‘F****** A******’: Former SNL Star Slams Obama Over Taxes
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Jon Lovitz had some strong – and salty – words for President Obama in a comedic critique he staged while discussing “The ABC’s of SNL” with director Kevin Smith.
The “Saturday Night Live” alum went off on the president — after admitting that he’s a Democrat and voted for Obama — for his take on taxing the rich.
“This whole thing with Obama saying the rich don’t pay their taxes is f—ing bullshit,” Lovitz said. “First they say to you … ‘The United States of America, you can do anything you want — go for it! So then you go for it and you make it and everyone’s like, ‘F—k you!”
It‘s unclear whether Lovitz’s comments were sincere or made in jest. Although the rant occurred this January, the podcast itself was just released on Sunday.
The interview was the fourth in a podcast series hosted by Smith called The ABC’s of SNL, where Lovitz tells behind-the-scenes stories of his time as a regular on the late-night hit from 1985-90.
Lovitz said Smith — who clearly didn’t want to join in bashing Obama — was “masquerading as a 99-percenter,” a reference to Occupy Wall Street, a left-wing protest movement that apparently doesn’t impress Lovitz too much.
“Your favorite word is ‘monetize,’ correct?” Lovitz asks Smith. “Monetize this, you c—sucker — and there’s nothing wrong with that. You’re constantly thinking of ways to be creative and make money. So what’s wrong with that?”
The Hollywood Reporter then describes how the interview was actually plunged into darkness at one point — read about that here!
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Comments (192)
The Gooch
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 2:32amDo you think John will be getting the Ted Nugent treatment?
Report Post »Hmm… Lovitz, Miller, Jackson… the alumni are straying off the reservation.
BlackAce41
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 6:37amtheir are many libs that are finding out the hard way.
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 7:26amObama and the Democrats are gonna lose big time in November , from President to dog catcher and everything in between…… The Tea Party is a sleeping giant !!!!!!! VOTE PEOPLE !!!!!!!
Report Post »Lloyd Drako
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 7:31amLovitz, Miller, Jackson, Nugent. . . .The right wing = where washed-up stars from the ’80s, ’90s and before go to have a last glimmer of public attention.
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 7:37am.
Report Post »Was that the “Snap!” of a rubber glove I heard Jon?……………….
DBCrader
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 7:51amI’m not sure that Victoria Jackson was ever ON the reservation… However, Dennis Miller is a 9/11 convert… perhaps Lovitz recently experienced that lovely moment that some of us converts had where we finally came to the realization that our democrat party was full of @$%&!!!
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 7:55amSorry Drako, Lovitz is a Democrat and voted for Obama. The article states it right at the top.
To be against looting the living crap out of anybody who dares to achieve, does not make one right wing, it makes one an American. Democrats didn‘t used to be like Obama’s stinking hordes of class warrior hippies, they used to be comprised on the most part by people like Lovitz and others who were still loyal Americans with just a different way of approaching political policy.
Report Post »Want our country back
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 8:14amDetroit paperboy
Dog catcher…. to dog eater….
Report Post »79USMC83
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 8:39amYou have old school Democrats, then Communist and YOUNG minds being taught that we should “Fundamentally Transform America” The ONLY thing that needs “TRANSFORMED is the ”Government Stupid” it has become an OLIGARCY. There is NO difference between The GREEN Movement and Wall Street !!!! They are both about making money !!!! The only thing that will fix this country is TERM LIMITS NOW !!! give the “Government Stupid” back to WE THE PEOPLE and not CAREER Politicians, get rid of the FED and IRS. FAIR TAX !!!! The Income Tax is UNCONSTITUTIONAL!! Most of us understand we have to be taxed. Oh and we are at the pump and even at the grave !!!!
Report Post »guntotinsquaw
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 9:18amOh karma, sweet, sweet Karma. This story made me smile, in Obamanation that is a rarity. Now the chickens are coming home to roost, time to decide which ones to pluck and make with the dumplins’.
Report Post »cloudsofwar
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 9:20amhe will most likely vote for Obama again but he did have some funny moments. if you want to watch what is going on watch the video… IF I WANTED AMERICA TO FAIL. i did a bing search and found it but i think it is u tube as well. this will tell you whats going on.
Report Post »Better Dead Than Red
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 9:31amWhat is a conservative? A liberal who was mugged yesterday.
Report Post »Unix
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 10:13am“Eat FRESH”, gotta love Lovitz, man! At least he has awoken, I’ll give him that much.
Report Post »fastgen1
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 10:18amHere come the “judge”!!!
Report Post »Leader1776
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 10:57am@DETROIT PAPERBOY
Report Post »Absolutely! Growing under the radar. If it continues they will hopefully render the Republicans moot, as they are fast becoming the fake Democrats.
