State Of The Union

[SadisticNature]

I was going to do a point by point posting a copy of the entire speech, but that effort however thorough is too large to place in any single post.
All of the following quotes are taken from the excerpt of the President’s State of the Union Address provided by The White House, Office of the Press Secretary’s online release.
I am not going to bother going over the “fluff” parts where he makes the standard rally cry or tries to explain away his difficulties by blaming the previous administration or makes empty attempts to appear more like the average citizen instead of the average politician, they do make up the bulk of his speech, but really don’t address anything as to the state of our union except pointing out how much wool we have allowed our politicians to pull over our eyes.

“One year ago, I took office amid two wars, an economy rocked by a severe recession, a financial system on the verge of collapse, and a government deeply in debt. Experts from across the political spectrum warned that if we did not act, we might face a second depression. So we acted -– immediately and aggressively. And one year later, the worst of the storm has passed."

But he is going to start off with a lie? The worst has passed? Last time I checked things have gotten worse. Unemployment has risen and the deficit has only increased.

“For these Americans and so many others, change has not come fast enough. Some are frustrated; some are angry. They don't understand why it seems like bad behavior on Wall Street is rewarded, but hard work on Main Street isn't; or why Washington has been unable or unwilling to solve any of our problems. They're tired of the partisanship and the shouting and the pettiness. They know we can't afford it. Not now. “

Seems like? WTF… Try “IS”, “Wall street” is the only one being helped and rewarded and they got us into this mess to begin with! And he is the primary one behind doing the rewarding at that. It took him a year to figure out we are sick of partisanship and poverty? Or is he just sounding like he wants us to cooperate? Remember this is the same man who set up a podium and teleprompters to address a classroom of middle school students.
His solution for fixing the economy is based completely upon the former administrations? I told ya all that he wasn’t going to change anything a long time ago but follow in his predecessors footsteps because he lacked the experience to do anything else.

“Our most urgent task upon taking office was to shore up the same banks that helped cause this crisis”

He purposes charging the Banks a modest fee and extending unemployment. I have nothing against that; I didn’t want the banks or Wall Street to get one red cent to begin with. But I do purpose that his modest fee isn’t going to amount to a hill of beans, in the end he will cave to the bigwigs. He also claims to have cut taxes, yet, I didn’t see any reduction whatsoever in my taxes. I wonder who is getting all these magical tax cuts. So far apparently lies and dam lies make the wheels of his speech go round and round.
Truth be told He didn’t raised income taxes, but, he sure hasn’t done anything to stop the raise in prices on home insurance, property tax mil rates, or the price of gas and power. Every single bill I pay for regular day to day living in those regards has done nothing but went up, in some cases doubled…like groceries.
As for all these magical new jobs I haven’t seen any of them yet.

“The plan that has made all of this possible, from the tax cuts to the jobs, is the Recovery Act. That's right -– the Recovery Act, also known as the stimulus bill.”

Again WTF! Let’s use the same plan that hasn’t been working to fix things? They won’t even hire more “strippers” at the club where I had to go back to dancing at to make ends meet so I could stay in school.

“So tonight, I'm proposing that we take $30 billion of the money Wall Street banks have repaid and use it to help community banks give small businesses the credit they need to stay afloat.”

Talk is cheap; I will believe this one when I see it. He should have given all of the stimulus money to the small business to begin with.

”Next, we can put Americans to work today building the infrastructure of tomorrow. “

I am all for that. Let’s rebuild the entire infrastructure of the country. Now show me where and how you plan to pay for it.
The Tampa High-speed Railroad is his corner stone? Who exactly is paying for that? He already has me dancing naked for drunks to pay for school, I can’t afford to pay for his toy train that no one in Tampa wants. How about you spend that money to rebuild the failing roads instead and make cheaper cars that don’t use fossil fuels. A statewide mass transit system isn’t a feasible solution on the scale it would take in a state like Florida.

“We should put more Americans to work building clean energy facilities- and give rebates to Americans who make their homes more energy-efficient, which supports clean energy jobs. And to encourage these and other businesses to stay within our borders, it is time to finally slash the tax breaks for companies that ship our jobs overseas, and give those tax breaks to companies that create jobs right here in the United States of America.”

OK here I agree, I am all for converting my home to not have to rely on the power or water companies and keep our business from running off to other countries just so they can increase their own profit margin. To bad that goes directly against the water and power companies wishes not to mention the big foreign investors; gee I wonder how much money he thinks I have to do all this, will I have to go into porn to pay for it.

“Now, one place to start is serious financial reform. Look, I am not interested in punishing banks.”

Blinks! Punishing the banks?!?, no of course not, we know how much he loves them….because he rewarded them!!!

“It means making tough decisions about opening new offshore areas for oil and gas development.”

Allmost spit up my coffee......My, oh my how he has changed his tune here, looks like big oil and coal have their fingers deep into his pockets now.

Then after saying what every other president before him since Regan has said about the economy about increasing exports and fostering growth he goes into education.

“To make college more affordable, this bill will finally end the unwarranted taxpayer subsidies that go to banks for student loans.”

