Smiling and Clapping Our Way Toward Bankruptcy

The following is a response to the State of the Union address from former Rep. Joe Walsh (IL-8).

He was the first Tea Party conservative Republican to win his primary in Feb 2010, and then went on to defeat a 3 term incumbent friend of Obama and Sen. Durbin that November. It was a grassroots campaign led by many volunteers. He won by a very narrow margin of 270 votes out of approximantely 200.000 ballots cast. Volunteers from many local grassroots groups, such as Awaken America chapters in Barrington and Palatine, IL, worked tirelessly to support his campaigns. He was also a popular speaker at the National Tea Party Convention in Nashville in Feb. 2010, right after his primary..

His district was severely gerrymandered in 2011 by the Democrats who control Illinois, which led to his defeat in 2012 as a top DCCC target, like Rep. Allen West in Florida. He is known not merely for his many candid national media appearances, but also for holding an incredible number of public events and town halls with his constituents to discuss any concerns as their representative. He did such public events virtually every week throughout his term in office. His successor, another loyal supporter of Obama and Durbin, prefers to meet with radical progressive groups and donors.

Although he lost in November, he will be back. Follow him at "Walsh Freedom" on Facebook or Twitter, or his new website is http://walshfreedom.com/ He continues to be an outspoken advocate for conservative principles. Check his top score in Illinois from Heritage Action (93) or other conservative groups. You will find that it is among the highest in the country. He recently also commented on the dismal State of the State in Illinois.

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Smiling and Clapping Our Way Toward Bankruptcy

Feb 13th, 2013 by Rep. Joe Walsh http://walshfreedom.com/?p=137

I don’t blame President Obama. He doesn’t know any better. He was never ready to be president to begin with. We’ve never asked him tough questions. No, I blame a people that would elect President Obama for the loss of America as we knew it. It was all perfectly on display during last night’s State of the Union speech.

As the president ticked off his list of new government programs and investments, with all the new government spending and increased government involvement in all of our lives, and as he purposely ignored the debt we’re placing on the backs of future generations, the audience — our representatives — smiled and clapped repeatedly as if to say, “Give me more.”

“Nobody deserves to be shot by guns, so I propose a new government program to …” The audience stood, smiled, and clapped and said, “Yes, lets have government fix it … Yes, give me more, Mr. President…”

“Nobody should work and not get paid properly, so I propose to raise the minimum wage to … ” The audience beamed and roared, “Oh, yes Mr. President, do more … Raise the minimum wage even higher.”

“Everybody deserves to have a job, so I propose a new program to put everyone to work … ” The audience clapped and patted each other on the back. “Yes, Mr. President, let’s have government guarantee jobs for everyone … more, more,” they cheered.

“Every four-year old deserves top quality pre school education,” the President said, “So I propose a new government program that will guarantee…” He couldn’t even finish the sentence, the audience was so overwhelmed.

“Yes, Mr. President … top rated schools for all of our kids … more, more … All of our energy should be clean energy, so I propose new government investments to make sure every home is powered by the wind and the sun by the end of the decade,”… The audience was nearly delirious with joy,

“Yes, Mr. President, whatever it takes, keep our environment clean, make sure government stops climate change,” they smiled.

They were so busy clapping and smiling last night they didn’t hear him lie that none of this would add to the deficit.

They were so busy clapping and smiling that they didn’t bother to ask if we could afford any of these new things. They didn’t ask how you lower a debt by spending more. They didn’t ask if any of these new programs would actually work.

They didn’t ask if these are things government should be doing in the first place. Most tragically for their kids and grandkids, they were so busy in the audience last night smiling and clapping, nobody asked whether it was right to stick future generations with the bill for all these new government programs and all this additional debt.

One day in the not too terribly distant future, our grandchildren will read about the founding of this country, and they’ll read that our founders believed in ideas like freedom, limited government, and individual responsibility. Our grandchildren will ask what those things are.

Their parents will smile and instead show them the video of last night’s State of the Union speech, where everybody smiled and clapped down the big government road to bankruptcy.