Therightsofbilly
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 11:48amLLOYD DRAKO Says:
“The right wing = where washed-up stars from the ’80s, ’90s and before go to have a last glimmer of public attention.”
“THE BLAZE” = Where irrelevant left wing internet trolls post under multiple screen names trying to give a false appearance of strength in numbers, with the hope of salvaging what’s left of their failed ideology, and a prayer that November 2012 is not a repeat of November 2010.
But we know the truth of the matters. And we know the truth about Media Matters.
Report Post »Lloyd Drako
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 12:20pmGhost: Would you care to quantify “living crap?” I hardly think a few %s increase in taxes rises to that level!
Report Post »Therightsofbilly
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 1:13pm@LLOYD
Far be it from me to try and answer for Ghost, and I will not put words in his mouth, but here’s my take.
When you dig way down deep, and even attempt to try and calculate all the different taxes we pay……..both the obvious ones and the hidden ones, I would say that “looting the living crap out of someone”, is an appropriate description.
BTW…….there’s a bunch of hidden ones.
Report Post »disenlightened
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 1:53pmNice . . . but he’ll apologize and vote for Obama again anyway.
Report Post »Obamammy
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 3:26pmIs there a Jon Lovitz obituary in our futures? Sudden heart failure while taking a moonlit walk?
Report Post »Lloyd Drako
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 4:03pmTheRightsofBilly: “More sympathetic I could not be.” Especially every year around the middle of April,
Report Post »when I normally have to pay somebody, namely, my CPA, to calculate how much I owe somebody else, namely, my Uncle Sam. I suspect it’s not tax rates so much that so many object to, but how fiendishly complex it all is, how much of what one pays is, as you say, hidden, and the nagging suspicion that someone, somewhere, is laughing at us while getting away with paying nothing. Most likely not someone from the notorious 47% who, if they pay no Federal income tax, most certainly do pay sales taxes, gas taxes, property taxes (if they have any property) and so on. Most likely someone else. . . .
pbrenda51
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 4:27pmAin’t it great!!!??? And now other Dems speaking out……Obama is in N Carolina today and the statium he is at is less than half the people who were there before when the “messiah” visited………That is great!!!! I bet his narcissist personality really hates that!!!!!
Report Post »TerryDo
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 4:41pmIsn’t there an unwritten law that comedians can say anything about anyone, simply because they are
Report Post »comedians, with the excuse it’s just a joke. ie. Bill Maher
jhaydeng
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 4:57pmJohn, I’m sorry you just kissed your career goodbye, but welcome aboard the common sense train!
Report Post »cuinsong
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 5:19pmWhen they start taking the entertainment peoples money they suddenly get religion. But the facts are these idiots voted this bunch into power and now their getting the rewarded for their support. How funny is that.
Report Post »Them that voted for socialization are going to be sorry for their stupidity!
tradexpertbuysell
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 6:50pmOOOOHHHHH! AAAAHHHHHH! Goooooooooood conservative porn!
Report Post »Quiata
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 9:10pm@LLOYD And there‘s a lot more buyer’s remorse where that came from! Lovitz is only the tip of the iceberg.
@JON LOVITZ Mwah! =*
Report Post »fightsocialismnow
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 2:24am@ITSJUSTTIM
You say “God Is crashing the World economy?”
Here’s where Christian folk might take issue with that. First God isn’t doing it because as it is written, all that is good comes from God and all that is evil comes from the Devil. The devil is influencing the hands and minds of men to crash the economy. The Bible predicted in Revelation that a one world government would be a telling sign of the end times, for example. Naturally, people like Obama (and to a lesser extent Romney) are so hardcore in their brainwashed Marxist beliefs they actually believe their doing good by way of the people when its quite the opposite. Rigged ideology in a man-made belief system, like liberalism, is a tool of the devil. People who avoid a self-regulating morality, in my opinion, are less like satan.
Report Post »palerider54
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 7:10amI agree completely. We are constantly in the middle of a spiritual warfare. Every day, the forces of evil are attacking good and decent Christians.
The non Christians are not a threat to the ruler of this world, SATAN. But once you accept Jesus, you have a bulls eye painted on your chest.
But God gives us his full armor to protect us and his word as an offensive weapon, a sword.
As Dr. Jereamiah said in his book, “ I never thought I would see the day “ stated, our grandparents and great grandparents knew we were in a war with Satan, that this world was a battlefield, every decision, every action was either for good or for evil. Today’s generation see the world as a playground, and think that Satan is not real.
