Reason #37 – Obama Sees Better America as Election Nears

Posted on June 25, 2012 by ourfree50

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Reason #37

Obama Sees Better America as Election Nears

The same President Obama who has so often denigrated, or vilified America, was focused on bringing a different take as he twisted the 2012 State of the Union Address into just another campaign speech. Particularly striking was his very accurate statement that:

“…anyone who tells you that America is in decline or that our influence has waned, doesn’t know what they’re talking about.”^{^[i]}

Regrettably, those beautiful and very true words are far from his normal disapproving, apologetic, arrogant and condescending rhetoric. Here’s a few of his other observations on America’s success and influence:

“…we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass;….”^{^[ii]}

“…we’ve lost our ambition, our imagination…”^{^[iii]}

“Instead of strategically applying our power and our principles, too often we set those principles aside as luxuries that we could no longer afford.” ^{^[iv]}

“The way I think about it is, this is a great, great country that had gotten a little soft…we need to get back on track.” ^{^[v]}

“We used to have the best stuff. We used to be the envy of the world. People would come to our countries and they would say, look at — look at the Hoover Dam, look at the Golden Gate Bridge. Now people go to Beijing Airport and they say, I wish we had an airport like that.” ^{^[vi]}

Funny how things change according to audience and timing. Should he be re-elected in 2012, I’m sure we’ll hear how he really feels about America.

(Excerpt from 203 Reasons Not to Vote for Barack Obama)

[i] President Barack Obama, (Jan 24, 2012), White House web-site, Speeches & Remarks, Remarks by the President in State of the Union Address, retrieved January 25, 2012 from http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2012/01/25/2012-state-union-address-enhanced-version#transcript

[ii] President Barack Obama, (January 21, 2009), The White House web-site, White House Blog, President Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address, retrieved April 21, 2010 from http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/inaugural-address/

[iii] President Barack Obama (Oct. 26, 2011), White House web-site, Speeches & Remarks, Remarks by the President at a Campaign Event at W Hotel, San Francisco, CA, retrieved January 5, 2012 from http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/10/26/remarks-president-campaign-event-0

[iv] President Barack Obama, (May 21, 2009), White House web-site, Speeches & Remarks, Remarks by the President on National Security, retrieved December 5, 2011, from http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Remarks-by-the-President-On-National-Security-5-21-09/

[v] Jake Tapper, (September 29, 2011), ABC News web-site, Obama: U.S. Had “Gotten a Little Soft” in Last Couple Decades, Lost Competitiveness, retrieved December 5, 2011 from http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/09/obama-u-s-had-gotten-a-little-soft-in-last-couple-decades-lost-competitiveness/

[vi] President Barack Obama, (October 11, 2011), White House web-site, Speeches & Remarks, Remarks by the President on the American Jobs Act, given at IBEW #5 Training Center, Pittsburg, PA, retrieved December 16, 2011, from http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/10/11/remarks-president-american-jobs-act

Reason #35/36 – Obama: Americans Short on Ambition and Imagination/Obama: Ignorance and Arrogance of Americans

Posted on June 24, 2012 by ourfree50

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Reason #35

Obama: Americans Short on Ambition and Imagination

A study of Obama’s speeches, fundraisers, press conferences and other interactions – especially with foreign countries and targeted audiences here at home – will lead even the most casual observer to the conclusion that Obama sees a great deal wrong with America. He has called us “Mean-Spirited,”^{^[i]} “manic and self absorbed,”^{^[ii]}“soft”^{^[iii]} and more.

His Inaugural address seemed to offer a glimmer of decency, when he said:

“Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. Our minds are no less inventive…”^{^[iv]}

But, he quickly returned to normal. Speaking at an October, 2011 fundraiser in San Francisco, President Obama couldn’t resist the urge to ring that bell still another time, as he addressed his followers:

“Anybody been to Beijing Airport lately? Or driven on high-speed rail in Asia or Europe? What’s changed? Well, we’ve lost our ambition, our imagination, and our willingness to do the things that built the Golden Gate Bridge and Hoover Dam and unleashed all the potential in this country.”^{^[v]}

These are the words of the President of the United States, Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, who sends America’s men and women to war and sometimes death, believing in his heart that they – that we – are without ambition, or imagination.

