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Obama Uses White House Web Site to Pressure House GOP With a Tax Increase Countdown Clock

Is the Obama administration going out of its way to politicize the White House web site? At the least, the president seems to be using the platform to pressure House Republicans into supporting his payroll tax plans.

It what can only be described as an intriguing use of the government’s web presence, a new WhiteHouse.gov graphic has emerged. It reads, “If the House doesn’t act, middle class taxes increase in…” Next to this copy, a countdown clock lists the days, hours minutes and seconds left until the infamous payroll tax cut expires.

Beyond simply providing a time ticker, the White House goes on to ask, “What does $40 mean to you?” This question is clearly in reference to the payroll monies that are saved as a result of the tax-cut “stimulus” that is set to expire. Next to this question, another graphic that says “Tell Us” enables site visitors to share their story about how losing the money would be detrimental.

Here’s a screen shot from WhiteHouse.gov, as it currently stands:

White House Posts Countdown Clock to Target House GOP on Payroll Taxes

On a separate page (linked to by the “Tell Us” graphic), text reads more like a campaign advertisement than it does a WhiteHouse.gov informational page:

White House Posts Countdown Clock to Target House GOP on Payroll Taxes

This use of messaging isn’t random. On Tuesday, the House, led by Republicans, rejected a plan backed by President Obama that would have extended the tax benefit for two months. The Associated Press has more about the epic partisan battle that is raging in Washington:

House Republicans are demanding that the Senate join negotiations to produce an agreement within days; Senate Democrats insist no talks will take place before the House approves a stopgap measure to buy more time.

A House vote Tuesday scuttled a bipartisan Senate deal for a two-month extension of all three policies: the payroll tax cuts, jobless benefits and Medicare fees.

After the House killed the Senate measure on a 229-193 vote, Obama signaled he’ll use his presidential megaphone to try to force Republicans controlling the House into submission.

Following the GOP’s decision to squash the proposal, Obama’s campaign has taken to Twitter to pressure Republicans, using the social media platform to share messages from people who want to see the payroll tax cut extended.

Here are some recent tweets and re-tweets from the @BarackObama account:

White House Posts Countdown Clock to Target House GOP on Payroll Taxes

And here‘s a screen shot from the president’s re-election Facebook page, where the messages take on a similar theme:

White House Posts Countdown Clock to Target House GOP on Payroll Taxes

While it’s certainly expected that the president would use his re-election social media presence to rail against the GOP, it’s interesting to see him also using the White House web site to accomplish the same goal.

Comments (162)

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  • ColoradoMaverick
    Posted on December 21, 2011 at 8:47am

    I just went to their stupid little childish website and told them exactly what I thought. Everyone else should do the same thing and clog their propaganda site down.

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    • Secret Squirrel
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 8:53am

      .
      Obama quotes $1000 as the amount the average taxpayer will lose in a year.
      But the democrat senate only passed a bill for two months.
      The republican house passed a bill giving Obama the full year, like he quotes.
      So, Obama postures about how the house needs to pass the senate bill, but
      that doesn’t save taxpayers $1000.

      Is this the dumbest thing ever?
      No, the dumbest thing is that I seem to be the only one pointing this out.

      Corrupt White House, corrupt media. Stupid voters.

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    • countryfirst
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 9:19am

      Our Oval office socialist will never say that it cost us over $1,000.00 a year to keep up with inflation and the fed printing more money for the unions and his crony capitalism.

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    • mwhaley
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 9:21am

      I am so tired of the lies. These guys are just trying to bleed off the last dollar before our nation collapses.

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    • mwhaley
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 9:32am

      I just left a message on his little website stating I would be glad to pay the $40 out of my paycheck if he would go on his vacation, and stay gone.

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    • DRSAVAGE24
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 9:45am

      Who’s playing games here? Obama and the Democrats are pushing for only 2 months so they can do this every two months until election time. They want to use this payroll tax cut to pit the middle class against the rich by calling for higher taxes on “millionaires and billionaires” to finance the payroll tax cut. If this wasn’t about playing games, the Democrats would accept the 1-year extension of the payroll tax cut instead of this silly two-month gimmick.

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    • old white guy
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 9:53am

      the gop better start telling the commie obama that they are going to freeze and reverse spending.

