Akoori and the Arrogance of the Powerful
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Good morning breakfastpoppers. Today is Wednesday, February 9, 2011. When you are in a position of power it becomes rather easy to make false statements with the expectation that no one will dare question you. We've seen this happen time and time again in our personal lives and of course in politics. Whether it's because we don't care to cause a scene or we are being politically correct or we are fearful of reprisal, we let the lies stand. It's maddening, of course, and this morning I really feel the need to bring up two recent examples of this practice.
Before we begin, let's prepare an Indian scrambled egg dish called Akoori. You will need 4 eggs, 2 medium onions, 2 tablespoons chopped green coriander, 2 finely chopped chillies, 1 finely chopped tomato, 1 and 1/2 teaspoons salt and 3 tablespoons butter. Heat butter in pan and fry onion until soft. Add coriander, chillies and tomato and mix well. Cook for about 3 minutes and remove from fire. Break eggs into a bowl and beat until well blended. Add to onion mixture, mix well, add salt and return to the fire. Cook slowly, stirring constantly, until cooked through and soft. Invite someone over to share your dish. Prepare some Bloody Mary's as we examine just two recent examples of how we were lied to.
During Bill O'Reilly's interview with President Obama, the president looked straight at the Fox news host and said that he didn't raise taxes once in the last two years. He appeared to be so sure of his assertion and so proud. Honestly, if it were physically possible for him to pat himself on the back, he would have done so. Sorry, Mr. President, according to Americans for Tax Reform you signed at least two dozen tax increases into effect. Let's start with the first increase. You signed a federal tax hike on tobacco into effect a mere fifteen days into your presidency. The health care overhaul imposes whopping taxes on Americans if they fail to purchase insurance. Oh, remember the tax imposed on medical device manufacturers? No, then how about the higher tax on withdrawals from health savings accounts. Oh, wait there is a surtax on investment income, an excise tax on comprehensive health insurance plans and my all time personal favorite, a tax on indoor tanning salons. I could go on and on, but instead I am quite sure you get the idea. It was easy for President Obama to tell us all that not only didn't he raise taxes, he lowered them because he believed he could say whatever he wanted. After all he's the President, O'Reilly is, well O'Reilly and we are chopped liver!
Moving along, let me give just one more example of how easy it is for the powerful to change the facts if they so desire. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently declared that President Obama had done more for Israeli security than any other presidency. Maybe she was just trying to throw her husband under the bus with this whopper, but whatever her motivation she said it. I am happy to report that she was asked to provide an example of how the Obama administration has ensured Israeli's security but her response was typical of people in her position. She said, with a straight face, " I think the facts speak for themselves." Will somebody please tell the Israelis about this, because it appears that they are not feeling the love?
I do not appreciate being lied to. I feel it is safe to say that the American people do not appreciate being lied to. We are smarter than this administration gives us credit for and it is time to prove it. Let's ask the tough questions of our representatives in Washington. Let's hammer home our concerns and be relentless in the pursuit of truth. We cannot sit politely at the sidelines nodding our heads when we know we are being treated like fools by people who truly feel they owe us nothing. "We" deserve better and "they" deserve to hear about it...POP...
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POP, I do not appreciate the lies either. It's just like the old joke how do you know if Obama is lying, it's when his lips are moving. And as for Clinton, I am not sure if any president has treated Israel worse than Obama. It is difficult to believe what any politician says because so often we find out they are lying. Truth and integrity seem to be missing in this administration. I have written letters to Senators and Representatives that seem to be a waste of my time, particularly with Sen. Nelson. It seems the only way we can get their attention is by a large group effort and sometimes that doesn't even work. I sure don't have the answers other than sticking together and making sure we vote them out of office in 2012.
Good morning Tom,
It's maddening isn't it? I've witnessed this kind of disrespect for the "people" at every level starting with the local school board. Enough is enough. See you at the Inn. I'm buying.
Good morning Pamela,
I think the key is not to give up, because I believe that is what "they" want to see happen.I would love to see someone who is in a position to question the president, stick to his guns and keep pounding away. O'Reilly didn't do that and it is a shame. See you at the Inn.
POP: Hillary spoke the truth when she responded that the Facts speak for themselves. The fact is that Obama has done nothing for Israel. Again, Obama was correct when he stated that he did not raise taxes once in the last two years. He actually raised them about 15 times.
Get it? They both spoke the truth!!!!!!!! No Lies Here!!
