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[Bryce]

A few tidbits from our President. These could be chalked up as political rhetoric except for the fact that they were delivered at a memorial service for five slain police officers in Dallas. If I were a Dallas police officer or a family member of one of the fallen, I'd be outraged. The second half of his remarks came close to coming out and saying "it's your fault" that these officers died. Disgusting.

“we flood communities with so many guns that it is easier for a teenager to buy a Glock than it is to get his hands on a computer or even a book.”

That statement is absurd. Even if true, what would it say about our "communities", and the parents within, when a teenager even wants to buy a Glock or thinks it's something they should do?

“As a society, we choose to underinvest in decent schools,”

Really? The United States of America spends more per pupil than any, ANY other country.

The United States spends more money educating its young people than any other nation, according to a study from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), which compiles educational data from nations across the globe each year. In 2010, the U.S. spent nearly $12,000 per student on elementary and secondary education, almost 40% more than the OECD average of $8,500. College spending, including technical schools and universities, was over $25,000, nearly double the average spending of other countries in the OECD. Total U.S. spending averaged $15,171 per student, slightly more than Switzerland’s $14,922 per year and 30% more than the average for all of the countries included in the OECD study.

Underinvest? Yeah right.

“We allow poverty to fester so that entire neighborhoods offer no prospect for gainful employment.”

So, the "War On Poverty" in which we have spent over $22 Trillion dollars has been a failure? Who came up with, and continues to promote, that brilliant idea?

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If that's not bad enough, in his remarks to the nation in the wake of the Baton Rouge sniper attack, he doubled down...

"And if police organizations and departments acknowledge that there’s a problem and there’s an issue, then that, too, is going to contribute to real solutions. And, as I said yesterday, that is what’s going to ultimately help make the job of being a cop a lot safer. It is in the interest of police officers that their communities trust them and that the kind of rancor and suspicion that exists right now is alleviated."

It's the police departments fault that a racial anarchist slaughtered three police officers and wounded three more.

acknowledge that there’s a problem and there’s an issue

Except with Islamic extremists. That we shouldn't acknowledge. Wow, just wow.

[audiophile]

Obama is a bad joke.

[bmw]

“As a society, we choose to underinvest in decent schools,”

On a side note - why when liberals spend on education it is "investing," but when they talk about spending on the military, it is "military spending" ? Has anyone ever heard a liberal talk about "investing in the military" ?

[bmw]

As to the original point, make no mistake about the fact that Obama's recent speeches are all designed to pander to the black community. Ben Stein hit the nail on the head back in 2014:

What the White House is trying to do is racialize all politics and they're especially trying to tell the Africa-American voter that the GOP is against letting them have a chance at a good life in this economy, and that’s just a complete lie...I watch with fascination — with incredible fascination — all the stories about how the Democratic politicians, especially Hillary, are trying to whip up the African-American vote and say, "Oh, the Republicans have policies against black people in terms of the economy." But there are no such policies.

It’s all a way to racialize voting in this country...This president is the most racist president there has ever been in America. He is purposely trying to use race to divide Americans.

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/D ... ag-du-jour

Maybe not in HISTORY, but certainly in modern times.

[Deleted User 8570]

A few tidbits from our President. These could be chalked up as political rhetoric except for the fact that they were delivered at a memorial service for five slain police officers in Dallas. If I were a Dallas police officer or a family member of one of the fallen, I'd be outraged. The second half of his remarks came close to coming out and saying "it's your fault" that these officers died. Disgusting.

“we flood communities with so many guns that it is easier for a teenager to buy a Glock than it is to get his hands on a computer or even a book.”

That statement is absurd. Even if true, what would it say about our "communities", and the parents within, when a teenager even wants to buy a Glock or thinks it's something they should do?

“As a society, we choose to underinvest in decent schools,”

Really? The United States of America spends more per pupil than any, ANY other country.

The United States spends more money educating its young people than any other nation, according to a study from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), which compiles educational data from nations across the globe each year. In 2010, the U.S. spent nearly $12,000 per student on elementary and secondary education, almost 40% more than the OECD average of $8,500. College spending, including technical schools and universities, was over $25,000, nearly double the average spending of other countries in the OECD. Total U.S. spending averaged $15,171 per student, slightly more than Switzerland’s $14,922 per year and 30% more than the average for all of the countries included in the OECD study.

Underinvest? Yeah right.

“We allow poverty to fester so that entire neighborhoods offer no prospect for gainful employment.”

So, the "War On Poverty" in which we have spent over $22 Trillion dollars has been a failure? Who came up with, and continues to promote, that brilliant idea?

__________________________________________________

If that's not bad enough, in his remarks to the nation in the wake of the Baton Rouge sniper attack, he doubled down...

"And if police organizations and departments acknowledge that there’s a problem and there’s an issue, then that, too, is going to contribute to real solutions. And, as I said yesterday, that is what’s going to ultimately help make the job of being a cop a lot safer. It is in the interest of police officers that their communities trust them and that the kind of rancor and suspicion that exists right now is alleviated."

It's the police departments fault that a racial anarchist slaughtered three police officers and wounded three more.

acknowledge that there’s a problem and there’s an issue

Except with Islamic extremists. That we shouldn't acknowledge. Wow, just wow.

Sounds more like "here's why the guy did it... If we could rebuild the trust between the community and the police we could alleviate this problem"... I didn't see any blame there...

[bmw]

Sounds more like "here's why the guy did it... If we could rebuild the trust between the community and the police we could alleviate this problem"... I didn't see any blame there...

The problem with that is the way Obama is speaking, the BLM crowd will interpret his words as justifying the killing of cops. In other words, they will see it as, "hey, when we kill cops, we get the President's attention, and he supports our cause."

Quite frankly, I don't give a rat's behind as to why the cop killers did what they did - it is cold-blooded murder, and it should not serve as a launch pad for opening up a discussion about how cops are wronging minorities - using the murders for opening up such a discussion absolutely sends the wrong message, IMO.

[Motown322]

The problem with that is the way Obama is speaking, the BLM crowd will interpret his words as justifying the killing of cops. In other words, they will see it as, "hey, when we kill cops, we get the President's attention, and he supports our cause."

So basically their takeaway from anything he says will be whatever fits their preconceived agenda. Sounds familiar.