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Obama supporter defends his recordTue, 06/23/2009 - 3:32pm
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Recently Kim Carroll said she was compelled to write in response to a previous letter to the editor. I too find myself compelled – only it is in response to Ms. Carroll’s letter. There are various things I must comment on, so I’ll just go down your letter, and give my viewpoint on some of your points. You say all the various TV networks, newspapers and talk show hosts are compelled to “cheer-lead” President Obama, while denigrating President Bush. Quite possibly this is due to the fact that with President Obama’s presidency comes hope for our country instead of the despair that was obvious across the nation when President Bush left office. I noticed you didn’t mention Rush, O’Reilly or Fox News – which all do a good bit of denigrating President Obama. You say Obama is “hailed” when nominating ANY minority, yet the Republican Party is “raked over the coals” with nominees like Rice, Gonzales, Thomas, Palin and Steele. EVERY person for every position who is nominated by any president is “raked over the coals.” That is the duty of Congress, to investigate all nominees prior to being confirmed. Ms. Sotomayer is no different. And she’s being “raked” just as much as any other. A few points from your “short list”: • Appealed the ban on partial birth abortion. The Freedom of Choice Act, which I’m assuming you are referring to, has not even crossed over President Obama’s desk. It was given to President Bush twice, by the 108th and 110th Congress and he sent it to committee to study. Nothing ever happened with it. A woman’s right to choose was put into law in 1973. No president has changed that law since then. • Protecting terrorist’s rights. The Geneva Convention put into law that no person, at any time, has the right to torture another human being. President Obama is trying to uphold a law that the United States, as all other countries, is subject to. • Tax burden on our children and grandchildren, and spending more money than any other president. H.R. 1424 – The Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 and the Emergency Improvement and Extension Act of 2008 was signed into law by an act of Congress on Oct. 3, 2008 – under Bush’s watch. This was for a total of $700 billion. $247 billion of it was dispersed by the end of December 2008, leaving $453 billion at the start of 2009. And, let’s not forget that we have been involved with the war in Iraq since March 2003 at a rate of $10 billion per month. That’s 75 months with a total of $750 billion – all approved by Bush. • Speech in Turkey saying America is “no longer” a Christian nation. Here’s how the speech was actually worded: “One of the greatest strengths of the U.S. is we have a very large Christian population, but we do not consider ourselves a Christian nation, or a Jewish nation, or a Muslim nation. We consider ourselves a nation of citizens who are bound by ideals and a set of values.” (The President of the United States represents all citizens, not just one group.) • “Greatest health care system in the world”? I’m not sure how you can even make that claim. You must be one of the lucky few that have a great insurance policy. I know many, many people – all typical middle class Americans – who are right now living without insurance because the costs are astronomical. And many more who are paying so much for their policies, their insurance is higher than the mortgages on their homes. There have been cases that these same people have been denied treatment because they did not have insurance or the means to pay prior to treatment. By you saying we’ll have less qualified doctors would insinuate that presently the only reason Americans are in the medical field is for the income they earn, not for the well-being of their patients. I know people who live in Canada, England, Ireland and France. They all have government-run health insurance and are all very happy with their coverage and treatments. • “Thousands” of earmarks in the stimulus bill: In searching for the earmarks online, I found reference through PolitiFacts.com that hosts a political “Truth Meter.” It says in regards to the stimulus bill: “The House and Senate stimulus bills have not been stuffed with hundreds of pet projects.” I’d be curious to hear what the thousands are that you refer to. • Fired CEO with no authority: With the United States now owning 60 percent stock in GM, (Canada owning 12.5 percent, the United Auto Workers owning 17.5 percent) I’d say this administration had every right to ask him to step down. In the past four years GM has losses of over $82 billion. • Refusal to participate in National Prayer Day – no other President has done this. President Obama did sign a proclamation declaring this a special day, but chose to pray in private. President Bush invited a prayer meeting to the White House all eight years he was in office. President Reagan held one once in 1982, President Bush Sr. held one once in 1989. No other president has hosted or participated in a public National Day of Prayer. President Obama said he was just bringing it back to the way it was prior to Bush’s administration. And, just for the record, Barack Obama, IS the chosen one. He ran for the presidency and the majority voted for him, so therefore he was chosen by the American public. If those who did not vote for him don’t want him seen as “THE Chosen One,” then stop expecting him to act miraculous and give him more than the five months he’s been in office to try and get this country back in order. Ms. Carroll, the next time you want to denigrate an American president, I suggest you put a little research into your accusations before you put them into print. Otherwise you just sound like a sore loser. One final note. This is to Mr. Lucsko. You also referenced Pat Cochran’s article. And though I agree with you that political cartoons should be viewed as humor and should be allowed to run, I believe Ms. Cochran was most likely troubled by the fact that this newspaper has been running these cartoons against Mr. Obama pretty regularly since he’s been in office. I’d be curious to know how many consecutive comics were run during the first five months of Bush’s presidency, or any other president for that matter. You say she was “unbelievable,” accusing her of calling everyone a bigot if they criticize this president. I did not read that in her letter. But I do remember, very clearly, people being called “unpatriotic” if they criticized Mr. Bush. I believe I read right here in this column time and again how once in office, we should all stand behind our president, whether you voted for him or not. Debbie Pitts Peachtree City, Ga. login to post comments
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