Lies of the Union: Obama’s Half-Truths and Blatant Falsehoods
Obama’s State of the Union insults intelligence of American people, U.S. Supreme Court
by Bill Levinson
Barack Obama’s first State of the Union speech forfeited the trust and respect of the American people, and in fact that China calls the Mandate of Heaven: the social contract in which the leader’s utility to the people affirms his right to lead. A leader who tells half-truths and outright falsehoods forfeits his people’s trust and respect, and accordingly his right to be anything but a lame duck figurehead. Let’s begin with his half-truth about his health care agenda.
- Obama: Our approach would preserve the right of Americans who have insurance to keep their doctor and their plan. It would reduce costs and premiums for millions of families and businesses.
This is at best a half-truth. The half that is true is the fact that, under the pending legislation, you can keep your existing health insurance under a grandfather clause. The half that Obama leaves out is the fact that, if you wish to change your insurance, or the policy itself changes substantially, you have to buy a plan that meets government requirements. As an attorney, Barack Obama should be the first person to recognize that a half-truth is no better than a lie, noting that a half-truth would violate a witness’ oath to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
This alone makes the President of the United States forsworn, the ethical equivalent of a perjurer, and a prevaricator who has no respect whatsoever for the intelligence of the American people. Next comes his outright lie about a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling about corporate contributions to political campaigns.
- Obama: With all due deference to separation of powers, last week the Supreme Court reversed a century of law that I believe will open the floodgates for special interests –- including foreign corporations –- to spend without limit in our elections. (Applause.) I don’t think American elections should be bankrolled by America’s most powerful interests, or worse, by foreign entities. (Applause.)
Not only did Barack Obama blindside the U.S. Supreme Court with this accusation, it is a flat-out lie and Obama, as a Constitutional law instructor, knows it is a flat-out lie. As stated by the Wall Street Journal,
- Let’s unpack the falsehoods. The Court didn’t reverse “a century of law,” but merely two more recent precedents, one from 1990 and part of another from 2003. Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce in 1990 had set the Court in a markedly new direction in limiting independent corporate campaign expenditures. This is the outlier case that needed to be overturned.
…The President’s claim about “foreign entities” bankrolling U.S. political campaigns is also false, since the Court did not overrule laws limiting such contributions. His use of “foreign” was a conscious attempt to inflame public and Congressional opinion against the Court.
Another Wall Street Journal article adds,
- Judge not the words themselves, but their effect on the audience. The president fully expected that his hundreds of supporters in the legislative branch would stand and cheer, while the justices remained seated and silent, unable to respond even afterward. Moreover, the president’s speech was only released about 30 minutes before the event, after the justices were already present. In short, the head of the executive branch ambushed six members of the judiciary, and called upon the legislative branch to deride them publicly. If you missed it, check the YouTube video. No one could reasonably believe in their heart that this was respectful behavior.
Then there is the substance of the remark itself. It was factually wrong. The Court’s ruling in Citizens United concerned the right of labor unions and domestic corporations, including nonprofits, to express their views about candidates in media such as books, films and TV within 60 days of an election. In short, it concerned freedom of speech; in particular, an independent film critical of Hillary Clinton funded by a nonprofit corporation.
While the Court reversed a 1990 decision allowing such a ban, it left standing current restrictions on foreign nationals and “entities.” Also untouched was a 100-year-old ban on domestic corporate contributions to political campaigns to which the president was presumably referring erroneously.
“Erroneously” is extremely generous, noting that Barack Obama is himself an attorney who taught Constitutional law. The bottom line is that Barack Obama knowingly and willfully told at least one half-truth and at least one flat-out falsehood in his State of the Union, and this is what one says to somebody who knowingly and willfully tells half-truths and outright falsehoods: YOU LIE.
Omit the lies from the speech, and Obama would have been standing there mute.
Just staring at the cameras.
It would have been great.
I wonder how long it would have taken for someone to intervene.
Do you think that he could have just stood there silently for ten minutes before he was escorted out of the room?
ron, you are Israpundit’s gambling expert.
What is the over/under?
I am guessing seven minutes.
Jon Stewart Absolutely SKEWERS Chris Matthews’ “I Forget he Was Black”
http://yidwithlid.blogspot.com/2010/01/jon-stewart-absolutely-skewers-chris.html
During the MSNBC Coverage of the State of the Union Chris Matthews said something totally stupid, in a now famous gaffe, Mr. Tingle Down My Leg said:
“I was trying to think about who he was tonight. And uh, it’s interesting. He is post-racial, by all appearances. You know, I forgot he was black tonight for an hour….”
Last night Jon Stewart had an absolutely great time Skewering Matthews’ racist comment, watch the video below (if you can’t see video click here)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgWg94lO4Fo
I think that people are being too hard on Matthews, there has to be a logical explanation for the stupid comment. How bout this, what if the media is correct? What if Obama really is the “Chosen One.” What if every Wednesday the POTUS changed his skin color so he can go out into the world and understand how the other half lives. Matthews works for MSNBC, they are in bed with the president, he would know the president’s power. The President’s SOTU was on a Wednesday, a day the “Chosen One” usually changed into a Caucasian, he would obviously want to appear to the nation as an African American because that is what they are used to seeing. Now What if Matthews meant to say, I forgot he was black today because of the speech?
