Jo-Joe Politico: HOW TO SCARE A DEMOCRAT

Saturday, August 18, 2012

HOW TO SCARE A DEMOCRAT

Select Paul Ryan as the Vice Presidential candidate.

31 comments:

Lisa said...: that was definitely what needs to be said. Whittle hits it out of the park again. Good one Joe. I will be sharing this "Scared Straight" video with all those who know and all those who need to know.; August 18, 2012 at 12:23 AM
Craig said...: I'm scared Whittless of Ryan. Even David Stockman, Reagan's budget director, thinks he's a joke.

Paul Ryan’s Fairy-Tale Budget Plan

The Ryan Plan boils down to a fetish for cutting the top marginal income-tax rate for “job creators” ...In short, Mr. Ryan’s plan is devoid of credible math or hard policy choices. And it couldn’t pass even if Republicans were to take the presidency and both houses of Congress. Mr. Romney and Mr. Ryan have no plan to take on Wall Street, the Fed, the military-industrial complex, social insurance or the nation’s fiscal calamity and no plan to revive capitalist prosperity — just empty sermons.

Bwhittle says Ryan isn't a rock star but Sean Hannity says "Paul Ryan Has Become A National Sex Symbol" . Yup.; August 18, 2012 at 9:49 AM
The Debonair Dudes World said...: "HOW TO SCARE A DEMOCRAT"

Tell the truth about them!; August 18, 2012 at 2:22 PM
Ducky's here said...: Romney must know something. Picking a VP candidate who coughs up Florida is pretty dumb on its face.

All I can think of is that he figured that the 25% of the population which is around the bend crazy wasn't going to show up at the polls.

Still, that works both ways. Curious pick but not frightening in any way.

"For twelve years, you have been asking: Who is John Galt? This is John Galt speaking. I am the man who loves his life. I am the man who does not sacrifice his love or his values. I am the man who has deprived you of victims and thus has destroyed your world, and if you wish to know why you are perishing-you who dread knowledge-I am the man who will now tell you."

Seniors are going to eat this stuff up.; August 18, 2012 at 3:06 PM
The Debonair Dudes World said...: I don't think too many of Obama's supports care one way or the other about Biden. They will vote for the socialist ticket with or without Biden.; August 18, 2012 at 6:33 PM
Sergeant D said...: The Crapweasel in Chief's big mistake was thinking that us whitey's are intimidated by the New Black Panthers with night sticks.; August 18, 2012 at 6:59 PM
Joe said...: Craig: "The Ryan Plan boils down to a fetish for cutting the top marginal income-tax rate for “job creators”

That's dead wrong...you'll see.

DDW: TRUTH? THEY CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!!!; August 18, 2012 at 8:33 PM
Trekkie4Ever said...: The truth works every time, because most liberals are just not capable of handling it and tend to bark and spew and drool.

R&R is the way to go!; August 18, 2012 at 9:48 PM
Joe Calton said...: This had me literally, laughing out loud!

I'm a liberal democrat and I don't know ANYONE who is scared of Paul Ryan.

Romney/Ryan is our DREAM TICKET!

Romney is a rich, white, member of a magic-underwear wearing, 'religious main-stream wannabe' personality cult who has never created a single job.

He has accumulated an obscene amount of wealth by destroying American companies, putting blue collar workers in unemployment lines and hiding his ill-gotten gains in offshore tax havens so that he wouldn't have to reinvest in the American infrastructure that allowed him to become a modern day Robber Baron.

Mitt Romney is the concentrated essence of the worst aspects of the American Free Market Capitalist model.

He has never created anything. He has taken and taken and taken, leaving behind the empty husks and broken dreams of real Americans.

And Ryan? Oh PUH-LEEZE!

He only seems smart because the rest of the Republicans are so incredibly stupid.

He spouts big numbers really fast and his neanderthal party members thinks "WOW! He's really smart! He must know stuff."

But none of his pseudo-budget nonsense stands up to close scrutiny.

