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March 10, 2009
Reporters Ask Obama Point Blank, "Are you a socialist?"
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VIDEO below..............Obama's call back to reporters after being called a socialist by the pro-Obama press:
Obama makes Oval Office call to reporters
President Obama was so concerned that he had appeared to dismiss a question from New York Times reporters about whether he was a socialist that he called the newspaper from the Oval Office to clarify his policies.
"It was hard for me to believe that you were entirely serious about that socialist question," he told reporters, who had interviewed the president aboard Air Force One on Friday.
Opening the unusual presidential call to reporters by saying that there was "just one thing I was thinking about as I was getting on the copter," he said it wasn't he who started the federal government's intervention into the nation's financial system.
"I did think it might be useful to point out that it wasn’t under me that we started buying a bunch of shares of banks. It wasn’t on my watch. And it wasn’t on my watch that we passed a massive new entitlement -– the prescription drug plan -- without a source of funding. And so I think it’s important just to note when you start hearing folks throw these words around that we’ve actually been operating in a way that has been entirely consistent with free-market principles and that some of the same folks who are throwing the word 'socialist' around can’t say the same."
The New York Times asked, "So whose watch are we talking about here?" but Obama wouldn't name names.
"Well, I just think it’s clear by the time we got here, there already had been an enormous infusion of taxpayer money into the financial system. And the thing I constantly try to emphasize to people if that coming in, the market was doing fine, nobody would be happier than me to stay out of it. I have more than enough to do without having to worry the financial system. The fact that we’ve had to take these extraordinary measures and intervene is not an indication of my ideological preference, but an indication of the degree to which lax regulation and extravagant risk taking has precipitated a crisis."
He concluded the brief call by saying, "I think that covers it."
The phone call came after the president was asked aboard his plane: "Are you a socialist as some people have suggested?"
He was clear in his first answer: "You know, let’s take a look at the budget – the answer would be no."
"Is there anything wrong with saying, 'Yes'?" a Times reporter pressed.
"Let’s just take a look at what we’ve done," Obama said, ticking off efforts his administration has made to stabilize the economy. But he acknowledged that, as he told Joe the Plumber, he plans to try to spread the wealth around.
"If you look on the revenue side what we’re proposing, what we’re looking at is essentially to go back to the tax rates that existed during the 1990s when, as I recall, rich people were doing very well. In fact everybody was doing very well. . . . We said that we’d give a tax cut to 95 percent of working Americans. That’s exactly what we have done."
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Wild Thing's comment........
"It was hard for me to believe that you were entirely serious about that socialist question," he told reporters, who had interviewed the president aboard Air Force One on Friday.
Obama should have said......."Really, you should be asking whether I'm a Marxist."
“I did think it might be useful to point out that it wasn’t under me that we started buying a bunch of shares of banks. It wasn’t on my watch. And it wasn’t on my watch that we passed a massive new entitlement -– the prescription drug plan — without a source of funding. And so I think it’s important just to note when you start hearing folks throw these words around that we’ve actually been operating in a way that has been entirely consistent with free-market principles and that some of the same folks who are throwing the word ‘socialist’ around can’t say the same.”
That is flat out pathological with a good dose of pychosis.
"Obama was so concerned that he had appeared to dismiss a question from New York Times reporters about whether he was a socialist that he called the newspaper from the Oval Office to clarify his policies."
He had to get someone to write him a statement and get the teleprompter in the Oval Office into position before he could answer that one.
"I did think it might be useful to point out that it wasn’t under me that we started buying a bunch of shares of banks. It wasn’t on my watch."
Not MY fault! NOT MY FAULT!!!!!
Bush never made it his priority to redistribute the wealth of this nation. That is something only Obama OWNS!
....Thank you Mark for sending this to me.
Mark
3rd Mar.Div. 1st Battalion 9th Marine Regiment
1/9 Marines aka The Walking Dead
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Posted by Wild Thing at March 10, 2009 06:50 AM
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Posted by: darthcrUSAderworldtour07 at March 10, 2009 08:36 AM
Liar! Liar! Pants on fire!!
