Obama and “The Same Rules?” – Reason #57

Posted on July 15, 2012 by ourfree50

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“When Everyone Plays by the Same Rules”

How many times have we heard President Obama say:

“I believe that this country succeeds when everyone gets a fair shot, when everyone does their fair share, when everyone plays by the same rules. These aren’t Democratic values or Republican values. These aren’t 1 percent values or 99 percent values. They’re American values. And we have to reclaim them.”^{^[i]}

It is a fitting illustration of this Administration’s hypocrisy to note that as of September, 2010, Obama and his Administration were “reclaiming” these American values as follows:

41 White House Aides owed $831,000 in back taxes

1,971 members of Holder’s Dept. of Justice, owed $14,350,152 in overdue taxes

4,856 members of the Dept. of Homeland Security, owed $37,012,174 to the IRS

In all, federal employees throughout the U.S. owed one billion dollars in back taxes^{^[ii]}

Obama rails against so-called “millionaires and billionaires” (he really means everybody making over $250,000 per year) not paying their fair share. Obama preaches the need for redistributing America’s wealth, in order to give everyone a fair shot. But, at the end of the day, it appears that Obama and members of his Administration mean to promote American values only with our money – not theirs.

[i] President Barack Obama, (Dec. 6, 2011), White House web-site, Speeches & Remarks, Remarks by the President on the Economy in Osawatomie, Kansas, retrieved February 6, 2012 from http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/12/06/remarks-president-economy-osawatomie-kansas

[ii] Andrew Malcolm (Sep. 10, 2010), LA Times Web-site, Political Commentary, Top of the Ticket, 41 Obama White House aides owe the IRS $831,000 in back taxes — and they’re not alone, retrieved February 6, 2012 from http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2010/09/congress-taxes-irs.html

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Ready to Gift Your Job?” – Reason #53

Posted on July 11, 2012 by ourfree50

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Freedom of Speech a Distraction

Mark Lloyd, often dubbed the “Diversity Czar,” is actually Obama’s Chief Diversity Officer, Associate General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission. In his book, Prologue to a Farce, Lloyd makes a comment that may not place him so far from Obama’s Regulatory Czar, Cass Sunstein.

“At the very least, blind references to freedom of speech or the press serve as a DISTRACTION from the critical examination of other communications policies.”^{^[i]}

He also has some disturbing views of interracial relationships and affirmative action in America, that make his appointment as “Diversity Czar” somewhat troubling. In one statement, the “Diversity Czar” tells us that – at least in his eyes:

“There are few things I think, more frightening in the American mind than dark skin black men. Here I am.”^{^[ii]}

As to Affirmative Action, Lloyd tells us that:

“…we have really, truly, good white people in important positions – and the fact of the matter is, that there is a limited number of those positions – and unless we are conscious of the need to have more people of color – gays, other people in those positions – we will not change the problem. We’re in a position where you have to say ‘Who is going to step down, so someone else can have power?’”^{^[iii]}

Is this the Obama administration’s interpretation of equal opportunity, or is this simply a sugar coated approach to class warfare?

[i] Mark Lloyd, Prologue to a Farce: Communication and Democracy in America, (Chicago, 2006, University of Illinois Press), 20

[ii] Mark Lloyd, (May, 2005), Conference on Media Reform: Racial Justice, audio sound bites posted by Breitbart TV web-site, FCC ‘Diversity Czar’: Few Things Frighten Americans More Than ‘Dark Skin Black Men’, retrieved March 2, 2011 from http://www.breitbart.tv/fcc-%E2%80%98diversity-czar%E2%80%99-few-things-frighten-americans-more-than-%E2%80%98dark-skin-black-men%E2%80%99/

[iii] Ibid

Are You Using “Low Value” Speech? – Reason #52

Posted on July 10, 2012 by ourfree50

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First Amendment Threatened

Obama’s Regulatory Czar, Cass Sunstein, reflects the radical nature of the Obama administration in several ways: In his beliefs that:

“Animals should be permitted to bring suit, with human beings as their representatives…”^{^[i]}

The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution should be “…a two-tiered First Amendment with a distinction between high-value and low-value speech,”^{^[ii]}

In mocking conservatives on the 2^nd Amendment, as believing a “trigger lock interferes with his efforts at self-defense against criminals,” ^{^[iii]} and

In his belief that “There is no liberty without dependency…That is why we should celebrate tax day…” ^{^[iv]}(Emphasis added)

[i] Scott Wheeler and Peter Leitner, ed., (Washington, DC, 2009, National Republican Trust PAC), Shadow Government: What Obama Doesn’t Want You to Know About His Czars, 143

[ii] Kevin W. Saunders, Violence as Obscenity: Limiting the Media’s First Amendment Protection, (Durham, NC, 1996, Duke University Press), 150

[iii] The Washington Times, (Sept. 9, 2009), Editorial: Sunstein Flunks Gun Rights Test, retrieved March 8, 2012 from http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/sep/9/sunstein-flunks-gun-rights-test/

[iv] Stephen Holmes and Cass R. Sunstein, (April 14, 1999), Chicago Tribune web-site, Article Collection, Why we Should Celebrate Paying Taxes, retrieved March 3, 2011 from http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1999-04-14/news/9904140015_1_tax-day-property-owners-installment

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Obama and “The Same Rules?” – Reason #57

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Freedom of Speech a Distraction

“At the very least, blind references to freedom of speech or the press serve as a DISTRACTION from the critical examination of other communications policies.”^{^[i]}

“There are few things I think, more frightening in the American mind than dark skin black men. Here I am.”^{^[ii]}

Are You Using “Low Value” Speech? – Reason #52

Only 119 Days Remaining!

First Amendment Threatened

“Animals should be permitted to bring suit, with human beings as their representatives…”^{^[i]}

The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution should be “…a two-tiered First Amendment with a distinction between high-value and low-value speech,”^{^[ii]}

In mocking conservatives on the 2^nd Amendment, as believing a “trigger lock interferes with his efforts at self-defense against criminals,” ^{^[iii]} and

In his belief that “There is no liberty without dependency…That is why we should celebrate tax day…” ^{^[iv]}(Emphasis added)

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“At the very least, blind references to freedom of speech or the press serve as a DISTRACTION from the critical examination of other communications policies.”^{^[i]}

“There are few things I think, more frightening in the American mind than dark skin black men. Here I am.”^{^[ii]}

“Animals should be permitted to bring suit, with human beings as their representatives…”^{^[i]}

The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution should be “…a two-tiered First Amendment with a distinction between high-value and low-value speech,”^{^[ii]}

In mocking conservatives on the 2^nd Amendment, as believing a “trigger lock interferes with his efforts at self-defense against criminals,” ^{^[iii]} and

In his belief that “There is no liberty without dependency…That is why we should celebrate tax day…” ^{^[iv]}(Emphasis added)