have forsaken the principles underlying America's Constitution and Declaration of Independence, and are systematically dismantling the greatest protections for liberty ever established for a people.
"Ideas have consequences"(Weaver).
The ideas of 1776 came out of a set of ideas consistent with liberty.
We tend to forget, or have never considered, that other world views existed then, as now.
Unless today's citizens rediscover the ideas of liberty existing in what Jefferson called "the American mind" of 1776, we risk going back to the "Old World" ideas which preceded the "Miracle of America."
There are those who call themselves "progressives," when, in fact, their ideas are regressive and enslaving, and as old as the history of civilization.
Would suggest to any who wish an authentic history of the ideas underlying American's founding a visit to this web site, at which Richard Frothingham's outstanding 1872 "History of the Rise of the Republic of the United States" can be read on line.
This 600+-page history traces the ideas which gave birth to the American founding. Throughout, Richard Frothingham, the historian, develops the idea that it is "the Christian idea of man" which allowed the philosophy underlying the Declaration of Independence and Constitution to become a reality--an idea which recognizes the individual and the Source of his/her "Creator"-endowed life, liberty and law.
Is there any wonder that the enemies of freedom, the so-called "progressives," do not promote such authentic histories of America? Their philosophy puts something called "the state," or "global interests" as being superior to individuals and requires a political elitist group to decide what role individuals are to play.
In other words, they must turn the Founders' ideas upside-down in order to achieve a common mediocrity for individuals and power for themselves.
So, the still-revolutionary idea stated by both Ryan and Romney last week about the Source of our rights became fodder for the current President's disdain this weekend, when he declared that they were "reruns" from the 20th Century and better suited for "black and white" television. (Actually, Mr. President, they are from a time much earlier than that.)
As Jefferson wisely observed:
"History, by apprising the people of the past, will enable them to judge of the future; it will avail them of the experience of other times and other nations; it will qualify them as judges of the actions and designs of men; it will enable them to know ambition under every disguise it may assume; and knowing it, to defeat its views."
All of which reinforces our conviction that the ideas of our Declaration of Independence and Constitution are as revolutionary and objectionable to tyrants as they were in 1776 and 1787!
He took the stick alright, and with all crashes, the pilot is responsible. Looks like a sudden belly-landing, then a crash with a double-dip recession with Barry at the controls. Converselt, Barry has been successful in what he wanted to do - that’s why he has to go.
Come on RNC and Romney . . . let’s educate the idiots and play some commercials showing Frank, Dodd, Waters, et al saying the housing market was just fine and Bush & company begging them to reform Freddie and Fannie.
Just like 999 out 1000 Americans do NOT understand the definition of a Natural Born Citizen . . . they do NOT understand the blame of the housing market.
And for good measure throw in the 144.00 a barrel out that the Middle East held us hostage to, to bolster an energy independent plan.
Come on, send Newt or whoever out on the attack on all the liberal talk shows. He knows how to take them on on their turf.
More proof of how out of touch the ‘RATS are with the “little people”. Yeah, unemployment might be nonexistent in the District of Corruption but the other 57 states are having a hell of a time with it.
“He got the stick, he’s shoved it up our...”
“She Got the Goldmine, I got The Shaft”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyqe8n-pbqQ
We are better off, because, the end of Bolshecrat and DumBO administration is in sight.
Citizen, clearly you have to get your mind right. We have ALWAYS been at war with Eastasia.
GM may very well be filing for bankruptcy (again) the Wednesday following the election.
Do these people believe even half what they say???
Delusional.
“Capitan Obama, what should we do?”
“Drill more holes in the bottom to let the water out.”
GM being “alive” has not done a damn thing for me-every state is not a union suckup-most of us are broke, trying to hang on with prayers and fingernails until November...
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.