We'll get to 2012 in a minute, but first...
On U.S. Election Day 2008, some people who had just voted
for then-candidate Obama volunteered to sit down and answer a list of political questions.
More than two-thirds of them answered nearly every question incorrectly or
with an “I don’t know.”
For example, they didn’t know who these leaders of
their Democrat party were: Nancy Pelosi (at that time House Democratic Leader),
and Harry Reid (Senate Majority Leader). They either couldn’t identify them by
name, or couldn’t answer who they were when given their names. Not so bad...not everyone knows this stuff, huh?
But they sure knew Sarah Palin...Invariably, these Obama voters answered “Sarah
Palin” to nearly every negative question asked.
Like this one: "Who said they could see Russia from
their house?" The Obama voters answered, “Sarah Palin.”
False. This was only said by actress/comedian Tina Fey
during a spoof of Palin on Saturday Night Live. On ABC News in 2008, Palin’s
actual statement was that “Russia can be seen from an
island in Alaska," which is an accurate statement. There is an island
belonging to Russia that sits just over 2 miles away from Alaska.
(See a full video of the Obama voter interviews
here at YouTube.
In fact, Newsworks.org reports, the word got out that their political intelligence was so lacking back then,
that Obama aides refused to allow reporters to interview rally
attendees this past August.)
Now, moving on to the upcoming 2012
election, How Much Do You Know that could help you decide if Obama should get a
second term?
True or False: Republicans currently in
Congress refuse to work with Democrats.
False in many instances. Senate Majority
Leader Harry Reid (D) has consistently blocked Republican-written House bills
from even being considered in the Senate, let alone voted on, for much of
Obama’s first term. Recent examples can be found in a list by House
Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R).
True or False: President Obama hasn’t been able to
accomplish most of his goals because the House has been controlled by
Republicans throughout his first term.
False.
Democrats controlled the House in 2008-2010. Obama had the chance to pass many
of his intended items, but concentrated on getting Obamacare passed and didn’t
attempt to correct Pelosi when she asked people to pass it now and read it
later. Democrats passed it with 0 Republican votes.
These
two instances together, where President Obama doesn’t even slap the hand of Pelosi or
Reid, also contradicts Michelle Obama’s DNC statement, “My husband is a
uniter.”
After
the 2006 senatorial election, the Democrats had control of both House and
Senate under G.W. Bush. The budget Obama "inherited" was passed with
the help of Democratic votes.
True or False: Unemployment as of August 2012
was down to 8.1% and jobs are getting better.
False. On August 30, the Labor Dept stated
that the only reason reported unemployment figures are down is because people
have simply stopped looking for work, or their unemployment ran out and they've dropped from the record.
Also, low-wage jobs are replacing mid-wage
jobs lost in the last couple of years; and people can’t move to where better jobs are
because they can’t sell their houses at the loss they would currently be
taking.
(Actual Labor Dept source: http://www.bls.gov/cps in a series of Sept., 2012 trend
surveys)
True or False: Speaking at the DNC,
actress Eva Longoria stated people making as much money as she is in Hollywood
don’t need to worry if taxes are raised for them.. that it’s the middle class
who really need the tax cuts.
True. But only because of this: People
making such large amounts of money as those in Hollywood can open multiple restaurants
(like Longoria’s "Beso" chain in both L.A. and Vegas) or buy extra houses. Then their
lawyers can find them other ways to save money if they lose their investments
on these tax shelters. Most of us don’t have the luxury of other tax loopholes.
True or False: Obama has stated he’s
visited all 50 of the United States.
False. Actually, President Obama has said he’s visited 57 of the states…with one left to go.
According to snopes.com (with video),
the Obama administration later used the excuse that he was thinking of the 57
Islamic States in the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), and he was just
tired. However, “mainstream” media would have feasted on this for weeks if such a mistake had been made by a
Republican candidate.
It’s now notable that after
visiting every Islamic-run country, Obama has still never visited Israel. And I'm not sure about the 58th state in America.■
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Thanks, Anonymous. Keep an eye out for "Pre-Election Economics 101" & "102".