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    • thegrassroots
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 9:54am

      I Just Did The Same Thing! And I Agree! CLOG THAT SITE, AMERICA! Let BHO Know How Fired He Is!

      While I was writing, I also asked why the BHO‘s believe they have the right to waste millions of America’s dollars on their vacations?

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    • SimpleTruths
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 10:07am

      HAHA! Even the Wall Street Journal is calling the republican’s a bunch of clowns now. They are basically handing over the re-election of Obama on a silver platter. Obama’s rating numbers are going up, you had your chance and blew it BIG TIME.

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    • HKS
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 10:27am

      Isn’t it great to be a dingy in the sea, with no leader, no direction or a compass to find direction and a leader that don’t know if his poop chute is board or punched. Totally absent, no leadership at all and they make fun of a republican that makes a speaking mistake? Class acts, if you want to see a fool, look in the mirror.

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    • Spike143
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 10:36am

      That was a great idea, so I went and gave them a piece of mind to. I encourage everyone to do the same.

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    • Rayblue
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 11:04am

      Nothing like the WSJ to report accurately. And they’re laughing at you too.

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    • macpappy
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 11:13am

      @simpletontruths
      I am not surprised that your blinders won’t let you see.

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    • Ruler4You
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 11:22am

      obama can’t win with this. He gets shot in the foot either way.

      This guy can’t figure his own location.

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    • VerySeniorCitizen
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 11:26am

      Congressional protocol. The House creates a bill and it goes to the Senate. The Senate either accepts it or makes changes. The Senate amended Bill goes back to Congress and is put onto the floor for an up or down vote. If it is agreed to it goes to the President for signature. If it is NOT agreed to it then goes to conference. WHY is Boehner and the House Republicans changing the Congressional protocol by REFUSING to allow the Senate amended bill to come to the flor for that important (required) up or down vote? I thought the Constitution was important to Republicans – so why are they refusing to follow it’s requirement? We CANNOT go any further with this bill UNTIL the Senate version has been voted up or down. We are at a standstill? And guess who is holding things up? NOT the Democrats who are actually begging for Congressional procedure to go forward – to no avail!

      Of course. to many of you guys Constiotutional protocol doesn’t matter in this instance. I’m sure Glenn has TOLD you how and what to think; but believe it or not – Glenn IS NOT a Constitutional scholar!!

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    • last frontier
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 11:28am

      Imagine if we had someone like Chris Christie instead of John Boehner.

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    • last frontier
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 11:52am

      When there is a Republican or a Conservative that does something Immoral or unethical he get’s bounced out on his arss pretty fast. When it is a liberal or liberaltarian, you guy’s will fight to the death to keep your Nutjob, Pervert, or crook, to the point where the motto is the end justifies the means, the liberaltarians will help the racist blacks not all blacks are racist, I think many of the conservative blacks are embarrassed by Obama and wont vote for him this time around. But you Liberaltarins put this Marxist into office, and if your nutty professor doesn’t win you are all proudly claiming you will vote for Obama again, So your just like Ron 80% patriot 20% FUGGIN WACKJOB!

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    • last frontier
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 11:59am

      Doggy why would you vote for Obama again if he is blocking the Keystone pipeline, and do you have a little statue of “Dr Paul” on your Mantle, just wonderen?

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    • last frontier
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 12:24pm

      Just a side note for all you Liberaltarians your worried about someone not following the constitution but you are willing to vote for Obama again who want’s to abolish the constitution you FRIGGIN WACKJOBS!

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    • jzs
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 12:34pm

      VerySeniorCitizen is correct. The House did NOT vote on the bill. The Republican leadership realized that it might pass so they refused to allow and up or down vote.

      Don’t believe the nonsense about the Republican leadership wanted to extend the bill for a year. The senate would have done that. The tax break was paid for in the bill. No, they just wanted to add extra amendments that would support their rich contributors, and were willing to gamble with your tax break to get that. It worked.

      The Republicans say they want to help the average American, but that’s false as this failure clearly shows. They are working, not for their constituency, but for their wealthy donors.

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    • 13th Imam
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 1:21pm

      As usual , JZ has it incorrect.. Bills regarding Revenue collection (Taxation) are supposed to ORIGINATE in the House , Not the Senate,

      Article 1 ,Section 7
      ALL bills for raising revenue shall ORIGINATE in the HOR, But the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other bills.

