So, this guy claims a "senior military official" told him Obama is asking if they're willing to shoot American...
So, this guy claims a "senior military official" told him Obama is asking if they're willing to shoot American citizens as a litmus test to be promoted to an advanced position.
His claims are unverifiable and anonymous and yet the "I hate Obama" brigade is running around the interwebz treating this like it's gospel.
I wonder what "really" happened.
https://www.facebook.com/jim.garrow.1/posts/10151209214442015
His claims are unverifiable and anonymous and yet the "I hate Obama" brigade is running around the interwebz treating this like it's gospel.
I wonder what "really" happened.
https://www.facebook.com/jim.garrow.1/posts/10151209214442015
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Not really worried about this as I already have plenty of reasons not to like Obama.
Hey, I intend to write the greatest comic book ever. Can I have an Eisner Award now?
Wow.
But Obama is very peaceful. Just ask anyone on the kill list he was bragging about or the folks that he took out in those drone strikes.
He's a politician. Smiles while lying through his teeth, just like the rest of them, and he got that stupid peace prize because he was the new popular kid in school.
And Bush did go to Congress after 9/11/01 and congress gave their approval to act.
We're still in debt up to our eyeballs, much due to this administration's spending. So, I'm sure those countries loaning us money are smiling broadly at us. Quite a few of those countries Obama went to on his ridiculous "apology tour". The guy looks weak, and he's made the country weaker. I'm still stunned that he won re-election.
Borrowing money from China? Been happening for 30± years. Look at the financial figures for the country under each president since Eisenhower when adjusted to 2012 dollars (or 1952, better yet, in 1900). You will see that, when adjusted for inflation, Reagan had he worst debt creation record followed by Bush Jr. The figures even have Obama taking on the last year of Bush Jr budget (2009).
Your arguments are invalid as you have no facts to back them up other than those on Fox.
Now I'm not so surprised he won re-election.
Yes we are spending, but that goes with congress as well, they create the expenditures. Obama role is to enforce those expenditures. Consider the fact that last year, the House did less than any previous one. Also consider that many of our current expenditures go back to the late 1800's and early 1800's and were never removed when not needed. Then, consider that those same people who create the expenditures lower the revenue coming in. In large part due to those tax cuts (under Eisenhower, the upper class had a 50+% tax rate on anything over $250k. Modern values, anything over appx $5 million). The economy thrived and the rich were still capable of accumulating wealth. The tax rates have been cut dramatically since then. Now 300 individuals have a combined wealth that could pay off 2/3rds of he debt in one swoop (not saying take it all, but increase the taxes on those who can afford it). Social Security and Medicare can both be kept sustainable and solvent by removing the tax cap on income (that hasn't change since instituted).
Do we need to reduce spending, a big hell yes! But not to the social programs that give those in need a fighting chance. Let's start by ending the war on drugs with legalization and taxation similar to cigarettes and alcohol (lower costs for prisons and other federal agencies plus additional revenue that can pay down the debt). Military spending can be cut by huge amounts without significantly hurting their capabilities. Sell off old weapon to buy new (F-16s for YF-22s for example). Cut foreign aid down by 50% (keep 25% of cuts in reserve for disaster relief here and abroad). Rewrite the corporate tax code and make it a flat tax with one deduction (bringing manufacturing and service jobs to the US while employing US citizens (limit to cap of 25% of taxes due annually). Renegotiate trade agreements (Mexico and Canada keep the free trade) and institute tariffs on all imported goods (encourage US made goods and a self sustaining economy). And most importantly, remove the Federal Reserve from current money printers. Put it solely back in the hands of the treasury dept and back with ore (copper, silver, gold, platinum).
Those cuts, combined with increased revenue from taxes, would pay off the debt within 15 years provided no new long term wars occur.