Wednesday, July 20, 2011
What Would Reagan Do?
A fine example of how the image of Reagan and the reality of Reagan are in direct conflict. If Reagan were president now and asking for the same things that President Obama is asking for regarding our finances, it would be alright because he is REAGAN!! But since it is Obama, it must be bad.
Sad, but not surprising. Like they do with Jesus Christ, the right makes up whatever fiction they want to create in order to further their (dangerous) beliefs.
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Like they do with Jesus Christ, the right makes up whatever fiction they want to create…
You mean like the crazy "Republican Jesus" idea that demons exist because, well the Bible says they exist in no uncertain terms, and even quotes Jesus saying so? As opposed to you knowing for certain that they don't exist because… well… you just know! You mean that kind of fiction?
Gee, where would "the right" get such a crazy idea?
Demons
• Worship of (Leviticus 17:7; Deuteronomy 32:17; 2 Chronicles 11:15; Psalm 106:37; Matthew 4:9; Luke 4:7; 1 Corinthians 10:20, 21; 1 Timothy 4:1; Revelation 13:4)
• Worship of, forbidden (Leviticus 17:7; Zechariah 13:2; Revelation 9:20)
• Possession by, instances of
—Saul (1 Samuel 16:14-23; 18:10, 11; 19:9, 10)
• Two men of the Gergesenes (Gadarenes, Gerasenes) (Matthew 8:28-34; Mark 5:2-20)
• The deaf man (Matthew 9:32, 33)
• The deaf and blind man (Matthew 12:22; Luke 11:14)
• The daughter of the Syrophoenician woman (Matthew 15:22-29; Mark 7:25-30)
• The epileptic boy (Matthew 17:14-18; Mark 9:17-27; Luke 9:37-42)
• The man in the synagogue (Mark 1:23-26; Luke 4:33-35)
• Mary Magdalene (Mark 16:9; Luke 8:2, 3)
• The herd of swine (Matthew 8:30-32)
• Cast out by Jesus (Matthew 4:24; 8:16; Mark 3:22; Luke 4:41)
• Power over, given the disciples (Matthew 10:1; Mark 6:7; 16:17)
• Cast out
—By the disciples (Mark 9:38; Luke 10:17)
—By Peter (Acts 5:16)
—By Paul (Acts 16:16-18; 19:12)
—By Philip (Acts 8:7)
• Disciples could not expel (Mark 9:18, 28, 29)
• Sceva’s sons exorcise (Acts 19:13-16)
• Parable of the man repossessed by unclean spirits (Matthew 12:43-45)
• Jesus falsely accused of being possessed of (Mark 3:22-30; John 7:20; 8:48; 10:20)
• Testify to the divinity of Jesus (Matthew 8:29; Mark 1:23, 24; 3:11; 5:7; Luke 8:28; Acts 19:15)
• Adversaries of men (Matthew 12:45)
• Sent to foment trouble between Abimelech and the Shechemites (Judges 9:23)
• Messages given false prophets by (1 Kings 22:21-23)
• Believe and tremble (James 2:19)
• To be judged at the general judgment (Matthew 8:29; with 2 Peter 2:4; Jude 1:6)
• Punishment of (Matthew 8:29; 25:41; Luke 8:28; 2 Peter 2:4; Jude 1:6; Revelation 12:7-9)
from Nave’s Topical Bible
Yep, "the right" is really pulling this stuff out of thin air! [/sarc]
I pity you, I really do.
If Reagan were president now and asking for the same things that President Obama is asking for regarding our finances, it would be alright because he is REAGAN!!
Really? Let's hear it from the Gipper's own mouth:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrjxcccJuCc
Who is making up whatever fiction they want? Oh look! Marxy's mirror is cracking again!
1 Samuel 18:25-27
What most people don't know, is that these verses were the inspiration for:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhwbxEfy7fg
Here's the final nail in the coffin; the full transcript of Reagan's speech:
http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1987/092687a.htm
Read it. Reagan was angry with the Democrats doing exactly the kind of things they're doing now. Here's the kicker.
"For those who say further responsible spending reductions are not possible, they are wrong. For those who say the only choice is undermining our national security at a time when the United States is close to an agreement with the Soviet Union on reducing nuclear weapons, they are wrong. For those who say more taxes will solve our deficit problem, they are wrong. Every time Congress increases taxes, the deficit does not decrease, spending increases. It's time for a clear and consistent policy to reduce the Federal budget deficit."
The "video" is a LIE. It's taken out of context to make Reagan sound like he's saying the exact opposite of his actual speech.
Democrats are using Social Security now in the same way they used military spending then (when the Soviet Union was still a serious threat). "Nice old people (military) you got there. It would be a shame if we had to cut spending there first."
I'm certainly no Christian M - but when it comes to inventing your own version of Jesus, you are no one to be casting stones. You either accept that everybody gets to do it, or you STFU about your version. If anybody in these parts comes close to the subject of C.S. Lewis' admonition, it is you and the other members of Leftboro Baptist.
Yet Reagan did raise taxes and he did so because it was the right thing to do. You guys really need to give this catechism a break if not forget it entirely. Cutting taxes does not create jobs nor does it bring in more revenue. If the tax rates were really high, then yes. But they aren't and are, in fact, low....which really makes the Tea Party look stupid and make no sense whatsoever. With low tax rates and cuts extended we are supposed to see jobs. Where are they? Oh yes, the phantom menace of uncertainty...
Demonstrating once again that Marky can't be reasoned out of a position he was never reasoned into in the first place.
Oh yes, the phantom menace of uncertainty...
Reason, what is that?
