CNN to Gibbs: Does Obama think tea partiers are racist?
posted at 2:45 pm on September 13, 2009 by Allahpundit
His response, especially the bit about “hot rhetoric,” would be a lot more heartwarming had his boss not spent the better part of the summer keeping his mouth shut good and tight while the left race-baited the hell out of every conservative within a thousand-mile radius. Just in the past 24 hours, we’ve had the dimmest bulb on the New York Times op-ed page blanket-smearing southern Republicans over some supposed secret wish to call Obama “boy” while CNN anchors hold up Bill Maher — Bill Maher — as the new vanguard in incisive racial commentary. Of course the White House refuses to accuse its opponents of racism; why should they take that political risk when every last halfwit in big media is happily willing to do it for them?
That’s the first clip, which I encourage you to watch only after reading Ed’s latest post so that you fully appreciate the irony. The second clip, where Gibbs is asked whether Palin’s “death panels” comment was out of line, is red meat for dessert.
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Because we need a laugh. Disappointed Obama voter.
Key West Reader on September 13, 2009 at 4:15 PM
So is it 45 people(haha), 47 million (hahaha) or 30 millon(hahaha)?
CWforFreedom on September 13, 2009 at 4:15 PM
Things like this have been waiting in the wings for years. Congresscritters don’t write stuff like this. Their long-time staffers do. I mean, if a Critter can’t take time to meet constituents during recesses, or take time to read the bills they propose, then who’s doing all that writing?
The staffers and other bureaucrats have had these papers in storage for years, things like a ‘right’ to health care, education, and jobs (like in France).
Now that they have chance to dust off those proposals, and people like us fight them, they can only use their playbook. Which at this point, is outdated like the MSM.
I see a demise coming, and it isn’t us.
Liam on September 13, 2009 at 4:16 PM
OMG, that graduate of the Katie Couric school of journalism procreated. Add another dunce to the liberal gene pool.
txag92 on September 13, 2009 at 4:18 PM
My son started College this semester… and its interesting to note that he and his freinds are getting more Fiscal con / Libertarian as they become more aware of politics.
They see the clash coming… and are talking about it amongst themselves… I usualy just sit back and smile during those conversations, unless I’m asked a direct question…
Romeo13 on September 13, 2009 at 4:25 PM
AP and ed are on fire!
good luck to your boy
he’ll need it.
blatantblue on September 13, 2009 at 4:29 PM
After Joe Wilson yells, you lie! I love the, I’m busted curled up at the corners smile on Obama’s face.
Speakup on September 13, 2009 at 4:32 PM
On the bright side, the more Obama comes on TV and flaps his gums, the more his poll numbers usually tank. I don’t know why they went up after the speach the other night. Hopefully, it’s just a temporary bump.
kingsjester on September 13, 2009 at 4:35 PM
My kids went lib on me, believing in Obama. But that’s okay. My daughter reminds me I taught them to think for themselves, so I imagine they’ll come to another understanding when all I’ve warned them comes to pass.
Funny, isn’t it, that GenX was considered a harm to America? I never thought so, but it’s nice seeing they’ll rise against the machine, as it were, like Hippies did 40 years ago. Seems the anti-Establishment crowd is now the Establishment, and they’re facing a fight.
Seems we’re in for a lot of entertainment.
Liam on September 13, 2009 at 4:35 PM
LOL
Define great, is it great as in great with child. great as in as in having given birth or is it great! Afterbirth?
Speakup on September 13, 2009 at 4:38 PM
Maureen Dowd deleted my comment which was the first after she posted this racist crap:
I knew I should have screencapped this….but who cares what this bit** writes or deletes.
Rovin on September 13, 2009 at 4:39 PM
LOL
d1carter on September 13, 2009 at 4:41 PM
Liam on September 13, 2009 at 4:35 PM
As a Gen Xer who moved from 22 yrs DEM to thinking for myself I thank you. We will try and get it right. We are one of the smallest Gens in American History but we are working on it :)
ginaswo on September 13, 2009 at 4:43 PM
Truth terrifies libs, so they seek to create an alternate ‘truth’.