OK, I'm done. Before I get to the bar, I need to wash my mouth out with soap. So, someone please save me a seat.....
Good morning Pino,
You're right, they both speaketh the truth, a kind of Bill Clintonesque truth. Thanks for enlightening me. I'll see you at the Inn. It's half price wine bottle night. Whoopee!!
There is one word that the criminals in Washington do not understand. That word is TRUTH. Obumma is a liar as far as his not raising taxes and Cinton is a liar about stating this president has done more for Israel than any other president. The only good thing he has done for Israel is that he has not gone there. You are right, BPOP, they think they can say anything. If O'Reilly had a pair he would have pushed back and told Obumma of the taxes he has raised just as you mentioned above. I lost any respect I may have had for him as he chickened out. Ever notice how politicians try to get their point across by throwing out a percentage? Like, 75% of the people like health care. Where did 75% come from? They make it up. They feel if they drop a percentage on us, we think they know what they are talking about. So, the TRUTH be damned. LIAR, LIAR YOUR PANTS ARE ON FIRE. They are all liars. And you can quote me. If you need me, I'll be at the bar. BARTENDER................
Morning POP...Watch what they do, not what they say...Netanyahu did not appreciate being lectured to by a foreign policy novitiate, especially on matters concerning the West Bank and Gaza Israeli policies...Clinton has studiously avoided the Middle East and has dismissed the Cairo uprisings as " insignificant "...
In March of 2010, Obama walked out of an inconclusive meeting with Netanyahu, opting for dinner alone, and leaving the Israeli negotiators to fend for themselves with lower-level White House staffers...This was almost as insulting as the back door exit forced on the Dalai Lama earlier...Some friend, some ally...
See you at the tavern, POP...We will be playing Pin the Tail on the Lying Jackasses...Larry
Good morning taxlarry,
I forgot about the love politicians have for throwing around unsubstantiated stats. No one ever questions them because the truth is not at their fingertips. This kind of garbage occurs at every level from the local school board to the White House. See you at the Inn.I crave the company of people I trust.
Good morning maven,
Just think how amazing a WH briefing would be if reporters were willing and able to ask tough questions and demand answers. That never happens. I guess we get what we deserve, but I know some of us deserve better. See you at the Inn. Your game sounds therapeutic!
Well said breakfastpop, I ave a tremendous disdain fo arrogance.
Pop,
The Fourth Estate has become a crumbling hovel groveling to the powerful, greedily plucking scraps and offerings to fill their stories with propaganda-laden tripe and agenda driven deceit. For so long we as Americans have been force-fed a diet of lies and duplicity, the only truth left is when the page is blank.
Good morning Fiddleman,
Me too and lying really makes me insane. See you at the Inn. Please bring your Fiddle. Drinks are on me.
Good morning ready,
It's great to see you at the breakfast table. Your commentary rocks. I think I need to print it and if I could vote it up I would. See you at the Inn. We have to catch up. Drinks are on me.
I think the president must have amnesia or is just a great actor, like all politicans must be.
Thomas Jefferson once said, "The whole of government consists in the art of being honest." Boy, oh boy. Where have we gone wrong?
The egg dish really sounds good!
BPop they are politicians ,lying is what they do
Pop, he also gives the impression that he lowered taxes. I can only guess he's refering to extending the current tax rates.
Good morning kennynext,
I think he is arrogant and an egomaniac. Either way we need a leader in the Oval office. We are living in very dangerous times. See you later at the "virtual" bar. I'll buy you a drink.
Good morning Truckstop Sally,
I doubt anyone in this administration has a shred of respect for Jefferson. Just look at the way they trash the Constition. See you at the Inn.
Dear tony,
Lying is totally unacceptable. The truth is available for anyone to uncover, so the liars are really sloppy about the whole thing. Not surprising, I guess. See you at the Inn. Fiddleman is playing tonight.
Dear C.J. Wright,
You mean those tax rates that have been in effect for a decade? What a joke! See you at the Inn.