Report Post »shirleyandpearl
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 12:10pmHe was so funny in all his performances….“Rat Race” and “The Producers”…. and at least his talent isn’t overshadowing all of his common sense. The democrat party has really morphed into a morass of socialistic and corrupt ilk who depend on ignorance, blame, guilt and mob anger. Look at the talented-slash-limo lib, Tom Hanks. He is totally brainwashed into following and speaking out on behalf (“The Road we have Traveled”) of the devil (democrat party) itself. Kudo’s to Lovitz, along with Nugent, Wollery, Voight, Sellack, and others who are speaking out for freedom. I hope more celebs who are seeing the truth will stick out their necks as well!
Report Post »walkintruth
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 12:21amThis is spiritual warfare. The devil is lying to us to prevent us from seeing the truth. He uses people to intervene in situations to cause people to loose their faith in God. We must get back to trusting in God with all our hearts. It is the only way.
Report Post »Truthmonster
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 2:24amThe Obama’s have our best interest forbeit to doubt their self proclaimed infinite wisdom. New From The Braintrust at Obama Inc. “Dog The Other White Meat” tougher than beef but a dog is smarter than a cow thus making the diner more intelligent. I wonder if Lassie Lasanga, Rin Tin Tin regatoni or poached pooch will be served at State dinners?
Report Post »fightsocialismnow
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 2:29amIf you listen to the lame-stream media, no-one should daaaaare question the infinite wisdom of the Obama administration and his minions. Phooey I say!
Report Post »planitarch
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 2:18amNotice how he keeps saying, “and I voted for Obama!”? Well that means he’s part of the problem. Him and all these other Obama supporters need to put their money where their mouth is: at the ballot box.
Report Post »thenizzutz
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 9:06amThey are going to give money at the ballot box? Do they also hand out money at the ballot box?
Report Post »Restore the Republic
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 2:06amE x a c t l y !!!!
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 2:31amSounds like Dear Leader has lost his MoJo
Report Post »Daddymac10
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 1:44amMr. Hope & Change always talk about how the rich don’t pay enough, but yet again Hollywood and other rich people is bank-rolling his operation. It’s unbelievable how stupid these rich people are, they are planning their own demise…
Romney / Bachmann 2012
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 1:28amI can’t believe it… the “Eat Fresh” man is upset with the “Eat Healthy” administration! Or is the Obama administration the “Pay Healthy Taxes” group? Apparently, Jon Lovitz, is not the Lovitz to pay Obama taxes guy anymore. Wake up Jon and smell the taxes. They don’t smell like a Subway sandwich anymore. “Pay with Fresh cash”
Report Post »lizaz
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 1:23amAnother disgruntled obama voter…..isn’t it wonderful???????
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 1:29amAb so lute ly wonderful!
Report Post »CatB
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 1:43amToo bad they were so stupid in 08 … hopefully they have seen him for the snake he is and don’t make the same mistake twice …
2012 LIBERTY!
Report Post »rambosharley
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 5:20amI‘m pretty sure he’ll vote for him again! He‘s a hollyweird liberal he won’t be able to help himself!
Report Post »Mickeyd
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 1:08amMr. Lovitz, you may not realize it, but you are on your way to becoming a conseravtive. Welcome to clarity!
Report Post »pamela kay
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 1:17amMICKEYD. LOL, I agree, it‘s funny how people don’t get it until it hits them in their comfort zone.
Report Post »Salamander
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 7:06amI‘d bet the stupid idiot would still choose to ’help the needy’ with OUR tax money! I’m all for helping the truly needy, but not ‘the needy’ defined by ‘the bleeding hearts’! The one good thing that might come out of our current economic situation is how it serves as a wake-up call that each and every one of us is first responsible for and to ourselves! The ‘safety net’ or ‘guarantee of employment–with your government-sponsored college degree’ is simply not there! Government cannot fix this problem–ONLY WE CAN!
Report Post »tharpdevenport
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 12:55amThat’s the ticket!!!!!
Report Post »1azuce
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 3:17amHe was just, aaaaaccting.
Report Post »Itsjusttim
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 12:54amWell we don’t have long now until death and hell is tossed into the sea of fire along with the false prophet. Do you know what that means? It means that no longer will leaders stand up to number their people, to number future people, and it means therefore government will not manipulate how and the number of children people have. Moreover there won’t be anywhere near 8 billion people in the world, which means many people you know now will never live again.
Report Post »Itsjusttim
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 12:59amWell what I mean by they will never live again is that they will never have consciousness in the body of a human being, although they may be an animal in the woodlands, maybe an octopus too.
Report Post »Itsjusttim
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 1:10amTo be perfectly honest I’m not going to miss most of you, because there is no music, no vibe, no song of Moses when I am forced to be around you. Meaning, there is no tongues, no intuitive reasoning, no me thinking something and you saying it. I really miss that.
Report Post »Itsjusttim
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 1:19amBecause most people are Satan and they just don’t know it because all you have to compare it to is all the other Satans around you.