You don’t believe this explanation is possible? Well it has to be, the only other explanation is that Chris Matthews made a very racist statement, and you know that Liberals are never racists.
Ayn last week my wife and I went to the Sands and there I found out I was a fraud, by no means a gambler.
I was a contributor.
I think the machines saw me coming and said, he’s mine.
I have long contended that gambling machines are anti-Catholic.
I wish you would have told me before last week.
My better half was annoyed because when I or she cashed in, I ended up putting it back in. She said next time I am going to hold on to those winnings.
I could hear the machines telling me ” don’t listen to her, don’t listen to her”.
I think they really like me.
When I am in the casino I get this feeling I am amongst all these friends and they like me. I am very popular, I hear them say, “over here”, “not him, me”, “I like you Ron”, “come on Ron”.
Vegas used to fly my uncle into town…for free.
They gave him a room…for free.
They gave him food and drink…for free.
Those turned out to be the most expensive trips and meals he ever had.
He used to brag, “You should see how much they love me in Vegas. They treat me like a king.”
I just smiled.
When I go, I make sure I only take a few dollars and no more. When it goes so do I.
My office is only 15 minutes away from Bethlehem Sands and tempting.
I always avoided Vegas like a -plague. Whenever I needed to get the gambling urge out of my system I would fly to San Juan for
a week or so and just play 21 with limits up and down. Lost little made little but made my expenses usually. I also liked
the casino in Locarno Switzerland , I would stay a month to six weeks and enjoy the resort during the day and play the
casino at night. I made for the most part my expenses. Weekends I would travel to all countries bordering centralized
Switzerland. When I got to Switzerland I would buy a used car as opposed to renting and sell it before I left. Cheapest
method of long term travel there.
Beats Vegas.
I always avoided Vegas like a -plague. Whenever I needed to get the gambling urge out of my system I would fly to San Juan for
a week or so and just play 21 with limits up and down. Lost little made little but made my expenses usually. I also liked
the casino in Locarno Switzerland , I would stay a month to six weeks and enjoy the resort during the day and play the
casino at night. I made for the most part my expenses. Weekends I would travel to all countries bordering centralized
Switzerland. When I got to Switzerland I would buy a used car as opposed to renting and sell it before I left. Cheapest
method of long term travel there.
Beats Vegas.
But the concept is universal.
If you consistently win, they invite you to leave.
That is what blows my mind.
It is almost as though every casino patron has “LOSER” stamped on his or her forehead, because the winners are expelled.
I have never given a gambling establishment a penny, and won’t until they promise to let me stay no matter how much I win.
Their motto is implicit, but that makes it no less insulting:
“Unless you are a loser, you may not enter our establishment.”
It depends on the amounts. I also played one percentage game that gave me an even chance against the house and winnings
are meager compared to say roulette.
Then they do like an occasional winner as that winner draws more to play/ like a shill, and they figure with most people they
will continue to play and eventually lose their winnings back to the house.
Big and consistent winners in gambling is an oxymoron and they figure they player is cheating even if they haven’t figured
out how.
It depends on the amounts. I also played one percentage game that gave me an even chance against the house and winnings
are meager compared to say roulette.
Then they do like an occasional winner as that winner draws more to play/ like a shill, and they figure with most people they
will continue to play and eventually lose their winnings back to the house.
Big and consistent winners in gambling is an oxymoron and they figure they player is cheating even if they haven’t figured
out how.
.
See Ayn, I told you they know me.
It is outrageous.
If you make a killing in the stock market, they don’t prohibit you from participating.
If you win the lottery, they don’t have burly thugs escort you out of the facility.
Casinos are strictly for people who want to lose their money.
Or watch Siegfried and Roy.
The only way I will ever go to a casino is if you can guarantee me that I will get to see the big cats eat Siegfried and Roy.
Consider it reparations for WW II.
Actually I liked the Casinos because I was fascinated watching all those people loosing their money. Then the free drinks and eats kept me going through a few hard patches as well.
Yes the stock markets are mega casinos and so are lotteries.
All for suckers.
Actually I liked the Casinos because I was fascinated watching all those people loosing their money. Then the free drinks and
eats kept me going through a few hard patches as well. I’ve been thrown out of a few casinos for not gambling just mooching
their freebies. Fun days.
The only way I will ever go to a casino is if you can guarantee me that I will get to see the big cats eat Siegfried and Roy.
Consider it reparations for WW II.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXzG8z22-dE&feature=PlayList&p=976FBADDB02B07D4&index=41&playnext=2&playnext_from=PL
Actually I liked the Casinos because I was fascinated watching all those people loosing their money. Then the free drinks and
eats kept me going through a few hard patches as well. I’ve been thrown out of a few casinos for not gambling just mooching
their freebies. Fun days.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXzG8z22-dE&feature=PlayList&p=976FBADDB02B07D4&index=41&playnext=2&playnext_from=
Those free drinks and eats have weakened your heart and set your legs ablaze.
Stay out of casinos.
Stick to brothels.
Put another way too much of the former and too little of the latter. You’ve made a good point, as usual.
They say sex 3-4 times a day strengthens the heart and circulation among other things. Hmmmm.
Put another way too much of the former and too little of the latter. You’ve made a good point, as usual.
They say that having sex 3-4 times a day strengthens the heart muscle and improves blood circulation not to mention
strengthening muscle tone and controlled breathing. Hmmmm?