Ramey Hoskins- Charles Krauthammer Econ & obam

> Subj: Charles Krauthammer Speech/Comments on
> the ‘New Economy’
> & Barack Obama
>
> To my friends & associates:
>
> Last Monday was a
> profound evening, hearing Dr. Charles Krauthammer
> speak to the Center
> for the American Experiment. He is a
> brilliant intellectual,
> seasoned & articulate. He is forthright &
> careful in his
> analysis, & never resorts to emotions or
> personal insults. He is NOT
> a fearmonger nor an extremist in his comments &
> views. He is a
> fiscal conservative, & has a Pulitzer prize for
> writing. He is
> a frequent contributor to Fox News & writes
> weekly for the
> Washington Post. The entire room was held
> spellbound during his
> talk. I have shared this w/ many of you &
> several have asked
> me to summarize his comments, as we are living in
> uncharted waters
> economically & internationally. Even 2
> Dims at my table agreed
> w/ everything he said! If you feel like
> forwarding this to those
> who are open minded & have not ‘drunk the
> Kool-Aid’, feel
> free.
>
> Here is his resume from Wikipedia:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Krauthammer
>
> A
> summary of his comments:
>
> 1. Mr. Obama is a very
> intellectual, charming individual. He is not
> to be underestimated.
> He is a ‘cool customer’ who doesn't show
> his emotions. It's very hard to
> know what's ‘behind the mask’. Taking
> down the Clinton dynasty
> from a political neophyte was an amazing
> accomplishment. The
> Clintons still do not understand what hit
> them. Obama was in the
> perfect place at the perfect time.
>
> 2. Obama has political skills
> comparable to Reagan & Clinton. He has a
> way of making you
> think he's on your side, agreeing w/ your
> position, while doing the
> opposite. Pay no attn. to what he SAYS;
> rather, watch what he
> DOES!
>
> 3. Obama has a ruthless quest for power. He did not
> come to Washington to make something out of
> himself, but rather to
> change everything, incl. dismantling
> capitalism. He can’t be
> straightforward on his ambitions, as the public
> would not go
> along. He has a heavy hand, & wants to
> ‘level the playing
> field’ w/ income redistribution & punishment
> of the achievers of
> society. He would like to model the USA to
> Great Britain or
> Canada.
>
> 4. His 3 main goals are to control ENERGY, PUBLIC
> EDUCATION, & NAT’L HEALTHCARE by the Fed.
> govt. He doesn't
> care about the auto or financial services
> industries, but got them as an
> early bonus. The cap & trade will add
> costs to everything
> & stifle growth. Paying for FREE college
> education is his
> goal... Most scary is healthcare program,
> because if you make it
> FREE & add 46,000,000 people to a Medicare-type
> single-payer system,
> the costs will go thru the roof. The only way
> to control costs is
> w/ massive RATIONING of services, like in
> Canada. God
> forbid.
>
> 5. He’s surrounded himself w/ mostly far-left
> academic types. No 1 around him has ever run even a
> candy store. But
> they’re going to try & run the auto,
> financial, banking & other
> industries. This obviously can’t work in the long
> run. Obama’s not a
> socialist; rather a far-left secular progressive
> bent on nothing short
> of revolution. He ran as a moderate, but will
> govern from the hard left.
> Again, watch what he does, not what he says.
>
> 6. Obama
> doesn’t really see himself as President of the
> USA, more as a ruler over
> the world. He sees himself above it all,
> trying to orchestrate
> & coordinate various countries & their
> agendas. He sees
> moral equivilency in all cultures. His
> apology tour in Germany
> & England was a prime example of how he sees
> America, as an
> imperialist nation that has been arrogant, rather
> than a great noble
> nation that has at times made errors. This is
> the 1st President
> ever who has chastised our allies & appeased
> our
> enemies!
>
> 7. He’s now handing out goodies. He hopes that the
> bill (& pain) will not ‘come due’ until
> after he’s reelected in
> 2012. He’d like to blame all problems on
> Bush from the past, &
> hopefully his successor in the future. He has
> a huge ego, &
> Mr. Krauthammer believes he is a narcicist.
>
> 8. Republicans
> are in the wilderness for a while, but will emerge
> strong. We’re
> ‘pining’ for another Reagan, but there’ll
> never be another like
> him. He believes Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty
> & Bobby Jindahl
> (except for his terrible speech in Feb.) are the
> future of the party.
> Newt Gingrich is brilliant, but has baggage. Sarah
> Palin is sincere
> & intelligent, but needs to really be seriously
> boning up on facts
> & info if she’s to be a serious candidate in
> the future. We need to
> return to the party of lower taxes, smaller govt.,
> personal
> responsibility, strong nat’l defense, &
> states’
> rights.
>
> 9. The current level of spending is irresponsible
> & outrageous. We’re spending trillions that
> we don’t have. This
> could lead to hyper inflation, depression or worse.
> No country has ever
> spent themselves into prosperity. The media is
> giving Obama, Reid &
> Pelosi a pass because they love their agenda. But
> eventually the bill
> will come due & people will realize the huge
> bailouts didn’t work,
> nor will the stimulus pkg. These were
> trillion-dollar payoffs to Obama’s
> allies, unions & the Congress to placate the
> left, so he can get
> support for #4 above.
>
> 10. The election was over in mid-Sept. when
> Lehman brothers failed. Fear & panic swept in,
> we had an unpopular
> President, & the war was grinding on
> indefinitely w/o a clear
> outcome. The people are in pain, & the mantra
> of ‘change’ caused
> people to act emotionally. Any Dim would have won
> this election; it was
> surprising is was as close as it was.
>
> 11. In 2012, if the
> unemployment rate is over 10%, Republicans will be
> swept back into
> power. If it's under 8%, the Dims
> continue to roll. If it's
> between 8-10%, it’ll be a dogfight. It’ll all
> be about the
> economy.
>
> I hope this gets you really thinking about what's
> happening in Washington & Congress. There’s a
> left-wing revolution
> going on, according to Krauthammer, & he
> encourages us to keep the
> faith & join the loyal resistance. The work
> will be hard, but we’re
> right on most issues & can reclaim our country,
> before it's far too
> late.