Let Obama Tell You Why You Should Vote For Romney

 "The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is."

Winston Churchill 

 
Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan have the best speech writer a politician could hope for; his name is Barack Obama. If you just listen to his words, and look at how those words have translated into actions, they'll tell you all the reasons you should vote for Romney/Ryan. Sure, they have to continue to hammer him on policy and consequences. But, they need to paint a clear picture of the ideology behind all those bad policies. They need to show voters the drastic contrast between conservative Republicans' view of America and Obama's radical leftist view. I'm seeing some positive signs that they plan to do just that. It's true that Romney's not as conservative as some of us would like, but he's a right wing extremist compared to Obama; and both he and Ryan have a fundamental understanding and belief of what built the American economy. In a recent essay, Romney wrote  "economic freedom is the only force that has consistently succeeded in lifting people out of poverty ... the only principle that has ever created sustained prosperity." Ryan said last weekend that "Our rights come from nature and God, not from government."  Obama and the left believe nothing could be further from the truth. They're OK with freedom of speech, unless the CEO of a private company says he supports traditional marriage. Freedom of religion is fine with Obama, unless churches don't want to buy birth control for their employees. Obama believes these rights DO come from government, therefore he can place limits on them. That, as Joe Biden would say, "is a huge f_ _ _ing deal". Romney, Ryan, the GOP, and all of us need to continue to throw it in their faces. This election isn't about which party we believe has a better platform; it's about who we believe we are as a people. 

• Mitt Romney knows, first hand, that, with the incentive of making a lot of money; private citizens will continue to reinvest in the economy, creating jobs and prosperity. Barack Obama believes that "at some point, you've made enough money". 
• Romney believes private citizens have a right to risk their own money in investments as they see fit. Obama believes the president has the right to take money from private citizens and "bet" it on the pet projects of his campaign donors. As he told ABC's George Stephanopoulas, about the $600 million lost on Solyndra; “It went through the regular review process, and people felt that it was a good bet.”
• Mitt Romney knows that America became the greatest economic power in world history because economic freedom allowed entrepreneurs to pursue their dreams and reap the rewards of their hard work and sacrifice. Obama believes that government created an economic system that business owners took advantage of. To use his own words: "If you have a business, you didn't build that, someone else made that happen."
• Romney and Ryan believe that the money people earn is their own, and that we all have an obligation to pay our share of taxes, to cover the country's bills. Obama believes that all money earned belongs to government and that they decide how much the workers can keep. He tells us "We cant afford to spend money on tax cuts for rich people" The only way a tax cut can be called spending is, if the money belongs to government to begin with.He says Romney "ONLY" paid $3 million in taxes, in 2010; even though that's more than the average American pays in a lifetime.
• Conservatives believe you can accomplish anything you set your mind to, regardless of the obstacles in your way, but that not everyone will have what it takes to succeed; there will be winners and losers. Obama, like Karl Marx, believes that "It's good when you spread the wealth around."
• Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan believe that hard working individuals, private businesses, and private investors can revive the economy, if government gets out of the way. Almost 4 years ago Obama told us "the federal government is the only entity left with the resources to jolt our economy back to life."

We know Obama's policies and actions have had disastrous results and that has to be pointed out. But, his ideology and his fundamental beliefs make any other outcome impossible. He knew where his ideology would lead us. Romney and Ryan need to make sure the rest of the country knows too. Just let Obama tell them.

At Least Lie Like An American

"Lying has a kind of respect and reverence with it. We pay a person the compliment of acknowledging his superiority whenever we lie to him." ~ Samuel Butler 

