[Breitbart] In his weekly address released Saturday morning, President Barack Obama credited himself for the economic recovery throughout the country and specifically pointed to Elkhart, IN, where he gave a speech about the economy earlier in the week as an example.
Transcript as follows:
Elkhart, IN was the first town I visited as President. I’d been on the job for three weeks, and we were just a few months into the worst economic crisis of our lifetimes. Elkhart was hit harder than most. Unemployment there peaked at nearly twenty percent shortly after my visit. Nearly one in five people there were out of work.
This week, I returned to Elkhart. Unemployment there has now fallen to around four percent. More families are back on sturdy ground; more are covered by health insurance; more of their kids are graduating from high school. And it’s no accident ‐ it’s because people there worked hard, and sacrificed, and looked out for each other.
But it’s also because we made a series of smart decisions early in my presidency. To rescue the auto industry. To help families refinance their homes. To invest in things like high-tech manufacturing, clean energy, and the infrastructure that creates good new jobs ‐ not to mention the job training that helps folks earn new skills to fill those jobs.
The results are clear. America’s businesses have created 14.5 million new jobs over 75 straight months. We’ve seen the first sustained manufacturing growth since the nineties. We’ve cut unemployment by more than half. Another 20 million Americans have health insurance. And we’ve cut our deficits by nearly 75 percent.
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We’ve cut unemployment by more than half.
TRANSLATION: "We've redefined unemployment to drag the numbers down enough so the media doesn't get any ideas."
Another 20 million Americans have health insurance.
TRANSLATION: "...Not that many of 'em are gonna be able to afford keep it once I leave office. And besides, the ACA wasn't for a few tens of millions of Americans; I could care less about those rubes. This was for a few thousand un-elected elites and four hundred-something idiots in Washington."
And we’ve cut our deficits by nearly 75
percent.
TRANSLATION: "...Of course, twenty-five percent of sh!tty is still sh!tty, but what are you gonna do? De-gendering bathrooms ain't gonna pay for itself."
Mike
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I believe the "newly insured" include those who just picked up dental insurance.
#10 So today I joined the VFW on the slight chance it might annoy Obama a bit. I can hope.
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The propaganda machine has zero back on the teleprompter after his stuttering speach about Trump last week.
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Who gives a crap about the reduction of the deficit when you have doubled the debt. That such a preposterous assertion can be made and not laughed at speaks to the utter inability of the public, or reporters, to comprehend basic math or economics. IN eight years this jackass has doubled the debt created in the previous entire history of the nation! And he claims that is an economic success. What a cretin...
[Daily Caller] In his first interview since being re-elected prime minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico claimed that Islam "has no place in" in the country.
"It may look strange but sorry," he said in a Thursday wire statement. "Islam has no place in Slovakia."
"I talked about it several times with the Maltese prime minister and he said the problem was not in migrants coming in, but rather in them changing the face of the country."
Exactly. That's what Chancellor Merkel thinks she can prevent...
Fico even addressed those who don’t view "the events in Germany" as justification for his anti-immigration stance.
"Maybe if we had not taken the stance on the migration crisis which we took, everything would be different and the percentages would be divided in a completely different way."
The Islamic Foundation in Slovakia argued Fico’s comments "not only harm Slovak Muslims but also the country’s interests as a sovereign country which is building its position on the international scene."
"We ask with what have we deserved to become the target of hatred not just on the internet and in public space, but also from those who should protect us based on their essential role and function," they told the Spectator.
Perhaps if you embraced Slovakia, learned the language, integrated yourselves, swore allegiance to the flag, etc., you wouldn't have a problem.
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"We ask with what have we deserved to become the target of hatred not just on the internet and in public space, but also from those who should protect us based on their essential role and function," they told the Spectator.
Well, let's see...911, London subway, Fort Hood, San Bernadino, Charlie Hebdo, Paris, Brussels, rapes in Germany...no particular order and the list is far from complete but you get the idea.
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[PJ] Former George W. Bush administration attorney general Alberto Gonzales penned an op-ed in the Washington Post today, giving Donald Trump some cover in his rampage against a Mexican American judge presiding over the lawsuit against Trump University.
It is crucial to understand the real issue in this matter. I am not judging whether Curiel is actually biased against Trump. Only he knows the answer to that question. I am not saying that I would be concerned about him presiding over a case in which I was a litigant. And if I were a litigant who was concerned about the judge’s impartiality, I certainly would not deal with it in a public manner as Trump has, because it demeans the integrity of the judicial office and thus potentially undermines the independence of the judiciary, especially coming from a man who could be president by this time next year. But none of these issues is the test. The test is whether there is an "appearance of impropriety" under the facts as they reasonably appear to a litigant in Trump’s position.