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    • dgboy
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 1:51pm

      You’re right. Obama is such a child. Why doesn’t he show the US National Debt clock instead. That’s the reality of what he and the Dems are doing to this country. BANKRUPTCY!!!!!

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    • jzs
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 2:22pm

      Imam, the bill did originate in the House, and passed on a party line vote on December 14. But of course the House wasn’t so much interested in giving the average American a tax break. They had the bill include provisions to cut unemployment insurance (which affect the poor), drug test people on welfare (”I don’t see anyone in the Republican majority demanding drug testing for folks who receive oil and gas subsidies,” said Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.), freeze the pay of government employees for a couple of years (which effects the middle class and poor more than the millionaires in the House) and so on. They tied so many extraneous things to the bill, all aimed at the middle class and poor) the KNEW it wouldn’t pass in the Senate. It was silly.

      Read the WSJ article. They know more than you do.

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    • sWampy
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 2:52pm

      ALL AIMED AT POOR, ********, all aimed at preventing fraud. Would you stop your lame ass projecting, your party has lowered the network or the poor and middle class by over 1/3 in just 5 years, more middle class people are now poor than at any other time in American history. The rich have gotten richer faster in the last 5 years than any other time in American history, liberals incessantly say the republicans are for the rich and against the middle class, you are either ignorant or liars, most likely both.

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    • ICanComment
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 2:58pm

      What a strange dichotomy. They have all the pretty, stately fonts that say “THE WHITE HOUSE.” As in, “I am the leader of the free world – this is a dignified office that should be represented by the utmost humility and selfless honor. Then, they throw a lurid Flash graphic up with all the dignity of an X10 ad from the 90s.

      The circus website is sort of allegorical of the Presidency in general – it’s like a game show now or perhaps SNL. This is what we’ve deteriorated into. Doesn’t anyone display any humility anymore? Is there such a thing as a servant leader? Would anyone follow the Commander in Chief into battle? Would he risk his life for those he’d be leading?

      Now that we’ve eliminated all sane choices for his successor, and it’ll be more of the same regardless of the party or figurehead. I’m so sick of selfish, juvenile leaders. The lack of humility from the lot of them makes me physically ill. I keep trying to rework that last sentence to make it convey what I mean, but there aren’t words.

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    • 13th Imam
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 4:53pm

      Then if the Senate CHANGES anything in the HOR bill ,, they are to have a CONFERENCE regarding all the changes. There was no conference regarding the changers and the DEMOCRAT Senators fled to vacation. Republicans are then supposed to lay down and just agree with ALL DEMOCRAT changes and PASS the bill. BS

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    • jzs
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 8:04pm

      Imam, you should get your news from a broader range of sources. Republican Senators thought they had bill the house would pass and you can be sure negotiations took place official or not. How many times in this administration have Senate Republican broken ranks in masse and help pass a bill Obama supported? (answer: never). But, apparently, some House Republicans changed their mind or weren’t asked.

      You’ll notice too that the House leadership would not allow an up down vote on the bill. Why not? Because they thought they’d lose with enough Republicans showing some sense and voting for with their Senate counterparts. So the bill never came to a vote. Would have just taken a few minutes. Why not?

      Sorry you lost your tax break. One of these days your going to realize Republicans don’t actually care if average Americans like you or me get a tax break.

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  • Baddoggy
    Posted on December 21, 2011 at 8:46am

    tell me when we are going to get back to the CONSTITUTION and reject this POLITICAL BS?
    Ron Paul 2012

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    • qpwillie
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 8:54am

      You Paulies have no room to talk. You use the same tactics ….and you use them to help 0bama get reelected. If I were in your position, I believe I’d keep my mouth shut on this article.

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    • JLGunner
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 9:07am

      Just watch the colossol waste of money used to destroy people. I bet there are some families whos homes were destoryed by tornados and floods that could be helped with this money.

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    • boats48
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 9:15am

      Are you aware Ron Paul endorsed none other than Cynthia McKinney in 2008? Is that what you want for a president?

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    • Baddoggy
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 9:34am

      You bet. If it’s between Obama and Gingrich…I vote Obama. Just to tear the country down to where it is bankrupt and has to return to the Constitution. You chuckleheads need to read Dr Paul. You need to listen to what the Libertarian people like me have to say. I will argue that you have not read the Constitution ot you cherry pick it or you think there is a separation of Church and State contained in it.