They decry Hitler but for sure, and all too readily without realizing it, quote him and act on his precepts.
Liam on September 13, 2009 at 4:43 PM
KosKids will soon be on the endangered feces list.
Your kid will improve the gene pool.
Geochelone on September 13, 2009 at 4:44 PM
I used to be a lib, too, having grown up during the Hippie era.
I actually like GenX-ers, who tend to think more freely than Hippies. I rather have you in charge than Hippies, but that will come if we have the time.
Liam on September 13, 2009 at 4:46 PM
Thankfully, I’ve never been a lib.
blatantblue on September 13, 2009 at 4:48 PM
LOL… I got help…
My X wife is a BIG Lib… yet is a control freak.
So, they had their fairly Laid back Dad, who is all about figuring out things for yourself…
or their autocratic Mom…
So, I was pretty lucky in their choice of what they chose when they Rebelled…
Romeo13 on September 13, 2009 at 4:49 PM
Us GenXers were raised on a steady of diet of post-80s rebellion and extreme dubiousness. We question everything, and attack it with buckets of sarc and howls when it turns up chuff.
When they sent out Vanilla Ice, we knew it was them or us.
TMK on September 13, 2009 at 4:49 PM
Ah! But by the same token, it’s said nothing is worse than a reformed smoker.
Liam on September 13, 2009 at 4:50 PM
Yeah, once you explain that Big Government, and Freedom, cannot coexist… the choice suddenly becomes much easier for the Gen X’rs….
A TRUE Fiscal Con / Freedom (Libertarian) party would cover more of the electorate than either of the exisitng Political Partys (IMO).
Romeo13 on September 13, 2009 at 4:53 PM
Same thing; they’re not mutually exclusive. My X is the same way.
It’s the American nature and character to suspect everything, especially government. That’s what has made America so excellent!
Liam on September 13, 2009 at 4:54 PM
Since we’re stuck with political parties, which Washington opposed, I’m a big advocate of a third party. Getting that done, however, is terribly hard.
Liam on September 13, 2009 at 4:56 PM
Yes, but the voters will further mortgage the country to the Chinese before they allow the government to skimp on this new entitlement. The aging baby boomers will make sure they consume every medical service they can before leaving their grand kids with the bills.
dedalus on September 13, 2009 at 4:57 PM
Yes, but the voters will further mortgage the country to the Chinese before they allow the government to skimp on this new entitlement. The aging baby boomers will make sure they consume every medical service they can before leaving their grand kids with the bills.dedalus on September 13, 2009 at 4:57 PM
China owns a bit over 2 Trillion in the bonds which are our debt…
Social Security owns 4.2 Trillion… and that debt will have to be called in as the Boomers retire.
The Ponzi scheme of Social Security is being used to prop up the Spending of the Government… and when it fails (as all Ponzi schemes must), it will bankrupt the US Government as well.
Romeo13 on September 13, 2009 at 5:00 PM
Grrr… meant the above as a quote… not a strike out… sorry..
Romeo13 on September 13, 2009 at 5:01 PM
…I like him in Family guy! He’s SOOO Fun…. Wait…. What?
-Wasteland Man.
WastelandMan on September 13, 2009 at 5:01 PM
Gibbs: “[Americans are]…one diagnosis, one doctor visit away, from losing their house.”
What? It’s all now a soup of calamity? Health care = mortgages? Tonsils = subprime mortgage?
And the CNN bot sits and nods his head knowingly… as the Tower of Babble dribbles onto his tie.
Nichevo on September 13, 2009 at 5:02 PM
Hmmmm… Tower of Babble… new name for the MSM? (I know ya meant Family Guy… but it also pretty accuratly describes the MSM right now)…
Romeo13 on September 13, 2009 at 5:05 PM
Imagine their shock when many are put on ice floes; or are left behind by their kids b/c their kids have their own lives and babies to cover, among other things.