So much for what little bit of government money I can get for school, porn is looking better and better.

“ Instead, let's take that money and give families a $10,000 tax credit for four years of college and increase Pell Grants.”

Good luck getting through the four year peerage and liberal indoctrination system our colleges have become.

I must give him credit for saying we need to re-vamp the insurance industry. Fat chance of that actually happening, I bet coal and oil are not the only ones with their fingers up his ass.

“But if anyone from either party has a better approach that will bring down premiums, bring down the deficit, cover the uninsured, strengthen Medicare for seniors, and stop insurance company abuses, let me know”

Dozens of things have been purposed only to be shot down. How about we leave Iraq and Afghanistan like he promised in the first place we would do, and re-focus our military’s direction on self defense and re-building the infrastructure for a little while. Then use some of that massive excess in the defense budget used on offensive initiatives and strategic deterrence (provided by our taxes) to really stimulate internally organized growth and development. The amount spent on bonuses alone last year would be enough to pay off almost every single mortgage in the USA. Just think how much extra money that would put into the play.
I am in agreement with the “freeze” as well as going through the budget and cutting programs out. But I think that’s not enough, he has entire divisions of government that need to be cut or reorganized.

“Now, yesterday, the Senate blocked a bill that would have created this commission. So I'll issue an executive order that will allow us to go forward, because I refuse to pass this problem on to another generation of Americans.”

Careful here, he is suggesting that if our elected officials do not agree to do it his way, that he is going to do it anyway somehow. Dangerous ground people and it’s exactly this kind of thing that led the Republic upon which we based our own to end up under the tyranny of an empire.

“Rather than fight the same tired battles that have dominated Washington for decades, it's time to try something new.”

Like what? Sidestepping our political systems check and balances through executive orders?

Oh wait I know something that will change things.

Next election we have…if a candidate is listed as a republican or a democrat, we just simply wont vote for them at all and instead throw our support to one of the other people who have been trying to get in who are from a whole different party or are independent with real fresh ideas as opposed to the same ole two party tug of war!

"It's time to put strict limits on the contributions that lobbyists give to candidates for federal office. “

How about this, we don’t allow monetary political contributions at all!

“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. I don't think American elections should be bankrolled by America's most powerful interests, or worse, by foreign entities. They should be decided by the American people. And I'd urge Democrats and Republicans to pass a bill that helps to correct some of these problems.”

Wait a second; didn’t he himself get elected this very way? Don’t get me wrong, I don’t agree with the Courts decision. I just wanted to point out the inherent irony this time. Allowing corporations to openly spend as much as they wish just brings what has been going on anyway out into the open. But again I say we shouldn’t allow money into the process at all!

“Of course, none of these reforms will even happen if we don't also reform how we work with one another. Now, I'm not naïve. I never thought that the mere fact of my election would usher in peace and harmony -- (laughter) -- and some post-partisan era. I knew that both parties have fed divisions that are deeply entrenched. And on some issues, there are simply philosophical differences that will always cause us to part ways. These disagreements, about the role of government in our lives, about our national priorities and our national security, they've been taking place for over 200 years. They're the very essence of our democracy.”

The whole two party only thing wouldn’t be nearly as polarized if the media wasn’t feeding off building tension where it wasn’t and excluding representation of other views; which is something I am sure they will do reverently once they start “spinning” this speech into what they want it to say.

“But what frustrates the American people is a Washington where every day is Election Day”.

Including the day he gave this speech.


Then he gets to the War stuff.

“Now, these diplomatic efforts have also strengthened our hand in dealing with those nations that insist on violating international agreements in pursuit of nuclear weapons”. That's why North Korea now faces increased isolation, and stronger sanctions –- sanctions that are being vigorously enforced. That's why the international community is more united, and the Islamic Republic of Iran is more isolated. And as Iran's leaders continue to ignore their obligations, there should be no doubt: They, too, will face growing consequences. That is a promise.”

In other words he means that he is perfectly willing to continue following in his predecessor’s footsteps and go even further, especially if he can convince the Russians and Chinese to back our hegemony if we decide to invade either of these two so called forces of “evil”.
Then he goes on to say why he supports American imperialism all the while calling it something else and window dressing it under the veil of democracy. Sounds surprisingly like the speeches given by different Archons when Athenians formed their own empire except our banner is supposed to be civil rights violations.

“Those of us in public office can respond to this reality by playing it safe and avoid telling hard truths and pointing fingers. We can do what's necessary to keep our poll numbers high, and get through the next election instead of doing what's best for the next generation. “

My personal response to the television at this point was: “Well then get on with it, just try and not fuck us anymore than you already have!”

Talk is cheap, no more is that proved ironically true and false than with politicians, true because what little that comes out of their mouth is true, false because what does roll out of their mouth is all too often not cheap, at least not for those of us who end up paying for their gibber jabber.

I really want to be wrong, to be mistaken and believe that our “beloved” leader really is magically endowed and that his natural penchance for mendacity as a politician is a misconception on my part.

Though I must say nothing in his speech on the state of our Union has shown me that I should be hopeful in any way what so ever.

A bunch of unsupported facts used to provide credence to an opinion.