Pop, I have had in the past, the opportunity to join some very wealthy people, for trips to dinner and mucking around NYC in 40ft limousines, where 3 of us would have done better in a cab, for conservation. We are going to be in this limo for 5 minutes, and would I like a drink? No, but they had one and at our destination,the flashers go on the driver just sits and the bla bla bla girls sit and finish their drink while who gives a crap blocking traffic. I saw the nod and the driver bails out comes around and opens the door and I get out last. Cabbies cussing the driver and flipping birds the whole deal. We were out for dinner and seafood was preplanned right down to a corner booth me being seated back to the wall, the waiter confirms I'll be having lobster, schreech drag the needle across the record I told mister waiter to give us 10 minutes and bring me a menu then. I had been in the influence of dirty rich before just not with them, like the limo driver out reading a book or just driving circles snagging cash fairs I sat in a helo smoking and waiting for their trip back to where ever they wished. I didn't give two shits as 100 plus per 30 minutes sitting or flying made absolutely no difference to me. The restaurant gig was set up before it ever started, I never sit unless my back is to the wall, my restaurant rule number one, then the lobster and the waiter knowing who I was, I didn't like it one bit, and our hostess could buy and sell most any congress member many, many times over, I had just had a drink in a 8th floor home the whole floor, one person living there, I'd been to the keys and stayed 5 star in a hotel owned by these people. The mere fact a phone call could be placed and a restaurant of this size and rating could be bought to accommodate a redneck like me pissed me off. First blocking people with places to be to showing up and getting the coat and tie waived to a mafia seat in a corner wall where I could see everything going on and a big platter with everyone's meal on it arriving before the waiter returned with the menu, I was freaked out at dollars and what people like Sorros could buy. I was uncomfortable and ready to excuse my self then hail a cab back to Park and pack a bag and jump a jet to O.C. California. I was in culture rage and it took two meals, the first was down in Grand Central Station at a high buck sea food place again with the same Aunt of my then wife. Who was so out of touch that when we had a conversation about my business ventures and particularly how I beat the tax man, this 300 million dollar widow was amazed, I bet she never signed a check much less balanced an account in her life. I then realized the type of person who would have jumped out a window over a financial crash like the last one, they were put in a position of what to do? I think this Lady would just step on board her jet and go to Spain or some place she had another multi million stash in another currency, the last depression taught the rich how to cloak themselves in a web of safety nets. At any rate I had to apologize to my hostess for not being more gracious for her generosity and spent the afternoon trying to explain to her what a poor boy was and how we looked at things, God, Honor, Family and country. I showed her my lower legs and tried to explain that it was people who lived in her realm that did this to me, I don't think she ever understood. We curse the rich every day and it's like a car cutting me off when I'm riding one of my Harleys, I run them down in a fit of rage and curse them, in return I get a blank stare. I stopped doing it when I realized they had never seen me and what happened was beyong theit ability to "get" they were insulated from it, just as many of the uber rich are insulated from the world and don't understand what they do has an impact of severity of great weight to the poor man. I'm ready for a tray of Bloody Marys, to the bar! 50
G'Morning, Pop,
I'm having flashbacks....."I did NOT have s@@ with that woman"........
The grating arrogance of politicians who think they know best despite our protests, is the source of real outrage.
I've spoken to these people many times, and with few exceptions, their condescension is blatant and maddening. I’ve walked away feeling like I had just been patted on the head and scratched behind the ears.
I don't think Obama believes he is lying so much as he thinks we are too stupid to understand that he is taking care of us little people so we can continue to cling to our Bibles and guns.
And he's right. There are now more Americans who want government to take care of them than there are Americans who want to be free. Otherwise, no Democrat would ever be elected.
Bill O'Reilly; isn’t he that smug commentator who made his bones as a Conservative Talk Show host then once established now nightly does his best to trash what he refers to as the far right bomb throwers. Well I don’t know about you but I am a proud member of that far right coalition and resent the hell out of Mr. Smug-Butt. His interview with his new found buddy couldn’t have gone any worst in my humble opinion. Here Mr. President here’s another soft ball to knock out of the park; swoooooosssh baaaaaammmmmmmm there goes another home run for Obama!
Of course old Barrackie Boo lied saying he didn't raise taxes once in the last two years and did his new found buddy old Billy Boy call him on it; nooooooooooooo!
The federal tax hike on tobacco, that’s not a tax, it’s merely a users fee. Old Billy let that one slide.
The health care Obamanation which certainly imposes whopping taxes on Americans if they fail to purchase insurance as well as stifles any hiring; oooooooppppppps that’s onother tax old Billy Boy let him get away with.
The tax imposed on medical device manufacturers; huuuuuuummm seems old softy Bill let that one go also.