Report Post »wzanesdad
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 2:53amTim,
Report Post »I would miss you if you weren’t on here anymore. I really wish I could understand even half of what you’re trying to say sometimes.
Hang in there buddy….and I’ll keep trying.
spikebu
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 6:16am@Tim…You do realize you are talking to us through a computer? You are literally the only one forcing yourself to be around us. Seek a psychiatrist.
Report Post »Meyvn
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 7:35amnever live again? We all are eternal, it’s just a matter of where you choose to spend it.
Report Post »jado1981
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 8:01amCan we please start a thread topic where people like tim, moncine / encinom and jzs can get it all out? Let them talk to themselves and start “intelligent” conversations within their own heads and try to outsmart themselves. Tim, would you please keep it in that thread?
Report Post »Dismayed Veteran
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 9:09amTim
You are alone in your basement. This is the voice in your head. Google Huffington Post. You will be happy.
Report Post »BJC
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 12:51amWell It’s a good thing Jon Lovitz is “just” a “comedian”. What’s that the Democrats are always saying as they defend Bill Mayher? He’s just a comedian.
LMAO at Democrats!!
Report Post »vampiric aristocracy
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 1:35amI actually have audio evidence linking obama as a us commie leader…is there anyone on this site interested?
Report Post »its audio from a latino business leader in MA talking bout his meetings with obama and castro.
USAMama
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 2:01amvampiric aristocracy
If what you say is true, send it to the Blaze. Random posters on the site can’t help you, you gotta send it to Glenn or Scott Baker and if its legit it reported.
Report Post »TomSawyer
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 12:33amJon Lovitz doesn’t like high taxes and arrogant people that lie. So why did he vote for Obama? That’s a description of Obama.
Report Post »Dave.the.Blaze
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 12:16amLovitz has to be a Romney supporter.
Report Post »A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 12:32amLike hell he’s a Romney supporter.
See here.
Mitt Romney Open To Value Added Tax (VAT) !
http ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsMIa6E_KUk
And here.
Romney supports automatic hikes in minimum wage
http ://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/02/01/romney-supports-automatic-hikes-in-minimum-wage/
And here.
Romney Obama the Same?
Report Post »http ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWDJEc92d38
Bluefish49
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 12:47am@ Doctors…totallt agree with you…I see no reason to vote in 2012. For one thing the Union’s will not let Obama loose and even if by some miracle he does loose Romney will tax and spend us to death…when Perry dropped out I gave up. I am currently working in Mongolia and can be very selective on what news I wish to hear from the US. The BBC doesn‘t run much US news and I can’t stand to hear Amanpours voice so no CNN…. I guess no news is good news.
Report Post »tharpdevenport
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 1:07amListen you two, especially you, BLUEFISH49, if you can’t see why you have to vote this November, let me enlighten you — and anybody else that is having this problem:
One candidate is a supra-nationalist Marxist, semi dictator who wants to transformer American into a despotic redistributive, command economy, communist paradise — PURPOSEFULLY. The other is an idiot whom while does similar things, DOESN’T see American as “just another country” and isn’t TRYING to fundamentally turn it into Soviet America.
One candidate has terrorists for friends, bows to our enemies, appoints left-wing radicals to government and Supreme Court positions; wastes trillions of dollars on Green companies, money to enemies (like Palestine — multi billions so far), and increased food stamp participation to 40 something million. The other hasnt’ bowed to any enemy, has no terrorist friends we know of, and wouldn’t offer money to get more people on food stamps (as Obama has).
One hates America and what it stands for. The other is just a pinhead who hates conservatives.
One did Obamacare for fundamental change in the Constitution and power over people; the other did Romneycare for, well, more PINHEAD reasons.
If Obama gets re-elected, there are two Supreme Court justices approaching the age where they either normally retire or die. If Obama appoints left-wing radicals, it won’t matter who is President for a LONG TIME. Romney could STOP that. Less than ten characters left, so
Report Post »A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 1:22am@tharpdevenport,
“If Obama gets re-elected, there are two Supreme Court justices approaching the age where they either normally retire or die. If Obama appoints left-wing radicals, it won’t matter who is President for a LONG TIME. Romney could STOP that. Less than ten characters left, so”
Obama has set an economic ticking time bomb in the form of what Peter Schiff sees as a bond market bubble.
(Whatever is happening, the housing market hasn’t cleared, and the Fed has adopted an outright inflationary policy, so the crash is coming, no matter what.)
Since Romney is a Keynesian, like Obama, he will utterly botch any recovery we could have had with Obama gone, AND he will have seemed – to the Left, at least – to have discredited the free market.
The Left will use the crash itself, not to mention Romney’s response to it, to agitate for an outright abolishment of the free market, and because they don’t understand that Corporatism is not the free market, they will seem to many to have the moral high ground, and unless you are able to criticize not only Romney and Bush, but Ronald Reagan and Abraham Lincoln, America will lose to the Marxists.
