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Subscribe to RSSPresident Obama is seen speaking at a conference held at Loyola University in October 1998 about city government and public policy, in which then-Illinois state senator talked about making government more efficient.
Updated 11:29 p.m. — Mitt Romney's campaign this week has pounced on a 14-year-old clip of Obama speaking about "redistribution" in October 1998 at a conference in Chicago, in which the future president seems to extol the virtues of redistributing wealth.
Yet NBC News has obtained the entirety of the relevant remarks, which includes additional comments by Obama that weren't included in the video circulated by Republicans. That omission features additional words of praise for "competition" and the "marketplace" by the then-state senator.
In the whole clip, Obama says:
I think the trick is figuring out how do we structure government systems that pool resources and hence facilitate some redistribution because I actually believe in redistribution, at least at a certain level to make sure that everybody's got a shot. How do we pool resources at the same time as we decentralize delivery systems in ways that both foster competition, can work in the marketplace, and can foster innovation at the local level and can be tailored to particular communities.
Obama continues in a few words after that to describe the use of tax credits in setting public housing development policy in Chicago as an example before concluding.
The video circulated by Republicans, which has used as fodder for an attack on Obama, includes a longer reflection by Obama about talking about how government action can be effective. But the clip has been cut short after the word "shot;" Obama's words about competition, the marketplace and innovation are omitted from the clip.
Romney has nonetheless seized upon this clip as his campaign looks to regain its footing after the release of a surreptitiously-recorded video of the GOP presidential nominee speaking at a private fundraiser in May. Romney's campaign has been bogged down in criticism from conservatives and Democrats alike since the release of the clip, in which Romney talks about how he couldn't count on the support of 47 percent of Americans, since they pay no taxes, and are "dependent" on government.
The Republican candidate has used it as campaign fodder as recently as Wednesday.
"This is how America works. It does not work by a government saying, become dependent on government. Become dependent upon redistribution. That will kill the American entrepreneurship that’s lifted our economy over the years," Romney told donors at a fundraiser this afternoon in Atlanta. "The question of this campaign is not who cares about the poor and the middle class? I do. He does. The question is who can help the poor and the middle class? I can! He can’t!"
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Remember the good ol days hearing Obama campaigning against 1.80 a gallon fuel? Remember how funny it was that later he had said gas should be somewhere around 5.00 and THEN appointed Steven chu as secretary of energy who shared those same views?
“somehow we have to figure out how to boost the price of gasoline to the levels in Europe.”
SURPRISE! or should that read Surprised?
I have to wonder who in the Romney campaign thought it would be a great idea to go on a historical fishing expedition and lift a short paragraph from a 14-year-old Obama comment out of context, and use that as a GOTCHA moment on the President? Apparently no one on the team, including ROMNEY, imagined that someone would do the simplest of follow-ups and publish the full video in which that comment was made. Brilliant, guys! They really are the gang who can't shoot straight!
Now their image as LIARS and DISTORTERS is set in stone. Ever heard the saying, "when you find yourself in a hole, stop digging"?
It staggers the mind. No wonder the renowned Conservative Wall Street Journal columnist, Peggy Noonan, has concluded that the Romney campaign is incompetent. Her word.
Now your image as a DUMBA$$ and LOSER is set in stone
Rowdy Red....Obama has stated this numerous times including during 2008 to Joe the Plumber...
You also have to look at what he does.....During his tenure, his actions fully support his re-distribution ideology....
Lastly, if you really understood Obama, you would realize that the rest of the video is in full support of re-distribution as what he goes on to say is putting government in direct competition with the free market capitalism.....
For those who understand that, the rest of the video is even more da mn ing!
Rowdy RED, I tend to like the government that we have in this country. I think that the problem myself and others are having is that our president wants to fundamentally change the way our government works.
MSN made all this up about Obama not making the "redistribution" of wealth.
MSN is really a left wing media giant. GET IT RIGHT AND DON'T LIE OF THE TRUTH.
jim
“somehow we have to figure out how to boost the price of gasoline to the levels in Europe.”
They are dong a pretty good job of getting us there. Don't you think?
Affordable energy is one of the cornerstones of a prosperous society. (food is another) We have neither under this administration.
unemployment went up in 44 states last month. facts are difficult for people unwilling to think for themselves
unemployment went up in 44 states last month? Obama is doing a fine job!