Boomers are the most selfish group, unlike the Greatest Generation that lived the Depression and won WWII. Vietnam vets aren’t among that crowd. Most VN vets are successful, with their own bussinesses, college educations, and good families–unlike Kerry claimed far back as 1972.
The Boomers will whine, of course. That’s all they have done. What they fail to realize is that, if the assumed ‘death panels’ come to be true, they die first.
Talk about being short-sighted…
Liam on September 13, 2009 at 5:08 PM
I think Mr. Lemon of CNN is, like, wrong.
unclesmrgol on September 13, 2009 at 5:08 PM
Nope:
I have performed rigorous controlled testing in this area.
There is no point where a group of test subjects (meaning me) wants them to put their clothes back on.
After hour 2, you want the waitress to take her clothes off, too.
And, I’m with the noted philosopher Ron White, who said:
when you’ve seen one women naked, you want to see all of them.
massrighty on September 13, 2009 at 5:12 PM
WOW. The White House Spokes Whore calling people liars?
Hey Gibbs, you might want to read this:
In other words, Gibbs you are a clueless LIAR!
Just Sayin’
Geochelone on September 13, 2009 at 5:12 PM
Boomers are the most selfish group, unlike the Greatest Generation that lived the Depression and won WWII. Vietnam vets aren’t among that crowd. Most VN vets are successful, with their own bussinesses, college educations, and good families–unlike Kerry claimed far back as 1972.
The Boomers will whine, of course. That’s all they have done. What they fail to realize is that, if the assumed ‘death panels’ come to be true, they die first.
Talk about being short-sighted…
Liam on September 13, 2009 at 5:08 PM
Conservative Boomers are not like that either.
kingsjester on September 13, 2009 at 5:13 PM
I’m a Boomer. And of course I’m selfish — I want to be able to buy the best healthcare I can, and I don’t want no caddy tax or exchanges or whatever else the White House is proposing this month. And, since I’ve paid into Medicare like I’ve paid into Social Security for the generation which preceded mine, I believe I’m entitled to get something out when it’s my turn. As to whether I’ll be entitled to get something out is a completely different story, given as the generation that follows me is even more selfish than my own, if your comment is to be taken at face value.
unclesmrgol on September 13, 2009 at 5:14 PM
But what if she’s frumpy, 60, and has had three children?
Gravity has an effect, after all.
Liam on September 13, 2009 at 5:14 PM
Talk about coarsening the discussion. Maher’s comments werent too nice. What a potty mouth! Yikes!
becki51758 on September 13, 2009 at 5:15 PM
LOL. My set of Data supports your theory but I will need to gather more, much more, before I publish the results.
Geochelone on September 13, 2009 at 5:18 PM
Actually that was CNN anchor Don Lemon, commenting on the epiphany (I’m using nice words here…) he had after watching Bill Maher. They are all single-minded over there, methinks, so I’m sure Mr. Maher feels likewise.
unclesmrgol on September 13, 2009 at 5:19 PM
It amazes me how utterly stupid, malevolent and incapable of truth liberals are. They move in mass like a swarm of bugs incapable of independent thought. Just amazing.
enoughalready on September 13, 2009 at 5:21 PM
You know, I understand 20-year-olds who are libs. They just haven’t lived long enough to be anything else. It’s all about “bleeding hearts,” etc. When I was in my 20′s, I was a lib too. I guess growing up and finally making some money at an honest job and having more than half of it taken away in taxes has a way of knocking the “lib” right out of you. What I don’t understand is the 60-somethings who are still libs today.
Another thing that can make somebody grow up pretty darned fast and knock the lib out them is a couple of tours in Iraq–that’s what my kid did, and he is no lib. God bless our soldiers, then and now.
labwriter on September 13, 2009 at 5:21 PM
Baghdad Bobby Gibbs will go down in history.
GarandFan on September 13, 2009 at 5:25 PM
Tea Party member racist?
Yep, that is me. Vulcans, Romulans, Borg, little green men, just about all those . I don’t mind Amazon Women from the Moon, however.
