tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post3727939051444660387..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Obama as a "perpetual war" presidentMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-43723514738663927802013-01-29T05:36:58.686-06:002013-01-29T05:36:58.686-06:00Minnesotan, your favorite president sent thousands...Minnesotan, your favorite president sent thousands of Americans into prison camps with no legal process. JDJarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691101939920824546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-7032666640282824522013-01-29T05:21:26.481-06:002013-01-29T05:21:26.481-06:00Keep up to speed, The Leftist run giant factory co...Keep up to speed, The Leftist run giant factory complexes currently.<br /><br />Do you honsetly believe constant projection of force is a Liberal strategy?JDJarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691101939920824546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-34664110068526105562013-01-28T20:14:23.311-06:002013-01-28T20:14:23.311-06:00The definition of Facism is of course, subject of ...The definition of Facism is of course, subject of much controversy. I would argue that this is because the term itself is politically toxic, not because the ideals of fascists have been defeated.<br /><br />A few points about fascist economics should sound eerily familiar.<br /><br />"The fascists opposed both international socialism and liberal capitalism, arguing that their views represented a third way. They claimed to provide a realistic economic alternative that was neither laissez-faire capitalism nor communism. <br /><br />Fascists argued that the state had a role in mediating relations between classes. <br /><br />Fascists believed that too much international trade would make the national economy dependent on international capital, and therefore vulnerable to international economic sanctions. Economic self-sufficiency, was a major goal of most fascist governments."<br /><br />Fascists wanted "Dirigisme" "an economy in which the government exerts strong directive influence. It designates a mainly capitalist economy with strong directive, as opposed to merely regulatory, economic participation by the state."<br /><br />"Most modern economies can be characterized as dirigiste to some degree – for instance, state economic action may be exercised through subsidizing research and developing new technologies, or through government procurement, especially military (i.e. a form of mixed economy)."<br /><br />An interesting read is the program of the NSDAP from 1920<br /><br />http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/25points.asp<br /><br />Leave out the overt racism, phrase the major planks in modern political doublespeak, and I'll bet a lot of Americans would find this platform familiar and agreeable, if they didn't know the source. Scary stuff.<br /><br />I agree with Ike's warnings against the military industrial complex, which were sadly ignored. Then again, he started the DHHS, got the US involved in the overthrow of Iran's elected president, and pushed Federal highway programs that have been used time and time again to bully, bribe, and threaten the states into submission.<br /><br />032125https://www.blogger.com/profile/11092860450994272341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-64614153000833930712013-01-28T08:28:21.214-06:002013-01-28T08:28:21.214-06:00Corporations are a large reason why we're in t...Corporations are a large reason why we're in the mess we're in. The last thing we need is a 'business man' at the helm.amynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-72317477731058732022013-01-28T01:13:55.191-06:002013-01-28T01:13:55.191-06:00You have a better grasp of the situation than 47% ...You have a better grasp of the situation than 47% of this country does.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-37404488633845503462013-01-28T01:09:18.688-06:002013-01-28T01:09:18.688-06:00Left out a very important fact - every word that e...Left out a very important fact - every word that ever came out of his mouth was a lie. All politicians are guilty of that, but he even lied when he didn't even need to. Pathological liar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-50818510307588872002013-01-28T01:00:15.459-06:002013-01-28T01:00:15.459-06:00Would have been a devastating disaster. We would l...Would have been a devastating disaster. We would likely no longer have an automobile industry - he said he would've let it go bankrupt, whereas Obama gave it a loan & it is now coming back very strong & they've paid back the loan. Is for absolutely nothing but corporations, the rich getting richer off of the middle class's back ( which has already ripped this country in half ). In reality, he knows nothing at all about business; his expertise is making money from money, literally. Heard of house flipping? That is exactly what he does with businesses - buy out a struggling business thereby eliminating employees (so they lose their jobs & health insurance). In short, he's made his quarter of a billion bucks off of hard working Americans' demise, while banking it in the Cayman Islands to avoid paying any taxes on it. The rich get richer while 99% of Americans get screwed. Vulture capitalism. Pro war. Would have been a Bush repeat, if you can even imagine such a horror. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-70991121802612457602013-01-27T10:22:47.927-06:002013-01-27T10:22:47.927-06:00Nobody said he was nuts or a polygamist on the BBC...Nobody said he was nuts or a polygamist on the BBC or anywhere else.