Stephen Baldwin on Obama: ‘Homey Made His Bed’
ABC’s Jonathan Karl and Z. Byron Wolf report from Washington D.C.:
It is one of the biggest annual gatherings of conservatives in Washington. The yearly CPAC convention hosts everyone from Sen. Scott Brown to Mitt Romney. Even former Vice-President Dick Cheney made a surprise appearance today.
The crowd was full of frustration towards President Obama and his administration, and the words “Tea Party” seemed to be flying out of every Republican’s mouth. One big agenda item for the Republicans? Galvanizing the youth vote.
And one of the people leading the youth charge is Stephen Baldwin. One of the famous Baldwin brothers, Baldwin hosts a conservative radio show and has enlisted himself in the youth recruitment effort. Baldwin told our Jonathan Karl that he blames Obama for the state of the country, but also prays for him.
“I am not happy about the way things are. I pray for President Obama every single day. But tell you what. Homey made this bed, now he has got to lay in it,” said Baldwin.
When we asked Baldwin to clarify that he did in fact mean Obama when he said “homey” Baldwin stuck by his words. “That is correct,” he said.
Baldwin introduced the XPac 2010 lounge at CPAC, which is a “social and entertainment lounge for the young conservative folks to come together, hang out, have some food, get to know one another, share their ideas, share their fresh, new smart, intelligent, innovative concepts about what may be a way to make greater strides for the conservative movement in the future.”
For more on the day’s events at the CPAC tune in to World News tonight.
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wow. just wow. another ignorant comment from another ignorant baldwin. hope to hear him on a cell phone rant one day calling his kids stuck up little pigs.
Posted by: the goddess | February 18, 2010, 5:02 pm 5:02 pm
he said homey. so what? its not even racist.
Posted by: so what | February 18, 2010, 5:08 pm 5:08 pm
he said homey. so what? its not even racist.
Posted by: so what | February 18, 2010, 5:08 pm 5:08 pm
Clearly, the conservative diehards will never, ever apologize for mismanaging the country, and now are arrogant enough to believe they will be welcomed again with open arms. Do they not read their own poll numbers? The accumulation of power is really all they care about and the country be damned.
Posted by: Wade | February 18, 2010, 5:13 pm 5:13 pm
Re: “homey”
Oh my, what an awful, condescending and slightly racist way to refer to our Commander in Chief. Mr. Baldwin can now add being a bigot to his many accomplishments, which include failed actor, right-wing nut-job and erstwhile, loony, fundamentalist hate-monger.
If this is the mainstream of modern, American conservatism, and i suspect that it is, then President Obama need not worry about his political future. with adversaries like Mr. Baldwin, how can one doubt that the President will romp to an easy reelection in 2012 ?
Posted by: Eric S. | February 18, 2010, 5:15 pm 5:15 pm
It seems like the entire country is angry and frustrated over this administration’s Spending, and then taxing the hard-working taxpayers, whether its income tax increase or consumption taxes for soft-drinks, candy, beer, food, etc.
Its time all government workers need to start taking Paycuts — rather than increasing our taxes.
Posted by: paul | February 18, 2010, 5:15 pm 5:15 pm
I’d call Barry something much worse than “Homey”.
Posted by: Steady | February 18, 2010, 5:21 pm 5:21 pm
Not the right way to express yourself, even if you have opposing ideology.
While I am no fan of Obama, I try to deal with the issues, and not the person.
Posted by: Rick McDaniel | February 18, 2010, 5:22 pm 5:22 pm
Well, I remember when I had to learn what kind of underwear my president wore and then his sexual exploits were broadcast to the world.
I wish there was still respect for the office.
Posted by: wow | February 18, 2010, 5:23 pm 5:23 pm
I really don’t know what they expect President Obama to do after only 1 year. When Bush came into office the U.S.A. was at a surplus but now look at it. I felt President Obama is getting a lot of negative feedback due to who he is. At least he is trying to do something to help the common Americans like me.
When Bush was in office he left Washington know they either vote for what he want or else; at least President Obama is willing to listen and compromise instead of being bullheaded like Bush was. Which is one of the reason they wants to give him a hard time on everything and even talks about him swapping a fly. Like I tell my son regardly this is American and so many of you who have all the sense and money don’t want to believe that American is giving him a hard time because of his race, but guess what it is very truth.
My hats off to President Obama for what he is trying to do and to keep up the good fight, because you have many praying for you daily and the Lord will lift you up.
Posted by: B | February 18, 2010, 5:28 pm 5:28 pm
I say both democrats and republicans currently in power should be fired. There is way too much corruption on both sides. I thought our previous administration was terrible, but the current one beats it all.
Posted by: Just WOW | February 18, 2010, 5:29 pm 5:29 pm
Stevie Baldwin should show more respect and class. He could have at least refered to NoBo as “Homey in Chief”.
You’d think his mother would have taught him some better manners.
: o )
Posted by: Noz | February 18, 2010, 5:31 pm 5:31 pm
I think President Obama is great. He is doing the best he can and he is doing better than any one else could! If Congress would work with him instead of demonize him, maybe we could accomplish something. I think all Republican senators are terrible human beings because they are intentionally hurting this country and failing to follow their oaths to put us citizens first – above their own political agendas. Shame Shame on the Republican Senators! (And shame on many of the Democrat ones too.)
Posted by: Marilyn | February 18, 2010, 5:32 pm 5:32 pm
Mr. Balwin… Homey got a lotta friends, Homey ain’t got hate to spare like you do… Homey busy saving the nation from your idiotic party’s recent tax cutting spend-fest.
I’ll bet Homey calls you by your christian name and shakes your hand no matter what you’ve said about him. He EARNS respect, as opposed to you “sir” who demands it.