Let's forget, just for a minute, about the damage that's been done to the economy, the jobs market, health care, the banking system, the energy industry, national security, and just about everything else in America under Barack Obama. I think we can all agree that he's been a complete disaster. I can just accept that and do my best to vote him out in November. What I can't accept is the irreparable damage he's done the the great American art of lying. To be fair, it's not just him, but everyone in his administration and the Democratic Party. Let's face it, everybody lies; nobody more than politicians and government. It's just a fact of life. We lie for our own benefit and the benefit of others. Nothing positive can come from the statement "Yes dear, that dress makes you look fat."; so we lie. However, one of the common courtesies we need in a civil society is to all have enough respect for our fellow man to tell a planned, well thought out, carefully constructed, at least semi-believable lie. Obama and the Democrats are making a mockery of this and it's pissing me off! When you take the time to put together and tell me an organized, feasible lie, it shows some respect for my intelligence; you're acknowledging that I'm not dumb enough to believe just any load of crap. But, when you just randomly pull a big wad of horse shit out of your ass, you're telling me you think I'm an idiot; you're crossing the line. For Example: I come into work on Monday morning and tell the guys "Hey, I was out of town over the weekend and I slept with this smokin' hot cocktail waitress." I do a good job of selling it, provide a few details, but not too many. I give her first name only, can't remember the name of the bar, blah, blah, blah. Depending on my skills, this is a decent lie. On the other hand, I say "You guys won't believe this, but I flew to Malibu and Sports Illustrated was there doing a photo shoot. So, I run into Kate Upton in the cabana bar, take her back to my room, and we spend the whole weekend together." See, that sucks as a lie, it defies credibility and it can easily be disproved. Plus, I've just insulted my buddies by implying that they're morons. That's what Obama and the Democrats are doing to us and I'm getting tired of it. The latest one is a beauty. If you want to say "Mitt Romney killed more jobs as CEO of Bain Capital than Obama has killed as president.", that's a lie. But, by making up some bogus statistics and twisting the facts, you could sell it and get some ignorant people to buy it. But, when you say "Mitt Romney killed a guy's wife.", even you're friends start to be embarrassed for you. It's like one of those tabloid headlines "Elvis Fathers Alien Baby"; you're gonna get some attention, but it's because people are pointing out what a dumbass you are. Through the years, the Democrats have done a good job of enlisting major media, like CNN, to help promote their lies. But, this latest one even has Anderson Cooper and Wolfe Blitzer going "Seriously, you really want our help shoveling that load of shit." Cooper was almost pleading "C'mon guys, I'm in you're corner, but you gotta work with me." To make matters worse, when the media called them on it, Obama's people looked like deer in the headlights. One of his top flunkies, Stephanie Cutter, told reporters she didn't know anything about this guy, who says Romney killed his wife. Then, about 17 seconds later, they play a recording of a conference call she hosted with him in May, and they're calling each other by their first names. This shows a clear lack of preparation in the planning of this lie. She should have been ready for questions and had answers that couldn't be blasted out of the water so quickly; it's just incompetence. What about Harry Reid? It's one thing to say "Mitt Romney pays very little in taxes." or "Mitt Romney doesn't pay enough in taxes." Those are both lies, but they're vague and open to interpretation. You say "Mitt Romney hasn't paid any taxes in 10 years"., and people think you're drunk or senile. Nobody's gonna believe that shit Harry! Then, you throw in "I have a source, but I can't tell you who it is." Oh OK, I thought for a minute you were just full of shit, but now I believe you. I think what's happened here, is the Democrats got greedy. Most of their constituents are stupid, so they can get a lot of crap by them. But, there's "I don't watch the news or read books stupid", and there's "I can't feed myself or go to the bathroom alone stupid". The Democrats thought they were dealing solely with the latter, when, in fact, some of their voting base is still in the first group.I know politics is a nasty business, but if we're going to survive as a society, there are some institutions we have to preserve. Let's put good lying on that list!

Why We Should Re-elect Obama

Talk about a tough sell, how would like to be in charge of that? I just saw a report from Obama's own budget director, who predicted that this year's budget deficit will end up at about 1.2 trillion, which will make this the 4th straight year of trillion dollar plus deficits. Now there's something to rally behind! There is positive news though. They say that by 2017, the deficit should drop to 3% of GDP...because they're going to have 1.5 trillion in tax increases. Holy Crap! Romney's people won't have to write any new material for a while. Obama's guys are dishing it out generously. Saw another article about how 200,000 small businesses have closed since 2008, killing 3 million jobs. Ok, I guess I can try to blame all this on Bush, but I'm not sure if even die hard Obama supporters are stupid enough to keep buying that. It might be best if we just forget about the president's record; just pretend it never happened. We'll just attack Romney. Let's talk about what an asshole he is for being a successful businessman and getting rich, now we're on a roll. Damn, does anyone know if McDonald's is hiring? It turns out, they're not because the First Lady is trying to run them out of business. This is a tough family to work for. Obama's "you didn't build that" crap was a big help though. I'm not sure Zig Ziglar could sell this shit! Let's be honest, getting him re-elected all depends on the ratio of of really stupid morons that somehow manage to make it to the polls, in relation to the rest of us. The only people to vote for Obama this time around are either brainwashed or brain dead; or with the help of ACORN; just plain old dead. This like trying to sell condoms to a lesbian!

