Where's the 'Change' ??

Obama's State of the Union speech: Full of class warfare, blame and empty promises

By BRIAN DARLING

Last updated at 7:40 PM on 25th January 2012

According to Brian Darling, Obama's State of the Union speech contained three central elements: Class Warfare, Blame and More Empty Promise.

He feels that the theme for Obama's 2012 campaign will be "Getting Stronger." This is depressing in comparison to the 2008 campaign theme, "Hope and Change." Depressing does not win reelections.


<----   Where is it??


The President started off his speech attacking free market capitalism. He proposed the the government should act as a referee for the large companies and make sure that play 'by the same rules.'

Obama was blaming George W. Bush for America's crisis. Obama argued that Bush and Republicans were the cause of 'a crisis that put millions our of work, saddled us with more debt, and left innocent, hard-working Americans holding the bad.'  Darling believes that though Obama was a senator during the crisis, he took no actions to stop the crisis before it happened.

Overall, Darling believes that Obama has proposed many ideas during the Union address Tuesday night. However, they are all empty promises. He seems bitter that he has not seen much change in America since his inauguration in 2008. The author seems totally biased and does not give Obama much credit. He is trying to persuade many Americans that Obama should not be elected and that we should look for new leadership.

Fell Asleep during Obama's State of the Union??

State of the Union Address 2012: Summary of Obama's Speech

By IBTIMES STAFF REPORTER January 25, 2012

President Obama delivered his 2012 State of the Union Address on Tuesday night. The speech was essential because it was a way to help Obama ensure reelection. The hour +  long speech was very thorough and informal. Many of you probably could not withstand the extensive speech and probably fell asleep. Luckily, I have summarized Obama's speech and I am going to list some of the major topics that he mentioned.

* Obama started off his speech on the military. He reminds America that the war in Iraq has succesfully ended, with the defeat of Osama bin Laden and other top al Qaeda members.

*We need to keep the promise of the American Dream alive - that is you worked hard, you could do well enough to raise a family, own a home, send your kids to college and have money left over for retirement.

* A proposed economic blueprint consisting of an economy build on American manufacturing, American energy, skills for American workers and a renewal of American values.

*GM is back on top, Chrysler is blossoming and Ford has invested billions in U.S. plants and factories.

*Emphasized that we should focus on American products and manufacturing:
-manufacturing must be brought to American stores. This would start eliminating tax breaks for going overseas and give tax breaks to companies that keep jobs in the U.S.
-The Trade Enforcement Unit will investigate unfair trading practices in China to ensure that no foreign companies will have an advantage over American companies
-inform Americans in trade

*The essence of education -reward the nation's best teachers and extend the tuition tax credit for college students.

*Tackle illegal immigration

*Extend tax breaks to help small businesses grow

*Natural Resources - spur energy innovation with incentives like clean energy standards and elimination of energy waste

*pump money into local infrastructure

*Financial Crime Units will crack down on large-scale fraud and protect investments so 2008 will never happen again

*everyone must pay their fair share in taxes, no loop holes

*prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power

*create jobs for veterans

*work together in bipartisan effort

Urinating on Taliban??

Perry: W.H. has 'disdain for military'

January 15th, 2012  CNN State of the Union with Candy Crowley 

Recently, there was a video released showing a group of Marines urinating on dead bodies, who are thought to be of the Taliban. This video has been very controversial and Obama's administration handled the situation and punished those Marines. Candy Crowley sat down with Rick Perry and asked him what his thoughts are on the whole situation.

She asked him, "If you were President, Perry, what would you do about that?" He understands that 19-18 year old kids make stupid mistakes. He says that similar things like this has happened many times, especially in times of war. His example, there is a picture of General Patton urinating in the Rhine River in Germany (World War II).

Candy responds by saying that this isn't similar. The picture of Patton, was before youtube and other social media. This could hurt the United States and could give off a bad impression of Americans not respecting religion and other parts of the world. She believes that no matter what age they are, is this tolerable?

