History is not a friend of the left
You must have noticed this before, leftists are bad at history. Even when they are “good” with most historical items, they selectively edit history to line up with their political views. Views with tend to run at odds with reality.
An example I’ve listed before is where one leftist accused President Reagan of reinstating draft registration as part of his ‘war mongering.’ He was not happy when I pointed out that it was Jimmy Carter, the worst president of the latter half of the 20th Century, who did that.
Here is a new example, a very smart fellow, whom I know is a more than mildly serious history buff, rattled off a very clear, concise and accurate, summary of the failure of Solyndra. It was however, missing some key facts that didn’t fit his political world view.
The facts missing completely change the narrative, which is what he objects to.
The facts in question are:
- Solyndra applied for federal loans/grants during the G.W. Bush administration, which turned them down. The reason stated was that they did not have a solid business plan that showed a path to profitability, no matter how much money was dumped their way.
- After our Dear Leader, Barack Hussein Obama, occupied the White House, Solyndra reapplied, and where quickly approved as part of the Obama regime’s “Green Jobs” program.
- The CEO of Solyndra was a major “bundler” to both the DNC and Barack Hussein Obama.
In the world of the left, Solyndra failure was ‘not their fault’ and had nothing to do with Obama paying off his political donors with tax payer money.
If this was the only case of a company, which happens to be run by a big DNC/BHO donor, receiving millions of taxpayer dollars as part of BHO’s “Green Jobs” program, and then “unexpectedly” went bankrupt, I’d be willing to buy into this particular leftist fantasy. It is a leftist fantasy because there have been multiple other companies that fit this same profile.
How is the Obama Economy doing?
Based on the recent check on economic health, not too bloody good. Here are a couple of data points to add to the pile.
US poverty on track to rise to highest since 1960s
It’s just not the poor getting poorer, the rich are becoming less rich as the Obama regime sucks their money out of the private sector.
Wait! It gets worse!
According to CNBC: Earnings Show Recession May Be ‘Fast Approaching’
Just how is that Hopey Changey thing workin’ for ya?
A quick check of the economic health
Ok, we’re three and half years into the Obama Economy, let’s see where we are.
The Real unemployment rate is 14.9%
For the past three months in a row more Americans are going on disability rolls than are finding jobs.
President Barack Obama’s Jobs Council hasn’t met for six months. Clearly, job creation is not an issue our Dear Leader is very concerned about.
Expect your grocery bills to go up, since corn prices are at record highs. Next time you are at the market, take a look at what you are putting in your cart and how much of that is made with high fructose corn syrup. Don’t forget the federal regulations requiring corn based ethanol in gasoline next time you are at the gas pump.
Obama’s Energy Department is ‘Unable to Locate’ $500,000 in Equipment Bought With Stimulus Money.’ That is a half million tax payer dollars! The Energy Department didn’t earn that money, somebody else did (i.e. working Americans who pay federal taxes), and the “most transparent administration ever’ owes the American people a higher level of transparency than ” it would not be “appropriate” to release the name of stimulus-money recipient where the $500,000 worth of equipment could not be located.”
25 Out Of The Last 27 Times Retail Sales Collapsed Like This We Were In A Recession.
The Federal Post Office can’t make a payment to its retirement fund.
New unemployment claims are back up again.
Don’t worry though, President Barry says that the Private Sector is Doing Just Fine.
Oh, right, reality forced him to retract that statement.
Update: Here are a few more items.
U.S. Existing Home Sales Unexpectedly Drop To Eight-Month Low. After three and a half years of the Obama Economy, items like this shouldn’t be “unexpected.”
Factory activity contracted for a second month in a row.
Consumer confidence dipped to 84.7.
Yet all leftists want to talk about is Gov. Romney’s taxes.
Hard working Americans are the solution, not the problem
Filed under: economy, Obama Economy, Our Dear Leader, Politics, Video
Bill Whittle takes a look at Obama’s record as President
A clear example of the left letting their hate override any rational thought
Redstate nails it:
Meet Bainers, the New Birthers
The geniuses at Team Obama are showing their complete ignorance of private enterprise, the law, and the one well vetted part of Mitt Romney’s career — his tenure at Bain Capital.
It is well established that Mitt Romney left Bain to go salvage the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. It is also well established that his name remained on some SEC documents. This stems from winding down his partnership interest in Bain Capital. It is a quirk in the law. It has been well vetted. Even FactCheck.org and the Washington Post are unpersuaded by Team Obama’s hyperbole.
Really? A felon? Hey! Let’s accuse Barack Obama of being a foreign born Muslim! There’s about the same validity to both. Meet the Bainers — they are the members of Team Obama demanding proof from Mitt Romney that he is a liar or a felon. Next they’ll ask when he stopped beating his wife.
The Bainers will not take any answer that does not show Romney to be a liar or felon…
To make it worse, this “Bainerism” is being driven by the Obama Campaign, with the consent of our Dear Leader, President Barack Hussein Obama. It highlights the fundamental dishonesty of the Obama regime, as well as their sheer desperation at this point. Why does the Obama campaign feel the need to repeatedly lie about Gov. Romney instead of running on the President’s own record?
“GET OUT” by Ryan Bomberger
Ryan Bomberger explains why we must get BHO out!
Quote of the Day
“I can’t stand to hear his voice any more. He’s a liar and worse.”
— Former Obama supporter Caroline Kennedy talking about Barack Hussein Obama
Obama surrogate Andrea Mitchell is educated by John Sununu on Obama’s Off Shoring
Filed under: economy, Media Bias, Obama Economy, Our Dear Leader, Politics, Video
MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell is desperately trying to get the Obama campaign talking points out there, but that “Evil Republican” John Sununu keeps insisting on using actual facts!
Mallard Fillmore nailing Andrea Mitchell’s bias toward Obama and any other leftist democrat
Round Up Post
Haven’t heard much about the “occupooper” movement lately, besides this: DNA found at Occupy protest linked to Sarah Fox murder
Here is a detailed list of the jobs our Dear Leader has off shored using federal “stimulus” money.
That list is missing one major instance of Obama off shoring American jobs. Remember that America is paying Russia to get our Astronauts to the ISS, because Obama killed the manned spaceflight program at NASA.
The Obama campaign, including the DNC’s so-called “spokesperson” Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, continues to repeat the lie about Gov. Romney “pioneering” off shoring. Yes, lie. The Washington Post Fact Checker gave the Obama Campaign “Four Pinocchios” , their highest rating for blatant lies, or as they put it “Whoppers.” This raises the question of why does the Obama campaign have to lie about their opponents record instead of running on Obama’s record?
Let us review the latest unemployment figures, which Barack Obama calls “a step in the right direction”:
The “official” unemployment rate: 8.2%
Hispanic unemployment rate: 11%
Black unemployment rate: 14.4%
Real Unemployment rate: 14.9%
Nobody knows whether Robert Gibbs cut the alternator belt on Gov. Romney’s bus.
83 percent of doctors have considered quitting over Obamacare
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPPED IN EVERY STATE THAT ELECTED A REPUBLICAN GOV. IN 2010
Five Major Obamacare Taxes Coming in 6 Months