(Excerpt from 203 Reasons Not to Vote for Barack Obama)

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Reason #36

Obama: Ignorance and Arrogance of Americans

Obama asserts early in his first book, that while living in Indonesia, he was taught by his mother, Ann Dunham:

“…to disdain” what she saw as “the blend of ignorance and arrogance that too often characterized Americans abroad.”^{^[vi]}

He also found the innocence of German, Japanese, British and American tourists in Kenya, “…vaguely insulting” and was angered by the attention they received from Kenyan waiters in a restaurant.^{^[vii]}

Perhaps these feelings account for some of his apologies for our Country – odd that his comments about Americans who cling to their religion and their guns, probably closely mimic the types of elitist condescension about which his mother was talking.

(Excerpt from 203 Reasons Not to Vote for Barack Obama)

[i] Allison J. Pugh, Associated Press, (Cambridge, MA 1990), “Law Journal’s Leader Wants to Help Poor,” appearing in National Section of Altoona Mirror, April 16, 1990, p. B7, retrieved from Newspaper Archive.com http://www.newspaperarchive.com/PdfViewerTags.aspx?img=70515705&firstvisit=true&src=search&currentResult=5&currentPage=0&fpo=False, using search terms “Barack Obama” “between years 1987-1995”, (Retrieved June 8, 2010)

[ii] Barack Obama, Dreams From my Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance, 1st pbk Edition, (New York, 2004, Three Rivers Press), 133

[iii] Jake Tapper, (September 29, 2011), ABC News web-site, Obama: U.S. Had “Gotten a Little Soft” in Last Couple Decades, Lost Competitiveness, retrieved December 5, 2011 from http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/09/obama-u-s-had-gotten-a-little-soft-in-last-couple-decades-lost-competitiveness/

[iv] President Barack Obama (Jan 20, 2009), White House web-site, The White House Blog, President Obama’s Inaugural Address, retrieved January 13, 2012 from http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/inaugural-address/

[v] President Barack Obama (Oct. 26, 2011), White House web-site, Speeches & Remarks, Remarks by the President at a Campaign Event at W Hotel, San Francisco, CA, retrieved January 5, 2012 from http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/10/26/remarks-president-campaign-event-0

[vi] Barack Obama, Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance, 1st pbk Edition, (New York, 2004, Three Rivers Press), 47

[vii] Barack Obama, The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream, (New York, 2006, Three Rivers Press), 312

Obama’s biographical brief edited repeatedly over 17 years with Kenyan birthplace (gunnyg.wordpress.com)
Barack Obama: The Story (csmonitor.com)
The Real Obama? (aangirfan.blogspot.com)

Reason #33/34 – Obama: Rewriting History/Obama: America has “Gotten a Little Soft”

Posted on June 23, 2012 by ourfree50

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Reason #33

Obama: Rewriting History

Speaking before the Cuban American Foundation, then Presidential Candidate Obama once again launched a verbal assault on then President George W. Bush. Based on Obama’s purported intellect, we can only presume that he knew the first portion of this statement to be a lie.

“…Since the Bush Administration launched a misguided war in Iraq. Its policy in the Americas has been negligent towards our friends, ineffective with our adversaries, disinterested in the challenges that matter in the peoples’ lives and incapable of advancing our interests in the region. No wonder then, that demagogues like Hugo Chavez have stepped into this vacuum.”^{^[i]}

“His predictable, yet perilous mix of anti-American rhetoric, authoritarian government, “checkbook diplomacy,” coddling the repressive regime in Cuba, offers the same false promise as the tried and failed ideologies of the past.”^{^[ii]}

Hugo Chavez was elected President of Venezuela in 1998. He “stepped into this vacuum” on Clinton’s – not Bush’s watch! Here, Obama talks judgmentally about “coddling the repressive regime in Cuba,” when he called for flexibility in dealing with Cuba at the Summit of the Americas. This might fit the definition of Hypocrisy!

As to the second portion of Obama’s statement, can you tell whether he is speaking about Bush, or Chavez? Did he know? Did he care?

(An excerpt from 203 Reasons Not to Vote for Barack Obama)

Reason #34

Obama: America has “gotten a little soft”

Apparently, Obama does sometimes consider America to be a decent country. On occasion, he has even – as shown in the following quote – called us “Great.” On September 29, 2011, speaking with Orlando WESH-TV’s Jim Payne, the President noted:

“The way I think about it is, this is a great, great country that had gotten a little soft and we didn’t have that same competitive edge that we needed over the last couple of decades. We need to get back on track.”^{^[iii]}

This is probably one of the nicest things Obama has ever said about America – before, or after becoming President.

