Obama Fools CBS, Says: “I’m Not Redistributing the Wealth”
Posted by Jim Hoft on Sunday, December 11, 2011, 11:34 AM
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
Barack Obama told Joe the Plumber back in 2008 that he wanted to “spread the wealth around.”
That’s exactly what Obama did. That’s all he’s ever done. “Spreading the wealth around” is all he knows how to do. Even his #Occupy Wall Street movement is based on “spreading the wealth around.”
This week Barack Obama told “60 Minutes” that he is not redistributing the wealth.
CBS reported:
In a “60 Minutes” interview with Steve Kroft, President Obama disputes the notion he is trying to redistribute wealth with his plans to treat the country’s economic ills. He tells Kroft he’s just attempting to deliver the “American Deal” of a strong middle class “where everybody is able to do their part and everybody’s able to succeed.” Kroft spoke to the president yesterday at the White House and Tuesday in Osawatomie, Kan., for a “60 Minutes” interview to be broadcast Sunday, Dec. 11 at 7:00 p.m. ET/PT.
In the interview, Kroft points out that in his speech in Kansas, he mentioned income inequality, a phrase that suggests a need to redistribute wealth. The president quickly responded:
President Obama: Look, everybody’s concerned about inequality. Those folks in there, who were listening to the speech, those are teachers and small-business people, and probably some small-town bankers, who are in there thinking to themselves, “How is it that I– we’re — working so hard, we now have Mom and Dad working hard, maybe if they’re lucky, they might have two jobs to try to pay off their house note, and it just seems like they’re treading water? And meanwhile, they know that corporate profits are at a record level, that a lot of folks are doing very well. What’s happened to the bargain? What’s happened to the American deal that says, you know, we are focused on building a strong middle class?
Today nearly 50% of US households don’t pay income taxes. Barack Obama wants to tax the rich even more. And, he is hoping that his class warfare will win him back the White House in 2012.
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Patty commented:
I am already aware of our socialist Nazis in the White House. Well, aware of his tactics and his lies and policies that are killing the American Dream.
But, Today nearly 50% of US households don’t pay income taxes. THIS. Dear God, why is it that we pay for Flood Insurance and will never Flood but it is more money to Prop up a Bankrupted FEMA.
Why is it that our Christmas’s are not big ticketed items yet, we are grateful for our health and we have jobs. Why is it that American Politicians have killed any hope for many to recovery and get back on their feet, instead they are just hoping to buy a new pair of shoes to go to that $8.00 an hour job to then get 5 mins. of sleep to then go to some part time job to possibly get shot while working at that counter of some 7-11 where someone with no job will rob you.
What is wrong when 50% of Americans can’t pay taxes and then Die. That was the cry: that was one sure thing that would happen to you. You are born, you work, you pay taxes and then you die.
Sorry, isn’t it a real Dream for America is to have a nice home and great family and then life goes by in a wink of the eye. Americans just want a chance, they chance that these politicians are taking for granted every day and taking us the Working man and woman for granted. Shameful what a depressing nation Obama has made and in a wink of the eye.
We are the best nation in the world and we can have a better future but Spreading the Wealth when you have no wealth to spread and you are struggling to get to two jobs or three just to make end meet and have Obama spend us into a 15 trillion dollar debt.
There is one thing the common made must change and it will cost us nothing, Vote.
MrGoodWench commented:
Hey did y’all notice that he went to a Church today, with his family no less !
This election is taking a toll on him
I know Pandora commented:
spreading the wealth, but only to his buddies……….
JPeden commented:
“Look, everybody’s concerned about inequality.”
Yeah, your own Commie Parasite, Master-Slave brand of inequality.
But, hey, your brilliant Progressive groupies even lust for it: i.q.’s = 85 and dropping rapidly, so their own Slavery is no doubt the only way they think they can “survive”.
Who authorized Fast & Furious? commented:
Because of this man’s policies, there is greater inequality.
This man, through his tax, energy, and health care power grabs, has almost destroyed the “American Dream.”