And when voters learn about the bill he sponsored that would give a rapist control over the reproductive choices of his victim, they will see what an extremist idiot this guy is.

http://jezebel.com/5934975/paul-ryan-sponsored-a-bill-that-would-allow-rapists-to-stop-their-victims-from-aborting

Bring on more Paul Ryan. The more Americans learn about him the more they will say "OH HELL NO!"; August 19, 2012 at 12:35 AM
Xavier Onassis said...: The previous comment was from me. Blogger is starting to make me angry.; August 19, 2012 at 12:38 AM
Joe said...: XO: "He has accumulated an obscene amount of wealth by destroying American companies..."

Actually, no.

He built companies, created jobs and got wealthy by doing so. You can do it, too, if you want to.

The companies that you liberals keep ragging about failed AFTER he was gone and because they left the principles he had laid down for them.

"He has never created anything. He has taken and taken and taken..."

He has done the opposite. I'll bet he's given more than you ever dreamed of giving, 'cause liberals are the takers.

"the bill he sponsored that would give a rapist control over the reproductive choices of his victim..."

Blatantly false. Your source is flawed...very flawed.

But typical.; August 19, 2012 at 7:49 AM
Craig said...: He built companies, created jobs and got wealthy by doing so. You can do it, too, if you want to.

It's easy, XO. Start by getting a first class education. You're a legacy at an elite east coast Ivy League school, aren't you? If things get a little tight while in school, just sell some stocks from the healthy portfolio your CEO dad built for you.

If you're dumb enough to not have a CEO dad, at least you can borrow 20 large from the parents to start a business. You may want to get spectacularly wealthy by getting into private equity, like Mittens. You'll need more start up money for that. You can hit up Central American expats with ties to death squads for the millions you'll need.

Here are the super righteous principles you need to follow as your business model. Private Equity Magic.

So, XO, follow these simple steps to fabulous wealth or you're a whining, jealous class warrior.; August 19, 2012 at 8:55 AM
Anonymous said...: I recently took a visit into Progressive Land where I saw a thread with a list of Mitt Romney's flip flops, that really was pretty short considering it came from a LYING PROGRESSIVE, (lying progressive, isn’t that Redundant!) Anyway I thought some of these ding-bats might need a reminder of all of Obama's Lies, Flip-Flops, and Bull- Crap.. How on earth could anybody vote for this man again after all of his Lies, Flip-Flops, and Bull- Crap? Here is list that details all or most of Obama's "evolving" positions, that I was able to think of. There was too many to even list. But maybe some of you can add to it.

The very first flip-flop that Obama committed since running for President is actually running for the office in 2008. Obama said in 2004 that he would not run for President in the next election. Based on what has happened in the last 3 years, this is one promise that most Americans would likely prefer he had kept.
Taxes & Spending
Adding Debt & Raising the Debt Ceiling; August 19, 2012 at 10:07 AM
Anonymous said...: As a Senator, Obama opposed raising the debt ceiling, and said adding 4 trillion in was ”unpatriotic”. As President, he insisted the debt ceiling be raised and has added substantially more than 4 trillion to the debt.
Bush Tax Cuts

In 2008, Obama said that, as President, he would repeal the Bush tax cuts for the rich. In 2010, he extended those cuts.
Capital Gains Taxes

In 2008, Obama said that, as President, he would raise taxes on capital gains and dividends for higher-income taxpayers. He has not done so.
Raising Taxes

In 2008, Obama pledged that, ”no family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase. Not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains taxes, not any of your taxes. My opponent can’t make that pledge.” However, he has raised taxes on tanning, cigarettes, and those who do not purchase health insurance (regardless of income).
Senior Income Tax

In 2008, Obama said that, as president, he would ”eliminate all income taxation of seniors making less than $50,000 per year”. He has not done so.
PAYGO

Shortlyafter entering office, Obama signed PAYGO legislation which demanded that all expenditures be paid for unless they are part of an emergency. Democrats in Congress started using the loophole to bypass the legislation almost immediately. Obama touted that a previous extension of unemployment benefits was fully paid for, but later blasted Republicans for not continuing to extend those benefits without paying for them.
Spending Freezes