Posted by: DewyB | February 18, 2010, 5:35 pm 5:35 pm
I wonder if all the people who complain about Obama raising taxes noticed that he actually CUT taxes!!
Posted by: Marilyn | February 18, 2010, 5:35 pm 5:35 pm
though ‘homey’ is a little lame…if people want to discredit Baldwin, they should focus on him being a complete god squad lunatic.
Posted by: kiva | February 18, 2010, 5:40 pm 5:40 pm
How can you have respect for the office, when the office has no respect for the people?
Posted by: BX | February 18, 2010, 5:42 pm 5:42 pm
@EricS
1) Obama cut income tax for 95% of American taxpayers.
2) The federal government has not passed any consumption taxes on “soft-drinks, candy, beer, food, etc.”
Posted by: Phil | February 18, 2010, 5:43 pm 5:43 pm
No wonder Alec is the Baldwin with the brains, money, fame and talent…
Posted by: tweetivism | February 18, 2010, 5:46 pm 5:46 pm
Not sure why “Homey” is so offensive! I know in the 90s the word was very popular and meant “fiend.” I seriously think this has been blown way out of proportion…and I am not a Baldwin OR Obama fan….
Posted by: MYSELF | February 18, 2010, 5:47 pm 5:47 pm
Not sure why “Homey” is so offensive! I know in the 90s the word was very popular and meant “fiend.” I seriously think this has been blown way out of proportion…and I am not a Baldwin OR Obama fan….
Posted by: MYSELF | February 18, 2010, 5:47 pm 5:47 pm
The most frightening aspect of the conservation junk is that it is always unfounded, insulting and usually incorrect. Like when the rumor started that ‘Obama was going to take everybodys guns’. Seriously? I think he has more important things to focus on.
All of the current economic issues started way before Obama got here. We should rejoice that we have an educated and well rounded president instead of an ignorant Texan rancher. The weird blind following that chases Palin around is just bizarre. She needs to stay in Alaska and continue her important work of watching Russia from the border.
Side note: Stephen Baldwin, who? Seriously if young people are inspired by this pathetic non-actor, the generation is worse off than I thought.
Posted by: reflect on this | February 18, 2010, 6:08 pm 6:08 pm
It’s not offensive but Stephen Baldwin is about as dumb as a post, that seems to be a Baldwin trait.
Posted by: hkdakota | February 18, 2010, 6:20 pm 6:20 pm
So homey isn’t racist? For real?
The fact that this came out of Stephen Baldwin’s mouth isn’t a big surprise. One thing I believe for sure – President Obama is up to the challenge and isn’t the kind of person to back away from hard work. His life long work proves that. Some of the ignorance out there is amazing to me.
Posted by: Louisiana Lady | February 18, 2010, 6:27 pm 6:27 pm
Silly News Story… Obama is a horrible president, I think that’s what he ment to say.
Posted by: as if | February 18, 2010, 6:29 pm 6:29 pm
homey is one of those words that while not exactly racist on it’s own, when used by a white person to make a disparaging comment about a person of color informs you immediately that the white person in question is one of the following:
1. Completely clueless and tone deaf
or
2. A racist.
The reporter gave Mr. Baldwin a chance to prove that he was 1. by asking him if really meant to say ‘homey’. Mr. Baldwin chose to clarify that indeed he is 2.
Posted by: Moi | February 18, 2010, 6:29 pm 6:29 pm
Alec is definitely my favorite Baldwin.
Posted by: gusti | February 18, 2010, 6:40 pm 6:40 pm
NOZ: “all Republican senators are terrible human beings because they are intentionally hurting this country and failing to follow their oaths to put us citizens first”
Please cite the part of their oath that “Puts citizens first”? I like to see all Senators, left/right/center to follow their oath and support the Constitution.
Posted by: Geo | February 18, 2010, 6:52 pm 6:52 pm
Stephen Baldwin is a no-talent, homely, dim-witted loser. He has to be offensive to get any attemtion at all, but it seems to come naturally to him.
Posted by: Cassandra | February 18, 2010, 6:54 pm 6:54 pm
Sorry NOZ I cited you vice Marilyn as the poster in my comments.
Posted by: Geo | February 18, 2010, 6:55 pm 6:55 pm
Same old, same old: No plan. Just Republicans complaining.
Posted by: newz4i | February 18, 2010, 6:56 pm 6:56 pm
So What , the word “homey” is not racist, but the act of trying to use the word to try to deflate Obama to the level of a street thug was racist!!
Posted by: tlj | February 18, 2010, 7:03 pm 7:03 pm
Respect is earned, not taken for granted.
Posted by: stevemb12 | February 18, 2010, 7:34 pm 7:34 pm
Why is anyone surprised?
Stephen Baldwin couldn’t cut it as a fantasy-land actor, so why not become a talk show host making big bucks as a for-profit False Profit?
All he needs to do is feed off his family name, say nasty things about President Obama and talk about prayer.
Posted by: CenterOne | February 18, 2010, 7:44 pm 7:44 pm
Stephen Baldwin..the youth vote? HUH? Evidently the republicans are still out of touch. And by Baldwin’s reference to the President of the United States, he’ll fit right in at the convention. When they have nothing of substance to say, they revert back to adjectives from the 80′s. Most of the young people I know have more class in their pinkie than Baldwin has in his entire being. And apparently he’s quite the Christian example.
Posted by: Cathy | February 18, 2010, 7:54 pm 7:54 pm
I noticed, Marilyn. I just did my taxes and got an EXTRA tax break of $800, plus I deducted items I couldn’t have before. And the itemized numbers were higher this year. He’s lowered taxes for the average working man. People should actually back up their statements instead of parroting what they hear from someone else.Obama hasn’t raised taxes on those of us that can least afford it. He’s given us a break. And I’m middle class. And he’s thrown out the old Bush policy of cutting taxes on the rich and hosing everyone in between. And as far as taxes on food, that would be your local and state government, not the federal aka Obama government.
