Barack Obama Articles

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Posted by Joey Pip in Political Commentary on April 17, 2011 | Comment »

Hello all. Today is my first day writing my column for The Political Movement. My name is Joe Piperato and I come from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. I have been asking people all week, what the other three commonwealths in the nation are, and I can only ever get Virginia out of them. Believe it or not, Kentucky and Massachusetts are both commonwealths as well. Just thought that it was a nice little slice of trivia. I will have to do some more research on the issue because I am uncertain as to why these four are commonwealths and the rest are considered states. I study business at East Stroudsburg University and I have been extremely interested in politics and current events for some time now. I am writing to hear feedback and insight thoughtful discussion. I feel that the best way to learn is to listen, especially to opposing viewpoints.

Ok, enough on that for now. This week in Washington has people everywhere scratching their heads and wondering what the next phase in this budget situation will be. Like millions of others I’m sure, I frantically rushed home to see the presidents speech on Wednesday afternoon. I was extremely disappointed in his demeanor and rhetoric. I was expecting our Commander in Chief to address the nation on our ever-increasing debt, our failing government agencies and a way in which to bring jobs and successful business back to the United States. Instead, he simply blamed the wealthy, expressed his discontent with the Bush tax cuts and told the nation that the $38 billion budget cut will save us $750 billion over twelve years. Unfortunately, $38 billion times twelve years, only equals $456 billion. He threw around a few other “fuzzy” numbers throughout his speech and I will get into that in my next article. Our President said, “Everybody pays, but the wealthier have borne a little more.  This is not because we begrudge those who’ve done well -– we rightly celebrate their success.  Instead, it’s a basic reflection of our belief that those who’ve benefited most from our way of life can afford to give back a little bit more.”

I don’t believe this way. This says to me that we want the upper class to pay for our nations heavy financial burden. The quote is a contradiction. Now don’t get me wrong, I believe that helping people is a good thing and there is no greater good than giving back. However, President Obama loves bipartisan politics, as long as it falls on the liberal side of things. No one is going to like the decision we come to and a compromise is absolutely necessary. I just see our President trying to start a cultural disagreement and link himself again to his voting base. It really is a disagreement of the fundamental core values of what truly makes us fiscally liberal or conservative. I personally believe that we need to cut many of the hundreds of unnecessary government run agencies, contract out to more private businesses, find a way to make it realistic to lure outsourced companies back to the United States and bring the dollar back onto U.S. soil. I can guarantee that the opposition disagrees.

In my next article, I am going to research some of the numbers that our President threw around in Wednesday’s speech. I will begin to expand on why I believe unions and outrageous labor costs have destroyed our economy and I will review the mess that we are “not” involved with in Libya.

- Joe Piperato

Obama Golf Joke

Posted by Vegas Martin in Economic Comentary, Political Commentary on August 26, 2010 | Comment »

Why does Obama play golf so much?

So he can claim that he saved or created more jobs than his handicap.

Obama Golfing Pictures:

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Obama Bows Before the Burger King

Posted by Vegas Martin in Political Cartoons on February 21, 2010 | Comment »

Obama bows before the Burger King

Peter Schiff Reacts to Obama’s State of the Union

Posted by Vegas Martin in Economic Comentary, Political Commentary on January 25, 2010 | Comment »

Points out the inaccuracies of Obama’s State of the Union address.

Obama Brings Down The Dow: Song Parody

Posted by Vegas Martin in Political Commentary on January 23, 2010 | Comment »

“I’ll say something more until your stocks hit the floor. I’ll bring the Dow down.”

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The Death of the Republican Party

Posted by Vegas Martin in Political Commentary on November 12, 2008 | Comment »

Ron Paul recently wrote an excellent opinion letter for CNN. He starts his opinion letter by asking “whose to blame for the downfall of the Republican Party?” The problem with the Republican party is that over the past eight years they’ve abandoned the core Republican principle of shrinking the size of government, and instead, have vastly increased the size of government. Traditionally, the goal of the Republican party has been to shrink the size of government and limit spending. However, we’ve seen the national debt grow from $5.5 trillion in 2000 to over $10 trillion in 2008.

America then elected Barack Obama because he brought “change.” But what change? Change is just a cliche. If the change Barack Obama is talking about is drastically increasing the size of government, then I guess you can say that Obama is for change. However, that’s been the problem with government over the last eight years, not the solution.

Stop and ask yourself, what has gotten us into this mess in the first place? The answer is drastic amounts of government spending. The next question is how do we fix it? And Obama’s answer is more government spending.

I certainly recognize that certain problems require government intervention. As unemployment approaches 10%, the government has an obligation to get Americans back to work. In some situations, you cannot simply throw your hands up in the air and say let the free market work itself out. Some problems are just too big for that. My concern is over the slippery slope that bigger government lends itself to. The more dependent we are on the government to solve our problems, the more powerful the government becomes. What starts with a socialized U.S. car industry and socialized health care leads to socialized gas and socialized groceries. That’s my concern.

Rob Paul closed with this message, “The march toward a dictatorial powerful state is now in double time. All those who care — and especially those who understand the stakes involved — have an ominous responsibility to energetically get involved in the battle of survival for a free and prosperous America.”

