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February 9, 2012 in Opinion, Letters
Put Obama on a bus
It’s time to transport by bus President Barack Obama back to Chicago. How many pro-American ideals can this guy scuttle? This is the most important election since 1776, and we must punch his ticket back home.
Americans are tossed from jobs and homes, businesses close, crooked lenders run by government, theft by Wall Street bankers, phony unemployment numbers, three failed attempts worth $1 trillion to stimulate the economy, crippling regulations for businesses, apologizing for America to foreign leaders, pushing gay marriage, ignoring Congress and making decisions on his own, and a health care plan that would ruin the best system in the world.
The radical left-wing press is paying more attention to Kim Kardashian, Charlie Sheen and others rather than reporting the president’s poor performance.
By sending Barack kicking rocks down the road, we can revive our American pride, God-given freedoms, stop government from interfering with our lives, halt blowing money we don’t have, no IRS and go to a flat or fair tax, prosecute abortion doctors for their murderous acts, and get people back to work using the private sector by eliminating onerous taxation.
God blessed America. A thank-you requires our elected folks embody honesty and integrity.
Jock Swanstrom
Spokane Valley
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Dazzeetrader11 on February 09 at 1:56 a.m.
Jock…I agree. But ti’ll take one heckova fight. This Obama is a very good saleman with a winning personality. Most of aren’t fooled. But there are those left wing crazies who slurp up his every word.
Us is going broke and somehow his apostles and the media don’t seem to mind. We only cling to guns and God..according to him…the master of all.
We’ll see how it goes but the biggest fight in American history will arrive soon. Anti religious and incompetent when it comes to the economy…Boy does he need a different job.
Orphan on February 09 at 6:29 a.m.
I have a list that I have kept for the last year of people that I know that voted for obama last time that either will not vote or will vote for someone else. In many cases these folks say they will vote anyone else but obama. my list is up to 23 people. So Jock obama’s sales pitch is not working as well this time around.
The something for free people will vote for obama because he is promising the most free stuff. The tax the rich more gang will vote for obama. The where is my food stamps folks will also vote for obama. The where is my unemployment check people will as well.
stitch on February 09 at 6:42 a.m.
Jock: I know it’s hard to get all of your hateful thoughts expressed in 200 words.. Am sure you had to edit out several other groups of people that have no business sharing this Country with you..
“God bless America. A thank-you requires our elected folks embody honesty and integrity” That would be which one of our Republican Candidates?
Sorry Sir, your letter has more holes in it than the safety net for the very poor.. Would spend the time to pick it apart, but think it pretty much speaks for it’s self..
Jeffrey_Grey on February 09 at 7:29 a.m.
Orphan,
As will the people who look at the field of Republican candidates and what they stand for, and then vote for Obama as the least of all possible evils out of a very unappealing list of choices.
People like this life-long Republican who can’t believe what a bunch of bought-and-paid-for corporate apologists and blatant hypocrites my party - or at least the most vocal elements of my party - have become.
Orphan on February 09 at 9:28 a.m.
Jeffery I think obama is much worse than Romney. they both have their bad points and good points.
obama’s two Supreme Court nominations Kagen & Sotomayor is enough to make me not vote for him no matter what else he says or does. IMHO two more like these 2 and we will loose our freedoms completely over the next 20 years.
Add to it his if someone has more we ought to take more from them while almost half do not contribute to the federal system via income tax is so very wrong.
I wont be happy until everyone has skin in the game. Flat tax for everyone $10,000 deduction of everyone nothing else is a write off including children, houses etc. End corporate taxes either profit is reinvested or distributed and taxed as income.
The_Seer on February 09 at 9:48 a.m.
What “election” it 1776?
Washington wasn’t elected until 1789.
I always enjoy how those who want to “restore” the U.S. to its original intentions are mostly ignorant to what they want to “restore” it to.
That second paragraph contains perhaps the longest subject of a sentence I’ve ever read. I’m still waiting for the predicate though.
Charlie Sheen is so last year. So is Kim. Anyone who thinks, after examining who owns the press in the U.S., that the press is “radical left-wing” is delusional.
Lazy Dazee is up to her usual tricks on other threads, having posts removed because she can’t argue against facts so she whines to moderators because someone calls her a drunk.
orphan: Get used to four more years of Obama, along with Democratic control of both houses of congress. 2010 was a blip in the radar of progress and people in the U.S. won’t let it happen again. All the items conservatives claimed they were going to address didn’t get addressed. Instead, we get more salvos to stir the culture war and scant little else.
Orphan on February 09 at 10:04 a.m.
Seer don’t be so sure, obama is not a shoo in as some of you seem to think. Its going to be a close election no doubt about it.
Until the Reps get a candidate selected no one is pointing out the obama problems, that will come later and there is plenty of ammo.
I think a lot of you are thinking because there has not been much in the way of opposition there wont be much opposition that would be a mistake I hope you continue to make.
The_Seer on February 09 at 10:16 a.m.
orphan: Did you listen to or watch Romney’s speeches following wins in New Hampshire and Florida? He’s been running as a general election candidate since winning in NH and that is why he is slipping with conservatives because he isn’t playing to their base but the general electorate.
Your heros in the Supreme Court ensured whoever raises the most money will buy every election in the U.S. from now on and Obama is out-raising conservatives by a margin of almost 3:1.
stitch on February 09 at 11:03 a.m.
Nearly half, 48% of Obama’s 118 million in donations for 2011 came from individuals giving $200 or less.. Small donors made up only 9% of Mitt Romneys total.. Mr Romney gathered 82% of his funds from donors giving $1,000 or more..(Non Partisan Campaign Finance Institute)… Guess the overwhelming majority of us have figured out who represents who..
Orphan on February 09 at 11:58 a.m.
