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Kaydee
Jun 22, 2009, 8:34:42 PM6/22/09
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I got this message from a blog I follow. Not sure whether to be
scared, or to laugh at the clearly dramatic author. Well, you tell me
what you think:
To my Friends & Associates:
Last Monday was a profound evening, hearing Dr. Charles Krauthammer
speak to the Center for the American Experiment. He is brilliant
intellectual, seasoned & articulate. He is forthright and careful in
his analysis, and never resorts to emotions or personal insults. He is
NOT a fearmonger nor an extremist in his comments and views. He is a
fiscal conservative, and has a Pulitzer prize for writing. He is a
frequent contributor to Fox News and writes weekly for the Washington
Post. The entire room was held spellbound during his talk. I have
shared this with many of you and several have asked me to summarize
his comments, as we are living in uncharted waters economically and
internationally. Even 2 Democrats at my table agreed with everything
he said!
A summary of his comments:
1. Mr. Obama is a very intellectual, charming individual. He is not
to be underestimated. He is a ‘cool customer’ who doesn't show his
emotions. It's very hard to know what's ‘behind the mask’. Taking
down the Clinton dynasty from a political neophyte was an amazing
accomplishment. The Clintons still do not understand what hit them.
Obama was in the perfect place at the perfect time.
2. Obama has political skills comparable to Reagan and Clinton. He
has a way of making you think he's on your side, agreeing with your
position, while doing the opposite. Pay no attention to what he SAYS;
rather, watch what he DOES!
3. Obama has a ruthless quest for power. He did not come to
Washington to make something out of himself, but rather to change
everything, including dismantling capitalism. He can’t be
straightforward on his ambitions, as the public would not go along.
He has a heavy hand, and wants to ‘level the playing field’ with
income redistribution and punishment to the achievers of society. He
would like to model the USA to Great Britain or Canada.
4. His three main goals are to control ENERGY, PUBLIC EDUCATION, &
NATIONAL HEALTHCARE by the Federal government. He doesn't care about
the auto or financial services industries, but got them as an early
bonus. The cap and trade will add costs to everything and stifle
growth. Paying for FREE college education is his goal. Most scary is
his healthcare program, because if you make it FREE and add 46,000,000
people to a Medicare-type single-payer system, the costs will go
through the roof. The only way to control costs is with massive
RATIONING of services, like in Canada. God forbid.
5. He’s surrounded himself with mostly far-left academic types. No
one around him has ever even run a candy store. But they’re going to
try and run the auto, financial, banking and other industries. This
obviously can’t work in the long run. Obama’s not a socialist; rather
he's a far-left secular progressive bent on nothing short of
revolution. He ran as a moderate, but will govern from the hard left.
Again, watch what he does, not what he says.
6. Obama doesn’t really see himself as President of the United
States, but more as a ruler over the world. He sees himself above it
all, trying to orchestrate & coordinate various countries and their
agendas. He sees moral equivalency in all cultures. His apology tour
in Germany and England was a prime example of how he sees America, as
an imperialist nation that has been arrogant, rather than a great
noble nation that has at times made errors. This is the first
President ever who has chastised our allies and appeased our enemies!
7. He’s now handing out goodies. He hopes that the bill (and pain)
will not ‘come due’ until after he’s reelected in 2012. He’d like to
blame all problems on Bush from the past, and hopefully his successor
in the future. He has a huge ego, and Mr. Krauthammer believes he is
a narcissist.
8. Republicans are in the wilderness for a while, but will emerge
strong. We’re ‘pining’ for another Reagan, but there’ll never be
another like him. Krauthammer believes Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty &
Bobby Jindahl (except for his terrible speech in February) are the
future of the party. Newt Gingrich is brilliant, but has baggage.
Sarah Palin is sincere and intelligent, but needs to really be
seriously boning up on facts and info if she’s to be a serious
candidate in the future. We need to return to the party of lower
taxes, smaller government, personal responsibility, strong national
defense, and states’ rights.
9. The current level of spending is irresponsible and outrageous.
We’re spending trillions that we don’t have. This could lead to hyper
inflation, depression or worse. No country has ever spent themselves
into prosperity. The media is giving Obama, Reid and Pelosi a pass
because they love their agenda. But eventually the bill will come due
and people will realize the huge bailouts didn’t work, nor will the
stimulus package. These were trillion-dollar payoffs to Obama’s
allies, unions and the Congress to placate the left, so he can get
support for #4 above.
10. The election was over in mid-September when Lehman brothers
failed, fear and panic swept in, we had an unpopular President, and
the war was grinding on indefinitely without a clear outcome. The
people are in pain, and the mantra of ‘change’ caused people to act
emotionally. Any Dem would have won this election; it was surprising
is was as close as it was.
11. In 2012, if the unemployment rate is over 10%, Republicans will
be swept back into power. If it's under 8%, the Dems continue to
roll. If it's between 8-10%, it’ll be a dogfight. It’ll all be about
the economy.
I hope this gets you really thinking about what's happening in
Washington and Congress. There’s a left-wing revolution going on,
according to Krauthammer, and he encourages us to keep the faith and
join the loyal resistance. The work will be hard, but we’re right on
most issues and can reclaim our country, before it's far too late.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only
prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of
freedom as the basic purpose of their daily life and who are willing
to consciously work and sacrifice for that freedom." - John F.
Kennedy
"Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the
arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage
of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today's world
do not have." - Ronald Reagan
"Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice, moderation in the pursuit
of justice is no virtue." - Barry Goldwater
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
What do you think?
