tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321422627188917599.post5119061992436498568..comments2023-12-21T03:53:20.907-08:00Comments on The Liberator Today: The Effrontery of "You Did Not Build That"B-Daddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13880092017105841256noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321422627188917599.post-9309922558744463462012-07-19T22:05:03.148-07:002012-07-19T22:05:03.148-07:00B-Daddy, you are right. I think Obama does dig the...B-Daddy, you are right. I think Obama does dig the beauty and power of this country and he gets off on being its "leader." If only it weren't for all us pesky <i>Americans,</i> it would be perfect.journeytogaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708633194344557042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321422627188917599.post-34527965583283030302012-07-18T20:11:12.108-07:002012-07-18T20:11:12.108-07:00ar,
Thanks for sharing. Obama vs straw men is the...ar,<br />Thanks for sharing. Obama vs straw men is the only time I'll give him even money. <br />However, I don't think that Obama hates America, so much as he hates our vision of America, where the private sector (businesses, non-profits, faith based organizations, public service associations and individuals) are the primary change agents in making America a better place to live. He believes that these institutions can't be trusted to be fair, only government can. Of course this flies in the face of centuries of experience, in which government is the most unfair, because it is the most corrupt.B-Daddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13880092017105841256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321422627188917599.post-72592178161780996412012-07-18T01:34:04.079-07:002012-07-18T01:34:04.079-07:00I have a two-part response.
Part I - Is this horr...I have a two-part response.<br /><br />Part I - Is this horrid speech having any effect on his campaign? The lefty site I troll is oblivious to it and conservative media are all over it, so is the usual polarization resulting in the usual stalemate? Or are small businessmen who voted for the cool Black guy finally getting it? Are Silicon Valley CEOs finally hearing what we conservatives hear?<br /><br />Part 2 - the straw men in that supremely insulting speech are outrageous. When did Republicans ever advocate:<br /><br />1 - abolishing organized firefighting units<br />2 - abolishing education (they have IMPROVED it in Wisconsin)<br />3 - not building roads (they famously say the government should build roads and maintain armies)<br /><br />And as I look over that tiny list, I think of the repair of the I-5 after the Northridge quake, which was done under federal disaster conditions and overseen by private citizen Peter Ueberroth. Free of government requirements on purchasing materials and hiring labor, the project came in ahead of schedule and under budget. <br /><br />Then there's an area of Oakland/Berkeley -- can't remember exactly which freeway interchange -- that was literally under construction for at least 12 years after the Loma Prieta quake. I'm not sure how that stretch escaped classification as a disaster area, but it did, and repair essentially became permanent, a fact of life, a gift that kept on giving.<br /><br />I could go on with examples from wildlife management and education, but I don't want to further madden anyone.<br /><br />We must dump this evil, stupid, America-hater.journeytogaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708633194344557042noreply@blogger.com