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CBS gives an honest, but disturbed, assessment.

Elleryqueen 2012/09/18 11:35:53


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CBS gives an honest, but disturbed, assessment .



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CBS Scot
Paulsen on "2016: The Movie"


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Politics


This past
week, "2016: The Movie" about President Barack Obama opened in the Chicago area, and I
chose to get more of an education about Obama by seeing the movie. After the
inundation of canned hype for the movie on conservative talk shows across the Chicago radio dial that sounded more like commercials than honest
endorsements of the movie, I was skeptical of what I was going to
see.


While some
talk show hosts sounded like they were genuinely impressed with the documentary
and honestly endorsing the film, there were those who were obviously reading a
commercial script which was not coming across as sincere to the regular listener
at least not to this often-skeptical listener. Perhaps, in future promotions of
the film, it would be wise to have pre-recorded commercials done by the
professional commercial-makers rather than having the likes of Mark Levin and
Sean Hannity doing script after script to promote the movie. After all, the
listeners aren't stupid and resent any attempt at being conned. After many reads
by the talk show hosts, the readings of the commercial script were no more
enthusiastic than another Life-Lock commercial read another commercial that
ought to be professionally done.


Yet, I'm glad
I saw the hyped-film because it was more informative than I had thought it would
be and included less propaganda than I had predicted. If anything, it was nearly
too informative as there was an enormous amount of information condensed into
the nearly one-hour-and-a-half documentary. Fact after fact is put forth which
shows that President Obama definitely has many skeletons in the closet that have
not been released prior to the nation's trust in him with the Oval
Office.


To watch this
movie and realize .... or simply be reminded of ... all that is unknown about
President Obama is of concern. Much of the information has been ignored by the
American media totally. When appropriately reminded as to what is still unknown
about Obama to date, one has to ask: How can any logical-thinking person give a
damn about Romney's taxes while not asking any questions regarding our current
President's past? The man influences the entire globe, but liberal Americans
want to know how much Mitt Romney paid in taxes in the past rather than learn
about the man who they have entrusted with the country.
Unbelievable.


The movie
undeniably links Obama to persons of suspicious-interest due to their past
actions and statements, such as former radical activist and Chicago educator
Bill Ayers. While the media and blinded-liberals cast such facts aside, the
movie does not. No, this portion of the movie is not propaganda, it is the
display of factual information about relationships between people that cannot be
denied. Yet, the left does deny the facts that are right in front of
them.


Quite
disturbing is the talk of the United
States economy in the film. The
current national debt which has increased two-fold during Obama's presidency and
the horrendous economy is suggested to be part of the plan to strip the nation
of democracy is reasonable cause to make citizens totally dependent on the
government. The left is aghast at this suggestion of the current economy. They
actually believe that Obama is unintelligent enough to let this economy just
happen. Ironically, it's many of the people on the right who know Obama's not
stupid, and much of what has happened to the United States in the
past four years is part of Obama's plan.


How could one
so-highly educated and intelligent as Obama not know what he was doing when he
incurred such debt? I left the movie thinking more strongly than I had in the
past that the current debt and this economy was part of Obama's plan all along.
Increasingly making Americans dependent on the government is the plan. What's
more, he knew his blind followers would believe it was not the plan and, of
course, was all Bush's fault.


He must be
laughing at his followers all the way to the new America
they're allowing him to create. My belief is that Obama continues to
prey on his die-hard followers stupidity to accomplish his personal goals
for America.


The most
disturbing part of the film to me was the interview with President Obama's
half-brother George Obama from Nairobi,Kenya. How can Obama claim to want to help
people when he has done absolutely nothing for his own family? It makes me
wonder if he really cares about anybody if he can't find it in his heart to help
his own family.


As the
closing credits started to role upward across the screen, the audience
applauded. Me, I just walked out reasonably upset.