He believes that though these kids made a mistake, calling it a criminal act, is over-the-top. He says that they should be punished by going after them as a criminal is a bad call in the Obama's administration.

This video was before Perry dropped out of the Presidential race. However, this could have affected his polls. Many voters would probably be disappointed that Perry would show such tolerance to this act. Many Americans find this disrespectful and though they are young, it is unacceptable. This could have back-fired on Perry because he is supposedly a religious man with morals. Doesn't having high morals mean having zero tolerance for such an act??? For him to disagree with the punishment given to them does not make sense, in my opinion. I would expect such sympathy from a social liberal. 

Disney World Loves Romney??

Sound off on the Florida Primary GOP candidates

January 20, 2012

I always knew Cinderella and those Disney Princesses were conservatives. They are sick and tired of the government taxing their high income. Just kidding....

According to this article, there are a numerous amount of people who believe that Romney is the best choice to be president.

Alex Lee of Orlando says the Romney is the right choice. He believes that America's economy is under assault from President Obama's efforts to transform it into a European-style welfare state. While other candidates have spent their lives in government as the beneficiaries of taxpayer dollars, Romney is the only one who helped companies get started and produced thousands of jobs.

Joe S. Regala says that Romney's Mormonism should not discourage voters to pick him. John F. K was a Catholic, Obama's father was a Muslim and Mitt is a Mormon. So what?

Adam Putnam - He believes that Obama broke the promises that he made. He asks, "Where is the jobs that we were promised?" Florida has a 10% unemployment rate, meaning that nearly a million men and women can't find work. There is a tidal wave of home foreclosure. "We can't afford four more years of Obama," he says. He is a perspective voter. They formal qualifications he believes that Romney has is that he has spent his career in the private sector, starting up companies and helped rescuing businesses that were headed for bankruptcy. He believes that Romney would bring an end in Obama's runaway federal spending and borrowing. He claims that Romney also would bring new ways to open foreign markets for American exports, which will certainly benefit Florida's 15 deepwater seaports.

We will see how Florida will vote during its primary on Jan. 31. This article seems totally biased. It only puts people who are Republican and makes it seems like the whole Florida is discontent with Obama. Simply put it, three opinions does not accurately reflect Florida's opinion on the President.

Winners and Losers: South Carolina Debate

South Carolina GOP debate: Winners and Losers

By

Corbett B. Daly

 January 20, 2012 

The South Carolina debate could be the last factor that voters would take into consideration when voting in the primary, which is less than 24 hours away. In cased you missed the South Carolina debate, here is the list of winners and losers. 

Winners: 

Newt Gingrich - The South Carolina debate sponsored by CNN started off with an attacking question to Gingrich in regards to the open marriage with his second wife before divorcing her. Newt with a mild aggression responded back. He said that he was "appalled" that moderator, John King, would begin the debate with the marriage question. He claimed that the story was false. "Every personal friend I have who knew about us in that period said the story was false." He added that they had also offered ABC prove that it was false and claimed that they did not accept it because they were so interested in attacking any Republican. He said that he is tired of the elite media protecting Barack Obama by attacking Republicans. Bashing the media worked in his favor. Gingrich's applause came when he changed the topic pertaining to tax returns. He showed that he paid a 31% rate, in contrast to Romney who only paid 15%.  

Rick Santorum- Santorum was thought to have his best debate yet. This was because he had to attack his best pal Gingrich. He gave his opinion, "I don't want a nominee that I have to worry about going out and looking at the paper the next day and figuring out what is he --worrying about what he's going to say next... Newt's a friend but at times, you've just got, you know, sort of that, worrisome moment that something's going to pop." He believes that though he does not get the biggest applause lines here, he is steady and solid. With Gingrich, he says that "there is an idea a minute. there is no discipline, no ablility to be able to pull things together." Santorum also attacked Romney on his health care law he signed while he was governor of Massachusetts, later used as a model for President Obama's signature legislative acheivement of his presidency. 