Obama/Biden 2012 - For those who hate to work and want to stay in mommy's basement
Remember, it's not just Obama running for office. The GOP has a tough sell.
On one hand, the economy is horrible and that's all Obama's fault. On the other hand, states are doing well thanks to Republican governors. Now you need a third hand to say states are suffering again, and it's back to being Obama's fault.
comical red herring. what about states with high unemployment that have dem govs and dem state lagislatures/ like california at #2 in unemployment in the nation?
What about California? It's also one of the top revenue producing states in the country.
You failed to say anything about your failed messaging. Ooops, we weren't supposed to notice that your party doesn't have a message which is why you're losing.
AKA President Obama and his media minions.
If you don't agree with them, you are their enemy, and they will destroy you.
The personal and vindictive hate the left has displayed makes them exactly what Voltaire stated so elequently.
We don't hate Romney, we just expose his lies and flaws.
You don't hear all the religion hatred/lies and family attacks against Romney that the right has against Obama and his family.
REALLY? You need to get out of your moms basement and start looking around you.
i hate that obama is a divisive demagogue
seriously sonman i was thinking the same thing; is he even watching the board he's on right now?
just like the Left to play the victim though; it's their MO
lol "we just expose his lies and flaws."
Now if we could just get you to do that with your Messiah then we would be better off today than in the position we are in. He knows he is not going to be held responsible by you or the media for anything.
ROFL! This starts with the right whining that Romney gets called out on his lies then goes to a claim of vicitimization. And ends with a personal attack on all liberals claiming that Obama is our "Messiah". You guys don't even listen to yourselves.
All the evil things you say about Obama as a person don't apply. In fact, Romney's biggest problem with challenges to his faith came from the right. You rarely hear a liberal attacking Romney for being Mormon (we don't care).
Michelle gets called Chewbacca. Ann never gets attacked personally like that.
Their young children get called sluts. I've never heard one attack against Romney's children.
You guys don't have a leg to stand on. You think attacking Romney's policy positions is personal. You're just as out of touch as he is.
THE LEFT EVEN LIES bout the right lying.
Bear down you need to listen more to the news if you think Ann never gets attacked personally.
I have seen them and heard them, you should quit LYING also.
NOBAMA 2012 America's future depends on it.
What you failed to do is provide one personal attack on Ann. She gets treated with nothing but respect.
“O,” say can you see. . .
The Divided States of Obama
Obama Campaign Redesigns American Flag
The Obama campaign is now selling copies of an American flag painting that replaces the 50 stars in a blue field with the president’s campaign logo.
“Our Stripes: Flag Print” is being promoted on the Obama campaign website. The screen print is designed by Ross Bruggink and Dan Olson.
The limited-edition print costs $35.
President Obama’s version of the American flag.
Another painting resembled an outline of the continental US. The “Our Stripes: Country Print” was designed to look like an American flag, too. Like the other painting, the stars representing the 50 states were removed and replaced with Obama’s campaign logo.
You can see Obama's new American flag here:
http://michellemalkin.com/2012/09/20/o-say-can-you-see-obamas-american-flag-makeover/
or at https://store.barackobama.com/obama-2012-store-collections/artists-for-obama.html
I guess the "Garage Sales for Obama" campaign didnt net the kind of numbers they were needing
It's against the law to desecrate the flag.
" (g) The flag should never have placed upon it, nor on any part of it, nor attached to it any mark, insignia, letter, word, figure, design, picture, or drawing of any nature."
http://www.senate.gov/reference/resources/pdf/RL30243.pdf
The new flag...
https://store.barackobama.com/obama-2012-store-collections/artists-for-obama.html
of the ObamaNation...
I wonder how many libtards will buy this new flag? Any that does, HATES America and it's founding principles.
Oh lordy lordy lou....a candidate used the American flag as the back drop for his campaign logo.
I bet Republicans would NEVER do that....oh whatchu say????
http://store.mittromney.com/collections/vintage/vintage-inspired-romney-2012-button.html
They would NOT change it that is for sure. NBC would be all over it if the Republicans did it.
NOBAMA 2012 He wont even protect our Ambassodors. Had NO military personnel in the AREA. What a clown. Has NO clue on how to run a country.
Once again Romney and the Teapublican/GOP LIE this time by omission.
