2012 County level Results
Same Map adjusted for population
Tag Archive - Obama
Lessons from the Election…
Needless to say I was shocked and dismayed at the results on Election Day. There is really no conclusion to be drawn other than America in large part voted for bigger government, less freedom and less personal responsibility. Unfortunately, this country has taken a turn away from our historic roots and towards a very uncertain future. Here are some thoughts about what it all means for this country…
- Many people have tried to make this election about race (again) but my objection to President Obama falls squarely on what his policies have been and what he still intends to accomplish. In his first election, he promised to “fundamentally transform” this country and many people voted for him without even bothering to ask the simple question…Into What? Time & the Presidents’ record have now answered this question for us. President Obama is an anti-colonialist hater of what America stands for. His formative years occurred outside of this country and away from all of the experiences that makes one fundamentally American. President Obama may be a citizen of this country legally but it is becoming clear that he is not an American in the way that a person is who is reared in this country would be. He instead subscribes to a third world anti-colonial belief system that rejects Western philosophy and values. He also believes that American intervention globally has been an evil inflicted upon the rest of the undeveloped world. This belief will result in America becoming weaker economically & militarily. His worldview is the antithesis of what this country has stood for since it’s founding. Simply put…President Obama wants to punish America by making this country no stronger or better than any other country in the world. President Obama does not believe in American Exceptionalism.
- 60+ percent of regular church attenders voted for Mitt Romney & 60+ percent of non-church attenders went for Barack Obama.
- This is what happens when almost 50% of this country gets checks from the government. We have to reform our entitlement mentality or face the eventual collapse of this country. We were warned:
“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the world’s greatest civilizations has been 200 years.”
― Alexis de Tocqueville
- During this weekend devoted to the Marine Corps birthday & Veterans Day I think about all the sacrifice required to build and defend this nation. All of the people who died pushing back fascism, totalitarianism, & communism…Now we have a party and a President that are intent on destroying America from the inside.
- The African-American community has actually fared the worst in this bad economy. President Obama has demonized and targeted the people who actually create the jobs for EVERYONE in this country. He has been an abject failure in virtually every metric that Presidents are measured on. I ask myself would he have been re-elected had he been a white democrat?
- I don’t understand why the African-American community is so attached to a party that went to war over slavery, created segregation in the South, fights for social programs that keep people in poverty & wants this country to be a weaker place to live. The Democrats have brought & keep minority communities’ in disproportionate unemployment, rates of incarceration, and lower rates of education. The Democrats stand as a party nationally for almost nothing that people of faith believe in. Real change will come to our historically minority areas when historic party allegiance is abandoned in favor of demanding results and accountability. We need more diversity in the Republican Party but it must come based on our values and not through political capitulation….Republicans are the party of Lincoln by the way.
- Hispanic voters accounted for around 10% of the total electorate for the first time in this countries history. We must do more to reach out to this constituency and explain what our conservative values really mean.
- The Republican Party must move past the party of middle-aged white men if we want to remain relevant in national elections. Conservatism has a powerful message but we must make it more relevant to people before election season arrives. Our investment in young, minority & female voters must be happening all the time and with a message that is real. We can’t show up 12 months before an election and expect to have any credibility…especially if we come from a different cultural background.
We have had our time to mourn for the uncertainty of this country as a result of last Tuesday. Now it is time to go back to work, keep fighting and make sure that America still stands as a beacon of freedom to the world. When I enlisted into the Marine Corps, I raised my hand and promised to defend this country against our enemies foreign and DOMESTIC. President Obama is the most dangerous domestic threat this country has faced since WWII. Our task will be tougher and the road much longer but with faith and perseverance America will always be that shining city on a hill.
Right to Work: Be Honest Mr. President…
Earlier this week in Toledo, Ohio President Obama said the following about Right to Work legislation being passed all over the country:
“So, Toledo, what you need to know is this: When they’re trying to take your collective bargaining rights away, when they’re trying to pass so-called “right to work” laws that really mean right to work for less and less, you should know this isn’t about economics. This is about politics.” ~ Barack Obama
From 1990-2010 Right to Work states (non-union) experienced better economic growth than union states http://t.co/f6e2RKzF The President is not being honest again on this issue. These states like Georgia keep adding population and growing influence with new Congressional seats while union states keep seeing a net loss in people living there. Americans are voting with their feet and moving to states with MORE opportunity. The National Right to Work Committee posted these statistics about young people in right to work states:
In the Right to Work states as a group, the number of 25-34 year-olds increased by 20.0% — more than double the national average — between 1999 and 2009. (Oklahoma, which adopted its Right to Work law in 2001, is counted here as a Right to Work state for the entire period.)
Meanwhile, the 28 states without Right to Work laws collectively saw their 25-34 year-old population grow by just 3.3% — barely over a third of the national average.
The clear indication is that right to work states have performed much better than the states that pander to union interests. The President has proven once again that propping up his Big Labor base is more important than being honest with the American people. We have seen the influx of people here in Georgia as they flee anti-competitive states from other parts of the country.
The President was right about one thing…It is about politics and he is letting his disdain of our market economy color his rhetoric. The only way to climb out of this economic downturn is to embrace American Exceptionalism and let our entrepreneurship society once again lead the world in innovation education and job creation. We must have a leader who believes more in the spirit of individual opportunity than group think collectivism. Our country must always be a place where freedom is celebrated and opportunity available to anyone willing to work for it.
Here are some additional links:
http://www.nrtwc.org/young-employees-thrive-in-right-to-work-states/
10 thoughts on The State of The Union Speech
Here are some of the things that I have been thinking about after hearing what President Obama had to say last night:
- Small businesses do not pay much in the way of Capital Gains Taxes. This was basically an empty promise designed to make an attractive sound bite.
- While we are on small businesses….They employ around 70% of Americans. Many of these people file their business taxes as personal income taxes. President Obama said that he was going to raise taxes on those making over $250,000. This will impact many small business people and is the complete wrong way to add jobs to our struggling economy.
- 2 sentences on health reform…Basically status quo. He does not get that America does not want his plan.
- Real health reform would allow for the buying of insurance across state lines, tort reform, letting like groups pool together to reduce premium costs and an end to ridiculous mandates.
- We cannot tax our way into prosperity.
- There was more comedy than substance in the speech last night. Seemed more like an SNL speech. Repeat of last years speech almost.
- Was this President really lecturing the Congress on budgeting?
- The laundry list of things that will never happen gets boring really fast.
- Letting gays serve openly in the military is a bad idea. Find some other forum for your social experiments.
- President Obama is completely out of touch with mainstream America. Real people do not live is his egalitarian world.
Democrats Want Your 401k Money!
Read this story about sweeping new proposals from Democrats should Obama win that would impact your 401k retirement savings. This is just further proof that Obama and the Democrats are socialists who believe that government is the answer to all of America’s problems.
Joe The Plumber Speaks Out on Obama's Tax Plan!
Joe The Plumber: Obama Tax Plan ‘Infuriates Me’
October 16, 2008 2:46 AM
ABC News’ Teddy Davis Reports:
John McCain may have found a blue-collar face to help him argue that no American — not even the richest 5 percent — should pay higher taxes.
“Joe The Plumber” has weighed in on Wednesday’s presidential debate and he says that Barack Obama’s tax plan “infuriates me.”
“To be honest with you, that infuriates me,” plumber Joe Wurzelbacher told Nightline’s Terry Moran. “It’s not right for someone to decide you made too much—that you’ve done too good and now we’re going to take some of it back.”
“That’s just completely wrong,” he added.
Wurzelbacher, who says no one from the McCain campaign got in touch with him before Wednesday, was a centerpiece of the third and final presidential debate.
The plumber’s brush with fame began on Sunday when he confronted Barack Obama outside of Toledo, Ohio. Wurzelbacher challenged the Democratic candidate on his plan to raise taxes on the top five percent of earners — a policy which would, by the Obama campaign’s own estimation, mean higher taxes for 184,000 small businesses.
“I’m getting ready to buy a company that makes 250 to 280 thousand dollars a year,” Wurzelbacher told Obama. “Your new tax plan is going to tax me more, isn’t it?”
Under Obama’s plan, individuals making more than $200,000 per year, or couples making more than $250,000 per year, would pay higher taxes on income, capital gains, and dividends. Starting ten years from now, Obama supports an additional 2-4 percent tax on individual income above $250,000 per year to help shore up the Social Security system.
