For the first time in his life, Obama has an actual record to be judged on. He can run a great election campaign with all the right promises, but as president he’s failed to deliver no matter whether you look from the left or from the right.

Now that the people are judging him on results instead of on promises and don’t like what they see, what does he do? Does he admit he blew it and try to change direction? No not really. Does he continue to blame Bush for everything bad and take credit for anything good? Yes, and since November elections we’ve seen that has gone over like a lead balloon. But even worse, instead of trying to get better results he goes into a cocoon, bringing in yet another campaign expert and retreating more into campaign mode where speeches matter more than anything. People don’t want to hear more carefully worded lies, like a “spending freeze” that really means “second stimulus” once you dig past the carefully chosen focus-group-driven soundbites.

The bloom is off the rose, and he has no idea how to proceed since he’s never been told “no” before. The magic of saving the day by giving a good speech has evaporated. The days of voting ‘present’ are over.

Now of course the GOP is positioned to give the killer blow this fall, and the only question is whether they continue to shoot themselves in the feet or get their act together.

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If my Congressman Dennis shouts “you lie”, I swear I”ll vote for him!!

…to make a first impression.”

I only take issue with your post in the next-to-last paragraph: With an entire year of, ahem, achievements behind him (archived permanently in the interwebs) BHO has already made his impression, and the cement is dry.

Adopting a populist/centrist groove now might fool enough people to turn Massachusetts blue again, but not many more.

Cheers

Now if only they pull there fingers out of there ears and stop yelling “Na-Na” at the “We the people”

I wish everyone would please take a few considered moments to shift their focus away from President Obama just long enough to see that the real game being played out here is one of deception. Consider the possibility that Obama is just a convenient distraction; that he’s just a very visible and now vastly overexposed public face designed to promote policies that are being developed and orchestrated from behind the scenes where the real power lies to distract American from what is really taking place. And that is the largest theft in history. The economic crisis that we face is not a uniquely American problem. It is global. Therefore, it stands to reason that no strictly American solution can or will be able to solve this problem. The State of the Union message is really pretty simple… “We have never been in so much trouble!”
But how we got here is the real question that needs to be asked. And no one seems to have the courage to demand that answer. But for anyone with eyes to see – the answer is simple, and hiding in plain sight – it’s called derivatives, i.e.; CDO’s (collateralized debt obligations), and this insidious monster lies at the very heart of our problems.
But first a little history… CDO’s are a Machiavellian financial instrument field tested by Michael Milken at Drexel Burnham Lambert in the late 1980’s. They were perfected by the large hedge funds in the 1990’s and were amplified by Goldman Sachs and four other top tier US investment banks into a global ponzi scheme under the specific guidance and protection of the Federal Reserve in the 2000’s. Global is the key word here because what is happening in the US is happening everywhere. We are all up the creek together. Why, you ask? Because the notional value of the debt that we exist in today is in excess of $1.5 quadrillion dollars. Yes, about 30 times global GDP. In other words – a debt so large that it is mathematically impossible to pay off.
So forget about Obama for a moment, since he and his policies are entirely irrelevant to solving a dilemma of global proportions, and let’s “follow the money.”
That money trail leads straight from the “too big to fail” banks, to the Federal Reserve, to the International Bank for Settlements (BIS) in Basel Switzerland, (which essentially owns the Fed).
Forget the cover stories, this private bank not only effectively owns or controls the Fed and the other 55 member central banks in the world; the BIS also owns the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund as well. And they hold virtually all of the debt in the world in the form of CDO’s.
In layman’s terms…, they own your house, you pay them rent in the form of mortgage payments – along with just about everyone else on the planet. The BIS is now the official landlord of the world. They have cunningly stolen the wealth of the planet, now they are moving in for the kill and will not be happy until they have outright control. It’s not a conspiracy; it’s just business as usual on a scale that few of us can fathom…
So forget Obama. He’s just the US patsy. Lift the veil and see the real powers that be who are working tirelessly, skillfully and with breathtaking precision to mastermind the biggest heist ever performed – all in plain sight. Do this before it’s too late. Now is the time to educate yourselves as to the real culprit behind our mortally wounded economy. Read, learn and resist this juggernaut before it is too late. I am confident that as long as America exists as an exceptional nation on the earth, we can resist the BIS and assume the leadership needed to win this fight… And win it we must, for our very existence is at stake.

I would love to be back in the states for this. I would play the Barry O Game(TM). Every time Obama blames something on Bush you have to take a shot of you favorite adult beverage. I’m thinking 20 minutes into the State of the Union no one will be able to walk.