      We are BROKE, but you want perpetual wars.
      We have plenty of oil here in the USA and Canada to last mnay lifetimes, yet you want to keep importing Middle east trouble.
      Iran does not even have a nuke, yet you want to bomb them and place imbargo on them that ****** them off.
      You dont think Israel can take care of it’s own Country but you would rather interfere and tell them what to do. Israel is capable of defending Israel.
      You think the war on drugs is good instead of allowing people to do what they want to to live their own life. If someone wants to destroy their life with drugs, what concern is it of mine? Let them die. The FDA is keeping beneficial drugs from us with Government control and you think that’s OK.
      The welfare state has driven our nation to bankruptcy, but you think we should be compassionate by taxing the worker to death to feed the FECKLESS iphone owners. Free iphones, wireless access, food, housing and other stuff…that’s OK with you?
      Wake up America. There is only one candidate that can change the direction we are heading. he is a Constitutio

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    • thekuligs
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 9:59am

      I am tired of the RP fans fit throwing saying if their guy doesn’t get in they are going to vote for Obama. If my guy doesn’t get the nod I am not going to go stomp my foot and vote for the enemy.

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    • JLGunner
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 10:11am

      If barack wins this election, I give our nation about two years before we’re done. Now take a look at what hugo chavez has done to Venezuela, no term limits for him, confescation of farms to control food, shut down radio and tv stations that appose his view. Do you think barack would be any different? Do you actually think barack wants anything to do with our constitution. It’s part of that whole Colonialism thing he despises so much. We will see marshall law before anythng resembling the constitution.

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    • Watcher1952
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 10:47am

      Bad Doggy you are so mislead…… If Ron Paul would become the Presdent.. this Great Nation would be in worse shape than it is now. He wants to make friends with Iran…think about that…..he wants to down size our Military…..we would be attacked so fast by nations who hate our way of life……the last debate.. when asked questions…..R P went off on a tangent of non-coherent words…..this is not a leader….this is just an opinionated person with money….his son doens’t support him. The field is still open in my thoughts…and BTW in my office I have a copy of the Bill of Rights and Constitution and I do read them

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    • db321
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 11:40am

      Pot is a big thing for these Paulies – if they don’t get their Legalized Pot they are going to help Obama win again. Legalized Pot is the issue – it’s self above Country.

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    • JLGunner
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 11:54am

      @ DB thats why they are close liberals. They use the constitution angle to justify there selfish behavior.

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  • sawbuck
    Posted on December 21, 2011 at 8:46am

    simplyB
    tweeted… #40 dollars would buy ( 2 tanks of gas )…??
    _____________________
    What does she drive….. a moped….?

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    • ColoradoMaverick
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 8:48am

      I saw that too, It costs me $75.00 to fill my tank once! These messages are all propaganda. It’s no better than North Korea with this clown in office. Total BS

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    • Av8tor056
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 9:22am

      Be happy, it take about $150 to fill my beast from empty.

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    • guntotinsquaw
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 9:25am

      I love her 2 cases of diapers…BULL SHIIITTTT!! And she throws in a monthes worth of food…now I know she is lying!!

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    • mwhaley
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 9:58am

      SimplyB is one of the vulnerables the National Black Caucus is always talking about. She does not fill up her car, or use a toll road because she does not own a car. She never needs to leaves the project. She does not buy diapers since she can get these free. She probably receives a check for each of her baby‘s daddy’s children, and her mother gets a check for watching the baby‘s daddy’s kids while mommy is off to make another welfare recipient.

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    • thekuligs
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 10:59am

      guntotinsquaw she says a months worth of NUTRICIOUS food… because she blows her foodstamps on Coke and Macaroni & Cheese

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  • Lather
    Posted on December 21, 2011 at 8:44am

    Obama win.. I love how you fools still think you have anyone that can beat him.

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    • Rayblue
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 8:55am

      Jimmy Carter could beat obama. And that’s really sad.

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    • kentuckypatriot
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 8:55am

      Oh hail to your messiah………. LOL whatever.

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    • ColoradoMaverick
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 9:29am

      What’s it like that far up his arse?

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    • sawbuck
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 9:39am

      Lather
      There are other ways to remove treasonous dictators, if it comes down to it (impeachment comes to mind), Do you have a bet with you tent buddies on how many responses you get ?

