There’s an old joke that says that the two biggest lies ever told were….”The check is in the mail” and “I love you”. Well I have some good news for you (and who couldn't use a little good news right now...right?)….and that “good news” is that there is now a third lie to add to that list. In fact the first two lies pale in comparison to the latest entry. Not only do they fall short in length….but also in the number of people it was told to, at any one time. Obama’s speech last night was amazing…..(and I don’t mean in the way that someone would refer to the “Amazing Spider Man”) It was amazing in that it was one of the most insulting things that I have ever heard. In fact, I “Joe Wilson-ed” my poor television until I thought Nancy Pelosi would look out through my TV and shake her head in disgust. (Remember….she is limited to shaking her head to show disgust, since the skin on her face is stretched tighter than a banjo string which in turn renders her completely incapable of facial expressions)
Anyway…..where was I?.....Oh yeah the lies. In speaking of letters that he received from Americans, Obama said “The toughest to read are those written by children asking why they have to move from their home”….he went on to say…”they don’t understand why it seems like bad behavior on Wall street is rewarded but hard work on Main Street isn’t” . Seriously? Do you really believe that a lot of kids specifically refer to the problems of “Wall Street”, when writing a letter to the President? Of course not….but it sounds great…..and if you look closely, I think you could almost see the glint of a tear forming in the corner of his eye.
And next….this one is not so much as an outright lie, as it is a gross misstatement of the facts to prove a point…..Here’s what Obama said…"Economists on the left and the right say that this bill has helped save jobs and avert disaster….But you don't have to take their word for it. …talk to the small business in Phoenix that will triple its work force because of the Recovery Act". ..The company that Obama referred to is called eTec (or the Electric Transportation Engineering Corp) and here are the facts….The following quotes are from an article on CNN.com about eTec….”A company representative told CNN that eTec received $99.8 million in stimulus funds that will go to a pilot program to build electric cars and create charging stations for them in 11 cities across the country”……The article goes on to say…”The eTec representative said, due to the stimulus grant, 15 jobs were created in 2009 and the company expects to hire 27 more people in 2010”. Wow…that’s incredible. (and I don’t mean that in a way that someone would refer to "The Incredible Hulk"....rather it’s incredible that anyone would brag about that). In all fairness to Mr Obama, since he failed to give all the facts... it did sound rather nice. However those silly facts always sneak back in....and the facts are that if you do the math based on the 15 jobs that were created, that it cost over $6.6 million dollars per job created. In an effort to provide full disclosure, if those other 27 additional people that “the company expects to hire…in 2010”…. are actually hired….then it’s only $2.3 million dollars per job. Now THAT’S more like it. Of course we’ll have to put those 27 people in another whole new category aside from Obama’s favorite “saved jobs” category. This new category will be “jobs that we might get”. Again in an effort to provide full disclosure, let me offer another quote from Obama’s address that followed closely behind these staggering facts. The difference is that this one is actually true. He said “There are stories like this all across America” . While that quote is actually true….it should scare the bejeebers out of everyone that heard those words. This is how our tax dollars are being spent....millions of dollars spent to produce electric cars, that no one wants and no one will buy. Doesn't that make you feel really warm and fuzzy about the "State of the Union"?
There were several other statements that I enjoyed immensely…such as:
1) “I’m also calling on Congress to continue down the path of earmark reform”……
2)”But what frustrates the American people is a Washington where every day is election day”……
and finally
3) "If we do not take meaningful steps to rein in our debt, it could damage our markets, increase the cost of borrowing, and jeopardize our recovery"
The quick analysis of these is this……
1) Mr. President you cannot “continue down a path” that you have never been on. The stimulus bill that you signed had billions of dollars of “pork” in it….even though when you were running for President you said that if a bill came to your desk with earmarks (or “pork”) in it….you would go “line by line” and veto it.
2) You STILL haven’t stopped campaigning for President. You won….so stop already…and please don’t accuse everyone else of doing what you and your little minions David Axelrod, Rahm Emanuel and Robert Gibb do on a daily basis.
3) Do I even need to explain this one? This administration has spent more money in its first year, than ANY administration in the history of the U.S. and you’re saying that we need to “rein in our debt”? I believe it was Michael Steele who said that statement was equivalent to saying "that you need to go on a diet, right after you just finished a pie eating contest”. Conservatives have been saying over and over that this massive spending is going to have to be paid for by our children and grandchildren….and now you say it as if you just thought the idea up. That’s disgusting.
There was really nothing in the speech that surprised me….but I could have never guessed that even Barack Obama could come out and speak with the level of arrogance that he spoke with in last night’s speech. I believe that it not only shows how out of touch he is with average Americans ….. it also shows that his arrogance runs so deep that he believes that he can simply say anything (true or not)…and the ignorant masses will believe him. Then Again….That’s Just Me
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