Any analysis of obama must begin with the speeches, for nothing else can be brought to the table by even the truest believers. And what is there? Arguably, inspiring intellectual talking points: I will do this, we must do that, change, hope, hope for change . . . yada, yada. But there has never been anything concrete, no follow up, no life experience to draw upon, because this “President” never accomplished anything of substance before taking office. Even clinton had some executive experience, but not so little barry, whose speeches are, at their core, merely exercises in self-gratification. Until becoming the poster boy for The Peter Principle, the sum of the resume was a litany of self-promotion with no performance reviews.

From the flying O to the Roman Senate rally, this has been an exercise in narcissism. Well, the show is over, the chickens have come home to roost (pick your personal favorite cliche) and this act has fallen as flat as a raw egg on Jupiter. All we will hear tonight will be more ” I – - me – - my – - mine – - I ” megalomania read verbatim from a teleprompter; barry has nothing else to offer. What is truly sad is the USA must bear with this pathetic egotistical mediocrity for another three years and the causes of impeachment do not include “utter incompetence.”

On CBS Morning News Harry Smith was throwing long, slow, sloppy softballs at Robert Gibbs this morning with questions like Gee, will Republicans start working with the president finally?

Gibbs hit that out of the Propaganda Park with comments similar to Well, we want to pass legislation that helps working Americans blah blah blah…

No comment from Smith, of course, that Dems have consistently and spitefully shut Republicans out of the process. The proper question would have been: Will Democrats stop operating behind closed doors and let Republicans have some input? What happened to that transparency and C-Span promise?

To top it off at the end, Gibbs has the “audacity” to imply basically that Congress (especially Republicans) must stop worrying about election day all the time… ???!!!

And who just put their old C A M P A I G N manager on the payroll at the Whopper House???

Mrs. Ausonius, who usually is a calm and imperturbabale individual, had to be restrained from attacking the TV set at that point!

You just said what I’d been saying privately for the last year.

He may be President, but he’s not a true American.

Some enterprising reporter should interview Joe Wilson AFTER the SOTU and get Joe to point out exactly which lies Obama tells tonight.

Of course there aren’t any REAL reporters left in the MSM (except Jake Tapper) so it won’t happen.

Bush Fatigue Syndrome drowned out that “still, small voice” in the heads of many voters who ignored the obvious warning signs. Fortunately, many of those voters have now awakened and are realizing what many of us figured out long ago.

Another fun betting game for tonight: What is the over/under on how many times Obambi’s head will flip from one side (i.e.teleprompter screen) to the other side (i.e.teleprompter screen). In a 60-minute speech, he could easily push 1000!

http://www.atr.org/userfiles/BINGOCARD12010SOTU.pdf

Our economy continues to tank. More businesses are moving operations overseas to lower taxed European countries. I’m working about 5 months out the the year overseas and am considering moving – (if I can unload my home, it’s not close to underwater, but no one, no one is buying).

How can Congress FORCE tax cuts on business, FORCE tax cuts on individuals, FORCE the 10-20% across the board cuts in government necessary for businesses to grow once again.

Will Republicans really cut their own staffs, cut the size of the EPA, FAA, DHS, FTC, DOT, and all the other bloated agencies?

he spoke of the frightened farmers of PA hugging their guns and Bibles.

We’ve always known what he really thinks; the MSM has never been interested in actually reporting on him. They are reporting on their college fantasies from radical socialism 101: suffer the poor, redistribute wealth, all profits are greed, and down with capitalism.

That’s where Big O’s “mind” is and that’s what we’ll hear again tonight.

…”one of us,” and that is NOT a “Birther” thing. One element could be in his early (Primary, elementary school) years, likely devoid of traditional USA classes which include at least some exposure to Colonial-era history and the Founders. That, and the influence of his mother’s radical friends; but his rejection, as an adult, of the US Constitution as “fundamentally flawed” because it protects citizens from governmental overreach rather than facilitating government intrusion indicates he either doesn’t “get it,” or he rejects it.

But, when will we learn? A Zogby poll indicates that Scott Brown could beat Obama in a presidential race. Hello? Nothing against Brown, but until two weeks ago, few of us had ever heard of him. Here we are, paying the piper for having bought one pig-in-a-poke, and an apparently substantial number of us are ready and willing to play another round of Russian Roulette? I just can’t get my mind around that!

