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White House Defends Tax Increases By Citing…Justin Bieber?!

For the sake of conservative humorists, one hopes that White House Press Secretary Jay Carney will never change. The man referred to by Rush Limbaugh as a “spokeskid” seem to be a never-ending fountain of gaffes second only to Joe Biden. Nevertheless, Carney may have inadvertently stumbled upon a reference that makes his point well by citing one of the more divisive pop stars in recent history as part of his defense of tax increases on the top 2 percent. That pop star is none other than Canadian sensation Justin Bieber. Yes, really. Watch Carney’s defense below:

According to Carney, “Warren Buffett, and Bill Gates, Justin Bieber, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama” are some of the people who stand to benefit from an extension of the Bush Tax Cuts on high income earners.

Whatever your position on tax cuts, many would argue that lumping Bieber in with Bill Gates and Mitt Romney is a stroke of genius, given that those two demonstrable job creators likely cut more sympathetic figures than a child star who is only known for repeating the word “Baby” over and over again. At the same time, some of Obama’s youth voters might find the reference in poor taste.

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  • SolitudeBliss
    Posted on July 28, 2012 at 10:31am

    What‘s even scarier is the thought that Justin Bieber is what’s on the White House playlist !!!!!!!!

    Uuuggghhhhh

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    • mtcountrygrl
      Posted on July 28, 2012 at 12:33pm

      Well and I love how they always use examples of the super rich (Millionaires and Billionaires) but the tax increases they are proprosing are for EVERYONE over $250,000 a year. People making $250,000 a year are FAR from Millionaires. I have several small business clients organized as Subchapter S corporations and this IS SMALL BUSINESS! You have to claim the business income on your personal tax return if you are a subchapter S corporation, weither you take the money out of the business or not. These are not RICH PEOPLE, they are working people.

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    • jhaydeng
      Posted on July 28, 2012 at 12:34pm

      Bieber is Canadian and yes I am ashamed that I know that!

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  • barber2
    Posted on July 28, 2012 at 9:56am

    Canada ? Oh, yeah. That is where the anti-capitalst Occupy Movement started ! LOL. Just a little Freudian slip from our Marxist Democrat Occupiers’ the White House Spokeskid , Jay Carney . These guys hate capitalism, the banks, Wall Street, CEOs, and evil corporations ! Pretty “ transparent ” which is one of their favorite parroted phrases !

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  • DenisWTexas
    Posted on July 28, 2012 at 9:04am

    Um… Bieber is Canadian.

    And Carney is, well, appropriately named.

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  • bigtruck1956
    Posted on July 28, 2012 at 8:41am

    Jay, Beeper is from CANADA you MORON

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  • Platonician
    Posted on July 28, 2012 at 8:32am

    Carney has probably gay fantasies with Bieber. Washington is a den of iniquity anyway.

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  • AJAYW
    Posted on July 28, 2012 at 8:23am

    The poor bast*rd Jay Carney can’t keep up with what lie to tell. One has to be quite a liar to speak for obama.

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  • lgccac
    Posted on July 28, 2012 at 8:15am

    Anyone is allowed by law to voluntarily pay more in taxes than they are obligated to pay. So how much more have these socialists paid?

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    • oldguy77
      Posted on July 28, 2012 at 8:20am

      Hitory lesson 101.—From each according to his ability—to each according to his needs.Karl Marx.

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    • tommyg524
      Posted on July 28, 2012 at 8:31am

      unfortunately in these times, brought on by all out corporatism and vulcher capitalism, it seems we have no choice now but to subscribe to just that, marxism, to get back on track and to relearn what a corporate charter really meant and should mean. lawyers and lobbyist and all things military industrial on all levels need to step aside , else this ship will sink. we are doing exactly what russia did before they went bankrupt. plutocracy will fail, and the .0001 to 1 percenters willmove on along with their pirate banking.