In 2008, Obama derided spending freezes as ”using a hatchet where you need a scalpel” and ”unfair burden-sharing”. He said that, although it’s ”proposed periodically”, a spending freeze ”doesn’t happen”. In 2010, Obama announced support for a three-year federal spending freeze on discretionary spending not related to national security.
Earmarks

In 2008, Obama’s campaign said that, as President, he would reduce earmarks ”to less than $7.8 billion a year, the level they were at before 1994?. Earmarks for fiscal year 2010 were more than $15 billion.
Competitive Bidding on Earmarks

In 2008, Obama said that, as President, he would ”ensure that federal contracts over $25,000 are competitively bid”. He has not done so.
Tax Credits for Child Care

In 2008, Obama said that, as president, he would increase the tax credits for child care and dependent care, and make such credits refundable. He has not done so.
Killing NASA Program

“In August 2008, Senator Obama announced, as The Washington Post noted, “a detailed comprehensive space plan that includes $2 billion in new funding to reinvigorate NASA”.

But, as The Washington Post reported in March 2010, President Obama later shattered the dreams of the NASA community with a decision “to kill NASA’s Constellation program, crafted during the Bush administration with an ambitious goal of putting astronauts back on the moon by 2020.”
Foreign Policy; August 19, 2012 at 10:07 AM
Anonymous said...: Iraq Timetable

Obama promised to end the war in Iraq and bring the all the troops home in 2009. He later changed his tune to say the withdrawal depends on conditions on the grounds and troops remained in Iraq past 2009.
Iraq Surge

Obama originally opposed the Iraq surge and claimed that extra troops would not do anything to quell sectarian violence. However, after the surge was clearly successful, Obama suggested that everyone knew the surge would decrease violence in Iraq.
Military Action without Congressional Approval

“President Obama has shown a striking lack of consistency with regard to the question of Congressional authorisation and the use of force. In a 2007 interview with The Boston Globe, then Senator Obama declared:

“The President does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation. In instances of self-defense, the President would be within his constitutional authority to act before advising Congress or seeking its consent. History has shown us time and again, however, that military action is most successful when it is authorized and supported by the Legislative branch. It is always preferable to have the informed consent of Congress prior to any military action.”

However, as President in March 2011, Barack Obama authorized military action against the Libyan regime without consulting Congress, a decision which drew heavy fire on Capitol Hill.”
Dropping Missile Defenses in Poland to appease Russia

“In his Prague speech in April 2009, President Obama pledged to move forward with the Bush-era plans for Third Site missile defences in Poland and the Czech Republic…

Just six months later however, the Obama administration surrendered to Russian demands, and dramatically dropped plans for Third Site.”

There has been speculation that Obama’s recent Hot-Mic comments to Russia’s president about flexibility after the election signal further concessions in this area.
Israel

While giving a speech in front of the Pro-Israel group AIPAC in 2008, Obama proclaimed that Jerusalem must remain the undivided capital of Israel. However, a few days later his advisers were clarifying that he no longer believes that and the division of Jerusalem is actually an issue to be addressed in negotiations; August 19, 2012 at 10:08 AM
Anonymous said...: Obama repeated the same strategy in 2012 when he promised to “have Israel’s back” on Iran in his 2012 AIPAC speech and backtracked a few days later.
Letting Sudan off the hook for the Darfur genocide

“In 2004, Senator Obama was a prominent supporter of a “humanitarian intervention” to halt state-sponsored mass killing in Darfur, declaring in a speech that ‘we cannot, in good conscience, stand by and let the genocide continue.’ He advocated tough UN sanctions against the brutal regime of Omar Hassan al-Bashir, which “should freeze the assets of the Sudanese government, its leaders and business affiliates; outlaw arms sales and transfers to Sudan; and prohibit the purchase of Chinese oil.”