(An excerpt from 203 Reasons Not to Vote for Barack Obama)

[i] Barack Obama, quoted in Jack Kelly, (May 27, 2008), Real Clear Politics web-site, Obama Obfuscates on Chavez & FARC, retrieved February 6, 2012 from http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/05/obama_obfuscates_on_chavez_far.html

[ii] Barack Obama, shown on YouTube video posted by “econalc”, (Aug 25, 2008), Obama’s Funniest Bloopers, retrieved February 6, 2012 from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxXh6ZWfbDg&feature=related

The Great Dictator (crockettlives.wordpress.com)
Obama asserts presidential powers he once spoke critically of (kansascity.com)

Reason 32 – America Sought to Dictate Terms

Posted on June 22, 2012 by ourfree50

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Reason #32

America Sought to Dictate Terms

In his first address to the Summit of the Americas, Obama affably responds to comments by Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega – a man responsible for death, destruction and the economic plunder of his own nation. Obama notes that we should not be trapped by history and suggests the need for flexibility in dealing with places like Cuba.

“…All of us must now renew the common stake that we have in one another. I know that promises of partnership have gone unfulfilled in the past, and that trust has to be earned over time. While the United States has done much to promote peace and prosperity in the hemisphere, we have at times been disengaged, and at times we sought to dictate our terms. But I pledge to you that we seek an equal partnership. (Applause.) There is no senior partner and junior partner in our relations; there is simply engagement based on mutual respect and common interests and shared values. So I’m here to launch a new chapter of engagement that will be sustained throughout my administration. (Applause.)

“To move forward, we cannot let ourselves be prisoners of past disagreements. I am very grateful that President Ortega — (applause) — I’m grateful that President Ortega did not blame me for things that happened when I was three months old. (Laughter.) Too often, an opportunity to build a fresh partnership of the Americas has been undermined by stale debates. And we’ve heard all these arguments before, these debates that would have us make a false choice between rigid, state-run economies or unbridled and unregulated capitalism; between blame for right-wing paramilitaries or left-wing insurgents; between sticking to inflexible policies with regard to Cuba or denying the full human rights that are owed to the Cuban people.^{^[i]}

Interestingly, while he strikes an apologetic tone by voicing his perception that the U.S. has, “at times been disengaged, and at times sought to dictate our terms,”(in Latin America), he makes no similar apology for attempting to overrule the Honduran Constitutional process by demanding the return to power of their ousted President, Manuel Zelaya.

[i] President Barack Obama, (April 17, 2009), White House web-site, Remarks by the President at the Summit of the Americas Opening Ceremony, retrieved December 7, 2011 from http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-summit-americas-opening-ceremony

Reason #30/31 – America is “Just downright mean!”/Obama: Americans “Manic and self-absorbed”

Posted on June 21, 2012 by ourfree50

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Reason #30

America is “just downright mean!”

In 1990, Obama called our Country “mean-spirited,” and ungenerous. Some might think this ancient history – as ancient as Obama’s association with Bill Ayers and Jeremiah Wright. But, In 2008, campaigning for her husband, before parishioners of a predominantly black South Carolina church, Michelle Obama gave her own view of life in America. According to Michelle:

“…life in America in 2008, and life is not good. We’re a divided country, we’re a country that is ‘just downright mean,’ we are ‘guided by fear.’ We’re a nation of cynics, sloths, and complacents.”^{^[i]}

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Reason #31

Obama: Americans Manic and Self Absorbed

In Dreams From my Father, Obama tells us that he decided to become a community organizer in 1983 and provides a few insights into his thinking. The first is that he was dedicated to “change” – change in everything from the White House to the Congress, to what he called the “manic and self absorbed” “mood of the country.”^{^[ii]}

[i] Lauren Collins,(March 10, 2008), The New Yorker.com Profiles, The Other Obama: Michelle Obama and the Politics of Candor, retrieved November 2, 2010 from http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/03/10/080310fa_fact_collins?currentPage=1

[ii] Barack Obama, Dreams From my Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance, 1st pbk Edition, (New York, 2004, Three Rivers Press), 133

