tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post5099450865062010451..comments2024-03-28T09:42:35.673-05:00Comments on Althouse: "Should President Obama be trying to persuade voters that the economy is recovering?"Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger119125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-16731635887612913532012-08-24T12:00:55.776-05:002012-08-24T12:00:55.776-05:00Astro said,
"Clinton's hope has to be th...Astro said, <br />"Clinton's hope has to be that Obama wins reelection, and then Biden gets removed and replaced with Hillary."<br /><br /><br />I don't know. Even Hillary is beginning to realize this administration is running the country into a ditch. I don't think she wants to be connected with this fiasco. Notice she hasn't been in the news lately.Rustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938263272237104128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-53372545834811769922012-08-24T08:14:55.759-05:002012-08-24T08:14:55.759-05:00Just wondering out loud here (well, in dots on a s...Just wondering out loud here (well, in dots on a screen...)<br />Does Clinton see the selection of Ryan as ending any hope of Clinton being in the DC spotlight again?<br />He's got to know that if the economy recovers under Romney (a reasonable assumption), it will likely be 8 years for Romney. And Ryan already looks ready to follow Romney.<br />So if Romney wins, Hillary's slim chance is gone completely.<br /><br />Clinton's hope has to be that Obama wins reelection, and then Biden gets removed and replaced with Hillary.Astrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588265716990310130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-31703834007871593312012-08-24T07:48:01.611-05:002012-08-24T07:48:01.611-05:00garage mahal said...
At :27 in the video, on the w...garage mahal said...<br />At :27 in the video, on the word "we", Clinton's eyes shift to his left - the tell-tale sign of a liar<br /><br />So while you examine body language for lies, what do you think of this real life howler? from Romney? Added bonus: It involves Bill Clinton<br /><br /><br /><br />No.<br />The real howler is that Obama is doing so well he has to rely on a previous presidents success to make him look successful.<br />Pitiful. Just pitiful.Rustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938263272237104128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-39228782297473945672012-08-23T23:52:34.042-05:002012-08-23T23:52:34.042-05:00Barack Obama Junior has been trained from childhoo...Barack Obama Junior has been trained from childhood in the use of newspeak and doublethink. Whatever he says is, by definition, the truth. If you refuse to believe him, that is a flaw in your nature, and you ought to be silenced for the good of society.<br /><br />Bill Clinton is just an outstanding liar, to quote Bob Kerrey. Lying comes naturally to him. In the art of propaganda, though, Clinton was an amateur.J Baustianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03481377099209279570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-49718766446558043262012-08-23T21:43:37.129-05:002012-08-23T21:43:37.129-05:00You just know that Bill got paid for doing this. W...You just know that Bill got paid for doing this. Well, actually not paid in cash, but in political capital. He couldn't turn down a request for his help without causing major political damage for his family. And Chelsea has recently expressed an interest in eventually running for office.<br /><br />Next, it's obvious he didn't write his little speech. He's smarter than that. Whenever he makes an argument he uses numbers, and he's convincing. This spot made no sense.<br /><br />He claims Obama is going to return us to full employment through innovation, education and job training. We know that all has long term benefits but won't improve people's prospects for jobs in the near term. Look at all the wonderfully trained recent college graduates who can't find work. <br /><br />He also claims Romney's plan is limited to cutting taxes for the wealthy and deregulation. Is that all there is? <br /><br />You don't have to be an economist to know that businesses will start investing in production and hiring when they feel more secure. When production increases and there is a demand for labor, wages go up. Then the middle class is strengthened.<br /><br />Obama does not inspire confidence in the business sector. Why is that? Maybe because he doesn't seem to know about business, he only knows how to spend, not how to create. Why hasn't he communicated with the public about the progress his stimulus plan has accomplished? What technologies have been developed under his leadership? The more money he gets the more money he'll waste. Rosalyn C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05868527120018363058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-66795769900004486652012-08-23T20:41:59.447-05:002012-08-23T20:41:59.447-05:00Colonel Angus said...