Posted by: Bea | February 18, 2010, 8:04 pm 8:04 pm
and the republicans think Stephen Baldwin is someone recruit young republicans? what a joke! I can’t stop laughing…!!
Posted by: r boohe | February 18, 2010, 8:10 pm 8:10 pm
the goddess- no that was his far left wing brother Alec who ranted on the phone to his daughter. As far as I know the comment made by Stephen is not racist and he did say he is praying for Obama. If you do not like the word why are you focusing on the negative.
Posted by: jschmidt | February 18, 2010, 8:30 pm 8:30 pm
How uninformed can you be? Look at the figures for national debt, GDP, and the federal budget before the democrats controlled congress and the figures since they have been in control. The Congress writes laws and appropriates money and creates taxes…..not the president. Not ever the president. Only congress has this power. No matter what you think, or say…..the president cannot spend one dime of the taxpayers money, nor can he tax them. That is the pervue of congress. Wake up and go to the library and learn what our government is about, how it is supposed to run then compare that with what you think and what is actually happening in DC.
Posted by: Joe knows | February 18, 2010, 8:36 pm 8:36 pm
Obama has good intentions but is blind to its disastrous outcome. Obama is putting up a fight for Total Socialism. How about NO! I listen to u on the left say how we are giving him a bad time cause of race. This is because you have no other excuse for the poor policies of this President. I am an American first Guided by our constitution . Race has no place in this debate. You on the left get offended at “homie” but said nothing when Biden said he has ” No Negro dialect”. Get a clue you democRATS are going down this next election period.
Posted by: Don | February 18, 2010, 8:55 pm 8:55 pm
@BX
1) Obama cut income tax for 95% of American taxpayers.
2) The federal government has not passed any consumption taxes on “soft-drinks, candy, beer, food, etc.”
++++++
1) No he didn’t. It was a one time tax reduction and it amounted to $13.45 for someone making $50K.
2)Yes he did. Feb 26, 2009 … Guess who really pays for those tax increases? the consumer does. … up 1 trillion in debt since this is supposedly about government … Since, most people who buy cigarettes, earn less than $250000 per year, Obama just raised taxes on the poor! (www.abcnews.com)
Posted by: BH | February 18, 2010, 9:21 pm 9:21 pm
Anyone who takes Stephen Baldwin seriously needs our prayers a whole lot more than Obama does.
Posted by: Mike | February 18, 2010, 9:48 pm 9:48 pm
This is all “almost” laughable. I do believe that there is a lot of disrespect for the President. I’m sure he’s been called worse names than Homey. This country is so out of control. Even when we disagreed with a President, we generally showed respect. I always think to myself when I want to say something really nasty out loud about our government and its leaders: THE WORLD IS WATCHING! If everyone else sees that we have no respect for our country or its leaders, why should they? It says something about us as a nation. It also makes one think that we are so discontent that we can easily be bought or sold on anything and any ideology. We must be careful. I just read that at a Tea Party event, some deranged woman suggested that a US Senator be hanged and the organizer said it was said in jest. Really? When is threatening someone’s life a joke? What if the Senator feels threatened for her life and decides to sue the person who said it, the organizers of the event and everyone involved? To suggest such a thing is, in my opinion, a terrorist act. Anytime anyone invokes fear or terror, it’s a terrorist act. This is what this country has come to. We can’t agree to disagree on the issues so we go on personal attacks. This isn’t right. We’re not all going o agree on anything no matter what it is. But we go too far when we make it so personal that we threaten someone (or worse) b/c we don’t agree with them. America has the memory of a gnat’s hair. President Obama has been in office a year. Yet we expect him to undo 8 years of a previously run Republican administration. We were all up in arms with President Bush a minute ago. A new president was elected who is trying to deal with the cards dealt to him and now we want him out. The next person will come into office and there’ll be another faction who will hate his or her policies just as much as the last guy. What everyone needs to get is that WE THE PEOPLE need our leaders working together for the masses of the people who are the poor and middle class folks. The 2 % will be alright no matter what happens. But it’s those huddled masses who are losing everyday while policticans play games. Have you noticed that hardly anyone governs or works for us anymore? They get elected and immediately start campaigning all over again. The representatives of today get elected and they never stop running for office. It’s the thrill of the chase so they are content to keep doing it. One term term limits will put a stop to some of that foolishness. So while we get into the minutia of personalities, we should be holding our leaders more accountable for working together albeit Democrat, Republican, Independent, Liberal, Conservative,etc for the good of WE THE PEOPLE. I am sick of the in fighting simply b/c of the labels we’ve placed on each other. Recetly Republicans have sponsored bills supposedly in the name of bipartisanship and when it came time to vote, they voted against the very bill they sponsored. This is game playing. This is wanting the party in power to fail so bad that some are willing to play these games at our expense. It’s got to stop. I say: find something that you can agree on and move forward and stop playing games with our lives and the future of this country.
Posted by: CJ | February 18, 2010, 10:09 pm 10:09 pm
I never cared for the Baldwin brothers —until now.
Posted by: jody | February 18, 2010, 10:11 pm 10:11 pm
Baldwin and every other person who thinks the times in which we live are Pres.Obamas fault. This is George W. Bush’s legacy that we are now living under. The conservatives know it and they are just trying to disrespect the President because of who he is! Nothing to do with what he is doing.