Reason #28/29 – The Threat of Fundamental Transformation/America – A “Mean-Spirited” Country

Posted on June 20, 2012 by ourfree50

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Reason #28

The Threat of Fundamental Transformation

Obama has never changed his attitude towards America. Just as he hoped in 1990, “…to reshape America in a way that is less mean-spirited and more generous,”^{^[i]} on October 30, 2008, he told a University of Missouri audience that:

“We’re five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of America.”^{^[ii]}

He didn’t say he would fundamentally transform the way Washington did business. He said he would fundamentally transform our nation…and people cheered. They should have run. No man should ever seek to “fundamentally transform” a country that recognizes the God given “unalienable rights” of all men to “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.”^{^[iii]}

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Reason #29

America – A “Mean-Spirited” Country

Barack Obama established long ago, that he views America , not as the land of opportunity, but, as a “mean-spirited,” ungenerous nation that looks down on minorities. In 1990, Shortly after being elected the first black President of the Harvard Law Review – a great honor afforded him by his Harvard peers – Obama was quoted as saying:

“There’s certainly racism here [at Harvard]…

“Hopefully, more and more people will begin to feel their story is somehow part of this larger story of how we’re going to reshape America in a way that is less mean-spirited and more generous.”^{^[iv]} (Emphasis Added)

Obama’s opinion however, does not stand up to the facts. As he and his fellow Democrats have grown so fond of saying, “You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not to your own facts.”

It is in this “mean-spirited” country that Obama became President of the Harvard Law Review, a State Senator, a U.S. Senator and President of the United States. It is in this ungenerous nation that “…charitable giving has generally risen faster than the growth of the American economy…”^{^[v]} In fact, according to The American, “no developed country approaches American giving.”^{^[vi]}

Commenting on a survey by the Charities Aid Foundation in Britain, the Philanthropy Roundtable’s Adam Meyerson called this “…consistent with many other studies showing that America is by far the most charitable country on Earth.”^{^[vii]}

We need look only as far as our own soldiers, who historically have given of their own limited resources to help children and others in the nations in which they have served. I can remember interviewing a U.S. Navy Corpsman in Vietnam, who sent a large portion of his paycheck home to purchase clothing, soap, food and over the counter medications that could be given to the local population.

Given our rich history of giving and of opportunity, it is difficult to explain a President who sees our people as “mean-spirited” and ungenerous, and who sees a need for “fundamentally transforming the United States of America.”

[ii] Barack Obama, (October 30, 2008), the Missourian Web-site, Thousands cheer Obama at rally for change, retrieved January 1, 2011 from http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2008/10/30/obama-speaks-crowd-40000/

[iii] Declaration of Independence, (July 4, 1776)

[iv] Allison J. Pugh, Associated Press, (Cambridge, MA 1990), “Law Journal’s Leader Wants to Help Poor,” appearing in National Section of Altoona Mirror, April 16, 1990, p. B7, retrieved from Newspaper Archive.com http://www.newspaperarchive.com/PdfViewerTags.aspx?img=70515705&firstvisit=true&src=search&currentResult=5&currentPage=0&fpo=False, using search terms “Barack Obama” “between years 1987-1995”, (Retrieved June 8, 2010)

[v] Arthur C. Brooks, (Mar/April 2008), “The American: The online magazine of the American Enterprise Institute, A Nation of Givers, retrieved January 29, 2012, from http://www.american.com/archive/2008/march-april-magazine-contents/a-nation-of-givers

Enterprise Institute, A Nation of Givers, retrieved January 29, 2012, from http://www.american.com/archive/2008/march-april-magazine-contents/a-nation-of-givers

[vii] Jason L. Riley, (December 23, 2011), Wall Street Journal web-site, Opinion: Political Diary, America the Generous, retrieved December 24, 2011, from http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204464404577116710690931258.html?mod=rss_opinion_main

Reason #27 – Inspirational Words from Barack Obama

Posted on June 19, 2012 by ourfree50

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Reason #27

Inspirational Words from Barack Obama

“So what has been accomplished here in America is nothing short of remarkable. It’s often been said that America is a country for the future. Well, that future has now arrived. And despite the uncertainties over the last two years, we have stepped onto the world stage as a major financial and economic power.

