EU President Says Obama Economic Plan is “A Road to Hell”
By Jim Willis on Mar 25, 2009 in Taxes & Spending | Printable Version
Editorial Note: Yes, it has been some time since I’ve written anything on this blog. Purposely. For one thing, it’s time consuming! I don’t want to dash off comments and commentary that’s not well thought-out. I also don’t want to write things that are angry in tone–I’ve been somewhat grumpy since November 2008.
It has always been my aim to provide thoughtful, passionate, but fair opposition. And lately it seems I’ve failed in that regard. But this is a blog! And blogs should be a tad edgy…they should take a position and not be apologetic for it. So I’ve decided to return, not because I’ll make a dime from writing and posting on this blog, nor will it enhance my reputation with friends and family, but because I have to! I have a compulsion to comment on the condition of my immediate surroundings (Broome County, NY), and on the downward spiral of my country due to liberal Democrats. It is time for more passionate dissent, not less. So it is that I return with a post not about my immediate community, but about someone I had not heard of before today.
I’m talking about Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek, who is currently the rotating President of the European Union. Here are a few of his comments about the Obama economic plan at a meeting of the European Parliament in France:
Topolanek said that “all of these steps, these combinations and permanency is the road to hell.”
“We need to read the history books and the lessons of history and the biggest success of the (EU) is the refusal to go this way,” he said.
“Americans will need liquidity to finance all their measures and they will balance this with the sale of their bonds but this will undermine the liquidity of the global financial market,” said Topolanek.
Way to go Mr. Topolanek! Wouldn’t it be great if some Republicans in this country grew a spine and started talking like this? Of course, such plain talking has the rest of the European countries running for cover:
The blunt comments pushed other European politicians into damage control mode, with some reproaching the Czech leader for his language and others reaffirming their good diplomatic ties with the U.S.
Most European leaders say the focus should be on tighter financial regulation, while the U.S. is pushing for larger economic stimulus plans — but nobody has so far escalated the rhetoric to such strident levels.
Read the full article: EU presidency: US economic plans ‘a road to hell’
Brent Beckley | Mar 25, 2009 | Reply
Welcome Back, Jim! Obviously, the EU President carries much clout on so many issues…unless he is critical of President Obama. Funny how we listened to the EU President’s words with rapt attention when Mr. Bush was in office, but now, he’s just some dumb Slovak and everyone is running away. I’m sick of the games.
jordan | Mar 26, 2009 | Reply
Mainstream media ignored this slam of socialism, but Jay Leno slams Obama in this video with the c-word (communism):
http://tinyurl.com/c4vkpq
Jim Willis | Mar 26, 2009 | Reply
Hey Brent. Thanks! You should listen to Mark Levin’s show from March 24. Mark is the one Rush refers to as “F. Lee Levin” or “Flee”. I once very briefly worked with Mark at the White House (we both worked in Presidential Personnel).
He has a major new book out that I’m going to buy as soon as I see it, called “Liberty and Tyranny”. I believe it sits atop the NY Times Bestseller list already, and it just came out this week. In it he talks about Rachel Carson and the banning of DDT. And he spoke about it on his show on March 24th. You’ll enjoy listening to it (you can listen for free).
Finally! After all this time Mark and Rush and others are picking up on what you’ve been saying for years: The banning of DDT is (my words) essentially the equivalent of genocide. Millions have died because of a few enviro nazis. Here’s the link to his site & show: http://www.marklevinshow.com/audio/.
Jim Willis | Mar 26, 2009 | Reply
Thanks for commenting Jordan, and for leaving the link to Leno. Unfortunately, it seems YouTube has already removed the video, so I was not able to watch it.
Interesting how powerful the media is. A major figure can criticize, and if the media chooses to ignore it, it’s as if it never happened. Scary, isn’t it? Thank God for blogs and the alternative media in this country. We need to push alternative media as hard as we can before our right to free speech is gone, taken away by the statists like Obama and the odious troll Maurice Hinchey.