However, as president, Obama dramatically changed his tune, extending the hand of friendship to Bashir, despite the fact the Sudanese government and its proxy Janjaweed Arab militias had butchered hundreds of thousands of people”.
Abandoning Mubarak in Egypt after calling him a “stalwart ally”

“Big picture foreign policy strategy has not been a forté of this administration, as demonstrated by its inconsistent policy on Egypt and the Middle East. In an interview with the BBC’s Justin Webb in June 2009, when asked if he viewed President Mubarak as an authoritarian ruler, President Obama declared:

No, I tend not to use labels for folks. I haven’t met him; I’ve spoken to him on the phone. He has been a stalwart ally, in many respects, to the United States. He has sustained peace with Israel, which is a very difficult thing to do in that region, but he has never resorted to unnecessary demagoguing of the issue and has tried to maintain that relationship. So I think he has been a force for stability and good in the region.

20 months later, the White House emphatically called for Mubarak to go”.
Cuba Embargo

Obama opposed the embargo in 2004, but later supported it when speaking in front of a Cuban audience during his run for president. It is still in place today.
Recognizing Armenian Genocide

In 2008, Obama said he would recognize the Armenian Genocide once he is president. He has not done so.
Meeting with Iran Without Preconditions

Obama tried to distance himself from the position that he would meet with Iran without preconditions during the 2008 campaign by claiming there would be “preparations”, before returning to his original position.
Iran Threat

Obama has never had a consistent position on Iran, but one particular shift over a two day period in 2008 is the greatest example of Obama’s waffling on the issue. On one day Obama suggested that Iran does not “pose a serious threat to us”, but the very next day he was describing Iran as a “grave threat”.
Designating Revolutionary Guard as a Terrorist Group; August 19, 2012 at 10:10 AM
Anonymous said...: In September 2007, Obama voted against the Kyl-Lieberman bill which would designate the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization. Obama attacked Hillary Clinton for voting for the bill, but later claimed that he supported labeling the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organization. Obama explained his vote against the bill using a variety of different reasons at different times.
NAFTA

During the 2008 campaign Obama was very critical of NAFTA, but later referred to his own rhetoric as “overheated and amplified.”
Meeting with Chavez

While running for office, Obama stated that he would meet with Hugo Chavez and discuss his support for FARC on one day and then said governments supporting FARC should be isolated the next.
Annual “State of the World” Address

In 2008, Obama said that, as president, he would ”give an annual State of the World address to the American people in which I lay out our national security policy”. He has never given any such address.
Promised to Improve America’s Image

A key foreign policy theme of the Obama presidential election campaign was the notion that President Bush had damaged America’s image on the world stage, with his supposedly ‘cowboy’ policies. In the words of a campaign document, “Barack Obama and Joe Biden will restore America’s standing in the world by providing a new American leadership to meet the challenges of a new century”.; August 19, 2012 at 10:13 AM
Anonymous said...: As President, however, Obama has done exactly the opposite, insulting key allies such as Great Britain, Israel and Poland, projecting weak leadership, and undermining the standing of the United States as the world’s only superpower. As I’ve noted before:

“No American president in modern times has invested less effort in maintaining US alliances than Barack Obama. Whether it is siding with Marxists in Honduras against pro-American forces, condemning Israel, throwing the Poles and Czechs under the bus, or trashing the Anglo-American Special Relationship, the Obama administration has gone out of its way to kick its allies in the teeth while kowtowing to America’s enemies. For a president who boasted in his election campaign of restoring America’s “standing” in the world, Obama has done a spectacularly bad job of preserving friendships with Washington’s closest friends.”

Energy
Gas Prices

Obama, along with many other leading Democrats, blamed George W. Bush for high gas prices when he was President. Yet now that prices have reached near record highs under his administration, Obama is claiming that he has no control of those prices. Furthermore, Obama has previously said he supports a gradual shift to higher gas prices, but now laughs off the claim that he is rooting for higher prices to reduce dependency.
Cap and Trade

In 2008, Obama said that, as president, he would “set a hard cap on all carbon emissions at a level that scientists say is necessary to curb global warming – an 80% reduction by 2050?. No cap and trade legislation has been passed.
Selling Oil from Strategic Reserve