Limerick on September 13, 2009 at 5:26 PM
In my experience, Boomers keep demanding more all the time. Look at your generation of college kids burning down buildings at school–like 19-year-olds can be taken seriously about social issues when daddy’s paying the tuition?
I’m 51. I’m by no means wealthy, but I’m comfortable. My dad taught me that and, if I have to go without, it’s my responsibility so I need to cover without going to government.
My dad always said the world owes me a living so I have to work like hell to get it. That idea precludes any sens of entitlement; if government didn’t force us to pay for others we’d be without a sense of entitlement. Hell–I can’t go to God believing He owes me something.
GenX might feel it’s ‘owed’ something but, if so, it’s because of what was created 2Gen before them. The Boomers got their ‘Great Society’ and it was less great then they hoped and has become far less ‘social’.
Really–and not to be a prick–but you’re not entitled to a damned thing. What you receive is a gift from the American people, like I have Veterans’ benefits. I’m grateful to my country for what I have, not b/c I somehow deserve it. So I was in the military? What I have is a gift from my fellow Citizens, not an entitlement.
Liam on September 13, 2009 at 5:29 PM
Andersoon Cooper quoting Maureen Dowd to Robert Gibbs… oh, the incestuous love of Obama’s apparatchiks. It’s almost heartwarming.
evergreen on September 13, 2009 at 5:29 PM
In my experience, Boomers keep demanding more all the time. Look at your generation of college kids burning down buildings at school–like 19-year-old kids can be taken seriously about social issues when daddy’s paying the tuition?
I’m 51. I’m by no means wealthy, but I’m comfortable. My dad taught me that and, if I have to go without, it’s my responsibility so I need to cover without going to government.
My dad always said the world owes me a living but I have to work like hell to get it. That idea precludes any sense of entitlement; if government didn’t force us to pay for others we’d be without a sense of entitlement. Hell–I can’t go to God believing He owes me something.
GenX might feel it’s ‘owed’ something but, if so, it’s because of what was created 2Gen before them. The Boomers got their ‘Great Society’ and it was less great then they hoped and has become far less ‘social’.
Really–and not to be a jerk–you’re not entitled to anything. What you get is a gift from the American people, like I have Veterans’ benefits. I’m grateful to my country for what I have but not b/c I somehow deserve it. So I was in the military? What I have is a gift from my fellow Citizens, not an entitlement.
Liam on September 13, 2009 at 5:31 PM
Totally agreed!
Another thing about libs, another definition from the 80s:
I liberal is nothing more than a conservative who hasn’t been mugged yet.
Liam on September 13, 2009 at 5:33 PM
Boomers are the most selfish group. . . . Most VN vets are successful, with their own bussinesses, college educations, and good families. . . . The Boomers will whine, of course. That’s all they have done. What they fail to realize is that if the assumed ‘death panels’ come to be true, they die first.. . . .
You sure know a lot for someone who’s so g-darned dumb. Well, you dolt, “most VN vets” are BOOOOOMERS. No $hit? So what does that do to your d-a sweeping stereotype about Booooomers? Go tell a Viet Nam vet he’s a whiner–he’ll kick you whining a** from here to there without breaking a sweat.
I am sick to death of the stupid sweeping comments from people like you about one generation or another–as if an entire group of people can be pigeon-holed into tiny little boxes, which I guess fit your tiny little brain. Grow up and learn to use logic, reason, and facts instead of emotion and stereotypes. Otherwise, STFU.
By the way, it’s “businesses.”
labwriter on September 13, 2009 at 5:34 PM
Ed, please add a Race Card of the Day post
faraway on September 13, 2009 at 5:35 PM
I don’t lump Boomers who are Conservative among the MSM-defined Boomers. Con-boomers are like VN vets in my sight.