Posted by: Tim | February 18, 2010, 10:27 pm 10:27 pm
To the people who are posting that this administration is worse than the last or any previous administration, I want to ask what the premise behind that statement is. He’s been in office a year. He’s Black but he ain’t Jesus! What would you all have him do? He came into office facing a series of crisises that no modern President has had to deal with. We didn’t get into this mess in a year so how in the world would you think he could get us out of it in a year? You know we have to be careful what we wsih for. The Republicans are sitting back salivating at the thought that they know Americans have such short memories and they can count on us voting them back into office. It’s only been a year and we forgot why we voted the previous party out. I hear these arguments all the time about the current administration led by President Obama but I never hear any suggestions for positive results. The Republicans are saying: “put us back in power even though we screwed over you and passed a couple of stimulus acts when we were in power and we still ended up in the worst recession ever. Trust us. We can get us out of this mess.” Really? It won’t happen. They just want to be able to say, “we won.” There’s no real intent to do anything for us b/c if that were the case they would have done more when they were in power. It’s sad but these politicians know that Americans are a sound bite, in the now kind of people and we don’t retain things long. That’s why you have people like Boener who can get up at CPAC and say that if we vote Republicans back into office and he becomes Speaker of the House, he will lead differently. Differently than the Democrats and Republicans.” WHAT?! Are you kidding me? But those folks sitting in that audience and many others will buy into that rhetoric without any regard for the fact that he’s in the House NOW! He could die tomorrow. Forget what he can do IF he’s Speaker and IF his party regains control. You’re there NOW. Do something NOW to help the country move forward. The President said it best; there’s something about the urgency of NOW Boener. That is why I’m happy to see the President moving forward. He knows and is well aware that he may be a one term President. But he also knows that he’s in office NOW and he needs to try to effect the most positive changes that he can NOW b/c he could be voted out of office in 2012. He can’t depend on being re-elected and put off his agenda thinking he may have 4 more years. He is working in the NOW trying to get as much done as he possibly can. That’s what I would prefer to see my government doing. Working for me. We’re in a mess. An unprecedented mess and it wouldn’t have mattered who was elected President, we would still be in a mess. We all need to work together and be more patient in allowing these things to take hold. And if something doesn’t work, try something else. But 1 year isn’t enough time for us as a a nation to be back on top of the world and in the black. We’ve got multiple huge issues and it’s a fine balancing act that the President and the Congress is trying to juggle. If he fails, we all fail. Where’s the glory in that?
Posted by: CJ | February 18, 2010, 10:37 pm 10:37 pm
THANK YOU CJ FOR YOUR INTELLIGENT POST!
Posted by: stop being so selfish | February 18, 2010, 10:47 pm 10:47 pm
paul | Feb 18, 2010 5:15:47 PM
And when did those income tax raises and taxes on soft drinks, candy, beer and food take effect?
Posted by: treblig56 | February 18, 2010, 11:17 pm 11:17 pm
Homey?! Are you kidding me?
What next shouting out in a joint session of Congress?
Raise the level and stop the spiral.
Posted by: James Kearney | February 18, 2010, 11:31 pm 11:31 pm
Wow. Sad day for America when the President of the US tries his best to help the less fortunate and is obstructed intentionally at every turn by a the hate-filled, pus-spewing, bile-filled, fat-cat Republican contingency who fight only for the rich and strong and can’t see the future if their lives depended on it. Truly nauseating. I see a civil war brewing…and I don’t believe there will be many defectors on either side. If this continues, America is doomed and it’s not because of Obama. 8 years of destruction and you all think one man can put it all back together in 1 year. The Republican ignorance and arrogance will never cease to amaze me, and their intentional disregard for the common American shouts loudly.
Posted by: Steven Moser | February 18, 2010, 11:38 pm 11:38 pm
BH | Feb 18, 2010 9:21:44 PM: Just read the list of tax “increases” – since a large part of it is letting Bush tax cuts expire – (BTW these take effect starting in 2011) and no mention of taxes on candy, food, beer, soft drinks. There have been increases in the excise taxes on cigarettes, so… That’s the way most countries try to incite people to quit a habit that kills hundreds of thousands of people every year… US prices – and taxes – still the lowest in the developed world.
Posted by: treblig56 | February 18, 2010, 11:40 pm 11:40 pm
Both Baldwins are idiots, I guess this one is the bigger one. Does he really believe the country is worse off now then year ago? As far as I remember the financial system was on verge of collapse and we were loosing 750,000 jobs a month. Wake-up you moron…
Posted by: rep123 | February 19, 2010, 12:03 am 12:03 am
These people are not even hiding thei racisim. Limbaugh is now calling him “The Affirmitive Action President.” Hi sheep are all over the net repeating it now.
Posted by: danielt | February 19, 2010, 12:05 am 12:05 am
Eric S,
Stop speaking for the “entire country.” Even Rasmussen shows his approval at 50%.
Posted by: danielt | February 19, 2010, 12:06 am 12:06 am
Wait. Wasn’t Stephen Baldwin one of Bush’s biggest supporters? CPAC is revenge of the Bushies. The trainwreck cheerleader’s reunion. These guys are just jealous of the “top Taliban commander captured”, “economy sloly bouncing back from Bush crash”, etc. headlines and are letting their resentment get in the way of hoping the best for the country.
Posted by: jrshipley | February 19, 2010, 12:07 am 12:07 am
And no “homey” is not offensive. It’s a little informal for the president and some people are sensitive to ways he’s sometimes demeaned. But I think this is in bounds. Conservatives love to tread this line and see if anyone takes the bait. I think everyone sees that and isn’t going to bite.
Posted by: jrshipley | February 19, 2010, 12:09 am 12:09 am
Is “homey” now politically incorrect?
Posted by: Ed Taylor | February 19, 2010, 12:25 am 12:25 am
Since when do we elect a President for a 1-year term? Give me a break. President Obama has 4-years in office. Stop bashing and start cooperating so we can get this country moving forward!
