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November 13, 2010
George Soros and Barack Obama
- In December 2006, Soros met with presidential hopeful Barack Obama in Soros’ New York office. Soros had previously hosted a fundraiser for Obama during his 2004 campaign for the Senate.
- On January 16, 2007, Obama announce the creation of a presidential exploratory committee and within hours Soros sent a contribution of $2,100, the maximum allowable under campaign finance laws.
- Days after Obama was elected in November of 2008, Soros said in an interview “I think we need a large stimulus package which will provide funds for state and local government to maintain their budgets – because they are not allowed by the constitution to run a deficit. For such a program to be successful, the federal government would need to provide hundreds of billions of dollars. In addition, another infrastructure program is necessary. In total, the cost would be in the 300 to 600 billion dollar range.” Since then, Congress passed a $787 billion stimulus and Obama very recently introduced a $50 billion plan to improve the country’s transportation program, saying “I want America to have the best infrastructure in the world.”
- In that same interview, Soros called for cap & trade: “I think this is a great opportunity to finally deal with global warming and energy dependence. The US needs a cap and trade system with auctioning of licenses for emissions rights. I would use the revenues from these auctions to launch a new, environmentally friendly energy policy. That would be yet another federal program that could help us to overcome the current stagnation.” Since then, Congress has introduced cap & trade legislation. (More info in “going green” section)
- Also in that interview, Soros said “In 2010, the Bush tax cuts will expire and we should not extend them.” Since then, Obama expressed his opposition to the Bush tax cuts in an interview with ABC on September 9th: “All those middle class folks who need tax relief hostage right now in order to provide tax breaks for the top two percent wealthiest Americans, who don't need a tax break, aren't asking for a tax break. And you know, if we could afford it, it'd be one thing. But we know that's gonna cost $700 billion over ten years. And so, that is not a smart thing to do for the economy”
- Soros is also on board with Obama’s proposals to reform the banking system. In an interview with the BBC: Interviewer: Now President Obama last week announced some quite radical proposals to reform the banking system. He wants them out of what he calls "proprietary trading", using their capital to speculate on their own account, and also he wants a limit on their size. Are these constructive measures in your view?
Soros: Very much so these are the right … it goes in the right direction. In my opinion, it doesn't actually go far enough because it still leaves the problem of too big to fail. In other words, if you let's say now again Goldman Sachs gives up its banking license, it becomes then an investment bank … January 2010, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/davos/8485029.stm
- Since Obama’s been in office, Soros has made four visits to the White House
- ALSO IN HIS 2008 INTERVIEW: Soros: “I think this is a great opportunity to finally deal with global warming and energy dependence. The US needs a cap and trade system with auctioning of licenses for emissions rights. I would use the revenues from these auctions to launch a new, environmentally friendly energy policy. That would be yet another federal program that could help us to overcome the current stagnation.
SPIEGEL: Your proposal would be dismissed on Wall Street as "big government." Republicans might call it European-style "socialism."
Soros: That is exactly what we need now. I am against market fundamentalism. I think this propaganda that government involvement is always bad has been very successful -- but also very harmful to our society.
SPIEGEL: Would you advise the new president to say that publicly? Soros: He has already spoken about changing the political discourse. I think it is better to have a government that wants to provide good government than a government that doesn't believe in government.
OBAMA'S ELECTION AS PRESIDENT
- Also during that election: “This is the most important election of my lifetime. These aren’t normal times. The ends justify every legal means possible.”
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Wild Thing's comment........
Last year in a post I did about Soros and Obama, Tom said Soros was like the shadow president. I agree, he is in everything backing it with money in all his various groups and organizations that touch our politics, our government etc. His hand is there and dangerous to our great country.
Posted by Wild Thing at November 13, 2010 03:45 AM
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I wonder what plans Soros has for post obama America. I doubt(hopefully) that obama will be reelected. If we get a conservative president I assume all the czars will be fired and the positions dropped. Those positions are where a lot of Soros's plans are being carried out.
If obama and the Dems suffer another big defeat in 2012, I just wonder what plans Soros has to continue his agenda.
Posted by: TomR, armed in Texas at November 13, 2010 10:26 AM
Tom, yes Soros has spent a ton of money to get obama and also to keep him in power he is not going to just say oh ok I give up and let our country alone.
Posted by: Wild Thing at November 13, 2010 04:49 PM
Soros and Obama Want, "A One World Socialist Government," "A New World Order!!!"
http://www.commieblaster.com/george-soros-fund/index.html
http://www.commieblaster.com/ineligible/index.html
Arrest Mr. Obama for TREASON, and INVESTIGATE Mr. Soros for un-American activities.
We NEED Joe McCarthy again and today for DEFEATING communism in US Government, starting with Mr. Obama, (then, from top to bottom, and inside out).
Posted by: Anon at November 13, 2010 10:18 PM