<br /><br />Romney/Ryan would have cut access for the poor to abortions by allowing red states to force out Planned Parenthood and licensing of abortion clinics. He would have gotten us involved in every foreign entanglement that came along. He would have kept Defense spending where it is, thus limiting other areas that could be cut to only social/entitlement spending. He would have cut healthcare not because Romney wanted, but because Ryan and his party want nothing more than to repeal Obamacare. Romney would have cut taxes for the wealthy and to balance the budget (quicker than is realistic) he would have cut social programs for the poor. He would have privatized social security to do that, thus destroying it by tying it to the "all mighty" stock market's ups and downs. He would cut the size of all Federal programs that didn't benefit corporate welfare. <br /><br />He would have done less than nothing for global warming. He would oppose Federal support for repealing the Defense of Marriage Act, thus going around any hope that would come for support of marriage equality from the Supreme Court this year. He would facilitate the red states' war on labor unions by appointments to the National Labor Relations Board.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-91677390240467630912013-01-27T02:43:22.895-06:002013-01-27T02:43:22.895-06:00Serious question- why exactly would Romney/Ryan ha...Serious question- why exactly would Romney/Ryan have been a 'debacle'? The most offensive thing I heard about him (and granted, this was BBC, which is why I'm out of the loop-ish)was that he was nuts, a polygamist (as in 'ha ha' let's make fun of the Mormon by using an outdated stereotype- would have never been tolerated if it have been about anything else, I don't think), etc. I never heard what would have been horrible about his policies/plans. He may not have been a great president, but a debacle? (I personally would have liked to see someone with a business background have a go at fixing the US deficit/depression/economy (all three- not synonyms). (please no flames- I'm seriously asking)Cheryl in Francenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-40682069918668875982013-01-26T23:06:39.283-06:002013-01-26T23:06:39.283-06:00I see this everywhere on the web - "Obama has...I see this everywhere on the web - "Obama hasn't delivered absolute income equality (with everyone making enough money to eat out at their favorite sushi restaurant three times a week)and therefore he is a Republican" - OMFG - he delivered health care for poor people. What do you want from him for god's sake? Reparations for slavery? Free tuition for all college students? Prius's for everyone of voting age? That's why I loath liberals - they aren't pragmatic.Bubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367554651401120819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-15036229341946060902013-01-26T21:43:23.792-06:002013-01-26T21:43:23.792-06:00Obama gave us healthcare reform, minor Wall Street...Obama gave us healthcare reform, minor Wall Street reform, ended DADT, came out in support of gay marriage, signed Lilly Ledbetter Act, Matthew Shepherd Act, the Stimulus, ended war in Iraq, is planning to get us out of Afghanistan sooner than planned..... <br /><br />And got re-elected in the Bush Recession (despite Americans not knowing what they stand for and voting one party out every election and giving us divided governments like OBAMA HAS) so he could bring us ...<br /><br />Gun Control legislation, immigration reform. <br /><br />I like drones better than our guys getting killed; we just need to kill fewer civilians using both ways.<br /><br />He is a left-leaning moderate, and Hillary would have done much the same thing. Liberals can't get elected and most candidates wouldn't have survived the GOP attacks without Obama's charisma. He is the best president in this post-9/11 day and age that reasonable people could hope for.<br /><br />Thank your lucky stars he is president and not Romney/Gingrich/Santorum.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-28033020236344243492013-01-26T17:34:12.504-06:002013-01-26T17:34:12.504-06:00Steve, I'm not sure about conservatives being ...Steve, I'm not sure about conservatives being in the street or not, but there was quite a bit of criticism of Bush's ridiculous spending. In particular, I remember the Cato institute and Heritage publishing strong pieces expressing disgust over Bush's spending. I also personally remember many fellow conservatives expressing great disdain over the runaway spending.<br /><br />Admittedly, both those institutions and most conservatives I know well are of the Libertarian mindset. The budget problem isn't completely Obama's fault, nor Bush's fault. It is a product of both parties, and a problem for our entire nation.Barnabasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-46198886998156936402013-01-26T17:09:10.110-06:002013-01-26T17:09:10.110-06:00I will also note that not ONE conservative was out...I will also note that not ONE conservative was out in the streets protesting about Bush's runaway government spending.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10619153370091469672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-79316028693955666712013-01-26T17:07:12.504-06:002013-01-26T17:07:12.504-06:00If "leftists" actually ran things, every...If "leftists" actually ran things, every one of those Wall St. banks that couldn't bail itself out with private money would have been nationalized, and scores of Wall St. criminals would be prosecuted and in jail. <br /><br />It is HILARIOUS that you think that a guy who fills his cabinet full of ex/current Wall St. bankers is a "leftist". Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10619153370091469672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-37828978514795534772013-01-26T17:04:41.869-06:002013-01-26T17:04:41.869-06:00Yeah, "leftists" are running things in t...Yeah, "leftists" are running things in this country, and pigs are currently flying all over the place. Please buy a dictionary or at the very least look up something on wikipedia to see how completely ridiculous that notion is.<br /><br />Embarrassing.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10619153370091469672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-81634454378202183102013-01-26T17:02:35.922-06:002013-01-26T17:02:35.922-06:00Nice concern trolling.Nice concern trolling.