Romney will hand America over to totalitarianism because he’s clueless, like Obama and Bush Jr.
You have a Constitutionalist in the race who prediced a housing crash back in 2001. Ron Paul is the only good choice.
Ron Paul or bust, 2012
Report Post »A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 1:59am@Bluefish49,
“… when Perry dropped out I gave up. I am currently working in Mongolia and can be very selective on what news I wish to hear from the US. The BBC doesn‘t run much US news and I can’t stand to hear Amanpours voice so no CNN…. I guess no news is good news.”
Consider Ron Paul.
See here.
FOX just reported “Ron Paul May Win Iowa!”
Report Post »http://www.dailypaul.com/228428/fox-just-reported-ron-paul-may-win-iowa
CatB
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 2:10amRomney is NOT a Marxist .. Obama is .. that is why you vote in November … unless you want to live under tyranny .. remember Obama will have more power in his second term .. we must vote and make certain that does NOT HAPPEN!
2012 VOTE LIBERTY!
Report Post »A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 2:44am@CatB,
“Romney is NOT a Marxist”
The man believes pretty much the same things as Obama about the economy. He pays lip service to the free market, but that’s it.
He believes that government spending can help the economy. He supported the bailouts. He is considering a VAT. He believes in automatic Minimum Wage hikes.
Romney is absolutely clueless about the economy: Government interventions CAUSED the artificial housing boom, and the crash was a return to sanity.
Romney sees the crash as a bad thing, instead of a return to market prices, WHICH IS NECESSARY! This is why I keep saying that the crash is coming, no matter what – it cannot be stopped.
The correct response to the inevitable crash will be for government, taxes, regulations, and subsidies to be reduced dramatically, so that the free market can quickly reallocate all the malinvested resources to productive use.
The loss in value will be monumental, but in order to return to profitability, the correction must run its course. But Romney thinks the bailouts were a good idea, so what he’s going to do is try to keep the necessary crash from happening, which will prolong the misery.
See here.
Government cannot be run like a business
http ://dailycaller.com/2012/02/27/government-cannot-be-run-like-a-business/?print=1
And here.
I Wouldn’t Hire Ron Paul…
http ://lewrockwell.com/goyette/goyette23.1.html
Ron Paul or bust, 2012!
Report Post »A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 2:57am@CatB,
When you have an opportunity, please consider this.
See here.
Why You’ve Never Heard of the Great Depression of 1920 | Thomas E. Woods, Jr.
Report Post »http ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czcU*****mnsprQI
(Remove asterisks.)
wzanesdad
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 3:15amIf the crash is coming no matter wgat….I’d rather have a president that can get us out of it. Romney has a long history of taking HUGE companies that have crashed and rescued them from disaster. Obama ????not so much. Ron Paul ????? not so much……
Report Post »Inlightofthings
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 9:25am@DOC:
I’m intrigued by your points but it seems you lack an understanding of how our government functions, or at least was intended to function. 3 branches etc etc. The Executive branch does not have sole control the US government. Vote…don’t vote…it’s up to you; but if it‘s the latter don’t complain.
Re: 1920…You are one of the few I’ve ever seen mention 1920 and I have found it to be an interesting study. There was a steeper decline in a shorter period – and you never hear about it. Has anyone ever speculated how long that recession would have lasted if Cox and Roosevelt would have won and instituted the policies the FDR would ultimately put in place post crash of 1929? Those same policies that seemingly pro-tracted the “Great Depression”? Read some history on what was going on circa 1920; Race riots, strikes, civil discourse, international tensions. Interesting parallels to current events indeed and right on the heels of the “original” Progressive….President Wilson.
I‘m not convinced Romney is Keynesian per se’.
Report Post »A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 10:25am@wzanesdad,
“If the crash is coming no matter wgat….I’d rather have a president that can get us out of it. Romney has a long history of taking HUGE companies that have crashed and rescued them from disaster. Obama ????not so much. Ron Paul ????? not so much……”
You can’t get out of a crash – it’s impossible. No one has ever gotten out of a crash. You can only recover from a crash, or remain in a recession like the Japanese or like what we’re doing right now.
Rather, what is seen as a recovery is usually the government printing more money so that you see the number of dollar units increase for the markets whose prices are falling dramatically.
But printing money doesn’t create wealth, so you have the illusion of recovery while the destruction of wealth continues. This is why the Keynesian approach of government spending never seems to be enough.
It also accounts for the Keynesian belief of “well, government spending works in the short term”. No, it TRICKS people into believing there’s a recovery, in the short term; But as the market seeks actual productivity, the government stimulated jobs reveal themselves to be unproductive.
