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Now the Obama administration is allegedly issuing threats to anyone that stands in their way. Hedge fund managers are challenging the administration’s bankruptcy plan for Chrysler and negotiations have been somewhat hostile. A leading bankruptcy attorney said his client “was directly threatened by the White House and in essence compelled to withdraw its opposition to the deal under threat that the full force of the White House press corps would destroy its reputation if it continued to fight.”

Is this any surprise? Obama did the same thing during his campaign. Remember the “truth squads” of policemen and prosecutors?

And despite the White House denial that such threats were made, they have already begun attempts to soil the reputation of the hedge fund managers. The Obama administration and other Democrats have been calling them vultures and greedy speculators. Obama even blamed them for Chrysler’s bankruptcy!

Those of us that live on earth know that those hedge fund managers lent Chrysler money when no else would. They took a risk and the money grubbing union workers got to keep their jobs for a while longer. As it turns out, you can’t have $3,000 of legacy union prices on every car and expect to be profitable. Poor management and unreasonable unions are responsible for the job loss. But Obama says the investors are to blame.

So what’s the big deal about Obama’s Chrysler bankruptcy plan? In the proceedings, the Obama administration has decided that the union will be paid off prior to those who held secured investments in the company. This means the UAW gets more than what their shares are worth and the investors get less. This preferential treatment has resulted in the UAW getting 55% of the company, while secured lenders received only 29 cents on the dollar for debt they hold.

But if SECURED lenders are not paid first - as standard legal practice usually ensures, then who in their right mind would ever invest in American companies again? And just think where these companies would be today without investors…

During his last prime time press conference, President Obama said, “We inherited a $1.3 trillion deficit… That wasn’t me.”

Actually, he did play a part in it. While President Obama opposed the Iraq War, he sure didn’t have a problem funding it. In fact, he only voted against one bill that included money for the war. Democrats have controlled Congress since 2006 and during this time war spending continued to go up. President Obama also voted for the Wall Street bailout. Ultimately, it’s Congress that holds the purse strings of our country but he has refused to accept some responsibility. So next time he tries to blame his administration’s problems on someone else, just remember he might not be telling you the whole truth.

Obama’s Voting History:

May 2005: Congress approved an $82 billion bill to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and international anti-terrorism efforts. Obama voted yes.

June 2006: Congress cleared a $94.5 billion bill to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as provide aid to hurricane victims. Obama voted yes.

September 2006: Congress cleared a $448 billion Pentagon funding bill that included $70 billion for U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Obama voted yes.

April 2007: Congress cleared a $124 billion spending bill that provided $90 billion for war costs. Obama voted yes.

June 2008: Congress approved a measure to spend $162 billion for war costs as well as other domestic projects. Obama voted yes.

Source

Since the New Deal, the 100 day mark has been an arbitrary point evaluation for new presidents. But most people say this isn’t enough time to judge, so I waited 2 extra days.

Obama by the numbers:

6

Number of campaign promises President Obama has broken.

 

7

Number of tax frauds Obama nominated for public office.

 

13

Number of Obama appearances on the cover of Time Magazine.

 

47

Number of teleprompter speeches Obama has made.

 

1

Number of cabinet positions unfilled (unfortunately it’s the Health and Human Services Secretary).

 

2

Number of inaugural oaths taken by Obama.

 

3

The number of days Obama’s bipartisanship lasted.

 

25

Number of DVDs Prime Minister Brown has that won’t play on his DVD player.

 

1.75 Trillion

Budgeted deficit for this year.

 

9.3 Trillion

Budgeted deficit for the next ten years.

 

2.5 Million

The number of jobs that Obama didn’t save or create. (Actual jobs lost were about 2 million.)

 

485

The number of earmarks in the stimulus legislation. The exact number is debatable, but promises made by Obama that the stimulus legislation would contain “no earmarks” certainly proved untrue.

 

A tiny phrase in the Bill of Rights promises us “Assistance of Counsel” for legal defense if we are accused of a crime. The US Supreme Court has interpreted this to mean we have the right to an attorney (Michigan v Jackson). President Obama says that this right “serves no real purpose.”