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10619153370091469672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-35011473031343774972013-01-26T17:01:07.712-06:002013-01-26T17:01:07.712-06:00Well said Stan. Despite all his shortcomings I pre...Well said Stan. Despite all his shortcomings I prefer Obama to Romney/Ryan, obviously.<br /><br /><i>Any President, with the exception of Roosevelt, who attempted to enact genuine reform paid for it with his life.</i><br /><br />Agreed, and I'd also add any political activist that gained any real following/momentum to that list too. Funny how every one of them has met with an untimely demise.<br /><br />Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10619153370091469672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-32947895959743834162013-01-26T13:45:29.481-06:002013-01-26T13:45:29.481-06:00I'm not seeing the health care for poor people...I'm not seeing the health care for poor people. Maybe they missed the delivery date?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-22700941180817315492013-01-26T11:50:24.377-06:002013-01-26T11:50:24.377-06:00He's a leftist not a liberal. Leftists have al...He's a leftist not a liberal. Leftists have always found liberals to be useful fools so he has to pander .JDJarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691101939920824546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-25091894326439411572013-01-26T01:23:53.074-06:002013-01-26T01:23:53.074-06:00I see this everywhere on the web - "Obama has...I see this everywhere on the web - "Obama hasn't delivered absolute income equality (with everyone making enough money to eat out at their favorite sushi restaurant three times a week)and therefore he is a Republican" - OMFG - he delivered health care for poor people. What do you want from him for god's sake? Reparations for slavery? Free tuition for all college students? Prius's for everyone of voting age? That's why I loath liberals - they aren't pragmatic.Bubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367554651401120819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-38021800948260928462013-01-26T00:42:11.367-06:002013-01-26T00:42:11.367-06:00Eisenhower was my favorite as well. Awesome Presi...Eisenhower was my favorite as well. Awesome President.Barnabasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-62995200081578439692013-01-26T00:40:59.360-06:002013-01-26T00:40:59.360-06:00Obama does this to the extreme. He talked like an...Obama does this to the extreme. He talked like an open-government, anti-war liberal prior to his first term, and ended up worse than Bush in many ways (drone strikes, NDAA, indefinite detention).<br /><br />I never voted for Obama, but was really disappointed that the few areas I liked him in were all lies.Barnabasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-24062525088708334402013-01-25T23:17:07.863-06:002013-01-25T23:17:07.863-06:00Steve, I agree that "true progressives" ...Steve, I agree that "true progressives" weren't fooled and are still voicing their disappointment and disagreement. And I can't begin to tell you how disappointed and enraged I am at what this President has promised and failed to do, repeatedly. And truth be told, I have no one to blame but myself, since Senator Obama clearly demonstrated that he went along to get along with the best of them.<br /><br />I don't expect much different this coming term. More great speeches, one step forward, two steps back. In the end we're "fortunate" that we averted the immediate debacle and disaster named Romney/Ryan, and Obama will more than likely be allowed to live out another term for failing to live up to his rhetoric. Any President, with the exception of Roosevelt, who attempted to enact genuine reform paid for it with his life. And the only reason he survived was because of all the dirt he amassed on the attempted coup conspirators brought to light by Gen. Smedley Butler.<br /><br />The world environment will look very different at the end of this century, and not for the better. Global warming will have unprecedented effects on the well being of our planet (eg- drought, famine and the armed conflicts large and small that will incur with the planet's rapidly eroding resources), ninety percent of the large fish population is currently decimated world wide while population levels continue to increase exponentially- that's just the tip of the massively eroding iceberg. <br /><br />Those real life changes alone will illicit massive social change. Instead of developing and enacting the sweeping changes we need to survive our dwindling resources and ensure our future survival, we continue to try and squeeze out every last desperate drop from yesterday's technology and energy sources. Nowhere is this more obvious than in fracking- poisoning our nation's very water supply for a few more green backs. <br /><br />The polar ice caps are melting, the Amazon which supplied a quarter of our oxygen is being turned into a parking lot, jellyfish blooms are replacing... real fish- all that and more will hit the tipping point mid century. Not to worry, Rush has our backs, and O'Reilly, Hannity, Palin....<br /><br />A Brave New World.Stan B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17381743002180926900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-75141025550625185932013-01-25T19:29:49.066-06:002013-01-25T19:29:49.066-06:00"a fascist, like every American president sin..."a fascist, like every American president since at least FDR."<br /><br />You're calling my favorite president - Eisenhower - a fascist???Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-72605448311315198782013-01-25T19:12:08.238-06:002013-01-25T19:12:08.238-06:00I suggest you look up the definition of 'fasci...I suggest you look up the definition of 'fascism' and survey the markers of a fascist state. By the way most of western Europe is socialist, fascism did not win.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com