This is why Solyndra seemed to do well, for a short time.
Ron Paul actually saw the housing crash coming in 2001, so he would have restrained the Executive Branch from trying to stimulate the economy, because stimulus makes it worse.
Report Post »Texas Chris
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 11:18amIf you want to have a say in the way you are governed, you must vote.
If you disagree with the way Obama has run the country thus far, then don’t vote for him.
If you disagree with the way Romney ran Massachusetts when he was governor, logically you have abolutly no reason to believe he will run the country any different, and you should not vote for him, either.
Therefore, in order to demonstrate to the Democrat AND Republican parties that you are dissatisfied with the choices they have provided in 2012, you MUST cast a vote for a non-Democrat-approved, non-Republican-approved candidate.
Otherwise you will continue to receive candidates of the same poor quality.
Ron Paul 2012
Report Post »Inlightofthings
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 11:30amWZANE:
Report Post »I get your point…the crash can either be a fender bender or an outright total with fatalities. In the case of the housing market, I’m just an average idiot and EVEN I saw the pending housing crash. Anyone that understood the fair housing act sponsored by Frank/Dodd in 1999 knew it would happen…no level of genius necessary there. You can’t loan people money that have no means to repay it and expect an equitable outcome between borrower and lender. Such an example is Solyndra….it started out as a fender bender and turned into a crash with fatalities. This scenario doesn’t fit with any theories on government spending including Keynesian. That company was destined to fail by all accounts and filed BK within a month of it’s projected demise in the Bush admin nearly 30 months prior.
tharpdevenport
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 11:58amListen, everybody. It doesn’t matter if Romney says similar things. Point to one thing Romney has said on the cmpaign trail that Obama did. Has Romney said hgis “goal” is a “single payer system”? Has Romney said he wants to necessarily “skyrocket” your electricity bill while shutting down coal factories? Did Romney say, twice as Obama has (I don’t know if there was more) that he wants to redistribute wealth? Has Romney written two autobiograpies before 30 that are full of racism against white people? Did Romney announce his Congress run in the house of a terrorist? And so on, and so on, and so on.
One candidate BELIEVES these things as part of who he is, in his heart and mind. The other is just a pinhead and doesn’t realize. One will INTENTIONALLY go there. They other only fumbles there, but not without somebody, like Rubio, keeping him in check.
Obama has already gone around Congress — like a dictator — half a dozen times, while bragging about it. A second term where he doesn’t have to worry about re-election? Why even have a Congress!
Romney isn’t going to go around Congress.
One is a DEVIL trying to DESTROY US. The other is a HUGE, DUMB, PINHEAD.
Vote Pinhead 2012.
Report Post »Inlightofthings
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 12:00pmA point to Tx Chris and the good Doctor:
Report Post »Paul is no economic genius and won’t be president. Paul is logical and makes sense on many levels economically with respect to domestic issues. I view him to be an isolationist and in the end, has contributed little to government with respect to his terms in congress. I realize his tenure as a libertarian was short lived but nontheless, his views seem to remain the same. I think everyone has their role and he has yet to find his. Running for president is his God given right and you have the right to waste your vote on him. It’s why I figure Romney at @ 51%, POTUS at @ 47% and Paul with a few throw-aways. Paul could better spend his time holding the GOP, Congress and POTUS accountable rather than creating false hope. He could generate the same debates although more meaningful in that way; just my opinion. In the end, we should all be a little ticked he is wasting time as a sitting Congressman and could be something in the 14th District…couldn’t he?
A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 12:25pm@Inlightofthings,
“I’m intrigued by your points but it seems you lack an understanding of how our government functions, or at least was intended to function. 3 branches etc etc. The Executive branch does not have sole control the US government. Vote…don’t vote…it’s up to you; but if it‘s the latter don’t complain.”
Yes, you’re right about the Executive Branch not having sole control. In fact, they don’t even have control over spending. The theft the Progressives have been getting away with for so long through Executive Orders and “regulatory departments” is maddening (Congress is supposed to make laws, not the EPA, for example).
What I mean to say is that Ron Paul knows the Constitutional role of the Presidency and the Executive Branch, and will restrain from continually destroying the economy, as best he can.
He can’t do it alone, true. But Romney actually believes that government stimulus can help the economy. This is what Keynesians believe. But since he is perceived as a free market guy, when he botches the recovery due to his Keynesian and Corporatist beliefs, people will blame the free market for the prolonged depression.
And I can’t emphasize this enough: The crash is inevitable. No matter what, it’s coming. It cannot be avoided. It can only be slowed for a little while the stimulated projects destroy wealth until the market decides to abandon the money-losing projects.
Report Post »A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 12:56pm@Inlightofthings,
“Paul is no economic genius and won’t be president.”
