Posted on 07/30/2013 5:24:56 PM PDT by EXCH54FE
That, in fact, is a direct quote from the title of a blistering op/ed published by the Times Free Press -- which was ready and waiting for President Obama on Tuesday when he landed in Chattanooga, TN for another one of his (ahem) "policy" speeches on job creation:
It has to be read to be believed:
President Obama,
Welcome to Chattanooga, one of hundreds of cities throughout this great nation struggling to succeed in spite of your foolish policies that limit job creation, stifle economic growth and suffocate the entrepreneurial spirit.
Forgive us if you are not greeted with the same level of Southern hospitality that our area usually bestows on its distinguished guests. You see, we understand you are in town to share your umpteenth different job creation plan during your time in office. If it works as well as your other job creation programs, then thanks, but no thanks. We’d prefer you keep it to yourself.
That’s because your jobs creation plans so far have included a ridiculous government spending spree and punitive tax increase on job creators that were passed, as well as a minimum wage increase that, thankfully, was not. Economists — and regular folks with a basic understanding of math — understand that these are three of the most damaging policies imaginable when a country is mired in unemployment and starving for job growth.
Those are fightin' words. Be sure to read the whole thing
(Excerpt) Read more at townhall.com ...
Thats east Tennessee...
Matthew 7:12
Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
Luke 6:31
And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
To quote the Dalai Lama: “Every religion emphasizes human improvement, love, respect for others, sharing other people’s suffering. On these lines every religion had more or less the same viewpoint and the same goal.”
People of my age range (and prior) grew up with this Golden Rule. Unfortunately, somewhere along the way, it got turned around. These days, it has become “Do unto others before they do unto you“.
So, with this in mind, I would like to make my demands.
1. Starting from today, I want 50% of the total worth of Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and Harry Reid. 50% of any future income, whether it be from investments or personal business dealings, will also be deposited into my personal account.
2. 40% of the income and accumulated wealth of all U.S. Representatives and Senators who voted to steal money from the American citizen will be confiscated, and deposited in my personal account. Likewise, any future sums will be deducted and deposited.
3. All remaining employees of the government, federal, state, and local, will hand over 30% of all personal worth. All future earnings will be treated in a similar manner as stated in #1 and #2.
Once these sums are deposited into my account, I will determine where said funds will be distributed, to include:
1. Faith based charities, to aid in job training. “A hand up, not a hand out.”
2. All pro-life organizations.
3. Drug testing for all government assistance recipients.
4. Law enforcement to aid in the security of our borders.
5. Law enforcement to aid in the round up of all illegals, with the purpose of deportation.
6. All funds necessary to support our military in any, and all, endeavors.
7. Public schools will no longer be run by unions with an agenda, and pay for teachers will be based on merit.
These are just a few of the projects on which I will spend said funds. I will be taking suggestions from fellow concerned citizens. No politicians will be allowed to add their suggestions. We’ve already had enough of their foolishness.
As for the astronomical debt incurred by said politicians, they will personally be responsible for the repayment. They will pass this debt along to their children, and their children’s children, so on down the line, until complete repayment has occurred.
So D.C., etc., now that the citizens of the U.S. of A. are “doing unto you”, how does it feel? Yeah, that’s what I thought.
http://olbroad.com/2009/11/page/3/
Couldn't have said it better myself.
That’s it, tell the needy little bitch where to get off.
So he goes to a captive audience at amazon, just as he does when he campaigns at universities. Coward.
Dern I wish that newspaper in the city about 90 miles north of Chattanooga had the same management.
And apparently that captive audience wasn’t large enough. A woman called Phil Valentine’s radio show this evening to tell him three busloads of folks were brought in from Atlanta.
BUT, anyone wearing a TEA Party or “Impeach Obama” shirt - or anything with the American flag on it - was told they couldn’t attend. Told they were a ‘security risk”. That’s also the same as when he campaigns at universities.
We’ll never elect another black person to the office of the presidency. Ever.
Nice!
Good job!
