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Brokaw busts Obama’s balls about smoking

This past weekend on Meet the Press, Tom Brokaw was busting Obama’s balls about smoking. Does it really “F’ing” matter? They want him to set an example for the little brats that live in this country. How about mom and dad setting an example? I don’t think smoking is going to effect his decisions that he makes for this country.

Noting that the White House was a no-smoking zone, Brokaw asked Obama, “Have you stopped smoking?”

“I have,” Obama replied, smiling broadly. “What I said was that there are times where I have fallen off the wagon.”

“Wait a minute,” Brokaw interjected, “that means you haven’t stopped.”

“Fair enough,” Obama said. “What I would say is that I have done a terrific job under the circumstances of making myself much healthier. You will not see any violations of these rules in the White House.”

What I’m more concerned about is his thought process about capitalism. Actually, I don’t really think he understands capitalism. Check out these two quotes from the interview:

“I think the important principle, because sometimes when we start talking about taxes, and I say I want a more balanced tax code, people think, well, that’s class warfare. No. It turns out that our economy grows best when the benefits of the economy are most widely spread. And that has been true historically.”

” …part of what I’m hoping to introduce as the next president is a new ethic of responsibility where we say that if you’re laying off workers, the least you can do when you’re making $25 million a year is give up some of your compensation and some of your bonuses … That kind of notion of shared benefits and burdens is something that I think has been lost for too long, and it’s something that I’d like to see restored.”

By the way … do you know what you call an economic system where the means of production are privately owned but controlled by government. No, it’s not socialism. Under socialism the government owns the businesses. And it’s not capitalism. Under capitalism ownership and control is private. So … what’s the word? A very few of you know … and the rest of you are about to find out. It’s the “F” word. Fascism. So .. what does that make Obama?

Watch videos from this interview here.

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