Obama Compares Passing Cap-and-Trade to Freeing the Slaves!
The authors' bottom line was a cap that would gradually reduce greenhouse gas emissions, ultimately achieving 80 percent reductions from 1990 levels by 2050. Everything else was negotiable. When Obama entered the fray on May 5, summoning all 36 committee Democrats to the White House, he didn't make a single demand. Rather, participants say, he pointed to a portrait of Abraham Lincoln and said, "He had a chance to affect history. You, too, have a chance to affect history."
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Is BHO trying to rewrite history............He was not born from a slave heritage AND HE IS NO LINCOLN, KENNEDY, OR ANYONE ELSE HE TIES HIMSELF. He is still a citizen of another country. Which one is still hidden from WE THE PEOPLE. Cap and Trade will destroy this country while freeing the slaves was necessary to restore Human Rights to America. Again, HE IS NO LINCOLN. HE IS AS CRAZY IT SEEMS AS KING GEORGE.......He makes statements everyday that are not true ...........he has no COMMON SENSE....He doesn't seem to live in my reality or others. God Help America!!!!!!this 4th of July. CAP AND TRADE or CAP AND TRADE AWAY OUR AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE. Well, we won't trade our America.................
Jeff_CON_5
Does anyone remember what happened to the wall reagon had torn down?
Maybe we can get it back and erect it around the white house!
Abisnana
The difference between them is that I would shake Lincoln's hand and give the Thief in Chief the back of mine.
Abisnana
The difference between them is that I would shake Lincoln's hand and give the Thief in Chief the back of mine.
jim in tennessee
BOH is making SLAVES OUT OF ALL OF US!
rbulldog1c
How about enslaving the entire American population to the US Government. Sounds eirely simular to the USSR. Thought we defeated communism in the early 1990s? I have a citation for winning the Cold War.
Brenda
Yes, President Lincoln had a chance to affect history and he did that by making sure he looked out for "all people" in this country. The 13th amendment was something that was sorely needed. He could have leaned with the special interests and ignored what was right and proper, but he didn't. This president is only interested in his own agenda without regard to how it will affect the majority of the people he is responsible to protect.
Abisnana
The Thief in Chief is not eligible to be president and he is shredding our Constitution. We need to find social networking sites and take our country back from King Obowma.
joeyblueyes
the 4th reich is near
Dean
Excellent point. My ancestors were Portuguese slaves in Hawaii many generations back. What about the Hebrew slaves in Egypt? Get over it people! It is a pity that this half black politician can't make a policy point without the cheezy tacktics of rallying people of color by invoking some stupid "slave" comment. Stick to the facts on policy that are relevant!! When he can't win an argument on merit, then he tries to divert by appealing to the more selacious side of things. This is a very, very old debating or arguing technique--if you can't win on facts, then try to win with emotion.
Georgie Girl
Totally agreee. Besides that he can put the pressure on Nancy Pelosi to do the dirty work.
spagetti jimmy
Boycott Wal Mart! They have made a deal with the devil!
libertynotliberalsocialism
That is ridiculous. Please think: Walmart doesn't succomb to liberal pressure to allow UNIONS! That is why they have been smeared and falsely accused by mainstream, liberally biased press. I use to believe the lies as well and then researched. Walmart treats employees very fairly with excellent health benefits, etc. Don't believe the state owned press!
Tess55
Yeah !! Walmart was one of the stores I thought fought for the people are were interested in fairness. If the Government is going to have a hand in Wally World I will go elsewhere.
MadinMaine
Oh I agree with you 100%. I sent them an email yesterday telling them that is exactly what I will do. Better to pay a little more elsewhere than to do business with them.
falan57
One of Barry's main campaign themes was his promise to "Re-Make America". It's sad what uninformed people misunderstood that to mean. They heard what they wanted to hear; not what Barry and his machine were actually saying. We are getting just what Barry and his machine campaigned for. Sad days and a huge potential for disaster for our great nation.
Mark Lessard
I'm sick that we are going to leave our children the wasted remains of America
Little Dickie
I've never seen the cap he's going to put on a volcano.
Hank Rearden
Well,he did promise everyone that he was going to change this nation, didn't he? Oh, you expected something different? Elections mean something, they come with consequences and I'm afraid we haven't seen anything yet. Did anyone ever expect it would all happen so very quickly?
Hank Rearden
Well,he did promise everyone that he was going to change this nation, didn't he? Oh, you expected something different? Elections mean something, they come with consequences and I'm afraid we haven't seen anything yet. Did anyone ever expect it would all happen so very quickly?
Excalibur
Please everyone, fight for the beauty of this nation and all that it means to us and the world!
John in So Texas
"Compared to freeing of Slaves" maybe in the the idea that the white people are still paying for slavery 100 years later. Good comparison.
Workingman123
Everyone always seems to forget that millions of whites were also kept as slaves. It seems that only blacks seem to relish the fact that some of them were slaves. Oh wait are any of those slaves still alive? i dont think so, but they are still good for a money ticket.
