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		<title>Obama Continues To Destroy America</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Americans Cannot Ask Obama Why aren&#8217;t Americans pushing back? Why have the American people become numb? Could it be because the main stream media does not report the whole truth but folks cannot figure that out? Obama and the media continues to report half-truths and lies. When the leader of our free nation spins the facts who [...]]]></description>
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<p>Why aren&#8217;t Americans pushing back? Why have the American people become numb? Could it be because the main stream media does not report the whole truth but folks cannot figure that out? Obama and the media continues to report half-truths and lies. When the leader of our free nation spins the facts who can we go to for the truth? When will this chaos end? Can America survive Obama&#8217;s destructive leadership?</p>
<h2>Obama And His Cronies Spinning It</h2>
<h3>#1 &#8211; The IRS</h3>
<p>The IRS, under the direction of the Obama administration (psst, Mr. Obama is the contact guy for the Obama administration), is slowly, silently, casually eliminating our freedom by spying on us. Of course they have to deny this. If we knew the truth they understand that we would fire every single one of them at the next election, even if they were not up for re-election.</p>
<h3>#2 &#8211; Obamacare</h3>
<p>When the Affordable Care Act, aka, Obamacare was passed into law, Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the House stated that &#8220;we must first pass the bill to find out what&#8217;s in it&#8221;. Every single one of the politicians, including Obama, who signed Obamacare into law knew that it would lead to socialized medicine and the destruction of our healthcare system. Which by the way, before Obamacare was the best healthcare system in the entire world.</p>
<h3>#3 &#8211; Benghazi</h3>
<p>It&#8217;s a fact that while Benghazi was under attack, Obama ignored it. While American soldiers were being killed, Obama was out of the picture for several hours. In such grave situations, the Commander-in-Chief of these United States of America are kept completely informed. And yet, Obama claims that he was fully informed. If he was then he is a very poor leader for not stepping in.</p>
<h3>#4  - Osama Bin Laden</h3>
<p>Remember him? Our brave soldiers killed him in a fire fight. During that altercation, the entire situation room was acting for the camera. Wow, the most threatening, powerful terrorist we have faced in a long time is going down and all they can think about his their image.</p>
<h3>#5 &#8211; North Korea</h3>
<p>Mr. Obama does nothing except make idle threats within the White House while North Korea tests nuclear weapons.</p>
<h3>#6 &#8211; Egypt</h3>
<p>Egypt changes their government style to an aggressive, anti-American one. Mr. Obama has absolutely nothing to say. He just sits by as if he&#8217;s just watching a parade. Here&#8217;s an idea, how about cancel foreign aid.</p>
<p>Has America seen her better days? Are we experiencing the beginning of the end of America? When the politicians we elect to represent us can no longer tell us the facts but have to spin it to sell it, we have an issue that goes deeper than image. The problems we face with dishonest politicians could be corrected through our election process but only if voters are informed and engaged. Low information voters do not understand that the politicians are not representing their best interests and that&#8217;s a shame because those voters have the most to lose.</p>
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		<title>America Fighting Evil From Within</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2013 14:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How Long Can America Exist With Internal Evil President George W Bush identified Iran, Iraq and North Korea as the three most evil countries that America continues to deal with. Identifying the evil is the first step towards taming the evil. Sometimes outside are easier to deal with than those evils we face from within. How many Americans can identify the most destructive [...]]]></description>
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<p>President George W Bush identified Iran, Iraq and North Korea as the three most evil countries that America continues to deal with. Identifying the evil is the first step towards taming the evil. Sometimes outside are easier to deal with than those evils we face from within.</p>
<p>How many Americans can identify the most destructive &#8220;domestic&#8221; groups in America? Do Americans recognize bad policy or justify it as normal? Unfortunately evil has become normal in America.</p>
<h3>Fighting Our Evil</h3>