Comparable to the Romney speech.
Other than a public video vs. a bootleg.
So when OBUMMER lies NBC will post it. I forgot they sweep it under the rug.
NBC is as worthless as OBUMMER is.
NOBAMA 2012
And people wonder why Obama doesn't release his college transcripts. the republicans will latch on to anything in an effort to unseat a democratic president regardless of context, if i was running for president would the republicans try to hold the fact that i took an "intro to the middle east" class against me? you better believe it.
Is that like how Romney released his tax records.... You didnt find anything wrong and screamed for more tax records? Just wondering if you are as attached to the double standard as you appear to be.
Yet OBUMMEr had NO military personel in the AREA when Ambassador Stevens was KILLED. Why are we NOT protecting our Ambassadors is that another on e of OBUMMER bright IDEAS.
NOBAMA 2012 worthless as tits on a bore pig.
Folks,
Wealth is never spread laterally.
It is always spread up or down.
Having said that, the middle class is the largest consumer class. How the middle class fares, so does the Nation. Here's two facts that indicate the direction of wealth:
725%: That's how much average CEO compensation increased between 1978 and 2011.
5.7%: That’s how much the average worker’s compensation increased over the same period.
So, for the 90% of us here in Newsvine land, which way is the wealth going for you?
So refuse to sponsor those HUGE corps. that you feel are taking advantage of the MIDDLE CLASS. Like GM and there unions that Cost middle class more money. Get the UNIONS out of the PUBLIC sector as they cost us more money. I can and do refuse to BUY GM even though I can get GM pricing. I will buy another Toyota corolla before I buy a new GM, I did some research MYSELF. found out that my Toyota has more of it built in the US than the GM car I looked at. What a DISGRACE this president is. And yet the DUMBORATS say Mitt is outsourcing jobs. Actully looks like GM is out sourcing MORE jobs thank OBUMMER for bailing out the UNION.
NOBAMA 2012 NO MORE UNION HANDOUTS.
frank,
You and I both know that money has to be distributed (oh my that bad word) at least 5 time in a local economy before it actually has prospered that local economy enough to make an impact. The wealth you are speaking of is not going laterally, it is going down in worker's wages (smaller portion) and up in owner's profit(larger portion). I am not against profits at all. I believe that owners should make a profit for taking the risks. However, the standard GOP talking point is that minuim wage should be lower, if not abolished. So what higher percentage of wealth will go where? Up. Funny you use the "trickle down" phrase for two reasons. One, it has been proven by economist time and time again, "trickle down" as an economic plan does not stimulate growth to sustain an economy. Secondly, if a percentage of wealth is "trickling down," then a larger percentage isflowing upward. So, as I said, wealth never spreads laterally. Now, to answer your question: yes Obama does believe in income distribution, just like Romney believes in income distribution. One believes it should go down, and one believes it should go up. Lastly, I mispell often so trust me, I'm not a spelling policeman.
So steve,
You don't like outsourcing of American jobs. Neither do I. However, it's the GOP who has introduced and passed legislationto make it easier. You don't like GM. Why? Because they needed to be bailed out? So you didn't mind if they went bankrupt and all of the Americans who make a living from GM would lose their jobs? Remember we are not just talking union jobs here (btw, I've never belonged to a union or political party and never will. Theybreed sheep) we are talking about the 1000's of employees the suppliers to GM. You have no problem putting those people out of work for a political party? Also, just so you will know, Ford also took a 5.8 Billion loan from the Dept. of Energy. So they were bailed out with tax payers money as well. You say you did some "research about Toyota. Well the facts are that Toyota does build some cars here, but not all. Gm does build some cars elsewhere, but not all. Here's the catch: The larger percentage of money paid to Toyota goes to Japan. The larger percentage of money paid to GM goes to USA. So you decide which one you want to send your money to as an American.
You ahve been weight, measured and found lacking.
Digging up a quote from 14 years ago
And omitting key points
The desperation is showing
Digging up a bootleg video.
Forgoing context.
The desperation remains hidden behind celebrity appearances.
I take it you would rather have a president that is all worried about being on Letterman VS Meeting with other heads of STATE.
Why did OBUMMER leave Ambassodor Stevens there with NO protection, he did NOT even have any military personell in the AREA.
