Friday, September 23, 2011

Video and updateadded: Elizabeth Warren; why the left should be feared

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Elizabeth Warren: Eloquent Tunnel Vision  "Fairness, not results, means everything, even if that means less for everyone. This thinking is selfish, myopic and self-defeating, and does nothing to increase productivity or the standard of living for all of us, including those Warren is attempting to serve."

More liberals espousing the same bankrupt economics that brought the Soviet bloc seven decades of gloom and despair. I was not Joe the Plumber; I was someone who would have worked for Joe the Plumber and my welfare would have rested in Joe's economic well-being. Liberals imposing "fairness" on Joe would have sent chills up our family's necks. We would begin spending less and saving our money to help us in our next period of unemployment. TD.

This is the Democrat Party of today; hear and see her for yourself:

Elizabeth Warren’s Piffle   "She argued that these goods are things “the rest of us paid for,” the “rest of us did.” When it comes to federal income taxes — the focus of the current debate — this isn’t right. About half the country doesn’t pay them, and the top 10 percent pays about 70 percent. Insofar as those taxes fund Warren’s public goods, her rich industrialist disproportionately contributes already." Rich Lowry.


Charles Krauthammer  Return of the Real Obama  "A most revealing window into our president’s political core: To impose a tax that actually impoverishes our communal bank account (the U.S. Treasury) is ridiculous. It is nothing but punitive. It benefits no one — not the rich, not the poor, not the government. For Obama, however, it brings fairness, which is priceless."

Oops. Far Left Loon Elizabeth Warren Made $192,722 Not the $64,268 She Declared

All you could ever want to read on Elizabeth Warren here.  Maybe more.

Obama at the UN: Rhetoric and Reality

Pajamas Media ; Obama has lacked any real strategy and relied instead on rhetoric in approaching the Israel-Palestinian question
"President Obama’s UN speech marked the culmination of perhaps the most counter-productive American foreign policy in memory. A president who came into office with a Palestinian state as one of his top priorities, criticizing his predecessor for not having devoted greater attention to it, was still trying after nearly three years simply to get negotiations started; he had accomplished the unusual feat of alienating both Israelis and Palestinians in the process; he had diminished his own stature and reduced the influence of the United States in the region; and he ended up faced with having to veto a Palestinian state."

These were all the errors of an inexperienced amateur. Obama has lowered the world's opinion not only of the office of the American president but- I am afraid-of the American people who chose this pop-culture figure to be our president. This man was foisted upon us by academia, celebrities, PC media and check stand magazines. At the end of a "Law & Order" episode as DA McCoy exited a press conference a voice from the crowd called, "Will you be in the Obama Administration?" 
Watching television has become like sitting on the poop deck of a ship of fools.  TD
 
Previously posted here: Obama has failed dangerously and badly. He has ignored chances to learn from experience.

SunshineStateSarah
 Palestinians Protest Over Obama's UN Speech  "Also in response to Obama's speech, the Palestinian workers union said it was planning to issue a call for rallies to take place after the main weekly Muslim prayers on Friday outside U.S. embassies across the Arab world."
 Stop Blaming Israeli-Palestinian Conflict for Region’s Turbulence
"The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is just one factor among many in the region’s turbulence, and rarely is it the most important one. But it seems no amount of evidence will ever convince your average Western liberal of that."

American Thinker: New York Times Doing What They Do Best on Obama's U.N. Speech  "As to the real purpose of the president's speech -- well, it's just a balancing act between two irreconcilables: "support for democratic movements" in the region "against support for Israel." No mention that by supporting Israel, Obama is throwing his weight behind a Middle Eastern nation that was democratic from Day One of its founding. Indeed, the Arab democratic movement is really trying to catch up with Israel's solid democratic values. There's a perfect compatibility -- not an incompatibility -- between Israel and the Arab democratic movement. The Israelis already have what the Arab revolutionaries say they want to achieve."