Liam on September 13, 2009 at 5:35 PM
Old people vote, and politicians will be quick to trade fiscal responsibility for votes. In the next decades the worker-to-retiree ratio will drop from about 3.3 to 2.1 with older people producing less while living longer and consuming and voting more.
dedalus on September 13, 2009 at 5:35 PM
Well, I saw video of Mahers’s comments after Wednesday speech. He called Joe Wilson an a-hole AND a M-f***er. Im talking about the dirtbag who thinks hes a comedian…maybe I have them confused. hmm…
becki51758 on September 13, 2009 at 5:36 PM
If Obama can’t tell his sycophants to stop race baiting his opponents, he is weaker than we assume.
Speedwagon82 on September 13, 2009 at 5:38 PM
I saw the clip on Fox, I do believe. Bill Maher..HBO.
becki51758 on September 13, 2009 at 5:38 PM
My point, and perhaps my other post was a bit strong and if so I apologize, is this: It’s small-minded to “lump” any broad group together into some monolithic whole. Life just isn’t like that. I see red when I hear people speaking of “Boooooomers” as if we are all some like-minded group. Believe me, we’re not, just like anybody else.
labwriter on September 13, 2009 at 5:38 PM
That’s why they serve beer.
If you live in New England, you can be part of my control group any time.
massrighty on September 13, 2009 at 5:42 PM
Did you ever seriously ignore all I wrote!
VN vets are the best of the Boomers, above them. I said that already. Most Boomers are libs, wanting their ‘fair share’. I said that, too. I don’t count VN vets among them, as you would have read had to you read.
My, you’re thin-skinned. Go back and read what I wrote with a clear eye. You’ll find I rather be with a VN vet who’s been called a ‘baby killer’ by Boomers than I rather sit with an MSM-defined Boomer.
BTW–did a spell-check this time to thwart your pittling little game of trying to justify yourself when the vodka takes over your ‘brain’.
Liam on September 13, 2009 at 5:43 PM
Such language points to a coarsening of our political discourse.
Just sayin’
massrighty on September 13, 2009 at 5:44 PM
We’re on the same page. Cool!
Liam on September 13, 2009 at 5:45 PM
Does it when its said by a liberal? Seems like Gibbs/Obama missed that show.
becki51758 on September 13, 2009 at 5:47 PM
Well! CNN tossed the Bush Administration Softballs!
And they did it with the purpose of highlighting the crazy protestors who were impeding or damaging important debate.
Take Cindy Sheehan as just one example:
Didn’t you see them show Secretary Rumsfeld a photo of Cindy at her son’s cemetary with 12,000 media walking all over the graves? No? How about Cindy with Hugo Chavez?
How about Cindy at a rally with a poster behind her with President Bush’s visage modified to look like Hitler with the caption “World’s Number One Terrorist”?
They and all the networks asked several Bush administration officials about those and even worse posters at rallys and the New York Times penned several articles about the protesters tasteless and patently unfair treatment of the government and Republicans.
They also asked if this showed a basic hatred of white folks and the dominate culture of this country. A culture that has resulted in the most affluent, free and generous nation in history. They also had 40 years of the entire academic world, pop culture and media making it a crime to engage in Caucasianassination. With special crimes defined for acts against white (or even just patriotic folks).
Heck! Did all you guys miss that?
IlikedAUH2O on September 13, 2009 at 5:47 PM
Errrrrrrrr……baby boomers are VN vets.
Limerick on September 13, 2009 at 5:48 PM
This isn’t about “coarsening,” it’s about an egocentric spoiled brat who can’t handle criticism. Obama just can’t believe that anyone could possibly disagree with him or find fault in him. He overlooks the coarse(understatement) dialogue by his own supporters and fellow Dems during his campaign, let alone during the Bush presidency. The only way he can legitimately do that is to truly believe he is perfectc so that no criticism of him is justified. So if you criticize perfection you must be coarse. But if those who support perfection use the same words and methods it is a reflection of his perfection and can’t be coarse. The man is a pathetic narcissist surrounded by advisors who use him for their own agendas
Deanna on September 13, 2009 at 5:48 PM
Only a portion. The rest were meeting our guys at airports and spitting on them.