Those
who have already decided to vote for Obama will probably not even see the movie.
It's sad but they probably don't want to know the truth when it is laid out so
clearly for them in this documentary. The independents who are still deciding
who they are going to vote for ought to see this film. I'm quite confident that
any undecided voter who sees this film will know who to vote for after viewing
this documentary. If you know you're not going to support the left in this
coming election, see the film out of interest if you like. But, fair warning,
it's disturbing and quite frightening to say the least.

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  • Todayisgoingtobegreat 2012/09/21 11:55:41
    Todayisgoingtobegreat
    I find it hard to believe CBS giving an honest opinion about anything
  • JET 2012/09/19 00:20:04
    JET
    Looking at his background one can see why he has some of the opions and beleifs that he has.
  • dubbie 2012/09/18 19:41:39 (edited)
    dubbie
    +1
    Can you spot yourself in this crowd libby`s ?, This is what your handouts will get you , Are you prepared ?





    North korea people
  • Not stupid 2012/09/18 19:23:21
    Not stupid
    And you think that the liberals think that Obama is the Messiah...

    Apparently, conservatives think he has the ability to start 2 wars and send the economy into a depression like free fall BEFORE he was even president!!!

    Even your description is full of innuendo and generalities intended to bolster your position. But hey, that's propaganda 101, right.

    Not a single fact up there! Makes me wonder if there was a single fact in the entire film.
  • my2cents Not stupid 2012/09/19 16:41:38
    my2cents
    Definitely! Republicans are the ones who dubbed Obama "the magic Negro", not liberals!
  • Elleryq... my2cents 2012/09/19 17:04:15
    Elleryqueen
    A answer you can intellectually understand. Beeeeee Esssss.
  • SimpleAmerican BN-0 2012/09/18 17:15:17
    SimpleAmerican BN-0
    +3
    Definitely a must see documentary! Unfortunately, as this guy at CBS says, Obama is betting on stupidity and blind faith of his followers! Too sad that this nation has gotten to the point they are worshiping a false idol!
  • my2cents SimpleA... 2012/09/19 16:42:00
    my2cents
    If you say so.
  • Chris 2012/09/18 16:00:10 (edited)
    Chris
    us debt
    You really think Obama is the only President that had the debt go up? XD The problem is much bigger than any President. The problem is the system itself that is not sustainable.
  • exhon2009 Chris 2012/09/18 17:21:29
    exhon2009
    +3
    Carry that chart out for another four years under Obama and you will have to use up an entire SH page to make the chart fit.
  • Chris exhon2009 2012/09/18 17:23:07 (edited)
    Chris
    Or Romney, it really doesn't matter, this problem is much larger than the president or congress. Neither are talking of any viable solutions... because there really is none, this system isn't sustainable. It will crash, it's just a question of when.
  • exhon2009 Chris 2012/09/18 17:33:37
    exhon2009
    +2
    Obama DOUBLED the rate of debt in less than four years. If he gets another four years the geometric progression will continue. I agree that no president can reverse it but Romney will absolutely slow the growth rate. Your analysis is like that of a smoker who won't quit smoking because he's convinced he's going to die of lung cancer anyway.
  • Chris exhon2009 2012/09/18 17:34:50 (edited)
    Chris
    The debt had to do with trying to help the economy AFTER the financial collapse. And even that much money, the recovery has been very slow.... but without it? We'd likely be in a Great Depression right now. granted, I know that's what Republicans want, for the poor to die off from starvation, but it's just not humane.

    This isn't like we think we might get cancer, the system is the cancer. It really is not sustainable. We need a new system, one optimized to fulfill for the needs of humanity with as little debt, survitude, suffering, etc as possible.
  • exhon2009 Chris 2012/09/18 18:04:16
    exhon2009
    +2
    I'm glad you brought that up. The TARP which passed under Bush was nearly entirely paid back by the financial institutions that got that money. However since it legally was scored in Bush's last budget Obama kept it in and simply added the roughly 800 billion in spending to each subsequent year.