<p>The following groups have one agenda and it&#8217;s not a happy one. Their agenda is to change America. They want to eliminate our freedom. Americans cannot see it because these groups are good at sensitizing their messages. The only way for them to  stay in existence is to deny their intentions. They know Americans are naïve and they take full advantage of it.</p>
<h4>#1 &#8211; Planned Parenthood</h4>
<p>Their primary mission is to kill babies. There is no good in a mission that encourages murder, there is only evil. The way to turn evil into good is to remove abortion as an option for women; replaced by family planning and faith. Imagine how different the world would be today if the individuals God gave the world to stop Hitler, Bin Laden or the 911 suicide bombers were raised by their mothers&#8217; instead of aborted.</p>
<h4>#2 &#8211; National Education Association</h4>
<p>Their agenda is about the teachers, not about educating our children. When did teachers salaries and benefits become more important than educating our children? Membership in the NEA should not be about a teachers&#8217; salary but how well they teach. Our children are not ready for the world that they will face but their teachers are fat and happy. If future generations cannot compete internationally how will America keep up?</p>
<h4>#3 &#8211; The Democratic Party</h4>
<p>The democratic party is all about large government. The bureaucrats will change America from within without you even knowing it. Politicians know human nature; they use jealousy, emotion and the easy-ride to pull you in. Once you live under the progressive, liberal system of free government handouts you won&#8217;t go back to the hard life of making it on your own. Politicians promote the hatred of over achievers. They down play the rich and successful. If you are rich, you must be uncaring.</p>
<p>Wise up America. Start recognizing the truth. America is the land of the free and home of the brave. We can thank our veterans this Memorial Day for our freedoms. Lets not allow the evil from within our country to make the deaths of our military men and women be in vain.</p>
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		<title>America Wanted Obama</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 10:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Americans Picked Obama You get what you vote for. The American voter knew what they were getting with Obama so why is everyone so surprised with what he is delivering? A vote for Obama was a vote against our personal interests and the freedom this country has always granted us. Still can&#8217;t see the destruction [...]]]></description>
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<p>You get what you vote for. The American voter knew what they were getting with Obama so why is everyone so surprised with what he is delivering? A vote for Obama was a vote against our personal interests and the freedom this country has always granted us. Still can&#8217;t see the destruction we have brought upon ourselves with Obama playing Commander In Chief? Read on&#8230;</p>
<h2>Unemployment</h2>
<p>There are more Americans unemployed since Obama took office in 2009. Over 9 million Americans are no longer working; more than 15 million Americans are on food stamps and our poverty rate has doubled; the average household income has dropped approximately $3000 per household.</p>
<h2>Gas Prices</h2>
<p>Our gasoline prices have practically doubled since Obama was elected president. That means less money left over for your other expenses.</p>
<h2>National Debt</h2>
<p>Our national debt has increased from $11 trillion to almost $17 trillion. That breaks down to almost $150,000 per taxpayer. Who do you think has to pick up the financial burden of that federal debt? You, your children and your grandchildren. Maybe you can tell them a bedtime story about fiscal cliffs.</p>
<h2>Health Care</h2>
<p>Most Americans really do not understand Obamacare yet but they will soon enough.</p>
<p>When Obamacare hits you personally maybe then you will understand how destructive this president is. Obamacare and you: payroll tax increases, investment tax increases, some of your medical care may get denied, there will be a shortage of doctors, hospitals and other medical facilities will close and medicines and procedures will cost you more because they will not be paid for under Obamacare.</p>
<p>Who thought that anyone could beat Carter as being the worst president?</p>
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		<title>Obamacare Nightmare About To Begin</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thank Congress And Obama For Obamacare Nightmare Unfortunately Obamacare has become reality. For those Americans who don&#8217;t understand Obamacare maybe they should put their head back in the sand. The Obamacare nightmare is about to begin and it will have an effect on every single American whether they like it or not. #1 &#8211; Increased Insurance [...]]]></description>