That’s South East Tennessee
:)
Impeachment File on Benghazi Coward “B. Hussein Obama,” formerly known as Barry Soetoro, currently a Legal Citizen of the Sovereign Nation of Indonesia.
“We’ll never elect another black person to the office of the presidency.”
2014 will likely be bad for black politicians except for those running in Dem gerrymandered “entitled” districts.
President Obama,
Welcome to Chattanooga, one of hundreds of cities throughout this great nation struggling to succeed in spite of your foolish policies that limit job creation, stifle economic growth and suffocate the entrepreneurial spirit.
Forgive us if you are not greeted with the same level of Southern hospitality that our area usually bestows on its distinguished guests. You see, we understand you are in town to share your umpteenth different job creation plan during your time in office. If it works as well as your other job creation programs, then thanks, but no thanks. We’d prefer you keep it to yourself.
That’s because your jobs creation plans so far have included a ridiculous government spending spree and punitive tax increase on job creators that were passed, as well as a minimum wage increase that, thankfully, was not. Economists — and regular folks with a basic understanding of math — understand that these are three of the most damaging policies imaginable when a country is mired in unemployment and starving for job growth.
Even though 64 percent of Chattanooga respondents said they would rather you hadn’t chosen to visit our fair city, according to a survey on the Times Free Press website, it’s probably good that you’re here. It will give you an opportunity to see the failure of your most comprehensive jobs plan to date, the disastrous stimulus scheme, up close and personal.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 helped fund the Gig to Nowhere project, a $552 million socialist-style experiment in government-owned Internet, cable and phone services orchestrated by EPB — Chattanooga’s government-owned electric monopoly.
• • •
The Gig to Nowhere is a Smart Grid, a high tech local electricity infrastructure intended to improve energy efficiency and reduce power outages. After lobbying for, and receiving, $111.6 million in stimulus money from your administration, EPB decided to build a souped-up version of the Smart Grid with fiber optics rather than more cost-effective wireless technology. This decision was supposed to allow EPB to provide the fastest Internet service in the Western Hemisphere, a gigabit-per-second Internet speed that would send tech companies and web entrepreneurs stampeding to Chattanooga in droves.
In reality, though, the gig, like most of the projects funded by your stimulus plan, has been an absolute bust.
While the Smart Grid will cost taxpayers and local electric customers well over a half-billion dollars when all is said and done, there has been little improvement in the quality of EPB’s electric service. Worse, despite being heavily subsidized, EPB’s government-owned Internet, cable and telephone outfit that competes head-to-head against private companies like AT&T and Comcast is barely staying afloat, often relying on loans from electric service reserve funds to afford its business expenses.
Further, there has been no credible evidence to suggest that EPB can even provide a gig of service consistently and reliably. Any companies hoping to utilize the Gig to Nowhere are quoted monthly billing costs that make the service unfeasible. As a result, Chattanooga has remained a relative ghost town for technological innovation. Almost no economic development whatsoever has resulted from the gig.
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What the gig has brought, however, is that shocking price tag. Because of your unwillingness to balance the budget, Mr. President, the $111.6 million federal handout to subsidize the Gig to Nowhere will actually cost federal taxpayers $158.2 million, due to interest. Once EPB received the stimulus infusion to fund the pork project, the electric monopoly took out a $219.8 bond that will balloon to $391.3 million by the time Chattanoogans are done paying it off.
The bond’s first payment comes due this fall and there remain significant questions about how EPB can manage to pay the debt without hiking electric rates on EPB customers.
Building a Smart Grid to get into a telecom sector already well-served by private companies was a bad idea from the start. But getting government involved in places it doesn’t belong is a hallmark of your administration. As a result, you and your policymakers were happy to fund the Gig to Nowhere.
You claimed that the Smart Grid would create jobs for Chattanooga. But in reality, all it did was push America deeper in debt and lure a local government agency into making a terrible financial decision that will weigh on Chattanoogans like a millstone for decades to come.
So excuse us, Mr. President, for our lack of enthusiasm for your new jobs program. Here in Chattanooga we’re still reeling from your old one.
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