Barack Obama is out accusing the Republican Party of a lack of faith in the American people.
But it is Barack Obama who thinks the government must tell people what they can and cannot eat.
It is Barack Obama who thinks the government must tell people what insurance they must have.
It is Barack Obama who believes the government must regulate bank charges, overdraft fees, and everything else for the American people.
It is Barack Obama who lacks faith in the American people. His faith is not in the people nor in God, but in government. And the public has no faith in Barack Obama.
In fact, the Democrats are beginning to contemplate life in the minority. They are fearing a Senate loss. Why?
Because while Barack Obama is accusing the Republicans of lacking faith in the American people, the American people lack faith in the Democrats to do anything other than ruin this country.
It’s hard to honestly accuse the GOP of lacking faith in the American people when the GOP is seeing the American people return them to power while repudiating Barack Obama.
Steve Maley
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Citizens/voters/taxpayers do not TRUST or have FAITH in the incompetent obama.NT
bobojake (Diary) Monday, July 19th at 1:43PM EST (link)Obama Lacks Faith in the American People
sparethechange Monday, July 19th at 1:47PM EST (link)The title of this article could better read: Obama Lacks the American People or just Obama Lacks. As far as Faith, there appears to only that in himself.
Exactly, Erick.
Loren Heal (Diary) Monday, July 19th at 1:52PM EST (link)And the case in point, unemployment benefits, is an even stronger one.
You may not want to say it, but I will: there are a good many people collecting unemployment who would quickly find gainful work in its absence.
Maybe it would not be the job they want, or in their chosen field, or even by itself enough to support them. But something has a way of turning into something else, and focusing the attention on the need to grow, learn, and change.
Obama wants them dependent because it validates his belief system and not coincidentally gives him a paid army of loyal poll watchers.
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"The American People Have Lost Faith in Government" should be the REAL headline
izoneguy (Diary) Monday, July 19th at 2:15PM EST (link)If the government really had faith in the America public…..
Then they would not need to endlessly extend unemployment benefits.
How about government move aside so the America people can re-build their own lives through the spirit that founded this country.
The America people don’t want a hand out – they want a hand up.
“The American People Have Lost Faith in Government” should be the REAL headline.
The point cannot be made often enough: Modern liberalism, as embodied in the Obama presidency, is the defender of the status quo. And the status quo is a road to economic ruin. Political forces cannot redistribute the wealth that the economic system does not produce.
You said the real truth here, izoneguy.
janis (Diary) Monday, July 19th at 2:59PM EST (link)There’s an article up over at Powerlineblog.com about this same thing. About whether the citizenry at large think that the American gov. has the consent of the governed. At least 62% of us do not think so.
The overwhelming majority of us think that the gov. exists solely for its own ends, its own benefit, and its own ability to grow itself to our detriment. And this is the thing that the elitists in both parties fear the most– that we will gain enough power to return the government into the hands of the people it is supposed to serve. At this point, neither party truly represents the will of the people.
No Second Chances-The Real Change
albro62 Tuesday, July 20th at 10:46AM EST (link)Right on target. We have lost faith in the electorate! Okay, we have a chance to correct some of this come November 2010. But then what?
Come 2012 we have our next chance, but we cannot change everybody in just two elections. So we have o make careful choices.
We have to make educated choices. Hold their feet to the fire when you ask them questions. Record what they say. And when we find a liar, we get them out the very next vote. We don’t give them a second chance.
We can clean house, but it will take three elections in the Senate. This is where they are doing the most damage. Let’s keep changing them until we get the ones who hold our interests at heart. And no second chances!!!
Does anyone recall Obama's inaugural address?
rdelbov Monday, July 19th at 2:31PM EST (link)He called for a “new era of personal responsiablity”
Where Obama lose this idea? Obama could have challenged Americans to have a burst of freedom & liberty and to rebuild America. Rather he is our 1st Nanny President. He views us as helpless and only government can solve problems. Here’s what I wish he would say:
1. “I know you made a bad deal on your house-its worth less then what you bought it for-maybe even worth less then you owe on it–but our future worth as a country depends on you living up to your bargain with your neighbor when you bought that home. When you default on your loan you are stabbing American’s future in the back–are we a nation of defaulters?”
2. “Americans take a job-any job–there a lot of low paying jobs out there but if stay on unemployment or just sit on your couch America’s future goes down the drain. Man up-we don’t only honor Americans on Memorial or Veteran’s day we do it every “payday”. Want to end illegal immigration go take a job away from one. Work longer-harder-better then they do and we won’t have illegals here”
I now think Obama never had faith in the American people. He has low expectations for us and does not think we will sacrifice one inch. Obama thinks the only mortgage relief comes from either Banks or the Federal government. I wish he would stand up and ask Americans to sacrifice by getting a job or paying your bills.
Technically, by "responsibility" he meant "indentured servitude"
spim Monday, July 19th at 3:20PM EST (link)“What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility — a recognition on the part of every American that we have duties to ourselves, our nation and the world; duties that we do not grudgingly accept, but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character than giving our all to a difficult task.”
Since *when* do I *OWE* the world ANYTHING as an American Citizen?
