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"what I've done throughout this campaign is to propose a net spending cut." (Obama at 3rd debate)
The New York Times ^ | October 15, 2008 | Transcript of Presidential Debate

Posted on 2/14/2009, 6:52:58 PM by St. Louis Conservative

(Below is a partial transcript):

But there is no doubt that we've been living beyond our means and we're going to have to make some adjustments.

Now, what I've done throughout this campaign is to propose a net spending cut. I haven't made a promise about...

SCHIEFFER: But you're going to have to cut some of these programs, certainly.

OBAMA: Absolutely. So let me get to that. What I want to emphasize, though, is that I have been a strong proponent of pay-as- you-go. Every dollar that I've proposed, I've proposed an additional cut so that it matches.

OBAMA: And some of the cuts, just to give you an example, we spend $15 billion a year on subsidies to insurance companies. It doesn't -- under the Medicare plan -- it doesn't help seniors get any better. It's not improving our health care system. It's just a giveaway.

We need to eliminate a whole host of programs that don't work. And I want to go through the federal budget line by line, page by page, programs that don't work, we should cut. Programs that we need, we should make them work better.

(Excerpt) Read more at elections.nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: bailout; obama; spending; stimulus
This guy is such a joke. In addition to this statement, he also promised to put every bill on the internet before it was voted on for 48 hrs, and then have a 5 day waiting period before he signed any legislation. This socialist stimulus is being rammed down our throats. Obama's own ethical rules don't apply when they are inconvenient, apparently.
1 posted on 2/14/2009, 6:52:58 PM by St. Louis Conservative
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To: St. Louis Conservative

ONLY ON THE ARMED FORCES, YOU LYING BASTID!!!!


2 posted on 2/14/2009, 6:54:22 PM by DMZFrank
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To: St. Louis Conservative

I’m waiting for the dollar-for-dollar cuts in the federal budget realtive to porkulus, TARP and any other bailout they put in place between now and June. But, I won’t hold my breath.


3 posted on 2/14/2009, 6:54:46 PM by anniegetyourgun
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To: St. Louis Conservative
Obama is an effortless (but not a very good) liar. Like all Marxists and all narcissists, he is completely untroubled by lying.

I'll also add that I've known many compulsive liars; and, each and every one of them was pathologically miserable and unhappy.

(The kind of unhappiness that accompanies not having a grounding of good character and responsibility.)

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4 posted on 2/14/2009, 6:58:48 PM by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never...except to convictions of honour and good sense. W. Churchill)
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To: DMZFrank
ONLY ON THE ARMED FORCES, YOU LYING...

Oui, my FRiend.

The keystone of the Obama/Ayers Doctrine is the systematic weakening and demoralizing of our precious military.

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5 posted on 2/14/2009, 7:02:16 PM by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never...except to convictions of honour and good sense. W. Churchill)
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To: DMZFrank

Thanks for the reminder.


6 posted on 2/14/2009, 7:18:26 PM by Richard from IL
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To: St. Louis Conservative

Øbama “And we don’t want to waste taxpayer money.”

Øbama “Not only do 98 percent of small businesses make less than $250,000, but I also want to give them additional tax breaks, because they are the drivers of the economy. They produce the most jobs.”

Øbama “And we are now looking at a deficit of well over half a trillion dollars.

So one of the things that I think we have to recognize is pursuing the same kinds of policies that we pursued over the last eight years is not going to bring down the deficit. And, frankly, Senator McCain voted for four out of five of President Bush’s budgets.

We’ve got to take this in a new direction, that’s what I propose as president.”


7 posted on 2/14/2009, 7:30:04 PM by Son House (National Disasters Will Be Devastating Since Mr. Øbama's Spending Will Erode First Response Funding)
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To: St. Louis Conservative
He lied. He's not only presided over the most secretive and corrupt Administration in American history, Zero has now fathered the biggest spending spree America has ever witnessed. He ran as a moderate during the general election. All that is out of the window as he governs as a hardcore Far Left Marxist.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

8 posted on 2/14/2009, 7:33:27 PM by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Seaplaner

I once read a book about demon possession, which said that people who are “perfectly possessed” show no signs of suffering and doubt, unlike many possession victims. I’m not saying 0 is possessed (I wouldn’t rule it out, either), but he certainly is totally sold out to an extremely evil cause. As a result he is not in the least “miserable and unhappy.” He is the slickest, most diabolically smooth liar I’ve ever seen, and the most dangerous individual in American political history. It’s very risky to minimize either his rhetorical skill or his “will to power.”


9 posted on 2/14/2009, 8:05:24 PM by hellbender
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Is Obama just so clever or is his success because he has constant media-wide cover? Both I guess. I never saw what others seem to see, I never heard a great orator, his tone always annoyed me. But one thing is true...

Obama lies continually. The media loves him for it. They both know what they are doing.


10 posted on 2/14/2009, 8:16:54 PM by alreadythere
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In addition, the majority in the country appear to possess no brain.


11 posted on 2/14/2009, 8:33:44 PM by alreadythere
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To: St. Louis Conservative
He is a joke, a liar, a swine and at best he is qualified to be a lawn jockey. Effete Barack and his ugly wife are a blight on this nation.
12 posted on 2/14/2009, 8:35:23 PM by jla (Sarah! sarahpac.com)
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To: jla

You don’t mince words, do you.


13 posted on 2/14/2009, 8:40:25 PM by St. Louis Conservative
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To: St. Louis Conservative

When dealing with black trash, no, I don’t mince words.


14 posted on 2/14/2009, 9:14:50 PM by jla (Sarah! sarahpac.com)
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