BUSINESS LACKS CONFIDENCE: http://jammiewearingfool.blogspot.com/2011/07/home-depot-co-founder-on-obama-im-not.html
OBAMACARE STALLS RECOVERY:
http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2011/07/Economic-Recovery-Stalled-After-Obamacare-Passed
Speaking of the weaknesses of Keynesian ‘economics,’ in today’s Wall Street Journal Stanford University economist John Taylor writes:
Big government has proved to be a clumsy manager, and it did not stop with monetary and fiscal policy. Since President Obama took office, we’ve added on complex regulatory interventions in health care (the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) and finance (the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act). The unintended consequences of these laws are already raising health-care costs and deterring new investment and risk-taking.
More at cafehayek.com
KEY TAKEAWAY:
Many businesses report that this legislation is holding back hiring. The data suggest that these complaints are not idle.
Because it is all made up, right?
As #4 points out, you dishonestly present this Reagan quote out of context, Mark, in a blatant attempt to turn the meaning of the complete speech on its' head.
After all, Reagan did raise taxes based upon promises by Democrats to restrict future spending. Promises that were soon shown to be lies, just like the promises to actually strictly enforce the border following an Amnesty was also proven to be a lie.
And then clowns like you wonder why Republicans don't believe Democrat promises to address future spending amount to any more than a turd in a field latrine.
And how about this from a Democrat and Obama voter:
Steve Wynn"
I know, I know, it doesn't fit the fucking narrative, so it's dismissed out of hand. What I wonder is how you can so blithely dismiss so much evidence and then still claim you are so much better informed than all of us non-education majors. Especially since the only thing easier to get than an Journalism degree is an Education degree.
What I'm embarrassed to admit is that for many years I knew that when the news programs (even NPR) reported on a subject that I knew in depth, they usually got it majorly wrong. Eventually it dawned on me that they were probably equally wrong about subject I didn't know in depth.
Of course, ED degrees being easier to get than Journalism degrees, it's no wonder you believe all you read...
>Oh yes, the phantom menace of uncertainty...
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2011/07/steve-wynn-rant-on-obama.html
Maybe if you believe it really strongly Mark, it will go away. After all, if your incredible business experience and towering intellect says it doesn't exist, who could possibly disagree?
Larry's link is broken. Here's the fixed version:
Steve Wynn
Ack. Sorry about the bad link, all. In penance, how about this one from Home Depot founder: Bernie Marcus.
No problem Larry. It was easy to fix.
Your latest link prompts yet another Reagan video. This one is an address from the Oval Office where he is proposing changes to the tax system. (I wish I new when it was given.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJkMOjqwxFI
Headline today:
Drop in Small Business Confidence Index According to Latest SBRB Study
These lying cocksuckers want us to believe that there is any uncertainty out there.
We aren't that stupid! The media only makes this stuff up because they hate having a black man in the white house.
Not only is confidence down, private sector job creation dropped immediately after Obamacare was signed, and it still hasn't recovered.
Report: Private sector job creation ground to a halt almost instantly after Obamacare passed
Ah, this is what you get when you criticize Jesus...(ahem) I mean Reagan. The fiction must stay in place. The truth is that Ronald Reagan would fail many if not all of the purity tests that the GOP currently employs.
Perhaps Obama should blame the economy on Reagan?
What fiction, Mark? Your video is is an out-of-context snippet that turns the meaning of the whole speech on its head. Why don't you address your own dishonesty?
Or ignorance?
It says a lot about Marxy that he considers going back to the full speech given by Reagan "keeping the fiction in place". And what it says is not good.
Or ignorance?
Mark might have been able to plead ignorance when he first put the post up. It's not as if the full original speech was easy to find. It took me almost an hour to track it down.
However, now that he has access to the full speech, ignorance is no longer a legitimate excuse. Once you know what his full speech is, it is not possible to view that snippet as "agreeing with the Democrats" (then or now) in any fashion. That means that the people involved in putting together that video knowingly LIED about Reagan's position. And now that Marxaphasia knows what Reagan said in the full speech…
So let me see if I have this straight...Reagan never really raised taxes and he did not actually say the words that I am hearing and he really meant something else. Colonel Flagg is alive and well and posting on this blog:)
Let's see, Reagan first pushed through one of the biggest tax cuts in U.S. history, then later in his Admin, signed off on a fairly minor increase.
From this, we are to conclude that Reagan was a bigger tax and spender than the Democrats of his day or today?
Honestly M I don't think you should be so hard on yourself - comparing yourself to Col. Flagg.
…he did not actually say the words that I am hearing and he really meant something else.
Did you read the full transcript? (It's only 763 words long.) Can you accurately restate it in your own words?
Based on the usual pattern of the voices in your head, the answer to that last question would be no.
More Statistics, this time from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, part of the Department of Labor. The chart says it all:
http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS14000000
Beware...There are lots of demons in the Republican Party. Seek Truth not "the right". I think evil hides at church, the Life movement, and the Republican party. Of coarse not all of hte individuals of these groups are like this... But evil does hide there.
Seek Truth
PS what is with this porn post? Kind of a crazy blog I've stumbled onto.
The chart says it all
Says what exactly?
Santa, you could try observing and thinking for a change.
>>…he did not actually say the words that I am hearing and he really meant something else.
>Did you read the full transcript? (It's only 763 words long.) Can you accurately restate it in your own words?
>Based on the usual pattern of the voices in your head, the answer to that last question would be no.
What'sa matter, Marxy? Are you afraid to even try? Are you afraid that the attempt would blow a gaping hole in the false shell of empty self-confidence you use as a shield?
I get it now, Marxaphasia hates getting caught lying; so much so that he can't even admit his lies even to himself.
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