If you believe that, I have some fine swampland to sell
A big dose of Damage Control brought to you courtesy of Axelrod. So professional and presidential. /s
I want a do-over!!!! wahhhhhh!!! They keep saying mean things about me. I'm NOT a socialist!! I"M NOT!!
Sheesh! Talk about thin-skinned...can't even take the truth.
Posted by: yankeemom at March 10, 2009 09:07 AM
Is there a possibility he doesn't know ? Afterall he is someones puppet...Naw... he knows exactly what he is doing.
The recent report of 'dissing' the PM of Briton because he was too tired, what kind of crap is this. Too tired, what did he expect from this job ? Maybe he ought to get some sleep at night instead of wasting taxpayers money on frivolous parties.
Like all deficrats he has the perfect excuse, he's not qualified, he's lazy and he keeps trying to blame Bush for all his mistakes.
Posted by: Mark at March 10, 2009 09:35 AM
I pray every day that O'Vomit will be the first POTUS in history to commit suicide while in office. Its obvious that after only 2 months as Captain of a sinking ship that he is having a major problem dealing with just about everything. Drop dead motherfucker!
Posted by: cuchieddie-25th ID Vet at March 10, 2009 10:55 AM
It doesn't get anymore socialist than the stimulus plan he signed. It doesn't get anymore socialist than his Cabinet and staff appointments. It doesn't get any more socialist than his admiting to wealth redistribution.
I guess he is a raving socialist.
We are going to find out he is also an islamist.
Posted by: TomR at March 10, 2009 01:18 PM
Bwaaaahhhhhh!! Mammy...Deys pickin on me!!!! Bwaaaaaahhhhhh!!
LOL I just listened to the sound bite on Rush's show and if he had a telepromter, it must have malfunctioned....just like he does!!! There were so many "uh...duhs..long pauses...mmmmmms" it wasn't even funny. This is the poorest excuse I think we have ever had for a POTUS. What a total disgrace!!!! Some day, he is going to run out of reasons to blame Bush and have to accept the fact that they are his f**kups!!!
You're right Mark....he is someone elses puppet and he definitely knows what Socialism is!!! It has been pumped into him since the day he was born....or hatched?!?!?!
Cuchieddie......you may be on to something there....let's all start overloading his pathetic brain and maybe......just maybe.....he will self implode!!!!
Posted by: John at March 10, 2009 02:56 PM
Darth, LOL that is great! Thanks for telling about the bumper sticker.
Posted by: Wild Thing at March 10, 2009 07:26 PM
Yankeemom, LOL exactly.
"Damage Control brought to you courtesy of Axelrod"
Posted by: Wild Thing at March 10, 2009 07:28 PM
Mark, I know you are right. They won't admit to anything. I bet if we showed the list of progressives to those that are members of that horrible communist thing, each one of them would deny it, or make excuses. haha such liars.
Posted by: Wild Thing at March 10, 2009 07:33 PM
Tom, yes that will be next his being an islamist.
Posted by: Wild Thing at March 10, 2009 07:40 PM
cuchieddie-25th ID Vet, Obama really has shown how unstable he is, he can't have anything negative about him or he whines like a girlie girl. ( no arnie fan yuk but that is a perfect expression for obama.) that would lead to depression for sure and with him he might strike out like he did during his campaign.
Posted by: Wild Thing at March 10, 2009 07:47 PM
John, LMAO, good one.
"Mammy...Deys pickin on me"
Hahahhaha thanks for sharing that also about Rush's show. LOL
Posted by: Wild Thing at March 10, 2009 07:49 PM
I think he was probably suffering from an acute case of teleprompter withdrawal and wasn't in his right mind. He should invest in those fancy virtual reality goggles. The are stylish and he could have a live feed to a teleprompter and some guy running instant poles so he can keep his answers pointed which ever way the political wind is blowing. Just a thought.
Posted by: Robert at March 11, 2009 11:50 AM