In July 2007, Obama rejected selling oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which he said should be “reserved for a genuine emergency.” A month later, Obama said, “We should sell 70 million barrels of oil from our Strategic Petroleum Reserve for less expensive crude, which in the past has lowered gas prices within two weeks”, even though gas prices were higher in July 2007 than in August 2007.
Keystone XL

Obama touted the possibility of a pipeline during his 2008 campaign, but rejected rapid approval of the Keystone XL pipeline this year.
Nuclear Power

Obama told a group of Democratic Governors in June of 2008 that he was open to expanding nuclear power after having previously opposed it.
Immigration & Healthcare
Immigration Reform

In 2008, Obama said that, as President, he would introduce comprehensive immigration reform legislation in his first year. He did not. He has now made the same promise for the first year of his second term.
Health Care Mandate

Obama was against the individual mandate before it became a central part of his signature legislation.
Single Payer Health Care

In 2003, as an Illinois state senator, Obama said, ”I happen to be a proponent of a single-payer universal health care program.” In 2009, Obama said, ”I have not said that I was a single-payer supporter.”
Keeping Your Insurance

Leading up to the passage of Obamacare, Obama promised Americans that they would be able to keep their current insurance plan if they like it. Further analysis by the CBO has revealed that Obamacare would cause many seniors to have their Medicare Advantage coverage cut in half and millions to be dropped from their employer-provided insurance.
Cost of Obamacare

Obama promised that he would “not sign [a healthcare bill] if it adds one dime to; August 19, 2012 at 10:14 AM
Anonymous said...: the deficit, now or in the future, period.” Yet, a new analysis determines that his bill will add quite a bit to future deficits.
Insuring All Americans

Obama outlined three goals for his health care legislation. Lowering the cost curve and insuring all Americans were two of the three. It has now been determined that Obamacare will add to the deficit and 25 million Americans will remain uninsured.
Reconciliation

In 2010, Obama signed into law health care reform that was passed via reconciliation, contrary to his 2007 insistence that health care reform should not be passed by a bare ”50 plus one majority”, and his 2005 rejection of the ‘nuclear option’ in the Senate.
Televising Healthcare Negotiations

In 2008, Obama said, when it came to crafting health care reform, ”we’ll have the negotiations televised on C-SPAN.” Many crucial negotiations pertaining to health care reform were not televised.
Taxing Health Benefits

In 2008, Obama criticized his presidential opponent, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), saying, ”for the first time in American history, he wants to tax your health benefits.” In 2010, Obama signed into law health care reform legislation that puts a 40% tax on some health insurance policies.
Importing Cheaper Drugs

In 2008, Obama said that, as President, his health care reform would allow Americans to import cheaper prescription drugs. The health care reform he signed into law does not allow this.
Cracking Down on Employers of Illegal Immigrants

Obama opposed cracking down on employers of illegal immigrants before running for President, but supported it during his run.
Defense
Closing Guantanamo

In 2008, Obama’s campaign said that, as president, he would ”close the detention facility at Guantanamo.” And, in January 2009, Obama signed an executive order calling for the Guantanamo Bay facility to be closed. It remains open.
Military tribunals for terror suspects

In the 2008 campaign, Obama said that, as president, he would end the use of military commissions with respect to terrorism suspects and detainees. However, they are still in use.
Rendition of Terror Suspects

“In a 2007 Foreign Affairs article, Senator Obama gave a strong indication that he would end the Bush administration practice of rendition of terror suspects:

“To build a better, freer world, we must first behave in ways that reflect the decency and aspirations of the American people… This means ending the practices of shipping away prisoners in the dead of night to be tortured in far-off countries, of detaining thousands without charge or trial, of maintaining a network of secret prisons to jail people beyond the reach of the law.”