Posted by: Beth | February 19, 2010, 12:32 am 12:32 am
to the dudes above; i say homey all the time, to a bunch of dudes/ettes of all diff races, at my office.
to other dude… do you really , truly believe that O. cut taxes for 95% of the peeps? Really? did you hear his last interview when asked about raising taxes, especially on the middle class, his answer was,” I am agnostic on the idea…” which means, I will let others in the Dem party tell me I have to do it, and so when i do, I can blame other people for it…
by the way, the laymans def of being agnostic means this; I have no religiously strong feelings,on my feelings… on even believing one way or another, and can easily be swayed either or any way.
Posted by: phil | February 19, 2010, 1:43 am 1:43 am
… couple more things. yes he did try to take away all guns, by taking away, milsurp or refurbed brass/ammo. this would cut all sales of u.s. or foreign made ammo that used once fired brass. new made ammo is only made by a handfull of companies in this country, and most of that goes to the military. most foreign ammo, goes to people who hunt/paperpunch/plink a lot.
If we could only by new made, u.s. made ammo, the price would skyrocket. Bye bye, guns and sales. But 5 million letters to Eric Holder, from the NRA folks like me, and other organizations, put a stop to that crap!
To Cathy of the non taxing fame… really!!! 800 bucks huh! Have you noticed since he has been pres, the cost of things like coal, gas, heating oil? how hard is it to get a loan these days?
did you see about 6 months ago , what happened to the cost of some staple food items, especially rice, becuase he was going to change it’s class/usage/ amount that it could be sold or bought in?
The fact is, the prices of some things have shot up through the roof since he has been pres, and will only get worse.
this has eaten anything you even remotely saw in a tax decrease. Wait till he reinstates the death tax, the cap gains, taxes, and the tax rates the way they were, back before Bush became pres; how much more will you pay in taxes, have you figured that out for your next years budget yet? You better.
Plus he will do his best to shut down some industries alltogether. Oh yeah, the slush fund money went to state/local govs. employees and union workers, to keep them employed for about 1 to 1.5 years; enough time to keep the employement rate down to 10% and then get a small bump down after december, to now abou 9.8%. But then that money will run out by spring this year, and all those people will find themselves unemployed. Bye bye employment rate. The new step the treasury is looking at to keep money to federal/govt. workers / unions employed?
How does having your private 401k’s accts., taken over by the feds, taxed, and then they also decide to give you expense/living money per month to live off of, just like they do now with their wonderful working of Social Security?
My basic question is this? since this country went from a backwater in the 1600′s, to number one by about 1900, with very little govt. intervention, and most money issues and help to the poor handled by neighbors, friends, private institutions, private churches/ groups, private philanthropics, and private business, when has govt., ever done anything better than the private sector?
Say, the mail over ups, or how about how the Senate is 5 million behind, in running their own cafeteria for last year? Nope. Govt., allways screws it up, and private sector allways does it better. and how come, when times are tough for you and me, we spend less, but when times are tough for the govt., they now have another half million new fed employees, and the avg salary for one of them, down to the floor sweeper is 75 k, and the avg., private sector avg pay is about 45 k? that’s right, the feds are hireing, especially the treasury and i.r.s. depts.
So keep on counting that 800 bucks Cathy, and tell us all about it next year.
By the way, Bush, in the first 6 months of his presidency, was accused by Lil’ Tommy Dasshole, of doing too much in the first 6 months, and of having the nerve of keeping so many of his campaign promises; his complaint made front page news of either one of the Boston Fishwraps, or the Old York Times.
Posted by: phil | February 19, 2010, 2:07 am 2:07 am
Considering the extreme racist atmosphere that the Libs/Progressives have manufactured since Obama took office, Balwin should have used a different description.
Kinda funny though, if you think about it. I can clearly remember around ten plus years ago, “homey” was actually an endearing name given to good friends.
“What’s up homey”?
“Homey don’t play that”
“Yo man, back off, he’s my homey”
Posted by: Kevin | February 19, 2010, 2:36 am 2:36 am
Marilyn, Homey did not cut taxes. He simply rebated some tax money on your check periodically. Come April 15th you still have the same tax bill. Pay me now and pay me more later.
Posted by: Sam Deakins | February 19, 2010, 4:53 am 4:53 am
Phil, read my comment to Marilyn.
Posted by: Sam Deakins | February 19, 2010, 4:54 am 4:54 am
This is funny. EVERYONE, regardless of party affiliation has an ax to grind with government. Know why? Because we no longer can agree to abide by the rules-the constitution. It’s like playing monopoly with someone who makes up the rules as he goes. Confusion and anger are the only result. Just remember that when it comes time to stand on your convictions, you won’t be armed with a keyboard. Is that really waht you want?
Posted by: StaticKlingon | February 19, 2010, 5:25 am 5:25 am
It never ceases to amaze me just how uninformed Obama voters are:
Obama cut taxes for 95% of Americans? Do you pay taxes, or have you not done yours yet? I have done my taxes, and the percentage went up 4% last year. Not a cut. Just because your master said it was a cut, it doesn’t make it so.
Obama is trying to help Americans? How so? That healthcare bill that the Democrats literally tried to sneak through in the middle of the night back in August would have only helped a small portion of the uninsured. There were provisions in there that would have given the Feds the authority to come into your home unannounced just to check and see if you were raising your children properly. The criterion were not stated, so they would have changed with the wind, and whoever was in charge. For those of you with children, how appealing does that sound? In addition, the taxes would have started this year, but no benefits would have been paid for three more years. How does that help? I read that bill – did those of you who champion it bother to read it? I suspect not.