The higher tax imposed on withdrawals from health savings accounts and the surtax on investment income, the excise tax on comprehensive health insurance plans and the indoor tanning salons tax; common Pop; do you expect Billy Boy to catch all of these. He’s too busy serving up soft balls!
Pop; I would like to nominate O’Reilly here and now for a pop award next year for the Soft Ball Pitcher of the year; in fact he deserves a Crani8al Rectal Inversion Award!
How insulting for Hillary to say Pres. Obama has done more for Israel in protection...excuse me, he is no friend to Israel, however Bush was and proved it many times over. As for his new taxes...who's paying for the one on the cigarettes that he smokes...Mmm...Ah, don't get me started.
Hi POP, question for you, exactly when did Obama ever tell the truth about anything...begining with his campaign, everything that has come out of his mouth is a lie. The sad thing is that he actually believes what he says.
You might say that tax statement was Obama's "Clintonesque Moment"...instead of saying, "I did not have sex with that woman"....he used the tax line...same speech, same lie. We live under the misconception that Israel cannot exists unless America steps in when the truth of the matter is those Iraelis could show up in a flatbed wagon and kick more ass than most other countries can find because they have the spunk, the drive, and the guts to do it. If these folks did not go around appointing each other to high office, I might be able to get through a decade of living here without seeing Leon Panetta's ugly mug show up again on the list of appointees. Does this guy sleep in the rose garden when he is not appointed to office? We are seeing the frays of separation when the majority of the governed no longer agree with those who are governing...it is not a pretty thing and the nasty truth is the governors care little for what we think...it only muddies the water around their feet. We have finally reached the point in America where the politician has become so bold as to piss down your back and try to tell you that it is raining. WB
Dear 50,
I think there are two different kinds of "rich" people. those with a sense of decency and an appreciation of where they came from and the other kind, born to wealth and totally unaware of "real" life and real people. I have no quarrel with the wealthy, but the arrogant and obnoxious wealthy leave me cold. See you at the Inn. We need to continue this conversation..
Dear Kindacrazy,
Exactly, and from Bill's twisted point of view I guess he didn't. I think his nose grew a few inches after that whopper. See you at the pub and we'll talk about how Hillary stayed with him after being embarrassed and humiliated in front of the world.
Good afternoon WillStarr,
If Obama doesn't realize he is lying, then he is more incompetent that I think he is. Who spoon fed him all this misinformation and how is it no one in his administration realized that if he made these assertions he would look like a fool. Oh, I get it we're the fools. See you at the pub.
Dear Patriot,
I agree completely with your opinion of O'Reilly. I actually feel sick when I hear him speak. He and Obama are equally arrogant and equally difficult to stomach. See you at the Inn. I'll buy you dinner. Will you present O'Reilly with the POP?
Dear b.Malin,
Hillary is beyond the pale and totally insulting to israel and the American people when she asserts that Obama has done more for Israel in the last two years than any president. We have an arrogant, delusional Secretary of State. Great... just what we needed. See you at the Inn.
Hi jiberish,
It's wonderful to see you at the breakfast table, I know how busy you are. You're right I can't recall a time when I heard Obama answer a question directly or admit anything. If you can take a break from your studies, come over to the Inn for a drink and a quick hello.
Dear Wayne,
The only solution, if it is a solution, is to kick the rest of the losers out in 2012. I will never understand how people who are blatantly incompetent get elected. I guess the voters are incompetent too. See you at the pub. I'm disgusted and need the company of people I respect.
With Bloody Mary in hand, I salute you dear Pop. I agree with every single thing you said. I too do NOT appreciate being lied to. How ridiculous both Mr. Obama and Mrs. Clinton look and sound. What idiots! Thanks for highlighting their deceptive banter.
You are the Master - and you're a great writer to boot! I enjoy your Hubs so much. It's my favorite reading of anything on my daily roster!
Love, Carol
Dear cj,
Compliments coming from someone as gifted as you are a blessing. See you at the Inn. I'm buying all night. We have so much to talk about.
Excellent Pop, I wish you would run for office, you are a sharp cookie, or POP. How can someone,no less or president lie so fluently, it baffles me. I am rating this up twitting it, and peace and love my very dear friend...
Dear Darlene,
In order to run for office I would have to learn how to lie like a master or I probably wouldn't get elected. Too many people don't mind being lied to because they can't handle the truth. I think Jack Nicholson said that!