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    • Berbel73
      Posted on July 28, 2012 at 1:42pm

      @tommyg524, marxism? That’s your solution, marxism? marxism is a failed ideology right along with socialism and communism, but of course you’ll never admit that because you have been indoctrinated by the progressives to believe that capitalism is evil and the root of all of our problems. The way to restore real free market principles is to scrap the current onerous progressive tax code and install a consumption based flat tax. Eliminate all of these tax breaks that politicians give out as favors to their campaign donors and you will see an ecomic boom in this country that will not only balance the budget but also bring a level of prosperity to all Americans that hasn’t been seen in decades! Oh and tommyg you’re not that clever, we can tell that you are move on without you having to try and slip a veiled reference into your post.

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  • watashbuddyfriend
    Posted on July 28, 2012 at 7:53am

    NO to increase in TAXES! I say, again, 15% is enough, Just got to reduce that wasteful spending! CUT:
    DOE 100%
    EPA 100%
    GSA 45%
    TSA 100%
    COE 40%
    DOA 40%
    IRS 40%
    Enough, for now!

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  • mersey
    Posted on July 28, 2012 at 7:43am

    How could Carney make a statement like that and leave out Lady GaGa and Madonna? Come on Jay, just because Madonna uses a fake Cockney accent when she’s in the UK, she’s an all American girl…..and I use that term loosely. Little Jay, next time you want to mention the people who benefit from the Bush era tax breaks, list everyone attending any of Obama’s Hollywood fund raisers.

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  • dancermommd
    Posted on July 28, 2012 at 7:30am

    One of the reporters in the room offered up Justin Bieber’s name. Jay Carney didn’t come up with it by himself. Give him a break there and be fair about it.

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    • 4xeverything
      Posted on July 28, 2012 at 7:47am

      Still, it doesn’t make sense. As for giving Mr.Carnival a break…NO! You constantly attack me (a small business owner with a family to feed) and you have opened yourself up to everything I can hurl at you (you = Carney).

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    • Baddoggy
      Posted on July 28, 2012 at 7:48am

      You mean the fat guy who can harly talk because he is so fat?

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    • 13th Imam
      Posted on July 28, 2012 at 7:49am

      Wally Buffett seems to actually have not PAID HIS TAXES since 2003? Bershire Hathaway , his company , is just a Tax Dodge scheme. Just ask Tax Cheat Timmy Geitner or Tax Cheat Chuck Rangold

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    • qpwillie
      Posted on July 28, 2012 at 7:56am

      But notice the double talk. If it is not passed as it stands, it’s a tax hike on the 98%. If it included everybody, it would be a tax CUT for the 2%.

      So whether it’s a cut or a hike depends on who is affected by it.

      Typical leftist double talk.

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  • cassandra
    Posted on July 28, 2012 at 7:20am

    they quote JB that is all they have to debate with ? Carney is such a lap dog

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    • Prosecute_Constitutional_Treason_In_Washington
      Posted on July 28, 2012 at 7:35am

      The White House should be repainted black. It’s become the black house. These are the darkest blackest days America has seen since 1776. Obummer is the enemy not a friend of the US. He is domestic terrorist number one.

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  • Diane TX
    Posted on July 28, 2012 at 3:28am

    How sad that a kid that has no idea what the Sistine Chapel is – he called it the sixteen chapel, gets dragged in by the Marxists in the White House. Justin is Not an American Citizen. He’s a Citizen of Canada, and not subject to the American Income Tax.

    What about George Soros? Is he an American Citizen?

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    • spikebu
      Posted on July 28, 2012 at 5:11am

      Is Beiber even an American? Does he pay taxes in this country? Why ddn’t the little twit hold up Jim Carey or Mike Myers? Sick of the subterfuge.

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    • 4xeverything
      Posted on July 28, 2012 at 6:42am

      What I would like to know is why Justin Bieber is on Jay Carnival’s mind in the first place? Of all of the people he could have been thinking about in all of America, why is he thinking about a very feminine little Canadian boy?