Kaydee
scared, or to laugh at the clearly dramatic author. Well, you tell me
what you think:
To my Friends & Associates:
Last Monday was a profound evening, hearing Dr. Charles Krauthammer
speak to the Center for the American Experiment. He is brilliant
intellectual, seasoned & articulate. He is forthright and careful in
his analysis, and never resorts to emotions or personal insults. He is
NOT a fearmonger nor an extremist in his comments and views. He is a
fiscal conservative, and has a Pulitzer prize for writing. He is a
frequent contributor to Fox News and writes weekly for the Washington
Post. The entire room was held spellbound during his talk. I have
shared this with many of you and several have asked me to summarize
his comments, as we are living in uncharted waters economically and
internationally. Even 2 Democrats at my table agreed with everything
he said!
A summary of his comments:
1. Mr. Obama is a very intellectual, charming individual. He is not
to be underestimated. He is a ‘cool customer’ who doesn't show his
emotions. It's very hard to know what's ‘behind the mask’. Taking
down the Clinton dynasty from a political neophyte was an amazing
accomplishment. The Clintons still do not understand what hit them.
Obama was in the perfect place at the perfect time.
2. Obama has political skills comparable to Reagan and Clinton. He
has a way of making you think he's on your side, agreeing with your
position, while doing the opposite. Pay no attention to what he SAYS;
rather, watch what he DOES!
3. Obama has a ruthless quest for power. He did not come to
Washington to make something out of himself, but rather to change
everything, including dismantling capitalism. He can’t be
straightforward on his ambitions, as the public would not go along.
He has a heavy hand, and wants to ‘level the playing field’ with
income redistribution and punishment to the achievers of society. He
would like to model the USA to Great Britain or Canada.
4. His three main goals are to control ENERGY, PUBLIC EDUCATION, &
NATIONAL HEALTHCARE by the Federal government. He doesn't care about
the auto or financial services industries, but got them as an early
bonus. The cap and trade will add costs to everything and stifle
growth. Paying for FREE college education is his goal. Most scary is
his healthcare program, because if you make it FREE and add 46,000,000
people to a Medicare-type single-payer system, the costs will go
through the roof. The only way to control costs is with massive
RATIONING of services, like in Canada. God forbid.
5. He’s surrounded himself with mostly far-left academic types. No
one around him has ever even run a candy store. But they’re going to
try and run the auto, financial, banking and other industries. This
obviously can’t work in the long run. Obama’s not a socialist; rather
he's a far-left secular progressive bent on nothing short of
revolution. He ran as a moderate, but will govern from the hard left.
Again, watch what he does, not what he says.
6. Obama doesn’t really see himself as President of the United
States, but more as a ruler over the world. He sees himself above it
all, trying to orchestrate & coordinate various countries and their
agendas. He sees moral equivalency in all cultures. His apology tour
in Germany and England was a prime example of how he sees America, as
an imperialist nation that has been arrogant, rather than a great
noble nation that has at times made errors. This is the first
President ever who has chastised our allies and appeased our enemies!
7. He’s now handing out goodies. He hopes that the bill (and pain)
will not ‘come due’ until after he’s reelected in 2012. He’d like to
blame all problems on Bush from the past, and hopefully his successor
in the future. He has a huge ego, and Mr. Krauthammer believes he is
a narcissist.
8. Republicans are in the wilderness for a while, but will emerge
strong. We’re ‘pining’ for another Reagan, but there’ll never be
another like him. Krauthammer believes Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty &
Bobby Jindahl (except for his terrible speech in February) are the
future of the party. Newt Gingrich is brilliant, but has baggage.
Sarah Palin is sincere and intelligent, but needs to really be
seriously boning up on facts and info if she’s to be a serious
candidate in the future. We need to return to the party of lower
taxes, smaller government, personal responsibility, strong national
defense, and states’ rights.
9. The current level of spending is irresponsible and outrageous.
We’re spending trillions that we don’t have. This could lead to hyper
inflation, depression or worse. No country has ever spent themselves
into prosperity. The media is giving Obama, Reid and Pelosi a pass
because they love their agenda. But eventually the bill will come due
and people will realize the huge bailouts didn’t work, nor will the
stimulus package. These were trillion-dollar payoffs to Obama’s
allies, unions and the Congress to placate the left, so he can get
support for #4 above.
10. The election was over in mid-September when Lehman brothers
failed, fear and panic swept in, we had an unpopular President, and
the war was grinding on indefinitely without a clear outcome. The
people are in pain, and the mantra of ‘change’ caused people to act
emotionally. Any Dem would have won this election; it was surprising
is was as close as it was.
11. In 2012, if the unemployment rate is over 10%, Republicans will
be swept back into power. If it's under 8%, the Dems continue to
roll. If it's between 8-10%, it’ll be a dogfight. It’ll all be about
the economy.
I hope this gets you really thinking about what's happening in
Washington and Congress. There’s a left-wing revolution going on,
according to Krauthammer, and he encourages us to keep the faith and
join the loyal resistance. The work will be hard, but we’re right on
most issues and can reclaim our country, before it's far too late.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only
prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of
freedom as the basic purpose of their daily life and who are willing
to consciously work and sacrifice for that freedom." - John F.
Kennedy
"Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the
arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage
of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today's world
do not have." - Ronald Reagan
"Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice, moderation in the pursuit
of justice is no virtue." - Barry Goldwater
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
What do you think?
Kaydee
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