Certainly, Curiel’s Mexican heritage alone would not be enough to raise a question of bias (for all we know, the judge supports Trump’s pledge to better secure our borders and enforce the rule of law). As someone whose own ancestors came to the United States from Mexico, I know ethnicity alone cannot pose a conflict of interest.
But there may be other factors to consider in determining whether Trump’s concerns about getting an impartial trial are reasonable. Curiel is, reportedly, a member of a group called La Raza Lawyers of San Diego. Trump’s aides, meanwhile, have indicated that they believe Curiel is a member of the National Council of La Raza, a vocal advocacy organization that has vigorously condemned Trump and his views on immigration. The two groups are unaffiliated, and Curiel is not a member of NCLR. But Trump may be concerned that the lawyers’ association or its members represent or support the other advocacy organization. Coupled with that question is the fact that in 2014, when he certified the class-action lawsuit against Trump, Curiel appointed the Robbins Geller law firm to represent plaintiffs. Robbins Geller has paid $675,000 in speaking fees since 2009 to Trump’s likely opponent, Hillary Clinton, and to her husband, former president Bill Clinton. Curiel appointed the firm in the case before Trump entered the presidential race, but again, it might not be unreasonable for a defendant in Trump’s position to wonder who Curiel favors in the presidential election.
Gonzales makes the case Trump should be making. It's not a question of Curiel's Hispanic heritage. It's the web of his connections that gives the appearance of bias in favor of Hillary Clinton and against Republicans. The emphasis in para three is of my own making.
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The last 8 years has shown America the insidious power of cultural bias, real or assumed, and the national/world impact. Even if this fellow isn't, he will be forced into it by his support base.
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Why are you holding up O's SCOTUS nominee if you can't question the fairness of judges? Why did the Donks do it 8 years ago, if they couldn't question the fairness of judges?
The emperor has no clothes. The bias and bigotry of the judiciary and lust for ever power while being unaccountable has brought us to one man who'll publicly say the truth.
BLUF: [Breitbart] I don't think the regular folks - of course, I don't know that many regular folks - but I don't think the regular folks know much about the economy or about how trade works. If the regular folks think that China came along in the middle of the night and stole all their jobs, then nothing could be further from the truth. It's just nonsense. I think Trump is popular because he says: I am going to go to China and get those jobs back. But he is not going to be able to do that. And any attempt to try would be a disaster.
Sorry but 'Free Traders' are like the Marxist. All wrapped up theory and ignoring consequences.
You can pay heavily in taxes to support a largely low skill population with a very expense and expansive bureaucracy or you can pay more for your products by protecting the labor in your country with a comparatively modest tariff bureaucracy. No loyalty to those you ask to give up their children to die to keep you in power while impoverishing them is not sustainable in the long run. Better to keep them working than to degenerate them to dependents. Cause some day when the crap hits the fan, they have no interests to keep the system going.
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P2K, the path to tyranny and serfdom is exactly as you described it. As for getting the jobs back, incrementalism in tariffs and currency reform can work if buttressed by a formidable military, but since we have financed the Chinese military buildup through our own national de-industrialization and allowed the looting of out technology advantage through theft, it will be infinitely harder to do without war. And sadly, we are not the nation of 1941 in character or national resolve....
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Reduce the regulatory load on businesses, particularly small businesses, and the new companies that spring up and grow will take care of employment without having to claw back jobs that have gone elsewhere -- no trade barriers needed. For that matter, get some kids to study the skills needed for today's hghly technical factory jobs instead of drinking their way through a useless business degree that gets them the kind of job a high school dploma used to, and they'll slide into jobs that have been waiting for someone capable to fill them, even without reducing regulations.
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Reduce the regulatory load on businesses, particularly small businesses, and the new companies that spring up and grow will take care of employment without having to claw back jobs that have gone elsewhere
Exactly! Smallish, incremental steps aimed at trade equity and restoration. Build upon success, reward progress as opposed to failure.
Really? How about outsourcing your all military equipment requirements. I'm sure there are cheaper production alternatives than in-house. Maybe because when the usual carp hits the wall, you don't want critical materials withheld. Now expand on that to every product underlying the economy.
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"How many military front line foreign planes have we bought in the last 50 years?"
How that is an argument?
The knowledge of American engineers is what it is because of worldwide competition.
Detroit went down because of the crap they were putting in a market without external competition.
Then arrived the Japanese....
Japanese cars are what made American manufacturers wake up.
Closing the door to foreign products means that a cocoon culture is formed in US.
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I like Gary Johnsons idea of lowering or eliminating the corporate tax and watching companies fall over themselves to relocate to the us (and bringing jobs with them).
He thinks fair tax would balance out the lost revenue.
