NoCalMike Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 http://gazettextra.com/news/2010/jul/20/out-work-republicans-send-their-sympathies/ Dear Unemployed Person or Persons: These are tough times for Americans. They're especially tough times for people like you who have lost your jobs, and who still can't find new ones, because of the Obama Recession, which started at approximately 12 noon on January 20, 2009, after eight years of nonstop growth and prosperity under President George W. Bush. We sympathize with your situation, and we know how hard it must be to be without a job as the bills pile up. (Technically, we don't really know how hard it must be, because we all have jobs -- with lots of great benefits, too -- but we can certainly imagine how hard it must be. We'd hate to be in your shoes right now.) Anyway, we sympathize with what you and your loved ones must be going through -- although why unemployed people still deserve to have loved ones when they're not doing a single thing to help them is a total mystery to us. We're writing to set the record straight after weeks of misinformation put out by the Obama administration and their friends in the liberal media. You may have heard that Republicans have been opposed to extending unemployment benefits for the millions of Americans whose benefits have already run out. Nothing could be further from the truth. The truth is: Republicans haven't been opposed to extending unemployment benefits. We've been opposed to letting the Senate vote on extending unemployment benefits -- that's a totally different thing. You may also have heard that some of us have had some unflattering things to say about unemployment benefits in general, and about how receiving unemployment benefits is a whole lot easier than looking for work, and only encourages people to stay unemployed. We weren't talking about you. You're almost certainly not the kind of person who'd sit on his duff for week after week and take advantage of the generosity of hardworking, taxpaying, real Americans. You know the kind of person we mean. The other thing you might have heard about us is that we're "hypocrites," because now we oppose extending unemployment benefits, when we used to be in favor of them when George Bush was president. Or maybe you've heard us called even bigger "hypocrites" because we insisted that any extended unemployment benefits be paid for, rather than adding to the deficit -- even though we aren't insisting that extended tax cuts for wealthy Americans be paid for, and even though those particular tax cuts add much more to the deficit than unemployment benefits would. We have a very simple answer to these charges: Where's Obama's birth certificate? Besides, those are just numbers -- we have the facts on our side. And the No. 1 fact is this: Everyone knows that Republicans stand for fiscal discipline and responsible budgeting. In fact, whenever fiscal discipline has broken down and the budget has gotten out of control, Republicans are the first ones to say who's responsible. (Hint: Not us.) Mitch McConnell, our Republican Senate Leader, put it exactly right the other day when he talked about the dangers of excessive government spending to help people who can't even hold a job. "At what point," he asked, "do we pivot and start being concerned about our children and our grandchildren?" To Republicans, the answer is perfectly clear: We pivot when there's a Democrat in the White House. :beatdeadhorse: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redskins Diehard Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 SMypathy is what those people need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landryslegend Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 More silly lies and smears. Meanwhile the utterly braindead libs eat it up like candy. So predictable. They werent against the unemployment benefits, they simply wanted them paid for instead of passing on the debt YET AGAIN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoot Point Really Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Ps. Earn some money and stop being a damned parasite... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rdskn4Lyf21 Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 More silly lies and smears. Meanwhile the utterly braindead libs eat it up like candy. So predictable. They werent against the unemployment benefits, they simply wanted them paid for instead of passing on the debt YET AGAIN. The Republicans were against them just to be asses....to believe otherwise is asinine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Funny. I thought when you said silly lies and smears you were talking about the first paragraph, esp. this ... "because of the Obama Recession, which started at approximately 12 noon on January 20, 2009, after eight years of nonstop growth and prosperity under President George W. Bush." Really a pretty despicable letter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IONTOP Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Oh now I understand... It's not that they're against the extension, it's that their against the VOTE for extension... Sign me up... (But I have a really sneaky suspicion this was tongue in cheek) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacase Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Funny thing is I know 3 people who all of a sudden found jobs the month their unemployment ran out. Coincidence? Doubt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyDave Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 My question is why didn't Obama just use the Slush money for the Democratic primaries err remaining BILLIONS from the Stimulus package (that some of predicted in 2009 would be a slush fund for the 2010 elections) to extend unemployment benefits? This is looking like the latest form of indefinite welfare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IONTOP Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Funny thing is I know 3 people who all of a sudden found jobs the month their unemployment ran out. Coincidence? Doubt it. I bet at least 2 of them were coincidence.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landryslegend Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 The Reps simply took Pelosi at her word that unemployment payments are a form of Stimulus. If it is true,then taking the funds from those already set aside for Stimulus is only right.....or Left as the case appears:ols: Certainly many long term unemployed seem to be "shovel ready projects" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landryslegend Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Heres some more lefty brilliance, but go right ahead, believe everything they say as absolute TRUTH Moron 1 Arizona doesnt border Mexico?? Moron 2 Doesnt know there is NO north or south Vietnam anymore? And THIS is what leads us? Unreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCS Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Heres some more lefty brilliance, but go right ahead, believe everything they say as absolute TRUTHMoron 1 Arizona doesnt border Mexico?? Moron 2 Doesnt know there is NO north or south Vietnam anymore? And THIS is what leads us? Unreal. And just what,pray tell,does any of that have to do with the topic of the thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zguy28 Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 There are those with wisdom and good intentions on both sides. There is also those without a wit of common sense on both sides. Kind of like the ES Tailgate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landryslegend Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 And just what,pray tell,does any of that have to do with the topic of the thread? Your right. Sorry bout that, wont happen again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 And just what,pray tell,does any of that have to do with the topic of the thread? He just wanted to stupid libruls to know that conservatives are smarterer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landryslegend Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 He just wanted to stupid libruls to know that conservatives are smarterer. Nope, thats already common knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubbs Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 *sigh* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickalino Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 Funny thing is I know 3 people who all of a sudden found jobs the month their unemployment ran out. Coincidence? Doubt it. Except for the millions of people who simply cannot live off of a $275 a week unemployment check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killerbee99 Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 And just what,pray tell,does any of that have to do with the topic of the thread? Please :banhim: , dude has been trolling all day, hijacking threads with his constant BS. Anyways the letter is pretty funny.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landryslegend Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 Its all the conservative republicans fault I tell ya. Conservatives=pure evil. Liberals=salt of the Earth. Its true you know, the conservatives wanted to deny unemployment benefit extentions for no other reason than just to be mean spirited. They love death and destruction, Honest. Every time a baby starves to death from malnutrition, a conservative gets their HORNS. Oh wait, theres another set of horns handed out. whooopie!!! Yes, everything is that black and white, if your a simpleton that is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rdskn4Lyf21 Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 Its all the conservative republicans fault I tell ya. Conservatives=pure evil. Liberals=salt of the Earth. Its true you know, the conservatives wanted to deny unemployment benefit extentions for no other reason than just to be mean spirited. they love death and destruction, Honest. Every time a baby starves from malnutrition, a conservative gets their HORNS. Oh wait, theres another set of horns handed out. whooopie!!! Yes, everything is that black and white, if your a simpleton that is... Please stop embarrassing conservatives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCS Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 Please :banhim: , dude has been trolling all day, hijacking threads with his constant BS. Anyways the letter is pretty funny.... It was obviously a rhetorical question that didn't,and doesn't,need or require an answer,(except the one I received earlier). Now back on topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killerbee99 Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 Please stop embarrassing conservatives. I still respect some conservative views on this board, except for his views. They sound like the nonsensical ramblings of a loon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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