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    • historyguy48
      Posted on July 28, 2012 at 6:47am

      Comrade that is why he doesn’t need an American tax cut! He isn’t an American but probably an illegal alien.
      For that matter so is our Kenyan president.
      In the 1880′s a seer forcast that we would elect a president born in Africa and that he would oversee the destruction of America.
      They though he was nuts. I guess he wasn’t.

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    • loriann12
      Posted on July 28, 2012 at 8:20am

      Someone needs to start a chain letter and send it to all the business owners. Have them add their name if they, in fact, think they will be affected by tax increases. I would start it, but I don’t know any business owners personally, and don’t know how to start a chain letter.

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  • raderby
    Posted on July 28, 2012 at 2:29am

    Justin Bibjeans is a Canuck. Carney is a moron – let’s move on…..

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    • Mr.Fitnah
      Posted on July 28, 2012 at 5:05am

      Carney is a Carney , He see’s US all as rubes

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    • wboehmer
      Posted on July 28, 2012 at 8:51am

      “Moron” is a subjective term.

      I’d prefer to stick with the objective “liar.”

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  • Ghandi was a Republican
    Posted on July 28, 2012 at 1:19am

    They are hellbent on taxing charitable contributions.. They abhor private philanthropy.

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    • CatB
      Posted on July 28, 2012 at 2:12am

      Yes .. they think they can decide better than you where your “charity” should go (any money you have for that matter) .. except of course the mega rich progressives like Bill and Melinda Gates etc .. then they set it up so they can give to all their liberal causes.

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    • TheBurningTruth
      Posted on July 28, 2012 at 3:45am

      The reason behind taxing charitable contributions is to actually DISCOURGE such donations. If people and communities take care of themselves, then they are NOT dependent on Big Daddy Barry and his Progressive Liberals. The Progressive Left would be very happy to see all private charity shrivel and disappear because they could justify stealing more from us to give to THEIR idea of who “needs” it.

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    • Prosecute_Constitutional_Treason_In_Washington
      Posted on July 28, 2012 at 7:41am

      Charitable contributions were about $300 billion in the US last year. How much would a tax even help when the prez spends an extra 1.4 trillion and growing every year. Why even discuss until the budget is balanced?

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  • Apple Bite
    Posted on July 28, 2012 at 12:55am

    Ain’t that kid Canadian? So what in the hell is Carney talking about here? Is he tipping us off to the implementation of the “World Tax”?

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  • GhostOfJefferson
    Posted on July 28, 2012 at 12:49am

    Bieber is a white male Christian who is anti-abortion (staunchly) and proudly stands with his morals intact. Every “friend-ternaty” suit has fallen flat when he challenges them to DNA testing. He‘s the last guy Obama’s team should cite. Especially since he’s Canadian and 1/2 of the female population of North America is in love with him.

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    • coldnorth
      Posted on July 28, 2012 at 3:33am

      who do the other half love?

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on July 28, 2012 at 8:58am

      Who in their right mind thinks raising taxes, when the economy is on the verge of contracting, is a good idea anyway? Barry himself said it was stupid two years ago!

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  • Its Gonna Getcha
    Posted on July 28, 2012 at 12:38am

    Is it true Bieber is collaborating on a CD with Ludacris? How can anyone give the time of day to a guy whose lyrics go: “Paint the White House black and I‘m sure that’s got ‘em terrified
    McCain don‘t belong in any chair unless he’s paralyzed”. (????)

    And while we’re at it, we should blacklist Chris Brown, who should be in prison right now for attempted murder.

    I’m damn tolerant, but not for any of that. The media is force-feeding their babes.