NOBAMA 2012
The "redistribution of wealth in the US" has taken place in various degrees and under every administration since the first social program was implemented generations ago. It's what we do for our fellow citizens who haven't made $250,000,000 as has our Republican nominee. No one should criticise or lament the fact that Americans help each other as we can.
The redistribution hasn't worked out so well as the stats show...2% of the people own 90% of the wealth...we have more work to do.
So those that wroked for there money should give it to those that refuse to work.
NOBAMA 2012
Redistribution of wealth to the military budget has gone from $300 billion annually to $650 billion in the past 10 years.
Anyone want to stop this massive redistribution of wealth?
It was pathetic watching Chuck Todd keep his mouth shut while Andre Mitchell said NBC would not air the audio tape when Todd had already aired it earlier. He said nothing. What a tool. Bet he's nursing a sore as arse from NBC putting a boot up it. Poor Toad got squashed
Brent-3019177
Sorry peeps, but the real answer is that we have to have some capitalism, and some socialism in our economy to keep things fair and even. For those of you who think that socialism doesn't work, please pull your head out of the sand and look at several of the countries there that do just that. Look at the Skandinavian countries, and Denmark. Those people pay half of their salaries in taxes, and in return, they get a free place to live, free utilities, and free healthcare. Now think about the average American, and how much of their salary they pay to get those 3 things here. I'm willing to bet it is more than 50% of their salary, on average. BTW, these countries (at least the Skandinavian ones faired this global recession much better than most of the rest of the world).
There is NOTHING "FREE" in the old world of ours, including the air we breath anymore...If you aren't paying for it...someone else is paying it for you!! Why should those who work and pay their bills, save their money for their future, and pay their fair share of taxes, have to pay for the fat overspending of the president and government officials so that they can impress the rest of the world?? We are supposed to be the most powerful nation in the world but we seem to be showing the world that we really DON'T CARE ABOUT OUR OWN CITIZENS WHO ARE ON THE STREETS AND STARVING WHILE OUR LEADERS ARE OUT SPENDING MONEY THAT COULD GO A LONG WAYS TOWARDS HEALING OUR COUNTRY AND IT'S PEOPLE! We spend billions of dollars helping people in other countries and; billions more providing for all of the illegal aliens and giving them temporary citizenship so they will vote for Obama, BEFORE we help our own just so that we can show the world that we are there for them rather then healing our OWN AILING NATION AND IT'S CITIZENS! Other countries are watching our country crumble because of the arrogance, greed, and ignorance of our leadership....this leadership includes both republicans and democrats alike over the last several decades!! Our elected and appointed officials are more interested in increasing the power of their party and filling the pockets of the the big companies and their own pockets, than getting this country and it's people back on their feet!! It isn't "WE THE PEOPLE" controlling this country any more.....it's "WE THE PARTY & BIG BUSINESS" The (Pied Piper" that controls it and prospers at the expense of "WE THE PEOPLE" (The gullible, trusting children, being led to the river to drown in debt & despair)!!!
Linda,
I've heard this argument before. The people in Scandinavian countries pay quite a bit more in taxes than your 50%. They live in small apartments, small homes, drive small cars and everyone is pretty much in the same boat, nothing to save or invest. Nothing much in the way of innovation coming from there because they have no investor class or entrepreneur class. In fact, I guess you could say they're somewhat of a classless society. However, they do live off of one thing you liberals absolutely hate with a passion. And they exploit that resource for national gain giving them a cushion against their nanny state costs. It's called North Sea oil.
Oh Linda, did you say starving citizens in the US? Then why is just about the whole nation headed toward OBESITY?
Romney is right. You Democrats have taken victimhood to the Nth degree! Quit whining.
How absolutely "Rush Limbaugh"! Take a snippet and make it totally different than the message and context! One of the things I learned as an executive is that you are only as good as your weakest employee. Obviously Mitt Romney has people used to cutting corners and doing things half way! The thoroughness of the Obama campaign to find the video and release the full content, once again, makes the Romney campaign look desperate. This is typical of a knee jerk response which is not what we need in executive leadership on the world stage. The Romney team is beginning to remind me of a ping pong game...bouncing from side to side and hoping not to hit the net! A thoughtful, measured leader knows what is going on!
Jeopardy time...
Income redistribution.
What is President Obama's actual plan to "grow the middle class out"?