Losers:

Romney - Romney is usually smooth when it comes to the debate floor but he had some many awkward moments Thursday night. In regards to his tax return, he could not contemplate on whether he would release them or not. He first said he would not, then said maybe. He was booed for his answer. This nervousness is due to him being uncomfortable talking about his wealth. Is Romney trying to be modest or is there a secret he is hiding? 

Paul - Paul did not play a role in the debate. He was really ignored by moderator John King and the audience had to shout his name to remind King to give Paul a chance. 

In conclusion, it seems that Newt is quickly gaining favor. He has now surged twice this campaign and each time, his poll number is rising. In addition, he now has Perry's support after he dropped out. Is Romney losing his momentum? Will he prevail? We will see tomorrow. 

Baby, Come Back!!!

Huntsman quits GOP race

By KASIE HUNT 1/17/2012

Way to celebrate Martin Luther King Day, huh? Monday, Jan. 16th, Jon Huntsman withdrew his candidacy for the GOP presidential race. Afterwards, he decided to endorsed Mitt Romney, saying that he is the man "best equipped to defeat Barack Obama."

The former Utah governor left a message to the remaining candidates. He believes that the remaining contenders should stop attacking each other in TV commercials. "At its core, the Republican Party is a party of ideas, but the current toxic form of our political discourse does not help our cause."

Many questions arise. Why did he decide to withdraw? Why was he so behind compared to the other candidates?

Huntsman has always had a huge disadvantage. His decision to withdraw probably became finalized when he realized that his name would not appear on the South Carolina ballots. In addition, he lacked the money to pay for TV commercials or other essentials of a modern campaign. While Romney and other candidates were drawing media attention, Huntsman was half way around the world serving as ambassador to China until late April. Huntsman entered because he believed that he had many formal qualifications being: a businessman, a diplomat, a governor, a veteran of four presidential administrations, and an expert on China and foreign trade. However, I guess they weren't good enough.

Now pressure arises for Rick Perry to also drop out in order to allow South Carolina's influential social conservatives a better chance at winning - Rick Santorum or Newt Gingrich. Santorum worked over the weekend to consolidate conservative support. "I think it's important that we eventually consolidate this race." He stopped short of urging Perry to quit the race.

This affects public policies, though it may not be drastic. Many of Huntsman's supporters, seeing that he has endorsed Romney, will also follow their him and support Romney too. Knowing this, Romney seems to have a huge advantage and support over the others. Do the others even stand a chance now?

"Vulture Capitalism" - Did Rick Perry go TOO FAR??

Interview with Rick Perry   

01/15/2012 ABC News This Week with George Stephanopoulos 

Governor Rick Perry visits ABC News This Week with a host, whose last name is too long to mention, so I just call him by his first name George. Rick Perry tells George that he is going around South Carolina, persuading voters that he is the ideal candidate because he is both a fiscal and social conservative.
However, George drops the news on Perry, saying that a big group of social conservatives meeting is Texas actually sees him as a non-electable candidate. Perry responds by saying it is not over. He compares this opinion on the opinion on Ronald Reagan, that he was thought to be unelectable, yet he became president.

His message is about getting jobs back. He implies that he has the formal quantification because he was governor for 11 years in his home-state of Texas. He said that he has created plenty of jobs in Texas, keeping the taxes low, which is important because "Texas has the 13th largest economy in the world."
George then tells Perry that he has taking some heat from Republicans about his statements on Mitt Romney. He used the phrase, "vulture capitalism." The question is, is Perry sabotaging his on party? Will this help the Democratic Party?

As many of you may know, vultures are scavengers that feed on rotten carcasses. The term, "vulture capitalist" means people who spot a dead or dying business and uses it for profit. This creates distortions in the economic food-chain and would affect a free market economy.

Perry says that it is best to bring that flaw up now rather than in the fall. "We are going to get tested by Obama's groups. Better to be prepared now than September."

George concludes with a final question. He asks Perry if he does not come out to be successful in South Carolina, will he drop out? Perry says that he cannot answer that question and he will have to wait on Saturday to figure out. I guess we all will have to wait...