by RonE » Sun Aug 03, 2014 10:36 am
GlimmeJim wrote: ..." Put it completely pragmatically. Look where he started, and look where he has ended up. He didn't have an President/Governor/Senator for a father, or even a political family. Why is success in business, acquired by often questionably moral means, lauded. But success in a more public venue, which is by definition a much more contentious and vulnerable position, spat upon? Unless it more closely conforms to your idea of political reason, then it's worth defending at all costs and at the expense of rationality" ...
I will try to express my views in words that all can understand:
As to where Obama started, he started in the system and on the program. Hand outs were the norm throughout his life. He was raised by his grandmother and sponsored later in his younger life by minders that put him forward to further their political agendas. As for the public venue being much more contentious and vulnerable, ask yourself, what must you do to fail in a government administrative position? Especially a position where you bestow largess to people who have no desire to succeed?
Obama is without a doubt an orator, how hard do you think it is for a man of color who (as people said about Colin Powell) "speaks so well" to get elected in Chicago, especially after he has spread government largess throughout his supporters? How do you get fired from a government job? Obama doesn't have to be and isn't accountable for his words or actions. You may say: "Well if he is so bad, how did he get re-elected?" the answer is pretty simple, he made promises he couldn't keep, gave away more money and called it jobs, he expanded the federal workforce but required no effort or productivity. He made "make work" projects that burned through federal money and brought little improvements but many votes. As the President, Obama, has made false promises before and during his term of office, has blamed everyone but himself, has surrounded himself with yes men and has unabashedly spent money on himself and his family that is so blatant that it is a cliché.
Nobody seems willing to ignore the "race card" and hold Obama's feet to the fire. What should he care about the decisions he makes or the promises he breaks, he is only in it for 8 years.
We laude success in business because it produces goods and services, it produces wealth and it produces security. Many times it is a matter of luck, good ideas, good timing and the proper use of others that gender success in business. The proper and judicious use of land, labor, capital coupled with entrepreneurship and consumer demand often leads to success but there is no guarantee. Using the labor, ideals and efforts of others (whether rewarded or not) often leads to success but to turn these efforts into profits requires capital and management. We view success in many ways, but it is often measured by dollars. In most cases, dollars don't just appear, they are created by "risk" and as often said, the greater the risk, the greater the reward but only in the cases when the risk "pays off" and managing risk is one of the factors that we often deem as success.
On the other hand, success often comes with two simple words: "Thanks, Dad!"
I would suggest that you read a book, "The Millionaire Next Door" to further understand the process of success and wealth accumulation. I would not suggest that you read "Atlas Shrugged", it would make no sense to you.
"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a piece of shit by the clean end."
Now I think I'll blitzkrieg Reagan. He's an easy target being such an idiot. He made W look smart. Ate jelly beans and slept through his presidency. And what he did with Rock Hudson to become a studio star.....we don't need to go there. This is a family venue.
