OBAMA "WANNA BE"

Source: American Thinker

                                  PBS alters transcript to hide Obama gaffe

September 10, 2011
Barack Obama has gone to Congress asking for more money to spend. The President, in a rambling and tedious exercise mixing blame with demands, made quite a few dubious statements in laying out the case for Congress to vote for the plan which as yet does not exist. Much like Obamacare, Congress must ultimately vote for the bill to know what is in it.
At one point Mr. Obama made a major gaffe; he identified Abraham Lincoln as the founder of the Republican Party.
Lincoln did not join the Republicans until 1856, over two years after the party was founded. The first Republican convention was held in Ripon, Wisconsin in 1854.
Such a gaffe would have brought huge amounts of ridicule and derision on George W. Bush, but in the case of Obama the media yawned.
Actually, they did more than yawn; government-funded PBS has altered the transcript of the President's speech, removing the offending comment.
The New York Times transcript has the following quote:

"We all remember Abraham Lincoln as the leader who saved our Union. Founder of the Republican Party. But in the middle of a civil war, he was also a leader who looked to the future -- a Republican President who mobilized government to build the Transcontinental Railroad -- (applause) -- launch the National Academy of Sciences, set up the first land grant colleges. (Applause.) And leaders of both parties have followed the example he set."

But how does it appear in the PBS transcript?

"We all remember Abraham Lincoln as the leader who saved our Union. But in the middle of a Civil War, he was also a leader who looked to the future - a Republican president who mobilized government to build the transcontinental railroad; launch the National Academy of Sciences; and set up the first land grant colleges. And leaders of both parties have followed the example he set."

So PBS has purposely altered a transcript containing a major gaffe by the President. See a screen shot:

Sure; we have a fair and balanced media! The best government money can buy!
Update: Brian Birdnow adds:
Shocking, but not surprising! B-Ho was also wrong on saying that Lincoln started the first land grant colleges. Each state is in charge of its own educational institutions and most of the states entering the union after 1815 had designated state universities,with grants of land, in their state constitutions. That is the reason that major state universities are in near the geographic center of their respective states, and not located in the major urban areas.
Update from Russell Cook:

It now says at the top of the transcript page now "EDITOR'S NOTE: The original transcript provided on this page, as was noted, reflected the president's remarks as prepared for delivery and released by the White House. This transcript has been updated to reflect the remarks as delivered and released by the White House."
Timothy Birdnow is a St. Louis based writer. His website is www.tbirdnow.mee.nu

DON'T BE FOOLED!!!!

Don't be Fooled....The Government Takeover of Health Care –
On October 29, 2009, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and congressional Democrats released their latest version of a government takeover of America's health care system. Despite the claim that H.R. 3962 incorporates "moderate" Democrat ideas, don't be fooled. A closer look reveals that the Democrats are making dubious claims in a number of areas:

Fisical Restraint
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      Don't be fooled… the Democrats claim that the cost of their government takeover is $894 billion.
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      In reality… according to CBO, the "cost of coverage" (not including various other provisions) is $1.055 trillion. The total cost of the bill (as yet to be calculated by CBO) is closer to $1.5 trillion, including the cost to states for mandated Medicaid expansion ($34 billion), the "Doc Fix" ($245 billion), and authorized discretionary spending for grants, public programs, changes and funding for a variety of agencies that would be responsible for implementing H.R. 3962.