Then, they’ll go out outside to the street corner together to beg for food.

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Posted at http://walshfreedom.com/?p=137

Tags: illinois, obama, sotu, walsh

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Comment by Victoria Thiel on February 20, 2013 at 8:51pm: As the Great One so aptly put it "a room full of clapping seals."

Comment by Dennis L. Kolb Sr. on February 15, 2013 at 11:47am: I went to school with a Bruce Donnelly in 1967.

Comment by James N Haynes on February 14, 2013 at 7:08pm: Caleb:

I'm with you buddy. I have already thought quite a bit about the fact that I would rather be a dead patriot than a live slave. However, there are lots of ways to initiate revolt without violence. For example, street demonstrations waving dummy high capacity magazines (the authorities would not know if they are real or not) is one idea. Civil disobedience using the 2nd Amendment by carrying a toy look-a-like banned rifles during street demonstrations. Mock trials of politicians who are accused of treason or violation of their oath of office. Demonstrations where citizens stand up and declare their intention not to pay their federal taxes; we could call it "Starve the Beast Rally’s". To force the issue, we need to get in their face!

I think eventually it could get to the point of physical revolt after government clearly shows disregard for the Bill of Rights thus requiring the exercise of individual self defense. I consider any of our liberties being removed or suspended by government that which requires self defense action on my part. But it must be a clear and deliberate attempt by government to violate individual Constitutional rights so that any counter action cannot be labeled radical or lawlessness by most reasonable people .

And if it indeed comes to the point of law enforcement kicking in doors to search for guns or another reason, without a lawful search warrant, I will stand together with ny fellow patriots as an armed citizen militia ready to die for liberty.

J.N.Haynes (Vietnam combat veteran 1968-1969)

Comment by Thomas Angle on February 14, 2013 at 6:42pm: I am with Jimmy and Caleb.

Comment by Jimmy Hight on February 14, 2013 at 6:41pm: The time has come for civil disobedience.

Comment by Caleb White on February 14, 2013 at 2:29pm: RISE UP AND REVOLT!!!! ITS ALL WE HAVE LEFT AT THIS POINT. WE HAVE TO START SERIOUSLY THINKING ABOUT THAT OPTION NOW FOLKS.

Comment by Debbie Warren on February 14, 2013 at 12:10pm: God Bless you, Joe Walsh! I saw the same thing, but I also saw McAmnesty clapping and smiling along with his Liberal/Progressive pals...disgusting display of Treason by the guy who ran to lose and has violated his brothers in arms and our Republic time and again.

I saw Boehner and other professed Conservatives/Republicans/Tea Party beneficiaries/Constitutionalists clap when they should have sat silent to the tune of what they know is a dancing tool for the global jerks who are destroying our Sovereignty and our Liberties...our financial prosperity and future. They lend legitimacy to a Resident in our White House whom they know has committed crimes and who also usurped the formerly respected Office of President.

I saw a room full of folks whom we elected and trusted sit like deer caught in the headlights...looking defeated and as if there was not an ounce of testosterone or patriotism left in their bodies.

It was sickening, shameful and embarrassing. They are all members of a self-proclaimed ruling elite...on the same side and working against US...above the law, above the Constitution and justifying the use of drones and other atrocities against their own people. They use our money to fund terrorists and enemies of the free world, Christians and Jews and supply them with weapons, tanks and F-16s and extort money and debt from us to pay for it.

They attempt to justify protecting, serving and financially supporting millions of Illegal Alien CRIMINALS who kicked down our door to steal from us....but, it won't wash.

We are now the supreme joke of the entire world and those clapping seals just sat and proved why we are a joke....the patsies who pay our enemies to kill and abuse us..including many of our Fiduciaries..our employees.

Comment by Chaplain Thomas Gilbert Cole on February 14, 2013 at 11:55am: "Clapping Seals"!

Comment by Thomas Angle on February 14, 2013 at 11:41am: Agree 100% Debrajoe

Comment by Rudy McGillvray on February 14, 2013 at 11:39am: A perfect statement for an imperfect world is all I can say.