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<p>Unfortunately Obamacare has become reality. For those Americans who don&#8217;t understand Obamacare maybe they should put their head back in the sand. The Obamacare nightmare is about to begin and it will have an effect on every single American whether they like it or not.</p>
<h3>#1 &#8211; Increased Insurance Costs Passed On</h3>
<p>To pay for Obamacare insurance plans will be hit with additional surcharges and insurance companies will be hit with additional taxes. To stay in business insurance companies most likely will pass on those surcharges and taxes onto their customers, that would be you. These added fees and taxes will be dumped into insurance premiums paid by businesses and individuals. Hope you can live on less disposable income.</p>
<h3>#2 &#8211; Loss Of Coverage</h3>
<p>Many businesses will not be able to afford all of the regulations, taxes and the additional insurance costs of Obamacare. To decrease health insurance costs and avoid the hassles of Obamacare many companies will shift employees onto the state exchanges. Hope you like the insurance plans offered by the government.</p>
<h3>#3 &#8211; Job Losses</h3>
<p>Survey after survey of business owners keep coming up with the same results; in anticipation of Obamacare many businesses are cutting their workforce, increasing part-timers to avoid offering healthcare and are reluctant to hire new employees. Hope you like unemployment.</p>
<h3>#4 &#8211; Goodbye Middle Class</h3>
<p>The middle class always gets squeezed and the burden of Obamacare will be no different. The middle class will be carrying the burden of Obamacare; they will be the ones paying the taxes to pay for it all. They will eventually run out of money.</p>
<h3>#5 &#8211; Doctors Take A Pass</h3>
<p>Many good doctors will be leaving medicine thanks to Obamacare. Of course your politicians and president will not have to be cared for by the doctors under the Obamacare health plan, only American voters do.</p>
<p>Before Obama and the Democrats in Congress passed Obamacare into law America had the best health care in the world. Why would any intelligent, logical human being ever want to destroy that? Oh that&#8217;s right politicians live by a different set of rules and logic; all that matters to them is being reelected again. Do the new rules and taxes from Obamacare make you angry enough to fire them in 2014? They should.</p>
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		<title>Obamacare On The Backs Of The Middle Class</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello Obamacare, Bye-Bye Middle Class Have the American politicians gone mad? Do they really understand the costs involved with their award-winning national health care plan, Obamacare? How do they expect to pay for all the promises they made under Obamacare? By throwing the costs onto the backs of the middle class that&#8217;s how. So much for carrying your [...]]]></description>
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<p>Have the American politicians gone mad? Do they really understand the costs involved with their award-winning national health care plan, Obamacare? How do they expect to pay for all the promises they made under Obamacare? By throwing the costs onto the backs of the middle class that&#8217;s how. So much for carrying your fair share. The rich rely upon their loop holes, the poor get the sympathies of all. Who does that leave to pick up the bill for Obamacare, the largest expansion of health care this country has ever seen, the middle class of course.</p>
<h3>How Obamacare Destroys Middle Class</h3>
<h4>Can You Say Higher Premiums?</h4>
<p>Those left standing to pay insurance premiums will see premium increases. And who is always left standing? The middle class, of course.</p>
<h4>Higher Health Care Costs</h4>
<p>To pay for every single American under Obamacare hospitals, doctors, insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers will all see their costs increase. Who will they pass those increases onto? The middle class, of course.</p>
<h4>No More Coverage</h4>
<p>Obamacare will be expensive for employers. When employers drop their employer based health insurance for the Obamacare package who will be most effected? The middle class, of course.</p>
<h3>The Middle Class, The Step Child</h3>
<p>The middle class always bears the burden for the country. What do you think will happen when the middle class is crushed to the point of no return? Who will pick up the slack when there is no more middle class because they&#8217;ve been squeezed out? You will not have to wait too long to find out. The destruction to the middle class under Obamacare has begun, things will never be the same again. Looking for someone to blame? Don&#8217;t blame the middle class, they are the victims. Blame yourself, your neighbors and your co-workers for that is who keeps re-electing politicians who believe the middle class is indestructible.</p>