    Much of the stimulus, which was around 700 billion, was squandered on wasteful pet projects like Solyndra which also had the nefarious purpose of paying off Obama money bundlers. The only shovel ready job Obama created was clearing the bullshiite he promoted to get the 700 billion slush fund in the first place. Watch this video. He's laughing at all of us, including YOU:


  • Chris exhon2009 2012/09/18 19:49:13 (edited)
    Chris
    Tarp was only a tiny shred of the banker bailouts which total about 30 Trillion. TWICE our GDP. I haven't looked really deep into it but it just seems shady as hell how this happened without many people even realizing it. What you mentioned is less than 1 trillion. Both parties are corrupt as hell.

    http://www.scpr.org/blogs/eco...
  • exhon2009 Chris 2012/09/18 22:48:42
    exhon2009
    +2
    One thing that Mitt Romney and Ron Paul had in common was the desire to audit the fed. If that happens perhaps we will learn more about the complex Lender of Last Resort transactions and whether they were all arms lengths transactions to the benefit of the American public.
  • Chris exhon2009 2012/09/18 23:01:34
    Chris
    Ron Paul maybe would audit the Fed... Romney? I seriously doubt it.
  • exhon2009 Chris 2012/09/18 23:10:34
    exhon2009
    +2
    I didn't post that because I favor auditing the fed. Romney said he favored auditing the fed. However, unlike Ron Paul he believes in an independent fed. Paul would bring it under political control.

    http://www.bloomberg.com/news...
  • my2cents 2012/09/18 15:59:09
    my2cents
    Wrong.

    This is not CBS's assessment, it is that of the author's.

    "The views and opinions expressed in this post are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of CBS Local."
  • Elleryq... my2cents 2012/09/18 16:22:07
    Elleryqueen
    +4
    Author works for CBS therefor he represents CBS. Either way it's a very good assessment.
  • my2cents Elleryq... 2012/09/18 16:46:30
    my2cents
    Not according to CBS, they wrote a disclaimer.

    Scott Paulson writes political news and commentary for CBS Local and Examiner.com and teaches English at a community college in the Chicago area.

    He isn't speaking for Examiner.com or the community college either.
  • exhon2009 my2cents 2012/09/18 17:22:50
    exhon2009
    +1
    You're correct CBS is carrying water for Obama and keeping all relevant facts that could hurt Obama away from the public. This guy was brave to write this.
  • my2cents exhon2009 2012/09/18 17:32:05
    my2cents
    Naw, he wrote it for a right wing column, The Right Politics. No risk involved. Just his opinion.
  • Elleryq... my2cents 2012/09/19 03:12:40
    Elleryqueen
    +2
    Wouldn't matter to you if the proof was served to you on a gold platter, you're too stuck on this pseudo-president, communist, muslim, wannabe dictator to see anything else.
  • my2cents Elleryq... 2012/09/19 03:33:44
    my2cents
    Perhaps if you had PROOF I would listen to you. Since all you have are conspiracies, no thanks.
  • Sweet-N... my2cents 2012/09/19 15:12:05
    Sweet-N-Sour
    +1
    See the movie. Are you scared?? Sounds like it.
  • my2cents Sweet-N... 2012/09/19 16:43:26
    my2cents
    A fool and his money are soon parted. Which is why I probably have more of it than you.
  • boredcolliedogBringMarianne... 2012/09/18 15:36:53
    boredcolliedogBringMarianneBack!
    +1
    I'm sorry, but if the guy works for CBS, shouldn't he have had access to this information all along? Why is it that almost 4 yrs later he has decided that it is suddenly so important? From what I understand all this information was in Obama's book. Granted, it sounds like this guy has finally seen the light, but wtf took so long?
  • Elleryqueen 2012/09/18 15:27:48
    Elleryqueen
    +2
    Thank you to all who have or will respond either pro or con. Preferably pro of course.
  • John Hall 2012/09/18 15:24:43
    John Hall
    +4
    If the Obama leftist media would go after Obama like they do Romney Obama wouldn't have been nominated for president .
  • mrdog 2012/09/18 15:22:17
    mrdog
    +1
    Truth is the last four years too.... one and done...bark
  • WF - Rumpelstiltskin -PWCM~JLA 2012/09/18 14:10:49
    WF - Rumpelstiltskin -PWCM~JLA
    +3
    I went and seen 2016 with a group which were just about a 50 50 split. For those whom stated they would vote for Obama, about half of them changed after the movie. Not that they would vote for Romney, but they would like to heard answers come from Obama. They wanted real facts and to hear Obama publicly answer.
  • Conservative Citizen 2012/09/18 14:02:38 (edited)
    Conservative Citizen
    +4
    Saw the film just the other night,....it only presents accurate facts for anyone with an open mind to observe for themselves. After 4 years in office,......obama and his mysterious past remains a troubling issue for so many.
  • frankie 2012/09/18 14:01:28
    frankie
    +2
    the world is what it is. every country destroys themselves. and we are on the tract of being one of those countries. It is so sad that because of peoples ignorance and willing to follow the evil instead of the truth., it will be the death of the country. all the signs of the nation s demise in right before their eyes but they refuse to focus on it instead they choose the evil.Lets face it evil is easier to folow because it allows the freedom to do whatever you want.unnatural sex acts. drunekness. drug abuse all the things that gives them a false sense of happiness but will eventually destroy them. Go against God and face judgement later. To follow evil will lead you to darkness. everyone has that choice. to do the right thing or suffer later. accept the lies and deceit. close your mind to the truth. ignorace is no excuse. selfishness is no excuse. pride is no excuse. If our nation dies it will be at the hands of the se kind of people. you want to take a chance with your unwillingness to believe ther is a God that is your choice. unwilliness to believe the muslims are taking over. that;s your choice. But for certain it is not because you were not told.I hope you make the right choice. If not walk in darkness
  • SimpleA... frankie 2012/09/19 16:54:51
    SimpleAmerican BN-0
    Well said Frankie! Well Said!
  • Walt 2012/09/18 13:52:24
    Walt
    +2
    I predict that it won't take long for CBS to distance itself from Scott Paulsen.
  • intolerantrwj 2012/09/18 13:46:22
    intolerantrwj
    +6
    ..... " How could one so-highly educated and intelligent as Obama not know what he was doing when he incurred such debt ? "

