Obama blames economic misery on Americans getting 'a little soft'

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Barrack Obama claims the U.S. had 'gotten a little soft' in the last couple decades and needs to 'get back on track'.

The president was talking about the state of the economy during an interview with a local TV station from Orlando, Florida, when he made the comments.
He told WESH-TV’s Jim Payne: 'The way I think about it is, this is a great, great country that had gotten a little soft and we didn’t have that same competitive edge that we needed over the last couple of decades.

'We need to get back on track.'

Mr. Obama has faced heavy criticism for his handling of the economy, and the current unemployment rate of 9.1 per cent is threatening his re-election bid. He acknowledged that with the current economic climate it is a particularly 'challenging' time for young people.

He said: 'Even before the financial crisis hit, one of the reasons that I ran for president was that wages - incomes had flat-lined at the same time that costs were going up.

'I think people felt that opportunities were becoming more constricted for the next generation.'

'And that’s why making sure that we’re revamping our education system, making sure we’ve got world class infrastructure, investing in basic science, research and technology, making sure that we are moving manufacturing to the US, and that we are being tough with our trading partners, making sure that they’re not taking advantage of us.

The current national unemployment rate of 9.1 per cent is threatening the president's re-election bid

'There are a lot of things we can do.'
However the president said he still wouldn’t trade the position of the US with any country on earth.
He explained: 'We still have the best universities, the best scientists, and best workers in the world; we still have the most dynamic economic system in the world. So we just need to bring all those things together.'

The president has been trying to gather support for his $447 billion jobs plan, which has faced stiff resistance from Republicans, and some Democrats, who say it would be paid for by ending a series of tax cuts.

He criticized Florida Governor Rick Scott claiming it was a 'mistake' to cancel a planned high-speed rail line linking Tampa to Orlando.

The Obama administration had offered $2 billion to Florida to help build the railway, as part of the president's high-speed rail initiative.

However Governor Scott rejected the funds claiming the plan may not be viable and there was a strong likelihood of it going over budget
But Obama said: 'Florida stood to make big gains and to create a lot of jobs down there…it was a mistake to turn that money down.
With the ending of the Space Shuttle programme meaning many of Florida's Nasa workers have lost their jobs, Obama said he remained committed to manned space flight.

Touchdown: Space shuttle Atlantis lands at the Kennedy Space Center in July this year bringing the 30-year programme to an end. The president said he was committed to manned space flight and that there would be a 'huge amount' invested in the area
He said: 'Even with the shuttle program suspended, what we're trying to do is figure out how we can move as many of the folks - the engineers, the scientists, the technicians – into these new projects to develop that next stage of human space flight.'
'We've said let's emphasize human space flight. That's part of what makes America great.

'To do that we must take the time to transition, to develop technology, more effective rockets, making sure that as humans are in space longer, we figure out how to maintain environments for them.

'There will be a huge amount invested in that area.'


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2043722/Obama-blames-economic-misery-Americans-getting-little-soft.html

[beowulf 1]

I think it has more to do with politicians screwing with the housing market by gauranteeing bad loans to people who couldn't afford them.

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I think it has more to do with politicians screwing with the housing market by gauranteeing bad loans to people who couldn't afford them.

He is correct that America has gotten soft, look at the schools, they all get a trophy and a shrink to help them feel better about themselves. The world is an unfair, hard place to live and the kids are not being taught that. Part of having something bad happen in your life is to teach you about life. We have robbed the kids of valuable lessons taught by not winning, living through a dissaster, or not being the top kid in the class.

[dks13827 3]

Obama hates space flight. Libs for decades have wanted the money for welfare. I know what he says publicly, but he is a liar. He has let his real thoughts slip out a few times. He can't shut down Nasa and lock the doors but he can and does divert the money to 'make do' work in research and education.
News flash: If we had never gone to the moon yet, we couldn't do it now. As things stand now, we could only do it with extreme difficulty. We need to do it to preserve the knowledge base for the future.

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Obama hates space flight. Libs for decades have wanted the money for welfare. I know what he says publicly, but he is a liar. He has let his real thoughts slip out a few times. He can't shut down Nasa and lock the doors but he can and does divert the money to 'make do' work in research and education.
News flash: If we had never gone to the moon yet, we couldn't do it now. As things stand now, we could only do it with extreme difficulty. We need to do it to preserve the knowledge base for the future.