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		<title>Oppression Under Obamacare</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Suffering With Obamacare Has Yet To Begin It has always been the media&#8217;s job to report news, to report the truth. It&#8217;s too bad the American media is so liberal and so bias that they did not do their job before the Obamacare legislation was passed into law. The American left-wing media reported lies and propaganda about Obamacare but [...]]]></description>
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<p>It has always been the media&#8217;s job to report news, to report the truth. It&#8217;s too bad the American media is so liberal and so bias that they did not do their job before the Obamacare legislation was passed into law. The American left-wing media reported lies and propaganda about Obamacare but disguised it as truth. Low information voters believe the lies and propaganda spewed about by the liberal media. They interrupt  these lies as truth. Thanks to their naïve interpretations these voters and the rest of America will suffer; Americans will never be able to avoid the oppression that Obamacare will inflict.</p>
<h3>It&#8217;s Too Late To Care About Lies</h3>
<p>Naïve, low information voters are just now starting to learn that they were sold a bunch of lies about Obamacare&#8230;too bad it&#8217;s too late for this knowledge about the truth. Up-to-date, informed Americans who have always understood how oppressive Obamacare will really be tried to inform the rest of America, but no body was listening. Americans were too busy to care; but they care now.</p>
<p>American voters now care because:</p>
<ul>
<li>their insurance premiums will increase instead of decrease</li>
<li>they will not keep their same healthcare plan</li>
<li>they cannot keep their same doctors</li>
<li>their will be tax increases to pay for it all</li>
<li>some meds and procedures that were previously covered could now be denied</li>
<li>free health insurance for all of America was a sales pitch, the poor will not be covered</li>
<li>the quality of health care will absolutely decline</li>
<li>the politicians have an &#8220;open-ended&#8221; piece of legislation that they are making up as they go along</li>
</ul>
<h3>Just Government Overreach</h3>
<p>In a nutshell Obamacare is nothing more than the government overreaching beyond its authority. Obamacare was never, ever about insurance for the poor, or lowering insurance premiums. Obamacare was always about nationalizing healthcare so that the government could casually, discreetly take over your life without you realizing it until it was too late. Taking over your healthcare is the smoothest, easiest way for the government to take control of your life. Mr. Obama and his comrades in Congress will successfully do that with Obamacare.  The government will be controlling you in ways you cannot imagine. Start praying that you never get sick.</p>
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		<title>Obama, Sequestration And You</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2013 10:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do You Fear The Obama Sequestration? You Should Why should you care about the newest Obama buzz word, sequestration? Perhaps because it could change your entire life. Americans have developed a very bad habit, that of putting their heads in the sand when something bad or uncomfortable happens; and they are doing it again. Americans think that what happens [...]]]></description>
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<p>Why should you care about the newest Obama buzz word, sequestration? Perhaps because it could change your entire life. Americans have developed a very bad habit, that of putting their heads in the sand when something bad or uncomfortable happens; and they are doing it again. Americans think that what happens in the White House or Congress or on Capital Hill cannot effect them. Americans couldn&#8217;t be farther from the truth.</p>
<h3>What Happens In Obama Land Doesn&#8217;t Stay In Obama Land</h3>
<p>Washington DC is not like Vegas. Whatever happens in Vegas stays in Vegas; that&#8217;s not true with Washington DC. Americans need to wise up; what happens in the White House and Congress affects their lives. Your money pays for what happens in Washington DC. You pay through your payroll taxes, income taxes and your boss pays through corporate taxes.</p>
<p>Need two perfect examples; how about Obamacare and the federal budget; both are about to impact every single American whether they realize it or not.</p>
<p>Thanks to Obama and his Democrat Senators the federal budget has not been balanced ever since Mr. Obama was elected President&#8230;the first time. In other words these politicians have been allowed to spend your money with no restraints for the last 5 years or so. The result of that is out of control federal spending with little federal revenue to support it. This is the sign of a dysfunctional government. And because of our dysfunctional government the sequestration action was written into law by Mr. Obama in August, 2011.</p>