Liam on September 13, 2009 at 5:50 PM
Whoa I didn’t mean to post that comment on this thread. But when I went to post I came up as Anonymous so I logged out and back in and..poof I ended up on this thread. Sorry.
Deanna on September 13, 2009 at 5:51 PM
You’re still on the mark, hon. It’s all good.
Liam on September 13, 2009 at 5:54 PM
Me? I blame the Smurfs. You try growing up on the cartoons that we did and tell us that you don’t start questioning reality from fantasy real quick.
CatsGodot on September 13, 2009 at 5:55 PM
Sure. If only to keep you honest!
GrannyDee on September 13, 2009 at 5:58 PM
Google “boomers Obama Kennedy”, and you’ll see that was a popular talking point in 2008. The Boomers gave us JFK. They supported Teddy and his liberal ideology, because they clung to their youthful dreams of Camelot. They keep expecting more from their government and vote en masse — as a huge voting block — for more entitlements…
You will see these memes prominently and prodigiously repeated, so don’t get upset when people (especially of my younger generation who lived through the Me Decade as children) speak contemptuously of the Boomers. To me, they’re the spoiled and damaged children who grew up on canned food, often in single parent households, afraid of the atomic bomb; nihilistic, self-indulgent and utterly irresponsible.
alliebobbitt on September 13, 2009 at 5:58 PM
I can’t finish a Maureen Dowd article. I used to grit my teeth and read them because I thought it was important to read what the opposition was saying, but this is a clearly deranged woman who projects her racism onto others who don’t engage in racism. I am so sick of hearing about racism every time some who is black or some other color than white is rebuked, opposed or criticized. (See Serena Williams yesterday). When I was a younger woman, I dated the United Nations, I have always taken people as individuals, not races and really, really resent the implication that if I stand for certain principles and values, but extention, I am automatically a racists. It is almost unbearable these days. I don’t give a crap if the president is purple, but I reserve the right to oppose his policies. How is it that the Left can ridicule, deride and belittle a president, but if the right does it, it is racist. What would they be saying about the opposition if Obama was all white, not just half? then what would the excuse be? Think about that.
Willie on September 13, 2009 at 5:59 PM
I just figured my parents were on mushrooms.
alliebobbitt on September 13, 2009 at 5:59 PM
People like Maher, and Modo and the entire white supremist elitist gang in media and entertainment want nothing more than to keep black folk in the “bubba out to git me slave mentality”. AA’s should be happy that hardcore conservatives treat blacks and the man-child in the office as adults who are 100% accountable and responsible for their own actions and words. Stop pretending like you care.
Take Maher for example–the man literally put his AA ex-gf into bondage and made her beg for his white peepee forcing her to call him ‘massa’. I kid you not.
RepubChica on September 13, 2009 at 6:00 PM
While as a taxpayer I appreciate that sentiment kind of, sort of, the patriotic citizen in me takes umbrage at the same time. Those who defend, at the risk of their very lives, my beloved republic, deserve far more than they actually receive and should never ever feel like they are receiving charity or a gift.
doriangrey on September 13, 2009 at 6:00 PM
Actually, I did not date the United Nations, my point was I had significant relationships with persons who did not share my race.
Willie on September 13, 2009 at 6:00 PM
Gibbs said, ” on Monday we celebrate the anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers…
Excuse me, who is celebrating?????
4shoes on September 13, 2009 at 6:04 PM
As Ann Coulter said ‘the Democratic party’s new symbol should be two sets of standards.’
Their hypocrisy illustrates infinity.
massrighty on September 13, 2009 at 6:04 PM
AGAIN, Robert Gibbs lied, 2 Federal Courts have already ruled that illegal aliens or any other group CANNOT BE EXCLUDED FROM ANY government programs. Obama is SUPPOSED to be a Constitutional Attorney, he has a host of Attorneys to advise dim and these people KNOW that the Federal Courts have ruled on this. Obama, Robert Gibbs and ANYONE who says illegal aliens will not be included in National Healthcare is a LIAR!
nelsonknows on September 13, 2009 at 6:05 PM
This is Axelrods take on it.
