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Re: Obamanation here today
(Had to post the entire article, lest upstate think I mixed & matched the artice & headline)[h=1]Obama Loved His Neighbor Less Than Himself[/h]by Keith Koffler on February 3, 2012, 9:18 am
We were on the receiving end Thursday of a fusillade of frothy Biblical rhetoric from President Obama, who dusted off all the old warhorses during the National Prayer Breakfast: “for unto whom much is given, much shall be required” and “love thy neighbor as thyself” and “I am my brother’s keeper” and don’t forget “the biblical call to care for the least of these.” The president lectured us about the urgency of making these the foundation of public policy.
Obama milked this for all he was worth, relating how he gets up and prays every morning, how these principles guide his life, and blah blah blah.
So I suppose it was just AN OVERSIGHT that THE OBAMAS DONATED ONLY ONE PERCENT OF THE INCOME TO CHARITY from 2000-2004.
Sure I love my neighbor, but within reason.
Photo by Keith Koffler
Because that’s not quite enough to keep my brother. If “much shall be required,” well, ONE PERCENT IS NOT MUCH.
These weren’t exactly lean years. According to previous reports you may remember, the Obamas earned $1.2 million from 200-2004, parting with a mere $10,772 for the least of these.
If this is loving thy neighbor, then I’m glad I wasn’t the poor guy living next to the Obamas.
It appears, though, that the Obamas got religion on charity, shall we say, once it occurred to him to run for president. For the 2005 tax year – which he would have filed in early 2006, when he was surely thinking hard about making a run – the Obamas suddenly decided that “much more shall be required.” They began donating about five percent of their income, which was vastly increased by his book sales, to charity.
I’ve been a reporter for 17 years. In that time, I’ve learned something about politicians.
I beg you. BEG YOU BEG YOU BEG YOU. When a politician gets really high on their high horse about something, turn the volume down to zero.
They’re just politicians.
(Had to post the entire article, lest upstate think I mixed & matched the artice & headline)[h=1]Obama Loved His Neighbor Less Than Himself[/h]by Keith Koffler on February 3, 2012, 9:18 am
We were on the receiving end Thursday of a fusillade of frothy Biblical rhetoric from President Obama, who dusted off all the old warhorses during the National Prayer Breakfast: “for unto whom much is given, much shall be required” and “love thy neighbor as thyself” and “I am my brother’s keeper” and don’t forget “the biblical call to care for the least of these.” The president lectured us about the urgency of making these the foundation of public policy.
Obama milked this for all he was worth, relating how he gets up and prays every morning, how these principles guide his life, and blah blah blah.
So I suppose it was just AN OVERSIGHT that THE OBAMAS DONATED ONLY ONE PERCENT OF THE INCOME TO CHARITY from 2000-2004.
Sure I love my neighbor, but within reason.
Photo by Keith Koffler
Because that’s not quite enough to keep my brother. If “much shall be required,” well, ONE PERCENT IS NOT MUCH.
These weren’t exactly lean years. According to previous reports you may remember, the Obamas earned $1.2 million from 200-2004, parting with a mere $10,772 for the least of these.
If this is loving thy neighbor, then I’m glad I wasn’t the poor guy living next to the Obamas.
It appears, though, that the Obamas got religion on charity, shall we say, once it occurred to him to run for president. For the 2005 tax year – which he would have filed in early 2006, when he was surely thinking hard about making a run – the Obamas suddenly decided that “much more shall be required.” They began donating about five percent of their income, which was vastly increased by his book sales, to charity.
I’ve been a reporter for 17 years. In that time, I’ve learned something about politicians.
I beg you. BEG YOU BEG YOU BEG YOU. When a politician gets really high on their high horse about something, turn the volume down to zero.
They’re just politicians.