I wholeheartedly suppor...Colonel Angus said...<br /><br /> I wholeheartedly support the Obama administration intense focus on some obscure Missouri congressman's dumbass comments while Romney & Ryan focus on fringe issues like the stagnant economy, 8.5% unemployment and soaring debt.<br /><br />You rock - any day now, the palace guard media will start talking about Mitt Romney's navel fuzz and then drown the airwaves with talking head blabber beginning with "While we should be talking about this nightmare of unemployment, home foreclosures and bankrupted cities, we find that we need to still talk about Mitt Romney's navel hair fuzz".<br /><br />I stopped watching them all this week....every sinle person I know has made up their mind and....and per my unofficial small sampling, it will be a landslide for Romney and Ryan in November.<br /><br />People are more sick to death of the palace guard media than Obama - and that seems to be saying a lot.PianoLessonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17501310618624381801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-78004688878180193602012-08-23T19:43:11.834-05:002012-08-23T19:43:11.834-05:00Roadkill: If Clinton is left-handed then, accordin...Roadkill: If Clinton is left-handed then, according to NLP, the eye access meanings are flipped.<br /><br />However, NLP instructors do warn that when a subject accesses constructed sounds or imges, it does not necessarily mean that the subject is lying.<br /><br />There has been some <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0040259" rel="nofollow">experimental research testing eye accesses</a> with regard to lying which has failed to demonstrate the correlation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-59520564035200414252012-08-23T19:18:37.272-05:002012-08-23T19:18:37.272-05:00Creeley23 said:
"At :27 in the video, on the...Creeley23 said:<br /><br />"At :27 in the video, on the word "we", Clinton's eyes shift to his left - the tell-tale sign of a liar<br /><br />Meade: Where did you get that?<br /><br />In NLP they teach that when someone looks to the left they are accessing memories. It's when they look to the right that they are accessing situations that they are constructing, i.e. making up."<br /><br />Clinton is left-handed. Does that mean he looks to the right when he's lying? (That's a lot of looks to the right.)<br /><br />Of course, Hillary would know for sure.Roadkillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09707416011632959777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-15776958642599142962012-08-23T18:38:38.233-05:002012-08-23T18:38:38.233-05:00Entitlements in their present form they are fiscal...<i>Entitlements in their present form they are fiscally unsustainable.</i><br /><br />Think Greece.Dantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07393170116669470751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-48016531985306278192012-08-23T18:17:08.225-05:002012-08-23T18:17:08.225-05:00Colonel Angus said...
I wholeheartedly support the...Colonel Angus said...<br />I wholeheartedly support the Obama administration intense focus on some obscure Missouri congressman's dumbass comments while Romney & Ryan focus on fringe issues like the stagnant economy, 8.5% unemployment and soaring debt.<br /><br />That's a winning strategy if I ever saw one<br /><br />===================<br />The message is not targeted to an older white male conservative like you.<br /><br />The casting of that ignorant hick Right to Lifer as a typical Republican anti-woman pol is for the Obamites to target the younger woman demographic. <br />As well as older women that may be personally pro-life, but who believe the state has no right to:<br /><br />1. Force another woman to have a rape baby.<br />2. Force another woman to carry to term a deformed monster or fetus with severe genetic disease likely to die or be 100% dependent.<br />3. Really, really get pissed at religious right Republicans that believe it is impossible to get pregnant from rape unless the woman enjoyed the rape.<br />Cedarfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602418702398818596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-24568932159733150422012-08-23T16:52:39.734-05:002012-08-23T16:52:39.734-05:00Billy is doing to Obama what Monica did to him.