Please educate yourselves, people. This man, whom you seem to idolize, is doing his best to ruin this country. From the terrible healthcare bill that he tried to shove down our throats to the radicals he is putting into positions of authority (without congressional oversight), every day is another day of descent.
Posted by: Sheila | February 19, 2010, 6:48 am 6:48 am
Can these racists B’s shut up and blame their own Bush and Cheney Admin. for sending this country to hell in a handbag! Obama can not straighten up 10 yrs of f-up in 1 or 4 yrs, we gave u B’s a chance give him one. Selfish buttholes!!
Posted by: k | February 19, 2010, 9:25 am 9:25 am
Wow! Does everyone on this comment page live in Obamaland? The Land Of Denial!
Posted by: Phil McCracken | February 19, 2010, 9:55 am 9:55 am
I belive that Obama is a narcissistic neo-marxist. Everthing is a crisis that he inherited. But guess what Skippy? You were part of the congress that okayed all of it. Whether you voted for it or not, you are still a part of it.(You were part of a law suit that for Fanny and Freddy to give loans to people who couldn’t afford to make the payments, but let’s not talk about this!) Everything is of monumental proportion. Everything he has done is the greatest thing since sliced bread. Better than FDR could have done. Typical liberal hack! By the way, FDR wasn’t that great. For all the misinformed, as stated by someone earlier, the president can’t spend without congress’s approval, so Bush couldn’t sign a check without their ok, much like Obama, who gets a free pass on everything! And Bush didn’t screw things up for 10 years as previously stated, since he only served 2-4year terms. The healthcare spending garbage would have helped no one that it needed to, just line the pockets of burro-crats(yes, like the donkey, ever wonder why the democrat symbol is one?)and give illegals another freeride, and further go against the constitution. And while I’m on the subject of illegal immigrants, for all you stupid libs, when something is “illegal” it’s against the law! So much for transparency, unless it means that us few that aren’t so blinded by the loonacy that goes with every word that comes out of their mouths, means that we can see right through them.
Political correctness is going to ruin this country! It’s a greater threat than Iran or some of these other third world countries.
Posted by: Phil McCracken | February 19, 2010, 10:29 am 10:29 am
WOW, you’re a fool. If you think Obama is a bipartisan, you must have thought Stalin was a really nice man with a funny mustache. Obama is bipartisan as long as you agree with him %100 and follow in lock-step, otherwise he will ram his plan through, as he tried with Healthcare, the bailout, the restructuring of Government Motors, etc. If you call what Obama is doing the “good fight,” I think we can all assume you’re the kind of left wing scum that brought us to our current mess. Pogue
Posted by: Pogue | February 19, 2010, 10:38 am 10:38 am
Amen Pogue and Me!
Posted by: Phil McCracken | February 19, 2010, 11:06 am 11:06 am
It is incredible how ignorant some are. The Repubs had zero to do with Obama not passing his health care bill. They had all the votes they needed to pass anything they wished for 1 year. Yet he and Nancy and Harry could not deliever a bill. The Repubs could not stop them!
They had an open field. Their problem was their breathtaking incompetance. For the “ONE” who was going to bring in an era of bi-partisianship, he has turned out to be a inexperienced and unqualified person who should NEVER have been elected. He was going to fix health care, heal the earth, lower the oceans and balance the budget. Now all his ideas are considered by the American people as wrongheaded. It is they who have stopped his agenda not the Republican party. Global warming has basically and finally been proven a hoax. Just like us “deniers” said. The people wanted just a few modifications to health care and do not want cap and trade nonsense. Finally the people want jobs and the big deficits to stop. They have not. This is why the people have lost their faith in the “one”
Posted by: mike croft | February 19, 2010, 11:11 am 11:11 am
You know something…….BHO deserves alot worse than homey. That man is systematically destroying this country. Obama has every intent on doing so buy ramming down the throats of every American the socialist agenda. I DO NOT respect that man and the state of our America IS HIS FAULT!!
Posted by: Cathy | February 19, 2010, 11:24 am 11:24 am
I feel that after he put his name on the $787,000,000,000 stooge bill, it became “HIS” economy!
Posted by: Phil McCracken | February 19, 2010, 11:27 am 11:27 am
Wow! The CPAC has fresh, new ideas?
Posted by: Gerald | February 19, 2010, 11:43 am 11:43 am
Yea big deal! Who Cares!?! Its true and you dummies will never admit your now fighting the very things you always said you wanted. Silly Liberals running the country is for grown ups! Not school kids that never done anything in the REAL WORLD!
Posted by: vinnie | February 19, 2010, 12:00 pm 12:00 pm
Is that how Mr. Baldwin prays?
“Dear loving Lord, help this homey.”
How religiously insane is that?
Posted by: Barry | February 19, 2010, 12:21 pm 12:21 pm
Where are all the Repubs who were screaming about how we need to “respect the office” when Bush occupied it?
Were it not for double-standards, the Right would have no standards at all…
Posted by: Jamey | February 19, 2010, 1:36 pm 1:36 pm
Marilyn,
you are going to condemn ALL Republican Senators(what about house members) for ruining this country? They are not the side in power right now? How can you blame them for actions of now?
How about learning why some senators say no; instead of just saying and throwing out lies and SLANDER about someone. Not all Republicans are blocking everything.
WHAT ABOUT THE DEMS. IN CONGRESS WHO ARE BLOCKING THINGS??? ARE THEY AWFUL HUMANS FOR RUINING THIS COUNTRY AS WELL? Or, are you the typical Left winger who just throws out the party insults even if they are lies. Do you stereotype others people as well?
Bet you do. And I bet if someone does not hold all of the same thoughts and views as you do; you insult them instead of being an adult and trying to understand them.
Talking to and listening is how you learn to change peoples minds. Not insults.
