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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (115783)10/18/2011 9:49:01 PM
From: joseffy4 Recommendations  Respond to of 224729
 
Zbigniew Brzezinski's Enemies List

10/18/2011
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Pandering to give-me generation


Social Justice: The former national security adviser wants to compile a list of the evil rich who don't spend their money as the left wants. It comes with the ultimate threat: We know where you live.

Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski, national security adviser to America's worst ex-president, Jimmy Carter, has something for the angry mobs of Occupy Wall Street (OWS) to do once they're done trashing New York City's environment and demanding that those who, as Jefferson Starship sang, "built this city" pay off their student loans and otherwise support them.

They can make house calls on the rich.

On Monday, Brzezinski appeared on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" program, which his daughter Mika co-hosts with Joe Scarborough.

He was there to discuss his winning the 2011 Jury Du Prix Tocqueville prize, and his daughter noted that in his acceptance speech he made a plea for what the likes of Van Jones and the loony left call "social justice."

In that speech, Brzezinski spoke of "a country of socially ominous extremes between the few super-rich and the increasingly many who are deprived."

Never mind the super-rich are often people like the late Steve Jobs who deprived no one of anything when he dropped out of college to start Apple.

In the minds of some, wealth is a zero-sum game, never to be created but always to be distributed from those who worked very hard to those who work hardly at all. Even inherited wealth at some point in time had to be created. From each according to his ability, to each of the OWS crowd according to their whiny wants.

No, the sense of entitlement reigns supreme as we morph from the "me" generation to the "give me" generation. Brzezinski does distinguish between the good rich like Warren Buffett who, after making obscene amounts of money, now wants to tax the heck out of those who seek to mimic his success, and those "who, on the basis of speculation, literally make millions of dollars that would take a century or two for the average person ever to make."

You know, people like Warren Buffett.

We call these people investors or venture capitalists, people who take their money and bet on companies they think will succeed, reaping rewards if they do and accepting the losses if they don't.

They're also called risk-takers — sort of like President Obama, who bet on failed solar panel maker Solyndra, except he did it with other people's money.

Those other people are called taxpayers, a species apart from many of those occupying Wall Street who protest the big banks and financial firms that Obama helped bail out with taxpayers' money because they were too big to fail — though not too big to protest or donate to his campaign or staff his administration.

So what would Brzezinski do to balance the scales of social justice? He thinks "it would be increasingly helpful if there was a movement to publish, worldwide, lists of those who make, largely through speculation, enormous amounts of money almost instantly, and basically hide the fact from their social context."

Make a list, check it twice, find out who's been naughty and nice. Then, presumably, the angry mobs of the left could show up on the doorsteps of the evil rich to protest and intimidate, just as the purple shirts of the SEIU did in May 2010 during the housing meltdown at the home of a very frightened teenager whose father was a deputy general counsel with the hated Bank of America. A neighbor, Fortune Magazine's Nina Easton, recorded the event for posterity.

Demonize, demand and intimidate, all the time distracting attention from you, your president, and those who really created the mess we're in.

Somewhere Saul Alinsky must be smiling.



To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (115783)10/18/2011 10:06:49 PM
From: MJ5 Recommendations  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 224729
 
Am I ever impressed with Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell. Governor McDonnell followed protocol in being in the Hampton/ Norfolk military area of Virginia as the Governor of Virginia when Obama made his ill-fated tour of Virginia. Governor McDonnell is a real Virginia Gentleman.

I say ill-fated, as Obama's Democrat office holders figuratively ran from appearing with him according to the article. Yes there is a touch of humor in this--------the Democrats up for reelection avoided Obama-----including Obama's friend Tim Kaine.

In case everyone doesn't know; Tim Kaine is running for USASenator to replace James Webb who will not run again in 2012 in Virginia.

Of course ,Tim Kaine doesn't want to be seen with Obama now------Kaine's choice for POTUS has been a failure.

If Tim Kaine believes he can run away from his association with Obama and Obama's failed Presidency he is wrong.

Kaine and Obama were buddies and one may fairly presume close buddies.

In this writer's opinions, Kaine did not become the Democrat National Committee Chairman for no reason. Obama said no on Kaine being the Democrat VP candidate but gave Kaine the plum of being the Democrat National Committee Chairman-------that plum has given Kaine recognition in the Democrat Party nationwide and has likely put him near the money sources for running for Senator.

It is so transparent without Kaine and Obama intending transparency------------Kaine was the Democrat Governor of Virginia who went to Harvard, Obama was a Democrat who went to Harvard. LIght----bulb-----Obama needs Virginia electoral votes to win the 2008 election------Kaine is his connection.

Apparently, Obama and Kaine made an alliance as Kaine was the 1st Governor to endorse Obama in the 2006-2008 Primary.

Kaine was mentioned as a possible Vice President Candidate to run with Obama-------gee, Virginians thought we can get a Virginian in as VP. That was a lost leader to get people to vote for Obama.

As a political observer, it wasn't hard to see the machinations of Obama and Kaine. Obama using Kaine to bring in Virginia .

Somewhere along the way------Obama decided no on Hillary and no on Kaine. So enough for Virginians believing the rumors that Kaine would be Obama's running mate.

Now we have the two of them avoiding each other in touring in Virginia---------deliberately, you betcha.
All a political ploy to deny their association now that Obama is scraping bottom as the titular POTUS.

mj's political observations

VA Dems flee O..Repub is only politician who'll appear with him in VA <vbg>
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