Obama Pledges Deep Cuts in Spending

[abz2000123]

Obama 2012 budget has rise in US aid to Israel

The budget proposes $3.075 billion in US military aid for Israel, $75 million more than in fiscal year 2011. The aid proposal is based on the US-Israeli understandings signed on August 16, 2007. US military aid is set to increase by a further $25 million to $3.1 billion in fiscal year 2013, and remain at that level through 2018, assuming that the US foreign aid program remains as is.

[guitarhaus]

..it's amazing watching these older videos as Obama told us exactly what the people wanted to hear. The uncertainty of it is he told us countless lies and promises that he intentionally fabricated while boasting about being completely transparent and letting the American people know exactly whats going on, sad to say that Obama is the most secretive president we ever had and the mainstream media is prohibited to tell us the truth. Our government is treating us like we're 'The Stepford Wives"

[Pomiferous]

I guess he will slash spending after he triples it.

[TheConnerKid]

Feb.14,2009. Congress pushes through the largest PORK BILL in HISTORY without allowing CONGRESS time to read it much less the Tax Payers. Looks like "Hope & Change" was just a "Conveniant Lie."

[Libertarian71776]

850 billion dollars eh? change my ass

[SigalaSigala]

Change-1st he picks Biden to be his VP,a man that's been in the Senate since Nixon was President; then he digs up old Clinton hacks to be in his cabinet.

Change-that's all you'll have left after Barry Hussein, Nazi Pelousy, and Harry the Red raise taxes on everything to pay for his so-called bailout package.

[JahJoJah]

0:09. Says hes Republican?

[dillpickle101dotcom]

LOL i noticed too

[Hoodie1991]

It is real easy to claim someone is a leader when he has never had to lead. Leaders make tough choices stand up to critizism and maintain a above the fray persona. A real leader had midnight coffee with the leaders of congress of both parties. A real leader sees something wrong and fights it. A real leader calls evil for what it is. A real leader was Ronald Reagon. And Obama cant hold a candle to him.

[nelsonele]

It sounds like some of you have been watching the Official GOP channel, FOX "News". Can't you recognize a Leader when you see one?

The people of this country will sadly regret if they don't vote for Obama.

Obama is one of a kind. Obama is on a league of his own.

John McCain is no competition for Obama. Can't you see the BRIGHT line separating these two men?

Are you blind? John McCain cannot compete with this phenomenon called Barack Obama!

Get used to saying: President Obama!

[Hoodie1991]

Remeber this speach in 2 years when he cuts nothing and adds trillons of dollars of spending. Dems like to think that Bill Clinton was the end all. He did this. He did that. He balanced the budget. Blah blah blah. Remember correctly that spending was so out of control in 1994 that the democrats lost majority in both houses of Congress for the first time since the great depression. After that we had Gov't shut downs and balanced budgets because of balance and a strong congress. Now we are not.

[SigalaSigala]

It didn't even take 3 weeks!!

[dillpickle101dotcom]

official GOP channel:FOX:yells at all opposition

official DEM channel:NBC:doesn't even mention opposition

Acctual news:i dunno, PBS?: truth is boring so no one watches

regret: this is HORRIBLE. NO ONE should have to vote for someone because they want to be part of the famous moment. Voting should be done on POLICIES. If you like obama's policies, then by all means vote for him. If you vote for him because he has a pretty face SCREW YOU. the obama phenomenon as you called it shouldnt exist

[JahJoJah]

More like the "Obama-nation" we're not stuck with. Abomination...heh...

[SuperVerst]

@dillpickle101dotcom Exactly. If you were to have put both McCain and Obama's policies next to next other but, didn't say who's was who's then vote for which you thought was best, Obama would have lost in a landslide.

[nonamelef]

Why do you need to increase taxes if you will make deep cuts in spending? Want the truth? Google Obama Ayers, Obama Khalid al-Mansour, Obama Donald Warden, Obama Mohammed Hasan Chandoo, Obama Rezko, Obama Saul Alinski, Obama Wright, Obama Khalidi, Obama Malcolm X

[chillybearB]

lol this is fricking rediculous? cut back on spending?? free healthcare for everybody?? yeah how the heck is this a close race at all... obama got here by his speeches and mccain by his actions... MCCAIN PALIN 08 LETS DO THIS

[ruserious8]

Obama....??????? Why is this even a close race? Lets CHANGE USA to (USSA)United Socialistic States of America. Obama is going to change everything thats for sure! To all that had a hand in it, buckle your seat belts and get ready for the wall because we all all going into it at 80mph like crash test dummies!

