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Title: Is Obama Weak, Stupid Or Complicit?
Added: Dec 4, 2010
Author: TheYoungTurks
Duration: 9:6
Description:
Read Cenk's blog on this topic: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cenk-uygur/is-barack-obama-stupid_b_792103.htmlCenk Uygur (host of The Young Turks) talks about a new CBS News poll showing that 67% of Americans don't want a tax cut extension for the rich. He asks why president Obama is backing down on his promise to not give more tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans.Sign our Petition - http://act.ly/28lIs Barack Obama Stupid?New CBS News poll out confirms every other poll we've seen on the topic - the American people are solidly against tax cuts for the rich.53% of respondents said there should only be tax cuts for the middle class and no tax cuts for people making over $250,000. That's the number most people in the media are using, but that's not quite accurate. Another 14% said they don't want tax cuts for anybody, including the top bracket. So, the reality is that an overwhelming 67% of the country don't want tax cuts for the rich (including 52% of Republican voters!). Only 26% said that everyone should get a tax cut, including the rich.So, let's do the math for people who are a little slow. That's 67% to 26%. That's a crushing 41% lead. If it was an election, that margin would be so large they would think it was rigged. The group that doesn't want tax cuts for the rich is more than two and half times the group that does.If that weren't enough, there is an internal memo being sent around to Democrats on the Hill by Anzalone Liszt Research that shows that 77% of Americans would let the Bush tax cuts for the rich expire if the extra money went toward helping small businesses and balancing the budget. 77%!!!Now, as a politician, how stupid do you have to be on the other side of this issue?But that's not entirely fair because the Republicans have built their entire party on being on the other side of this issue and they're doing well. Why? Because they get handsomely compensated by those same millionaires and billionaires who benefit from the tax cuts. They use the money they collect from those guys into deceiving the American people into voting for them during the elections. That sucks for the rest of us, but at least that makes sense. There is a logical reason for them to take the more unpopular side of this equation.Democrats on the other hand just got their ass kicked by that money spent to make sure they lose. Now, they would like to do a favor for the people who just killed them in the election and in the meanwhile take a position that 67% to 77% of the American people are against. How stupid do you have to be to do that?That is the position of the Obama administration right now as they argue for a "compromise" where they extend the Bush tax cuts for the rich for another two years. Even Pat Buchanan laughed on-air and said that's no compromise at all. That's complete victory for the GOP. Remember, in two years there will be a new president - and if it's a Republican, the tax cuts will be extended forever. Complete and utter victory for one side. Complete and utter capitulation for the other side. Pathetic.Of course, there are two other explanations for the actions of Obama White House. The first one is that they're not dumb, they are embarrassingly weak. They know they should side with 67% of the American people, they know they shouldn't help the people who crushed them in the last election, they know they are showing no leadership by constantly cratering to the other side, but they can't help themselves. It is in Obama's nature to always compromise, no matter what the situation is. He hates to fight. He is No Drama Obama. He will do anything to avoid a confrontation, including giving the other side exactly what they want in the guise of a sage and tempered compromise.The last possible explanation is the worst of all. He is complicit. He is among the top 2%. So is nearly everyone he knows. Everyone in his bubble is rich, fabulously rich. So, all of the people he knows thinks it's a brilliant idea to give more tax cuts to the rich, namely them. Plus, most of the Democrats also get campaign donations from the millionaires and billionaires. Though it's self-destructive in the long run because those guys will always give more to the Republicans, they can't wean themselves off of that money. So, they go along with whatever their rich funders want.
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Tags: cenk uygur tyt young turks progressive news politics united states america debt deficit money taxpayers borrow economy republicans democrats president barack obama white house administration rich wealthy corporations stupid weak complicit gop right wing left cbs poll memo tim geithner treasury secretary deal bipartisan compromise
cenk uygur tyt young turks progressive news politics united states america debt deficit money taxpayers borrow economy republicans democrats president barack obama white house administration rich wealthy corporations stupid weak complicit gop right wing left cbs poll memo tim geithner treasury secretary deal bipartisan compromise
Youtube Comments: 2907
Fins5747 Says:
Mar 18, 2012 - @animation508 yeah your forgetting the fact that we owned by china and all of our money is going to people who sit on their ass and do nothing aka democratic majority. So government is shit compared to what were up against.
mdslick1 Says:
Mar 19, 2012 - why keep attacking him? are you fucking blind? hes a fucking moron. hes a idle wannabe......he compares himself to Marten Luther King which is retarded. abama is nowhere near as great as Marten Luther King and never will...abama is a fucking moron, he needs to step down and let a real president in, like someone who actually going to do something other than suck his thumb all fucking day...
codyharley1 Says:
Mar 24, 2012 - President Barry Seortos is Playing polictic's 90% f what cmes out of his mouth is lie's.He gives money to his Kronie Capitalizam friends (Solendra) and says that America has 2% of the world oil when it has been shown that it could tap into on Fedral lands and other American area's that would bring on line 1 Trillain Barrels of more oil,which is use in plastic's also.