"You Didn't Build That"

Barack Obama is the gift that just keeps giving. In 2008, he scammed his way into the White House like a used car salesman; promising to be the most transparent, post racial administration ever. Now, figuring, I suppose, that not enough people will buy that same load of crap again, he has a new strategy. His ideology has always followed the Robin Hood approach of taking from the productive people and giving it to his friends. But, last week, he added a new twist. "As we steal from the successful people, why not just insult the shit out of them too?" In one of the most brain dead, yet comical moments in U.S. Presidential history, Obama uttered this nugget of wisdom, "If you have a business, you didn't build that. Someone else made that happen." Who did jackass, Santa Claus? Did Barbara Eden pop out of a bottle and do it? If she did, she probably thought "Damn, how long was I in that bottle? Tell me you're not really the damn president!" That's what I think every morning when I wake up. In fairness to the president, how the hell should he be expected to know how businesses are created? He's never run one, or worked for one. He was raised by Marxists. All his friends and associates, and advisers are communists. There is absolutely no reason to expect him to have any knowledge of how free market capitalism works; all he's ever heard is that it was evil, unfair, and racist. Obama's theory is that our rich "Uncle Government" built this great "system" of roads, bridges, schools, and green energy sources. Then, a few people took advantage of that system and used it to create these successful businesses and get rich. But, that money isn't really theirs because they haven't paid back Uncle Government; and that greedy bastard wants it all back with interest. This leads to a question. Where did Uncle Gov get all his money to begin with? Well, he got it from business owners and the people that work the jobs created by those businesses. For Example:

• Thomas Edison-He had about 3 months of formal schooling and was self-educated for the most part. He was hearing impaired, yet he invented the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the first long lasting, practical light bulb. He built and installed the first power grids in New York City. Mr. Edison "You didn't build that."
• John Merrick-Was a black man, born into slavery and educated in reconstruction schools after the Civil War. He worked a variety of odd jobs, became a barber, and opened his own successful shop. In 1898, he founded the North Carolina Mutual Insurance company, which today is the oldest and largest African-American life insurance company in the U.S. Sorry John, "Someone else made that happen."
• Henry Ford-Raised on a farm, left home at 16 to work in a machine shop, then worked for Edison until leaving to start The Ford Motor Company. Lord Mr. Ford, "You didn't build that."
• Ray Croc-Lied about his age to join the service during WWI and became a Red Cross ambulance driver at 15. Worked as a musician, paper cup salesman, and radio DJ. Bought McDonald's on a handshake and made it the biggest restaurant chain in the world. "Who built that Ray? Not You!"
• Herman Cain-Raised on a Tennessee farm, in the segregated south. Worked as a barber, janitor, and Chauffeur, then worked his way through the ranks of Coca Cola and Pillsbury, before becoming CEO of Godfather's Pizza and ultimately buying it. Herman, "You're a Conservative Republican, so you sure as hell didn't build that."

There are millions of stories like these; of people who sacrificed and risked everything and often failed a couple of times before finding success. It didn't happen because government extorted money from them and paved a road.  It's embarrassing that we turned our country over to such a moron. It's insulting to the entrepreneurs of yesterday and today to suggest that government has been anything but a pain in the ass to them. Wanna know what you built Mr. President? "9% unemployment, $5 trillion in new debt, supplying guns to Mexican drug dealers, the worst racial division since the 1960's, and the worst national morale since Jimmy Carter's sorry ass left the White House." "You built all that shit Mr. President."" That, is the House that Barack built." Own it!

