Obama: Republican Plan Means Dirty Air, Dirty Water, and Fewer People with Health Insurance
**Written by Doug Powers
While President Obama has been on his bus/Air Force One tour that is definitely not political, Republicans have been back in Washington plotting how to force everyone to breathe polluted air and drink Ganges river-quality water filtered through used sweat socks, all while denying kids medical care. At least that was the case according to President Obama, who just happened to blurt it out today while doing no campaigning whatsoever:
“The Republican plan says that what’s been standing in the way between us and full employment are laws that keep companies from polluting as much as they want,” Obama said in a speech at the regional airport in Asheville, N.C., on Monday. “On the other hand, our plan [Obama’s plan] puts teachers, construction workers, firefighters and police officers back on the job.”
“My plan says we’re going to put teachers back in the classroom, construction workers back to work rebuilding America, rebuilding our schools, tax cuts for small businesses, tax cuts for hiring veterans, tax cuts if you give your worker a raise,” said Obama. “That’s my plan. Then you’ve got their plan, which is, let’s have dirtier air, dirtier water, less people with health insurance. So far at least, I feel better about my plan.”
In 2000, Saturday Night Live did a version of the Bush/Gore debate, and the Gore character said, “Under my plan, Etta’s prescription drugs would be covered. Under my opponent’s plan, her house would be burned to the ground.”
That was understated satire compared to what’s shaping up to be this election cycle’s reality.
**Written by Doug Powers
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I want to push Nancy the botox queen off a cliff. Isn’t she a grandmom? Maybe rip the tonsils out of a 9 year old girl that sold illegal lemonade.
Just kidding leftists. I wouldn’t want you to get the idea that I’m an OWS.
me first, please???
Actually, responsible capitalism has done wonders for environmental protection.
Google Lake Baikal or the Aral Sea and see how that wonderful communism magically helps the environment.
Again with the health insurance:
Most of the people who are not covered are either eligible for some kind of government assistance or are too rich and don’t want to give their money to an evil insurance company and pay their bills as they come.
You’d think that the left and occupy X, Y, Z would be able to understand that.
How about a plan to put the tens of millions of unemployed private sector workers back to work first?
Re: his “tax cuts if you give your worker a raise”–I’m wondering if Bammy gave his cronies in Illinois an advance on that because several of them, especially in Crook County, have given raises to staff members. But, c’mon, nobody’s tax cuts can save this financially cataclysmic state–the Greece of America.
I just read that the ol’ Flip-Flopper-in-Chief wants to rescind the rescission of the CLASS Act from Obamascare. In my obnoxious opinion, the phrase “class act” appearing in the Obominable Health Care Act is the equivalent of matter and anti-matter colliding and we all know what annihilation that could mean.
That is the President of the United States. He must have hired a staff of blog trolls to construct his arguments.
Those kinds of statements sound better when shouted through a bullhorn in the middle of a big city street. “It’s da gubment!”
FDR 1933 – “The only thing we have to fear is, fear itself.”
BHO – “The only thing I have is fear itself.”
Obowmao can drink my bath water. Other than that, I have no strong feelings.
Under Obama’s plan we can ALL “Occupy” a park and live in squalor.
While supplies last; scarcity always demands her due…
Yup. Them Republicrats will kick your dog – throw the baby over the fence – pee on your grandma’s door mat – leave dirty socks on your coffe table – fart in your elevator – slap yo mama and put a kick me sign on your sister’s back.
It amazes and amuses me that Zero still thinks his sheistenkaka works. Keep slingin’ Barry! Guess where it’ll come down.
It sounds like an ILMC post. I guess that’s why the whole Left thinks Obama is brilliant: He argues like them.
Republican Plan Means Dirty Air, Dirty Water, and Fewer People with Health Insurance – Yeah, I’d say that’s pretty accurate considering the level of deregulation policies, allowing businesses to pollute our air and water, and with healthcare – yeah, that’s pretty much confirmed based on independent analysis of the GOP plan. So what’s the issue? I would think the outbursts at GOP debates, would confirm this fact.
DumbOCrap© Plan means more economic slavery for every child and grandchild alive or yet to be born and a parasitical leech like you confirms this fact.
Right!
“But resist, we much… we must… and we will much… about… that… be committed.” – Al Sharpton, August 9, 2011
Let’s try this…
Every swinging d*ck in the country goes on strike for a week. Shut down EVERYTHING (water, electricity, stores, businesses, phones, ipads, etc) and let’s see which of the lib/prog/anarchists start screaming first.
This is what the regulations, environazis and Woodstock on Wall Street scumbags are begging for. Give them a taste of what they want.
name the plan obummer. our dear leader is so devoted to centralized planning, he needs to invent “plans” that don’t exist to support the fallacy of enlightened socialism.