H...Billy is doing to Obama what Monica did to him.<br /><br />Have to wonder if uses knee padsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-10032234514311201652012-08-23T16:05:26.814-05:002012-08-23T16:05:26.814-05:00Colonel Angus--your take is pretty much the same a...Colonel Angus--your take is pretty much the same as mine--I think Bubba recognizes the need to be a good democrat and it will make him easier to continue his influence with the party. I gotta tell you, though, Bubba seems like a long time ago in a galaxy far far away. But he is likely to keep the 40 something dems on the reservation.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00841359400383848914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-67767578925845719912012-08-23T15:46:49.265-05:002012-08-23T15:46:49.265-05:00What if he is not an idiot, but believes "fai...<i>What if he is not an idiot, but believes "fairness" is more important than "progress."</i><br /><br />Dante: Obama is a peculiar, complex character. I think this is a large part of his thinking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-53964629957413519432012-08-23T15:45:56.901-05:002012-08-23T15:45:56.901-05:00Entitlements in their present form they are fiscal...<i>Entitlements in their present form they are fiscally unsustainable. There isn't a marginal tax rate that will change that. So they will have to change. The only question is how will they change, and how much suffering will occur as a consequence.</i><br /><br />Once the entitlement fangs are firmly latched on to the body politic, there's no prying them off. Look at Europe. Once you go far enough down that path, you're down the rabbit hole and there's no way back-- only further down. Take France (which is not even the worst case). Even if France elects the occasional Sarkozy (like that's "austerity"), when the French feel their entitlements are threatened they go whole hog socialist and elect Hollande, the 75% taxer. <br /><br />After a second term of Obama, and Obamacare entrenched, I'm afraid we'll have reached the point of no return. We will have become a European-style welfare state, and we'll be caught in the European vicious cycle.<br /><br />You're right, something will have to change. But in the past, hitting rock bottom fiscal crises have led to ugly things like, you know, fascism and war.yashuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716156754089411837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-16209913084058015132012-08-23T15:42:47.136-05:002012-08-23T15:42:47.136-05:00At :27 in the video, on the word "we", C...<i>At :27 in the video, on the word "we", Clinton's eyes shift to his left - the tell-tale sign of a liar</i><br /><br />Meade: Where did you get that?<br /><br />In <a href="http://www.nlpu.com/Articles/artic14.htm" rel="nofollow">NLP they teach</a> that when someone looks to the left they are accessing memories. It's when they look to the right that they are accessing situations that they are constructing, i.e. making up.<br /><br />In my experience there is some truth to this, but I wouldn't take it to the bank.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-44779891981519858322012-08-23T15:27:42.644-05:002012-08-23T15:27:42.644-05:00I wonder if Clinton is forgetting that "his&q...I wonder if Clinton is forgetting that "his" growth was underpinned with the help of a noted Randian, Alan Greenspan.chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-12113436970072153372012-08-23T15:23:28.411-05:002012-08-23T15:23:28.411-05:00Once established, Obama's programs are going t...<i>Once established, Obama's programs are going to be firmly ingrained, and impossible to get rid of.</i><br /><br />Entitlements in their present form they are fiscally unsustainable. There isn't a marginal tax rate that will change that. So they will have to change. The only question is how will they change, and how much suffering will occur as a consequence.rehajmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14554135440560051175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-27502765865722283442012-08-23T15:15:11.388-05:002012-08-23T15:15:11.388-05:00I wonder what typical 20-somethings think about Bi...<i>I wonder what typical 20-somethings think about Bill Clinton.</i><br /><br />Considering he was first elected president 20 yrs ago, probably not much -- as in unfamiliarity, not disdain -- among the younger (say <25) cohort. At most maybe television footage, recent newsclips, or what they heard from their parents. Not the real-time live-feed memories of their elders.<br /><br />This is a base-rallying ad aimed at people old enough to have voted for Clinton.furious_ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11239113391394176670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-32431234015231540942012-08-23T15:14:43.606-05:002012-08-23T15:14:43.606-05:00Oh, and the missing piece, is that the more the go...Oh, and the missing piece, is that the more the government owes, the more the future will need to look to government for sustenance. They will be serfs to the government, enslaved with financial chains, and therefore it will be easier to put the yoke on them.<br /><br />Government programs are hard to get rid of, once established.<br /><br />With regards Obama, I found Romney so distasteful I was almost hoping for an Obama win, so the pot would heat up faster and the frog would jump out. However, I've been convinced this is not likely to be the case. Once established, Obama's programs are going to be firmly ingrained, and impossible to get rid of.Dantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07393170116669470751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-19069817345110348612012-08-23T15:11:16.643-05:002012-08-23T15:11:16.643-05:00An extremely good liar when he wants to be and a s...An extremely good liar when he wants to be and a somewhat dispassionate speaker for this President. Almost like a wink and nod to Clinton Dems to go vote for Romney.Issob Moroccohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05392541167916392868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-44877456727399801022012-08-23T15:09:22.897-05:002012-08-23T15:09:22.897-05:00Or maybe he really is an idiot.