Stitch People know obama is running, we don’t know for sure who the Rep candidate is going to be so I am not surprised that the little guys have not donated to the Rep side of things.
obama is also promising the world to all the little people via reelect me and I will make those rich people pay for your stuff. I find it sad that so many folks think that is a good idea.
Most folks only have a limited amount of money to give and just like me are waiting to give that money when they know who the Rep candidate is.
I don’t much like Romney but if he is the candidate I will support him in the ballot box and financially not because I think he is a great guy but because he is slightly less bad than obama.
I think there are alot of us out there that feel this way, kinda pathetic in my opinion.
Orphan on February 09 at 12:09 p.m.
Seer I did not watch Romney’s speeches its irrelevant to me until the Reps have a candidate. I can not vote anywhere voting has occurred so it simply is a lot of noise out there, some listen to the noise and some choose to wait until it is relevant to their vote.
So who do you think all those conservatives will vote for? Romney is being smart by appealing to the center that’s where the election will be won. Conservatives dislike obama immensely so their only options are to vote for Romney or not vote at all. I am guessing that the conservatives will vote for most anyone that is right of obama just to get obama out of office.
We already know the leftys will vote for obama and we know the rightys will not. The election will not be decided by the far left or the far right.
This election will be decided by the middle 10 to 20 % of the electorate IMHO.
stitch on February 09 at 12:44 p.m.
Orphan: If Mr. Romney becomes the Candidate elect, please vote for him if you will, but for God’s Sake don’t give him any money.. Mr. Romney has no concept whatsoever of what it is like to be anything but wealthy.. I’ve listened to his comments directed at the average American when questioned about various issues near and dear to them.. Like their quality of life.. He is completely disconnected from we as a struggling Nation.. He’s not worried about the rich, their doing just fine.. He’s not worried about the very poor, there are safety nets you know.. He responded to a retired fireman who asked about his retirement benefits vs social security benefits, ” Your not getting anymore bucks out of me, you knew what you were getting into”.. Just look at how the wealthy have continued to make more and more over the years while the vast majority income remains stagnant.. Where’s the pay increases, where’s the jobs, where’s their contribution to this Country as a whole.. Tell ya where Orphan, it’s right in their profit breaking records and on to the bank..
Orphan on February 09 at 1:38 p.m.
Stitch
While I respect you opinion, it is quite different from mine. I do not see wealthy people as evil. Most of the wealthy folks that I know are self made as I am.
Its funny how a lot of you seem to think everyone is in such bad shape. all of my kids are doing fine without any help financially from me. If the economy was as bad as you make it out to be the whole system would have collapsed long ago. The truth is most people are doing just fine, we are all suffering through this down turn rich and poor alike. The truth is the bottom 15 or 20% are the ones that are suffering and they are the ones that always will suffer no matter where the bar is set.
I have not met one single poor person that has lost 25% of his wealth due to the economy as I have. Yeah yeah I know the market is almost back, but due to inflation it wont buy as much so a DOW of 12K now is only really worth about 9K. You see all the rich folks already took it in the shorts.
If you want the wealth to trickle down stop bailing out the big companies, or for that matter anyone, when they screw up, let them go broke. Both Bush and obama participated in bailouts that should have never happened IMHO. The bailouts range from rescuing an underwater home owner all the way up to Goldman, GMC etc. Every time we bail out a home owner we make housing more expensive for the little guy. Every time we bail out a big company we eliminate opportunities for the small guys. It is as simple as that.
I will give money to Romney if he is the candidate not because he needs it personally but because he needs money to run his campaign. I guess I don’t understand what Romney’s personal wealth has to do with financing his campaign. You back on the same old rant give to the poor they need it more. I don’t understand your logic, you justify giving money to obama because he has less personal wealth than Romney is that correct?
MrNatural on February 09 at 4:02 p.m.
Obama 2012…have a nice day…
stitch on February 09 at 4:47 p.m.
Orphan: No, that’s not correct.. Never given a penny to anyone running for public office, never will.. Don’t support mudslinging commercials that bore us all to tears.. My vote is all they get period.. Certainly know what you mean about the Stock Market.. Have not yet reached where I was 4 years ago, but am making steady progress.. See the economy isn’t as bad as it was 3 years ago, it is methodically moving back in the right direction.. I see no reason to change things come November.. FYI, I voted for McCain over Obama last election, not gonna happen this time with Romney..Take care Friend..
Orphan on February 09 at 6:47 p.m.
Thanks for the civil discussion Stitch this is how we learn.
misjustice on February 09 at 7:20 p.m.
This LTE was a joke? Right?
; )
greenlibertarian on February 10 at 1:47 a.m.
misjustice on February 09 at 7:20 p.m.
This LTE was a joke? Right?
; )
You’d think so, Right? I mean pure pablum. Many of the letters are like that. I sometimes think the S/R picks the most moronic on purpose, why, I dunno.
But Stitch and Orphan were able to see eye to eye while not necessarily agreeing, so its a good thing!
misjustice on February 10 at 7:29 p.m.
Green stated, “Many of the letters are like that. I sometimes think the S/R picks the most moronic on purpose, why, I dunno.”
My guess would be because they are controversial; they generate page “hits” and prompt others to write their own LTEs.
But that’s just my guess.
michaelm on February 10 at 9:24 p.m.
Greenlibertarian, misjustice, et al.: Our letters are printed FIFO (first in, first out). The only time they’re not is when a particular letter is too long for that day’s newsprint edition, in which case it’s moved to the top of the next day’s queue. Good, bad and ad nauseum, our only rule is: All the letters that fit.
Sometimes, of course, we’ll stop taking letters when we’ve posted a few dozen or more about a particular subject — as we did just t’other day with pro/con school levy letters — but that’s the rare exception.