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homer5
2250 Posts |
 Posted - 06/29/2009 : 6:22:11 PM
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Watch the 50 second video here. Gibbs gets pressed on tax pledge and gets laughed at. Only it's no laughing matter.
http://hotair.com/archives/2009/06/29/video-press-corps-now-openly-laughing-at-obamas-backtracking-on-taxes/
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Video: Press corps now openly laughing at Obama’s backtracking on taxes
It’s a laugh riot, isn’t it? Actually, they might be laughing more at Gibbs’s feeble way of ducking the question than The One’s looming broken promise, but in Gibbs’s defense, what’s he supposed to say? Obama pounded McCain for wanting to pay for health care by taxing benefits, rode into D.C. promising Change, and now he’s going to eat a crap sandwich by reversing himself because it turns out personal charisma doesn’t work on hard economic numbers. So Axelrod and company have to go out and face the firing squad and “explain” via stuttering half-answers why Barry O lied about this last year. It’s a political microcosm of Obama’s economic M.O.: They borrowed political capital by pledging “no new taxes” to win the election and now down the road the bill’s finally come due.
Elsewhere today, Gibbs declared that it’s okay to start judging the success of the stimulus. Over to you, Innocent Bystanders!
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VVance
6599 Posts |
Posted - 06/29/2009 : 6:28:58 PM
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| Ducked the question which gives us an answer. |
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darkstar
26263 Posts |
Posted - 06/29/2009 : 6:33:49 PM
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| We'll see how those that voted this on themselves feel, the rest of us knew it was BS... |
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khoiey
2968 Posts |
Posted - 06/29/2009 : 6:34:07 PM
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| Hey, you gotta sell your soul first right? Just sell whatever crap the voters can buy and worry about it later. Hey... No matter what I will be remembered as the first black President right? Oh hey, I'm only half white... Spin spin. |
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darkstar
26263 Posts |
Posted - 06/29/2009 : 6:44:06 PM
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Gibbs: "we're going to let it work it's way thru"
Thru what, my pocket? |
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khoiey
2968 Posts |
Posted - 06/29/2009 : 7:06:27 PM
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Originally posted by darkstar
Gibbs: "we're going to let it work it's way thru"
Thru what, my pocket?
Can you find this on CNN or mainstream media? If it is posted there, I'm sure Obama poll will shrink below 50%. |
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Mandyvilla
6395 Posts |
Posted - 06/29/2009 : 7:11:41 PM
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It's refreshing to see that smart smirk off Gibbs face. He was a cornered rat in that clip and he knows it.
The honeymoon is starting to crack......I imagine by Christmas, it'll be definitely over. |
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darkstar
26263 Posts |
Posted - 06/29/2009 : 7:19:13 PM
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| This and attacking McCain on taxing health care saying "it will be the largest tax increase in American history and cost you thousands, can you afford it?", now it's ok since he finally looked at the issue... |
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assassin17
7838 Posts |
Posted - 06/29/2009 : 8:37:19 PM
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| The magic veil of perfection is being pierced. Instead of a Messiah, the Beast is going to reveal its true form. |
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frank drigotas j
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Posted - 06/29/2009 : 9:46:35 PM
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Y'all are talking about the liberal press laughing, right? The press that y'all say is biased?
Something about the intended thrust of this thread doesn't square up.
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darkstar
26263 Posts |
Posted - 06/30/2009 : 03:28:41 AM
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Originally posted by frank drigotas jr
Y'all are talking about the liberal press laughing, right? The press that y'all say is biased?
Something about the intended thrust of this thread doesn't square up.
dollar
They have got to be the weakest WH press corp I've ever seen but I think there are too many broken promises even for them to stay quiet over... |
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Mandyvilla
6395 Posts |
Posted - 06/30/2009 : 5:58:15 PM
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| I am seeing a pick up in stories about broken campaign pledges. I do believe it will gain momentum. I'm already seeing George the 1st's "read my lips, no new taxes" video and then replaying Bam Bam's pledge. |
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Rampart
1284 Posts |
Posted - 06/30/2009 : 6:32:01 PM
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| Its happening quicker than I imagined that it would. |
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Agent_Mike
1042 Posts |
Posted - 06/30/2009 : 6:50:24 PM
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This never would've happened if a loan officer was running the Obama campaign. Any good LO knows to UPOD. Speaking of which, as loan officers, don't we know that all the campaign platforms are just GFEs?
The market is just not as good as it was when the campaign was there okay?? So don't complain about the points and discounts. |
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toddblue
4343 Posts |
Posted - 06/30/2009 : 7:07:35 PM
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A good LO doesn't make promises they cannot keep.A good LO re-discloses if something does change. A good LO doesn't wait for the deal to fall apart to notify his clients. What ever happpened to transparency?
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Originally posted by Agent_Mike
This never would've happened if a loan officer was running the Obama campaign. Any good LO knows to UPOD. Speaking of which, as loan officers, don't we know that all the campaign platforms are just GFEs?
The market is just not as good as it was when the campaign was there okay?? So don't complain about the points and discounts.