Obamacare: The Seinfeld Tax

Jerry Seinfeld made a ton of money off "nothing". In fact, the cash continues to flow to Seinfeld to this day, as possibly the funniest TV show in history lives on in reruns. But Seinfeld's goldmine is chump change compared to the eternal pile of cash that Barack Obama is about to start raking in from "nothing". The most transparent, most honest, most intelligent president we've ever had, has boldly gone where no president has gone before; and it looks like he got the idea from George Costanza. For those of you who may not be familiar (all 5 of you), George was Jerry's best friend on the show. NBC approaches Jerry about developing a new show and George has a brilliant idea; "We'll do a show about nothing. Everybody else is doing something, we'll do nothing!". 

Picture this: Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and Harry Reid in a closed door brainstorming session, trying to figure out how to pay for socialized medicine:


Obama: "How's this? We pass a new tax on nothing. Everybody else is taxing something, we'll tax nothing!"


Pelosi: "I don't get it, we have to tax something. How do you tax nothing?"


Obama: "Easy, let's say you're on the couch scratching your butt, that's a tax. You're all alone, sleeping in your bed, that's a tax. You're standing in the wilderness, with no possessions and no contact with civilization, that's a tax."


Reid: "How's that a tax? Why is anyone going to pay it?"


Obama: "Because we're the government, and we'll put 'em in prison if they don't."


Pelosi and Reid: "I think you may have something here."


It's been accepted since before our founding, that government has the authority to tax. The country has bills and we have to pay them. But, taxes have always been based on actions or activities, enabling individuals to opt out or limit the amount they pay. Trade and commerce have been taxed through tariffs and sales taxes, but the individual controls how much he buys or sells, or whether he participates at all. Labor is taxed through the income tax, but no one can force you to work; as is evidenced by the fact that almost half the population pays no income tax at all. Real estate and personal property are taxed, but you must buy or accept ownership of them. Even in the case of the death tax, someone has to commit the act of dying before it can be applied. The Obama/Seinfeld tax is different. For the first time in American history, individuals will be taxed for existing; for "nothing". You stay in your home, you bother no one, you interact with no one, you buy nothing, you sell nothing, you say nothing; "that's a tax!" Obama even further channeled George Costanza in selling this to the American people. George was a self confessed serial liar, saying things like "My entire life is a lie." and "Remember this, it's not a lie, if you believe it." Obama told the country repeatedly that Obamacare was not a tax. Being questioned by George Stephanopoulos, he said "I absolutely reject that notion." It's OK Mr. President; "It's not a lie if you believe it." Everyone forgot to let John Roberts in on the lie. Here's a warning to gays, lesbians, and all the other stuff that keeps getting lumped in with them. I know the president has been kissing your butts but, watch out for the "Homo Tax"; you could be taxed for "nothing" other that your sexual orientation. "Not that there's anything wrong with it."

Liberty or Security?

"They who can give up essential liberty, to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty or safety." Benjamin Franklin

