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2014-12-03 Home Front: Politix

White House Stumped When Asked to Name Qualifications of Obama Donors Being Named Ambassadors

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Posted by Angerenter Clins5983 2014-12-03 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

#1 They can pay the bribe.

Posted by DarthVader 2014-12-03 00:08|| 2014-12-03 00:08|| Front Page Top

#2 An uppity, narcissistic, gender confused dope smoker, with mysterious pro-communist parentage possessing questionable citizenship and shrouded academic credentials, who surfaces from the Chicago political machine with virtually no credible qualifications of his own.

Why should we be surprised regarding those he appoints to high offices ?

Posted by Besoeker 2014-12-03 01:02|| 2014-12-03 01:02|| Front Page Top

#3 Should we actually be thanking the Champ ?

1. Champ destroyed the Clinton Political Machine, driving a stake through the heart of Hillary's presidential aspirations - something no Republican was ever able to do.

2. Champ killed off the Kennedy Dynasty - no more Kennedys trolling Washington looking for booze and women wanting rides home.

3. Champ is destroying the Democratic Party before our eyes! Dennis Moore had never lost a race. Evan Bayh had never lost a race. Byron Dorgan had never lost a race. Harry Reid - soon to be GONE! These are just a handful of the Democrats whose political careers Obama has destroyed. By the end of 2014, dozens more will be gone. Just think, in December of 2008 the Democrats were on the rise. In the last two election cycles, they had picked up 14 Senate seats and 52 House seats. The press was touting the death of the Conservative Movement and the Republican Party. However, in just one year, Obama put a stop to all of this and gave the House and the Senate - back to the Republicans.

4. Champ has completely exposed liberals and progressives for what they are. Sadly, every generation seems to need to re-learn the lesson on why they should never actually put liberals in charge. Champ is bringing home the lesson very well: Liberals tax, borrow and spend. Liberals won't bring themselves to protect America. Liberals want to take over the economy.
Liberals think they know what is best for everyone. Liberals are not happy until they are running YOUR life.

5. Champ has brought more Americans back to conservatism than anyone since Reagan. In one year, he has rejuvenated the Conservative Movement and brought out to the streets millions of freedom loving Americans. Name one other time when you saw your friends and neighbors this interested in taking back America!

6. Champ, with his "amazing leadership," has sparked the greatest period of sales of firearms and ammunition this country has seen. Law abiding citizens have rallied and have provided a "stimulus" to the sporting goods field while other industries have failed, faded, or moved off-shore.

7. In all honesty, one year ago I was more afraid than I have been in my life. Not afraid of the economy, but afraid of the direction our country was going. I thought, Americans have forgotten what this country is all about. My neighbors and friends, even strangers, have proved to me that my lack of confidence in the greatness and wisdom of the American people has been flat wrong.

8. When the American people wake up, no smooth talking teleprompter reader can fool them! The Champ has served to wake up these great Americans! Again, I want to say: "Thank you, Champ!" After all, this is exactly the kind of hope and change we desperately needed!

9. He made Jimmy Carter happy since Jimmy is no longer the worst president we've ever had.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-12-03 08:36|| 2014-12-03 08:36|| Front Page Top

#4 Ambassadorships - the oldest ~~Crony donor~~ patronage award of all parties [since they terminated the position of Postmaster General].

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-12-03 09:02|| 2014-12-03 09:02|| Front Page Top

#5 Impressive, Besoeker.

Posted by trailing wife 2014-12-03 09:04|| 2014-12-03 09:04|| Front Page Top

#6 Besoeker

1) I wouldn't rejoice about those Democrats Obams has detroyed their political career before I see their replacements

2) With one pen stroke Obama has made five million new Democratic voters.

3) Obama has managed to make Iran a political partner so we have to kiss goodbye to any attempt of preventing the Mad Mullahs of making nukes.

Posted by JFM 2014-12-03 09:30|| 2014-12-03 09:30|| Front Page Top

#7 Progressives have always been who they are, for them the ends justify the means, even if it means deliberately destroying individuals and rights along the way.

Progressives should be shot on sight, before they have a chance to corrupt and ruin everything they touch.

Posted by OldSpook 2014-12-03 10:07|| 2014-12-03 10:07|| Front Page Top

#8 Besoeker,

I wouldn't thank him destroying the donks when he is destroying our country in the process.

As for progressives, just remember they used to be known as the "Thou Shalt Nots" in the 1890s and brought us the income tax and IRS and prohibition.

Posted by DarthVader 2014-12-03 10:31|| 2014-12-03 10:31|| Front Page Top

#9 Darth Vader

Income tax was brought by Abraham Lincoln in order to fund that war the Confederacy sterted by an un provoked agression at Fort Sumter.

Posted by JFM 2014-12-03 11:35|| 2014-12-03 11:35|| Front Page Top

#10 JFM - the U.S. income tax wasn't enacted until 1913.

Posted by Raj 2014-12-03 12:31|| 2014-12-03 12:31|| Front Page Top

#11 Woodrow Wilson, progressive (and racist), 1912-1918. Was only going to effect the 'rich'.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-12-03 12:35|| 2014-12-03 12:35|| Front Page Top

#12 JFM is correct

No. Work copy paste or use telekinesis
http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/warfare-and-logistics/logistics/tax.html

Tl;dr enacted rarely enforced declared unconstitutional in 1872.

Posted by Shipman 2014-12-03 14:19|| 2014-12-03 14:19|| Front Page Top

#13 It was brought back to national popularity by the Progressives to replace the liquor tax that was so profitable for the government so that prohibition could be enacted without the government going broke.

It was sold to the American public as wealth redistribution and would only apply to the rich.

Posted by DarthVader 2014-12-03 14:43|| 2014-12-03 14:43|| Front Page Top

#14 Of course, making 50,000 in annual salary in 1913 was considered 'rich'. Making 50,000 in annual salary today, not so much. Making 50,000 a year through government subsidies, welfare, housing support, Medicaid, et al and not working is considered the norm in too many neighborhoods.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-12-03 15:47|| 2014-12-03 15:47|| Front Page Top

#15 An old RT article about what has become common knowledge for many years. http://t.co/i5b5lNtBGa

Do they really care about their Post?

Posted by newc 2014-12-03 19:39|| 2014-12-03 19:39|| Front Page Top

#16 Yes Mr. B well done. The Democratic party is a huge junk pile of self interested people but not of their base. Both parties are controlled by the DC elites. I cringe whenever we get a parting President. That's when the deals are done. Ried did help Obama pack the courts, very lopsided with Democrats.

Posted by Dale 2014-12-03 20:55|| 2014-12-03 20:55|| Front Page Top

#17 That is nice, Besoeker. We shall see.

Posted by newc 2014-12-03 23:58|| 2014-12-03 23:58|| Front Page Top

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