But, as The New York Times reported in August 2009, the Obama administration’s Interrogation and Transfer Task Force announced that it would retain renditions, but with what The Times referred to as “more oversight.’”
Photos of Detainee Abuse

In April 2009, the Obama administration said it planned to release photos depicting abuse of detainees being held by the U.S. overseas. The administration then reversed its decision, and said it would resist court rulings demanding the release of such photos.
Patriot Act

Obama said he would repeal the Patriot Act in a 2003 questionnaire, but later voted to renew it in the Senate.
FISA

In 2007, Obama pleased liberal advocates by promising to filibuster any bill that gave amnesty to telecommunication companies that were assisting authorities with wiretapping activities. Obama voted for a bill that did just that in July of 2008.
Killing Osama Bin Laden

Obama highlighted the importance of killing Osama Bin Laden while running for president and after OBL was killed in Pakistan, but made the claim that it was no longer “essential” when he first got into office; August 19, 2012 at 10:15 AM
Anonymous said...: Public Financing

Obama promised to seek public financing for his presidential campaign in 2008, but ended up rejecting public financing.
2008 Debates

In May 2008, Obama said he would meet McCain ”anywhere, anytime to have a debate about our respective policies in Iraq, Iran, the Middle East or around the world”. But he rejected town hall debates proposed by the McCain campaign.
Voting Along Party Lines

In 2010, Obama decried Senate candidate Scott Brown’s (R-MA) record of voting with Republicans 96% of the time, saying it showed Brown was not ”independent.” When he himself was in the Senate, Obama voted with Democrats 96% of the time.
Minimum Wage

In 2008, Obama said that, as president, he would raise the minimum wage to $9.50 an hour, up from the current $7.25 an hour. It has not been raised.
Civility

“After the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) and several others (six people were killed), Obama said, ”at a time when we are far too eager to lay the blame for all that ails the world at the feet of those who happen to think differently than we do — it’s important for us to pause for a moment and make sure that we’re talking with each other in a way that heals, not in a way that wounds”. Yet Obama has frequently described Republicans as Social Darwinists. He has said that the difference between Democrats and Republicans is that Democrats ”have a sense of neighborliness and a sense of community, and we are willing to look out for one another and help people who are vulnerable and help people who are down on their luck”.

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In his book, “The Audacity of Hope”, Obama lamented the description of abortion opponents as”right-wing ideologues who want to take away a woman’s right to choose”. Obama said the”standard boilerplate” rhetoric had been written — not by himself — but by someone on his U.S. Senate campaign staff, and he had the ”offending words” removed from his website. In recent months, however, Obama has described Republican opponents of abortion as seeking to ”turn back the clock”, ”prevent millions of women from getting basic health care that they desperately need”, and ”stirring up fights over a woman’s right to make her own health care choices”.

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Despite advocating civility and civil debate, Obama has appointed Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) to chair the DNC, even though she has frequently resorted to name-calling (e.g., here, here,here, here, and here). Rather than chastising her for her incivility, Obama has praised her.

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After James “Jimmy” Hoffa, Jr., launched this invective at the Tea Party – ”President Obama, this is your army. We are ready to march. Let’s take these son of a bitches out and give America back to an America where we belong” – during an event at which Obama was about to speak, the Obama administration refused to denounce Hoffa’s offensive (and violent) rhetoric, saying they would not act as the ”speech police”. Days later, Obama’s presidential campaign launched AttackWatch.com, a website dedicated to policing the speech of Republicans and denouncing them when they say unfair things about Obama.”
Questioning Patriotism

“In 2008, Obama said, ”I will never question the patriotism of others in this campaign. And I will not stand idly by when I hear others question mine. [...] Patriotism can never be defined as loyalty to any particular leader, or government, or policy.” However, in that same year, he called the Bush administration’s decision to raise the debt ceiling ”unpatriotic”. [Obama] has accused Republicans of putting party before country, and he has stood idly by as others in his party — e.g., Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) — have said Republicans are ”not patriotic.’”
Presidential Commissions; August 19, 2012 at 10:16 AM
Anonymous said...: In 2008, Obama derided presidential commissions as ”Washington-speak” for ”we’ll get back to you later.” In 2010, he appointed the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform to look for solutions to the debt crisis. The commission did not have the votes to submit their plan to Congress, and Obama has not championed their proposals.

