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VIDEO: President Obama Opposed Raising Debt Ceiling Before He Was For It
Youtube ^ | 1/11/2011 | CapCon

Posted on 01/11/2011 11:14:41 AM PST by MichCapCon

Robert Gibbs getting questioned about the president's former opposition to raising the debt series.

“The fact that we are here today to debate raising America’s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. Leadership means that ‘the buck stops here.’ Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership . Americans deserve better. I therefore intend to oppose the effort to increase America’s debt limit.” - Sen. Barack Obama on March 16, 2006.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: 2006debtceiling; debtceiling; obama; video

1 posted on 01/11/2011 11:14:51 AM PST by MichCapCon
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To: MichCapCon

Not to worry....he’s following orders from Soros.


2 posted on 01/11/2011 11:16:15 AM PST by RC2
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To: MichCapCon

The Ticker Guy had a good write up with sources about this..

http://market-ticker.org/akcs-www?post=176424


3 posted on 01/11/2011 11:17:56 AM PST by FromLori (FromLori">)
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To: RC2

I’m for against raising it. There can I be president now?


4 posted on 01/11/2011 11:18:07 AM PST by utherdoul
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To: MichCapCon

We should NOT raise the debt limit for the exact reason Obummer made when he voted no as a Senator. Along other lines, Gingrich has the right idea regarding state and local taxes - NO GOVERNMENT BAILOUTS. Let them go bankrupt and then, just maybe, a$$hole politicos won’t pass legislation that they can’t pay for. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH@#%%#$@ it!


5 posted on 01/11/2011 11:18:30 AM PST by New Jersey Realist (Congress doesn't care a damn about "we the people")
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To: New Jersey Realist

Sorry, I didn’t mean state and local TAXES, I meant their budgets, etc.


6 posted on 01/11/2011 11:19:50 AM PST by New Jersey Realist (Congress doesn't care a damn about "we the people")
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To: MichCapCon

Put that back and get away from the memory hole.


7 posted on 01/11/2011 11:20:21 AM PST by Steely Tom (Obama goes on long after the thrill of Obama is gone)
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To: MichCapCon

Did anyone REALLY expect anything different? The Washington mafia prevails everytime!


8 posted on 01/11/2011 11:48:52 AM PST by Bobby_Taxpayer (Don't tread on us...or you'll pay the price in the next election.)
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