I heard the best idea ever yesterday on Rush. Mark Stein sitting in and a woman called in and suggested the best thing EVER that republicans could do tonight.

Instead of just sitting there, or yelling “you lie”, when Obama starts spewing his lies of how transparent they are, or how he has kept his promices they should all just bust out in laughter!

Mark loved the idea, and I have heard it mentioned on some shows since. They say that it would TOTALLY throw Obama into a fit and they are right. Can you imagine the king of hubris on national TV with the republicans rolling in the isle in laughter?

That would be my dream come true!

I heard the best idea ever yesterday on Rush. Mark Stein sitting in and a woman called in and suggested the best thing EVER that republicans could do tonight.

Instead of just sitting there, or yelling “you lie”, when Obama starts spewing his lies of how transparent they are, or how he has kept his promices they should all just bust out in laughter!

Mark loved the idea, and I have heard it mentioned on some shows since. They say that it would TOTALLY throw Obama into a fit and they are right. Can you imagine the king of hubris on national TV with the republicans rolling in the isle in laughter?

That would be my dream come true!

“When voters begin to think and then realize that the President of the United States does not share the prototypical American world view, they will turn on the President.”

I think we’re there already – perhaps tonight’s reading of the teleprompter, followed by occaisional guffaws from the conservative office holders, will be the proof.

I’ll be tuing in here tomorrow to find out what was said, because I can’t keep my dinner down if I have to hear more than a news clip of the squeaky whistle that always follows one of his lies ending in a ‘C’ or ‘S’.

Outstanding obeservations, Erick. As you once said to me: This post is made of awesome. And it is.

Outstanding observations, Erick. Just outstanding.

and folks sit down to watch the tube on their 20 channels of basic cable for $9.95 and the only thing on is Obama for an hour ,don’t expect them to swallow what he’s sellin.

Those are words that appear to be missing in the President’s vocabulary.

He has a duty to respectfully represent America with integrity and honor, and he cannot seem to do so. To believe that he will be successful without doing those things befuddle me.

The markers were there before the election. Twenty years in Wright’s church, the relationship with Bombardier Bill Ayers, Michelle’s stupid remark about finally being proud of her country,
these should have told us something, and in some quarters it did. This is our first America hating president.

Well at least he helped out Abdulmutallab and by extension al Queda, so you can’t say he doesn’t continue to have friends.

- Please consider re-posting this under a title like “Obama’s un-American Worldview Will Sink Him” since I think the excellent insights on Obama’s worldview are so key to this article.

He’ll try to push some of it off on someone else, but it will be something like “I did my best BUT Mr. X blew it.” I’ve listened, often painfully, to many of his speeches and found if things are going well he “I’s” the living daylights out of a speech. When it is going south, he manages a few more “them” and “those” like in “those who oppose healthcare are the real enemy” kind of thing.

I’m betting it is over fifty times depending on the length of the speech. He is so sold on himself he can’t help it. As I’ve said before “He is who he is.” Or better said in one of my posts by the fable of the scorpion and the fox.

http://truthandcommonsense.com/2009/09/23/climbing-out-of-the-box-full-of-square-pegs-and-round-holes-what-if-obama-is-what-he-appears-to-be/

Robert Gibbs tommorrow as he tries to explain what his boss actually meant and how we were taking his comments the wrong way. I would love to hear Rush do the Republican response tonight or something differnt like maybe, Zell Miller’s take on the O Bama ‘s first year in office. I won’t be watching the speech tonight because of high blood pressure and a weak stomach, but I will be reading the comments and views of people who are informed and actually love this country. Thank God for Redstate and its contributors. To quote a line from “Support your local sheriff”……….. “Death to all tyrants!”

We the People have had too much of his empty words and broken promises, and the nation is on the brink of disaster. If we hear one more time, Obama brought us back from this brink we march with pitchforks and torches. If we are forced to get our point across this way and this is how we must fold their feet to the fire then so be it. Main Street has had enough. The frustration level has gone past the boiling point for too many and the people are ready to let off some steam. I know it is bad when grandma normally docile and kind wants to take that teleprompter and shove it up his keister. The only thing we have seen that was actually unprecedented and historic last year was the largest march ever, the Tea Party. So far this year it was Brown winning in Massachusetts. If we hear the blame Bush line one more time there will be no more Democrats elected for a very long time. Massachusetts set a new standard of thirty-five points, and if you are within that margin, you will have lost your job and career. We know that from time to time, we must be reminded of how bad it could be but this bad will be remembered for a very long time. Democrats ignored the “American Pie” of this great nation and it will be a pie in their face from now on. A year of not walking the talk has lead to only one path, off the plank off a sinking ship. The damage is done and there are no words that can bail him out of the mess he has made.

