Yes Barack, You Did Have Scandals, Part 1

Usually I reserve the early days of the month to review the latest political class insanity. Insane quotes, stupid actions, unlawful activities, the nonsense of the political class is usually grouped together early each month.

But let’s get an early start on June’s political class insanity. Barack Obama has been very quiet over the past few months, almost suspiciously quiet. My theory is that he is laying low given that there is a decent chance that he weaponized the nation’s Federal intelligence agencies and resources to spy on the Trump campaign. If he knew or allowed such despicable behavior to happen it would be an incredible affront to freedom and I suspect his lawyers are telling him to lay low and shut up.

But given the ego and narcissism of Obama, he cannot keep entirely quiet and humble. He dared to speak out recently when he proudly said that his administration had no scandals. We have already killed this fantasy in a series of posts beginning with the following post back in 2016:

https://loathemygovernment.blogspot.com/2016/10/part-1-obama-presidency-end-of-error.html

But let’s reminisce using a recent list of Obama’s “Lies, Scandals, and Quotes” that was recently printed by the Gateway Pundit website. Despite Obama’s delusion that he had no scandals, the Gateway Pundit came up with an amazing 108 things to dispute his view. Let’s review this insanity with some additional comments that were not included in the original list from the Gateway Pundit:

1. "I will have the most transparent administration." Comment: And yet his administration blocked, delayed and redacted more Freedom of Information Act requests than any previous administration. In fact, his administration actually tried to charge the Associated press for information they requested under the law, a completely illegal delaying maneuver.

2. "I have shovel ready jobs." Comment: one of Obama’s lies or false promises, he sold his failed economic stimulus program by saying that his stimulus program funds be used on big public works projects that were ready to go, “shovel ready,” Turns out that most, if not all, of the $800 billion were not spent on important public work projects, most of that taxpayer wealth was wasted on incredibly stupid non-stimulating projects.

3. "The IRS is not targeting anyone." Comment: Ah, yes they are. Congressional investigations and testimony from everyday Americans showed that Obama had indeed weaponized the IRS to prevent non-Democrats from exercising their First Amendment rights.

4. "If four Americans get killed…uh…. it is not optimal." (Benghazi) Comment: I am sure that the families and friends of those that were abandoned by Obama and Clinton in Libya would agree that their unnecessary deaths was “not optimal.” How cold hearted is that?

5. "ObamaCare will be good for America." Comment: it is good for America only if you think that millions of people losing access to their preferred doctors, hospitals, and insurance plans is good, if you think that paying higher and higher premiums and deductibles is good, if you think adding to the soaring national debt is good without reducing health care costs is good, if you think exposing your personal identity information to identity thieves is good, and crashing the Medicaid program is good. Obama Care is not good.

6. "If you like your doctor, you can keep him, period." Comment: Millions lost access to their preferred healthcare options, period.

7. "Premiums will be lowered by $2500." Comment: Health care costs went up and up for millions with very few, if any American families, ever seeing this mythical $2,500 savings.

8. "If you like your health insurance, you can keep it, period." Comment: Millions lost access to their preferred healthcare options, period.

9. "I did not say you could keep your health care." (Regardless that 29 recorded videos show I did). Comment: Yes you did, dozens of times.

10. "No one making less than $250,000 will see their taxes raised one dime." Comment: Just about everyone making less than $250,000 saw their taxes go up.

11. "Benghazi was because of a Youtube video." Comment: No it was not, it was caused by Islamic terrorists.

12. "If I had a son…" Comment: No Comment.

13. "I am not a dictator." Comment: And yet you unilaterally changed laws dozens of times, particularly when it came to Obama Care, without the consent of Congress or American voters.

14. "I will put an end to the type of politics that “breeds division, conflict and cynicism." Comment: And yet he told a Latino audience that they needed to “punish their enemies,” he told a White House Easter Prayer Breakfast that Christians were hateful, he said his grandmother was “a typical white person,” i.e. a typical white person is a racist.

15. "You didn't build that." Comment: an insult to every American business owner who risked money, time, and resources to build their business into a successful enterprise.

16. "I will restore trust in Government." Comment: confidence and trust in government are at historic lows according to unbiased polling organizations.

17. "The Cambridge police acted stupidly." Comment: And yet Obama hosted a “beer summit” shortly afterwards once he realized that the Cambridge police had acted professionally and non-racially.

18. "I am not after your guns." Comment: No American liberal/Democrat ever meant that to be a true statement.

19. "The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure." (Senator Obama in 2006) Comment: And over the next decade President Obama almost doubled the national debt, adding a mind numbing almost $10 TRILLION to the national debt, making his Presidency a “leadership failure.”

20. "I have been practicing...I bowled a 129. It's like -- it was like Special Olympics." Comment: Nice sensitivity towards those less fortunate than himself.

21. "I think when you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody." Comment: let’s tax the hell out of most about everyone since it will give us more control over their lives.

22. "The Public Will Have 5 Days To Look At Every Bill That Lands On My Desk". Comment: Never happened.

23. "It's not my red line it is the world's red line." Comment: No, it is your red line, as it applies to Syria’s use of chemical weapons, video proof is available.

24. "Whistleblowers will be protected." Comment: I believe that the Obama administration went after more government whistleblowers than all previous administrations combined. Not great protection.

25. "We got back every dime we used to rescue the banks, with interest." Comment: maybe yes, maybe no, depending how you measure payback.

26. "I will close Gitmo." (Guantanamo) Comment: Hey, Gitmo is still open.

27. "The point I was making was not that Grandmother harbors any racial animosity. She doesn't, -- but she is a typical white person." Comment: see above reference to this racist statement.

28. "I am not spying on American citizens." Comment: It was eventually found out that his administration was sweeping up just about every electronic communication of every American without due process or court warrant, shredding the Fourth Amendment in the process.

30. Nelson Mandela funeral smart-phone "selfies". Comment: Classy, taking selfies while joking around at a funeral.

31. Government shutdown is all the GOP's fault. Comment: No, it was the fault of everyone in Washington, a dysfunctional group of people in both parties that never resolve any issue or problem and yet get rich in the process.

That will do it for today, 31 situations that are either unlawful, disgusting, outright lies or scandalous. Sorry, Barack, it is not looking good for that “no scandals” statement, we still have another 69 items to review.

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