PatsWSB47

Speaking of grammar and politics, we should have some fun with this one. Halprin is usually very non partisan so I think he was just being honest about his take on Obama's address yesterday.

IcyPatriot

Obama was a dick ... calling people making 250K jet owners so he could push the class envy issue. It costs around 1 million a year to own and use a jet.

Mrs.PatsFanInVa

Holy Cripes!!

MrP and I were watching Morning Joe today and caught this whole thing....Mark Halprin, Morning Joe, Meika, the sound guy, the camera guy, in fact, everyone on stage and off stage apologized profusely at least 10 times during the show.

I'm surprised.

And "indefinitely," no less.

Harry Boy

Thats MSNBC for you, suspending him for ""telling it like it is" if he had called Bush a "Dick" MSNBC would have given him a bonus a medal and Andrea Mitchell would have givien him a hand job.

I bet Mush Mouth Matthews had to be sedated after that one.

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Harry Boy (Genius)

In The Absence Of Law And Order Society Will Surely Destroy Itself

PatsWSB47

Well, the cynic in me thinks no one can escape the wrath of MSNBC for criticizing Obama Seriously, I think the indefinite suspension is a panic move designed as a preemptive strike against those that would blame MSNBC.

Boston Boxer

i dont think that is true.

Harry Boy

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Harry Boy (Genius)

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Mrs.PatsFanInVa

I've gone through the entire transcript and the question and answer session and I can't find a thing where Obama calls people making 250K "jet owners.' I can't even find anywhere where he mentions the specific figure 250K. And any "jet owner" he refers to is always a "corporate jet owner."

Here's what he had to say about jet owners and millionaires and billionaires - but nothing about people making 250K.

There’s been a lot of discussion about revenues and raising taxes in recent weeks, so I want to be clear about what we’re proposing here. I spent the last two years cutting taxes for ordinary Americans, and I want to extend those middle-class tax cuts. The tax cuts I’m proposing we get rid of are tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires; tax breaks for oil companies and hedge fund managers and corporate jet owners.

It would be nice if we could keep every tax break there is, but we’ve got to make some tough choices here if we want to reduce our deficit. And if we choose to keep those tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires, if we choose to keep a tax break for corporate jet owners, if we choose to keep tax breaks for oil and gas companies that are making hundreds of billions of dollars, then that means we’ve got to cut some kids off from getting a college scholarship. That means we’ve got to stop funding certain grants for medical research. That means that food safety may be compromised. That means that Medicare has to bear a greater part of the burden. Those are the choices we have to make.

So the bottom line is this: Any agreement to reduce our deficit is going to require tough decisions and balanced solutions. And before we ask our seniors to pay more for health care, before we cut our children’s education, before we sacrifice our commitment to the research and innovation that will help create more jobs in the economy, I think it’s only fair to ask an oil company or a corporate jet owner that has done so well to give up a tax break that no other business enjoys. I don’t think that’s real radical. I think the majority of Americans agree with that.

And here's the link to everything that was said - perhaps you can point out to me where he calls people making 250K "jet owners," coz I can't find it.

http://politisite.com/2011/06/29/pre...011-full-text/

Thanks.

JackBauer

Class envy?

Get outta here with that nonsense.

IcyPatriot

Okay .......