Furthermore, in 2008, Obama said that, as president, he would create a national commission to look at whether programs such as Social Security Disability Insurance, Supplementary Security Income, Medicare and Medicaid create an incentive for people to not work. He has yet to do so.
Public Posting of Bills Before Passage

In 2008, Obama’s campaign said that, as president, he would ”not sign any nonemergency bill without giving the American public an opportunity to review and comment on the White House Web site for five days”. He has since signed non-emergency bills without the five-day public review period.
White House Fleet

In 2008, Obama said that, as president, he would convert the White House fleet of cars to plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles. He has not done so.
Gay Marriage

Obama’s position on this issue is constantly changing. President Obama openly opposed gay marriage during the 2008 election. Obama also supported states deciding the issue at that point. However, later on Obama opposed California’s ban on gay marriage and has said his views on the issue are “evolving.”
Super PACs

Obama opposed use and coordination of Super PAC’s following the Citizens United decisions, but recently changed course and signaled approval of Super PAC’s that are supporting his re-election effort.
D.C. Handgun Ban

Obama supported the D.C. hand gun ban before agreeing with the Supreme Court decision that it “went beyond constitutional limits.”
School Voucher Program

Barack Obama suggested he would support a D.C. voucher program before opposing it and eventually cutting funding to it.
Decriminalizing Marijuana

Obama told students in 2004 he supported decriminalizing marijuana usage, but opposed it during his run for president. He has yet to take significant steps to decriminalize marijuana as President.
Union Support

“In January [2008], the Obama campaign described union contributions to the campaigns of Clinton and John Edwards as ‘special interest’ money. Obama changed his tune as he began gathering his own union endorsements. Since gaining his own union support, Obama refers respectfully to unions as the representatives of ‘working people’ and says he is ‘thrilled’ by their support.”
Abortion

Obama disagreed with the Supreme Court decision upholding a ban on partial birth abortion and had a 100% NARAL rating in 2006, 2007 and 2008, but while being interviewed by a Christian magazine Obama said that “mental distress” should not count as a “health of the mother” exception to a ban.
Wearing a U.S. Flag Pin

Obama refused to wear a flag pin during the 2008 primaries because he considered them a substitute for “true patriotism”, but he started wearing it again once the primaries were over.
Welfare Reform

Obama called Bill Clinton’s 1996 Welfare Reform legislation “disturbing” at the time it was passed, but he celebrated the reforms and what they resulted in once running for president.
Jeremiah Wright

When videos of the controversial remarks of Obama’s long time pastor and mentor, Reverand Jeremiah Wright, first appeared, the President said he can no more disown Wright than his white grandmother. Once it became even clearer that Wright was an extreme individual, Obama did disown and disassociate himself from Wright.
Accepting Donations from Lobbyists

Obama had a campaign pledge to not accept political contributions from lobbyists, yet Obama accepted money from registered airline lobbyist Ron Klein.
No Lobbyists; August 19, 2012 at 10:17 AM
Shaw Kenawe said...: "HOW TO SCARE A DEMOCRAT

Select Paul Ryan as the Vice Presidential candidate."

Yes. Exactly. And how did that work out with the Quitter half-governor from Alaska? Remember how often we liberals were told we were "scared" of her, too?

And where is she now?

She couldn't even get an invitation to attend the Republican Convention in Tampa, never mind speak at it, after being the mega star of the Republican Convention 4 short years ago.

Yeah. We were told we were "scared" of Sarah Palin then, and now your party didn't see fit to invite her to their biggest prom.

Poor Sarah. It turns out it is the GOP who are "scared" of associating with her now!

Ryan? Oh yeah. We're shaking in our boots over him, just like we were over Palin.; August 19, 2012 at 10:22 AM
Fredd said...: Sure everybody likes pie. And of course free pie is the best.