MadinMaine
If anyone in this country should be upset about "slavery" it should be the indigenous people of America who are STILL on reservations! Liberal BS when they can't win an argument.
Andrea
What gets my blood boiling is that only 1% of America at that time owned slaves! How many of us have relatives that were actually in America at that time! Heck, how many of our relatives came over on the boat and how many of our relatives lost their lives coming over on that boat? I am so sick of this racial bs! Excuse Abuse!
nolies74621
Also a large percentage of slaves were into slavery by thier own Cheftains (they also sold people captured in battle into slavery) to the Europeans that brought them to America and sold them to Plantation owners. I despise the thought of slavery, but if the subject is broached those that fall back on it should mention ALL of the history behind it.
Sam Damon
Completely asinine,
Not only is the policy bad but he and the other Marxists have made some of the most outrageous claims on its behalf.
Philip Yan
Is there any way to make our government truly aware of how negative an impact they're having on us? More important...is there any way to wean them from the influence -- and the indebtedness they have to -- those who hold the puppet strings?
Sam Damon
Peaceful protests such as the Tea Parties
Educate your friends and family
Start your own blog
Vote in the primaries
Support your favorite candidate with your time and money
Run yourself
Support candidates that promise to balance the budget, control spending, support term limits and not to go crazy with regulation...social issues need to take a back burner until fiscal and economic sanity has been re-established
In the short term....protest and call and write your Senators and Congressmen.
YY
Only a narcissistic loon could make that comparison!
Black Knight
This dufus doesn't get it. He continually tries to make himself look like Lincoln. Hey, dumBO, it won't work. You're no Lincoln and never will be. Lincoln set the slaves free, you make people slaves to government.
rammey1
As an American citizen and a scientist, I urge you to make sure you know what the latest evidence is before supporting the Cap and Trade Bill. In summary, the evidence has evolved. Also be aware that it is impossible to collect co2 without using large amounts of energy. The scientific laws of thermodynamics allow you to calculate the amount of energy required. Therefore if you collect co2, the price of all types of energy will go up in order to pay for the energy used to collect the co2.
A costly energy impact on the public will be imposed, no matter what the provisions are in a bill that attempts to collect co2. What this says is that it is critical to determine whether greenhouse gases impact the global climate. The point is go by the science!! not someone's belief. It does not matter who said it in years past, what matters is what the data proves! One of the article's below, clearly shows that the data has evolved and there is no evidence (even the IPCC can’t find any) to support the claim that co2 is causing the global temperature to rise. The other article outlines the thought process to explain to people who understand fairness, that cap and trade will punish those who are doing nothing wrong.
Philip Yan
You're right.
And by the way...likening cap-and-traitor to freeing the slaves is the exact opposite...it makes all of us slaves.
Lee in Pa
Bravo!
kevin in ohio
HERE HERE!!!
Greg in Atlanta
Look at him, he looks, talks and walks like a donkey. And he's got about as much for brains.
BS Police
BHO's house of fraud is beginning to fall apart.
Pattie
Cap & Trade is really a rehash of the old Clean Air Act where there were traded credits. Is there an educated, research journalist out there to do the comparison and factual story. By the way, why doesn't everyone call their Senator and request a copy of the cap & trade bill. After all, they seem much too busy to read the legislation - why not do it for them??
Badmamajama
I did and Mr. Bill Nelson of Florida told me that he was going to vote on it anyway but "respects my thoughts and views" WHAT A CROCK!!! I emailed him back and told him that he is going to lose a lot of votes. I am going to read his email at my local Tea Party Rally on Saturday.
Badmamajama
I did and Mr. Bill Nelson of Florida told me that he was going to vote on it anyway but "respects my thoughts and views" WHAT A CROCK!!! I emailed him back and told him that he is going to lose a lot of votes. I am going to read his email at my local Tea Party Rally on Saturday.
Black Knight
Clean Air Act, they like that here in California. Every time we go to the polls they have another proposition for "Clean Air" legislation. They always try to convince voters it won't cost them a dime. I think these liberal loons think money just grows on trees in people's backyards. No wonder California is broke. America, you're next. Oh, I forgot, we are already broke and in debt.
Bill in Tokyo
I'll try again....rather than having the effect of freeing people, the cap and trade bill will enslave or indenture generations. Also I'm a bit curious as to how well our navy, army, air force, marines, and coast guard will fare with solar and wind powered defense systems.
WWReaganDo
Secession.....who's with me?
Sam Damon
Not yet...but if the Dems don't lose control of the Congress in 2010....I'm there.
Just start over. We will take the States that McCain won and half the military. The libs can have the rest.
Bob
ME
AmericanPlea
Lincoln policies created freedom, the President’s policies are taking them away. www.americanplea.org
ScubaDude63
Sure is funny how the first step to controlling the populations involves taking away weapons and grabbing all the power. We need a few more Czars to round out the seizure of the power.
FUBAR
Motel 6 will be ordered to stop using the slogan "We'll leave the lights on" as that sends a dangerous message. Furthermore, if you want lights in your room you will pay an electricity vending machine.