Listen to what Obama says BEFORE he walks it back.

Obama's representatives in Egypt issue a statement, due to local protests that threaten to turn violent:

The Embassy of the United States in Cairo condemns the continuing efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of Muslims -- as we condemn efforts to offend believers of all religions. Today, the 11th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, Americans are honoring our patriots and those who serve our nation as the fitting response to the enemies of democracy. Respect for religious beliefs is a cornerstone of American democracy. We firmly reject the actions by those who abuse the universal right of free speech to hurt the religious beliefs of others.

In other words, "We're sorry we have free speech. We're so sorry someone abused their free speech and hurt you feelings. Please don't kill us."

The administration takes eighteen hours to walk back that statement:

"The statement by Embassy Cairo was not cleared by Washington and does not reflect the views of the United States government,"

In other words, "Americans seem to be disgusted with our cowardice, so we never said that."

That's not the only time this sort of thing has happened. Barack grew up in an ideological bubble, where he was always right. Everyone always agreed with him.

Remember when Reverend Jeremiah Wright said these things?:



The man who married the Obama's, the man who baptized their children, the church where Barack Obama professed to go for twenty years fell under scrutiny.

Barack Obama's statement four years ago:

I can no more disown him than I can disown the black community. I can no more disown him than I can my white grandmother...

Which translated means, "He's my Marxist racist America hating Pastor! Get off my back!"

But then, when the uproar promises to drown out the 2008 campaign and, after Reverend Wright preaches more hate and racism to the NAACP:

I am outraged by the comments that were made and saddened by the spectacle that we saw yesterday... The person that I saw yesterday was not the person that I met 20 years ago. His comments were not only divisive and destructive, but I believe that they end up giving comfort to those who prey on hate, and I believe that they do not portray accurately the perspective of the black church. They certainly don't portray accurately my values and beliefs. And if Reverend Wright thinks that that's political posturing, as he put it, then he doesn't know me very well.

In other words, "Oops, it looks like he's still talking after I offered to pay him off, and he's still talking the hate stuff, so I better throw him under the bus now before this thing gets too big."

When Barack Obama gave a speech at a campaign rally in Roanoke, Virginia recently he said this:

If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help. There was a great teacher somewhere in your life. Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you've got a business—you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen.

In other words, "All the sweat, toil, investment of time and money, putting your neck on the line is for naught. You are riding on the backs of the poor and you need to pay, you evil Capitalist!!!"

Americans were absolutely insulted:

And  the comments that he made were not taken out of context. They showed us something about what he really feels. The point of this exercise is to look to what he says when he thinks everyone agrees with him. That is to say, before he sees the look of shock and horror on peoples faces.

Here's what he said later:

Those ads taking my words about small business out of context? They're flat out wrong, ...Of course Americans build their own businesses.

In other words, "No! Workers really don't control the means of production, comrade! I was wrong! You must believe me, you ignorant drone!"

I read something today that was a great truth. It came from Smitty at The Other McCain :

This is about the bazillionth time in the last three years that:

• Crisis event occurs.
• Obama administration offers a creepy response.
• American outrage ensues.
• Obama administration mumbles something recognizably American.

I submit that:

• #2 represents the actual Obama opinion on #1 for his real audience, for which he’ll have more flexibility after his re-coronation in November.

• #4 is just a bone thrown to those bitter, racist cling-ons in flyover country.

Police behaved stupidly.

Typical white person.

Pre-1967 borders.

If I had a son, he'd look like...

What does he really think? Of course, you already know the answer.

The Paralysis of Barack Obama (updated)

The Obama's first reflex is to apologize for the use of free speech. Here's their first statement, released at the Egyptian Embassy:

via Byron York at The Examiner:

The Embassy of the United States in Cairo condemns the continuing efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of Muslims -- as we condemn efforts to offend believers of all religions. Today, the 11th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, Americans are honoring our patriots and those who serve our nation as the fitting response to the enemies of democracy. Respect for religious beliefs is a cornerstone of American democracy. We firmly reject the actions by those who abuse the universal right of free speech to hurt the religious beliefs of others.

