This week we witnessed Scott Thompson, high powered executive and CEO of Yahoo, step down after it was discovered his resume fraudulently claimed he held a bachelor's degree in computer science. In the same week,it was discovered that Democrat Elizibeth Warren, contender for the Mass. Senate seat currently held by Scott Brown, identified herself as being of Native American heritage on her under and post graduate college applications. Does this woman look Native American to you? Without delving into the idiocy of why having Native American heritage would provide an advantage to a college applicant, Elizibeth Warren's only provable connection to Native American's is the participation in the trail of tears, where thousands of Native Americans died while they were being evicted from their lands by Warren's great great great grand daddy. Now, today, concrete evidence has surfaced that Barack Obama, while president of the Harvard Law Review, allowed his biography to be published with the following text: I'm not a birther, nor am I a believer in the birther movement, so assuming the claims in this authorized biography are false, I find myself asking the question, if lying on your resume is such a bad thing in the private sector as to cause a CEO to step down, how come a person like Elizibeth Warren feels comfortable with the lies on her college application? What do the lies in the Presiden'ts college biography say about his character? Nothing we don't already know I suppose.
Bear in mind that the left will ignore even obvious evidence of any fault where Obama is concerned. It's astounding the mental gymnastics they do to avoid admitting the guy is wrong. -- If you mention Jeremiah Wright, whom Obama claimed as his mentor, they say his "religious beliefs" are not fair game.[Listen to the stuff Wright says, is racism really a religion?] Then some DNC hack goes after Romney about being a Mormon. -- If you point out that his first fundraiser was thrown by a domestic terrorist that got off the FBI's most wanted list thanks to daddy's money, they say they werent close. When's the last time someone threw a fundraiser for a wannabe politician that was a total stranger? Do they do it for people who AGREE with their politics or DISAGREE? -- If you point out Michelle uses taxpayer dollars like a personal vacation fund, even listing her 10 and 13 yr old girls and a niece and nephew as "Senior Staff" on the airplane manifest... well, anyone that criticizes her is just a bigot or a political hack. Never mind that Jeff Neely of the GSA is being grilled before a congressional committee for much the same thing... though he probably didnt list his wife as GSA Senior Staff when he took her on the trip to the South Pacific at taxpayer expense. -- If you mention Obama's prior statements that conflict with his current statements... he cant be a liar... "he's evolved" (on gay marriage) or just didnt understand the level of the problem (his statements about cutting the deficit in half in his first term). Besides, "those were years ago!". Then they try to throw mud at Romney based on some event in the 1960's when he was in high school. [Obviously it's different when it's a Republican.] -- Right now Roger Clemons is getting grilled by Congress and facing up to 30 years in jail, for allegedly taking steroids and for lying to Congress. Obama admits to drug use in his autobiography, and his attorney general got caught lying to congress. Should we just jail Clemons until a spot opens up in the administration? -- Obama throws money at risky ventures that are for obvious reasons not funded by private business... and loses huge sums. The companies go belly up, though his democrat buddies at the core make a boatload. Oh well, we took a gamble and we lost. [When did gambling taxpayer funds on private companies become a function of the Exec branch?] Meanwhile, JP Morgan loses 2 bil and the attorney general launches an investigation? I have no idea why nobody on the left is remotely willing to acknowledge reality when it comes to Obama. The excuses are beyond flimsy... they fall into "clap your hands if you believe" territory. Pretty sad. BTW - I didnt even mention the fact that he loathes the Bill of Rights. Didja know we're going to have drones flying all over the US soon? That'll help enforce the other draconic regs getting passed. If this guy loses the election, are we even sure he'll leave? I have my doubts.
There is only one explanation. The guy is F'n magic. He is truly Jedi Obama. You put close ties to a convicted terrorist on the resume of any other candidate, he wouldn't make it out of the primaries. You put any other candidate in a room with a preacher shouting "God D*mn America", and he wouldn't get enough funding to put out a single TV advertisement. Even as I started this thread, I had to remind myself that the people who like Obama do not actually care. The guy lets his biography go to print on a journal produced by the law firm he retained/retains, with the words "Born in Kenya" in clear and bold print, and people have the sack to criticize birther's for having their doubts about his citizenship? No, this thread is entirely unproductive. To make this thread productive, I should have started it with the title "Lying as a virtue, a quick guide to getting ahead in the new American Culture". Instead of treating this as "outrage" material, I need to be looking at it as an example of how to get ahead in new American culture. Step 1: Support legislators who create non-merit based rules for forward momentum in our society. These rules could be anything from gender or race quotas for employment and college enrollment, or rules that block termination of employees for less than adequate performance, or rules that mandate raises and bonuses for government employees, regardless of performance. Step 2: Lie on your resume, application, biography, advertisements, or anywhere else where lying will provide you a competitive edge. This is especially advantages in areas where the government has neither the resources or the political will enforce the rules created in Step 1. After all, how are they really going to verify you are an American Indian? By the time they figure it out, you will be long out of college with a diploma they will not want to strip from you. Step 3: Get involved with government outreach programs early. The political contacts you make will last you a lifetime, both in terms of being able to skirt the rules you are helping to create, and in terms of maximizing monetary compensation while minimizing effort, need to perform, and risk of termination. There are many of our esteemed political leaders that I can hold out as role models for my little guide, though Elizibeth Warren is picture perfect. One should be awarded a lifetime achievement award if they can capitalize on claims of being a member of an oppressed minority while having actual oppressors in your family tree. Most people who help pay for oppressed minorities have virtually no relationship to the people who committed said transgressions a century ago. Remember, if you ain't cheating, you ain't trying. Welcome to America. Only if you are a member of the Klu Klux Klan. The fact there are no smiling white or brown faces in Wright's church or the National Black Caucus is entirely legit.