      I ‘m going to use your thread to start another…. more to the point.

      I find it interesting that $40 dollars is almost exactly the “raise’ that Obama is giving to S.S. recipients this coming (election year ) for COLA .
      Is this a ploy to win over the elderly..? (left cheek sneak)
      Will this $ 40 tax cut , remove the Cost of Living Adjustment ?
      To people on a fixed income this is a huge deal .
      If this is true and the Congress passes it , they will become the (bad guy’s).
      I hope they (congress) don’t fall for it and
      I hope people on fixed income (S.S.) don’t buy into it.

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    • 4truth2all
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 9:45am

      If hoping to save the nation in which I live makes me a fool in your eyes I am really not to concerned what a blind person says….(+_+)

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    • schlitten15
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 10:36am

      Oh yes, we do. I just like to see Obama debating anybody without a teleprompter. For being Harvard educated he isn’t to smart and has no logic at all. Why would you want to extend the Bush tax cuts for only two months? Oh, I forgot it’s a election year and he has nothing to run on but blaming the opposite party. I hope Boehner doesn’t cave in. Besides it is only 2% of your Social Security Tax and it will hurt you in the end.

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    • last frontier
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 12:15pm

      BLATHER, is that a picture of you when you were in Jihad school, just wonderen?

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    • JLGunner
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 12:46pm

      Jimmy Carter needs to go jump in the glass box with ole “dear leader”.

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    • YoungConservativesRule
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 3:10pm

      You’re an abomination to the human race.

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  • Rayblue
    Posted on December 21, 2011 at 8:43am

    Trix are for kids. And the kids are buying what Obama sells.
    And the big kids tend to regurgitate the the same old tired blatant mindless propaganda that they love.

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  • AyaTolla U
    Posted on December 21, 2011 at 8:40am

    So this is like raising taxes is popular? Why do we never hear about the middle class leftist who would also be hurt by increased taxes?

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    • macpappy
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 10:54am

      the middle class left are all union workers or government employees, they are safe come hell or high water……well that is unless Perry or Paul win. Then they are in trouble, cuz the budget trimming knife will brought out. Even if Perry can’t remember which to cut.

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  • ColoradoMaverick
    Posted on December 21, 2011 at 8:39am

    Obama is a desperate, desperate empty suit. This is how he “leads”?? I can’t imagine anyone who could vote for such a doofus.

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    • Chet Hempstead
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 6:36pm

      I’m voting for him. If the Republicans who have been saying for years that letting tax cuts for the wealthy expire was raising taxes are now okay with letting tax cuts for the middle class expire, then the only principle they really believe in is doing whatever will help the rich get richer and to hell with everybody else. I hope no stinking Republican hypocrite ever wins an election in this country again.

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  • nobull14
    Posted on December 21, 2011 at 8:37am

    This is a pile of crap !!!! the American people need to pay there fair share if the Idiots in Washington would quit spending like drunken FOOLS and put the budget in order ?. we would not have all these problems . so park your complaints at the white house ? That idiot Oturd could not run a pay toilet not to talk about his tax payers 4 million dollar vacation in Hawaii !!!!!!!! .This idiot should be IMPEACHED!!!!
    !

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    • TheWholeTruth
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 8:53am

      I agree wholeheartedly. The trouble is, they keep saying they are ‘over budget.‘ There hasn’t been a budget passed since the big O came into power!

      How about cutting all those ‘administrations’ that are sucking the tax payer dry for the salaries of it’s employees which take but do not return to the gdp? If we did that then we wouldn’t need to PAY TAXES from our income AT ALL! Now THERE’S a tax cut I can get behind!

      The big ‘O’ is doing the same thing they did in Rome. Give the people bread and circuses and they don’t care what else you do.

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  • Devotedpatriot
    Posted on December 21, 2011 at 8:36am

    The reason he wants it to pass is because of what’s attached to the tax cuts, and that’s continued “jobless benefits and Medicare fees.” I don‘t understand why each item can’t be introduced and voted upon separately. Seems like they would get a lot more done if there was only one item in each bill to vote on,, but no, everyone has to have what they want in each bill making it virtually impossible for both sides to come to an agreement without losing something by doing so. That should be changed.

    Anyway, $40 dollars isn’t going to kill us at this point. The individuals that it would hurt would be those in the lowest income brackets and they don’t pay any taxes the way our tax system works now anyway.