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the_mortgage_guy
2628 Posts |
Posted - 06/30/2009 : 7:18:13 PM
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Originally posted by assassin17
The magic veil of perfection is being pierced. Instead of a Messiah, the Beast is going to reveal its true form.
close...but still False...get it? |
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khoiey
2968 Posts |
Posted - 06/30/2009 : 8:29:38 PM
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| I don't know how the government can operate in the red without raising tax is beyond me. |
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MisterVA
8643 Posts |
Posted - 06/30/2009 : 8:41:55 PM
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| Misread the title. Did not see the second 's' in 'Press'. Oh, well. |
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assassin17
7838 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2009 : 3:24:46 PM
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This is too beautiful not to be bumped.
Hey, did you hear? People making under 250k WILL have more taxes! Ain't it special? Anyone shocked? |
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VVance
6599 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2009 : 3:50:21 PM
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| Like Mandyvilla has posted..."How's that hope and change working out for ya?" |
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sduran165
665 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2009 : 3:55:49 PM
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Originally posted by VVance
Like Mandyvilla has posted..."How's that hope and change working out for ya?"
Isn't it, "How's that 'HOPEY CHANGEY' thing working out for ya? |
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VVance
6599 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2009 : 4:25:31 PM
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| I stand corrected.... |
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darkstar
26263 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2009 : 4:29:28 PM
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Originally posted by assassin17
This is too beautiful not to be bumped.
Hey, did you hear? People making under 250k WILL have more taxes! Ain't it special? Anyone shocked?
Only those that thought, out of the blue, a politician wasn't going to lie to them...Or they let their hatred of Bush cloud their reasoning and ended up empowering the govt to take cold-blooded advantage of them... |
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sduran165
665 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2009 : 8:00:39 PM
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Originally posted by VVance
I stand corrected....
VVance- The saying on the new bumper sticker goes, "So...how's that whole "hopey-changey" thing working out for you?
Here is the bumper sticker:
http://www.zazzle.com/hopey_changey_thing_bumper_sticker-128541950060390779
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Mandyvilla
6395 Posts |
Posted - 07/02/2009 : 05:11:42 AM
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Wow, Chip Reid (CBS) and Helen Thomas both tore into Gibbs about the White House controlling the press. Watch it for yourself and tell me the honeymoon is still strong:
http://www.examiner.com/x-2304-DC-Republican-Examiner~y2009m7d1-Robert-Gibbs-is-an-embarrassment-and-should-resign |
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coopercash
2875 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2009 : 05:36:46 AM
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When it comes to "Super Pitchmen" I think that most of us will agree that Obama's style, staged audience seating for those in camera range, and meticulous speech preparation + teleprompter has outperformed even the slickest "infomercials".
"We" bought the brightly wrapped box containing the unspecified elements of "CHANGE" in part due to our pent-up frustrations with 8-years of Bush-Cheyney and a crumbling economy. "we" were emotionally swayed by a very charismatic and highly skilled promoter who had assembled a masterful team of strategists.
Now, 120-days post inauguration "We" are rapidly discovering that the brightly colored box containing the much vaunted, but unspecified, "CHANGE" may in fact turn out to be a veritable "Pandora's Box".
The REAL problem facing us is the arrogance of "Super Power" that is inevitably associated with a Legislature that lacks political balance. Fact is that "We" have allowed the left-wing incumbents of both Congress and the Senate to be driving us fast down the freeway to socialism with a majority that virtually prevents filibustering.
Accompanying this reality is a growing sense that those voters who dare to directly question their elected representatives are being dismissed by the employees of many Congressmen and women and Senators as if they were ignorant "peasants and serfs".
"You voted us in, now shut-up and let us do as we please!"
Well, guess what.... a fair number of those power-crazed folks are setting themselves up for electoral displacement between now and the next General Election because "we" won't forget their betrayal, ignorance and indifference.
"We" are thirsting for some credible Independents, and Centrists representing both Parties to essentially restore a functioning and healthy democracy that can keep our Country free from extremes of either Left or Right.
Will the multi-trillion dollars of "In God We Trust" currency created to support Economic Revival work as planned? Will the promised hundreds of thousand of NEW jobs become reality or become a "David Copperfield" illusion expressed as "Look how many jobs the Program has saved". In other words, the pace of rising unemployment data will be shown as slowing down! Will this Economic Revival PUT FOLKS BACK TO WORK AND BRING OUR UNEMPLOYMENT RATIO BACK TO AROUND 5% ANYTIME SOON?
Will the barely understandable "Cap and Trade" hoax cause "us" to be faced with a staggering increase in our utility bills? Most citizens of European Countries are paying upwards of $0.26 per Kw for their electric power versus the U.S average of $0.09 per Kw.
Will the imposition of unchallenged Health Care Reform lead to major direct/indirect tax increases and a lack of medical options with inevitable restrictions on who qualifies for what and when?
While I personally happen to like Obama's style of International outreach and desire to convey an improved image of the USA and his desire to "make things happen" on the home front, I do seriously question the fundamentals of the domestic agenda and what seems to be a lack of timely due consideration of policy-in-haste consequences.
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homebroker@sbcgl
7370 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2009 : 05:52:37 AM
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They don't care, Obama could start rounding up Jews and his followers would not have a problem with it. This guy has more get out of jail free cards than Parker Brothers.
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Originally posted by darkstar
We'll see how those that voted this on themselves feel, the rest of us knew it was BS...
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