White House senior adviser David Axelrod says that the demonstrations in Washington, D.C., Saturday do not represent the views of the broader public when it comes to health care reform.
As barney the frank would say”What planet is this guy from”.
Col.John Wm. Reed on September 13, 2009 at 6:05 PM
They even defended President Bush just for being Texan!
They talked about the Alamo, the success of his family in the face of historic east coast and northern antipathy to brash successful families (even if they were forced to buy a house on the east coast to try to please people and conform) and his magical speaking ability (often without a teleprompter) which made the common man just want to have a beer with him. Chris Matthews called him a gift from Texas to all of us. MSNB compared him to oil, the Dallas Cowboys the “Don’t Mess With Texas!” slogan and TexMex food. Announcers on election night said that he made them want to strap on a six shooter and let their trigger fingers twitch. A cohost allowed that Chris and the others had too many beers and tacos.
They also rejoiced in the message his career sent to the world, that we were a tough, successful nation and cherished our western, pioneer roots.
The worst part was Dan Rather coming up with questionable documents stating that the young Bush was nominated for the Congressional Medal of Honor while in TANG. That went too far.
You missed that too, didn’t you? Where have you people been?
IlikedAUH2O on September 13, 2009 at 6:07 PM
I knew I should have read the comments first!
4shoes on September 13, 2009 at 6:08 PM
Thanks so much! It’s a return, I guess, and if it wasn’t given me I’d be just fine. The beauty, too, is that I pay taxes as well, and cover myself and other vets. Those other men and women also keep me free.
But it is truly a gift, for which I’m grateful. Otherwise, I might go lib on you and think it an entitlement. How horrible a thought is that?
The American people provide me and all other veterans a generosity from their own pockets. I am grateful to the end of my days. My gratitude might not be much but it’s all I have and I gladly give it freely.
Thank you again!
Liam on September 13, 2009 at 6:11 PM
Soo true!
becki51758 on September 13, 2009 at 6:13 PM
Your veteran’s benefits might be a gift, but they are also an entitlement; every few years, the Government assures that your benefits are covered. You were promised those benefits as part of your enlistment package — that if you were wounded or injured in the line of duty, the Government (representing a grateful People) would take care of you. The Government views that hunk of the budget, like it views Social Security or Medicare, as a non-negotiable area. Any political party that attempts to change those benefits for the worse is committing political suicide. They are there “forever”.
Of course, these programs are not specified in the Constitution, and could be dropped or changed at any time. An entitlement is not a right — it is a part of the budget which really is not open to negotiation.
You’ve obviously used your veterans’ benefits so you don’t consider them tainted money, but should the Government up and take those benefits away, or tax you on those benefits as if they were income, how would you feel? If you would feel bad, then you understand what premature withdrawal of your entitlement means.
So, when you (or to put it another way, my kids) put me on that desert island, I will feel very bad.
unclesmrgol on September 13, 2009 at 6:14 PM
What a racist!!! Do you have something against people who are short, fat and blue??? Explain yourself!! /
(This racist name-calling is so ridiculous. Gotta keep a sense of humor.)
GrannyDee on September 13, 2009 at 6:15 PM
We’ve been over here in this corner wondering why Bush would have to be defended for being Texan….
unclesmrgol on September 13, 2009 at 6:16 PM
There is something about maturity and leaving liberalism
CWforFreedom on September 13, 2009 at 6:16 PM
Ofcourse they are racists, and improperly dressed, and dangerous. Afterall, they DO NOT look like this , the democratic party’s base–well dressed, tolerant and peaceloving
http://www.dvorak.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/gay_terrorist.jpg
macncheez on September 13, 2009 at 6:17 PM
Test, ignore this
red alert, ignore this test
Spiritk9 on September 13, 2009 at 6:23 PM
I dated the United Nations. Then I found out she was cheating on me with China and Russia so I dumped her.