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  • HKS
    Posted on December 21, 2011 at 8:35am

    Riddle of the day, How many $40.00 tax breaks does it take to pay for Obama’s “Christmas Vacation” ?

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  • randy
    Posted on December 21, 2011 at 8:33am

    Here’s the only countdown clock I care about:
    http://www.obamacounter.com/

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  • toomuchgovt
    Posted on December 21, 2011 at 8:33am

    This so called “tax cut” is costing us billions. The Social Security fund is broke and no funds are going into it, Meanwhile the 99 weeks of unemployment get yet more unemployment. Don’t fall for the fake “tax cut”. While the average working person receives $3 – $40, the unemployed is getting $300 – $500 to go out an campaign for Obama. Meanwhile they are printing and borrowing this money…..

    If this was total Tax reform I would agree – But Bohner is doing the right thing. Call and Thank him.

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    • SimpleTruths
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 10:10am

      Lies, all of them.

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    • macpappy
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 11:04am

      Exactly true, the Right needs to stand fast. Don’t worry about all the nay sayers. A chimp could beat the babboon in office right now.

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  • progressiveslayer
    Posted on December 21, 2011 at 8:30am

    Everyone’s missing it,the government isn‘t ’giving‘ us anything it’s our money to begin with because government can’t create wealth,it can only consume it.

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    • SimpleTruths
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 10:10am

      I see you got your talking point orders for the day.

      Report Post » SimpleTruths  
    • macpappy
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 11:11am

      @simpleton
      You should work on your talking points. You are a long time troll with little quips here and there, but with no substance at all……ever. You are not doing your wardaddy obama any good.

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    • Rayblue
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 11:17am

      Real snappy comeback for a wall street journal acolyte.

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  • TheFonz
    Posted on December 21, 2011 at 8:29am

    For me, $40 less would result in less ammo purchases, but I have enough…for now. For others, $40 less would mean a couple of less trips to McDonalds or Pizza Hut; one carton less of cigarettes; one less pair of designer jeans; one less video game for your spoiled kid…..

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    • macpappy
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 11:18am

      You should do your own shopping more….you won’t get a carton of cigs, designer jeans, or a video game for $40 bucks. Hell, you can’t get enough ammo to make a dent in a crowd of hooligans coming at you for $40.00. Stand fast Republicans, you can keep the $40.00

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  • DoseofReality
    Posted on December 21, 2011 at 8:26am

    The democrats are actually the only ones willing to negotiate and compromise…..if my taxes increase by $1000 next year its at the feet of the idiot republicans in Congress. Somehow its OK with people on this site to lower taxes on millionaires but to increase taxes on the middle class. $1000/year is a lot of money for people on a budget. This debate has done nothing but increase Obamas chance of winning next year. They have shown their colors and its all about political posturing rather than helping millions upon millions of middle class people with the payroll tax cut. I thought Repubs were for lower taxes? Oh I forgot, thats only for the uber rich, everyone else gets screwed.

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    • MJR
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 8:35am

      You sound just like your man child president, the Republicans want a year and your clowns only 2 months.

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    • jfresky
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 8:50am

      The republicans want to keep them extended for longer. It would prevent this from happening all over again in 2 months. It would also give people who own business and families budgets some certainty for next year.

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    • progressiveslayer
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 8:50am

      I remember our Marxist president wanted to raise taxes on millionaires and billionaires to make sure they pay their ‘fair share’,this is classic class warfare and the Marxist knows that if he could confiscate all of their wealth it wouldn’t make one bit of difference in the debt,but hey who cares it’s an election year and I must maintain power at all costs to complete my transformation of America.

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    • progressiveslayer
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 9:05am

      The 47% of Americans who pay no federal income tax,are they paying their fair share?

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    • guntotinsquaw
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 9:30am

      How about the $1.7 trillion, yes that was with a T..that is redistributed to the bottom 10% that pay NOTHING and live on WELFARE!! Moochelle once criticized the $600 Tax break Bush gave and I quote “What will you do with $600, buy a pair of earrings”

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    • schlitten15
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 10:42am

      DOSEOFREALITY you have no clue.

