As a Kenyan COMMUNIST, just like his pappy.

Since Our Dear Leader's 'style' has elements of the styles of Marx, Lenin, Stalin, Hitler, Wright, Ayers, etc, No one term can describe his social beliefs. I think we need a new term.

Obamunism.

All the social and politcal science studies books will have to be changed, just like Obamessiah wants.

of handling the responsibility of large sums of money.They are super educated you know.

This man and his wife make an extraordinary amount of money compared to
the average American. Did they ask "What's in it for me" when they
negotiated their salaries before he moved into the public sector? Did
he ask "What's in it for me" when he negotiated his million-dollar book
deal? Has all that money THEY'VE MADE prior to him winning the White
House hurt them?

It probably wouldn't be wise if everybody had money as we would probably just be spending it on lottery tickets and cigarettes and liquor.

Look...Obama doesn't want you to be "poor" but come on,what do you need $250,000 a year for?Are you going to gold plate your toilet or something.It's better to let the experts in government handle that money and distribute it properly where it belongs.

If Capitalism is so fragile and delicate that

"[a] small percentage of folks in this country foolishly purchased homes
that they couldn't afford, and a small percentage of financial service
industry employees foolishly concocted a scheme"

can bring the entire capitalist system around the world crashing to its knees, then maybe Capitalism isn't a system worth saving let alone fighting for?

'What's In It For Me' [t]hinking [is] 'Not Good For Anybody' except me (i.e., the ultimate No. ONE).

Impunitas semper ad deteriora invitat.

Since the consensus among economists is that free markets are better than micro-managed ones and that the invisible hand works better than the iron fist I think it's safe to say that the Zero is a economics denier. Either that or just a plain idiot.

"Why didn't Brokaw jump on this?"

This was brokaw's swan song and he wanted a keepsake video of his memorable last interview and hug with Obama. 

Brokaw's return to MTP was an embarrassment. The man completely abused the privilege of being the MTP host during this campaign and was nothing more than the lead enabler for Obama.

This is why the Republic is failing.
There just isnt any desire to question Dem leaders like they grill
Repubs, esp now after Reussert's death.
This is why Fannie debacles happen:  No media oversight i.e.
in 2004 when Fannie's first crisis begged for tough coverage on the
Dems.
Today, fine, there is no reason to be rude, but how about some
MILDLY tough questions?  i.e.
*Many of your closest circle were at the center of Fannie's
collapse, why should  mainstreet have faith in these people?
*You were a regular in church in the run-up to the election, but
no you arent.   Will people see hypocrisy?
*{When he was yet again dodging on his smoking}, a simple
"when WAS your last cigarette?"   would put him on the spot.
We can then see if Obama is man enough to say "none of your
business."
The media has been AWOL, to all our detriment.

Mr. Shepherd,

Nice try at twisting a sentence out of context to suit your politics.  This is not a media twist on facts, it is yours.  Mr. Obama stated that greed was not good for Americans in general.  There is no argument to that unless you consider the S&L scandal of the 90's and the current mess in the banking industry to be good for America.  Or, do you consider our current economic plight good for America?  Jobless claims at an all time high and the national debt spiraling out of control.  Thanks, President Bush.  We will all have to take some responsibility for the mess that we are in, and we will all have to take some responsibility for getting the economy back on track with sound fiscal policies including a balanced budget on the national front and on the home front.  We tried it George Bush's way for the last 8 years and come Jan. 20th, we will try it Barack Obama's way for at least 4 years.  You can spend that time criticizing the man, his policies and his stated goals, or you can work in your community to make sure that your local elected officials are doing their part.  If enough of us take responsibility, then maybe we can get this thing going again.

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the
President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is
not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the
American public."   President Theodore Roosevelt

I know folks on the right get infuriated when people call them stupid, so i wont call anyone stupid, but just as a friendly heads up, for all the people throwing around the term facist, facism is universally recognized as a movement of the extreme right wing, and facist such as Mussulini, Franco, and Hitler viewed themselves as such, and as the natural enemies of communism.  Should you wish to not look stupid in later conversations, i humbly reccomend that you note this point - cheers!

and obvisouly it is an interesting conversation that could be debated for hours.  However, I would add that facists came to power often defeating what were known as leftist, liberal, or perhaps constitutional regimes.  Franco, for example, defeated the left leaning second Spanish republic.  Hitler rose to power following frustrations with the lefter leaning Weimar Republic.  Even moving on from Pre WWII, history views Pinochet as a right wing facist who acted in direct contrast to a left leaning government.

again, i am a republican.  the point here is just to get history straight.  Stalin, castro, or, more generally, communism, these are examples of the far left achieving power, and the negative consequences.  Pinochet, Franco, ect., these are examples of the far right achieving power, and how that doesnt work so well either.

