“These are Republican CEOs who are trying to embarrass the President and Democrats in general. Where do you hear about this stuff? The Wall Street Journal editorial page and conservative websites. No one else picked up on this but you guys. It’s BS.”
- An unnamed White House legislative affairs staffer, quoted by the American Spectator, when asked about the announcements of writedowns by AT&T, John Deere, Verizon and other firms last week.
This post was written by MacAoidh on Tuesday, March 30, 2010, 8:47. MacAoidh has written 706 posts on this blog.
“We will probably hear leaks about an undisclosed Romney ailment — only to wonder why Obama, alone of major candidates in recent decades, has never released his medical records. We should expect to hear that Romney got a B or C in some college course — only to remind us that Obama, alone of major candidates, does not want anyone looking at his college transcripts. Do we really wish to hear how an admitted prep-school serial use of beer, marijuana, and occasional coke, and a history of skipped classes, translated into admission into Occidental and then Columbia? We will hear another 19th-century Romney family polygamy story only to be reminded of a 20th-century Obama counterpart. We will be lectured about a fiery Mormon bishop only to hear it trumped by another racist rant from Jeremiah Wright.”
This quote, this theory, would suggest that CEO's of major corporations are (illegally) falsifying financial documents so as to show a significant reduction in profits, thus significant negative financial impact on themselves and their stockholders, so as to make a political point?
Ya think?
I find the quote to be breathtakingly unintellectual and dishonest – but unfortunately highly typical of today's Democrat Party. No dissent from their policies deserves an honest examination; it's driven by racism and hatred of a black president. Criticism of their spending is illegitimate because "Republicans did it, too" – albeit at a rate of deficit less than a quarter of what's currently happening. Obvious foreign policy mistakes can't be criticized because "the world hated Bush."
These are people unhinged from any sense of reality, and thoroughly unfit to lead.
The article from which you extracted the quote clearly quotes a staffer as indicating that many supporters of this legislation had no idea what it said, or what would be the consequences. Now the consequences are different from their expectations, and they are defensive.
How much longer 'til November?
It's pretty clear that this cabal in charge of the White House is uninterested in anything but their own power. They're very dangerous people.
This quote, this theory, would suggest that CEO's of major corporations are (illegally) falsifying financial documents so as to show a significant reduction in profits, thus significant negative financial impact on themselves and their stockholders, so as to make a political point?
Ya think?
I find the quote to be breathtakingly unintellectual and dishonest – but unfortunately highly typical of today's Democrat Party. No dissent from their policies deserves an honest examination; it's driven by racism and hatred of a black president. Criticism of their spending is illegitimate because "Republicans did it, too" – albeit at a rate of deficit less than a quarter of what's currently happening. Obvious foreign policy mistakes can't be criticized because "the world hated Bush."
These are people unhinged from any sense of reality, and thoroughly unfit to lead.
The article from which you extracted the quote clearly quotes a staffer as indicating that many supporters of this legislation had no idea what it said, or what would be the consequences. Now the consequences are different from their expectations, and they are defensive.
How much longer 'til November?
It's pretty clear that this cabal in charge of the White House is uninterested in anything but their own power. They're very dangerous people.
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