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    • cemerius
      Posted on July 28, 2012 at 1:15am

      IF. you feel that way maybe you should take a read at this story too!! Made blood shoot from my eyes in anger!!!!

      http://spectator.org/archives/2012/07/27/and-you-thought-the-housing-cr

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    • nzkiwi
      Posted on July 28, 2012 at 1:53am

      @ Cemerius

      The item that you linked to is a stunning eye-opener. The danger posed by the Obama administration is this regard is nothing short of a clear threat to the financial existence of your nation. And, it should be added, because all of the world’s economies are interlinked and interlocked, the fallout would be global.

      I would recommend that Mr Holt consider producing a Blaze story about this.

      Thanks for that link.

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    • CatB
      Posted on July 28, 2012 at 2:17am

      @CEMERIUS

      Rush was talking about this today .. .I was sooooo pisssssed … I lost a my retirement savings .. I had bought a home and my parents wintered in it for years .. it had appreciated in value .. of course I paid the taxes insurance etc (never charged them a thing).. for over 10 years .. due to illness they could no longer use the home .. and it was right AFTER the housing market tanked. Now they want to do it ALL AGAIN! B SH*T someone needs to STOP THIS NOW!

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  • Chromo200
    Posted on July 28, 2012 at 12:35am

    Why doesn’t Buffet/Gates and others show us their tax returns. They profess that they give a lot of money to charity, great but I bet they take it as a tax deduction. SO they use the system for their benefit. As KADEEBEAU said They should not take the deductions and let us see if they will be happy with the amount they pay.

    It has been said may times . If these rich people want to help, let them make donations to the gov’t, stop taking advantage of the tax laws and reduc the cost of their products and services.

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    • SCREW-WINDOWS
      Posted on July 28, 2012 at 12:50am

      They no better than that they give to private charities and know giving it to the Government it would just be pizzed away or end up in someones pocket.

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    • commonsenseguy
      Posted on July 28, 2012 at 12:51am

      the left is screaming about romney showing all of his tax statements, but not a damn one of them is showing all of theirs, because most of them haven’t paid their taxes in years, but that’s okay,because obama will just make them exempt from paying their back taxes with another excursive order and thenthey can claim that romney and conservatives are the poor hating,racist tax dodgers.

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    • chfields62
      Posted on July 28, 2012 at 1:36am

      How about the idea that everybody pays taxes, not just a small percentage of the population. Lets see now….Bill gates gives $2 BILLION to charities and doesn’t give any of that to the guvmint IE: tax write off, instead, lets have Bill keep that money and give it to the guvmint, I‘m sure they’ll be able to spend it better than those dumb ole charities. BTW why do we need charities?? isn’t that what the guvmints for???….MORONS

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  • commonsenseguy
    Posted on July 28, 2012 at 12:31am

    well, you have to give to him,he did finally have an answer for the question,usually he runs around hard questions like it had some kind of a disease, and he did do one more thing that i don’t think he wanted to and that was to lump obama in that rich group,because according to obama and biden, they are just like the rest of Americans, hard working middle class and they know what and how hard it is for them to make ends meet. obama’s hope and change, ““ hope ”” that people are really as stupid as i think they are and they want really know how rich i am, and i can ““ change ”’ America from a freedom loving constitution following nation to some thing between communism and socialism either way the people will never know the truth, and by the time America figures out that i screwed them,they will pray for any “‘ hope “‘ of saving their freedoms and by then it will be to late to “ change ”’ the future.

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  • Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
    Posted on July 28, 2012 at 12:30am

    I didn’t know Bieber was old enough to vote yet…..oh yeah, and he is Canadian. Why doesn’t Carney just start quoting ABBA, hey they didn’t mind paying 70% tax, because it supported their country, Sweden.