 Mitt Romney released a statement last night.

from the same article:

An instant consensus appears to have developed among reporters and commentators that Mitt Romney made a mistake when he released a statement last night condemning the Obama administration's response to attacks on U.S. diplomatic missions in Libya and Egypt. At Romney's hastily-arranged news conference in Florida Wednesday morning, nearly every question was predicated on the assumption that Romney's statement was a miscalculation. Also on Wednesday morning, journalist Mark Halperin, a reliable indicator of media insider sentiment, tweeted that Romney's decision at the news conference to repeat his criticism of the Obama administration's action could be the "most craven and ill-advised move of '12." 

But Romney was, and is, right. As events in Benghazi and Cairo unfolded, the Obama administration's first instinct was to apologize for any offense Muslims might have taken from an Internet video, made in America, that mocked and ridiculed the prophet Mohammed, and which the radicals cited as the cause for their actions. In his original statement last night, Romney said, "It's disgraceful that the Obama administration's first response was not to condemn attacks on our diplomatic missions, but to sympathize with those who waged the attacks." Then, on Wednesday morning, Romney said the administration "was wrong to stand by a statement sympathizing with those who had breached our embassy in Egypt instead of condemning their actions."

The attacks on two different embassies by Islam on 9-11 of all days was a coordinated attack on the United States. An act of war.

So far, President Obama seems to be proceeding with USS Cole style diplomacy. He's paralyzed, as he was when it came down to ordering Osama Bin Laden to be killed.

Could we have a worse commander in chief?

update 1:

It was coordinated, via WTOP:

Intelligence experts and U.S. government officials are starting to view the attack in Libya that killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three others in Benghazi as a coordinated attack. 

Several sources have said they believe it was a planned operation and have pointed out several developments that seem to support the possibility. 

The President has ratcheted up security at embassies worldwide because of the incident.

They see themselves as "Occupiers" (updated)

This happened:

That's our Ambassador to Libya. They say he and others were killed in a rocket attack.

My prayers go out for Ambassador Stevens and his family.

So sad. This is the Islamist violence caused by a 14 minute segment of a film shown on You Tube. 

This:

A 14-minute clip of the film, “The Innocence of Islam,” aired on YouTube shows a fictional attack by Muslims on a Christian family followed by an account of the origins of Islam depicting the Prophet Mohammed as a womanizer. The Associated Press said the film was made by an Israeli living in California, and promoted by an Egyptian Christian also based in the U.S.

Also in Egypt:

 The United States Embassy was attacked and taken over by Islamists.

from Buzzfeed

Does this look familiar? Who do these people look up to? They are historically anti-semitic, JUST LIKE THE OCCUPY WALL STREET ANARCHISTS.

Update 1:

from American Thinker:

It should be noted that the Obama administration only condemned this statement after it became controversial -- a clear sign that they probably agreed with it, until they didn't.Politico:

The Obama administration is disavowing a statement from its own Cairo embassy that seemed to apologize for anti-Muslim activity in the United States. 

"The statement by Embassy Cairo was not cleared by Washington and does not reflect the views of the United States government," an administration official told POLITICO. 

The U.S. embassy in Cairo put out a statement early Tuesday that apologized for an anti-Muslim film being circulated by an Israeli-American real estate developer. 

"The Embassy of the United States in Cairo condemns the continuing efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of Muslims - as we condemn efforts to offend believers of all religions," the embassy said in a statement published online. 

According to the Wall Street Journal, the film depicts the Muslim prophet Muhammed as a "womanizer, pedophile and fraud" - a depiction bound to offend many Muslims. 

The embassy came under widespread criticism for failing to defend free speech in the face of threats of violence. Egyptian protesters rioted anyway, breaching the embassy walls and tearing down the American flag. 