SovereignStatesman Says:
Mar 26, 2012 - Is Obama Weak, Stupid Or Complicit? YES!
SovereignStatesman Says:
Mar 26, 2012 - Gee, who grosses over $250,000/year?Your doctor's office, dentist, car-dealer, grocer, utiliites, school, gas-station-- i.e. just about EVERY business you patronize every day!So that means if you raise those taxes, ALL those prices you pay will go UP accordingly!And then they'll have less money that eventually pays YOU, and you'll have less to pay THEM, and the whole economy will suffer accordingly.It's a shame that John McCain was too STUPID and detached to simply EXPLAIN THIS ONE FACT!
Cars2fan172 Says:
Mar 28, 2012 - Obama has spent over 6 Trillion Dollars in the past 3 years, thats why gas prices, food, clothing, etc, is expensive. I went to the grocery store and they were $1.22, but now they're like $5.54! We need a real president! NOW!!!! Just Say NO BAMA!!!! And I mean it.
pkmdz Says:
Mar 29, 2012 - Was so upset with Obama for the last 2 years aover these issues. Howeverrrrrrrrr! Looking at the republican candidates and more importantly listening to them shows that they are crazy and very out of touch flip flopping tools on strings who will rape America in the ass if elected into office.
itsrastakitty Says:
Mar 30, 2012 - Ponies brought me here
swornsongs Says:
Apr 1, 2012 - Here's a crazy thought... the government could stop spending money like it's water, and the citizens of this country could have tax cuts without increasing the national debt. Why is it that progressives NEVER consider cutting spending???
Silberdachs Says:
Apr 11, 2012 - Remind me, how much did the Republicans waste in Iraq?
swornsongs Says:
Apr 12, 2012 - Wasn't it a Democrat controlled congress who voted over 90% in support of the war? Oh, and to answer your question, the Iraq war cost less than half of Obama's governement bailouts to banks, the auto industry and now defunct "green" companies like Solyndra. But then again, I'm sure they were Bush's fault, too.
synapse131 Says:
Apr 12, 2012 - But wasn't it claimed that the war would pay for itself through oil revenues?
khor216 Says:
Apr 14, 2012 - Obama is the best, ya'll some haters forreal. Ya'll wasn't complainin when bush was messin da country up. But now we have a black president ya'll want to complain. Ugh.
daanish24 Says:
Apr 20, 2012 - It is just a matter of time a stupid dumbass like you would drop by. If currently Barack Obama is the president and he is doing something wrong then it should be exposed. TYT was talking about every wrong move Bush made. They talk about almost every politician. It is not about race. Get your facts right first.
fucktart1234567 Says:
Apr 20, 2012 - Lol not not even close, 97% Of republican voted yay, while only 42% of dems did, and im not going to bother on the math you butchered.
killjoy1001001 Says:
May 1, 2012 - The Young Turds are upset with their shill Messia.Perhaps The Young Turds should close their sophomoric pie holes should open their eyes for a change.The kool-aid hangover won't be easy Turds.
chillmartijn Says:
May 3, 2012 - taxes, make a hole in the goverments budget .. ? what the fuck.. reporter is playing stupid ?
chillmartijn Says:
May 3, 2012 - money for health care ? food stamps or what ever the fuck people need to survive the winter ?
EverythingMob Says:
May 4, 2012 - Im really starting to lose respect for TYT.... maaaaaybe he's in on it????? Once again Cenk, YOU THINK!? You know and I know what's going on.... Stop pandering to the corruption and tell the people who the real people's choice it.... Ron Paul 2012 !!!
RedSkye87 Says:
May 11, 2012 - President Obama should be impeached from office since he decided to threaten the SCOTUS by making statements that he will make medicare go into chaos and disruption unless they pass his healthcare bill. It seems like he was disregarding the Checks and Balances system our government and nation currently have. He is trying to force his ideals on the American Public like a Socialistic dictator and people still follow him, blindly, like his is some sort of Messiah.
ryguy1314 Says:
May 13, 2012 - no reporter is stupid
NextLevelEnt1 Says:
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pettyofficer30 Says:
May 19, 2012 - Fuck Obama. I am not making the same voting mistake again.
chocobofarmer2021 Says:
Mar 18, 2012 - We are smarter than republicans. We're going to win this thing. These super pacs are a death rattle for the Paul Ryan psychonauts.. What is buzz light year going to do next. Catch my drift?