[CopiaRecords]

Ok. don't spend money on stupid things, save or spend it on what we need... makes sense...

[dilllyweed11]

Obama is a Socialist. With higher taxes, a bigger govt and redistributions he will bring socialism to the US and strip us of our freedoms. Socialism is a violation of human rights We have a right to what we earn. His ideas are backward looking, anti-progressive, and have long been discredited throughout history. Socialism has proven to lead to poverty, depreciation in the standard of living, rise of tyranical rule, and lack of innovation. Obama is saying nothing new, read a history book!!

[tgill328]

obama and cuts in spending, really now come on any believe that

[Dark0Malkavian]

If McCain dies in office, Palin will be president and I'm more of less an Independent AND I'm a woman and if that woman ends up as president, she'll literally demean every damn thing a woman has fought for in the past 100 years and I'll BE DAMNED if I let that happen! I'm a future US Marine and I'll be DAMNED if the GI Bill is cut and fyi, McCain VOTED AGAINST IT and he's an US VET!

Obama/Biden!

[hammocktime2002]

Too bad you have NO idea of what women have fought for...been there, done that & you have not...punk

[CharlesDickens99]

Barack Obama is so radically pro-abortion he supports infanticide, as evidenced by his active opposition to the Illinois Born Alive Infants Protection Act. This makes him further left than any U.S. senator and even NARAL.

[ryanshaunkelly]

Will you accept the scripted Presidential 'debate' again?

Brought to you by your 'good friends' at Wall Street.

No Paul or Nader Main Street USA,

nor Cynthia McKinney.

[trecurry7]

Currently however, Republicans are fighting the truth and are actually showing communist tendencies by definition.

The government now owns/controls Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae (Top housing providers in the Nation) and an overwhelming 80% of the world's largest insurer AIG . When government buys public companies and privatizes them (think of Government staffed stores or gov. manufactured software, like if Wal-mart or Microsoft went bankrupt, AIG is a monopoly by comparison)

[trecurry7]

I hate when Republicans say Obama is a socialist, first of all EVERY CIVILIZED WESTERN EUROPEAN GOVERNMENT (NOT COUNTING LUXEMBOURG , OR MONACO, THE VATICAN OR ANY DISPUTED MAP DOT COUNTRY SIMPLY BECAUSE... WHO CARES?) has a parlimental democratic republic, where the prime minister, oversees the principles of the residing socialist party. Socialism, merely suggests the implementation of government regulation when the people decide that it becomes necessary, then the elected officials vote.

[trecurry7]

John Warner(R), the soon to be ret. sen. of VA

The gov of Louisiana Bobby Jindal, or even dare I say it..... Arnold in California. All took deficits in state budgets and created plans to stabilize sate funds, (Democrats however are able to take that stability and create a surplus) Just ask Virginia, our states economy has been booming, as N.C. is also trying to catch up.

Finally, is that enough politics for you, cause I have two other issues that burn me up, and since I dont have a blog...

[AuntSue]

The first two programs to cut: 1) War on Drugs 2) War on Terror

Neither wisdom or discernment was used creating them. Our republic has been undermined by both them.

[trecurry7]

thank you for saying that. Most Americans are so ignorant that the only see our country in the world. It's truly sad.

War on Drugs: Many would have you believe that without laws preventing their use, we would all be intoxicated and abusive, and our society would fall apart!!!! However, while there are some exceptions, most illegal drugs (those that fall under the class I DEA schedule) are completely legal in some areas of the world.

[trecurry7]

I.E.: Spain, Holland, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland all have federal allowances for marijuana, no leg. for mushrooms, and wouldn't even begin to ban a once over-the-counter drug like ephedra.

The problem with the War is two fold:

1.) Like traffic cops, drug cops exist because the laws make their employment both profitable and necessary to the policing industry. (any managing body with a budget needs to make money, drug cops have done it in the form of tickets, for minor posession.

[trecurry7]

the tickets generate income which pay for government positions. This is why the DEA and ATF were concieved in the early 1900's. Popular recreational items in this country are almost always taxed at a higher rate or outright banned by law.

Examples of this can be found the words behind the abbreviation of ATF:

(F) Late 1800's: U.S. Western Expansion (Think Western Cowboy Movies) were the first example, in which states taxed citizens for possession although guaranteed by the constitution.