“We did not arrive at this point by simply chance or good fortune. Our success came because of hard work and the perseverance of the American people, the entrepreneurial spirit of many in this room, and the vision of leaders…”^{^[i]}

These were the exciting words of President Barack Obama – a true patriot – a man who believes in American Exceptionalism.

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“So what has been accomplished here in Brazil is nothing short of remarkable. It’s often been said that Brazil is a country for the future. Well, that future has now arrived. And despite the uncertainties over the last two years, you have stepped onto the world stage as a major financial and economic power.

“You did not arrive at this point by simply chance or good fortune. Your success came because of hard work and the perseverance of the Brazilian people, the entrepreneurial spirit of many in this room, and the vision of leaders…”^{^[i]}

But, just to show he’s thinking about us, here’s four quick statements Obama did make about America and Americans.

“…we’ve lost our ambition, our imagination, ”^{^[ii]}

“…the “manic and self absorbed” “mood of the country,”^{^[iii]}

“…we went off course…”^{^[iv]}

“…great country that had gotten a little soft…”^{^[v]}

There’s been many more awe inspiring moments from the teleprompters of President Barack Obama. Read 203 Reasons Not to Vote for Barack Obama for more.

[i] President Barack Obama, (Mar. 19, 2011), White House web-site, Speeches & Remarks, Remarks by the President at CEO Business Summit in Brasilia, Brazil, retrieved March 12, 2012 from http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/03/19/remarks-president-ceo-business-summit-brasilia-brazil

[ii] President Barack Obama (Oct. 26, 2011), White House web-site, Speeches & Remarks, Remarks by the President at a Campaign Event at W Hotel, San Francisco, CA, retrieved January 5, 2012 from http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/10/26/remarks-president-campaign-event-0

[iii] Barack Obama, Dreams From my Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance, 1st pbk Edition, (New York, 2004, Three Rivers Press), 133

Reason 26 – Obama and Sterilization Capsules

Posted on June 18, 2012 by ourfree50

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Reason #26

Obama and Sterilization Capsules

Another Obama pick is Dr. John Holdren, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. He is indeed, an interesting addition to the Obama Team and a person who would probably like to weigh in on the current contraceptive issue. In 1977, he co-authored a book called Ecoscience, providing several population control options, including a system in which a long term sterilization capsule could be implanted under the skin of young girls when they reach puberty – a capsule that “…might be removable, with official permission, for a limited number of births.”^{^[i]}

The selection of Holdren as Director of Science and Technology Policy says a great deal about Obama – and provides a serious warning for the rest of America.

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[i] Paul R. Ehrlich, Anne H. Ehrlich & John Holdren, Ecoscience: Population, Resources, Environment, (San Francisco, 1977, W. H. Freeman), 787

Liberals, America and the World

Reason 24/25 – Obama Denies Parents’ Right to Know of Abortions/Abortion and Slavery

Posted on June 17, 2012 by ourfree50

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Reason #24

Obama Denies Parents’ Right to Know of Abortions

Senator Obama voted against the 2006 Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act. His was a vote to allow “…taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions.” In other words, Obama believes that if you live in a state that requires parental consent for abortion, it’s o.k. for your 14 year old daughter to cross state lines, or to be taken across state lines by someone else, in order to have an abortion in a state with no such requirements.^{^[i]}

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Reason #25

Abortion and Slavery

After more than a year of controversy and delays, Dawn Johnsen, President Obama’s early pick as the head of the Dept. of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel, withdrew from consideration in April, 2010.^{^[ii]}

Johnsen’s nomination was apparently negatively affected by “her positions on torture and the investigation of previous administration actions.”^{^[iii]} But, we can’t say that President Obama didn’t try. And why did her nomination stay on the table for more than a year? Could it have had anything to do with her position on abortion?