Utopia is a liberal’s wet dream.
Is that the dirty bath water or the dirty yellow bath water with methane in it?
All of us “rich” Republicans with children want to leave an environmentally toxic world for them, and want to kill our parents and grandparents too (or at least make them eat dogfood). We want all people of color to die too, such as Marco Rubio and Herman Cain. Oh, and we want Michelle Bachmann and Sarah Palin to go back to the kitchen.
ha ha
Seriously, and obviously, Obama’s comments are simply ludicrous. He was supposed to be the “Uniter,” remember?
At the 2 Tea Parties I was at (and at which Michelle M. spoke eloquently – Milwaukee and Madison, WI), the speakers were of various ethnicities (not that that should even be a factor related to our message). We want a limited Federal Government and Fiscal Sanity so our children (everybody’s children) will have the same freedoms we grew up with. It goes without saying we want a clean environment and a growing economy so we can once again be the land of opportunity.
I know these are cliches, but I guess the obvious truth doesn’t occur to the average Dem out there who might believe Obama’s rhetoric.
Hopefully this won’t be 2008 all over again.
Pray.
Ever heard of yellow snow? This is the room temp version of yellow snow
Okay, ModerateSuccessfulDem can be abbreviated MSD.
If he knows Democrats who are less successful than him, does that make them LSD?
I’m from Wisconsin. My dog makes yellow snow. Heck, we made a snow guide for the from out-of-state Filipinos that visit us to ‘experience’ winter.
I suppose we should warn them about making snowballs w/out gloves on in January.
There are many things that benefit from environmentalism:
Moderately Successful Lawyers
Moderately Successful Politicians
Moderately Successful Owls
Moderately Successful Snail Darters
Moderately Successful Whales
Moderately Successful
SocialistsDemocratsModerately Successful Occupiers
I’ve never completely understood the liberal illogic of greedy ‘capitolists’ wanting to kill off their customers. How does that work? Well, it will on a ‘one time basis’. After that it’s anyone’s guess.
Wait, wait, WAIT. I have it. Obama wants to freeze Grandma to death. He said energy prices would necessarily skyrocket under his plan. That’s a plan every leftist should be able to get behind.
What do ya think ModerateSucessfulDem?
What a great plan to make Obamacare work.
Based on what specific deregulations?
Why was it MSD that when the Iron Curtain fell, we dicovered the Warsaw Pact nations were ecological disasters? The West was not and is not. Why the difference?
You want a cleaner environment? Make energy less expensive, not more expensive. Want to lift people out of poverty; make the basic necessities, food, water and energy less expensive. Every Progressive policy is designed to drive those proces up. Why?
You want more people on health insurance. Make it more affordable. Start with TORT reform and work your way from there.
When we had more, smaller banks we had more competition and bank costs were lower. I remember the discussions in the 1970′s about not letting the banking system merge into a few large banks. Thanks to Democrats and Rockefeller Republicans, the mergers were allowed. Look what we have now.
The EPA is supposed to protect people, not control them. The Department of Education is supposed to Educate, not send SWAT teams into the homes of students who do not pay their loans. The Energy Department is supposed to promote new energy, not suppress every attempt to develop the blessiongs we have under our feet.
Retired people who have not had a Social Security increase in 3 years so Barack can spend mone llike water on Solyndra have to contend with 40% higher food bills,30% higher enrgy costs, and 20% higher medical costs, all thanks to Democrat policies.
Democrats do not care how many people shiver in the cold, starve, live on hand me downs and skip doctors care, so they can reward those who get them re-elected. You and your Marxist leader can take your vile charges and take a hike.
Alphabetically, yes.
Speaking of LSD, I think someone should spike the water supply to the park with some. This could be better than it is. I don’t see how it could get better but it’s worth a try.
Yes. OK_Loyalist knows the source well.
Watch out where the huskies go…
RIP Frank. You are still awesome.
The mystery Phil came over, and he said I’m outta sight
He said for a nominal service charge I could reach Nirvana tonight
If I were ready willing and able to pay him his regular fee
He would drop all the rest of his pressing affairs and devote his attention to me
but I said
Look here brotha! Who you jiving with that cosmic dibris?
It would cut down on air pollution, glowbull worming due to lack of CO2 from frozen grandma, and dirty water cause frozen grandma won’t pee. Yeah, that’s the ticket!
ROFLMAO
You, Flyoverman, Peas and Hangfire are slaying me today.
Frank Zappa For President
Now cut that out! You’re gonna make his head pop like a zit with all that truth and logic.
Now stop it right now!
Well, I’m outta here!!
Got to go to work for the entitlement parasites early tomorrow.
Stay vigilant or vigilante, your choice.