<p>Sequestration simply means federal budget cuts with no exceptions allowed. Get it?&#8230;across the board federal spending cuts. Here&#8217;s what that could mean to you:</p>
<h3>Cuts Due To The Obama Sequestration</h3>
<ol>
<li>Government child care programs</li>
<li>College student work-study programs</li>
<li>Government sponsored special education programs</li>
<li>Social security programs</li>
<li>Infrastructure work: roads and bridges</li>
<li>Individual state law enforcement budgets</li>
<li>Military cuts so our country will be less secure</li>
<li>Veteran&#8217;s benefits</li>
<li>Government workers will be furloughed (work without pay)</li>
<li>Environmental programs that help to keep our water and air clean</li>
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<p>You get what you pay for. It&#8217;s too late for Americans to watch their wallets; they gave those away when they re-elected Mr. Obama to a 2nd term. Thanks to that decision Americans will have to learn to live on less and less and less and less. Good luck America.</p>
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		<title>Federal Debt Is Stealing Your Money</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Federal Debt Is Not Your Money, Right? Americans have become oblivious to the reality of how the federal debt is their money. Americans have isolated themselves so deep into their own little worlds that they are no longer able to see the big picture. Many live under a rock and cannot connect the dots outside of that world. [...]]]></description>
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<p>Americans have become oblivious to the reality of how the federal debt is their money. Americans have isolated themselves so deep into their own little worlds that they are no longer able to see the big picture. Many live under a rock and cannot connect the dots outside of that world. American taxpayers better start waking up. Every one of us pays taxes in some form; sales taxes, real estate taxes and income taxes are the obvious ones. Taxes are no more than the politically correct way for the government to steal your money; and they do it with such ease. Politicians create the federal debt and tax payers pay it off through taxes. Wouldn&#8217;t that be nice if you could have someone else pay off your debt like the politicians do. Ain&#8217;t happening. Politicians are special, you&#8217;re not. Politicians get to spend your money and turn around to have you pay it off.</p>
<h3>9 Reasons To Care About The Federal Debt</h3>
<p>If you can relate to any of the 9 situations listed below then understand that the federal debt directly and indirectly impacts you.</p>
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<li>Live in a structured dwelling, apartment, condo, townhouse or single family home</li>
<li>Drive an automobile or take public transportation</li>
<li>Eat food</li>
<li>Go to school</li>
<li>Go to work</li>
<li>Get sick</li>
<li>Have children</li>
<li>Have elderly parents</li>
<li>Hope to stop working some day (retire)</li>
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<p>The federal debt impacts the cost to buy or rent a dwelling. The federal debt kicks inflation up. Inflation affects the cost of home and auto loans due to higher interest rates. Inflation also increases the cost of public transportation, food prices, the cost of clothing, school loans, tuition, medical and dental costs, elderly care. Inflation that is caused by the federal debt even trickles down to jobs. If companies cannot afford the increased costs of goods and services, health care and employee benefits guess what they are forced to do&#8230;lay off workers. If Americans would start to understand that the federal debt affects everything they do maybe they will start taking it more seriously. If the American people do not start forcing politicians to stop spending someday we will all be working to just pay the federal debt instead of working to build a better life for ourselves and our families. The more money that our politicians spend the less you have left over to spend. Is that fair?</p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Obama Treats Americans As Saps Obama really thinks he understands the American people. If he repeats something often enough he thinks he can get us to believe it. Can that be true? Are Americans sappy enough to trust the latest rot and propaganda spewed out by Obama and his political comrades? Since the American people [...]]]></description>
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<p>Obama really thinks he understands the American people. If he repeats something often enough he thinks he can get us to believe it. Can that be true? Are Americans sappy enough to trust the latest rot and propaganda spewed out by Obama and his political comrades? Since the American people are not stopping or pushing back, they must be.</p>
<h3>Are Americans In Denial?</h3>