Ron Paul concludes that America has lost confidence in the Republican party and it will be nearly impossible to regain credibility. Ron Paul states that it will take a new crop of leaders to regain the credibility needed to redirect the Party. Maybe one day I can be that leader.

Georgia Congressman Already Calling Obama Marxist

Posted by Vegas Martin in Political Commentary on | Comment »

Obama hasn’t even been sworn into office and the M-word is already being thrown around by those in Congress. Although it’s a bit premature and due to paranoia over Obama’s radical left history, I’m even willing to give this guy a chance before for calling him out for being a Marxist. Well technically, if you’ve read some of my previous articles on Obama, I believe that Obama does indeed harbor some Marxist ideologies, but I also believe that he will govern this country more moderately. At least I hope so.

The following is from the Washington AP:

A Republican congressman from Georgia said Monday he fears that President-elect Obama will establish a Gestapo-like security force to impose a Marxist dictatorship.

“It may sound a bit crazy and off base, but the thing is, he’s the one who proposed this national security force,” Rep. Paul Broun said of Obama in an interview Monday with The Associated Press. “I’m just trying to bring attention to the fact that we may—may not, I hope not—but we may have a problem with that type of philosophy of radical socialism or Marxism.”

Broun cited a July speech by Obama that has circulated on the Internet in which the then-Democratic presidential candidate called for a civilian force to take some of the national security burden off the military.

“That’s exactly what Hitler did in Nazi Germany and it’s exactly what the Soviet Union did,” Broun said. “When he’s proposing to have a national security force that’s answering to him, that is as strong as the U.S. military, he’s showing me signs of being Marxist.”

Obama’s Spokesperson: Obama ready to RULE on day one.

Watch the video from that link. Who wants to argue the semantics of the word govern vs. rule? Was it an accident, a coincidence, Freudian slip, or nothing to read into? Let me know by leaving a comment.

Video: Bush’s First Interview Since Obama Elected

Posted by Vegas Martin in Political Commentary on November 11, 2008 | Comment »

In George Bush’s first interview since Barack Obama was elected, he spoke on whether he’s had any regrets, what Obama means for America, his approval rating, his principles, his future, writing a book, and more.

If there’s one thing that I will miss about Bush, it’s his amazing facial expressions.

Obama’s International Crisis – Part II

Posted by Vegas Martin in World News on | Comment »

Vice President Elect Joe Biden predicted that President Elect Barack Obama will be faced with an “international crisis” within the first six months of his term in order to “test his mettle.” We will be tracking Obama’s foreign policy decisions closely. This article is a follow up on the initial post on Obama’s international crisis. Here is what’s developing in the news.

Iran tests new missile near Iraq:

Iran has test-fired a new type of missile during war games near the Iraqi border, state television said Tuesday, after warning the United States it would respond to any violation of Iranian airspace.

Bin Laden swears to fight Obama if Obama chooses to fight Islam.

Obama makes no commitment on missile defense shield:

Barack Obama has made no commitment that a missile defense shield in eastern Europe will go ahead, an advisor to the president-elect said Saturday, in apparent contradiction of statements by Poland.

Earlier, a statement from Polish President Lech Kaczynski after the two men spoke by telephone said Obama had said he would go ahead with plans to build a missile defense shield in eastern Europe despite threats from Russia.

(The) “president-elect had a good conversation with the Polish President and the Polish Prime Minister about the important US-Poland alliance,” McDonough said in a statement.

Peter Schiff Weighs In On Obamanomics

Posted by Vegas Martin in Economic Comentary on November 10, 2008 | 1 Comment

Obama’s Economic Plan: Will it be the problem or the solution?

Listen to Peter Schiff on this radio show. I’ve talked about him in my previous articles. His advice is to get out of the dollar now!  Although called Dr. Doom by some, he hits the nail on the head and predicted the recession we’re in today years ago.

“Our country became great not because of what politicians did, but because of what politicians didn’t do. The faith in our economy is in ourselves. It’s in freedom. It’s in capitalism. It’s in keeping the government in check.” – Peter Schiff

Here is Peter Schiff on CNBC speaking on Obama’s economic plan:

Here is a brilliant article from Peter Schiff published in the Washington Post, Don’t Blame Capitalism. This is a great excerpt, which beautifully describes the mess that we are in.

And even today, as market forces deflate the credit bubble, the government is stepping in to re-inflate it. First came the Treasury’s $700 billion plan to purchase mortgage assets that no one in the private sector would buy. Now it has recapitalized banks to the tune of $250 billion, guaranteeing loans between banks and fully insuring non-interest-bearing accounts. Policymakers say that absent these steps, banks would not be able to extend loans. But given our already staggering debt burden, perhaps more loans are not the answer. That’s what the free market is telling us. But the government cannot abide solutions that ask for consumer sacrifice.

Real credit can be supplied only by savings, so artificial steps to stimulate lending will only produce inflation. By refusing to allow market forces to rein in excess spending, liquidate bad investments, replenish depleted savings, fund capital investment and help workers transition from the service sector to the manufacturing sector, government is resisting the cure while exacerbating the disease.