The Speech the President Should have Given

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Wednesday July 27, 2011 · 8:23 AM PDT

2011/07/27 · 08:23

I understand it is in your nature to be humble and you were properly brought up to be polite and mannered. Unfortunately, your good manners force you to tone down the truth in order to be polite, even when such politeness undermines the truth. This is why, I believe, you said, "neither party is blameless for the decisions that led to this problem..." in your recent speech.

Well, that's not true, Mr. President. In my view, below is what you should have said. It may be less polite but more reflects the truth and reality:
(see below)

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Sunday October 31, 2010 · 5:16 PM PDT

2010/10/31 · 17:16

Attended the October 30th Rally with the family. Having attended many, this was the most crowded. Met many from around the country. What was notable was that most got there on their own dime -- not paid by some other organization. Cell phone circuits were overloaded. The police were great -- swept up all the lost children and brought them to a reunion station.

Also notable was that the signs used words that were actually spelled correctly. (one noted below) Enjoy.

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Monday October 18, 2010 · 9:22 AM PDT

2010/10/18 · 09:22

This just came to me and I apologize for its brevity.

What this campaign season needs, and has been lacking, is a simple narrative -- a sound bite that clearly get's the message through simply and distinctly. Unfortunately, many voters don't comprehend the facts, details and macro economics that should play a role in their voting choices.

I've heard the analogy about driving a car off the cliff and I've heard President Obama's explanations as to why the Republicans should not be re-empowered. To me, the following says it all and should be used for the remainder of this election season:

"Just because Democrats couldn't rebuild a house in two years doesn't mean you should bring back the Republicans who burned it down."

The March of the Know Nothings

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Sunday February 07, 2010 · 3:11 PM PST

2010/02/07 · 15:11

It started with a summer health care town hall meeting when a senior citizen angrily stood up and shouted, "keep your government hands off my Medicare," not appreciating the irony that Medicare is run lock, stock, and barrel by the government. Now, factless ranting has morphed into a full blown movement.

Members can be seen raving that President Obama is both a Socialist and a fascist, not knowing that the two are opposing ideologies. (more below)

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Friday April 10, 2009 · 7:45 AM PDT

2009/04/10 · 07:45

On reason that I, and many of you, supported Barack Obama's candidacy and election was because we viewed him as a clean break from President Bush on many issues, including secret government spying programs, warrantless wiretaps and legislation that weakens civil liberty safeguards.

During a campaign rally at Dartmouth in January 2008, candidate Obama pledged to end the Bush-Cheney era of "wiretaps without warrants."

When Bush was President, we opposed Congress' capitulation on the FISA bill that retroactively sanctioned wiretapping programs that were illegal when the acts were committed and shielding Telcos from litigation (which, regrettably, Senator Obama voted affirmatively.)

Now that Obama is President, these programs and activities are JUST AS unpalatable as when President ~~Cheney~~ Bush was sanctioning them, and we should oppose them. That's why I am so disappointed that President Obama's is taking the same position as President Bush and the Justice Department is asking to dismiss wiretap lawsuits (Jewel vs NSA.)

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Monday March 16, 2009 · 7:22 PM PDT

2009/03/16 · 19:22

This is a short diary but I believe it is a novel solution to recover government monies that AIG intends to pay employees as bonuses. Instead of trying to stop AIG from paying the bonuses, let AIG pay them, but tax the bonuses that their employees receive at a 100% tax-rate.

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Friday November 28, 2008 · 5:04 AM PST

2008/11/28 · 05:04

Summary:
New York State has deep fiscal problems and the response has been to propose billions of dollars in budget cuts and cuts to school aid. The mass transit system also plans double-digit percent fare increases, personnel reductions, and service cuts. These may be sound fiscal policy during normal times, but these are not normal times.

During a deep recession, such as the one our nation is experiencing, it’s a time when one should postpone balanced-budgets but instead impose Keynesian economic practices.
(Read full letter below)

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Friday June 22, 2007 · 4:00 AM PDT

2007/06/22 · 04:00

Although the Senate voted to increase fuel economy standards, the standards are too low and take effect too far in the future. (See below)

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Monday March 19, 2007 · 5:33 AM PDT

2007/03/19 · 05:33

Last Friday I posted a diary suggesting that the recent firing of U.S. Attorneys was not just inappropriate but also illegal. Today, Adam Cohen, of the New York Times, makes the same (but better written) argument in "It Wasn’t Just a Bad Idea. It May Have Been Against the Law"

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Friday March 16, 2007 · 7:58 AM PDT

2007/03/16 · 07:58

The firings of U.S. Attorneys, even for political motivated reasons, have been generally dismissed in the mainstream media as being improper but nevertheless legal and within the discretion of the President. I’m not convinced that that is true. Perhaps the legal minds here can comment on whether the below federal criminal statutes apply, or may apply, to Attorney General Gonzales?

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Friday November 03, 2006 · 5:59 AM PST

2006/11/03 · 05:59

Thomas Friedman wrote a scalding column in today's New York Times. It's so hard hitting that I can almost forgive him for backing the Iraq invasion in 2003. (no I can't) If you are a Times select member, you can read the entire column, Insulting Our Troops, and Our Intelligence

George Bush, Dick Cheney and Don Rumsfeld think you're stupid. Yes, they do.

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Thursday October 12, 2006 · 12:27 PM PDT

2006/10/12 · 12:27

Peter King won re-election in 2004 by 63%. He won in 2002 by 72%. This was supposed to be a safe Republican seat and an easy re-election.

According to a new poll(http://www.constituentdynamics.com/...) King leads by only 2% points, 48% to 46%. With that so close and with 8% undecided, Mejias is within striking distance. Undecides this late in the game usually side with the challenger. It's all going to come down to voter turnout.
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