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Obama on Raising Taxes: I’m Just Giving the People What They Want!
National Review ^ | 7/15/11 | Andrew Stiles

Posted on 07/15/2011 12:58:50 PM PDT by markomalley

The Hill reports on President Obama’s press conference earlier today:

President Obama on Friday kept up the pressure on Republicans to agree to revenue increases in a deal to raise the debt ceiling, claiming 80 percent of the public supports Democrats’ demand for tax increases.

“The American people are sold,” Obama said. “The problem is members of Congress are dug in ideologically.”

Throughout the press conference, Obama blasted Republicans for ignoring what he said is the will of the American people by rejecting tax increases that would balance out spending cuts in a debt package.

“This is not an issue of salesmanship to the American people,” Obama said.

“I hope [Republicans are] not just listening to lobbyists and special interests … I hope they’re listening to the American people as well,” Obama said, citing “poll after poll” showing Republican voters, as well as Democrats, believe in taking “a balanced approach” — including both increased revenues and spending cuts in a plan to cut the deficit.

Michael Warren at The Weekly Standard explains why Obama’s characterization of public sentiment is misleading at best.

But wait. It gets better:

Obama said he is still pushing for a “big” deal to raise the debt ceiling by the Aug. 2 deadline despite the hardening of positions on Capitol Hill.

“I always have hope,” Obama said. “Don’t you remember my campaign?”

The president signaled he is opposed to the “Cut, Cap and Balance” proposal that House Republicans coalesced around Friday morning, and he challenged the GOP to “be ambitious” in proposing a package to cut the deficit.

“If they show me a serious plan, I’m ready to move, even if it requires some tough sacrifices on my part,” Obama said.

More here. And more on the GOP push for a “Cut, Cap and Balance” proposal here on the homepage.

Republicans will soon have two comprehensive deficit reduction packages on the table — the Ryan budget and “Cut, Cap and Balance.” President Obama has given a speech, and that’s about it. Now he is publicly demanding a “serious” plan (i.e., one that raises taxes) from the GOP, having spoon fed the national media a bogus narrative that he has already put one forward (with lots of really significant spending cuts, take his word for it) in the negotiations. Uh, not quite.

So to answer your question, Mr. President, of course we remember your campaign. We’re still waiting for it to end.


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1 posted on 07/15/2011 12:58:58 PM PDT by markomalley
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To: markomalley
Obama on Raising Taxes: I’m Just Giving the People What They Want!

That's what rapists always say.

2 posted on 07/15/2011 1:04:21 PM PDT by MWS
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To: markomalley
Obama: ‘The last thing you want to do is raise taxes in the middle of a recession’


3 posted on 07/15/2011 1:04:51 PM PDT by Evil Slayer (Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as to war)
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To: markomalley

This sort of lie sounds like a rapist in the interrogation room: “She wanted it, I could tell . . .”


4 posted on 07/15/2011 1:05:37 PM PDT by KittenClaws (A closed mouth gathers no foot.)
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To: markomalley

Ok, before someone else writes a commentary on this.

HAS ANYONE SOURCED THIS FOOLS 80%?


5 posted on 07/15/2011 1:07:00 PM PDT by VanDeKoik (1 million in stimulus dollars paid for this tagline!)
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To: markomalley

How do you know the truth? It’s always the exact opposite of what they say.


6 posted on 07/15/2011 1:07:53 PM PDT by beaversmom
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To: markomalley

There’s no off switch for this guy!?


7 posted on 07/15/2011 1:08:02 PM PDT by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists, call 'em what you will, they ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.)
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To: MWS
So in other words,


8 posted on 07/15/2011 1:08:23 PM PDT by Soothesayer9
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To: VanDeKoik

Somewhat related to this topic:

Police Do Care

I get irritated when people come down on our police officers, saying that they don’t care about others. Well, here is a story that clearly shows not all cops are in that category.

This story involves the police department in the small hill country town of Fredericksburg, TX who reported finding a man’s body last Saturday in the early evening in the Pedernales River near the state highway-87 bridge. The dead man’s name would not be released until his family had been notified.

The victim apparently drowned due to excessive beer consumption while visiting “someone” in Kerrville . He was wearing black fishnet stockings, a red garter belt, a pink G-string, purple lipstick, and an Obama T-shirt.

The police removed the Obama T-shirt to spare his family any unnecessary embarrassment.

See there, Texas police do care.

He must have been one of the 80% too.


9 posted on 07/15/2011 1:11:33 PM PDT by Mouton (Voting is an opiate of the electorate. Nothing changes no matter who wins..)
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To: markomalley
President Obama on Friday kept up the pressure on Republicans to agree to revenue increases in a deal to raise the debt ceiling, claiming 80 percent of the public supports Democrats’ demand for tax increases.

I stopped ALL my support for this policy when they no longer were revenue enhancements and they became taxes. /s

10 posted on 07/15/2011 1:12:01 PM PDT by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
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The Wee Wee on Raising Taxes: I’m Just Giving the People
What They Want!

Zak: Why not give the people something they really want ...
Resign, move back to Kenya, and take Mrs. Moo with you!

11 posted on 07/15/2011 1:13:21 PM PDT by Zakeet (The Wee Wee's real birth certificate got shredded with his Rezko mortgage records)
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To: markomalley

Republicans need to keep hammering Dems on the fact that they have plenty of specific tax ideas, but no spending cuts ideas and the fact that all Dems really care about is raising taxes. They don’t care about the deficit or the debt ceiling. All Dems care about is punishing success....


12 posted on 07/15/2011 1:14:16 PM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: markomalley
Sean Hannity has several pollsters coming up that say obama lied about his 80% wanting higher taxes... of course he lies... satan taught him personally.

LLS

13 posted on 07/15/2011 1:18:33 PM PDT by LibLieSlayer ("GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH"! I choose LIBERTY and PALIN!)
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To: LibLieSlayer

Governor Palin’s tweet nailed it in very few words!


14 posted on 07/15/2011 1:27:12 PM PDT by jennings2004 (Sarah Palin: "The bright light at the end of a very dark tunnel!")
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To: markomalley

Orwell was right. He was off by only a genreation or two.


15 posted on 07/15/2011 1:31:10 PM PDT by Noumenon (The only 'NO' a liberal understands is the one that arrives at muzzle velocity.)
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To: jennings2004

That is MY next President!

LLS


16 posted on 07/15/2011 1:34:50 PM PDT by LibLieSlayer ("GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH"! I choose LIBERTY and PALIN!)
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To: Noumenon

Nixonian + Clintonian - Obamanation!


17 posted on 07/15/2011 1:35:24 PM PDT by Chandalier (Obama is a Chicken Hawk!)
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18 posted on 07/15/2011 1:37:21 PM PDT by TheOldLady (FReepmail me to get ON or OFF the ZOT LIGHTNING ping list.)
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To: LibLieSlayer

That is our next ‘real’ President!

;>)


19 posted on 07/15/2011 1:38:04 PM PDT by Gator113 (Palin 2012, period.....)
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To: Gator113

Amen!

LLS


20 posted on 07/15/2011 1:42:55 PM PDT by LibLieSlayer ("GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH"! I choose LIBERTY and PALIN!)
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