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Are Democrats Listening?
Not unless Obamacare plies them with political hearing aids.
When our Founding Fathers drafted our system of governance, they decided that a constitutional republic would most benefit the people; that it would suffice to protect them from governmental tyranny via the checks and balances they implemented, and by ensuring that their voices would be heard through their elected representatives. And this has served us well throughout most of our history. But are current politicians, specifically Democrats, still listening? You be the judge.
It actually started in 2008, the year America put Barack Obama in the White House. That year, voters in California approved Proposition 8, sending a message that, when given a chance, even states dominated by liberals don’t believe that the homosexual lifestyle and marriage have anything in common. In response to this, Obama rescinded the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy and refused to enforce the Defense of Marriage Act.
Next up were the voters in Massachusetts who, knowing full well that their decision could put Obamacare in jeopardy, elected Republican Scott Brown to fill the seat of Teddy Kennedy, thus ending the super-majority of Democrats in the Senate. Did they pay any heed to this historic development? No, they proceeded to enact the healthcare bill by the most dubious and dishonest methods.
Later that year came the crushing 2010 midterm elections, where Republicans, riding the Tea Party tide of mistrust of big government and disgust with income redistribution, regained control of the House, wresting control of the Speaker’s gavel from Nancy Pelosi. Did Obama get the message? Well, just last week the AP headline blared, “Obama: Bush Tax Cuts For Wealthy Will Not Be Extended, Period.”
Then only last month, nearly two thirds of North Carolinians joined voters in thirty other states to amend their constitution to define marriage as between one man and one woman. This led to Obama “courageously” coming out in favor of gay marriage after he was effectively outted by Joe Biden. How did Democrat leaders react? Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid are reportedly trying to add the legalization of gay marriage to the official party platform, which will be presented at their National Convention this summer which will be held in… you guessed it: Charlotte, North Carolina.
And this past week gave us the most shocking development of all. Voters in Wisconsin — the birthplace of public sector unionization — soundly defeated a union-backed recall of crusading governor Scott Walker. That same night, the people of San Diego and San Jose also passed public worker pension reforms, reflecting the desires of more and more citizens to rein in the obesity of state and municipal public sector unions. What is the Obama reaction to the voices of those in this most important of now-purple states? His latest plan to save the economy predictably includes more hiring of state and local government employees.
No, Obama and the rest of the Democrats are so wedded to their game plan of greasing the palms of their co-dependent groups that they have little or no inclination to effect a quick change of strategy. And so, while they concentrate the lion’s share of their time and treasure pandering to gays and unions, they have begun to lose ground with the rest of their base.
For decades, the Democrat party has maintained a stranglehold over certain demographic groups; groups that now seem ready to break the chains that bind them. Recent polls have shown dwindling support for Obama and friends among Catholics and women; having decided to wage war on the former while proclaiming a false war on the latter. Should even a quarter of these voters change their stripes and seek refuge in the Republican camp, the political landscape of this country will be altered for decades.
So, with all these instances of displeasure over their agenda a matter of the public record, will President Obama and his party start listening? Maybe they will, but it won’t be the voice of average, non-hyphenated Americans they’ll be hearing. Their ears seem permanently closed to the pleas of those who love and cherish this country. Let’s hope for their sake that Democrats remain tone-deaf for at least five more months.
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TLP| 6.13.12 @ 7:09AM
Are the Democrats listening?
Yes. The same way that Stalin listened to the Peasants. The way that Hitler listened to the Jews. The way Assad, and his Father before him, listened to their people.
Single minded, Power hungry Rulers don't listen. THEY RULE. And they tend to make Alliances with others, of the same bent.
Do you remember the look on the faces of their Foot Soldiers in Madison? Did you see the look on the faces of the Human Debris called: Occupy.
The Democrats have become a Bottom Feeder Species. They're not interested in Quality. It's QUANTITY one needs, in ones' Armies.
They have corrupted our Public Schools with their Organized Crime Family Teachers Unions. Their Private Sector counterparts ARE Organized Crime Families, with Capos, and Lieutenants, and Soldiers, keeping everyone in line.