[trecurry7]

(T) Tobacco: Taxed everyday. Although never banned. No government will ever throw away billions of guaranteed money.

and finally

(A) Alcohol, prohibition of the 1900's where fines and jail sentences were handed out, still taxed today, (Plus Americans proved a ban of the #1 liquid depressant in the world is not only irresponsible, but outright retarded.)

And REASON 2.) ending a war on drugs would undermine the same structures and policies we've pushed on our allies for decades. Money.

[ryanshaunkelly]

A sea change as citizens see their savings disappear.

nader paul kucinich gravel

Open the damn debates!

mckinney ventura

perot charts

RATM

[dino2763]

continued... tell him to open the file hidden in the pentagon for 40 years. they dont to open it because it will be a scandal like JFK assanination. but some of them came out and critisized him . and they were real POW . and he was just a son of an admiral and got the benefit but some of them died because of McCain. check youtube please and interview from POW that were with him and saw everything and maby shot them down with a lots of money because of the country interest.

[trecurry7]

the very fabric of our democratic freehand economy is threatened, this is why the economy is fluctuating so much lately, by huge offsetting weekly point accumulation. It's the underlying fear of smart investors, and those knowledgeable of what happens when businesses are nationalized, that is the very reason regulation in capitalism is always needed.

Smart Repubs don't want to win this fall. They want a Democrat to fix the problem, so they can see a surplus, and use it to declare war.

[trecurry7]

If you don't believe me:

Nixon/Ford (R)-

the Dynamic duo brought you the Vietnam war (We lost, oil went up, and our economy went into recession, familiar?) (Except we're winning now... *wink* ... unlike what Bush said when the mission was "accomplished" in 2003.

Reagan (R)- Iran Contra/ Cold War I

Reagan introduced a new war amid true pressure from Russia, but also helped create the pain that wash Bush 1's term: Saddam Hussein in Iraq

[trecurry7]

Bush Senior: The first Iraq war, and a deficit so big, that Democrats were able to oust repub rule after 20 years of its modernization.

CLINTON (D): No wars, simply quick small responses to escalating global crises' Effectively used both Nato and the United Nations to quell issues in Somalia, Kosovo, and early Islamic extremism.

Moved a gigantic budget deficit to a surplus for the first time 3 years after election.

[dino2763]

trecurry:

I guess you dont undestand that much politics . forein policy is diplomacy and Obama is way far from McCain . Economy Obama far!! domeastic policy Obama far from McCain, what McCain had the hilton Hanoi that many dispute he is traitor to his country, what youtube veteran against McCain and you will see the real chocking truth about McCain when he sold his country and gave all info to vietcong that cause a massive counterattack of our unit and our plan . to be continued ...

[trecurry7]

huh? hey dino2763 calm down, I don't know what your talking about, but believe me, I'm an Obama supporter. check my channel. Also, who in their right mind could vote for a man, who graduated 894th in a class of 899? or, for a woman that majored in journalism, as President and VP, that's like a Bush twist, an idiot *plus* a news anchor to spin all the truly senile things that come out of his mouth.

Why would anyone vote for McCain/Palin, if I was a repub, I would vote for someone like

[trecurry7]

that's like saying, help elect my mom for vice pres, she knows how to balance the checkbook for her entire school district, which is more than 10,000+ students. done and done.

I mean every republican stance is moronic. They truly don't want to win.....too bad their favorite dual-blade of racism may inevitably force them to own up to their actions after the next four years. Then, we'd elect Fidel Castro if he was a Democrat. Believe that. And please, don't come at me with politics.

[trecurry7]

where the hell is your rebuttal? and then what happened? you're sad, you lose. Times up. And yeah, a black man always rises to the top in the country based on the premise of doing no work... in fact, I hear that's how you graduate from Harvard. Or, that the people of the 80% white state of Illinois have all blindly voted for him simply because he's from the state? If that were true, John Edwards would have won North Carolina, and Obama might not be here. Neither would any successful Democrat.

[ghettorose2]

OBAMA YES WE CAN

WOW He is so brilliant and knows about the economy and what to do. McCain has no idea, and he forgets everything remember he is really really old 72 FOSSIL.

This is history and the only chance Americans have for a better future with Obama.

Vote Obama Yes We Can

[bade34]

starcatcher888 instead of talking issues have come back to character assasination McCain adopted daughter bridget McCain is a bangladeshi muslim his wife cindy who adopted her has a record in boasting helping in countries like kosovo and bosnia anyone reading can google these countries they r all muslim McCain ties with the arab elite [especially saudis to whom he would be extending free market and tax cuts to their allies here]quite strong.Here also McCain has amazing record of "experience".