Posted by: yoursofunny | February 19, 2010, 1:49 pm 1:49 pm
Phil,
Can you PLEASE tell me what Bill the President has passed by Executive Order which cuts taxes for 95% of Americans.
Read my question carefully.
Posted by: yoursofunny | February 19, 2010, 1:51 pm 1:51 pm
I think he was referring to OBama’s political hometown..Chicago. The cesspool THAT IS Chicago politicts
and OBama IS a Chicago HOMEY political enity through and through. No one wanted to acknowledge that during the election. Now we all get to see first hand JUST WHAT comes out of a cesspool !
Posted by: John Poland | February 19, 2010, 2:03 pm 2:03 pm
So more defending by the Lemming Libs of their failed policies. Everyone saw what just one year of the libs being in charge of Congress and the White House turned into. Just one year of them in charge, and we are in this horriffic mess. There is no personal responsibility among liberals, they are always victims and its always someone else who did such and such. Lately the Repubs have not been much better. Reagan Conservatism turned this nation from a Jimmy Carter trainwreck into a decade of health, security and prosperity. If you voters forget the past year, you are DOOMED to repeat it. Stephen Baldwin is an intelligent man who tells the truth, and I have never heard him verbally abusing children on the phone like his Libby loving brother. Nuff said.
Posted by: DG | February 19, 2010, 3:34 pm 3:34 pm
All of you who think O and the congress are doing a great job must be crazy. Who in their right mind could think such a thing? He has been in office one year and managed to outspend entire 4 year administrations. Yes check the facts. Americans have no clue what is coming next. The great socialist experiment is only just getting started. Read your history it is repeating itself only with much more federal power to do as they see fit. Soon you will see new federal mandates for your IRA and 401K retirement funds. They are already scheming away on passing new “regulations” that will move all of those savings into federal debt instruments. Think it through. Thge Chinese areen’t buying anymore. As the treasury madly prints money to “monetize” the debt inflation will be out of control. It is already well into double digits. At least when the republicans wanted to change Social security they asked openly and discussed it. The present political crew will simply bury it in a 1000 page bill nobody ever reads. And in doing so will literally rob you from the backside.
Posted by: Keeping Score | February 19, 2010, 4:07 pm 4:07 pm
Well, although I think it was a stupid comment. You’ve gotta look at what Alec would be saying on the other side of the spectrum is the roles were reversed. He’d be ranting about taking the sitting pres out and breaking his kneecaps with a baseball bat. Alec is a way bigger dufus on the left than Stephen is for the right.
Posted by: Yicho Sanchez | February 19, 2010, 4:19 pm 4:19 pm
The American public will reward the Republican party for destroying the country by putting them right back in power. Just wait and see. They deserve what they get.
Posted by: Simon | February 19, 2010, 5:34 pm 5:34 pm
Guided by Fox News and other well-financed parts of the right-wing media, the Tea Partiers apparently
believe they are engaged in a movement to free the Republic from the tyranny of the federal government,
when they’re actually helping consolidate the power of corporations against the only force that can possibly
check corporate domination, a democratized federal government.
Posted by: Wil Burns | February 19, 2010, 6:09 pm 6:09 pm
Remember this thing that republicans desperately want to avoid mentioning.
82% of the debt was spent by Raygun, Bush 41 and 43.
Raygun nearly TRIPLED the debt, and each Bush doubled that.
The GAO says that all the loss was equal to the tax cuts each gave to corporations at the top 1%.
In case you wanted to know where your money went.
Posted by: Mike | February 19, 2010, 6:27 pm 6:27 pm
It appears to me that half the country has a problem with addressing the President as “President Obama” instead of Obama. Even though other Presidents have from time to time been addressed by there last names. Is it soooooo difficult to address the “Commander in chief as President Obama, whether or not you voted for him or like him. Puleeze. Homey,indeed. No Baldwin I don’t believe he is your Homey and he is intelligent enough to not insult you publically,even though you are pretty good at doing that your self. Geez
Posted by: Lemonella | February 19, 2010, 6:28 pm 6:28 pm
It appears that the Baldwin brothers are gifted actors, but short on rational thinking. If I were a politician, I would not want a Baldwin brother on my side. Both Alec and Stephen are not wrapped too tight.
They need to stick with acting.
That way, the words are written for them and they won’t have to improvise.
Posted by: ddg | February 19, 2010, 7:03 pm 7:03 pm
as if: If that is what baldwin meant to say then that is what he should have said. Good to know you appear to be clairvoyant.
Posted by: limonlady67 | February 19, 2010, 7:03 pm 7:03 pm
So more defending by the Lemming Libs of their failed policies. Everyone saw what just one year of the libs being in charge of Congress and the White House turned into. Just one year of them in charge, and we are in this horriffic mess. What???? Do the words inherit, passed on, left behind, dropped in one’s lap, mean anything to you. And as far as President Reagan he is not the same Pres who placed the veterans and the mentally ill on the streets while he was in office. Mr. Reagan was not all that great in many American’s eyes DG.
Posted by: limonlady67 | February 19, 2010, 7:14 pm 7:14 pm
Edit; “re: Reagan. Is he NOT the same, etc., etc. Puleeze he was never for the
humble citizens of this Country, only big money.
Posted by: limonlady67 | February 19, 2010, 7:16 pm 7:16 pm
Wade and Naz
You all sound like good folks . . . but the left has to read the writing on the wall. Loss after loss after loss after loss is not about just individual crappy candidates like msnbc feeds everybody.
2010 is going to be tough for you all. President Obama could have salvaged his presdiency and your party if he would have backed off the crazy left liberal stuff and moved to the center after the mass. elections. He didn’t. He hunkered down and yelled,”damn the voters, we still got the majority, full speed ahead!!!!”