He has asked the Supreme Court to overrule this holding so that US citizens that have requested an attorney will no longer be guaranteed one during questioning. Apparently, Obama would like our police force to operate more like the KGB.

This right does serve a purpose - just not a purpose that serves our Freedom-hating President. Attorneys can inform defendants of their rights and help them understand the legal ramifications of pleas or other statements they submit. Interrogators will be able intimidate and deceive defendants if this decision is overturned. This will especially effect the mentally challenged or even those slightly less intelligent than the interrogator.

Honestly, I find this hard to believe and I wonder if the Telegraph has misunderstood him. If not, we are in trouble. How long before Obama says other parts of the Constitution serve no real purpose?

The answer is yes. If you are a taxpaying American, you’re seeing a little over $9 extra show up on your paycheck each week. This is your stimulus check. And your promised tax deduction!

Let’s be honest. Will a minor decrease in withholdings really stimulate the economy when most Americans don’t even notice it? Even if you did realize you were getting the stimulus, does the extra nine bucks really make you want to go out and spend? Wouldn’t it make more sense to give us a fat check all at once like Bush did last year?

Which leads to another question. The withholdings deduction does add up to the $500 tax cut that Obama promised. But under Bush, taxpaying Americans received a tax rebate of $600 to $1200. By neglecting to renew these rebates, didn’t Obama actually raise our taxes?

The math really isn’t that complicated. However, it does take some calculus to see the big picture: the limit of taxes as Obama’s government expansion approaches infinity is equal to your paycheck.

Stay tuned for other ways that Obama will be raising your taxes.

In a very public manner, President Obama has promised to cut the federal budget by $100 million. This is equivalent to asking someone that makes $60,000 a year to save only $6. But our president calls it “tightening the belt” and he thinks you’re dumb enough to fall for it.

It’s great that he is cutting the budget, but this $100 million is only about 0.0028% of the budget. Borrowing for February’s stimulus package alone will cost about $100 million a day for the next decade. Furthermore, much of the “savings” he demanded from his cabinet are already under way and are included in the calculation (and the budget).

If you look closer, the legitimacy of speculated savings is more than questionable. Will buying multi-purpose office equipment (such as a combined copier, printer, and fax all in a single unit) really save the Homeland Security Department $2 million a year? Also, an estimated $52 million will be saved buying office supplies in bulk. You mean it took our government decades to realize this is possible? Next Obama will be telling us that the public sector is more efficient than the private sector. Oh wait, he already did tell us that.

Thanks for playing, Mr. President.

Tax dollars at work

An Opinion Piece by Lenny the Liberal

If you disagree with anything Obama does, you are obviously racist.

And according to Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano you are probably a terrorist, too. In her  “Extremism Report” she described conservatives as “the most dangerous domestic terrorism threat in the United States.” In the report, she defined extremists as those “in opposition to abortion or immigration.” Napolitano also explained that our veterans are particularly dangerous because many of them are “disillusioned.” Frankly, I’m shocked we still let these people roam the streets.

Yesterday, these conservative racist terrorists rallied at Tea Parties from coast to coast to further their radical anti-socialist agenda. But I’d like to echo the message of ACORN spokesman Brian Kettenring that these are merely “small get-togethers by fringe conservative” extremists. In Atlanta, only 15,000 to 20,000 extremists showed up for the Tea Party. I hope the authorities got all their license plate numbers.

On CNN, Jeff Johnson said, “When you can be in a church, and if you just say Jesus, the people will shout. Now, if you just say Obama, people will shout.”

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution wrote, “At Oakhurst Presbyterian in Decatur, 40 Obama worshippers gathered Thursday evening to reflect upon Obama’s victory.”

On NBC’s Tonight Show, Chris Matthews said, “If you’re in [a room] with Obama, you feel the spirit. Moving.”

Rev. Lawrence Carter of MLK International Chapel at Morehouse College said, “It is powerful and significant on a spiritual level that there is the emergence of Barack Obama… No one saw him coming, and Christians believe God comes at us from strange angles and places we don’t expect, like Jesus being born in a manger.”

Movie star Susan Sarandon said, “He was a community organizer like Jesus was.”

In Time Magazine, Nancy Gibbs wrote, “Some princes are born in palaces. Some are born in mangers. But a few are born in the imagination, out of scraps of history and hope.”