]The advances made because of space flight are seen in our daily lives, not continuing is to our detrement.

[wmw999 2,447]

I agree, I'm a liberal, and it might be nice to remember that we made some pretty significant space advances under Democratic presidents.

I don't think that Obama hates space. OTOH, I do think that American has gotten soft to some degree. But as long as we are horrified by people (particularly children) starving and going without medical care, then we are going to either have to help them, or make it easier for them to get ahead.

In America, by and large, most of us are "born at home plate." We have decent parents, enough to eat, adequate shelter, and if not great education, well, everyone on dz.com can read and use a computer.

If you're rich and connected, it's kind of like starting off at second or third base. If you're really smart, really good looking, or rich but not connected, it's more like first base. Just as obviously, being stupid, or chronically ill, or with a disorder like autism, it moves you back.

If you're poor, you're in the dugout, not even in the game yet. There's farther to go. Really.

No one starts out exactly equal to anyone else. But there really are degrees to it, and no-one has earned anything at birth -- it's all given to them.

Wendy P.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

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I agree, I'm a liberal, and it might be nice to remember that we made some pretty significant space advances under Democratic presidents.

I don't think that Obama hates space. OTOH, I do think that American has gotten soft to some degree. But as long as we are horrified by people (particularly children) starving and going without medical care, then we are going to either have to help them, or make it easier for them to get ahead.

In America, by and large, most of us are "born at home plate." We have decent parents, enough to eat, adequate shelter, and if not great education, well, everyone on dz.com can read and use a computer.

If you're rich and connected, it's kind of like starting off at second or third base. If you're really smart, really good looking, or rich but not connected, it's more like first base. Just as obviously, being stupid, or chronically ill, or with a disorder like autism, it moves you back.

If you're poor, you're in the dugout, not even in the game yet. There's farther to go. Really.

No one starts out exactly equal to anyone else. But there really are degrees to it, and no-one has earned anything at birth -- it's all given to them.

Wendy P.

All presidents up to this one did a pretty good job advancing the space mission. Kennedy really pushed space travel. But Kennedy understood the importance of the space program and the benifits to our country. Obama is wearing blinders and his narrow visions will in the long run hurt us. Our military advantages and our technology will soon be second place to another country leaving us in a weak position in the world. Every american here on DZ.com does not want to have our country become the 2nd or 3rd power in defense or economy.

[charlie5 0]

of course america's soft.

true competition is squashed, all the way down to elementary school.

Everyone's the same blah blah, you can't win football game by too many points otherwise you'll hurt the other teams feeling.

It's these same politicians who have softened America that are now saying we're too soft, that's f*cking rich.

The feather butts bounce off ya like raindrops hitting a battle-star when they come in too fast...kinda funny to watch. - airtwardo

[jgoose71 0]

It sounds like he just made the equivalent of Jimmy Carter's "malaise" speech.

Republicans have been making the comparison to Jimmy Carter for a while now, and now the transformation is complete. He is the biggest failure of a president since carter....

"There is an art, it says, or, rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss."
Life, the Universe, and Everything

[richravizza 28]

+1
The soft ones are our elected"LEADERS"
Their heath care, retirement,Other benefits,Staff,and perks ALL PAID FOR BY THE Sweat of WORKING CLASS.rich poor,self-employed ect.
All of witch is better that what "we the People"can afford.or "entitled" to.
Don't let thousands work for Boeing,when they can get a 4 yr vacations Collecting unemployment.
The Gov't in the meantime keeps growing @ 8.5%, effectively DOUBLING IN SIZE EVERY 7 YEARS.
YEA The country's Getting Softer all Right, STARTING RIGHT AT THE TOP!

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It sounds like he just made the equivalent of Jimmy Carter's "malaise" speech.

Republicans have been making the comparison to Jimmy Carter for a while now, and now the transformation is complete. He is the biggest failure of a president

fixed it for you

[TheBachelor 5]

Why do so many headlines these days start with "Obama Blames"?

There are battered women? I've been eating 'em plain all of these years...

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Why do so many headlines these days start with "Obama Blames"?

because of all the things Obama does, blaming others is the only thing he is good at.

[billvon 2,991]

In other words, Obama is just like the GOP - but he blames both sides, not just democrats.

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In other words, Obama is just like the GOP - but he blames both sides, not just democrats.

DING DING DING.

We got a winner!

P.S.: For every winner, there is a looser. Just like you and me.