"Some have sought to justify this vicious behavior as a response to inflammatory material posted on the Internet. The United States deplores any intentional effort to denigrate the religious beliefs of others. Our commitment to religious tolerance goes back to the very beginning of our nation. But let me be clear: There is never any justification for violent acts of this kind," Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in a Tuesday statement.

The Obama administration is running around apologizing for people who are using their freedom of speech. Hillary Clinton is the first to stand up to defend Islam. Where are the apologies to Christians and Jews being slaughtered around the world for their beliefs?

Update 2:

In this insane world, the conservatives saw it coming. While all the "Liberals and Rinos were looking for new found freedom, anyone with a brain and a memory could see what was really going down.

We are now dealing with a nuclear Iran, which failed President Jimmy Carter gave up decades ago. I remember when we were all viewing the fall of the Shaw of Iran through the Hope and Change glasses.

How many decades will we have to see the incompetence of Barack Obama rear its ugly head because of his support of the Radical terrorist Muslim Brotherhood and his anti-Israel policies?

A Reverend Wright Moment with Jerusalem

Wow!:

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney suddenly revealed that “Jerusalem is and should be the capital of Israel,” despite past press briefings in which he refused to answer the question. 

“Jerusalem is and should be the capital of Israel,” Carney said during the press gaggle today according to the pool report. “It is also the case as a matter of policy of the United States … the status of Jerusalem has to be decided by the parties as part of a comprehensive peace agreement. That is the position that George W Bush held and that Bill Clinton held.” 

Carney’s statement on Air Force One is an improvement over his performance in a recent press briefing, in which he found himself incapable of using a proper noun when asked to identify the capital of Israel. 

“Our position has not changed,” Carney kept repeating in July, despite repeated and loud appeals from reporters to give a straight answer.
Weird what a couple months can do.  

-- from The Washington Examiner by way of Weasel Zippers

Flip! Flop!

Here's the DNC "third times a charm incident":

This from the original The Lid article, where he scoops the mainstream media and forces them to cover this great story:

Jerusalem is and will remain the capital of Israel. During a press briefing at the end of July, Jay Carney refused to outline the President’s position on Jerusalem. Eventually the administration released a statement that Obama's position remains unchanged, Jerusalem is not the capital of Israel because its final status has not yet been negotiated. That statement was a lie, but it is now codified with the omission from this year's platform. Notice that it that the Campaign isn't even saying the borders of Jerusalem are subject to negotiation which would mean that the western part of the city would remain with the Jewish state, the Obama administration has removed all reference to Jerusalem from its platform, indicating a belief that the entire city is up for grabs.

Yikes.

Here is the original presser where Jay Carney can't even say what the Capital of Israel is:

What we have her is a Reverend Wright moment. The President has been dragged screaming and kicking into acknowledging something for political expediency, that in his heart of hearts he doesn't believe.

Sheer desperation. My fear is that the pandering may work.

Watch This! Please. I'm tired of being called a racist.

Over the weekend, I was exposed yet again to the open minded "liberal" viewpoint that all criticism of Barack Obama and his wife is based in racism. To those who still think in these archaic terms, or even if you don't, I would ask you to watch this. It's long but great. Watch when you have the chance.

I'll ask the questions I've asked before. Does disagreement denote racism? Does the fact that I disagree with the Clintons as adamantly as I do with the Obamas make me racist against whites?

After all is said and done, I'm disgusted with the "liberals" who play the race card on a daily basis. They have taken all meaning out of the word.

h/t: @blackconser2012, Black Conservative

This is the Obama Recovery.

Look at this chart, via Business Insider:

It shows that the US Labor Force Participation rate is as low as it was back in 1981. And, not being an expert, It looks like the momentum is on the downward side. Scary.

We need to back Mitt Romney in a big way!

Two years to fix the economy. No more.

Bill Clinton, nominating Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention, via ABC News:

President Obama started with a much weaker economy than I did. No President – not me or any of my predecessors could have repaired all the damage in just four years.