I’m torn on watching the SOTU address. It has been years since I have missed one. It seems almost like a civic duty.

But about year 5 into the Clinton Administration the guy started to trigger my gag reflex. Within 15 seconds of the guy’s oily voice and bad-boy smirk coming on my TV set I felt an overwhelming visceral physical gag reflex and had to madly grab for the remote control and flip the channel before I spewed on the coffee table. It took me until about year 7 (during the second amnesty attempt) that I felt similarly about President Bush.

But somehow I was generally able to steel myself and my stomach for the SOTU addresses and I managed to get through gut tumbling speeches by both of them. Maybe it was the alcohol but I never actually vomited when Clinton was reeling off one of his extensive laundry lists of policy proposals that would “build a bridge to the 21st Century” and was absolutely necessary for the well-being “of the children”.

With Obama it is different. It didn’t take years. The gag reflex set in at about August after only 7 or 8 months. I have not watched Obama speak for more than 20 or 30 seconds since and I am not sure that I can bring myself to sit through the SOTU.

Maybe I’ll just let you folks tell me how it goes.

The percentage of Americans who have become malcontents under this regime reveal our distrust. You’ve hit on a core driver of the distrust, in the alien belief system of Obama.

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First, I find it hard to believe that it has taken so long for a majority of Americans to realize just how anti-America Obama was and is. Just his connections with Rev. Wright and Bill Ayers should’ve woken up all pro-America Americans. Hopefully Obama’s ‘Free Pass’ ends tonight.

Second, nowhere in any of America’s Founding Documents is Christianity mentioned. Since the early founders were fleeing from Britain and European forms of State-Christianity, our Founding Fathers made sure that Christianity wasn’t mentioned in the Founding Documents, i.e. America has never had a State Religion.

Still, it was clear that Obama launched several attacks against Americans who are Christian, as a Senator and even after he was President (both State positions), so he still doesn’t get a pass from me.

so I won’t hazard a guess as to the content of tonight’s speech. But it would do us all well to keep these things in mind:

In any event or application of policy, what we see as failure is in fact another progressive success.

Whether bho is the leader or just a puppet is not important. The stated goal of the progressives is to tear down the capitalist system so it can be rebuilt in their utopian view.

The greatest victory the progressives could achieve would be for “the people” to resort to violence. There may be a time for that but as of today we’re not even close.

All the attention on the speech tonight prompts me to wonder “what the other hand is doing”. Probably some new form of ” legal plunder”. (props to Mr Bastiat).

Contrary to popular wishful thinking, we are not a christian nation, we are a nation of mostly christians. The founding fathers purposefully did not cite a god by any specific name. Some were not christians, but they had a strong belief in a higher power. Our so-called Judeo-Christian values come from the people, not the government. Unfortunately, it seems we are losing that, too.

I think that should be the republican response, played over and over and over

…just sayin’ is all…

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because it is a political failure.

The writers would be wise to use code instead.

When he speaks of “standing in the way of reform” or anytime he addresses Reform, or even Progress, he will be thinking about HCR because he is now obsessed about his abject failure. It’s kind of like when you do something boneheaded, for a very long time afterward, the failure comes back into your subconscious. Obama staked too much capital in it, not to have it stuck in his narcissistic craw.

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The teleprompters were not present when Obama was actualy speaking to the children (according to FoxNews). But the overall point is correct.

Obama has failed to live up to any of his promises, and people are seeing through his lies. Liberals have stopped trusting him, independents no longer support him (or his party), and republicans are starting to feel energized.

Obama’s only hope is to move to the center as Clinton did (triangulation). However, Clinton at least had a centric backgorund (as co-founder of the DLC). Obama has no natural inclination to respect moderation, and I think this hurt him.

If he moderates his tone during the SOTU tonight, he’ll further alienate his base, and I don’t think he’ll fool independents again.

I hope republicans won’t just sit back and expect the democrats to hand over the cake though. Republicans need to hit the airwaves telling people what conservatism stands for, and to come up with a Contract with America type of nationalizing campign.

on a related note, Barry is a communist sleeper agent. That is all.

of a widespread whisper of one word, “Fool.”

Do it stealthily, without moving lips. Just a hushed and unanimous “Fool.”

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Fox news just showed this AM that it was Justice Alito who shook his head and said, “That’s not true.”