Ron Paul isn’t a genius, but he’s logical? OK.
As for winning the GOP nomination, don’t count him out.
See here.
Ron Paul Wins in Iowa and Minnesota, Romney in a Panic
http ://dougwead.wordpress.com/2012/04/23/ron-paul-wins-in-iowa-and-minnesota-romney-in-a-panic/
And here.
FOX just reported “Ron Paul May Win Iowa!”
http ://www.dailypaul.com/228428/fox-just-reported-ron-paul-may-win-iowa
Judging by the way things are going, it doesn’t look like Romney will have the support to defeat Obama if he gets the GOP nomination.
A lot of us know that the Progressives in the GOP are trying to force Romney on us, and that this kind of tampering is partly why we’re in such a mess to begin with. So we will reject Romney whether Obama gets re-elected, or not.
Good luck defeating Obama without us.
“I view him to be an isolationist and in the end, has contributed little to government with respect to his terms in congress.”
If you view him to be an isolationist, then you believe Thomas Jefferson and George Washington were isolationists, as well, since they both have the same foreign policy as Ron Paul.
As far as his Congressional contributions, he has contributed exactly what the Constitution requires of a representative. Do you disagree?
Report Post »A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 1:13pmBy the way, here is an important bit of history on the Great Depression.
This video is a response by Peter Schiff to the lectures that Ben Bernanke recently gave on the issues of the recent housing crash and the Great Depression.
See here.
Peter Schiff – The Fed Unspun: The Other Side of the Story
Report Post »(at 13:29)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdB9I79BQRI#t=13m29s
A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 3:23pm@Inlightofthings,
“In the case of the housing market, I’m just an average idiot and EVEN I saw the pending housing crash. Anyone that understood the fair housing act sponsored by Frank/Dodd in 1999 knew it would happen…no level of genius necessary there.”
See here.
Conference Report On S. 900, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
Speech Of Hon. Ron Paul Of Texas In The House Of Representatives
Thursday, November 4, 1999
“In addition to loose monetary policies by the Federal Reserve, government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have contributed to the problem. The fourfold increases in their balance sheets from 1997 to 1998 boosted new home borrowings to more than $1.5 trillion in 1998, two-thirds of which were refinances which put an extra $15,000 in the pockets of consumers on average— and reduce risk for individual institutions while increasing risk for the system as a whole.”
Report Post »Inlightofthings
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 8:19am@DOC:
We’ll see how Paul fares. I suspect that Romney is more a Federalist than a Keynesian. Just my thoughts in light of the Mass healthcare scenario and his commitment to overturn the ACA. I feel the likes of Paul, Bachmann, Gingrich all have influence on the direction but POTUS is an over reach. Palin continues to have an impact regardless what the media says or how she is vilified. The freshman congress in 2010 have clearly impacted legislation and that is where this will turn. Ear marks are out (supposedly) and that group can control spending with what Limbaugh has stated many times…they just need to win more elections.
I know what Romney says about stimulus; he also stands by his position that private industry should have worked through the auto bail outs, which is gutsy. That was about the unions and nothing more and Romney would not have screwed the bond holders. The right congress, majority seats in the senate and the right POTUS, the crash can be damage controlled…but I agree it is imminent. In the end I think any POTUS will go path of least resistance and Congress and Senate can dictate that on behalf of their constituents…Don’t forget SCOTUS…
Report Post »Itsjusttim
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 12:07amWouldn’t it be great to be able to go back in time to sink the Santa Maria, Santa Clara, and La Pinta in the middle of the atlantic?
Report Post »Itsjusttim
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 12:16amI guess God figured: why sink a few ships in 1492, when God can sink their entire government and economic structure in 2012.
Report Post »Dave.the.Blaze
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 12:20amSanta Clara!? Did Columbus have a 4th ship?
Report Post »spirited
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 12:22amNina, Pinta and Santa Maria
Report Post »Pouncing Porcupine
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 12:22amIt was the “Nina”, dimwit, not the “Clara”. Wouldn‘t it be neat to go back in time and kick your dad’s @$$ BEFORE he fathered you? Maybe put the fear of God into him so he would have had the sense to raise you right.
Report Post »Itsjusttim
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 12:37amThe Clara was also called Nina. But more importantly, how does it make you feel (because your feelings are so important), that God is crashing the world economy, and he‘s sending his judgment signed sealed and delivered with diseases and natural disasters on it’s heel?
Report Post »marine249
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 12:42amDon’t pick on tim, he is off his meds.