People noticed. Until I watched the state of the union I never totally bought into the critique that Presdient Obama was arrogant. After the speech and the low blow at the supreme court in front of all three branches of government when they can’t respond really struck me as arrogant. His posture and demeanor of “to hell with defeat” didn’t help either. I still don’t know if I can call him arrogant outright, but humble public servant doesn’t come to mind either.
He may still come out ok in 2012 because he is an incumbent and because he seems to maintain a certain amount of core respect, but the only way he is going right now is down. He’ll have to actually change his “change” before that course reverses. It doesn’t look like he is going to.
Posted by: Cuttbow | February 19, 2010, 8:33 pm 8:33 pm
the goddess | Feb 18, 2010 5:02:25 PM
he said homey. so what? its not even racist.
Of course it isnt.. Its like calling union guys “thugs”. A piece of labelling that has been percolated into the conciousness of America by the media. Baldwin is just a guy that cant make it as an actor and wants to get into Right Wing Talk Radio. As such he knows the ticket is to make inflammatory comments about Obama.
Posted by: Captain S | February 20, 2010, 6:04 pm 6:04 pm
My sons black friends call my white son homey…is that a bad thing? I thought it was sweet. Apparently I’m not current with what is PC and what isn’t and I’m really tired of trying to keep up.
Posted by: wow | February 21, 2010, 2:55 pm 2:55 pm
Stephen Baldwin, I think I’ve heard of him — he’s that sub-human cartoon character Baldwin brother, isn’t he? Yeah, that’s right, the cartoon character that can never get a good role and wouldn’t know what to do with it if he, excuse me, it, ever did.
Posted by: Iago | February 21, 2010, 11:36 pm 11:36 pm
I can’t help but shake my head at democrats being offended that “respect for the office” was not shown by Mr. Baldwin. Are these the same democrats who showed President Bush such respect?
Posted by: D. Lee | February 22, 2010, 11:59 pm 11:59 pm
Funny how he conveniently forgets who made this bed…..Now we all have to lay in it…. no wonder nobody ever really sees this Baldwin. What a Jackass! Keep running your yapper like that and you’ll fit right in with that party and Sarah Palin, you couple of Maverick’s!
Posted by: Joy | February 23, 2010, 12:03 pm 12:03 pm
Wow, this puts the whole unemployment “thing” into perspective… Thanks y’all!!!
Posted by: jafo | February 23, 2010, 4:11 pm 4:11 pm
This bum has made his bed…OH right he doesn’t have one, his house is foreclosed and up for auction, he filed for bankruptcy and probably living with the more successful Baldwin brothers. He was honestly not heard of until news got out about his house, money troubles and this.
Posted by: Emlie | March 9, 2010, 5:05 pm 5:05 pm
The right wing conservatives the so-called God’s people seem to constantly insult and belittle people created by God. The hate in their heart will be their own undoing and it will lead to their own self distruction. The bed that they are making will be the bed that will bury them. I am a Christian and practice my faith but it fills me with disgust to see true Christians follow people who are blinded by hate and who preach distortion and lies. The Tea-Party followers are not true Christians their pholosophy is based on falsehood, distortion and demonizing others.
Posted by: Bobo | April 24, 2010, 11:06 am 11:06 am
I used to be all messed up on drugs now im all messed up on the lord
Posted by: peter | April 24, 2010, 7:50 pm 7:50 pm
Wait till Obama gets us out of this depression created by Bush, all of us including the Mad Tea Party will forget these negatively racist comments being heaped on Obama. The white supremacist Republicans have only one agenda, to heap abuses at Obama, neither Sarah Bawlin’, John “Cain” who hit Nobel Obama
or Smitten Romney or Nude Grinrich, or the worst of them all C”rush Limbo”ugh whose only role is to fill his fatso stomach with no interest in helping other less fortunate people. I hope all these arrogant people are shown their true form and are taught that evangelists are not supposed to be so selfish and arrogant.
Posted by: ryan | April 24, 2010, 9:06 pm 9:06 pm
“homey” is definitely racist in this context. especially since he used it as a title, rather than saying, “my homey”. obama sucks. bush sucks. they all suck. how about we talk about why they suck and how they could do better? and for god’s sake, people, proofread before you post. i’m so sick of having to decifer posts on the internet. remember, people are going to read what you type.
Posted by: thevilemaxim | April 25, 2010, 6:37 am 6:37 am
Uh, Paul. The Obama administration gave a tax cut to 95% of Americans. Which hard-working Americans are you referring to when you talk about Obama taxing hard-working Americans? Do you have information the rest of us don’t have that puts lie to that 95% figure or are you just saying that because, well, Obama is this socialist, communist, fascist evil Democrat so he’s taxing you even when he’s not?
Oh, and do me a favor: Don’t tell me you’re protesting the future taxes you assume you’ll someday have to pay. Let me modify that–you can tell me about that if you were screaming just as loudly–and I mean just as loudly, not just mumbling over the paper–when Bush launched two wars without even thinking about how to pay for them (one of them was totally voluntary, by the way, and started on bad info at best and false pretenses at worst) and signed a $400 billion medicare prescription drug bill, again, with no way to pay for it (by contrast, the CBO has scored the health bill as a deficit reducer).
I know I’m talking down a well here, but I just gotta. I’m so tired of this crap.
Posted by: Matt Weiss | April 25, 2010, 8:23 am 8:23 am
who made there bed, I think baldwin did!!!! I am sorry he in this mess but god helps in gods time
Posted by: gods_child | April 25, 2010, 3:42 pm 3:42 pm
Do you have to be a current/former drug addict to host a conservative talk show or what?
Posted by: Shane | April 25, 2010, 4:44 pm 4:44 pm