Posted on 12/12/2011 6:20:13 AM PST by Kaslin
During an interview with 60 Minutes on Sunday, President Obama was asked if he could understand why the American people are frustrated with the lack of economic recovery. Obama responded by saying he "doesn't control the weather."
"No matter how well we're steering the ship, if the boat's rocking back and forth and people are getting sick and, you know, they're being buffeted by the winds and the rain ... if you're asking, 'Are you enjoying the ride right now?' folks are going to say, 'No.' " Obama said. "People are going to say, 'You know what? A good captain would have had us in some smooth waters and sunny skies at this point.' And I don't control the weather."
Obama may not control the weather, but he does control what projects and legislation to sign in order to foster an environment that allows the economy to recover. To continue off of the boat analogy, the American economy was a sinking ship in 2009 when Obama was sworn into office and he decided to "fix" it not by bailing water out of the boat, but by pouring more water in. The $800 billion stimulus package is one example. The worst part is that Obama really believes he has been steering well.
And of course, Obama just couldn't help but throwing in some class warfare:
"The problem is, is that our politics has gotten to the point where we can't have an honest conversation about the greatest income inequality since the 1920s, and we can't have an honest conversation about the irresponsibility that resulted in the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, without somebody saying that somehow we're being divisive," Obama said. "No, we're being honest about what happened, and we've got to be honest about how we move forward."
Obama also said Americans shouldn't be satisfied with the current economic climate.
"We've gone through an incredibly difficult time in this country. And I would be surprised if the American people felt satisfied right now," Obama told CBS' Steve Kroft in an interview to air on "60 Minutes" on Sunday. "They shouldn't feel satisfied. We've got a lot more work to do in order to get this country and the economy moving in a way that benefits everybody, as opposed to just a few."
So there you have it voters, are you satisfied? Obama says you shouldn't be and with his latest approval at just 41 percent, it doesn't look like the American people have much confidence in the "captain" getting us out of this mess. Why? Obama still believes the government creates jobs, rather than the private sector and small businesses.
Yes, he did:
Obama's Nomination Victory Speech In St. Paul Tuesday, June 3, 2008.
"This was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal ... The journey will be difficult. The road will be long. I face this challenge with profound humility, and knowledge of my own limitations. But I also face it with limitless faith in the capacity of the American people. Because if we are willing to work for it, and fight for it, and believe in it, then I am absolutely certain that generations from now, we will be able to look back and tell our children that this was the moment when we began to provide care for the sick and good jobs to the jobless; this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal; this was the moment when we ended a war and secured our nation and restored our image as the last, best hope on Earth. This was the moment - this was the time - when we came together to remake this great nation so that it may always reflect our very best selves, and our highest ideals. Thank you, God Bless you, and may God Bless the United States of America."
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...and much more:
Sunday, December 13, 2009
“The Hope can be a Cross”
Obama as the Messiah.
The effigy of Obama on the cross is doing the rounds of the blogosphere. ..[it] is an interweaving of the two icons Jesus Christ and Barack Obama "erected as a symbol of the new martyr for humanity, like the cross that bears the weight of expectations placed on him."
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....and much more HERE (WARNING: BRING YOUR BARF-BAG)
every time you think his excuses could not get more pathetic...
“I thought he controlled the tides and the temperature of the earth?”
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Well, he DID say in Denver when nominated that he would DEFEAT POVERTY, disease and CLIMATE CHANGE. Now whether he means literal weather or figurative weather meaning economic fluctuations he has said more than three years ago that he DOES control it. He said he would defeat poverty, that alone means that he controls the economy. To defeat climate change he must be in control of the atmospheric weather.
Actually the oceans were supposed to STOP rising and the Earth begin to heal. I suspect that oceans will indeed stop rising but no thanks to Obamalamadingdong.
Actually the oceans were supposed to STOP rising and the Earth begin to heal. I suspect that oceans will indeed stop rising but no thanks to Obamalamadingdong.
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