Yes I wonder how we get NBC to play the WHOLE tape of Mitt. As the Republicans Do NOT kiss NBC's A$$ enough I guess. But they sure do jump to find the tape of OBUMMER. And then they do NOT dispute that he is for RE DISTRIBUTION. What a SOCIALIST pig.
NOBAMA 2012 America's future depends on it.
If OBOZO's Healthcare is so GREAT then why are all the congress and senate EXEMPT from it. If it is good enough for me then should be good enough for them. I see there are others that get exempted from it also.
Get this traitor out of there before its to late.
Romney/Ryan 2012
1998? This is Really, Really, Pathetic and Shows Extreme Desperation!
This is the Romney/Ryan stomp speech on "Redistribution" by Obama 14 years ago! As usual, they only pull out the sound bites and snippets of partial information to their advantage.
Romney has already shown his "American Sentiment" on nearly 50% of the American people, and it is "Not Good" or "Encouraging or Flattering"!
Again, he and his campaign continues to Flip-Flop and Say Whatever is Needed to win votes, and then show their True Colors behind closed doors!
American People are smarter than you think Mr. Romney!
We Will Not Be Fooled By the Extreme Dump of Money and Ads to Distort the Truth!
We see you, Mr. Romney, for what you are: Opportunistic Parasite! Egomaniac, who only wants the office to say "I've Done It All and Have It All"!
btw: WHERE ARE THOSE TAX RETURNS?
As a 47%'er, you think you know what I have paid, but I have no idea of what you have paid, except for that measly 14.9% on multi-millions! You are Really a Piece of Work and Un-Presidential!!!!!
Please refer to your Congressional representatives for the taxes that Mr. Buffett, Mr. Gates, and Mr. Romney pay. Keep in mind, than many of the Democratic Congress are quite well off...
Almost as bad as the DUMBORATS going back to Mitt's high school days for that video they were using against Mitt. NBC was all over it. I said then if the republicans come up with a video from a few years back that NBC and the DEMs. Would not REMEBER. How pathetic is that.
NOBAMA 2012
So you think that because you are one of those that DID NOT pay any taxes we should take more from someone else to give to you. What a TROLL. Get a LIFE.
you neocon trolls crack me up once again we have to listen to you creeps freak out over a word that you are convinced means socialism and work your extremely tired argument that some how this means the President is a socialist. you go on with your fantasy that you think this will somehow convince others to think the same or shed some new light on the President. Well someone has to be the adult in the room by showing anyone who really cares to listen that taxes are a form of redistribution a system that has been in place for centuries. redistribution is used for building roads and carrying on the stuff that you neocons loves so much.... military actions in the middle east. I get it neocons ....you are becoming desperate.... as you should be... keep grasping at straws.... it makes your argument that much more desperatre.
Ben Franklin famously said,
"Nothing's certain but death and income redistribution"
The Romney camp again makes his campaign look really bad and desperate by suddenly uncovering a tape made 14 years ago(not 3 months ago) which is severely edited(the tape released cuts Obama off in mid sentence) only to find out through other more objective news outlets... that in the next sentence Obama is hailing private enterprise( I guess thats just liberal media bias brainwashing the masses) It seems each time he moves to clean something up he just puts himself deeper, and this guy thinks he can beat Obama in the debates??
Was it a public vidoe or a bootleg?
It still shows he is a SOCIALIST PIG. Tired of a worthless president. He is worse than Jimmy Carter was.
NOBAMA 2012
The only problem he would have is if they let NBC run the debate. Run a fair debate Mitt will sweep the floor with ODUMBO.
Are all conservatives hopelessly doomed to be mindless knaves to the GOP's rigid and robotic PARTISAN GAMECARD that is designed to to pander to the fears of paranoid and phobic minded conservative White Americans? Words like Socialism, Food Stamps, Welfare, Redistribution are all considered irreprehensible in the minds of most fringe conservatives/GOP. So, in order to foment mass confusion among the masses, GOP distort as many descent minded (dare I say lemmings) conservatives as possible as they suck them into a confusing vortex of lies and deceit.
Redistribution is not purely a form of "gangster snatching" money from groups of people solely to give to otherwise lazy people (BLACKS, wink wink) who don't want to work or get ahead in life. That's just not the true or real intentions of Redistribution. No system is perfect anyway.