<p>The Obama administration keeps telling us over and over and over again that the government does not have a spending problem. The mantra that Obama keeps repeating is that Americans are just not giving enough. America is in dire straights because we have a tax problem. His solution to our economic woes is to increase taxes on the selfish, greedy American taxpayers. Do Americans honestly believe that?</p>
<h3>Denial Works</h3>
<p>Obama must be in denial. How else can you explain the fact that his administration and his alone has pushed our national debt to an all time high? How can he ignore the fact that our country continues to be in financial crisis mode because of his overgenerous entitlement programs, extravagant Presidential vacations and golf outings, bogus stimulus packages and bailouts? Denial frees Obama from facing the truth, that&#8217;s how. Denial allows Obama to be the nice guy and everyone else the bad guy.  Unfortunately the longer Obama and the dems march to that tune the more Americans will suffer. The longer they continue their act of denial the longer it will take for unemployment rates to drop, the housing market to rebound and our weak economy to reverse the downward trend we have had since Obama took office.</p>
<h3>Re-election Says It All</h3>
<p>Obama won re-election because he tampered with basic math and the American voters fell for it with little resistance. Basic math continues to question the intelligence of the American voters for re-electing Obama. Basic math should tell Americans that if more money is paid out than taken in there is only one result&#8230;upside down economics. Reduced spending is the only way to reverse the financial damage caused. Taxes alone are not enough to pay for the damage caused by Obama&#8217;s out of control spending. When will the American people get that? Too late, we&#8217;re stuck with a Congress and President who get it but pretend to be in denial about it.</p>
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		<title>Obama Is At It Again</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 10:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why Are Americans Surprised About Obama? Obama Is Dividing Again Politicians never change even though they declare that they do. It did not take Mr. Obama and his fellow politicians long to get back to their same old selves; dividing Americans not uniting us. Of course they cannot let on that their intent is to [...]]]></description>
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<h3><span style="font-family: Arial;">Obama Is Dividing Again</span></h3>
<p>Politicians never change even though they declare that they do. It did not take Mr. Obama and his fellow politicians long to get back to their same old selves; dividing Americans not uniting us. Of course they cannot let on that their intent is to divide but their actions speak louder than words. </p>
<h3>Divide And Conquer </h3>
<p>Obama and his political comrades in Congress are stupendous at deceit. Their sound bites are perfectly rehearsed to sound authentic. They will tell you to your face that they are not in political office for the money or power but to help you and your fellow Americans. </p>
<p>They tell us that they love America and they freedom we enjoy. They want to unite us and make our country great again. They tell the camera’s what the voters want to hear. Low information voters fall for that chatter every single time. The rest of us know a lie when we hear it. </p>
<h3>Muddle Our Vision </h3>
<p>We know that the politicians we have in public office right now could care less about the American voter. It’s nothing but power and money with them. The more power they can attain, the better their ego and the bigger their paychecks. Educated voters understand the basic premise that when our nation is divided we are much easier to control and eventually destroy. </p>
<h3>They Are So Smooth </h3>
<p>For Obama and all the other politicians in Washington DC to divide vs unite us their handlers tell them to confuse the heck out of us. Most Americans are confused right now. Obama has put so many critical, vital issues into play that Americans do not know what’s important anymore. </p>
<p>Not only do we have to worry about keeping our jobs, earning enough income to keep our homes and feed our families but Obama also has us worried about health care, gun violence, immigration, gay rights, the definition of a marriage, tax increases, the national debt, climate control, religious freedom, the inequality of being poor and the rich are too rich. </p>
<h2>Obama Feels Great, We Feel Miserable </h2>
<p>Obama is self-serving when he directs our focus to all of these issues which he declares as vital to the survival of our nation. He wants to make us miserable so that he and he alone can save us. That way you will feel good about him as your leader. It’s a very sad day in America when we have a leader that thinks that way. How can any American sleep at night?</p>
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