Media Ignore Palestinian Talk of No Jews Allowed in Palestinian State 
He was most specific on July 28, 2010, when, in an uber-compromising mood, he intoned: "I'm willing to agree to a thrid party that would supervise the [possible future Israeli-Palestinian] agreement, such as NATO forces, but I would not agree to having Jews among the NATO forces, or that there will live among us even a single Israeli on Palestinian land."  Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
http://townhall.com/political-cartoons/
Mitt Romney & Norman Coleman: Mistakes That Led to the Palestinian Statehood Bid, and How to Fix Them  "Unfortunately, the road was paved largely by a series of mistakes and miscalculations by President Obama. He and his administration have badly misunderstood the dynamics of the region. Instead of fostering stability and security, they have diminished U.S. authority and painted our ally Israel into a corner."
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"But beyond the diplomacy, we need to draw some lessons from the past three years of Obama’s presidency. A first lesson is that the United States needs a president who will not be a fair-weather friend of Israel. President Obama has shamefully broken with longstanding American traditions in distancing the United States from Israel, a fellow democracy and a beacon of freedom in the Middle East."

About the Fox/Google Republican debates



A few thoughts from JustOneMinute.

Romney is Running Rings Around Perry  "I hope Governor Rick Perry enjoyed his six-week run as the front runner of the GOP field, because it’s now over."  More on Perry here.
But just remember that Perry is the choice of the people of Texas; Romney is the choice of the people of Massachusetts. Shouldn't that scare conservatives just a bit?

The Cheat Sheet, September 23: You Go with the Candidates You Have… "Nine (!) candidates sparred last night in Orlando, in the FoxNews/Google (!) debate. Reactions here, here, here, and here. There are just a few months before the Iowa caucuses, so this is pretty much the field we’re faced with. We’re a tad pessimistic, but your mileage may vary." Numerous other links provided in this article.
It's become Romney, Perry and seven others

Can Perry Compete at This Level?  "The issue isn’t just that his performance was weak last night; it’s that he hasn’t shown improvement since his first time on stage. The Reagan debate should have been a massive wakeup call that he needed to buckle down. And after CNN/Tea Party Express, he should have dropped everything and made debate prep his #1 priority."

Gary WHO? The Best Line of the Night  "At the GOP debate, underdog candidate Gary Johnson finally gets a moment in the spotlight—and seizes it." Did he get his line from Rush Limbaugh?


Rick Perry: DonkeyHotey

American Thinker: NH Poll shows Perry falling, Romney surging  "Meanwhile, Perry tops Romney in a new Florida poll 28-22. These two polls reveal the conundrum for GOP voters; Romney runs well in the north but doesn't excite southern conservatives. Perry doesn't run as well in the north but would energize the conservative base in the south. Either one could beat Obama, although at the moment, independents prefer Romney."


Neal Boortz on the Debate:  "So that brings us back to Mitt Romney. I think at this point, it is his to lose. But what do I know? I’ve only been observing these elections for 40+ years on the radio."
More here.


Mitt Romney co-wrote this article on Obama's mideast failures I'm still very unsure of Romney and his changing of positions, so this post is not a campaign for the man. This merely reflects the gist of opinion lately, but as you can see below, not all are enthused with Romney. TD


Romney's weaknesses:

Mitt Romney: DonkeyHotey

Mitt Romney's Achilles' Heel "Although Mitt Romney has defended RomneyCare as a fitting solution to the medical insurance problem in Massachusetts, he has yet to face another issue which may very well be his Achilles' heel and make his nomination impossible. That is his support of gay marriage and the gay agenda in the schools of Massachusetts."

The Issue with Romney is the Issues  "A few of highlights from Romney’s record showing just how unfriendly he has been over the years to the ideas the tea party holds dear (links and details further below):  Details in the article.

NRO Symposium: Assessing the GOP presidential candidates’ performances. "Thursday night saw another debate among the candidates for the Republican presidential nomination. As is customary, National Review Online collected thoughts from a post-debate response team."
More listed here.  Assuming you trust Google, which I believe would reflect poorly on any Republican candidate.