Invoking the ghost of Chico Esquela, TownHall’s Austin Hill spots some more elitism in the Democratic presidential hopefuls:
The profile and name recognition that led both Obama and Clinton to lucrative publishing deals and enormous book sales have been brought about by the roles they occupy in our government. Arguably, their marketability at the bookstore has to some extent been subsidized by the federal government. Yet Clinton and Obama are first in line to question the legitimacy and “morality†of purely private sector enterprise, and can’t wait to punish those who are successful with it.
Hill notes Bill Clinton’s lucrative post-presidency, to which he could have added the pure coincidence that Michelle Obama’s income skyrocketed around the time Barack Obama became a US Senator.
Some might call it hypocrisy, but Hill is correct to call it elitism instead. Most Americans cannot avail themselves of crony capitalism as the Clintons and Obamas have. Moreover, their success in crony capitalism is probably one reason the Clintons and Obamas question the legitimacy and “morality†of purely private sector enterprise.
Some might call it hypocrisy, but Hill is correct to call it elitism instead. … their success in crony capitalism is probably one reason the Clintons and Obamas question the legitimacy and “morality†of purely private sector enterprise.
So it may also be considered a symptom of their acute narcissism.
He dodged a bullet there. Now they stay away from stocks a lot it looks like. Hey! Know what we should do? Raise the capital gains tax! Won’t hurt Baracky and M’chelle none, so that’s a strong argument for it I think.
He dodged a bullet there. Now they stay away from stocks a lot it looks like. Hey! Know what we should do? Raise the capital gains tax! Won’t hurt Baracky and M’chelle none, so that’s a strong argument for it I think.
http://www.nytimes*.com/2007/03/07/us/politics/07obama.html?pagewanted=print
I think the verb he was searching for was “TANGed”.
It would be more exact to call it crony socialism. When it was done back in the late 1800s, there might have been some excuse for thinking of it as a variant of capitalism, but not today.
Or how about Democratic Fascism?
Oh. Mr. Reynolds has this, which is a lot related. I agree a lot with this part…
It’s such an obvious conflict of interest when a Baracky or a McCain has to pivot while in office to pander to a national constituency instead of the people who elected them. It’s a lot bad manners and also basically shows a lack of integrity I think.
It’s been a very rough 7 years. Just ask Hussein who made over $4 mil last year and the Klington who made over $100 mil in seven years. Yep, the economy has been in the tank. Actually is has been falling since Jan 2007 when the dhimmi’s took control of the Senate.
“A thief believes that everybody steals.”
Or, someone who makes money through graft, manipulation, back-room dealings, bribery, and rent-seeking will assume everyone else who has money did the same.
Or, never trust a rich leftist.
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