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    • macpappy
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 11:26am

      You were just fed 6 doeses of reality, do you feel better now.
      Here is what you do…….Lift left arm high above head, lift right leg as high as you can…..now count to three, and bring both arm and leg down hard.
      That should have removed your head from your a$$……did it work?

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    • conservativeagent
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 2:46pm

      Doseofreality you are such a moron. hmmm doseofreality….. if you would pull your head out maybe you would realize you are desperately in need of joining reality.

      WOLVERINEs!!!!! Prepare it’s coming!

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  • bigbear_awake
    Posted on December 21, 2011 at 8:21am

    I am sure they can spend it on a green job some place

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  • Grasshopper42
    Posted on December 21, 2011 at 8:19am

    “The more a (so called) truth is told, the more it is believed.” He‘s not the ’president’. Don’t believe a word the comes out of his mouth. The feces will soon come in contact with the oscillating device.

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  • 100 Million Patriots Standing
    Posted on December 21, 2011 at 8:17am

    $40 to me means some stamps and envelopes I use to write to friends and family to inform them of the peril of voting for Obama. No problem with the $40….I will give up something else to still get the message out…

    Obama and his distaste for not being obeyed…..needs to go away….I’ve been ill too long…

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    • progressiveslayer
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 8:33am

      I know how you feel,every time I hear the Marxist in chief or Pelosi or Reid speak I get the dry heaves,it still amazes me that people are that gullible to believe the BS that spews from these degenerates.

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  • Jaxco
    Posted on December 21, 2011 at 8:14am

    Why isn’t this crooked communist S.O.B. behind bars yet???

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  • epeel2
    Posted on December 21, 2011 at 8:13am

    We’re talking less than $3 a day, less than $20 per week. Yes, this is a game. Tag, you’re it!

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  • SpankDaMonkey
    Posted on December 21, 2011 at 8:11am

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    “What does $40 mean to you?”

    It reminds me I can’t afford a $4 MILLION DOLLAR Hawaiian Vacation………

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  • OutOnTheTiles
    Posted on December 21, 2011 at 8:11am

    Our Dear Agitator and Chief at work once again.

    I have a different countdown timer that is running and it’s fixed on Nov 2012.

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  • commonsenseguy
    Posted on December 21, 2011 at 8:11am

    liquid point tweets,$ 40 will heat a home and keep two seniors safe for the winter, if that is the case,i am moving to vermont, my heating cost or really high, even with a wood stove, the democrats are nothing more than idiots, and lairs,they know they made this crap hole we are in and they will continue to dig it deeper,because they control the senate.someone should shove this clock up their lying butts because they are the ones who should have to fill up the crap hole they dug.

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  • BurntHills
    Posted on December 21, 2011 at 8:10am

    everything about obama is designed to destroy America, that ”tax cut” would gouge billions of dollars out of what gets paid in to Social Security – — he means to break our Youth of Today years down the road when THEY become elderly. time for that vile rabid animal to be removed.

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  • Gonzo
    Posted on December 21, 2011 at 7:55am

    Nice spin White House. You want to give the American tax payer a $160 tax cut. House Republlicans want to give them a $1,000 tax cut…and they are the bad guys? Unfortunately, the dumb masses will buy it.

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    • RichNGadsden
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 7:58am

      Yeah GONZO, and the Dems and the White House only want it for two months? How absurd. Even one year is absurd. It needs to be permanent, and the public at large that pays taxes should be able to see through it all. Guess that public school and college dumbing down tactic is working.

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 8:23am

      Hey Rich, I saw last night that 59% of Americans trust Obama on taxes VS 30 something% who trust Republicans. Face it, we live in the land of the clueless idiot.

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    • thegrassroots
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 8:24am

      Maybe the dumb-bho-lemming-masses will buy it. Imho, Americans are too well seasoned in how the useless potus twists everything in attempts to make his sociopathic self look like the king he believes himself to be, and won’t buy it.

      BHO’s on-going mistake is believing that American Patriots are as dum as his minions and lemmings are.

      Contact Your Reps, America, And Tell Them Not To Cave. Tell Boehner To Man-Up And Refuse To Cave. Contact the potus and tell him that if he wants compromise, He Is Who Needs To Compromise. America Supports Congress. America does NOT support his worthless president pretender self.

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    • Pontiac
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 11:42am

      These are the only counters that matter

      usdebtclock.org

      obamaclock.org (has ads, use Adblock Plus)

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