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Now now. I admire Mr. Ali. Yes, he made a big mistake when it came to not reporting for the draft -- then again, he paid for it. He lost three years of his boxing prime.
He spent his post boxing days helping others, at least until his Parkinson's took his mobility and voice away. As far as I know he didn't harm anyone outside the boxing ring.
He's a man and thus is fallible. I'm a Christian and try to be forgiving. I'll let Mr. Ali's transgressions slide and admire him for what he accomplished.
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He's a man and thus is fallible. I'm a Christian and try to be forgiving. I'll let Mr. Ali's transgressions slide and admire him for what he accomplished.
Concur.
Mike
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Fair enuf, help me get smart about this fellow. Obviously I've missed something. Please list a few of his accomplishments.
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#4 Fair enuf, help me get smart about this fellow. Obviously I've missed something. Please list a few of his accomplishments.
Named by his parents for a man who fought for the abolition of slavery; decided that his given name was a "slave name" and changed it to honor people who conducted slave raids and raped nine year olds.
[Breitbart - From Original at AEI] Just over a quarter of a century ago, the liberal West celebrated triumph in the Cold War. Its victory was underpinned by an evolving strategy of containment, détente, proxy battles and rollback that defeated the Communist bloc without unleashing nuclear war. After unimaginable bloodshed during the 20th century, the fall of the Berlin Wall signaled a triumphal note for the beginning of the next one. Today, less than a generation after the "end of history", such hopes are all but forgotten, as the global order cracks under a combination of strains either long ignored or willfully dismissed.
The eight years of the Obama administration have seen only worsening risk and intensification of conflict around the globe. The pace of aggression continues to increase. Yet unlike the still familiar period of great power struggle against totalitarian ideologies during the 20th century, today’s threat to the liberal world comes from two different fronts: the seemingly permanent scourge of Islamist terrorism, and the rise of revanchist and revisionist major powers, such as Russia and China. The United States and its liberal partners have been challenged and found wanting, failing to eliminate or contain the threats. The next US president must do better, or run the risk that the next generation will be one of permanent global disorder.
Superpowers have faced great trials before. But in this particularly complex environment, America and its next leader will have to accept the uncomfortable fact that they face a challenge not unlike that which plagued the Roman Empire for centuries.
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The "Great Game" of Geopols doesn't end just because Amerika-fka-America is now under US-led Anti-US OWG-NWO, NAU, + self-imposed Marxism-Socialism-Globalism.
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Part of the problem has been as the World's policeman you had to invest the Executive with sustaining powers that ultimately destroyed the old republic. Those were meant for only short periods of time. Chaos is natural. The cost of controlling events is very expensive. In the end, Rome could not afford it, and neither could we.
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"The next President must do better, or run the risk that the next generation will be on of permanent global disorder" > AHHH, Madonna + 1960's-1970's Guam Taotamonas hit the mark again.
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Part of the problem has been as the World's policeman you had to invest the Executive with sustaining powers that ultimately destroyed the old republic. Those were meant for only short periods of time. Chaos is natural. The cost of controlling events is very expensive. In the end, Rome could not afford it, and neither could we. Posted by Procopius2k
Entirely accurate assessment in only 57 single PPT capable words. The only thing I might add is that government 'policing' or gun running, like all government endeavors, quickly becomes an enterprise.
h/t Instapundit
...From my perspective, as someone who was 13 years old in 1964 when Cassius Clay emerged in the popular culture, he seemed to have invented self-promoting bragging. My parents' generation held values of modesty and sportsmanship. You shouldn't verbalize your self-esteem, especially in a way that vaunted yourself over others. You should achieve and be admirable and then, perhaps, other people will praise you.
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My parents' generation held values of modesty and sportsmanship......(I don't really want to mention Donald Trump in this post, but the connection is too obvious. Who are we? Who are we? How did we get here?)
I don't really want to mention the Clinton Foundation, but I believe the term you are looking for is secularism.
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Harambe style chest beating aside, the age of the dominant (white) male is past. Oh and yes, mind the bathroom signs.
The fundamental conflict in men between holding onto and ceding control is playing out in families, companies, schools, governments and global conflicts. It will continue to play out for the rest of the century, although the balance of power has already swung toward women and the future has already been written in genetic code. This reality is everywhere we look. As all-female organizations, clubs and professional groups gain popularity and relevance (I'm even the founder of one), all-male clubs are all but obsolete and those remaining few are populated by men with canes, walkers and oxygen tubes.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
Belated snark of the day goes to poster Phereper mike.
[PJ] Former George W. Bush administration attorney general Alberto Gonzales penned an op-ed in the Washington Post today, giving Donald Trump some cover in his rampage against a Mexican American judge presiding over the lawsuit against Trump University.
