However, it appears that the list of 88 was not all inclusive, as we have been reminded from readers and as we find out from these additional reasons why he should not be reelected:
- When interviewed about immigration reform on a Latino radio station just prior to the 2010 midterm elections, President Obama stated:
"We’re going to punish our enemies and we’re gonna reward our friends who stand with us on issues that are important to us."
So, in the world of Obama, those Americans that have a difference of opinion are "enemies." They are not citizens exercising their freedom of choice, they are the "enemy." They are not citizens expressing a different and honest opinion, they are the "enemy." So much for this President's promise prior to his election to be a uniter of the country. He would rather divide us along the lines of enemy vs. friend.
- News reports from early in the week of January 9, 2012 reported that the Department of Homeland Security now has Federal government permission to collect and keep on file personal information on "journalists, news anchors, reporters or anyone who uses traditional and/or social media in real time to keep their audience situationally aware and informed."
In other words, the Federal government, through its agents within the Department of Homeland Security, is now going to be tracking what Americans and what American journalists are broadcasting, blogging, Facebooking, and tweeting about. It is assumed in the news reports that this broadening of unfettered government power includes both famous TV newscasters down to independent bloggers who blog their views on the Internet.
Previously, employees of Homeland Security had to do some serious homework and paperwork to get permission before they could start collecting personal information on anyone, an American citizen or not. However, now according to new Department Of Homeland Security guidelines, it is now much easier to start collecting and tracking personal information and the reports and opinions they express. RT.com summarized the recent changes, quite nicely:
"Previously established guidelines within the administration say that data could only be collected under authorization set forth by written code, but the new provisions in the NOC’s write-up means that any reporter, whether someone along the lines of Walter Cronkite or a budding blogger, can be victimized by the agency."
Since the freedom of press is a major, major tenet under which we maintain our democracy and the freedom of speech that comes with that democracy, the Obama administration's initiative to start tracking what we say about our country and our political class and how and where we say it is a very chilling development relative to our liberties.
When a Presidential administration evokes images of George Orwell's "1984" more than it evokes images of liberty, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights, it is time for that administration to end.
- Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz is the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee. Last week she joined the club of fellow Democrats who have slandered and demeaned Americans who are concerned about the loss of freedom in this country and the impending, political class fiscal disaster that they are driving the country towards.
Namely, she took an unprovoked and unwarranted pot shot at members of the Tea Party, concluding that the Tea Party was responsible for the horrible shootings in Tucson, Arizona in early 2011 that severely wounded a Congresswoman and others and killed several others.
Her exact words are as follows:
"I'll tell you. I hesitate to place blame, but I have noticed it take a very precipitous turn towards edginess and lack of civility with the growth of the Tea Party movement."
There are three things despicably wrong with this statement:
- First, not a year ago and not now has there ever been any concrete, direct, or indirect connection between the shooter and the Tea Party. The shooter was a nut case with a gun, he had no association with any facet of the Tea Party movement. To imply he did is a total falsehood and slanderous accusation.
- Maybe Ms. Wasserman Schultz should take a look at those that support her political party, namely the labor unions when it comes to lack of civility (or outright violence incitement). She should especially consider the words of union leader James Hoffa when he said that his followers were ready to go to "war" with Republicans and Tea Party members, all of whom "need to be taken out." This type of "lack of civility" is a given fact, true quotes from Hoffa himself as opposed to fantasy connections between the Tuscon shooter and the Tea party.
- And finally, as always, the President comes up very small in this situation, allowing another of his political allies to demean and debase ordinary Americans for taking an interest in their democracy and caring about what happens to the country no matter how untrue and outrageous the false accusations are.
- Last week, the Today Show on NBC celebrated its 60th anniversary of being on television. Something certainly to be proud of to have such a long run when most television shows of all types are lucky to be around for a few years at most.
However, in the big scheme of things, the major issues facing this country, it is a nit. High unemployment, foreign affair issues with Iran, failing public schools, a lost war on drugs, a severely flawed health care reform law, high energy costs, etc. are much more worthy of limited Presidential focus than the anniversary of a TV show, at least in my opinion.
However, our President seems to have a different view, having taken time out of his schedule to appear with his wife on this anniversary broadcast. A continued set of bad priorities. The whole country is suffering and this President thinks doing a photo op on the Today Show is a worthwhile use of his time.
Just like he thought appearing on The View, appearing on various late night talk shows, filming a TV advertisement for the George Lopez TV show, appearing on Oprah, appearing on MTV, etc. is being Presidential. As stated previously, this President is more concerned with the pomp of the Presidency than the work of the Presidency.
- An Associated Press article from December 31, 2011 reported that President Obama has basically decided to tell Congress to go pound sand in 2012 and that he will ignore dealing with them and try to rule by fiat, also known as executive order:
"Now that he's sort of free from having to put out these fires, the president will have a larger playing field. If that includes Congress, all the better," said Josh Earnest, White House deputy press secretary. But, he added, "that's no longer a requirement."
"If that includes Congress, all the better." What an obnoxious position to take as the President of the United States. According to the governing rules of the land, the President is required to deal with Congress, it is a part of the Constitution that the President cannot unilaterally ignore. That is how we operate our democracy.
But we all know why he is doing this. It is purely for his personal, selfish political purposes. As laid out in the article, he is willing to forego making any progress on the issues facing the country in order to paint Congress, both Republicans and Democrats, as the reason why his administration has been such a failure. He is back to his old "blame game," they (Congress) are the deadbeats, the obstructionists, the do-nothing people.
Blame and divide. Two of the negative hallmarks of this Presidency, hallmark characteristics that have gotten us deeper and deeper into the mess we are in now as a nation. Better to sacrifice a year of deteriorating issues than to risk not getting reelected, hardly a leadership attitude.
I believe that this is a President with such a large ego that he finds it personally impossible to compromise or to seriously consider the opinions and views of others since he considers himself smarter than the rest of us. He does not have the patience to lead since how could anyone do better or be smarter than him.
As a result, we are stuck with an ego driven President who blames others, has no patience for others, is condescending to others, and is willing to sacrifice and subordinate the Constitution and the good of the country to the political fulfillment of his reelection. Hardly a leader, hardly worth of another term in office.
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