Beck: Obama Needs ‘Gamblers Anonymous’ for Wanting to ‘Double-Down’ on Green Energy
- Posted on March 30, 2012 at 4:54pm by
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“Is the president a gambling addict?”
That was the question asked by Glenn Beck, Stu Burguiere and Pat Gray on Friday morning’s radio broadcast after President Obama urged Congress to end “Big Oil” tax credits in an effort to “double-down” on green energy. Beck and his co-hosts argued that, after having lost $500 million on Solyndra and funneling billions of taxpayer dollars into green energy initiatives through the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (stimulus), the president should instead seek the help of “gamblers anonymous.”
In his first public statement since returning from South Korea, the president took to the White House Rose Garden Thursday morning where he pleaded with lawmakers to end “taxpayer subsidies” to oil companies. Obama said that oil companies are essentially taking advantage of Americans by receiving what he called “billions a year” in “taxpayer subsidies,” and therefore, the public should fight back. Beck and Burguiere pointed out, however, that certain oil companies do not even receive energy credits based on their very size and scale, and that what the president was actually referring to in this instance were tax “deductions.”
Beck then jokingly asked the president if, after donating to charity and declaring the deduction on his tax return, he referred to it as a “taxpayer subsidy.”
“Every business gets deductions!” Beck and his co-hosts exclaimed.
They went on to mock Obama’s own personal tax deductions, saying “that is the money” Americans should “double down” on clean energy investments with.
In his speech, Obama also declared clean energy investments “have never been more promising” yet, as Beck and his crew pointed out, “they’re all going out of business.”
After clarifying that the definition of “double-down” is derived from gambling, Beck said Obama “needs therapy” and that “someone from gamblers anonymous” should call the White House and “share therapy” with the president.
Beck then asked listeners to “go to the constitution” and find where it says a president can gamble with the states’ money.
“I’d rather have the president go to a convenience store and just buy lottery tickets,” Beck quipped. That would be “better than what this president wants to do.”
The crew then asked if Obama would be subject to a windfall tax if his lottery ticket won.
Meanwhile House Republicans on Thursday introduced a bill proposing to merge the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy. Supporters say the move could save $5.3 billion by cutting redundant functions. GOP leaders may also see the move as a way to level greater control over the EPA.
Watch Beck and his crew break down Obama’s urge to “double-down”:
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lessoneleg
Posted on April 1, 2012 at 12:35pmLiberals are like crack addicts sucking on their dope pipes. once any of these degenerates gets hooked up to their Green Energy Crack Pipe you can’t pull them away for nothing. you can show them the statistics worldwide on failures of Green Energy, a drug addicted Green Advocate will swear that tomorrow brings in another day of wonderful. And then they hook up again, on the Crack Pipe of Green Energy. you come back again and show them that they are going broke because of Green Energy. They can’t afford to keep sucking on that Crack Pipe and again, tomorrow is a new day don’t fear Green Energy will save them and us all. And they hook up again to that Crack Pipe of Green Energy. The bills are pilling up, and they are getting behind in their payments, and you go up to a Green Energy Supporter to tell them you can’t afford to keep sucking on that Crack Pipe, and they again say tomorrow is a new day.
Report Post »Unfortunately each day a Green Energy Crack Pipe Sucker hooks up, we all get tossed the bill for their indulgences that obligates us the common public to accept their version of tomorrow will bring a new day of wonderful. We all have read wonderful from the news, we were lied to, and Green Supporters can even lie to your kids in school. Teachers are allowed to lie because it promotes Green Energy. Nice huh?
HarryOrielly
Posted on April 1, 2012 at 12:26pmObama is a FRAUD who has deceived America- The real culprits are the American news-media who refuse to print the anything about Obama’s covered up criminal past- and the fact that Obama has fought bitterly against showing evidence of his eligibility to be president- There have been over 30 lawsuits against Obama’s FORGED birth certificate & multiple SSN’s and NOT ONE article in any major newspaper or TV-station- We in America eho pride ourselves on our freedom have become gutless WIMPS in allowing this SCAM of the century to exist without opening our mouths in protest- Millions know about the scam but are quiet- GOOD for (PRAVDA&–VOICE of RUSSIA–NEVIDITELNY PES) the news-media in (ex) communist countries for having the guts to say Obama is a FRAUD on their FRONT PAGEs- We in America have a controlled news-media that refuse to print TRUTH about Obama’s FRAUD
Report Post »hugo65hsv
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 10:26amAbolish the progressive tax system.. Flat taxes.. Abolish or limit regulatory agencies.. Liberal agendas, lies and ways around congress go down the drain..
Report Post »RosieDawn
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 2:04amHe needs Debtors Anonymous. Falling for, or inventing, get rich schemes is a common mess debtors get into.
Report Post »Salamander
Posted on March 30, 2012 at 10:45pmHey, Glenn, the double-down is a smokescreen! Not only does it provide a ‘feedback’ mechanism for political contributions to filter back to Obama, but it hypes an energy source than cannot possibly replace all the coal plants they are forcing to shut down. So green doesn’t cut it, nuclear takes too long to build and coal is forbidden and oil is too expensive. Looks to me like gas-turbine natural gas plants are THE ONLY WAY TO GO! GE for the gas turbines and Goldman Sachs to finance all the build-out! Check it out–see who ‘owns’ most of the gas turbine peaking plants today! These things go up in 18 months, are relatively cheap to build, cheap to operate and a windfall opportunity for the GE/Goldman Sachs team! Yea White House, you’ve done it again!!!
Report Post »Zuse
Posted on March 30, 2012 at 8:35pmI am glad to see Obama has his priorities straight..http://youtu.be/udXRQxjEOD0
Report Post »MAMMY_NUNN
Posted on March 30, 2012 at 6:18pmGreen energy doesn’t work
http://www.datacenterjournal.com/facilities/apples-solar-farm-stewardship-or-marketing/
Vision this a drive across the country all you would see is solar farms, Wind farms and algae ponds
Report Post »there is not enough space without doing away with our tree’s and plantlife which is a neccessity for life on this planet.
What happens when you rely on solar and a power surge or lightning strike takes down your solar panels could be very costly to repair or replace.
Algae is only good for warm weather states unless it’s indoors in the cold months.
Bottom line the U.S. doesn’t have enough or favorable space to even consider full green energy without being a eyesore on the land.
mattsanz
Posted on March 30, 2012 at 6:10pmWill they be playing with American cards? Wow, this is American as apple pie. http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/volusia_news/032912-walmart-get-on-shelf
Report Post »BOGOTSTOGO
Posted on March 30, 2012 at 5:27pmSomewhere in Kenya theres a village missing its idiot
Report Post »lassiegirldawn
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 2:49amI know, we are so lucky to have him here as our ******* in chief.
Report Post »Blackhawk1
Posted on March 30, 2012 at 5:04pmIt‘s easy to Gamble with money that isn’t yours. Obama has been living on and spending taxpayer money his entire life so he thinks it is his.
Report Post »HKS
Posted on March 30, 2012 at 5:00pmGambling be easy to do as long as it‘s someone else’s money. We have no down side or penalty for loosing. Loosing always has to have a price. So with that said, if he wants to do it and misses, hang him from the lamp post in the public square and I would approve that move.
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