Obama’s “Fairness” Doctrine

I originally wrote this on July 21, 2009 but never posted it.  With all the hubbub about Giuliani saying Obama doesn’t love America, I thought I would share it with you now. 

 

Why is President Obama pushing for policies that seem to be obviously bad for America?  I don’t think he hates America.  I don’t think he wants big government just for the sake of big government.  I think it all boils down to his obsession with making everything “fair”.

 

Is it fair that some people have more than others?  Is it fair that some people have insurance for healthcare and others do not?  Is it fair that CEOs make so much more than the average worker?  Now, you may believe that, unfortunately, life is not fair and it is not the federal government’s job to make it fair.  You may believe that it is not fair for the government to take the fruits of your labor and forcibly share them with others as they see fit.  And you may think that our Constitution was written to ensure equal opportunity, not equal outcome.  But, apparently, Obama thinks he should use the power of the federal government to make things “fair”.

 

In almost every case Obama’s solution to this “unfairness” seems to be to bring those more “fortunate” down to reduce the gap between “Haves” - and “Have-nots”.  The aphorism that “a rising tide lifts all boats” is not in Obama’s lexicon because there would still be some boats that are bigger than others.

 

And his plans do not stop at the country’s borders.  Is it fair that the U.S. is the most powerful country in the world?  Is it fair that we consume so much?  Is it fair that are standard of living is so high.  Is it fair we are the world’s sole super-power?

 

I am afraid that Obama, and people who think like Obama, will not be happy until American exceptionalism is a thing of the past.

 

 

NBC’s Matchup of the Week

Al Michaels:  Good evening, everyone.  Welcome to tonight’s matchup between Team USA and Team Islamic Extremists.  Chris, Team USA has been the perennial favorite but has fallen off significantly in the standings over the last few years. 

Cris Collinsworth:  Team USA has enlisted a bunch of inexperienced people who just don’t seem to have the answers to counter Team Islamic Extremists’ offense.  And it doesn’t help that when I asked Team USA about their opponent they didn’t seem to know who they were going up against.  Not one person on the team could name their opponent.  There seems to be a lack of badly-needed leadership. 

Al Michaels:  I agree, Chris.  On the other hand, the Islamic Extremists have been gaining confidence which has allowed them to recruit a lot of new players.  It wasn’t long ago they were down and out and only the hard-core supporters wanted to be associated with them.   Now that they are riding high every Taheem, Dhakir, and Harith wants to join their team.  Let’s take a look at the starting lineups for both teams.

 

 

Cris Collinsworth:  Should be an interesting matchup. 

Al Michaels:  I think it’s going to come down to who wants it more.

De Blasio's Gift

I heard recently that New York City mayor, Bill de Blasio, bought the NYPD new bullet proof vests.  Sounds great but there’s a catch (see below).