[bade34]

Btw i was really pissed when i saw starcatcher stooping to new lows speaking a lot about his character, btw i used to vote republican but the thing is republican party is not that party anymore they like speaking about moral values especially b4 election then there representatives get caught with a teen or a young man in a bathroom or an aide office, this is now a party that onlyrewards people with ties to special interests rather than R its an L[forlobbyist],do anything beg borrow steal to win.

[trecurry7]

I love a President who thinks our economy is in a slowdown... So does Wall Street apparently. No wait, its a recession.. You republicans are Fucking with my money. Fuck off.

[trecurry7]

Oh, And meanwhile, Barack Obama was the President of the Harvard Law Review (Highest Regarded Law Position In the land, short of the legislative Senate) and majored and mastered in Constitutional Law. Name one person, white, black, male, female who has held that same position, and was not extremely successful and intelligent. "No thanks, I'll choose the C average - Yale Student George W. Bush please, and below average McCain next," says starcatcher888

[trecurry7]

Besides the fact that you could provide no link to your Senate Bill, or simply not truncate it, proves you are a moron, However, I would like to point out the word "any" is not the same as the word "all" I just think you're against obama because he's a staunch supporter of Education. Whereas McCain was 894th in a graduating class of 899 at the U.S. Naval Academy and Sarah Palin went to ...? While on the other hand, Joe Biden holds several Professional Degrees including an MBA from U.D.

[cobwebhead]

Sorry Star, I thought you were responding to the other thread, where the mighty Barney Frank was somehow able to torpedo mortgage reform when both houses and the presidency were held by the GOP.

Regarding McCain's pedophilia accusation, impartial observers disagree with your reading of the bill. It wasn't forcing 5 year-olds to take sex-ed, it was saying that when sex ed is taught it should include certain themes. It also explicitly gave parents the right to pull kids out of sex ed.

[NorCalCorsello]

Still you haven't answered my question. So I grow tired of answering yours. Perhaps you never had sex ed, otherwise you would know that they teach you a variety of ways to prevent pregnancy including abstinence. Additionally: condoms, birth control pills, diaphragms, sponges... not abortion. No one in their right mind claims abortion is birth control. Abortion is simply a bad situation for everyone involved. Yes, sex ed works.

[trecurry7]

starcatcher888 talks about sucking cock and taking it up the ass in a political forum... I mean, would you even vote for the same ticket he would? These are obviously Republican ideals.... (pick any one you'd like) Think about it. Maybe he should call himself: Senator Craig.

[bade34]

starcatcher you are beyond rehab thats why ppl told u to get off the corsi meth that also stretches the truth more or less but rite now republicans have screwed big time everyone knows that bill was an awareness issue to protect kids from child molesters rite now people r losing jobs food inflation is becoming a problem and it seems like republicans r losing ther minds their deregulation,protection of the special interests crap has exploded on their faces they have gone crazy.

[NorCalCorsello]

Read more carefully. I said "I engage in neither of those activities." The reason I don't, I am not gay. Clearly you are disappointed since you obviously are fixated on those two activities. (You keep bringing them up.) Sex ed taught me to practice safe sex, which is why I don't have any children. Aren't you glad for that? ...and yes, I win. You have run out of meaningful arguments. You never answered my question. Is Sarah Palin's daughter a sinner?

[trecurry7]

NorCalCorsello, see what I posted for starcatcher, and don't worry, his name suggests he's either a pedophile or incredibly lame. His name should read: Cumcatchermale69

[NorCalCorsello]

I win! You have no counter point and have resorted to meaningless name calling. I engage in neither of those activities... therefore you are clearly without a reasonable response. So now admit it, you have no good argument, you are just afraid of a black man in the white house.

[NorCalCorsello]

Maybe if Sarah Palin's daughter had sex education she wouldn't have been knocked up. Looks like abstinence education worked real well there. Sex out of marriage is a sin. So, because Sarah Palin is a Republican, she can change what is a sin and what isn't a sin?

[africanbazoo]

For anyone who have negativities against barack Obama and his wisdom and leadership for this great nation shall not live long or prosper .This is the time for the middle classes voices be heard.If you are so blind to see how bad the economic has become under bush administration.well,you deserve not to see the light and the coming of a new era.The future begins rightnow.we are not in the ninty no more.so i urge you to grow up and think of a better future for you children's generation.