 Finaly, in response to purity of race, race first, nature of facism, i submit that on this site, i routinly see refrences to Obama as a Kenyan, or as Hussein, of as Osama Obama...these remarks all seem to me to suggest that obama is in some way not of the pure race, or not of the "american race."    I see similar issues in the remakrs left on posts concerning illegal immigration.  And the thing is, i generally I agree with yall, i just wish we could keep the debate on issues

Just look at the stock markets.

Obama may want to redistribute the wealth, but at the rate the market's going, there won't be any wealth to redistribute.

And THAT is the ultimate failing of socialism. 

Im gonna go a different direction and agree with Obama, the whole "whats in it for me" thing is bad for everyone. Like when people clamor for social programs and demand "whats in it for me?", its bad for everyone. When people demand tax increases on the rich and ask "whats in it for me?" its bad for everyone.

When people simply shut up, work hard, and spend wisely, ITS GOOD FOR EVERYBODY.

Hold on Noel...

If Obama had actually said that working for your own financial benefit is not good for anybody, it would certainly be a troubling statement, and perhaps even justify some of the more feverish accusations of socialism and Marxism which have dotted this thread.

But of course that is not what he said as is clearly revealed by the transcript and video exerpts which you have kindly provided.  Obama's admonishments about "greed" and the "what's in it for me" mentality--and his implicit corollary that the relative financial viability of all classes [i.e. more jobs, more consumers, more spending and saving]  ensures a stronger national economy--while not exactly an endorsement of unfettered free markets hardly seem hallmarks of radical economics.

Whether it be unions demanding contractual terms which cripple competition within an industry, or the foreign outsourcing of jobs by manufacturers, or a hundred million dollar executive compensation packages, or profligate and unregulated lending practices, or unscrupulous Wall Street traders and market manipulators, "greed" ain't necessarily "good". 

Thus far it seems to me that Obama has exhibited a decidedly pragmatic streak.  Last week I heard him speak directly to Republican governors and ask them to please advise his administration from time to time of their ideas and programs which had proved successful in their states and which might have national efficacy.  He promised he would give them a fair hearing.  I believe he will.

Jer

"December 7, 2008 - 14:58 ET by motherbelt

That's how liberals' egotistical thinking always works:  they can make
failed ideas work because this time the "right" people with the "right"
intentions will be doing it! They have the same idea about nationalized
health care."

Very well said, indeed.  They're convinced that given just a liiiiiiiitle more time running things it's bound to work.

Since we're talking about self-reliance, you folks who criticize public schoos at every turn-look, kids do better being home schooled, not because they are home schooled but because they have parents who have high expectations and expect them to learn in the first place.  Many, many kids do extremely well in public schools, so don't throw out the baby with the bath water.  A student gets out of their education exactly what they choose to put into it, just like everything else in life.

As for Sir Obama...I agree that if everyone does better economically we all benefit.  Everyone would agree with that.  But, you can't force success on people anymore than you can confer an education, success, happiness, whatever on people.  It has to come from within and Socialism fosters laziness.  Read about the Soviet Union and how workers would goof off most of the month and then put the pedal to the metal at the end in order to make their production quotas.

So, I agree with most here.  Typical Socialist wisdom is that you can't possibly bring everybody up, so you bring everybody down to an even socio-economic level. 

One of the 24% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 89% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory.

Obama is such a hypocrite!  I know this blog is complaining about Brokaw, but what about Obama?

He and Michelle are millionaires and they try to school the American people that financial benefit is selfish.  What about the book royalties and purchasing Michelle a $30,000 diamond ring.  Disgusting!

Don't school me about financial benefit. 

Obama is not my president!!!

I didn"t hear Obama say one thing about the private sector and job creation.

I heard GOVERNMENT make work JOBS.

Until now, Government was not the Boss.

We were!

I run my own business and Obama has NO business telling me who I have to hire or fire. (Like the head of GM)

"What is in it for me" is exactly why I work, why my husband works etcetera.

After all, if there was nothing at the end of my labor, for me, I would not labor.

Obama has NO intention of doing anything except insert himself and his ideology into our lives.

By force if necessary.

Noel...don't know if this is the correct blog post Hannity was talking about today, but it looks like it, anyway, you were mentioned about this subject around 1:40 this afternoon on his show, plus he said from NBs to-boot.

Thought you may be happy...I know I was tickled.

"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh