We've Figured Him Out

The American SpectatorJuly 24, 2009

By Ben Stein

Why is President Barack Obama in such a hurry to get his socialized medicine bill passed?

Because he and his cunning circle realize some basic truths:The American people in their unimaginable kindness and trust voted for a pig in a poke in 2008. They wanted so much to believe Barack Obama was somehow better and different from other ultra-leftists that they simply took him on faith.

They ignored his anti-white writings in his books. They ignored his quiet acceptance of hysterical anti-American diatribes by his minister, Jeremiah Wright.They ignored his refusal to explain years at a time of his life as a student. They ignored his ultra-left record as a "community organizer," Illinois state legislator, and Senator.

The American people ignored his total zero of an academic record as a student and teacher, his complete lack of scholarship when he was being touted as a scholar.Now, the American people are starting to wake up to the truth. Barack Obama is a super likeable super leftist, not a fan of this country, way, way too cozy with the terrorist leaders in the Middle East, way beyond naïveté, all the way into active destruction of our interests and our allies and our future.

The American people have already awakened to the truth that the stimulus bill -- a great idea in theory -- was really an immense bribe to Democrat interest groups, and in no way an effort to help all Americans.

Now, Americans are waking up to the truth that ObamaCare basically means that every time you are sick or injured, you will have a clerk from the Department of Motor Vehicles telling your doctor what he can and cannot do.

The American people already know that Mr. Obama's plan to lower health costs while expanding coverage and bureaucracy is a myth, a promise of something that never was and never will be -- a bureaucracy lowering costs in a free society. Either the costs go up or the free society goes away.

These are perilous times. Mrs. Hillary Clinton, our Secretary of State, has given Iran the go-ahead to have nuclear weapons, an unqualified betrayal of the nation. Now, we face a devastating loss of freedom at home in health care. It will be joined by controls on our lives to "protect us" from global warming, itself largely a fraud if believed to be caused by man.

Mr. Obama knows Americans are getting wise and will stop him if he delays at all in taking away our freedoms.

There is his urgency and our opportunity. Once freedom is lost, America is lost. Wake up, beloved America.

Ben Stein is a writer, actor, economist, and lawyer living in Beverly Hills and Malibu. He writes "Ben Stein's Diary" for every issue of The American Spectator.

Obama Care has too many questions, don't rush it

Michael Steele talks about the unanswered questions about Obama Care. I don't think we need to rush into reform. I think we all agree that health care needs some measure of reform, but why do we need to rush into it?
I want the government to stay out of my health care. Under the proposed plan, private health care will be phased out. The GOP estimates the current plan will cause private health care to fail by 2013, and ration government health care.
I don't want government to control the relationship and my choice of doctors.
Obama talks about having a debate, but he is pushing this bill to avoid a debate. A major bill like this needs a ton of due dilligence and debate to ensure that we don't prescribe destruction.

Stimulus FAIL -- Obama's stimulus plan did not save jobs as predicted

Obama's stimulus plan did save jobs as promised. In fact, we lost more jobs than what the president said we would had we not approved the stimulus plan. Do you still have confidence in the president? I hope not.

Obama's Administration -- you decide

This video speaks for itself. You need to listen to this.

Obama Spoof

This fan likes Obama so much, he wrote a nice little song for him:

Obama / Auto Bailout -- the new quid pro quo

[read the Olympian article here]
I hope all of the auto manufacturers reject Obama's bailout money and if needed declare bankruptcy. Once the debt is reduced, private investors will come in and purchase the real market value of your company. Your company won't continue with the vision that you had in mind, but it will continue with a vision of prosperity, not of Obama's vision of socialism.
The instant that you accept the money from the United States Government, you have sealed your fate of predestined failure -- and worse you have sealed America's fate of having to subsidize your industry forever.
Governments shouldn't be involved in the private sector. Perhaps if the bailout came with no strings attached, such as a low- or no-interest loan, then I could go along with the idea. However, there are strings attached and that string is an anchor that will forever plague your companies.
The strings are that the government will tell you what to do, how to run your company. It's not enough that they regulate and tax you to bankruptcy, now they want to extend you credit and own you. Bankruptcy is a preferred alternative.
Obama keeps saying that he doesn't want to run the automobile industry, but he has already fired Rick Wagoner, former CEO of GM and he is touting that your companies haven't embraced the alternative energy and is not moving fast enough. President Obama said, "our auto industry is not moving in the right direction fast enough to succeed". Read: I'm going to start telling you what to do.

Start each day with a positive outlook

1. Open a new file in your computer.
2. Name it 'Barack Obama.'

3. Send it to the Recycle Bin.
4. Empty the Recycle Bin.
5. Your PC will ask you: 'Do you really want to delete 'Barack  Obama?'
6. Firmly Click 'Yes.'
7. Feel better?
 **GOOD! - Tomorrow we'll do Nancy Pelosi! **