A couple of days ago in an interview President Obama basically said the
only reason some Republicans oppose the things he's doing is because FOX News
and Rush Limbaugh make them worry about their seats in the House and what their
constituents might think of them.
"The truth is that most of the big issues that are going to make a
difference in the life of this country for the next thirty or forty years are
complicated and require tough decisions, but are not rocket science. We know
that to fix our economy, we've got to make sure: that we have the most
competitive workforce in the world, that we have a better education system,
that we are investing in research and development, that we've got world-class
infrastructure, that we're reducing our health care costs, and that we're
expanding our exports. On issues like immigration, we have a pretty good sense
of what's broken in the system and how to fix it. On climate change, it's a
daunting task. But we know what releases carbon into the atmosphere, and we
have tools right now that would start scaling that back, although we'd still
need some big technological breakthrough. So the question is not, Do we have
policies that might work? It is, Can we mobilize the political will to
act?"
"And I think if you talk privately to Democrats and Republicans,
particularly those who have been around for a while, they long for the days
when they could socialize and introduce bipartisan legislation and feel
productive. So I don't think the issue is whether or not there are people of
goodwill in either party that want to get something done. I think what we
really have to do is change some of the incentive structures so that people
feel liberated to pursue some common ground. One of the biggest factors is
going to be how the media shapes debates. If a Republican member of Congress is
not punished on Fox News or by Rush Limbaugh for working with a Democrat on a
bill of common interest, then you'll see more of them doing it."
Really? Is that what you really
believe, Mr. President? Are you so blinded
by your left-wing partisanship that you believe anyone who opposes your views
is influenced not by their own rational beliefs but by Rush Limbaugh and FOX
News? Or are you just so narcissistic
that you believe no one could disagree with you unless they are forced to
disagree by radical right-wing nutjobs?
As much as I hate to bad mouth the President of the United States, after 30
years of serving my country both in the military and in Civil Service, I must
say that you, Sir, are displaying the characteristics of an idiot. Is that a politically correct enough way to
express my opinion of what the President says?
I'm trying to be as respectful as I can but it's difficult when the man
makes statements like that. It's
interesting how the President attacks the only right leaning news outlet and
right leaning talk show hosts because they don't support and agree with his
agenda. The other media outlets seem to
have fallen in line with the President.
They never criticize him, don't question his actions, intentions or
motives. They let him do whatever he
wants to do and praise things like the "60 Minutes" interview, after
which Steve Croft really needed to wipe his face with toilet paper.
It's truly sad that most of the media in this country has become so far
left, so in the tank for Obama that the only people in media who oppose him get
attacked by the President himself. It
seems beneath the office of the President to attack individual media outlets
for not supporting him. At least, it
seems beneath the office of the President if Obama wasn't in it. I'm not surprised by anything this man
does. If he and his cronies succeed in
getting him a third term in office I will be forced to decide if I still want
to live in the United States of Obama.
Sad but true.
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