President Obama Says GOP Would 'Cripple' America

[ClarkUSA]

President Barack Obama charged Sunday that the GOP vision of government would "fundamentally cripple America"... "From the moment I took office what we've seen is a constant ideological pushback against any kind of sensible reforms that would make our economy work better and give people more opportunity," the president said at an intimate brunch fundraiser at the Medina, Wash., home of former Microsoft executive Jon Shirley, where about 65 guests were paying $35,800 per couple to listen to Obama.

Similar messages followed at an event in Seattle and another in California's Silicon Valley Sunday evening, as Obama pushed through a seven-stop fundraising swing that was taking him from Seattle to Hollywood to San Diego through Monday. The three-day West Coast swing, ending Tuesday in Denver... The trip comes as Obama has shifted from focusing on compromise with Republicans on Capitol Hill to calling out House Speaker John Boehner and others by name. The president has criticized them as obstructionists while demanding their help in passing his $447 billion jobs bill... Obama said 2012 would be an especially tough election because people are discouraged and disillusioned with government, but he also said he was determined because so much is at stake.

The GOP alternative, Obama said, is "an approach to government that will fundamentally cripple America in meeting the challenges of the 21st century."... Obama took a direct shot at one of his potential GOP opponents, Texas Gov. Rick Perry. Without mentioning him by name Obama mocked Perry as "a governor whose state is on fire, denying climate change."

Obama also criticized the audience reactions at recent GOP presidential debates, including people booing a gay service member. Said the president, "That's not reflective of who we are."... Obama was pushing throughout for his job proposal, which combines tax cuts, unemployment benefits and public works spending. The bill faces a hostile reception on Capitol Hill, particularly because Obama wants to pay for it with tax increases opposed by Republicans... Obama has said he wants to make sure the public knows who's standing in the way... Democratic supporters are heartened by the jobs plan and Obama's insistence that Congress must raise taxes to pay for it.

http://www.npr.org/2011/09/25/140795123/obama-says-gop-would-cripple-america

[Whisp]

1. K&R

[gateley]

2. Strong words -- and accurate! You go, Obama! nt

[FrenchieCat]

3. They've already crippled us and they are doing it to this day.

The are worthless at this point, and scary too!

[golfguru]

4. America is already crippled

National debt exceeds $15,000,000,000,000.00
Yearly budget deficits exceed $1,500,000,000,000.00
9.2% of workers can't find jobs.
another 8% have given up looking.
another 9% are working part time or below their skill level.
50% of black teens can't find jobs.
47 million people need food stamps.

The republicans can not cripple America. She is already a cripple.
They will finish her off for good, with a dagger right in the heart.

[TheDebbieDee]

7. You've got that right!

The election of another repuke President in 2012 WILL finish us off.

[OHdem10]

5. He is right there. They will cripple this nation. No Taxes and

only cutting spending and Deregulating.

There are some who believe we are already in the
double - just the degree.

Cutting taxes when we are already short revenues and
refusing to approve the Tax Increase on the Rich means
the government has no needed funding for Government
operations and services. Means layoffs of personnel
when we already have depression level unemployment
in some places.

Cutting Services and More Layoffs when they start deep
cuts into the budget. Frankly, our economy is too fragile
to handle this. EVERYONE will agree we are in a DEPRESSION
when the GOP gets through with their plans.

The GOP seem to think--We do not have enough unemployed
let me enlarge the rolls even more.

[FirstLight]

6. +100

thanks for saying it straight

[Kablooie]

8. I agree, but whoever is in charge next will have to deal with a serious economic collapse.

I don't think we are anywhere near the end of the recession.
We are just at the beginning of the depression.

And no one in Washington can prevent it.
They can just attempt to manage it the best they can.

(Though the GOP would probably make the disaster several layers of hell worse.)

[yurbud]

9. then why spend the first three years agreeing with them and borrowing their policies?

[ProSense]

10. Well

"then why spend the first three years agreeing with them and borrowing their policies?"

...he didn't. Don't confuse trying to get something done with agreeing with them.

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[great white snark]

14. "Don't confuse trying to get something done with agreeing with them."

Ain't that the truth!

:thumbsup:

[Lionessa]

11. Exactly, they may have crippled us, but he's not done nearly enough

to counter it to date, and I no longer have any hope he'll do any better in the future.

[INdemo]

16. Well..it is either Obama in 2012 or we lose our Democracy

and if God forbid the Teabaggers gain both houses we become a Fascist state..Unions gone,Soc Security gone,medicare gone,minimum wage laws overturned by these idiots..If you want all this and more vote for one of the crazies..
Republicans now have chance to do what they have been trying to do for 80 years..Think the Citizens United ruling was by accident?

[Lionessa]

18. So sad that is the best and virtually only argument for voting for Obama anymore.

AT least he's not as bad as it could be. SUCKS!

[jefferson_dem]

12. Like yeah!

Who cares about the sleazy teabagger/republican cabal. Obama sucks. Or something.

[yurbud]

15. that is not a coherent response to what I said. You'd get a more respectful hearing

if you actually responded to what people say instead of just copying and pasting talking points.

[progressoid]

17. +1

[lumberjack_jeff]

13. Then why all the post-partisan compromise bullshit?

Doing nothing is better than doing some portion of the stuff they want.