What if he is not...<i>Or maybe he really is an idiot.</i><br /><br />What if he is not an idiot, but believes "fairness" is more important than "progress."<br /><br />Perhaps he has convinced himself that fairness will yield improvement to the average lot. I think some philosophers have used predicate calculus to prove one is better off, on average, when born into the "fair" society than the (sort of) merit based society we have now.<br /><br />I personally do not know how someone can prove such a thing. Probably there are assumptions in there such as innovation continues at the same rate.<br /><br />I like Yogi Berra's observation:<br /><br />In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.Dantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07393170116669470751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-14831640537392724262012-08-23T15:02:38.458-05:002012-08-23T15:02:38.458-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.furious_ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11239113391394176670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-31367203668253788682012-08-23T14:57:44.626-05:002012-08-23T14:57:44.626-05:00"Bartlett & Steele recommended a 75% marg..."Bartlett & Steele recommended a 75% marginal tax just this week in the Philly Inquirer for earnings over $10 Million. I wonder what Obama's NBA star pals think of that idea?"<br /><br />Interesting! I was just watching an old Twilight zone where a guy who wished for a million dollars got it from a genie. He gave away about 60K, then an IRS guys shows up and tells himi he owes 940K in taxes (900K in federal), leaving him with nothing. I forgot that the tax rates used to be that high. They REALLY want to go back to those days! Only now, LOTS more prople are flirting with million dollar salaries and it is worth much less than when Rod Serling was creating these shows.Dave Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06822771858627492500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-84445298988909275152012-08-23T14:48:21.206-05:002012-08-23T14:48:21.206-05:00"At :27 in the video, on the word "we&qu..."At :27 in the video, on the word "we", Clinton's eyes shift to his left - the tell-tale sign of a liar"<br /><br />Meade's Clinton fetish is duly noted.<br /><br />btw, eagerly awaiting Bush43's pro-mittens' political ad! lolshilohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16490952508600134457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-30526506981496332662012-08-23T14:47:34.637-05:002012-08-23T14:47:34.637-05:00By every single one of Obama's own metrics, Ob...By every single one of Obama's own metrics, Obama has failed. <br /><br />He said he would cut the deficit in half in his first term. Fail.<br /><br />He said unemployment would be at 5.5%. Fail.<br /><br />He said we'd have hundreds of thousands of new green solar energy jobs. Fail<br /><br />He said there would be what, a million electric vehicles on the road? Fail.<br /><br />He said foreclosures would stop. Fail.<br /><br />He said the oceans would recede. Fail.<br /><br />He said he'd have a budget. Fail, fail, fail, fail. <br /><br />He said his administration would be transparent. Fail.<br /><br />He said there would be no cronies being rewarded. Fail.<br /><br />He said America would be loved again. Fail.<br /><br />He said the middle class would be helped. Fail.<br /><br />To his credit, he did say if we voted for McCain we'd havea dummy for a VP for the next four years, and in that he was most certainly correct.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com