Did you ever wonder how all these mediocre politicians get elected in the first place? They take the Doublespeak Speaking course 101 that teaches obfuscation in making promises and answering questions. If for example, you have raised taxes 20 times, you simply say, "I never raised taxes once." You are speaking the exact truth. You never did once. You did it 20 times.
I‘m having great fun reading your hubs. I enjoy seeing your recipes and reading about U.S. politics. It’s much more interesting to read your views and the views of the people who comment on your hubs than to limit myself to the news in our Canadian newspapers!
The facts do totally speak for themselves. Hillary was not lying on that point. She was also correct, for the most part, in her statement that Obama had done more for Israeli security than any other president.
If questioned too closely she can always fall back on the ever-popular "I misspoke". She meant to say, "Obama has done more harm for Israeli security than any other president.
She'll be shocked that she misspoke. It really doesn't happen to her often. It's the stress of the job, I'm sure. It must be tough having Obama's hand up your @ss.
I'm ready for a drink. I hope there's still room at the bar!
Voted up, useful, and awesome--particularly because you got this "out there" before I could get around to documenting everything.
The Big Lie, of course, has been around as long as...well, at least since the time of the Pharaohs, and it's a sure bet they didn't invent the practice but stole it from others.
I remember reading about one of the Egyptian leaders, back in the good old days of swords and spears, no Internet, and literacy limited to priests & scribes. Said Pharaoh sent his army off to conquer--whatever, the Hittities or somebody. His army was squashed like a bug.
So did he tell his subjects the truth? NOT! No troops came back home? Why, they were all busy occupying the new territory! Hittites even demanded--and got--one of his daughters as a hostage to his good behavior? Why, she was off ruling the new land!
Took historians something like 3,000 years to discover the falsehood.
Too bad for Obama--this ain't exactly the time of the pyramids, and some of us can even read. Even in Egypt, for that matter, judging by the current situation there....
Good morning drbj,
You are completely on target. What I find so maddening is the fact that these politicians lie with impunity. They are never challenged. If O'Reilly was on top of his game with Obama he would have had the facts about tax increases at his fingertips. What a missed opportunity.
Dear Alicia,
Thanks so much for your kind words and support and welcome to the breakfast table. I hope to see you often and would love to know your views. We have a lot of fun here.
Good morning Sueroy,
Oh, silly me, of course she misspoke or she sees things in a twisted manner. It must run in the family.
Good morning Ghost,
Yes, some of us can read, but a lot of us don't challenge the liar at the time of the lie. It's maddening. O'Reilly was not at the top of his game. Apparently, he only digs his heels in with people he actually likes. I am not a fan.
Yesterday I watched Matt Lauer's interview on The Today Show with the First Lady, Michele Obama. I noted her attitude with Matt during a discussion about the changes evolving regarding public school lunches. She attributes these positive changes to her programs to end obesity in American children. Matt, lightheartedly, mentioned his apprenhension at abolishing his children's menu favorite, "tater tots". Mrs. Obama offered the comment "Do you want your children to eat tater tots", complete with crinkle nosed disapproval in her question. Matt, without hesitation stated, "I want them!" As the interview continued, Matt asked Mrs. Obama about the criticism of the dichotomy of her ideas for healthy diets for Americans and her Super Bowl party food choices. She then covered her bases by proposing healthy moderation in eating choices. Later, she admitted to being addicted to "french fries". Although, a separate issue from your topic, I feel it illustrates the current menu in the White House...the menu that the average American family sees is not what's on the White House table. The way this administration see's the issues is not what the average American experiences. Apparently, the White House believes American's just don't get it...they just don't understand what's good for them...I believe that the Obama's don't get it or don't want to. I don't believe they have ever experienced the dire poverty or struggle to put a meal on the table. Until they truly "care enough" to understand the basics, there will remain a vast divide, which will continue to affect governmental blindness in seeing what is in the best interest of Americans and their actions and choices will uphold the adadge "Do what I say, not what I do".