(amongst other alarming assertions on his part)
Obama is the most hated President. Ever.
Marcus_Traianus (Diary) Monday, July 19th at 2:58PM EST (link)Right back at him.
Obama has shown he is incapable of governing our country and unfamiliar with the vision of what most people believe uniquely identifies America. He cherishes his own parochial, ideological and destructive vision over the unique identity this nation and her inhabitants have forged since the revolution.
J.R. Dunn has an excellent related post at the American Thinker.
“Both of our political parties, at least the honest portion of them, agree conscientiously in the same object—the public good; but they differ essentially in what they deem the means of promoting that good. One side believes it best done by one composition of the governing powers; the other, by a different one. One fears most the ignorance of the people; the other, the selfishness of rulers independent of them. Which is right, time and experience will prove.”.Thomas Jefferson
Marcus- I read that article this morning
Scope (Diary) Monday, July 19th at 3:31PM EST (link)and thought Wow, no one has the child pres. pegged better than this. He really and truly will be the most hated president. I don’t even think that he has hit the top with that yet. There are alot of people who are really suffering right now with unemployment, and they watch the Obama’s going on fancy expensive vacation after vacation, 7 in his short 18 month term so far. They read about his more than one weekly parties at the WH, that the taxpayers are paying for. I’m sure not many don’t know that he flew his dog to Maine on a separate private jet. There’s the Wagyu steaks, and the every Wednesday cocktail parties, which have followed the Obama’s from Chicago to DC. They love to party, as often as possible. The resentment of those in the worse positions, brought about by Obama’s policies hasn’t even started to hit boiling point, but it is rapidly going in that direction. That will cause a great amount of hate.
A great quote that says it all.
klondike Tuesday, July 20th at 7:41AM EST (link)This one quote in the American Thinker article you linked to says it all:
“America is resilient … America’s “decline” is situational, not permanent.”
Situational – not permanent. Americans are resilient, industrious, generous and charitable people. Obowma cannot take that away from us. If he taxes our income and savings away (he appears to be working furiously toward that goal), we Americans will continue to be resilient, industrious, generous and charitable and will ultimately return our government to its founding principles.
He soooo underestimates us. I suspect it is because he has never known what it is to be American, since he has never viewed himself as one because he was not raised to be an American.
Erick, I love it when someone underestimates me.
lineholder (Diary) Monday, July 19th at 5:07PM EST (link)Why?
Because it provides me with an opportunity to prove them wrong!!! It’s a chance to show them and myself exactly what I’m made of. This is when a real streak of determination and perseverance comes to the surface that doesn’t give up and it doesn’t give in.
I love that about life.
Democracy, representative or otherwise...
anotherindyfilmguy (Diary) Monday, July 19th at 8:33PM EST (link)is often the choice for the lesser evil of the choices… not only do we constantly seem to prove this over and over but now we are having our object lesson in what happens when we collectively fail to get the lesser evil part right…
sigh…
Santorum? Well, at least he’s not Romney…
http://www.zazzle.com/enemy_of_the_statist_tshirt-235977043035297478
You're all mistaken. BHO does have faith in us.
rickdavismd Tuesday, July 20th at 5:03AM EST (link)It’s just that hesincerely believes that we are all a bunch of lazy, self-centered, apathetic, uninformed, morons who care more about following Lindsay Lohan’s drug addictions that about staking a claim in our country’s future. In fact, he is counting on it.
I guess we will see if he is right about us – come November.
You're all mistaken. BHO does have faith in us.
rickdavismd Tuesday, July 20th at 5:03AM EST (link)It’s just that hesincerely believes that we are all a bunch of lazy, self-centered, apathetic, uninformed, morons who care more about following Lindsay Lohan’s drug addictions that about staking a claim in our country’s future. In fact, he is counting on it.
I guess we will see if he is right about us – come November.
Really?
voicefromthevoid Tuesday, July 20th at 6:13AM EST (link)Actually, no. Not exactly. He’s aiming to destroy and enslave us, what kinda faith is needed for that?
To Voicefromthevoid
debrarae Tuesday, July 20th at 9:04AM EST (link)I can’t say it any better than that. Like I just said it has nothing to do with faith, and everything to do with contempt.
No faith in us?
gumbeaux Tuesday, July 20th at 7:53AM EST (link)He does not care about us or what we think. He has the agenda that was laid out for him by George Soros and he does not care either. I have no faith in either of them, neither of them are Americans so they do not appreciate what we have. All they want to do is rape our resources and leave us a Banana Republic.
They are being successful
superamerican (Diary) Tuesday, July 20th at 11:48AM EST (link)Obama, Soros and the Social Justices are successfully turning the U. S. A. into that afore-mentioned banana republic. Successful. So live with it and vote for Democrats so you won’t be jailed!
http://www.periodictablet.com
Superamerican
What he thinks of the American people has nothing to do with Faith
debrarae Tuesday, July 20th at 9:02AM EST (link)It has everything to do with CONTEMPT. He holds the American people, all of us – including those of us naive enough to vote for him; as well as those of us who refused to vote at all..(irregardless of sexual preference, religious beliefs, or race). in utter contempt .