Your average middle income earner with children has not seen a rise in real wages for years, and that will remain the same for years to come. This middle income earner is scared to death to send his children to college for fear of having himself or his kids face insurmountable debt.
8 My Foot commented:
“…spread the wealth is all he knows how to day”. To day? Don’t you mean “to do”? Doesn’t anyone spell check anymore?
Valerie commented:
In point of fact, he’s right. His administration has not been effective at redistributing wealth from the rich to the poor, or the rich to the middle class. It has redistributed the wealth of the entire country to the people who have political connections to his administration. They were wealthy to start with.
His next promise will be that it’s the little people’s turn. Anyone who cannot see the end result of THAT promise is foolish.
Mark Adams commented:
“they know that corporate profits are at a record level, that a lot of folks are doing very well”
1st- Hasn’t the left claimed that corporations are not “folks”
2nd- Corp profits are at record levels… They are holding on to them because we have a $15T debt that Corporate America believes they will have to pay off, because of the threats by Washington to raise taxes.
And #5 “Because of this man’s policies, there is greater inequality” YEP more people who are on food stamps because of this man policies!
bobdog commented:
Well, he wouldn’t have to redistribute wealth, except for Bush. Some body had to clean up the mess left behind after the Stimulus, and the new Healthcare Plan, and Cash for Clunkers, and all those poor union guys, and all those oilfield workers, and all those struggling green businesses, and all those poor Democrat contributors and lobbyists…
Oh. Those were all Obama things… Never mind.
Molon Labe commented:
He even got his buddy Corzine to help redistribute the wealth in a typical progressive fashion. The Marxists are the greatest thieves in the world.
Reaganite Republican commented:
Who cares what you’re ‘tryin’ to do’ Barry, all this country is thinking about now is who to replace you with
Then the investigations really get started, after which I predict you’ll be exiled
Syble commented:
I have long pondered, if this country could run itself without a president. I think the evidence is in and it is now proven. No way!!! I guess DC is now the new frontier … in the “Wild West” Days of politics, where everyone (but the little man) has free reign without consequences.
No Man commented:
No lie! Obama is not redistributing the wealth. The zero is destroying the wealth.
Mannie commented:
CBS = Criminal Bull S**t
Ipso Facto commented:
If Obama was honest and came right out and said he wanted to make the USA a socialist nation with completely socialized medicine, and social entitlement programs for damn near everyone, and that he was willing to sacrifice the financial security of the middle class for another 7-10 years of high unemployment, while he shut down the our energy industry and raised taxes – that would be one thing and we could have an honest debate about that.
Instead, Obama is being totally deceptive. He is saying one thing and trying to convince everyone that he is out for the best interests of the entire nation. Trouble is that his policies and actions clearly illustrate that he his going full bore for socialism and the redistribution of wealth from the haves (people who worked hard and were prudent) to the have-nots (people who were were not good custodians of their own financial well being).
The majority of this country does NOT want what Obama wants and the people are getting more and more angry as he continues on with his shuck and jive routine of high minded rhetoric. We can see the radicals he has surrounded himself with. We can see how he resents people of accomplishment. We can see that the man is presenting a rosy picture as he is systematically ruining our economy and growing the government.
Obama knows that he cannot accomplish his objectives unless he gets 51% of the electorate dependent upon the government for a significant portion of their income. It’s too bad we have so many people that will sell our nation down the tubes for their own short-term “benefits”. This is the essence of the problem. We have a significant number of people today that know little about our history (thank you Dept of Education) and who are sponging off the government.
This will not turn out well even if we get rid of Obama in 2012. Even if we get rid of him, we are still going to have all of the parasites who support the unions, and all of the unsustainable social welfare programs. As entitlements are reformed to make then more viable, and because there is no more money to borrow, a good number of the parasites are going to have to be dealt with. This could be the making of wide spread periods of civil unrest for some time to come.
Job number 1 after getting rid of Obama – abolish the Dept. of Education and start teaching kids what they need to know to be successful, instead of all the crap that makes them but little wards of the State who ignorantly vote for people like Obama at the expense of our nation’s entire economy.
