February 25, 200917 yr Obama said "the nation that invented cars should not walk away from them." Uh..we didn't invent the car. The Library of Congress credits Karl Benz of Germany as the inventor of the combustible engine. Henry Ford created assembly line that made the car more affordable. One concern. It looks like he is going to regulate companies that emit carbon dioxide. If that is the case, I think we are going to see a major increase in electric bills and so forth. There has to be a better way to do this.
February 25, 200917 yr I didn't watch it. I have a weak stomach. A friend chatted with me on Facebook while he was watching it and said he had so much sunshine blown up his nether regions that he wouldn't have to pay for electricity to light his house for a year. I didn't get to watch it either (district tournament ballgames). Let me get this right...he was too positive in this speech? :lol:
February 25, 200917 yr Unfortunately, I watched the entire speech. I noted one MASSIVE lie when Obama noted that the stimulus bill didn't contain earmarks. It does. Also, a new bill is currently on the floor regarding new bank bailout spending which contains over 9000 earmarks. What about when he said he doesn't believe in bigger government? I actually thought he did pretty well, although I disagreed with a lot of what he said. The Republican response was pathetic. I'm going to have to go back and see if I can find a transcript to see if it reads better than watching it.
February 25, 200917 yr I was distracted throughout much of the speech by Pelosi. I kept expecting her to let out a big burp and a canary feather to pop out. :lol:
February 25, 200917 yr $2 billion earmark to re-start FutureGen, a near-zero emissions coal power plant in Illinois that the Department of Energy defunded last year because it said the project was inefficient. • A $246 million tax break for Hollywood movie producers to buy motion picture film. • $248 million for furniture at the new Homeland Security headquarters. • $600 million to buy hybrid vehicles for federal employees. • $125 million for the Washington sewer system. • $75 million for "smoking cessation activities." • $75 million for salaries of employees at the FBI. • $25 million for tribal alcohol and substance abuse reduction. • $100 million for reducing the hazard of lead-based paint. One of my favorites • $110 million to the Farm Service Agency to upgrade computer systems. Does those specific ones not seem awful to everyone else to have in a stimulous plan? How are any of those going to help the economy? I think both sides (republican and democrat) need to quit spending so much on stuff like that, particularly in this type of bill.
February 25, 200917 yr I decided to watch something of substance so I watched "The Enforcer". Nonetheless, I did see clips of Matthews, Olbermann, and Maddow vying for the first chance to kiss Obama's hind quarters. Other than that, I was surprised to learn that Benz was an American. All in all, I have concluded that, when he offers handouts to so many, someone is paying for them and I am one of the group of "someones". He is, from his past and present mentors and associates, obviously a socialist and who really knows what else. Sadly, we have reached the point where there are more voters who take from the system than pay the bills. He is dangerous. There is much more of Marx in him than Lincoln.
February 25, 200917 yr This whole forum reeks of Republican propaganda. Hey there are a few Libertarians around!:ylsuper:
February 25, 200917 yr I was distracted throughout much of the speech by Pelosi. I kept expecting her to let out a big burp and a canary feather to pop out. :lol: :laugh:
February 25, 200917 yr This whole forum reeks of Republican propaganda. No, just hard to argue against the facts. Personally, I was glad it interrupted Biggest Loser, it was only an hour long instead of 2 hours that I had to endure my wife watching.
February 25, 200917 yr Obama said "the nation that invented cars should not walk away from them." Uh..we didn't invent the car. The Library of Congress credits Karl Benz of Germany as the inventor of the combustible engine. Henry Ford created assembly line that made the car more affordable. One concern. It looks like he is going to regulate companies that emit carbon dioxide. If that is the case, I think we are going to see a major increase in electric bills and so forth. There has to be a better way to do this. Yes, but I belive the first internal combustion engine that ran on gasoline was invented in the US. But your point is valid.
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