They have No Interest in the People that they Rule. Only the means of ruling. And, for their kind to Rule, the rest of us must be despondent, and without Hope.
He is not "In over his head".
He is not an "Amateur".
He is not getting "Bad Advice".
He knows exactly what he's doing. He is Imploding our Economy ON PURPOSE. He killed the XL Pipeline ON PURPOSE. The Drilling Moratorium, the EPA, the NLRB, and Interior Depts. All of these JOB KILLERS, with one thing in mind.
How do I get the Most People to join the Black Community ON THEIR KNEES, with THEIR HANDS OUT, in Perpetuity?
Are they listening?
What?
Brooksifier | 6.13.12 @ 6:47PM
But Lisa,
the Reagan Generation built the system in the '30s.
True, Reagan and others his age and inclination (Reagan was an Everyman, a barometer) changed their minds all during the 1940s to '60s, yet they were originally responsible.
Appleby| 6.13.12 @ 7:16AM
What you're seeing, boys and girls, is the last heaving gasp of The Sixties. The Kids are not Alright, and as they shuffle off into the sunset, taking their misspelled profanity with them, let us wave our immaculate hankies in the time-honoured way, and wish them "Bon Voyage" to oblivion.
AllantheK| 6.13.12 @ 8:01AM
Amen to that!
Skippy| 6.13.12 @ 12:36PM
But, as a principled Jim Jones conservative, you are ready to watch America slide away down the cliff of O'Bamalamalism 'cuz Mitt ain't your kinda Mormon.
Your prediction will only come true if lotsa folks do what is beneath you; vote against Prince Bambo.
You seem like a nice gal. How come you are so damn blind? Or is it dumb?
Appleby| 6.13.12 @ 3:20PM
Why is it that you are so fixated on trying to force me to vote for YOUR candidate of choice? You are worse than my Mama back in the 1970s, and after all my not voting for Gerald Ford brought Ronald Reagan in with a landslide, so even she admitted my voting my conscience instead of hers was not the end of Life As We Know It.
I am very glad I am not married to you, Skippy. You'd make Jesus drink gin from the cat's dish.
Skippy| 6.13.12 @ 4:51PM
Awww, I'll bet you say that to all the boys.
Wait...looks like you did.
Regardless, a cheerleader who won't play the game is as useless to victory as...well, you know.
Sorry if I seem to be on your case but I address you in lieu of all the other "highly principled" folks who seem to be ready to let O'Bamster triumph rather than cast the only available vote against him.
I'm sure you're a swell gal and all, but in wartime, it's fight dirty or lose big.
Love the cat dish line, BTW.
I will be stealing it as the need arises.
CJW| 6.13.12 @ 5:48PM
Not voting for Ford got us Jimmy Carter. Jimmy gave us the Dept of Energy and the Dept of Education. Reagan tried to get rid of them, and could not. Every conservative since then, and every conservative on this site, regularly complains that we have to get rid of these two departments. Well we would not have these two departments if a few more persons voted for Ford instead of Carter.
Voting for some long forgotten third party clown instead of Ford got us Carter. Period. And Iran, Khomeni, gas lines, and the Energy and Education dept. All are still with us. Congratulations on you principled voting.
Brooksifier | 6.13.12 @ 6:50PM
"What you're seeing, boys and girls, is the last heaving gasp of The Sixties."
You mean The Thirties:
remember a guy whose initials were FDR, Appleby?
Louis Jenkins| 6.13.12 @ 9:10AM
On a runaway train headed for the cliff. Sure, some of them will survive the tantilizing fall. America may yet live up to it's center-right political creed. The problem is volume- and the democratic left has a lot of it. They'll scream and shout their message so the elected democrats so, in truth, they do not need a hearing aid. The problem is the elected Republican Right. They're the ones who need hearing help.
Von Mises Jr| 6.13.12 @ 9:47AM
The Democrat Party reacts as a kidnapper whose victim has recovered from their Stockholm Syndrome.
As some minorities, Jews, many women and others realize that they should not love their captors, the captor’s figure a good beating will bring them to their senses.
Peppermint Tea | 6.13.12 @ 11:54AM
Great Article.
