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Like so many people who have been beaten in a verbal encounter, and who can think of clever things to say the next day, after it is all over, President Obama, after his clear loss in his debate with Mitt Romney, called Governor Romney a "phony."
Innumerable facts, however, show that it is our Commander in Chief who is Phony in Chief. A classic example was his speech to a predominantly black audience at Hampton University on June 5, 2007. That date is important, as we shall see.
In his speech -- delivered in a ghetto-style accent that Obama doesn't use anywhere except when he is addressing a black audience -- he charged the federal government with not showing the same concern for the people of New Orleans after hurricane Katrina hit as they had shown for the people of New York after the 9/11 attacks, or the people of Florida after hurricane Andrew hit.
Departing from his prepared remarks, he mentioned the Stafford Act, which requires communities receiving federal disaster relief to contribute 10 percent as much as the federal government does.
Senator Obama, as he was then, pointed out that this requirement was waived in the case of New York and Florida because the people there were considered to be "part of the American family." But the people in New Orleans -- predominantly black -- "they don't care about as much," according to Barack Obama.
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Why is the date of this speech important? Because, less than two weeks earlier, on May 24, 2007, the United States Senate had in fact voted 80-14 to waive the Stafford Act requirement for New Orleans, as it had waived that requirement for New York and Florida. More federal money was spent rebuilding New Orleans than was spent in New York after 9/11 and in Florida after hurricane Andrew, combined.
Truth is not a job requirement for a community organizer. Nor can Barack Obama claim that he wasn't present the day of that Senate vote, as he claimed he wasn't there when Jeremiah Wright unleashed his obscene attacks on America from the pulpit of the church that Obama attended for 20 years.
Unlike Jeremiah Wright's church, the U.S. Senate keeps a record of who was there on a given day. The Congressional Record for May 24, 2007 shows Senator Barack Obama present that day and voting on the bill that waived the Stafford Act requirement. Moreover, he was one of just 14 Senators who voted against -- repeat, AGAINST -- the legislation which included the waiver.
When he gave that demagogic speech, in a feigned accent and style, it was world class chutzpah and a rhetorical triumph. He truly deserves the title Phony in Chief.
Facts don't matter to liberals. They'll continue to dutifully regurgitate the talking points they're handed. Romney will be a "liar" for the next four weeks, and they won't have a thing to say about Obama's constant and obvious lies. The DNC hacks in the media like Chrissy Matthews will do the same thing. They're nothing if not predictable.
Two things critical things left out of these excerpts.
1) Obama in his speech of 2007 specifically said that he didn't think the Federal response to New Orleans was a racial issue.
2) The vote was a stand alone vote. As with so many other votes in congress there were several other issues addressed in the bill.
His minions do ignore the facts, that ain't no lie. Can't stand people who judge others or the other side, when their side, most definitely is in dire need of judgement.
And rightfully should be.
The Democrats should not cast blame on anyone, right now, when in the past have we ever had 4 dead americans at an administration that refused more security. When Steven's asked for it, and should have received it, his death is on their watch. Refused security, so that poor Man after all the service he provided, was dragged thru the streets, makes me sick.
Oh horrors, an African-American who does not think the President is infallible. Always liked Thomas Sowell. Even moreso, as he is hitting important distinctions of Mr Obama's deceitfulness, not to mention failings.
Oh horrors, an African-American who does not think the President is infallible. Always liked Thomas Sowell. Even moreso, as he is hitting important distinctions of Mr Obama's deceitfulness, not to mention failings.
Sowell is almost always spot on. His columns are quite insightful.
That's because he lies so often that they have begun to think it's normal behavior.
It is his normal behavior
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