LA Times writer, Joel Stein said, “Maybe it’s a religious revelation. I’ve never had one of those… The messiah would make an excellent president. That’s half the job, making people feel saved. And Obama does that. If you make people feel like you can save them, half of them are already saved.”

Jesse Jackson, Jr. said, “What Barack Obama has accomplished is the single most extraordinary event that has occurred in the 232 years of the nation’s political history. … The event itself is so extraordinary that another chapter could be added to the Bible to chronicle its significance.”

Representative Steve Cohen said, “Jesus was a community organizer, Pontius Pilate was a governor.”

On CNN, Donna Brazile also said, “Jesus was a community organizer, Pontius Pilate was a governor.”

On MSNBC, Chris Matthews said, “In the Bible they talk about Jesus serving the good wine last, I think [Obama] did the same.”

The Chicago Sun-Times proclaimed Obama is “not just an ordinary human being but indeed an Advanced Soul.”

On MSNBC, Chris Matthews also said, “This is the New Testament… I felt this thrill going up my leg. I mean, I don’t have that too often.”

Our Father, who art in Washington,

callowed be thy name;

thy kingdom come;

thy will be done,

to make the US as it is in Cuba.

Give us this day our digital TV rebates.

And let us overlook your trespasses,

as we blame everything on Bush.

Lead us not into wealth;

but deliver us from working.

For thine is the kingdom,

the power, and the glory,

until America realizes you are a nutjob.

Amen.

The United States isn’t the only country that President Obama has been insulting. He also recently insulted the UK, one of our closest allies. Maybe Obama should speak for himself when he calls Americans “arrogant.”

In a customary gift exchange, Prime Minister Gordon Brown gave Obama a pen holder fashioned from the anti-slavery ship HMS Gannet, a framed commissioning paper from the HMS Resolute (the Resolute desk is in the Oval Office), and a first edition biography of Winston Churchill. Needless to say, these are all priceless gifts.

What did Obama give to Brown? A box of 25 American DVDs. And they were region 1 encoded so Brown won’t even be able to play them on his DVD player in the UK! Traditionally, such gift exchanges are thoughtful, but the amount of thought that went into this gift is embarrasing.

Obama gave Brown a very nice bust of Winston Churchill as well.. which was originally given to the United States from the UK on 9/11 as a symbol of unity. And Obama gave it back! This isn’t a Seinfeld script, it really happened!

Obama also gave the Queen of England an iPod. She already had one.

President Obama’s performance at the G-20 summit was disappointing, to say the least. After making major concessions, he managed to get a total of $1 trillion in pledges from 20 countries to stimulate the global economy - less than we have already spent to stimulate our own economy. This figure includes what some countries have already budgeted for stimulus. Most of the money will go to the IMF, meaning countries with deficient fiscial policies will just get money to carry on their deficient fiscal policies.

By the way, this is all printed money which will soon be causing inflation. Oh, and the spending will take place over the next five years. In summary, the G-20 summit was just a giant PR conference, the effects of which have already begun to wear off.

Meanwhile, Obama has been touring Europe to express his disappointment in the United States. In Strasbourg this week, he told an audience that Americans are “arrogant.” He also said that Americans have exhibited a “failure to appreciate Europe’s leading place in the world.”

Who is he trying to impress? The anti-capitalist, anti-globalization protesters in Strasbourg burned down two hotels this weekend. Is this who Obama wants on our side? Do we really want to adopt - or assimilate in any fashion - the ideals of murderous arsonists and anarchists? The anti-capitalist protesters at the G-20 summit were throwing bricks through windows, beating innocent people, and tossing marbles on the streets to maim policemen and their horses. Such exemplary behavior is clearly representative of their esteemed values, and in concordance, a true utopia manifested.

The only thing that many Americans have failed to appreciate is the hard work that has gone into building this country and the many efforts that have ensured the freedoms and liberties we enjoy on a daily basis. And it is our President who has failed to appreciate what it means to be an American. Instead he feels shame for our country… 20 years in Reverend Wright’s pews apparently had quite an effect on him.

Well, I guess now our chickens have come home to roost.