    .......................... hello .... hello .... Earth to Dem lemmmings .... calling all lemmings .... come in lemmings .... this is a Pubbrick Serbiisss Announcement

    It ain't a mistake, it's coldly calculated and intentional ... he hates your Country and undermining it has been underway and planned for many years ....... That is all, you can now return to your abnormal Untuned Channel.
  • Walt intoler... 2012/09/18 13:55:02
    Walt
    +6
    The suicidal lemmings can't make their fingers type "Cloward-Piven" into a search engine for some reason.
  • intoler... Walt 2012/09/18 13:59:59
    intolerantrwj
    +4
    ...... you and I get a ' Label ' for presenting that sort of info ..... I have sort of grown to like my label < s >
  • frankie intoler... 2012/09/18 14:19:08
    frankie
    +4
    these people see what is happening. what he is doing to the country but turn a blind eye. somehow they think by being his sheep they are exempt to the distruction of our country and they will not feel the pain. only us that see and try to fight against it will be the only ones in danger. there is no sense talking to them because they have closed their minds to the truth. they have a false sense of security with this muslim. they know what is going on but find a way to justify it. the czars the musim in the white house the aiding of the terriost countries means nothing to them. they ignore the writing on the wall. i don:t fear for me but i fear for the children. they are innocent and have to depend on the actions of their parents and people like this professor that try to bully them to his or her way of thinking. but as the bible says people will follow a man with a big smile and smooth talking. evil lurks behind this smile. and no. it is not a mistake whAT HE IS DOING. IT IS A WELL THOUGHT OUT PLAN. jUST PULL THE PEOPLE IN SUPPORT HIM SO HE CAN CONTINUE TO FINISH WHAT HE PLANNED. THE DESTRUCTION OF A COUNTRY HE HATES. oH WELL CNN IS ON . DON;T WANT YOU TO MISS OUT ON THEIR LIES AND MISREPRESENTATIONS..

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