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Related: About this forumObama Rips House Republicans For Pushing Phony Scandals
http://www.politicususa.com/2013/07/24/obama-rips-house-republicans-pushing-phony-scandals.htmlObama Rips House Republicans For Pushing Phony Scandals
By: Jason Easley and Sarah Jones
Jul. 24th, 2013
During his speech today, President Obama ripped Republicans, With an endless parade of distractions, political posturing and phony scandals, Washington has taken its eye off the ball.
Video @ link~
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Over the last six months, this gridlock has gotten worse. A growing number of Republican Senators are trying to get things done, like an immigration bill that economists say will boost our economy by more than a trillion dollars. But a faction of Republicans in the House wont even give that bill a vote, and gutted a farm bill that Americas farmers and most vulnerable children depend on.
If you ask some of these Republicans about their economic agenda, or how theyd strengthen the middle class, theyll shift the topic to out-of-control government spending despite the fact that we have cut the deficit by nearly half as a share of the economy since I took office. Or theyll talk about government assistance for the poor, despite the fact that theyve already cut early education for vulnerable kids and insurance for people whove lost their jobs through no fault of their own. Or theyll bring up Obamacare, despite the fact that our businesses have created nearly twice as many jobs in this recovery as they had at the same point in the last recovery, when there was no Obamacare.
With an endless parade of distractions, political posturing and phony scandals, Washington has taken its eye off the ball. And I am here to say this needs to stop. Short-term thinking and stale debates are not what this moment requires. Our focus must be on the basic economic issues that the matter most to you the people we represent. And as Washington prepares to enter another budget debate, the stakes for our middle class could not be higher. The countries that are passive in the face of a global economy will lose the competition for good jobs and high living standards. Thats why America has to make the investments necessary to promote long-term growth and shared prosperity. Rebuilding our manufacturing base. Educating our workforce. Upgrading our transportation and information networks. Thats what we need to be talking about. Thats what Washington needs to be focused on.
During this speech President Obama praised some Senate Republicans for working with Democrats to get big things done, so it is very clear who he was talking about when he referenced distractions, political posturing and phony scandals. The president was referring to John Boehner and the House. The same John Boehner who said this past Sunday that it was his job to repeal laws. It was also obvious that he was calling out the Republican tea party obstructionists like Rand Paul, Mike Lee, and Ted Cruz in the Senate.
It was interesting to hear the president call these scandals phony distractions, because that is exactly what they are. The scandals are a Republican diversionary tactic designed to keep the GOP base fired up, while they direct attention away from the fact that they havent passed any meaningful legislation.
President Obama did something very interesting in this speech. He laid out the Democrats economic argument for 2014. Since Obama will never be up for election again, he is going to campaign hard for Democrats in 2014. House Republicans are already freaking out about the prospect of having Obama campaign against them in 2014. It looks like the president is coming for them, and he is ready to call bulls**t on all of their bogus scandals.
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Obama Rips House Republicans For Pushing Phony Scandals (Original Post)
babylonsister
Jul 2013
OP
This needs to be the theme over & over next year into the midterms.
Benton D Struckcheon
Jul 2013
#10
C_U_L8R
(45,019 posts)1. An endless parade
Conjures up images of the clown car that is the GOP.
liberal N proud
(60,340 posts)2. He should have laughed at them and said: Is that all you have?
The republicans need to be laughed out of Washington.
babylonsister
(171,079 posts)3. They wouldn't care; they have no shame obviously. nt
liberal N proud
(60,340 posts)5. As is evident in their latest proclomation
House G.O.P. Sets New Offensive on Obama Goals
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/24/us/politics/house-gop-sets-new-offensive-on-obama-goals.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20130724&_r=0
Andy823
(11,495 posts)9. How true
No shame, no morals, no ethics, no backbone, no plan to fix things, no jobs program, no help for the those who need it, and no clue as to what is going on. All they care about is trashing the country so their corporate donors can carry out their dream of privatizing the whole country!
Cha
(297,574 posts)4. Great! Mahalo, babylonsistah!
I'm really encouraged about the Midterm elections~
BeyondGeography
(39,377 posts)6. It's a tribute to his self-control
that he never says, "bullshit," in public. He has been subjected to mountain ranges of it.
babylonsister
(171,079 posts)8. That he has. He always rises above the fray; I like that! nt
SunSeeker
(51,664 posts)7. K & R
Benton D Struckcheon
(2,347 posts)10. This needs to be the theme over & over next year into the midterms.
It's going to be a difficult election. Speeches like this will help define the opposition.