Is this really a surprise? This is the same administration who put a tax cheat in charge of the IRS and considered Jenny "Destroyer of a Million Jobs" Granholm as a senior economic policy advisor.
And then he has the gall to say the reason the economy is in the ditch is because Americans are "lazy."
@GoY... "And then he has the gall to say the reason the economy is in the ditch is because Americans are "lazy.""
Actually, that's not what he said at all. He said that America has "gotten a bit lazy" over the past couple of decades when it comes to aggressively marketing its products (and itself as a great place for doing business) in the global marketplace... mostly because America knows its opportunities and products are so great that it just sort of assumes everybody else in the world will agree without a marketing push.
But that won't stop floods of emails winging among outraged Republicans, screaming "OBAMA SAYS AMERICANS ARE LAZY!!!"
Like it or not, that's the language he chose to use. Americans have gotten lazy. Whoever was programming the Teleprompter that day should have been more careful.
The fact is, he's blaming Americans for not being competitive, while he saddles businesses with new regulations and mandates, imposes a de facto moratorium on domestic energy production, sues Boeing to prevent them from putting Americans to work in South Carolina, won't allow construction of the Keystone oil pipeline, shuts down coal mines in West Virginia, and raids Gibson Guitars for doing work in the USA that his administration thinks should be done in India.
The man is a SCOAMF and he blames everybody else for the failure of his own policies.
...."he blames everybody else for the failure of his own policies."
And you deliberately misrepresent his words to score a cheap political point, even though you know full well he said something entirely different than what you are suggesting.
Actually, filistro, it's YOU who's trying to pass off what Obama said as something other than what it was.
Hint: it wasn't about "marketing." And he did say "we."
I, of course, can't control what you choose to see and hear in what people you agree with say (see, e.g.: Slide, who's trolling it up today and ducking substance left and right), but it's becoming quite a pattern with you: of COURSE any liberal says something and it MUST mean the best possible light you can figure out to put it in, and anyone who sees it otherwise is trying to "score points."
David, will it offend you if I say that I'm growing quite fond of you? :-)
You are a smart and worthy opponent, you keep me on my toes, and you refrain from calling me a "skank," a "beyotch" or a "commie liberal ho' " just because we have political differences. If anybody could convince me of the wisdom of a conservative viewpoint, it would have to be somebody with your attitude.
That said... could you please point to me where in Obama's words you can read the meaning that Gregory has implied... (quote)[Obama] has the gall to say the reason the economy is in the ditch is because Americans are "lazy."
"And there are a lot of things that make foreign investors see the U.S. as a great opportunity -- our stability, our openness, our innovative free market culture.
But we've been a little bit lazy, I think, over the last couple of decades. We've kind of taken for granted -- well, people will want to come here and we aren't out there hungry, selling America and trying to attract new business into America."
He isn't talking about "marketing." He isn't talking about "business." He's talking about "we." As a country. Culturally.
Krugman wasn't answering their calls yet?
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseIs this really a surprise? This is the same administration who put a tax cheat in charge of the IRS and considered Jenny "Destroyer of a Million Jobs" Granholm as a senior economic policy advisor.
And then he has the gall to say the reason the economy is in the ditch is because Americans are "lazy."
Reply to this commentLinkReport Abuse@GoY... "And then he has the gall to say the reason the economy is in the ditch is because Americans are "lazy.""
Actually, that's not what he said at all. He said that America has "gotten a bit lazy" over the past couple of decades when it comes to aggressively marketing its products (and itself as a great place for doing business) in the global marketplace... mostly because America knows its opportunities and products are so great that it just sort of assumes everybody else in the world will agree without a marketing push.
But that won't stop floods of emails winging among outraged Republicans, screaming "OBAMA SAYS AMERICANS ARE LAZY!!!"
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseLike it or not, that's the language he chose to use. Americans have gotten lazy. Whoever was programming the Teleprompter that day should have been more careful.
The fact is, he's blaming Americans for not being competitive, while he saddles businesses with new regulations and mandates, imposes a de facto moratorium on domestic energy production, sues Boeing to prevent them from putting Americans to work in South Carolina, won't allow construction of the Keystone oil pipeline, shuts down coal mines in West Virginia, and raids Gibson Guitars for doing work in the USA that his administration thinks should be done in India.
The man is a SCOAMF and he blames everybody else for the failure of his own policies.
Reply to this commentLinkReport Abuse...."he blames everybody else for the failure of his own policies."
And you deliberately misrepresent his words to score a cheap political point, even though you know full well he said something entirely different than what you are suggesting.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseIt's hilarious that all one needs do in order to "score a cheap political point" is quote what the president actually said.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseActually, filistro, it's YOU who's trying to pass off what Obama said as something other than what it was.
Hint: it wasn't about "marketing." And he did say "we."
I, of course, can't control what you choose to see and hear in what people you agree with say (see, e.g.: Slide, who's trolling it up today and ducking substance left and right), but it's becoming quite a pattern with you: of COURSE any liberal says something and it MUST mean the best possible light you can figure out to put it in, and anyone who sees it otherwise is trying to "score points."
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseDavid, will it offend you if I say that I'm growing quite fond of you? :-)
You are a smart and worthy opponent, you keep me on my toes, and you refrain from calling me a "skank," a "beyotch" or a "commie liberal ho' " just because we have political differences. If anybody could convince me of the wisdom of a conservative viewpoint, it would have to be somebody with your attitude.
That said... could you please point to me where in Obama's words you can read the meaning that Gregory has implied... (quote)[Obama] has the gall to say the reason the economy is in the ditch is because Americans are "lazy."
Reply to this commentLinkReport Abuse"And there are a lot of things that make foreign investors see the U.S. as a great opportunity -- our stability, our openness, our innovative free market culture.
But we've been a little bit lazy, I think, over the last couple of decades. We've kind of taken for granted -- well, people will want to come here and we aren't out there hungry, selling America and trying to attract new business into America."
He isn't talking about "marketing." He isn't talking about "business." He's talking about "we." As a country. Culturally.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseI don't care what anybody here says. I luv Joe B. He's got my vote to take over from Alfred E and be the new face of Mad Magazine.
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