Medical Liability Reform
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      Don't be fooled… the Democrats claim they have fulfilled President Obama's wish to include medical liability reforms by providing grants to states to implement "alternate" reforms.
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      In reality… the bill protects trial lawyers. The bill gives money (authorized at "such sums") to states that enact "certificate of merit" (a document signed by a medical professional that says there is a probability that the standard of care was violated) and / or a certificate of "early offer" (an early, confidential apology) laws, as long as the states
don't limit attorneys' fees or
impose caps on damages.
Purchasing Across State Lines
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      Don't be fooled… the Democrats claim that their bill allows for the sale of health insurance across state lines.
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      In reality… this bill would only provide for regional compacts that states can enter into if their state legislatures approve it. However, these compacts can only exist after the federal government has established stringent national rules for minimum benefits and what constitutes a "qualified plan," virtually eliminated the individual market, and created a national exchange, causing many to wonder how this would even be possible.
Health Insurance Cooperatives
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      Don't be fooled… the Democrats claim that they will establish a Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan Program (CO-OP) that will increase competition and choice.
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      In reality… the Commissioner shall establish a "CO-OP Program" to help organizations and fund ($5 billion for FY 2010-2014) the creation of even more not-for-profit insurance companies alongside the government-run plan. The CO-OPs would only have to pay back the loans or grants plus interest if they violate the terms of the program. Otherwise they, like the government-run insurance plan, are financed on the back of the taxpayer with no prohibition on the CO-OP from receiving a bail-out if it fails.
Anti-Trust Repeal
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      Don't be fooled… the Democrats claim they are the repealing anti-trust exemption, which they claim currently allows for price fixing or carving up markets by health insurers or malpractice carriers.
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      In reality… the bill partially repeals the insurance anti-trust exemption for only health insurance and medical malpractice insurance to prohibit "price fixing, market allocation, or monopolization," which is already regulated by states. This appears to be a political move to intimidate insurers. The repeal may in fact have a negative effect on competition by prohibiting smaller insurance businesses from gaining access to enough information to accurately trend, forecast, or rate and by potentially keeping new entrants to the market from being able to accurately rate or price.

Medical Liability Reform

      Don't be fooled… the Democrats claim they have fulfilled President Obama's wish to include medical liability reforms by providing grants to states to implement "alternate" reforms.

      In reality… the bill protects trial lawyers. The bill gives money (authorized at "such sums") to states that enact "certificate of merit" (a document signed by a medical professional that says there is a probability that the standard of care was violated) and / or a certificate of "early offer" (an early, confidential apology) laws, as long as the states
don't limit attorneys' fees or
impose caps on damages.
Purchasing Across State Lines

      Don't be fooled… the Democrats claim that their bill allows for the sale of health insurance across state lines.

      In reality… this bill would only provide for regional compacts that states can enter into if their state legislatures approve it. However, these compacts can only exist after the federal government has established stringent national rules for minimum benefits and what constitutes a "qualified plan," virtually eliminated the individual market, and created a national exchange, causing many to wonder how this would even be possible.
Health Insurance Cooperatives

      Don't be fooled… the Democrats claim that they will establish a Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan Program (CO-OP) that will increase competition and choice.

      In reality… the Commissioner shall establish a "CO-OP Program" to help organizations and fund ($5 billion for FY 2010-2014) the creation of even more not-for-profit insurance companies alongside the government-run plan. The CO-OPs would only have to pay back the loans or grants plus interest if they violate the terms of the program. Otherwise they, like the government-run insurance plan, are financed on the back of the taxpayer with no prohibition on the CO-OP from receiving a bail-out if it fails.
Anti-Trust Repeal

      Don't be fooled… the Democrats claim they are the repealing anti-trust exemption, which they claim currently allows for price fixing or carving up markets by health insurers or malpractice carriers.

      In reality… the bill partially repeals the insurance anti-trust exemption for only health insurance and medical malpractice insurance to prohibit "price fixing, market allocation, or monopolization," which is already regulated by states. This appears to be a political move to intimidate insurers. The repeal may in fact have a negative effect on competition by prohibiting smaller insurance businesses from gaining access to enough information to accurately trend, forecast, or rate and by potentially keeping new entrants to the market from being able to accurately rate or price. REPUBLICAN STUDY COMMMITTEE: http://www.gop.com/

WHAT A DIFFERNCE ......CONSERVATIVE vs LIBERAL

The National Mall after Saturday's 9/12 protest by over a million conservatives:

I've read accounts by people who attended Saturday's rally that said there was zero litter. ZERO litter. I was there and this is true.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

By contrast, here are two photos of the National Mall after Obama's Inauguration attended by millions of liberals:

I don't see how you can escape it. Without getting into a numbers game (and acknowledging that the inauguration crowd was bigger), it should be obvious that one side takes responsibility for their actions while the other does not. This denotes not only respect for public property, but also it reveals that conservatives have a sense of ownership relating to that property. Owners will care for their property more assiduously than non-owners. Conservatives consider themselves stakeholders in the country, seeing it as their individual concern to make better.

On the other hand, liberals don't see public property as their concern, but rather that of the government. When everyone owns the land, no one is responsible for it in their calculation. Thoughtless littering is simply a manifestation of their belief that it's someone else's job to clean up after me. Not my problem since it's not my land."
Comment by Rick Moran at American Thinker at http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2009/09/clean_conservatives_vs_dirty_l.html http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2009/09/clean_conservatives_vs_dirty_l.html