After being rejected this coming November, the Media will fawn all over him, saying that the crass country could handle his NEW TRUTH, i.e., all the bad decisions mentioned in the article, plus Green Energy, Fast and Furious, Obamacare, Afghanistan, etc. It is so predictable.
Bill Carson| 6.13.12 @ 1:30PM
Are Dems listening? That's not the question. The question is: Do voters care? Obama still has extremely high approval ratings. Obama and the Dems have calculated that the public wants them to keep doing what they're doing. So, are we going to do anything about it?
PolishKnight| 6.13.12 @ 2:40PM
A certain, high percentage of Obama's core will always respond positively about him during polls including his core base (race groups, 70 to 90% loyal), welfare recipients, and smug leftists. They don't care about the economy of the country at large but rather their self interests and ego. Smug leftists without a direct connection to government are increasingly rare as they breed (or fail to breed) themselves out of existence. So Obama is kind of a representative of the party of FDR's future: A third worlder crony whose a combination of inept administrator, crook, and rabble rouser.
Anyways, his base will never say anything bad about him but even they can't enjoy $4 gasoline and the jobs reports so many of them may simply not go to the polls as a form of passive aggressive denial. The others who voted for him were angry at GW for the wars and/or economy and they are quite flexible. Another fraction were white guilt voters afraid to not vote for him but now having done so, they have assuaged their consciences and can move on.
Kingofthenet| 6.13.12 @ 4:10PM
Oh my, we should have asked the South in the 1960's if they wanted segregation, and if they did, well that's that! How DARE a President who campaigned on a platform to insure all Americans and won the Presidency actually do what he said he would do, the nerve!
Skippy| 6.13.12 @ 4:58PM
Thank goodness Republicans were on duty to crush the racist Democrats who opposed the Civil Rights Act.
Democrat: the party of racist hate since 1825!
And KingOTN is a proud member!
How many negroes did you whup today, King?
soljerblue| 6.15.12 @ 1:46AM
slavery, secession and sedition too
Occam's Tool| 6.13.12 @ 7:40PM
The Republicans passed the 1964 Civil Rights Act for Johnson, countering the Dixiecrats. How soon the Liberal retards forget.
Robert Hagedorn| 6.13.12 @ 5:21PM
Sex with feces? Google First Scandal.
Occam's Tool| 6.13.12 @ 7:39PM
OK, here's a fun one:
"It was bound to happen: First, there was the Obama Girl, aka Amber Lee Ettinger, who turned heads in 2008 with her seductive YouTube videos in praise of then-Sen. Barack Obama.
And, now, “Obama Boy.”
Brooklyn-based Justin Brown, who describes himself on his Facebook page as a “Producer, Actor, Director and Writer at Seymore Films and the Maine Studios,” plays “Obama Boy” in a new YouTube video that focuses on Obama’s support of gay marriage.
The lyrics include:
Cuz I gotta a crush on Obama
I cannot wait for my soul mate
Barry you’re the finest candidate
I can’t wait to see you get hard on Romney in debate
Why don’t you pick up your phone cuz
I got a crush on Obama
I cannot wait for my soul mate.
Barry you’re the finest candidate.
Open, honest and out
That’s what we’re all about."
This is from Newsmax June 13, 2012.
Now, here's my answer: it's time to get down and dirty and Win! What's going on in the bathhouse.
"Do the Hammerlock
A-do the Hammerlock
A-do the Hammerlock you turkey necks, rawrr
Do the Hammerlock
A-do the Hammerlock you turkey necks
Everybody's doin' it
Rowwwrrr!
Do the Eye Gouge
Do the Eye Gouge
Now do the Eye Gouge you turkey necks
Now do the Eye Gouge, rawwrr
Do the Eye Gouge you turkey necks
Everybody's doin' it
Rowwwrrr!"
redwolf6911| 6.13.12 @ 9:17PM
Good article. Honestly, I don't think either Obama or the Democrats are listening. They are so arrogant and think they need to control the voters in all aspects of their lives. They may get a huge shock this election and I plan to help deliver the message.
soljerblue| 6.15.12 @ 1:42AM
"Let's hope for their sake that Democrats remain tone-deaf for at least five more months."
They haven't listened since FDR -- they won't start now.