In the 80's when Bellsouth was accused of suppressing competition through unfair trade practices, the Dept. of Justice had to bust it up into smaller pieces which enable other smaller telecommunication companies like Sprint and MCI to share in the long distance services. HOW CAN ANYONE HONESTLY SAY WITH A STRAIGHT FACE (except Romney) THAT THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE OF MAKING THE PLAYING FIELD A MORE UNRESTRICTIVE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT TO PROTECT THE LITTLE GUY FROM GREEDY AND SELFISH PREDATOR CORPORATIONS. THAT, MY WAYWARD CONSERVATIVE FRIENDS, IS ONE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL IMPLEMENTATIONS OF REDISTRIBUTION.
I'm sorry that your GOP party has sold you ignorant conservatives false bill of goods about the true intent of Redistribution. They throw out these "push button" words to you frightened 'Henny Penny" conservatives to see how high you jump from fear. Get real already and stop looking up in the sky so much.
Funny that the GOP trotted out Joe the Plumber......
A guy who didn't pay taxes
They use a freeloader as their mascot
Brilliant
the desparate act of a party at the end of their rope...?
I think the proverbial rope is now around their necks and getting tighter!
why do you think we should redistribute wealth? Bad idea socialism is.
OMG. Please see the entire thing. We all know how the Republicans like to leave the important stuff out. Come on, don't be ignorant. Your party has enough of that.
Why should Joe the Plumber be any different than all the other Obama freeloaders? Freeloaders=Obama voters, why not? Hell I might lose my job and become a Obama'ite myself and have to vote for him too.
Obama FLIP / FLOPS
Obama statement, referring to Mitt Romney: "I'd just recommend that everybody take a look at people's previous statements," "I assume that people meant what they said when they said it."
2006 Obama voted against raising the national debt ceiling, saying:
"The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the U.S. Government can't pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government's reckless fiscal policies. … Increasing America's debt weakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that 'the buck stops here. Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better." …….. Senator Barack Obama
Obama and the dems want to raise the debt ceiling every few months and expect blanket approval. Isn't this Obama flip - flopping? We now have a national debt on $16,040,000,000,000, thank you president Obama.
Problem back then was that Bush was growing spending like crazy.
He then left a $1.3 trillion deficit for Obama to deal with.
How is anyone going to reduce a $1.3 trillion deficit overnight let alone many many years?
See the difference?
Common...well its been four years and there is no evidence that Obama is reducing any spending...or even thinking about it....We had the bailout and then the give away to get the economy going....but the spending is still at those levels after those programs are gone. This has become the Obama normal spending...without results....The only results are bad, like uncontrollable debt.
Common, I thought your side said that it isn't the presidents fault about spending because spending bills originate in congress. Therefore, since democrats contolled congress in the last two years of Bush's presidency, wouldn't it not be Bush's deficit?
The mere fact that Mittens' campaign had to reach back 14 years to try and find something to bash the president with is further proof that they are floundering and are on the verge of collapse. The clip that they showed is another one of their editing trademarks and as usual relies on telling lies. Mittens is a pitiful excuse of a human being and it will be wonderful when the elections are over and we never have to hear from this liar again.Mittens is not the kind of man that we want representing our country nor leading it. He lacks character, honesty, and common decency.
Odumbo went back to Romney's high school? How pitiful is that? Dems are have been the most dishonest people of all.
Are you saying that Obama is reaching out to all Americans? He's not discounting anyone who doesn't specifically agree with him?
What a novel idea for someone who wants to lead the country.
And Romney just called you a freeloader and you still bow down to him....
Talk about being a loser
hahahhahahahhahahahahhahahaha
Common...Some of them are freeloaders...like the ones on welfare for decades...and now all their children are on welfare. It is the welfare life for them and the government will keep that program going for them.....and it is a fact that the welfare people vote for dems. They dont want any changes in welfare except more of it and the dems are the party they can count on for that.....By the way, how long have you been on welfare??? Obama is the welfare and food stamp president....The two fastest growing segments of the Obama admin. Growth of government is close behind though.
Benjamin Franklin
The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money.”
― Alexis de Tocqueville
“Democracy extends the sphere of individual freedom, socialism restricts it. Democracy attaches all possible value to each man; socialism makes each man a mere agent, a mere number. Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word: equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude.”
― Alexis de Tocqueville