Except, as Uncle Miltie Friedman always correctly pointed out, there's no such thing as a free lunch. Or free pie, for that matter. That lunch and pie that the feckless leftist rabble clamours for comes off of MY plate. My and other responsible savers and earner's plates.; August 19, 2012 at 10:27 AM
MoonGlow said...: I really believe Obama thinks that he isf Jesus. Jesus said feed the poor, Gleaning in he NT and Tithes. Every society in the human world believe in sharing the wealth. Jesus said to him, “If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor....He fed a multitude with 5 loaves and 2 fish and told them to give the surplus to the poor. He said pay your taxes. If that is not sharing the wealth, what is?
Plus GOD provided manna for the Jews in the wilderness. The Egyptians shared their store house of grain doing 7 lean year famine. The Christian bible teaches sharing the wealth.
As soon as Obama took office, sharing the wealth was communist and socialist and an evil thing as stealing and thief from those that have.
Mormon’s Bishop’s Storehouse it the largest example of sharing the wealth.; August 19, 2012 at 10:30 AM
Unknown said...: As I read this blog, I couldn't agree more with it’s author. And after reading these comments posted I can’t help wondering what many of these people are thinking.
As I read the comments that President Obama made about his beliefs. I see one that truly makes me scared and sad.
If you have sworn your allegiance to Allah or Mohammed, I cannot believe that you are loving Christ or serving Him in any way.
His stated he does not have time to study Gods word. He would like too be able to do more but just is too busy. If we are so busy we do not have time for God, the Bible says he will not have time for us. Either we are for him or against him. It makes him sick, he says we are neither hot nor cold and he will spew us out of his mouth. Can we say we make God sick the way we conduct ourselves and run the country. If we have leaders that will admit they are too busy for God, we do not need them. We as a collective group of Americans should be on our knees praying to God, that he will spare us longer so we can turn back to him and his teachings. We are on a fast slide down hill and I pray we will wake up before we destroy ourselves. God can help us turn around and wants us to but it is up to us. He will not make us, as he did not make his people in the Old Testament. We have a choice. I pray we will choose to stop our sinful ways and get back to trying to better our selves and teach our family to follow and trust God to let us keep our freedoms. We are letting the world take our children. Gangs, drugs, hatred, lack of concern for others is growing rapidly. Just read about what is happening in our cities like Chicago, Detroit and New York, we see our citizens killing each other and especially children. Gangs are at war with each other day in day out, and they shoot and kill anyone who may be in their way. And the horrible Colorado shooting.
Can’t we see we are sitting by and letting people within and without our country destroy us. WAKE UP. AMERICA before it is too late to turn back.
It's time for a change in America! We need a President that understands the plight of the working man, and I believe that Mitt Romney is that man, he is certainly more in-touch than Barack Obama ever could be.; August 19, 2012 at 11:31 AM
Joe said...: MoonGlow: Not once does the Bible advocate that the government do the sharing. Not once.

Stick to something you know something about.

AD: He seems very able to quote Koran properly. And he messes up every time he tries to quote the Bible.

Interesting, isn't it?

MCT: Nice list!; August 19, 2012 at 2:31 PM
Joe said...: Fredd: PBO(tcp) wants everybody to have a piece of the pie by-and-bye. Only he wants to be the one to decide who gets which piece.; August 19, 2012 at 2:34 PM
Joe said...: SK: Old buddy, old pal. Where you been hinen'?

You had better be 'fraid.; August 19, 2012 at 2:35 PM
Unknown said...: I really like Ryan. He says things that actually add up to something. Interviewers keep trying to get him to say what they are pushing and he so gracefully sets them back.
Finally we get a chance at electing conservative thinkers who understand that the best way to strengthen America is to strengthen business. We get a candidate who understands budgets and living within your means.
I am excited to go to the polls and help turn this country around.; August 19, 2012 at 5:42 PM
Lisa said...: Amazing how people believe the media hen they make Obama "seem" smart and Ryan and Romney not smart . Maybe that's because we know all about how well they did in college where The smartest guy in the room has his records sealed.
It's obvious economics wasn't in his curriculum; August 19, 2012 at 9:19 PM
Lisa said...: 'She couldn't even get an invitation to attend the Republican Convention in Tampa, never mind speak at it, after being the mega star of the Republican Convention 4 short years ago.'

well the media chose who was to be the star Shaw or were you not paying attention?

You were scared of Palin otherwise you and the media wouldn't have set out to destroy her but instead propagandized the most unqualified president we ever had,; August 20, 2012 at 2:26 PM