Report Post »USAMama
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 2:13amGod isn’t doing this, MAN is doing this. God gave us free will and He lets us do our own thing. If we ask for His help He will be with us, individually, but if our leaders are not involving Him then it is on them. Period. As an individual if you ask God to come into your life and be your Personal Lord and Savior He will and you will be saved. The reason our country was so successful for so long was because we had leaders who believed and trusted in God and he blessed us because of it. Unfortunately our current leaders do not, therefore the fate of our country rests on them. They have cut Him out. Pray to God for your own family and if the country goes down in flames at least you will be under His protection! With God it’s all PERSONAL, there is no such thing as “collective salvation”.
Report Post »GBTVFan_Non_American_Overseas
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 3:54amOh Tim, you really haven’t walked with God until the day that you understand that you live the consequences of your own decisions. Simple and clear. You have a long walk in front of you if you still says: It’s God fault!!! You have some “desert” time in front of you to go through.
One thing is receiving the forgiveness of your sin from God, and another very different is the consequence of your deeds. Read carefully about Salomon and King David and you will see forgiveness but also heavy consequences of their deeds…..
You live difficult times because: You reap what you sow (Bible, eternal, fact), or you are sinning and unrepentant of some specific sin in your life, or God is teaching you something about that regular sin in your life, or God is just preparing you for something new in your future, or God is using you in a way you don’t expect, or God is letting you to go through difficult times so you can help others living too that terrible situation in your past (The death of a child for example)…etc, etc.
The above means that when you are not in God’s path or plan for you, you will suffer some “adjustments” in your life and, at the end….is ALWAYS because of you, your deeds and your decisions……..simple.
That applies to the big picture as a whole…..God is not unfair, never!!!!
You reap what you sow! And that includes human race as a whole and each country in its own path……
Report Post »TJexcite
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 12:06amIf this came out in January just how much farther away from them has Mr Lovitz moved after his first hand view of ant-antisemitism on his friends house. And those who created the climate where that is okay, it was not the right but the left.
Report Post »lassiegirldawn
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 12:05amHalf of hollywood don‘t pay tax’s and the other half are fund raising for the commine in chief.
Report Post »JACKTHETOAD
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 12:04amMaybe when Jonny-boy’s done crying, he could give me HIS fair share.
Report Post »Maxim Crux
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 12:01amWhat is this censorship from the Blaze. It is comical. They will censor the written words and then play the unedited version with the foul language. Hey Blaze…people that listen to it probably know how to spell it too. The chief editor needs to be canned. Censor it…or don’t censor it. Don’t do both. Either that or just put the headline in and do not put any commentary to it.
Report Post »spirited
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 12:21amPlease…..
*<< Use the “8” key with “shift” held down
Report Post »IMAWAKENOW
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 12:34amperhaps you should start your own news web site and run it the way you want.
Report Post »LV2SURF
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:59pmYou know if there were a lot less media coverage and outspoken individuals on the subject of politics ranting online, the polls would be pretty quiet, and only those who really cared and knew what was best would go to the polls. That would be that. And, we’d have a conservative, laize faire president in office. But, we can’t be quieted either. Let’s just not fall upon on our own double-edged sword.
Report Post »spirited
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:54pmWelcome aboard Jon Lovitz !
$^ >Hey Jon Stewart, are ya paying (punn intended) attention? –Is it still funny??
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 12:06amI wouldn’t yet go so far as to say that. Wait and see if his tune does not change back when he can’t get any work.
Report Post »A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 12:27am@spirited,
“Welcome aboard Jon Lovitz !”
Agreed.
Lovitz has a basic understanding that goods do not exist until someone mixes their labor with natural resources; such that it is IMPOSSIBLE for the mere claim to private property to be an act of theft.
Or, in other words, you have a right to employ what you produce toward your own ends (as long as you’re not violating the same rights of others).
Learn Austrian Economics, Jon Lovitz!
See here.
Peter Schiff Was Right 2006 – 2007 (2nd Edition)
http ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I0QN-FYkpw
Ron Paul Calls the Housing Collapse in 2003
http ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9S3lXDOQ7ec
Smashing Myths and Restoring Sound Money | Thomas E. Woods, Jr.
Report Post »http ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAzExlEsIKk
right-wing-waco
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:51pmJust maybe…. some of the libs are “getting” it.
Report Post »cmark
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:51pmTypical Hollywood lefty. Tax the rich, just not the Hollywood rich.
Report Post »TheObamanation
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:49pmYeah … that’s the ticket.
Report Post »Maxim Crux
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:47pmIt appears Lovitz manage to get his head out of his butt. Better late than never
Report Post »GBTVFan_Non_American_Overseas
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 12:02amSometimes the problem is not only that the head is up the rear end, but also how deep it is up there!
Report Post »spirited
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 12:25amLike the two guys on the bridge.
Report Post »one said: “it’s cold”
the other: “ya, deep too”
Texas Chris
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 11:19amHead in @ass, foot in mouth, and yet much more flexable after the next election…
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