This week, Justice Alito offered up the refined, Supreme Court version of Joe Wilson's "You Lie!"; James O'Keefe went from ACORN-busting "pimp" to FBI-busted perp; and Kirstie Alley, under the influence of her made-for-TV diet, Tweeted her desire to "bash" Joy Behar "in the vagina with her microphone." President Obama, meanwhile, was so effective during his masterful 82 minute Q&A session at the House Republican retreat on Friday that Fox News cut away from the riveting broadcast 20 minutes before it ended -- turning the airtime over to his critics. The president being smart, forceful, and offering well reasoned, fact-based arguments didn't jibe with the relentless Fox framing of him as a radical, Kenya-born Muslim socialist.
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The liberal Democrats are slowly but surely learning that the man who would lead them out of the desert -- is not the man. They have once again elected a line-toting liberal who is sworn to defend and protect the interests of unions -- and federal, state and local unions primarily -- over the interests of those that really 'create' jobs -- the private sector.
Wake up and smell the coffee -- the country he is destroying yours -- and if we wait to long, we won't be able to right this ship of state!
THE LEGACY OF GEORGE W. BUSH’S PRESIDENCY: The Country He Inherited, The Country He Leaves Behind
THE ECONOMY: JANUARY 20, 2001 TODAY UNDER BUSH
REAL GDP GROWTH1 4.09% Over Prior 8 Years 2.65% Over Prior 7 Years
NATIONAL DEBT2 $5.7 Trillion $9.2 Trillion
BUDGET DEFICIT/SURPLUS3 $431 Billion Surplus $734 Billion Deficit
NEW PRIVATE SECTOR
JOBS CREATED4 1.76 Million Jobs/Year 369,000 Jobs/Year
AMERICANS IN POVERTY5 31.6 Million 36.5 Million
QUALITY OF LIFE:
AMERICANS UNINSURED & 38 Million 47 Million
CHANGE IN UNINSURED6 4.5 Million Fewer in 2 Years 8.5 Million More in 6 Years
ANNUAL PREMIUM COST7 $6,230/family $12,106/family
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME $49,163 $48,023
CHANGE IN MEDIAN INCOME8 $6,000 Increase in 8 Years $1,100 Decrease in 6 Years
PRICE OF GAS9 $1.39/Gallon $3.07/Gallon
COST OF COLLEGE10 $3,164 per year $5,192 per year
PERSONAL SAVINGS RATE11 +2.3% -0.5%
CONSUMER CREDIT DEBT12 $7.65 Trillion $12.8 Trillion
He was the first Democrat I ever voted for. This week, he may not have won Republican hearts...but he no doubt won their respect. This in despite of Fox News cutting away from this most fascinating event.
Who knows...with this latest gaff, Fox News may have just jumped the shark with this "convenient" cut away.
President Obama - I am glad I voted for you. Keep it up Sir. Cheers!
No cameras?
Imagine Fox news if the results would have given the 'hosts' the advantage. Why did Fox feel the need to show questions asked but partial answers given by the President? To keep the sheeple repeating useless sound bites and to keep them ignorant of the proper responses.
The events with Bush were never intended to be an ambush, to embarrass, as was the intent this time. If that wasn't the case, then why are there so many comments of the cameras being 'a mistake' in hindsight, given the unintended positive reactions in the Presidents favor.
Even so, the effort applied and results reached pale in comparison. Hence, it's news this time.
because the world could see the cowardice.
Which will look just as bad, if not worse.
so was Jerry Springer , and so is WWF "pro" wrestling.
see? even Mr. Ailes can spout a "truth" when bragging about ratings and profits.
the irony is that if FOX were really a "news" organization then the "truth" would come BEFORE
ratings or profits.
If you're supposed to sit and not react or applaud to the president's speech as a SC justice and can't control yourself. What does that say about your 'temperament'? We expect more from 3rd graders.
Obama was within his rights to express his reservations with the recent supreme court decision and his desire for Congress to make a law to obviate it.
Of course, I may not be middle class by definition anymore.
I make way less than $100,000 a year.
You have done some excellent work recently with articles critical of the Obama administration and indeed of Obama's performance as well.
This GOP visit appears to me as a stage managed production and it was crafted by people at the NY Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).
For 1 year now, Obama's government speeches, and indeed his SOTU speech, has not matched the performance level of his primary speeches. During this year, he was on a TELEPROMPTER and his public opinion polls declined as a result. When he reads from a LECTERN, his body language flourishes and he is humanized as a result. Many people can identify with someone at a lectern and not with someone at a teleprompter with their head wagging from side to side.
Since CFR control many of the key players in the GOP and DEM party's, it was they who controlled who was there, who asked questions and what questions were asked.
Here is the very most despised VP ever gloating over withholding his CFR directorship from government vetting while addressing a CFR audience: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbnpN07J_zg&feature=related .
And here is a partial membership list of the Rockefeller funded and controlled CFR roster: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_on_Foreign_Relations .
So, please continue your writings of the past 2 months and keep your foot on Obama's agenda. It is very important that you do so.
I keep seeing both sides say they want to go through the budget line by line. In doing this, I wish they would start with thier medical coverage. The Politicians medical coverage should be just like all other Americans that are paying for the politicians coverage.
The politicians are showing they really don't think we are all "equal". They are very affraid fo the rest of us being "equal".
So it can be done and it should be done.
Ranks up there with 2008 election night.
Alito did it for me! What a telling, flagging of evident partisan bias and blatantly apparent breach of even the most basic common sense AND just a RUDE Jerk!
Wait,,, RUDE? Yeah,, Another “R” word, to taint the Republican BRAND.
Regressive, Radical, Recalcitrant, Repressive, Reactionary,….
The Week that the Supreme Court sold America.
First,,, Eminent Domain,,, so that private parties and Corporations can define Best Use or GOOD of community. Not the next school, or road expansion, or library, or city park, but for the next Wal-Mart, Strip Mall, or McDonalds. Sheeeese!!
All the best, Knute
TR Knudtson