Posted on 04/15/2011 11:52:59 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
CHICAGO (AFP) US President Barack Obama accused his Republican foes of wanting to turn the United States into a "Third World" country Thursday as he rallied support for his reelection campaign.
The attack came a day after Obama savaged Republican budget plans and unveiled his $4 trillion deficit reduction drive that aims to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans in order to preserve key social services.
The debate over fiscal policy will prove critical to the 2012 campaign, and Obama sought to frame it as a "stark choice" between investing in the future or watching the country fall apart.
"Under their vision, we can't invest in roads and bridges and broadband and high-speed rail," Obama told a select group of the Democratic faithful at the second of three fundraising events in his hometown of Chicago.
"I mean, we would be a nation of potholes, and our airports would be worse than places that we thought -- that we used to call the Third World, but who are now investing in infrastructure."
Republican plans to shrink the reach of government is "not a vision that's impelled by the numbers" but a "choice" to give a trillion dollars in tax breaks to the rich rather than ask those who have been "blessed" to "give a little more," he said.
Obama said his vision was one of an ambitious, compassionate and caring America "where we're living within our means but we're still investing in our future."
"If we apply some practical common sense to this, we can solve our fiscal challenges and still have the America that we believe in," Obama told supporters at Chicago's N9NE restaurant.
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Yeah, cuz profligate spending is sure to keep us at the top of the heap. Look how well it’s working so far ...
I think this is the smartest thing that Donald has said.
I say, there is only one choice here. The line is drawn in the sand and those willing to fight will fight.
The republicans must follow the Ryan budget plan. No compromise. I’m not sure if I understand the debt ceiling, but if there are spending cuts, why do you need to raise the debt ceiling?
He is Talking about his Father ,Third World Rubbish!
Talk about the pot calling the kettle black!
He beat the Repubs to the punch with his agenda.
Right! If anyone is turning this country into a third world socialist craphole it is Obama and his Marxist libtard confreres. But true to Alinsky's "Rules for Radicals" strategy, he accuses others of doing what he himself is doing in order to pre-empt those who would direct the fingerpointing where it belongs.......at him and the rest of the "Rat pack"......and I ain't talking about Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr.! :-)
Seriously, Mr. Obozo! Do you really believe that there are enough people still enamored by you're BS for you to continue to pull the wool over our eyes? We know who you are and what you're about. We know what direction the liberals are pushing this country. And, it's not towards solvency, Mr. Obozo. You and your liberal friends are working damned hard every day to turn this country into a third world nation, and you're thinking you can convince us that the GOP is responsible? That dog don't hunt. In fact, that dog died.
in his defense, he is something of an expert on living in third-world countries...
What a miserable, twisted hater you are, obozo. It's always the big payback where you're concerned, isn't it obozo. Your bum mother and father dumped you, and so you take out your anger on capitalism...the United States. Someone is going to pay for your unhappiness and abandonment, aren't they, obozo. No wonder socialism/marxism/communism/revolutionaries appeal to you so. Not to mention sympathizing with and supporting muslims..another payback to all those who are NOT muslim, in honor of your bum father.
obozo is unbalanced and hopefully we will see him crack. We must do everything possible to remove this evil from OUR White House. And we must not stop working toward that goal, until we WIN! It is an never ending fight to save our lives and our republic. Let's get er’ done.
just look what R did to Detroit....
What?
That town’s been run by D’s?
Nevermind....
Obama is way ahead of them on that one.
If Bush brought us to third world “Islam is peace level”, Zero is like a wave of devouring locusts on said third world nation.
As the brothas say to each others in these situations, ‘Nigga please!’
IOW, we'll continue to tax and spend while most Americans will just scrape by and become ever more dependent upon us...
Trump has made several statements that have made far more sense than anything I hear coming from the GOP. I keep getting calls for donations but not making any for now, waiting to see what shakes out!
This coming from a 3rd World Democratic Party that would rather see you on carts & buggies instead of in a car.
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