What in the world is happening to this country? What happened to Obama’s message of Hope and Change?? Granted, many of us never bought into the whole “hopey-changey” concept, but at least it sounded good to the scores of willfully ignorant voters. But, somehow, over the past 3 years, Obama’s feel-good message, however phony, has been downgraded to just a moderate house and no bankruptcy due to medical bills. What gives??
Here is Obama’s new message…
“If you’re willing to put in the work, the idea is that you should be able to raise a family and own a home; not go bankrupt because you got sick, because you’ve got some health insurance that helps you deal with those difficult times; that you can send your kids to college; that you can put some money away for retirement,” Obama said recently in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
“That’s all most people want,” he said. “Folks don’t have unrealistic ambitions. They do believe that if they work hard they should be able to achieve that small measure of an American Dream.”
Is this really what Obama thinks the average American wants??? Or is this yet another example of the “dumbing down” of America? Clearly, he’s well aware of the situation we’re in. He should be aware…he’s created it. He took a bad economy and made it exponentially worse. So what’s the solution? Lower the bar! It all makes perfect sense, doesn’t it? If Americans feel satisfied with just the bare minimum, Obama’s done his job, right? Quite frankly, I find this sickening.
So, how has the media reacted to Obama’s pathetic description of the American dream? They’re outraged, right? Uh, no. In fact, they’ve appeared to have embraced it, and once again, made excuses for him. Here’s the headline from the Washington Post: This time not so lofty: Obama peddles modest American dream as he seeks re-election. Say what? Keep reading….it gets better:
This time around, President Barack Obama’s message can sound decidedly down-to-earth.
Four years after winning the White House, Obama is dealing with a different economic and political reality as he seeks re-election. He’s focused less on a lofty vision for overcoming divisions and remaking Washington, and more on the most basic building blocks of middle-class economic security: a job, a house, a college education for the kids, health care, money for retirement.
The goals can seem almost humdrum in comparison with some of the rhetoric from Obama’s 2008 White House campaign. But the message sounds made for the times, with the country emerging haltingly from recession, the income gap widening and unemployment stuck above 8 percent. At the White House Tuesday Obama said, “We want to build an economy where every American has a chance to find a good job that pays well and supports a family.”
Down-to-earth? Made for the times? Are you kidding me? What ever happened to encouraging lofty ambitions? What ever happened to the president telling Americans they can achieve anything? Is this really the message we want to send to our children? If they go to school for 12 years, then college for 4, then work for another 60 years, they might just be able to own an 800 s.f. home, drive a crappy Prius and retire just in time to kick the bucket? AWESOME!
Why is any American even considering re-electing this man? I have never seen any president in this country make such an effort to bring Americans down. I thought his job was to lift America up. This, my friends, is the behavior of a president who thinks this country is arrogant and needs to be brought down a peg or two. This is the behavior of a president who is embarrassed by our strength and success. This is the behavior of a president with a “Blame America First” philosophy. And this….is a president who needs to be defeated in 2012.
Obama did not make the economy worse; the GOP in Congress deliberately made the recovery more difficult to win back the White House. Guess you never had a major medical experience. Well, I did and I am still paying the price 8 years later. i had excellent coverage and I worked in a hospital. Still the healthcare insurers tried to weasel out of as much as they could. Now I’m on Medicare and I’m much happier.
I guess you don’t really know anything about me, with all due respect. I’ve been on hard times in the past, and not had the money to pay my bills. But I didn’t just give up and expect someone else to take care of me. I worked harder and made my situation better. No doubt, the insurance companies do not do right by many people, but that’s a problem that can be dealt with in other ways, with the free market. If insurance could be purchased across state lines, it would create more competition, and rates would go down. It’s never a good solution for the federal government to step in. First of all, they can’t do anything efficiently. Secondly, it creates dependency. Thirdly, as the government gets bigger, it becomes more corrupt. Need I go on?? Bigger government is NEVER the answer.
That’s a damn shame 310.
What are you going to do when Obama’s Health care bill kicks in and they cut Medicare by 500 Million ?
Now, who’s the villain, Bush, or Obama ?
Nice post. Obama embraces the ideology of “everything for everyone.” In order for this fantasy to have some concept of reality to the masses, it is not necessary for anyone to want to achieve anything other than mediocracy. Nor is it possible for that matter. The whole concept of Western European Socialism is founded on the theory that everyone should succeed. It differs from the American philosophy that everyone has a “chance” to succeed. This concept is lost on the left.
Thanks! The sad thing about this is that people will actually buy into it. I see this every day at my job. People are happy with their handouts, even thought they barely get by. As long as they don’t have to work for it, it’s all good. Meantime, the folks who really work hard and want more are somehow the bad guys. Hard work and success is now looked down on and punished, thanks to this president.
Your welcome. You may want to check out my latest post regarding Obama and Western European Socialism. Keep up the great work!
I will definitely check out your post. Thanks for the tip!
How dare a president wish for Americans to be able to achieve “a small measure the American Dream.” He trips all over himself and it’s little wonder. He doesn’t believe in self-reliance and captialeism so when he tries to talk about it, the big government socialist language just creeps in.