http://www.easternecho.com For the last few weeks, I have been sitting around listening to the right-wing, truth-distorting machine talk about how the American people are upset with the president and how people are tired of tax increases in government-run healthcare. en-us Gryphon 2.3.1-dsw (pewabic)/Foundry5 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:00:47 -0500 webmaster@easternecho.com http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/comment/view/416 Rush Limbaugh said he wanted America to Win, and that meant Obama’s agenda has to loose. Your little liable-filled piece here is a sad bit of so-called journalism. It’s pure propaganda. You should be ashamed, but I’m sure you aren’t. Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:57:05 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/comment/view/416 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/comment/view/418 Allow me to introduce myself: I’m the man on the street. I no longer listen to campaign promises or rhetoric. I vividly remember my friends being dark-faced about Bush II taking office and a Republican-monopoly government, but I reassured them: “Neither party WANTS total control, because with total control comes total blame if it fails. If 4 or 8 years down the road the country is trashed, the party that had total dominion leading up to it will wreck its future success.” The same now applies to the Democrats. If they failed to capitalize on a rare opportunity to make a move to break the deadlock in Washington and nothing improves for me—the man on the street—you can bet they will feel the wrath the same way the Republicans did come November. I don’t care who’s in charge, because they are ALL liars and cons. Republican ideology is rooted in greed, combativeness, and prejudice. Democrats will put food on your table after they cut it from your own leg. Republicans blame me for my unemployment but were happy in 2000 to watch my job go to India because it weakens wages and labor unions. Democrats have dogged me savagely for that last $1000 in income tax I owe that my unemployment has rendered me unable to pay, but won’t ask for anything from Wall Street execs who cheat their way out of millions in taxes. Dems also have taxed my paycheck at over 20% my whole adult life to give money and medical coverage to illegals and the less fortunate, but refuse to give me a dime now that I’m in need. It’s a simple equation: if, by election day, I have either a job at a living wage or access to medical care, I will vote to extend the terms of the incumbents. If I do not, I will vote for change again straight across the ticket. I base my decision not on what they MIGHT do or PROMISE to do, but what they HAVE DONE. And there are a hell of a lot of me out here. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:26:36 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/comment/view/418 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/comment/view/424 I’m no fan of Limbaugh. But he never said “I want America to fail.”. What he said was “I want Obama to fail.”. It’s these kind of misquotes that give him credibility when he attacks the press. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:10:44 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/comment/view/424 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/comment/view/427 I do not like and do not appreciate Mr. Limbaugh because he only tells half-truths at best , and greatly exaggerates anything else if he believes it will help his cause. For example, I have occasionally listened to him talk about the civil rights movement in this country, and he always says that more republicans voted for the act when it came before the houses of congress than democrats. If you check on the facts, the percentage of republicans that voted for the bill is greater than the percentage of democrats, but in actual numbers, more democrats voted for the bill than republicans. So, one can see that Mr. Limbaugh is twisting the facts to suit his argument. With he also knowing that probably no one in his audience will check up on his claims and certainly not challege him either. Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:25:56 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/comment/view/427 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/comment/view/428 The reason the GOP is making inroads after one year of his presidency is because the luster has worn off. Pres. Obama is now getting slammed in OP-ED articles and comments on internet articles people who were celebrating his victory a year ago. Obama’s big problem is he oversold himself in the campaign. In a twist of irony for a community organizer whose job was to get people to rally behind activist causes and movements is not getting hobbled by one. Reason the left is so hard on the Tea Parties, because they are far more effective than any of their organizations. Did Code Pink stop the war. NO Did the Tea Baggers kill ObamaCare? YES Because these anti-war people care more about stupid public stunts like camping out in Crawford texas, or storming televised congressional hearings and shouting slogans. They prefer to do actions that make them “feel positive” rather than get positive results. TP’s worked to get Scott Brown elected and succeeded. Scott Brown’s recent victory in Mass. was a vote of no confidence towards the President, Obama on advice of his sycophantic czars and advisers decided to concentrate on his pet project health care bill than focus on the economy and jobs. He campaigned on sheer charisma and “Hope and Change” now he has to deliver and so far he has not done that. While unemployment has gone up, he would rather focus on health care rather than jobs. Come 2012 will have to stand on his record, it is already looking like he will be a lame duck after the 1st year of his presidency Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:19:40 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/comment/view/428 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/comment/view/433 In response to Mr. Burnaska, I really don’t know if the Tea Baggers were any more effective than any other protest group in regard to policies formed or changed. I do know that they caused alot of resentment to president Obama because of their portrayal of him as someone closer to Hitler or a communist sympathizer with their posters and other paraphernalia. I also cringe at the thought of more than one of these people, that were interviewed during these demonstrations, of not knowing the difference between socialism, communism, or national socialism. Are these the kind of people our country needs in a political debate? I think not. In my opinion, democrats should not worry about the republicans in congress at this time, and just ram through any and all legislation that they want. They will not get any support from a party that is only interested in supporting big business at the cost of everything else, and whose only solution to any problem is tax cuts. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:00:47 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/comment/view/433