Previously, I discussed the then upcoming ABC Obama Infomercial.  It was last night.  I have to admit.  I missed it.  I had so many other important things to do, far outranking listening to Obama yet again discuss how the world will end if yet another hugely expensive program doesn’t pass.

I had to 1) read a Little House on the Prairie book to my daughter, 2) watch a rerun of Ghost Hunters, 3) pet my cat….

From what I’ve read, two doctors did get to “question” the messiah.  Wow.  Two dissenting questions in an hour long program.  “Fair and balanced” my butt.

For an excellent review of Obama’s commercial:  ABC ObamaCare Special Turns Into Presidential Filibuster.

While Obama had to field some difficult questions — from the audience and ABC — he faced no Republican critics of his proposals. The network also allowed him to dominate the program with long-winded and vague answers. Out of the 75 minutes the network dedicated over the two programs (commercials excluded), the president managed to take 60 percent of that time: 45 minutes to give 19 vague responses – not exactly the “dialogue” advertised by ABC:

A largely overlooked media story this week is the Obamamessiah packing the press corp (basically stacking the deck).

At this afternoon’s [June 23, 2009] news conference, President Obama fielded a pre-planned question asked by a planted questioner — from the Huffington Post.

“Since we’re on Iran,” the president said after the obligatory first question from the Associated Press’s Jennifer Loven, “I know Nico Pitney is here from the Huffington Post.”

Obama knew this because Pitney had sent what he called a “solicitation” to the White House. Obama aides agreed to call on the Huffington Post writer with the understanding that he would ask a question from an Iranian.

A news conference with pre approved questions, interesting.  I guess that this tactic is necessary, so that the teleprompter can be loaded with the right answers.

Another interesting media story has to do with poll numbers.

New York Times Poll Showing 72% Support for Obama’s Health Care Plan Was Stacked With Obama Supporters

So, the jury was rigged for this poll.  I have heard the 72% figure used in several media stories.  I must admit, the first time I heard it, my jaw hit the floor.  I could not believe that 72% of America want this piece of c*** legislation.  As it turns out, I was right.  They didn’t.

(CNSNews.com) – A New York Times/CBS News poll released Saturday that showed broad bipartisan support for President Obama’s health care reform, over-sampled Obama voters compared to McCain voters, critics say.
The poll, administered June 12-16, found that 72 percent of respondents favored the creation of a government health-insurance plan that would compete with private insurers.
It also said 50 percent of respondents thought the government would do a better job providing medical coverage than private insurers, up from 30 percent in 2007; and that 59 percent thought the government would be better at holding down costs, up from 47 percent two years ago.
But critics including pollster Kellyanne Conway say the results are inaccurate because they are heavily skewed toward those who voted for Obama in the 2008 presidential election…..

Out of 895 respondents, 24 percent were Republicans, 38 percent Democrats, and 38 percent were independents, according to a June 20 release from CBS News. While the release says the sampling was conducted at random, those numbers are significantly below the 32.6 percent who identify themselves as Republican according to a May survey from the nonpartisan Rasmussen Reports.
Similarly, the Times/CBS poll said 48 percent of respondents had voted for Obama, versus 25 percent for McCain, a nearly two-to-one advantage for Obama supporters.
Had those results been reflected in the November presidential election, Obama would have garnered 66 percent of the vote to McCain’s 34 percent, Conway, president & CEO of “the polling company,” told CNSNews.com.
“Was the vote 66-34? You tell me,” Conway said.
In 2008, Obama won 53 percent of the vote, McCain won 46 percent….

Conway said that the poll was skewed toward Democrats and Obama supporters because the Times and CBS made it so.
“Their original result was more in line (with other non-partisan polling for party identification) but they weighted those numbers,” Conway charged.
The random information gathered by the two media outlets originally saw fewer independents and Democrats, but their polling methodology saw those numbers shift at the expense of Republican representation. Conway called this a case of “a conclusion in search of evidence.”

Where does Obama’s sleight of hand fit into this story?  While all of us are focused on the healthcare plan debacle, the Employee Free Choice Act is pushing through Congress. 

There is a reason that so much is happening so fast with this administration.  It is impossible to keep track of everything that is happening.  This week, everyone is focused on the healthcare plan – the hand in front of us – so, what is in the hand hiding behind Obama’s back?  Card check?  Another industry takeover?  The firing of another whistleblower?  Another tax increase?

Changes to our immigration policy?

The White House shut out immigration enforcement voices from its illegal immigration summit. Sigh. The thing is, this is exactly the kind of railroading that would have occurred if John McCain had won the White House. From GOP Rep. Steve King’s office:

Congressman Steve King, the ranking member on the House Immigration Subcommittee, today reacted to this afternoon’s White House immigration summit. Despite serving as the top Republican on the House subcommittee that deals with immigration issues, Congressman King – along with other Republican enforcement first leaders – was not invited to attend the summit.

….“By not engaging with those who disagree with his pro-amnesty views, President Obama is holding an immigration summit that gives a cold shoulder to millions of Americans. As for me, I would much rather be on the outside of the White House speaking up for the Rule of Law than on the inside going through the motions.”

Note: A Washington Post-ABC News poll showed 74 percent of Americans believe “that the government is not doing enough to keep illegal immigrants from entering the country.”

Cap and Trade?

Former Vice President Al Gore canceled plans to fly to Washington for a news conference with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday, and instead was working the phones from Tennessee to help push a landmark climate bill to passage.

OK, anytime that you see the name Al Gore, prepare to bend over.  More and more scientists are publicly questioning the myth of “global warming”, which is exactly why they have to force this thing through as quickly as possible.

Friday’s vote on the measure is expected to be close, but multiple sources on both sides of the aisle say they’re confident that the bill will pass — with some Republican votes — following a deal between House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman and Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson.

I want the names of the idiot turn coat Republicans that are willingly throwing away our country’s prosperity.

The speaker, President Barack Obama and White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel were all telephoning undecided or wavering House members in both parties.

As part of their efforts, Obama added a last-minute Rose Garden event in which he was to make “brief remarks on the importance of passing a historic energy bill that will create new jobs and reduce our dependence on foreign oil.”

The American Clean Energy and Security Act, better known as the Waxman-Markey bill, would cut greenhouse-gas while promoting renewable energy and energy efficiency.

The measure, which is likely to have a tough go in the Senate, is a linchpin of Obama’s first-year agenda. A victory would give the White House momentum going into a vote on health care later this summer.

Is there a secret lefty bet on how quickly the Obamamessiah can ruin our country?  Has there ever been another President who has ruined so much, so quickly?  Or spent so much so quickly?

I am left wondering if our country will survive.

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