NeoKong commented:
Whenever he refers to people as ” folks” watch out. That’s his way of describing you as too stupid to take care of yourself. I also thought that it was funny how he described teachers as working so hard as if they can work till 7 or 8 O’clock at night or something to educate your kids as hard as possible. I guess teachers are now working weekends too just to make sure your kids are smart.
What is this bargain he speaks of….?
I know there is an American Dream that says anyone who works hard can become rich but I never heard of the American Bargain that promises us a strong middle class because we all contribute to the govt.
L.E. Liesner commented:
I guess this is like Fox News telling Beck that it is better to say that the President misspoke then to call him a liar. The problem I have here is why the hell is everybody afraid of the truth. This pathological liar by no stretch of the imagination can be said to be misleading. Only the liberals can candy coat a liar, because that is what they are.
dunce commented:
CBS knows he is lying but they believe that it their job to broadcast and swear by every lie he utters and his teleprompter. You can tell by the way they drool on his shoes.
tommy mc donnell commented:
he is telling the truth. socialism does not spread the wealth it concentrates it in the hands of the politicans.
Stuart commented:
He is right he is not spreading the wealth, he’s destroying it.
jdawg commented:
Of course, he’s the class warfare President.
http://www.examiner.com/conservative-in-spokane/the-case-against-re-electing-barack-hussein-obama-part-9
Kermit commented:
Didn’t Obama already “semi-officially” wrote off the white middle class for this campaign?
Path commented:
Are YOU better off now than you were when he took office? Is the country he promised to unite more divided than before he took office? Are you tired of being told that you’ve become lazy, lack imagination or are a bitter gun-bible clinger? Are you tired of some know-nothing apologizing for the greatest Nation on earth? Have you ever before hesitated to say, Merry Christmas thinking that you might offend someone? Did you ever think that the USA would become a nation owing trillions with an o directed government that had no intentions of stopping massive spending? Maybe 2012 IS the year of change. Certainly God has never called me directly or indirectly, but if he does and tells me he’s a democrat – he’s not getting my vote.
Militant Conservative commented:
CBS may grab the ankles and let you have your way with them bu the American
public is not that stupid. CBS wipe you chin and grow a pair.
Obama is truely more dangerous to America than a standing Army.
powder is dry
squeaky commented:
[[The departments of Agriculture and the Navy announced plans Monday to buy 450,000 gallons of non-food biofuels -- at a cost of $16 per gallon -- in what will be the largest federal purchase of biofuels in U.S. history.]]
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/12/05/navy-agriculture-departments-to-purchase-biofuels-for-fleets/
[[Since June, 16,000 mid-career sailors have been waiting to find out if they will be forced out early. Last week, the Navy began its layoffs when the first of two rounds of personnel cuts were announced.]]
http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/11/22/8962737-navy-to-lay-off-3000-mid-career-sailors
squeaky commented:
[[You won’t be surprised to learn that a member of Obama’s presidential transition team, T. J. Glauthier, is a “strategic advisor” at Solazyme, the California company that is selling a portion of the biofuel to the Navy. Glauthier worked – shock, shock – on the energy-sector portion of the 2009 stimulus bill.]]
http://hotair.com/archives/2011/12/11/navy-buys-biofuel-for-16-a-gallon/
PJ commented:
The CBS poll is stunning: 75% believe America is going in the wrong direction. I would say most blame Bamster and the Dems.
A surcharge on my gas bill to fund cheaper gas for “poor” families just kicked in in California. Already taken out of electric bill. More income redistribution.
Blacque Jacques Shellacque commented:
Obama Fools CBS, Says: “I’m Not Redistributing the Wealth”
Obie didn’t “fool” CBS; they’re just part of the Democrat Party’s propaganda arm.
UpChuck.Liberals commented:
@#30 I got my end of year true-up on electric. We’re being screwed and personally I’m not enjoying it one bit. We have solar, our useage actually dropped 450Kwh, our bill went UP over $450. There was an increase in one ‘charge’ of over $450, about 85%, all the other ‘charges/taxes’ went up 20%. We’re being screwed by the PUC. I hate what this state has become.