As the head of the National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL) in 1989, Johnsen filed a brief with the Supreme Court, in which she asserted that “Any restriction that makes abortion less accessible is, in her view, tantamount to ‘involuntary servitude’ because it ‘requires a woman to provide continuous physical service to the fetus in order to further the state’s asserted interest [in the life of the unborn].’ In effect, a woman ‘is constantly aware for nine months that her body is not her own: the state has conscripted her body for its own ends.’ Such ‘forced pregnancy,’ she contends, violates the Thirteenth Amendment, which prohibits slavery.”^{^[iv]}

[i] On the Issues: Every Political Leader on Every Issue, Vote number 2006-216 notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions on Jul 25, 2006 regarding bill S.403 Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act – Results: Passed 65-34 – Democrats voting on 2006-216, retrieved January 9, 2012 from http://www.ontheissues.org/SenateVote/Party_2006-216.htm

[ii] Sam Stein, (April 9, 2010), The Huffington Post web-site, Dawn Johnsen, Key Obama Justice Nominee, Withdraws Her Nomination, retrieved March 9, 2011 from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/09/dawn-johnsen-key-obama-ju_n_532445.html

[iii] Sam Stein, (April 9, 2010), The Huffington Post web-site, Dawn Johnsen, Key Obama Justice Nominee, Withdraws Her Nomination, retrieved March 9, 2011 from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/09/dawn-johnsen-key-obama-ju_n_532445.html

[iv] Andrew McCarthy, (undated), National Review Online, Lawyer’s Lawyer, Radical’s Radical: Meet Obama DOJ nominee Dawn Johnsen, retrieved March 9, 2011 from http://nrd.nationalreview.com/article/?q=YzcyODUwNjAwNzg3YTYyZjBiOWU3ZTQwZmYzOGIwOGQ=

Reason 23 – Obama Takes Credit for Comfortable Deaths

Posted on June 16, 2012 by ourfree50

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Reason #23

Obama Takes Credit for Comfortable Deaths

Nurse Jill Stanek, during her testimony before the Illinois Senate Judiciary Committee in March, 2001, described a horrific scenario of aborted, but surviving babies being left in a hospital’s soiled utility closet – there to die alone and without medical assistance. Then State Senator Barack Obama, was according to Nurse Stanek, “unfazed” by her testimony. But, while he may have been “unfazed” by her graphic descriptions, he was apparently listening. He proved this in 2002, when Ms. Stanek again testified before the same Committee. Obama reportedly responded to her later testimony, noting:

“’Ms. Stanek, your initial testimony last year showed your dismay at the lack of regard for human life.” “I agreed with you last year, and we suggested that there be a Comfort Room or something of that nature be done. The hospital acknowledged that and changes were made and you are still unimpressed. It sounds to me like you are really not interested in how these fetuses are treated, but rather not providing absolutely any medical care or life to them.”^{^[i]}

In addition to his apparent callousness, Obama seems to be claiming personal credit for setting up the “Comfort Room” in response to Stanek’s 2001 testimony. He apparently forgot to consider that the room was implemented four months before her first appearance before his Committee.

[i] Jill Stanek, (Jan. 18, 2008), WND Web-Site, WND Commentary, PLAY IT AGAIN, SAM: Barack Obama and the Comfort Room, retrieved January 19, 2012 from http://www.wnd.com/2008/06/67328/

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Reason #37

Obama Sees Better America as Election Nears

“…anyone who tells you that America is in decline or that our influence has waned, doesn’t know what they’re talking about.”[i]

“…we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass;….”[ii]

“…we’ve lost our ambition, our imagination…”[iii]

“Instead of strategically applying our power and our principles, too often we set those principles aside as luxuries that we could no longer afford.” [iv]

“The way I think about it is, this is a great, great country that had gotten a little soft…we need to get back on track.” [v]

“We used to have the best stuff. We used to be the envy of the world. People would come to our countries and they would say, look at — look at the Hoover Dam, look at the Golden Gate Bridge. Now people go to Beijing Airport and they say, I wish we had an airport like that.” [vi]

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Reason #35

Obama: Americans Short on Ambition and Imagination

“Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. Our minds are no less inventive…”[iv]

“Anybody been to Beijing Airport lately? Or driven on high-speed rail in Asia or Europe? What’s changed? Well, we’ve lost our ambition, our imagination, and our willingness to do the things that built the Golden Gate Bridge and Hoover Dam and unleashed all the potential in this country.”[v]

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Reason #36

Obama: Ignorance and Arrogance of Americans

“…to disdain” what she saw as “the blend of ignorance and arrogance that too often characterized Americans abroad.”[vi]

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Reason #33

Obama: Rewriting History

“His predictable, yet perilous mix of anti-American rhetoric, authoritarian government, “checkbook diplomacy,” coddling the repressive regime in Cuba, offers the same false promise as the tried and failed ideologies of the past.”[ii]

Reason #34

Obama: America has “gotten a little soft”

“The way I think about it is, this is a great, great country that had gotten a little soft and we didn’t have that same competitive edge that we needed over the last couple of decades. We need to get back on track.”[iii]

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Reason #32

America Sought to Dictate Terms

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Reason #30

America is “just downright mean!”