He doesn’t want to be President. He wants to be the Lord and Master of us all.
Luckily we have a chance (if martial law is not declared) to take over the house and senate and undo most of the damage he has done to us, to our children, and to our grand children.
Until that time comes, we must remind those in the house, senate, and White house WHO works for WHOM!
Dream on
superamerican (Diary) Tuesday, July 20th at 11:46AM EST (link)Even if Republicans take the House and the Senate, Obamaism/Equalitism and the Left’s agendas will carry on. Republicans in history (with maybe one exception: Reagan) do not have the fortitude to roll back the Democrats’ programs, only slow them. It’ll be a government of stasis, Congress will rant but do nothing (an improvement, though) Obama will rant and veto. At the end of 2012, change might come. (But it’s doubtful.)
Representaative Democracy is being proven a failure. Politicians buy the votes of 50% + 1 voter and win. Democrats will mostly continue to run this country into the ground!
Sad but true.
http://.www.periodictablet.com
Superamerican
It's not Obama's Faith, it's his Agenda
edinnola Tuesday, July 20th at 10:54AM EST (link)The problem is that we have allowed a relatively small group (max. 20% of the population) to take posession of our country, out of apathy, innocence, or just plain misplaced trust, which in essence is not American. We have allowed Communists to take over. These are not left leaning Democrats. They are extreme leftist Communists. The over-riding problem with Communism or any Socialist planning in government is that it inevitably leads to a Totalitarian government.. Starting with Clinton, the plan was to install a minimum of a 40 – 50 year reign. For them, the Constitution is meaningless and yes; the person elected by the Progressives will be monarch.
The system creates a “utopian” scheme for all to live by, effectively controlling all facets of life “from cradle to grave”. This way of thinking superceeds everything the public “thinks” they want. The bosses know best. All individual striving for success, creation or betterment is not only discouraged but ridiculed or forbidden. Just like religious groups of the past that enforced celibacy, the system dooms itself to a painful death, but that being a fact will not stop the tyrant of the day from plunging ahead – off the cliff.
The only hope for this country as the “land of the free” is to destroy all power usurped or vested in Progressives. Vote them out of office. Drive them out.
Capitalism/Free-enterprise
superamerican (Diary) Tuesday, July 20th at 11:40AM EST (link)What makes both Capitalism and free-enterprise so wildly successful is that millions of people are making decisions. The bad ones fail early the successful ones tend to carry on. For example, say a high-powered electric car is produced without any government meddling. If is is desired, many will be purchased and the company ultimately ought to be able to make a profit and grow. If it is not desired, few will be sole and the company will go away. It’s a pretty simple concept that has been proven successful time after time. Belief in the people is at the heart of Capitalism and free-enterprise; people have freedom to make the decisions each of them want.
Add into the formula powerful bureaucrats and politicians and you get $500,000,000 thrown at Fisker. Trillions thrown at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Distortion and failure. That is where America is headed because Democrats don’t believe in freedom nor in the American people.
http://www.periodictablet.com
Superamerican
I see many comments about lost Faith
ihateliberals Tuesday, July 20th at 12:27PM EST (link)in government and Obama. I personally don’t think that the American people have lost faith in government. In November we will have a chance to show how much faith we have in the system setup for us over 200 years ago. Government run by the people and FOR the people is what this comes down to. Hussein Barrack Obama wants to have Government TO the people. That is clearly in opposition to our constitution. If we fail to change the leadership in either house of the congress then I guess you can say we have lost all faith and we will be doomed as a country.
As we saw with the USSR from 1917 until 1989 it takes a long time for people to regain control of their government once it is lost. In out case though there is no Beacon on the hill for us to go to. we were the Beacon for the Soviets. We meaning the Western governments.
This is the kind of men we need in government now !
hoootie Tuesday, July 20th at 4:07PM EST (link)?”In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm and three or more is a congress.” — John Adams
“It does not take a majority to prevail…but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brush fires of freedom in the minds of men.” Samuel Adams
“God forbid we should ever be twenty years without such a rebellion.
The people cannot be all, and always, well informed. The part which is wrong will be discontented, in proportion to the importance of the facts they misconceive. If they remain quiet under such misconceptions,it is lethargy, the forerunner of death to the public liberty. …And what country can preserve its liberties, if its rulers are not warned from time to time, that this people preserve the spirit of
resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as
to the facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost
in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from
time to time, with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
It is its natural manure.” Thomas Jefferson”
This is the kind of men we need in government now !
hoootie Tuesday, July 20th at 4:07PM EST (link)?”In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm and three or more is a congress.” — John Adams
“It does not take a majority to prevail…but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brush fires of freedom in the minds of men.” Samuel Adams
“God forbid we should ever be twenty years without such a rebellion.
The people cannot be all, and always, well informed. The part which is wrong will be discontented, in proportion to the importance of the facts they misconceive. If they remain quiet under such misconceptions,it is lethargy, the forerunner of death to the public liberty. …And what country can preserve its liberties, if its rulers are not warned from time to time, that this people preserve the spirit of
resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as
to the facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost
in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from
time to time, with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
It is its natural manure.” Thomas Jefferson”