To evaluate how Wurzelbacher and his wife would fare under Obama, one would need to know his wife’s income (if any) plus what the plumber meant when he told Obama that the company he is getting ready to buy “makes” $250,000 – $280,000 per year.
Was Wurzelbacher referring to gross revenue or net profits?
Obama’s higher taxes on small businesses would be leveled against those whose net profits exceed $250,000 per year, according to Obama’s campaign.
While at least 184,000 small businesses would face higher taxes under Obama, the Illinois Democrat is also proposing a series of tax credits that could aid small businesses.
Obama has proposed a $3,000 tax credit for every new job that companies create in the United States over the next two years, a small business health tax credit on up to 50 percent of employee premiums paid by employers, and elimination of capital gains taxes on investments in small and start-up businesses.
Regardless of how Wurzelbacher would personally fare under the candidates’ plans, he suggested to ABC News’ Nightline that he is against all forms of progressive taxation.
During his telephone interview with ABC News, the Ohio plumber argued that the government should not tax some more than others and argued that this principle should extend not only to Americans at his income-level but also to the world’s richest man.
“I don’t like it,” said Wurzelbacher. “You know, me or — you know, Bill Gates, I don’t care who you are. If you worked for it, if it was your idea, and you implemented it, it’s not right for someone to decide you made too much.” [polldaddy poll=1006733]
Obama the Socialist wants your Money!
http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/13/obama-plumber-plan-spread-wealth/
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNuqV7N_bj0&hl=en&fs=1]
Obama Is A Socialist
Are you people prepared to have a socialist in the White House? This really needs to sink into your heads. Starting January 20th, you can begin to celebrate a new relationship with your federal government … a federal government that will have more say in how you live your life. It’s hard to believe that our government can grow even bigger than it is today. The fact of the matter is that it will. With Barack Obama as president of the United States, you can rest assured that the government will have more of a say in your healthcare, your retirement, your savings, your taxes, your spending, your children’s education, and that’s just the beginning.
The reality is that most Americans are okay with this … they see nothing wrong with it. After all, it is government that makes this country great, right? And it is a president that is going to go to Washington and solve all of your problems. Right?
Re-Posted from boortz.com
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgc4zm3XrBc&hl=en&fs=1]
What I Learned From The Presidential Debate
After all of the back and forth through the week the first presidential debate of the season went off as planned at Ole Miss last night. The debate was to focus exclusively on foreign policy but as a result of the economic crisis the first thirty minutes covered the proposed bailout.
Obama continues to try and define keeping the Bush tax cuts as new tax breaks for the wealthy. His plan would provide refundable tax credits to people in the lower tier tax brackets who currently pay no federal tax. This plan in essence is paying people for their political support.
Democrats still fail to understand that “poor” do not employ the “poor”. The best way out of this crisis is to cut corporate tax rates and allow American companies to compete and expand. This means more jobs and more prosperity for all Americans.
Sen. McCain came across much more prepared on matters of national security. Obama looked frustrated and not ready to lead on day one. We cannot afford to have Obama in the White House with a resurgent Russia and Iran on the brink of acquiring nuclear weapons.
Put Country First and vote for John McCain!
Who Is To Blame?
There is a poll out from CNN that indicates that Americans 2 to 1 place blame with Republicans on our current economic crisis. First of all both parties and the President have to step up and take responsibility for this mess. We also need to cast blame at some Americans who purchased homes that they could not afford.
People need to know however that the Democrats pushed the government and Freddie Mac & Fannie Mae to lend to people who could not meet traditional lending standards. Sen. John McCain proposed a bill that would have increased regulation on Freddie and Fannie and the Democrats killed it on a party line vote.
There is plenty of blame to go around but the notion that Republicans are more to blame goes against the facts of this story. As a community organizer Barrack Obama worked for ACORN a group pushing Freddie & Fannie to make the bad loans.
John McCain is the only choice Americans have to keep this country from sliding any closer to the Socialist agenda that is being outlined by Sen. Obama.
UPDATE: ACORN is also being investigated for voter fraud in Seminole County Florida for work in conjunction with the Obama campaign