“…life in America in 2008, and life is not good. We’re a divided country, we’re a country that is ‘just downright mean,’ we are ‘guided by fear.’ We’re a nation of cynics, sloths, and complacents.”[i]

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Reason #31

Obama: Americans Manic and Self Absorbed

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Reason #28

The Threat of Fundamental Transformation

“We’re five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of America.” [ii]

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Reason #29

America – A “Mean-Spirited” Country

“There’s certainly racism here [at Harvard]…

“Hopefully, more and more people will begin to feel their story is somehow part of this larger story of how we’re going to reshape America in a way that is less mean-spirited and more generous.” [iv] (Emphasis Added)

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Reason #27

Inspirational Words from Barack Obama

“We did not arrive at this point by simply chance or good fortune. Our success came because of hard work and the perseverance of the American people, the entrepreneurial spirit of many in this room, and the vision of leaders…”[i]

DON’T MISS THIS:

“You did not arrive at this point by simply chance or good fortune. Your success came because of hard work and the perseverance of the Brazilian people, the entrepreneurial spirit of many in this room, and the vision of leaders…”[i]

“…we’ve lost our ambition, our imagination, ”[ii]

“…the “manic and self absorbed” “mood of the country,” [iii]

“…we went off course…”[iv]

“…great country that had gotten a little soft…”[v]

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Reason #26

Obama and Sterilization Capsules

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Liberals, America and the World

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Reason #24

Obama Denies Parents’ Right to Know of Abortions

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Reason #25

Abortion and Slavery

144 Days Remaining!

Reason #23

Obama Takes Credit for Comfortable Deaths

“…anyone who tells you that America is in decline or that our influence has waned, doesn’t know what they’re talking about.”^{^[i]}

“…we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass;….”^{^[ii]}

“…we’ve lost our ambition, our imagination…”^{^[iii]}

“Instead of strategically applying our power and our principles, too often we set those principles aside as luxuries that we could no longer afford.” ^{^[iv]}

“The way I think about it is, this is a great, great country that had gotten a little soft…we need to get back on track.” ^{^[v]}

“We used to have the best stuff. We used to be the envy of the world. People would come to our countries and they would say, look at — look at the Hoover Dam, look at the Golden Gate Bridge. Now people go to Beijing Airport and they say, I wish we had an airport like that.” ^{^[vi]}

“Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. Our minds are no less inventive…”^{^[iv]}

“…to disdain” what she saw as “the blend of ignorance and arrogance that too often characterized Americans abroad.”^{^[vi]}

“His predictable, yet perilous mix of anti-American rhetoric, authoritarian government, “checkbook diplomacy,” coddling the repressive regime in Cuba, offers the same false promise as the tried and failed ideologies of the past.”^{^[ii]}

“The way I think about it is, this is a great, great country that had gotten a little soft and we didn’t have that same competitive edge that we needed over the last couple of decades. We need to get back on track.”^{^[iii]}

“…life in America in 2008, and life is not good. We’re a divided country, we’re a country that is ‘just downright mean,’ we are ‘guided by fear.’ We’re a nation of cynics, sloths, and complacents.”^{^[i]}

“We’re five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of America.”^{^[ii]}

“Hopefully, more and more people will begin to feel their story is somehow part of this larger story of how we’re going to reshape America in a way that is less mean-spirited and more generous.”^{^[iv]} (Emphasis Added)

“We did not arrive at this point by simply chance or good fortune. Our success came because of hard work and the perseverance of the American people, the entrepreneurial spirit of many in this room, and the vision of leaders…”^{^[i]}

“You did not arrive at this point by simply chance or good fortune. Your success came because of hard work and the perseverance of the Brazilian people, the entrepreneurial spirit of many in this room, and the vision of leaders…”^{^[i]}

“…we’ve lost our ambition, our imagination, ”^{^[ii]}

“…the “manic and self absorbed” “mood of the country,”^{^[iii]}

“…we went off course…”^{^[iv]}

“…great country that had gotten a little soft…”^{^[v]}

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