From The Twilight Zone
Well, we knew it was going to be unreal, ladies and gentlemen, and indeed it was. Mr. Obama did what he does best. In fact he did the ONLY thing he does well: A “Community organizer” at the start. A “Community organizer” to the bitter end. That man could organize a posse of cats.
Too bad that none of it is true.
Mr. Obama modulated from soaring platitudes, to trite nostrums. From self aggrandizement to false modesty. From insincere appreciation of the American people to outright condescension. It was a desperate last ditch attempt to do something, ANYTHING, or say something, ANYTHING, to bolster his already crumbling legacy. His speech writers tried hard, but it all fell flat. And hard.
The most remarkable thing about his speech tonight, however, were the OUTRIGHT LIES. Many of his statements were SO FALSE it’s hard to believe that he uttered the words.
Examples: “Health care costs are rising the lowest amount in 10 years.” WHAT? Health insurance premiums went up by UNPRECEDENTED amounts in a single year: 20% and 30% in many cases, with a number of big insurers leaving the market altogether! And don’t even think about the deductibles!
He then said that “Poverty is falling again.” WHAT? Poverty has continued to grow under his administration (see NPR>itsallpolitics>2015/8/17
and also factcheck.org>2016/10,
among others).
He then said that “We stopped Iran from getting a nuclear weapon.” WHAT? The JCPOA virtually guarantees that Iran WILL have a nuclear weapon in 10 years! AND WE JUST SOLD THEN URANIUM!
He then said “No terror group has successfully attacked us during my presidency.” WHAT? Orlando, San Bernadino, Boston, Kent State, the Seattle Shopping Mall, AND others (it’s hard to remover them all, isn’t it?) were all ISIS inspired attacks, with some of the perpetrators visiting Syria and Pakistan in preparation!
He then said “Unemployment is the lowest it’s been in 8 years.” WHAT? Huge chunks of American workers have LEFT THE JOB MARKET AND ARE NO LONGER EVEN LOOKING FOR WORK! Unemployment figures manipulated in this way have no meaning!
All of these statements are either bold face lies, or if they’re not deliberate fallacies, the only other explanation that can be proffered is that he’s hearing voices. Voices from the Twilight Zone.