CrankyTRex on September 13, 2009 at 6:26 PM
Hah! I doesn’t surprise me that such a leftist would delete comments they cannot answer.
pearson on September 13, 2009 at 6:27 PM
I also pay taxes to cover those benefits my fellow Citizens grant me. If the government closes them down, so be it. I didn’t think about later benefits when I signed up. They’re a gift, not an entitlement in my eyes. If government shuts down all veterans’ benefits, you won’t find me somehow protesting on the streets. My dad, US Army 1937-1946, taught me self-sufficiency before the USAF did. The Lord gives and the Lrd takes away; blessed be the Name of the Lord.”
I also have a co-pay, with which I’m fine. I have no problem helping cover the expenses of treating myself and covering other vets. We’re a group, after all. And if my co-pay doubles or even triples, you’ll still never hear me complain.
My income taxes help pay, too, for myself and other vets. That’s probably the only place you’ll never hear me gripe about paying taxes, short of funding the military out the ass.
How is it my gratitude has become a problem? If it’s all dropped, I’ll be fine. I’m grateful here, and nothing more. Why am I suspect?
Liam on September 13, 2009 at 6:28 PM
+1
Liam on September 13, 2009 at 6:28 PM
Your gratitude is not a problem, your fingerpointing at others is.
unclesmrgol on September 13, 2009 at 6:35 PM
The latest WH whitewash of their duplicity is to accuse the opposition to their health-care bill as “game playing.” The only games being played are the half-truths and refusals to rebut facts with facts that Gibbs and Obama are hiding behind.
Were the interviewer more honest, he would have indicated the behind-the-scenes “adjustments” taking place in the bills since those charges re “death panels’ and insurance for illegals were made.
I wouldn’t even buy a Vege-matic from Gibbs…or Obamao
onlineanalyst on September 13, 2009 at 6:42 PM
Well, Sir, here’s my take. Anybody who has put on that uniform to risk their life to protect my country and my happy ass has the right to call their veteran’s benefits whatever the hell they want.
Gift. Beef jerky. Lemonade. Whatever they want to call them.
You earned that right at a minimum and I, for one, will honor your request. And, I’d be damned happy if your “gift” was even larger.
Thanks for your service and patriotism.
TXUS on September 13, 2009 at 6:43 PM
At which others? The Boomers who spit on returning VN vets, when the MSM claims Boomers are all like them? Or is it the Boomers who all think the rest of their generation is like them–spitting on returning soldiers who have fought and died so they who sat home, with daddy paying their tuition, could spit on those troops?
Amazing–you try claiming I receive an entitlement when I call it gift, then mock me for calling it a gift and feeling grateful, then change the accusation that I fingerpoint. Which is it?
Yeah, I’ll point fingers at those who DARE spit on American soldiers. I make no apology for it, either.
Define your case–tell me at whom I point fingers. I’ll tell you why, too. Then, quid pro quo, you tell me why you’re so offended you mock me when I’m more Conservative than you are. Or is that the problem?
Liam on September 13, 2009 at 6:45 PM
I noticed that Power Line de-listed LGF – saying the politics of CJ had strayed way beyond their tolerance.
This is a time when conservatives, libertarians and moderates need to be united, not set about in competing factions due to one issue or another.
Shoot – if CJ had his way, there would be about 9 guys/gals with the purity of thought and adherence to his strict line that are acceptable to fight the hordes of socialism and Islamo-fascism.
After years with LGF, I was banned for suggesting his calling everyone that voted for the European far right parties racists. I dared to say that many simply wanted their government to stand up to the Islamists, and there none of the main line parties were listening.
The one that listened got the votes. My warning was that the same thing could happen here. If one or the other of the parties does not stop the drift left and the accommodation of Islamists, a Ron Paul type will become more powerful.
My suggestion here – listening oh wondrous AP – is for the next year to limit the divisive stories that are meant to stir up the dust among us. We need to keep our eye on the proverbial target.
If we are not united for the next election, there may not be dust to stir up.
maninthemiddle on September 13, 2009 at 6:49 PM
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