I'm a little torn about this post this morning. I'd love to churn out a bunch of smartass remarks about President Obama and his communist cohorts and, God knows, he's been providing an endless stream of material. But, something has been bugging me more and more lately and it's not that funny. Americans, regardless of political leanings or party affiliations, seem increasingly willing to surrender their basic freedoms and individual rights, in exchange for what they perceive to be safety or security. Over the past decade, we've accepted a ton of new restrictions and intrusions on our god given rights. In most cases, it hasn't made us any safer and, even if it had, I'd question whether or not it was worth it. I love the quote at the top of this page by Ben Franklin. If you're willing to trade freedom for security, you don't deserve either one. I've read several books on economics by Thomas Sowell and one of the themes he always returns to is that; economics and life are a series of choices and trade offs. It's not a zero sum game. If you make the choice to buy a really expensive car, that limits the size house you can afford or the number of times you can eat out at nice restaurants. In other words, you can't have it all. The same goes for the amount of security that we ask government to provide. For them to protect us, we have to allow them some authority to tell us what we can and can;'t do. By the way, this is a key point that far too many Americans have lost sight of; in America; government derives it's powers "from the consent of the governed". They only get to boss us around because we let them. The constitution doesn't define or establish our rights; our rights are natural, or God given. The constitution gives government it's rights and keeps them from trampling ours; at least that was the plan. Most reasonable people understand that it is necessary to allow the government authority over certain areas of our lives in order to protect the overall interest of society. We give the cops the authority to patrol our roads and highways, and enforce traffic laws. Otherwise, every time we backed out of our driveway, we'd have to worry about some drunk jackass running over us. The tradeoff is, we might get a ticket for rolling through a stop sign in our neighborhood at 4:00 a.m. because some lazy ass cop is trying to make his quota; yeah, that happened to me. The problem I see now, is that so many people are only paying attention to what they're gaining, or what they think they're gaining; and ignoring what they're giving up in return. In a lot of cases, they refuse to believe they're giving up anything at all. There are a couple of technical terms for those people; Democrats and morons. I'm jokingly taking a little jab at Democrats, but the problem is definitely not confined to one party or group. In fact, I think the Republicans are worse because they claim to be the party of individual rights and limited government, while, more often than not, governing in exactly the opposite direction. Some of the things that conservatives complain the loudest about were established at the hands of Republican presidents and congresses; the EPA, OSHA, the ban on incandescent light bulbs, and No Child Left Behind are just a few examples. As a rule, we tend to ignore bullshit if it's the product of someone we voted for. The vast majority of Americans sat back and watched or applauded over the last 40 years as federal, state, and local governments waged war against smokers. Almost everyone agrees that smoking is bad for your health, as are a million other things that we do on a daily basis. But, we don't regulate or stigmatize any of those other things the way we do smoking...yet. It used to be hard to make an argument for regulating individual behavior that didn't harm others. Thomas Jefferson once wrote:
"The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods, or no God. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg."

That's tough to argue with. My neighbor may be killing himself by smoking and we both know it. But, he's not hurting anyone else, should the government step in a protect him from himself? Most reasonable people would say no, because that would open the door to all sorts of intrusions and regulations on personal behaviors that might be harmful. So, why would so many of those same people support a ban on smoking in privately owned buildings, a ban on incandescent light bulbs, or a government imposed limit on the size soft drink you can buy? Why would rational people, who've never committed a crime, allow govt. Employees to grope their genitals, view digital scans of their bodies, or spy on them, on their privately owned property using cameras on unmanned drones? It's because they've been convinced that we live in a world of catastrophes, disasters, and epidemics; and that only government can protect us from those things. They're willing to trade privacy, individual choice, and freedom in exchange for that protection. It's a viscous, never ending cycle:

Millions of Americans can't afford health care because the drug companies and insurers have conspired in profit making. People are dying in the street because they can't afford health care; even though a federal law forces hospitals to treat everyone, regardless of ability to pay, and regardless of the fact that the govt. already spends almost a trillion a year on Medicare and Medicaid. The only solution is for government to control health care.

Poor choices in personal behavior, such as smoking and over eating, are costing hundreds of billions in health care costs, which is the responsibility of the taxpayers since govt. controls health care. This is placing a heavy burden on the economy. The only solution is for government to regulate these harmful behaviors.

Excessive use of energy from fossil fuels causes carbon dioxide emissions, which is destroying the planet. The only solution is for government to regulate energy production and usage.

National security is threaten by terrorists, who are living among us, plotting the next 9/11. In order to give law enforcement the ability to stop them, we must allow the government much broader powers with regard to search, seizure, and surveillance. Random body pat downs and digital scanners that can see through clothing are needed to keep bombs off airplanes.The government must have the authority to detain people indefinitely, without bringing charges, and to deny them legal representation.

Individual behavior is killing wildlife and plant life with reckless, wasteful consumption. The only way to preserve these resources is greater government control and regulation of land use

Private business is failing to fairly compensate their workers and endangering their safety. The only solution is for government to regulate wages and working conditions.

These examples are just the tip of the iceberg. In order to just survive, we have relinquished control over almost every aspect of our lives. But, to who? We've surrendered these broad totalitarian powers to a group of less than 600 people, who , according to the polls, has less than a 20% approval rating. We're trusting these people to micro-manage the lives of over 300 million people. In addition, we're trusting that they won't abuse this authority; despite tons of evidence that they will. So, why do so many people choose security over liberty? Good question! I think a lot of them are too lazy to take responsibility for their own lives. It's easier to blame others and seek compensation for being wronged. The other group are the ones that want to force their beliefs and values on everyone else, with the naive belief that it will never effect their own freedom. I doubt that any other free people in history have so willingly submitted to tyranny.