    But I always like when my President goes to a Pop Star to support their policies. When is he going to go to Madonna to support the use of a Swastika to get a point across? Or Gary Glitter in support Child Porn.
    Yeah, quoting stars are great.
    America’s health care system is second only to Japan… Canada, Sweden, Great Britain… well, all of Europe. But you can thank your lucky stars we don’t live in Paraguay! –Homer Simpson
    Don’t worry, son. I‘m sure he’s up in heaven right now laughing it up with all the other celebrities: John Dilinger, Ty Cobb, Joseph Stalin. –Homer Simpson
    “It is useless to hold a person to anything he says while he’s in love, drunk, or running for office.”
    …Shirley MacLaine
    “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and it looks like work.”
    …Thomas Edison
    “Be careful what you pretend to be because you are what you pretend to be.”
    Kurt Vonnegut
    It is better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt.
    .Mark Twain
    I get to go to lots of overseas places, like Canada.
    - Britney Spears
    Whenever I watch TV and see those poor starving kids all over the world, I can’t help but cry. I mean I’d love to be skinny like that but not with all those flies and

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  • GBTVFan_Non_American_Overseas
    Posted on July 28, 2012 at 12:29am

    Honestly, no joking, I can´t believe the bunch of ignorant people that Barry brought to the WH….he forgot to mention: Bryan Adams, Alanis Morissette, Rush, Celine Dion, etc, all part of the filthy and oppressive 1% of rich “Americans”…..

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on July 28, 2012 at 1:13am

      I heart your list of people not brought. Well done, I thought it was parody at first.

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  • DoomsdayProphet
    Posted on July 28, 2012 at 12:28am

    In the United States(this isn’t Kenya.) we have this thing called EQUAL JUSTICE. That includes the theft of taxes. You cannot tax one higher than the other no matter how much the other makes. I only mean that in percentage. Rich people pay more taxes than the 98% combined you dimwitted morons.

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    • commonsenseguy
      Posted on July 28, 2012 at 12:38am

      equal justice, really not with this administration, they get to decide how equal and even things are and teh serve up their own style of justice, prosecute freedom loving,small government,law abiding citizens and let the drug smuggling, illegal aliens, black panther voting intimidation, tax evading elected official, freedom hating,anti America go free, that is equal justice under the “‘ new world order “‘

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  • kaydeebeau
    Posted on July 28, 2012 at 12:19am

    Gee Barack.if you were really intent upon paying more taxes why did you take almost $35K in deductions on your last tax return? Why not take no deductions and include an extra gift to the IRS?

    You know what, I will believe any of you immoral leftists are true believers of that which you spew, when you start living under the rules you profess to support. You could at least make a minimal effort to live out that which you claim to support for the rest of us….Until then, get the heck out of my wallet

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    • commonsenseguy
      Posted on July 28, 2012 at 12:47am

      no,no,no they want us to live by the rules, but they want to do as they please, i hear of all of these left wing commie loving rich morons say” i don’t mind paying more in taxes “‘ but as of now,non have written the checks, what i don’t get is way they say okay on paying more taxes now, but where and why have they not done it in the past, you know, why are the waiting to be forced to more,when all they had to do was donate as much as they wanted to the irs, you can bet, when the same group of “‘ i will pay more taxes “‘ are broke, they will be ******* and moaning about how poor they are because of teh racist tea party made them that way, just proves that the left is crazy.

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    • SCREW-WINDOWS
      Posted on July 28, 2012 at 12:53am

      He should lead by example and stop cashing those Government paychecks.

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on July 28, 2012 at 12:12am

    Once again the growing desperation of the admin continues to grow.

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    • 4xeverything
      Posted on July 28, 2012 at 6:57am

      Have you ever seen Creep Show? Now, I can’t remember if it was the first one or the second one but, Stephen King made an appearence as a loner hick who lived alone out in the woods. He comes upon a meteor and after he touches it a green furry algae begins to grow on him and everything else that he touches. Eventually the algae takes over everything. Reminds of the Obama administration.

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  • Kupo
    Posted on July 28, 2012 at 12:09am

    Oh, come on. Jay Carney is easy enough to make fun of without making crap up. Did you really miss the part where one of the press brought up the name, and Carney humored him? My God… this administration is dumb, but people who write non-stories like this one are equally as dumb.

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