Warren G. Harding did. He had a depression to deal with, not a recession. via investopedia:

Between 1918-1920, inflation touched 20% and the post-war economy looked grim. In response, by June, 1920, the New York Federal Reserve Bank had increased the discount rate to a record 7%. When Warren Harding became president in March 1921, unemployment had tripled to 12%. Gross National Product (GNP) had plummeted 17% and Harding found himself under tremendous pressure to initiate massive government intervention to stave off a financial collapse. Some of that pressure was coming from his Secretary of Commerce (and future president), Herbert Hoover.

...Defying conventional wisdom, Harding slashed taxes and cut federal spending in half. Rather than propping up failing businesses and policies, he forced credit and financial markets to restructure to current conditions, encouraged businesses to reduce production costs and relied on the free markets to reset asset values and investment allocations. Without government intervention, the economy responded quickly and began to rally during the summer of 1921. A year later the unemployment rate had retraced to 6.7% and dropped to 2.4% by 1923.

What did he do? He fixed the economy in two years, by letting the free markets correct without government intervention. TWO YEARS. He got out of the way, and let people run their own businesses.

Huh. That sounds like the cold hard calculations of a raaaaaacist Republican who hates people, hates the poor, and only wants to make the rich richer, doesn't it?

All Barack Obama has done is to prolong the recession. That's all Keynesian economics does! Witness what Franklin Roosevelt did, with his "New Deal" policies, via The Wall Street Journal:

Why wasn't the Depression followed by a vigorous recovery, like every other cycle? It should have been. The economic fundamentals that drive all expansions were very favorable during the New Deal. Productivity grew very rapidly after 1933, the price level was stable, real interest rates were low, and liquidity was plentiful. We have calculated on the basis of just productivity growth that employment and investment should have been back to normal levels by 1936. Similarly, Nobel Laureate Robert Lucas and Leonard Rapping calculated on the basis of just expansionary Federal Reserve policy that the economy should have been back to normal by 1935. 

So what stopped a blockbuster recovery from ever starting? The New Deal. Some New Deal policies certainly benefited the economy by establishing a basic social safety net through Social Security and unemployment benefits, and by stabilizing the financial system through deposit insurance and the Securities Exchange Commission. But others violated the most basic economic principles by suppressing competition, and setting prices and wages in many sectors well above their normal levels. All told, these antimarket policies choked off powerful recovery forces that would have plausibly returned the economy back to trend by the mid-1930s.

They were trying to be more like Europe, giving more power to the unions:

By the late 1930s, New Deal policies did begin to reverse, which coincided with the beginning of the recovery. In a 1938 speech, FDR acknowledged that the American economy had become a "concealed cartel system like Europe," which led the Justice Department to reinitiate antitrust prosecution. And union bargaining power was significantly reduced, first by the Supreme Court's ruling that the sit-down strike was illegal, and further reduced during World War II by the National War Labor Board (NWLB), in which large union wage settlements were limited by the NWLB to cost-of-living increases. The wartime economic boom reflected not only the enormous resource drain of military spending, but also the erosion of New Deal labor and industrial policies.

Keynes doesn't work. Neither did FDR's policies. Neither have Obama's. Instead of turning the economy around, he has delayed economic recovery with policies that seem to be right out of the Roosevelt text book.

Listen to John Maynard Keynes, (who seems to be the central inspiration for the current American government's economic policies) at the end of his life:

"I find myself more and more relying for a solution of our problems on the invisible hand which I tried to eject from economic thinking twenty years ago."

The invisible hand that he's talking about is the free market's ability to correct itself. The more the government intervenes, the longer the recovery. Even Keynes seems to realize that the free market is a powerful force.

Let people decide how to reckon with their business. Let them make the adjustments needed to make a profit and thereby hire more and more people. They know better than a group of men hundreds of miles away.

Warren G. Harding knew this.