Peas OUT! Peas on Phillis!
I could direct him to this site. You never know. He might be a Martian.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MhgnMX73Pw
And give every taxpayer a LARGE tax CREDIT for purchasing said H/C insurance.
SNAP! …They really didn’t want more people on H/C insurance. My bad, carry on
OHH….you mean.
high prices = poverty
poverty = dependence
dependence = fewer choises
fewer choices = easier to “control the people”
Thank you Congressman Dingell
Is it any wonder no one takes the man seriously? He is incapable of any form of veracity.
That’s probably why liberals believe they have to lie, cheat, and steal in order to get ahead…because they know no other way to attain “the American Dream.”
I believe that’s why they think hard-working conservatives attain wealth the same way (but, they know it’s not true)…it’s not fathomable that people would actually have to work hard to make it.
Moderate”Successful”Dem
Actually, most companies are environmentally and socially responsible. In fact, responsible capitalism has led to unprecedented environmental protection.
Yes, the Republicans will de-regulate. Why? Because we already have the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and Superfund.
We don’t need anything else, so if democrat trial lawyers and elitist politicans want to help the environment, they can grab a trash bag, find a highway or recent OCCUPY protest site, and have at it.
(laughs)
I’d like to see that independent analysis.
Have you seen the protest sites for the occupy X,Y,Z folks?
Nasty.
Democrats and liberals trash the place and conservatives and independents clean up their mess.
$5 million in taxpayer money and counting for Occupy alone.
Just think of all the free health care that could go to inner city minorities, women and illegals.
Would you also like figures for the Wisconsin union protests? Or the left-wing rallies in DC?
The only thing even close to an outburst I have seen are comments directed at the lame stream moderators who are trying to get Obama re-elected.
Why the GOP continues to even go to these is beyond me.
It’s not. This rally has many colorful people, but what it isn’t is a campaign rally for the DNC.
If it were, they wouldn’t be trying so hard to capitalize on it.
The people you see who are saying they’ll vote for Obama were pretty much going to show up and vote for him anyway.
It’s the independents and democrats who are democrat because of tradition, agriculture, education and even labor that we need to focus on.
Obama’s support among young people, Latinos and Blacks has fallen pretty significantly.
Democrat plan hurts taxpayers and anyone who wants to have a job who is not a crony.
Flyoverman #27,
I like the way you said that ! And all true, to boot !
On October 17th, 2011 at 9:49 pm, ModerateSuccessfulDem said:
Try convincing the farmers in Californias Central Valley there Snapper head. You may escape being
Tarred and Featherd.
George: She made a big breakfast every Sunday. I don’t know what she put in those eggs.
The Democrat plan means:
More debt
More unemployment
More dependency on public assistance
More recession
More obstacles to health care
More taxes
More suffering
Sure we all want our rivers to catch fire again, if that’s what it takes to manufacture steel in Pittsburgh, tires in Toledo, furniture in N. Carolina, shoes in Missouri, TVs in Illinois etc. Really folks, none of us want rampant pollution, but to destroy all manufacturing in the US in the name of pure air, or pure water, or saving some endangered species begs the question of where are you willing to stop? Do we all have to become Amish and build our own homes with axes because chainsaws pollute? A note to the occupiers, how is that living in the 19th century workin for you?
and don’t forget rape! Biden wants you to know there’ll be rape!!
Hedley: You said rape twice.
Oh boy….Why doesn’t a bolt of lightning strike this man whenever he speaks?
Where’s all these dopes screaming about the horrendous pollution caused by the Chinese, the Russians, the Indians, the blasted Europeans? I don’t hear squat out of Obumbler’s people about the environmentally devastating manufacturing going on worldwide. There’s rape going on alright….particulary by the Chinese, but you notice dems don’t ever criticise them…where else are they going to go to borrow money.
I dunno; the voters they appeal to get theirs from me.
Not gonna say it are you?
I like rape.
That’s my girl!
Obama’s plan means no air, no water and no people, at least in the USA.
Do the folks in his (dwindling) crowds not see the absurdity of such statements? Republicans must therefore want THEIR OWN CHILDREN to breathe dirty air and drink dirty water! Or do they think we all have stockpiles of clean air and water in the backroom next to our gun and money rooms? (Well, emergency water maybe…but isn’t that what FEMA tells us to do? )
Take that back, Stacey…
It’s okay FirstSkirt, we were just playing a little back and forth with movie quotes from ‘Blazing Saddles’ is all.
FirstSkirt; it’s a movie quote, so I should have used the little marks.
lo siento
and I assumed you meant ‘spacey’
LOL
Ooohh…dumb me…I forgot about Blazing Saddles. And, yes, I meant Spacey. Did I say Stacey, where was I? What was I doing….nevermind.