The recent controversy over welfare and addicts caused much dissention regarding cutting assistance to those recepients who drug test positive with many concerned that the children of drug addicts will go unfed, un-housed and uncared for. Tobacco use, although legal, is an addiction, one that was once advertised heavily by the industry and promoted in Hollywood as "cool". Now, remaining smokers are pariah's although the habit is legal, and will pay through the nose through exorbitant taxation, because it affects healthcare costs. If the First Lady decides tator tots, candybars and soda are unacceptable in the American diet, look out. Soon, the freedom to choose what we eat and drink, good or bad, will be banned through taxation and soon we will be forced to eat, drink and live the "Obama way". We will lose all personal choice. I guess we should "fall down on our knees" and "thank our lucky stars" that we have so many genuises leading us by the noses down the yellow brick road...not me. Keep cookin', Pop! Keep us thinking and well nourished. We need to keep our strength up to see the truth and fight the good fight. Awesome truth
hi pop,
ok, you finally got me. it's pointless for me to continue reading your hub and the comments. everyone here hates obama. got it. conservatives good, liberals bad.
i watched o'reilly's interview and apparently saw a different one than you folks. i saw o'reilly constantly interupting him, not letting him complete a thought.
did he lie about not raising taxes, probably, although in context, the gop has been selling the lie that all our taxes have been raised, and keep selling it. i'm really upset that the tax on tobacco has been raised.
in any case, i've watched fox. the death panels, birth certificates, on and on, which you folks don't see as lies. you're not looking for honest discussion. you're looking for a placed to vent your hatred of a man elected by most of us to get us out of the hole we are in.
i hope this medium works out for you, but so far as a search for truth or differing opinions, it's not here.
Dear Amy,
I didn't realize that this topic was covered by Matt Lauer. I never watch his show, but having said that this is exactly what I was going to write about tomorrow for Fairy Tale Friday. Michelle Obama has no place telling us what we should eat. This is outrageous and phony and arrogant and annoying and beyond the pale! See you at the Inn. Let's gorge on junk food!
Good afternoon, Breakfastpop;
I'd like to voice an issue that's been archived in my stomach like a folder that always sticks out of the draw of a filing cabinet. This is the only country in the world, where the spouse of a politician is ever-present in the media with his or her lecturing and grandstanding. To the best of my knowledge, I don't believe Mrs. Obama ran on her husband's ticket. Then if I'm correct, why is Michelle Obama, as did her predecessors, constantly pop up in our faces with their worthlesss opinions?
Cook up some tator tots, POP, and don't forget those dastardly french fries! I want an order of each!
Good morning sam,
First of all I can't stand O'Reilly. He is arrogant and rude and although he may have interrupted the president, which is maddening, he also did a lousy interview. I would have liked to see him get Obama to really answer a question instead of dodging things. One example is the question about his thoughts about the Muslim Brotherhood. How can Obama justify acceptance of a radical group that seeks to destroy Israel and hates us and our way of life? In any case, if coming to the breakfast table gives you indigestion, by all means eat elsewhere.
Good morning Daniel,
It's so interesting that you are bringing up Michelle. I plan to write about "the Queen" this morning in my fairy tale. Hope to see you at breakfast.
Good morning Amy,
Come to breakfast Friday. I think you'll love the menu!
Sam,
You've got some of it right and some of it wrong from where I stand. I personally don't hate Obama. I took quite a beating from my conservative friends for keeping an open mind to this president. I found him very human on the outside, but he started losing me with health care, (antother endless debate) and the downward slide was propeled by his arrogance and whinning about inheriting his problems.
It's not about liberals bad conservatives good. Dude, our leaders suck. Democrats and Republicans. I'll admit George Bush was no George Washington but Obama's not doing a very good job either. I honestly don't see a whole lot of difference. Afghanistan's still a money maker for a few, while draining the rest. When it comes to Iraq, Obama just finished the last paragraph of George Bushes's book. The economy? Obama grabbed the Bush lead, then pied it.
No sir, this is a lot bigger than liberals bad conservatives good. Pop just calls it like she see's it, and she gets it right about 99% of the time. She cooks a mean breakfast to boot. Sorry to see ya go over the liberal/conservative thing. Wrap youself around this .. "American people good .. American politicians bad."
jim
Dear jim,
Thanks....
Great job on this! I think it is getting harder for them to get away with their lies because of the 'net. It is really easy to research things that happened and were said whether last week or several years ago. And, it helps to have articles like this where people are pointing out specific lies... like about the taxes - oh! - and ending the torture, and pulling out of the middle east, and transparency... the list goes on and on!
Dear Angela,
Yes, the list goes on and on, but what I can't stand is the fact they the "liars" are never held accountable. They never have to face the American people and admit the lie. It is maddening.
Tom Whitworth Level 5 Commenter 15 months ago
Pop,
Great topic and great hub. I feel that the folks in this administration are scornful of us!!!!!!!!!!!