Dear Mr. President: WTF?

Dear President Obama,


It has occurred to me that I may have been a little ungrateful for all that you have done in the short time you've been in office. If your people have been monitoring me on some watch list, I may have given the impression that I think you're an asshat. OK, I actually said it several times...JUST KIDDING! I recently learned of your "Secret Kill List" and I know that I fit the home grown terrorist profile of Jack Napolitano; old, white, Christian, redneck. I'm not former military, but four out of five isn't bad. Anyway, I guess I haven't made that list, or I wouldn't be typing this brilliant piece of literature right now. So, just to clarify, I think you've done a lot of just wonderful things and, on behalf of myself and a few friends, I'd like to thank you. Where should I start?

• The Economy-Ok, so everything costs a lot more and all of us have a lot less money; let's look for the silver lining. My pantry and refrigerator needed a good cleaning and their both spotless and shiny now. Back when we had all that economic growth under Reagan, Clinton, and the Bush boys, they were all cluttered up with food and crap like that. Thanks A Lot!!!
• Personal Wealth-Even though it doesn't seem like it, my personal wealth has infinitely multiplied under your leadership. Before you took office, I was just a regular working stiff. But, thanks to you, and according to you; I'm either a millionaire or a billionaire. I'm not sure why in the hell my bank balance says $359.00, I guess all my money must be tied up in bonds or securities or something like that. Either way, like your buddy Warren Buffett, I feel like I'm not paying my fair share. Please raise my taxes; PLEEEEEEASE!!!
• George W. Bush-On behalf of myself and your predecessor, THANK YOU! No we really mean it, Thank You! As you like to mention very frequently, "W" kind of made a mess of things. His over the top deficit spending and manipulation of the currency left us with a real turd of an economy. But, then you came in, worked your magic, and turned it into "TURDZILLA". We owe you one!
• Jimmy Carter-In the same spirit as above, Ol' Jimmy is extremely grateful. After all, you and he are sort of kindred spirits; with you being the first African-American president, and he the first retarded one. Jimmy made Fidel Castro look like an economic genius and thought he had secured his place as the worst president in history; then you rode to the rescue. The state of Georgia is forever in your debt.
• Mitt Romney-Mitt is still trying to figure out what happened. He went from being a lifelong "DND" (Damn Near Democrat) to looking like the second coming of Ronald Freaking Reagan. Mitt had no idea he was a conservative until you got elected; he thought John McCain was a right wing extremist. That's why he still can't articulate the message that good, but he's learning. Mitt would also like to apologize for sending you that damn socialized health care thing.Iit worked out OK for him, but he didn't have to worry about the pesky ass constitution in Massachusetts. He's sorry that it's caused you so much grief. Also, thanks for writing an awesome campaign platform for him; he was really clueless, but you're providing an unending stream of talking points. Much Appreciated!
• My Personal Health-I guess I owe you my life! Who knew that a steady diet of Dr. Peppers and Twinkies was bad for your health? I don't know what we'd do without you and your wife looking out for us; I guess just get fat and die. But, in spite of your warnings, we're still having a tough time backing away from the buffet. Maybe you should consider dropping the hammer on us with some serious food regulations, or maybe just tax the crap out of our fat asses. Oh, you already thought of that? My bad. Please hurry before my butt gets too big to fit through the door. Thanks!
• Punishing the Rich-You know, I had been thinking that it would be great if someone could really stick it to the people that I work for, and by groceries and energy from. If someone would just break it off in their asses, I'm sure that could be nothing but beneficial to me. Yeah, take more money from my boss, there's gotta be a better chance of you giving me some than him giving me a raise, right? Tax the shit out of Exxon and Walmart! They'll never think of passing it on to us. Go Get "em Prez!

Well, gotta run now, it's 5:30 a.m. and I have to get down to the food bank. A fellow has to eat, and God knows the line is a lot longer down there than it was before you took office. Oh, sorry, I shouldn't have mentioned God in a letter to you. I take it back. Please don't put me on a new list! I'll continue this later, I still have tons of stuff to thank you for.


Best Regards,


Seymour Poverty