[cobwebhead]

Really star?  I wasn't lying, I honestly didn't realize Obama was in the Senate in 2003. I'll have to write in for one of those GOP fact books, I keep getting confused by reality...

[tarheel33]

Please dont vote for this idiot...Change? What has he done...(crickets) Let me tell ya!!! NADA, NOTHING!!!!!!!

[cobwebhead]

FactCheckOrg's response to York:

York is certainly entitled to his interpretation of the ad. We have read his article, which doesnt mention FactCheck or our story, and we still find an ad that says Obamas "one accomplishment" in education was "legislation to teach 'comprehensive sex education to kindergarteners" to be "false." On a few levels.

[cobwebhead]

FactCheckOrg's response:

York is certainly entitled to his interpretation of the ad. We have read his article, which doesnt mention FactCheck[.]org or our story, and we still find an ad that says Obamas "one accomplishment" in education was "legislation to teach 'comprehensive sex education to kindergarteners" to be "false." On a few levels.

[2004JETTA]

he said this a while ago tho

[vertigate]

The biggest problem is not just the programs themselves but the inefficiency and corruption which wastes trillions of dollars (e.g. $2.3tr lost under Rumsfeld -> tinyurl . com / 6f82l ). Obama co-wrote and passed the bipartisan Obama Coburn transparency bill in the US senate which created a public database for citizens and journalists to track government spending, and thereby making a first step towards more accountability and efficiency. As president he will have greater power to continue this.

[cobwebhead]

That site is amazing. They write propaganda even masters like Goebbels or Murdoch would be proud of. Take a kernal of truth like "Barney Frank opposed Fannie/Freddie Regulation in 2003", ignore key details, like the GOP controlled the entire government in 2003 or that the bill was scrapped after the WH whined about it. And voila, they're able to conclude in bold print "Obama's Dems blocked all attempts to control Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae; led to financial meltdown!"

[NorCalCorsello]

Let us not forget that McCain is a flip flopper, first he was against off shore oil drilling, then he was for it. He said experience was important and then chose Sarah Palin. McCain is against earmarks, Palin claims to be but is responsible for a multitude of earmarks. Palin cut funding for special needs education. McCain is senile and mentally unstable. Palin can't even manage her own family. She has also abused her power as a Governor, why else wouldn't she cooperate with the investigation?

[nrobnas65]

What a bunch of bullshit coming out of that mouth. The only people who will benefit if he gets elected will be the big companies who paid into is candidacy. The others who live from paycheck to paycheck won't see any change other than a new corporate puppet. Tell me one thing he will do for the betterment of the USA? Sorry, not much, cause his bosses don't want the masses to get too smart. They may not like getting screwed.

[3arabawy]

Neoliberalism at its best... It's not gonna be long before he dashes the hopes of those who will vote him into office

[OpTiMuZxP4iN]

Why is everyone being racist for???

grow up!!!

Where all HUMAN!!!

We all do the same thing! EAT,SLEEP,SHIT,SEX

THE SAME THING!!!

Vote for Obama people!

change is NOW!!

[PeaceChick07]

Barack certainly has my vote, & I am a middle aged white Grandma from Georgia! Yes, many of us here like me are voting for Obama no matter what you think. I would not vote for McCain if he was the last man running for president. I heard that Barack may be down at least 6 points due to prejudices??? That is insanity considering all of the lies & chaos we have dealt with in USA! Palin/McCain = as scary as Bush! Barack the vote! Take back your country with Obama!

[sayhellocookie]

YES GEORGIANS FOR OBAMA!! =D

[NorCalCorsello]

Republicans are guilty of the most wasteful government spending in American history. Obama couldn't possible do worse.

[jnycnuk]

A McCain-Palin campaign ad claims Obama's "one accomplishment" in the area of education was "legislation to teach 'comprehensive sex education' to kindergarteners." But the claim is simply false, and it dates back to Alan Keyes' failed race against Obama for an open Senate seat in 2004.

[cobwebhead]

Starcatcher - You should take a look at FactCheckOrg or PolitifactCom.

[NorCalCorsello]

You want to talk about lies, take a look at McCain/Palin. They blatantly lie about just nearly everything. You are picking apart minor discrepancies in exact phrasing. "Thanks, but No Thanks." BLATANT LIE, no nit picking, no minor inconsistency, straight up lie. If truth is important to you, you shouldn't be voting at all. You probably still think Obama is a muslim. Get informed already and quit being a racist.

[jnycnuk]

star; you know better. that was crap and you know it.

[webkinzpug]

obama sucks