During a speech in the nation’s capital today,Barack Obama said in essence that God supports his jobs bill.
The strange statement came after the House of Representatives passed a bill affirming that “In God We Trust”is our national motto by a margin of 396-9. (Those who voted against “In God We Trust” included Democrats Jerrold Nadler and Gary Ackerman of New York,Pete Stark and Judy Chu of California,Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri,Mike Honda of California,Hank Johnson of Georgia,and Bobby Scott of Virginia. They were joined by one libertarian-leaning Republican,Justin Amash of Michigan. Two other Democrats —Keith Ellison of Minnesota (the chamber’s only Muslim) and Melvin Watt of North Carolina —voted present,presumably,in honor of Barack Obama).
Referring to Rep. Randy Forbes’s bill,Obama mocked:
You have legislation reaffirming that “In God We Trust”is our motto? That’s not putting people back to work! I trust in God,but God wants to see us help ourselves by putting people back to work.
He made clear this meant his “job”(read:spending) bill by calling on the audience to lobby Capitol Hill. He shifted just a minute later,adding,“I want us to put people back to work.”
He's correct that passing a bill affirming "In God We Trust" isn't putting people back to work," as we've discussed in another thread.
Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., who was among nine lawmakers voting against the resolution, called it a meaningless distraction from the nation's real problems. "Nobody is threatening the national motto," he said.
outdoor338 wrote: During a speech in the nation’s capital today,Barack Obama said in essence that God supports his jobs bill.
In essence? Well, that's rather disingenuous.
I trust in God, but God wants to see us help ourselves by putting people back to work.
So now Obama knows what God wants? Sounds familiar but with George Bush...where is your liberal outrage when your guy uses religioun to push a billl? Selective memory I suppose.
The left is angry because they are now being judged by the content of their character and not by the color of their skin.
outdoor338 wrote: During a speech in the nation’s capital today,Barack Obama said in essence that God supports his jobs bill.
In essence? Well, that's rather disingenuous.
I trust in God, but God wants to see us help ourselves by putting people back to work.
So now Obama knows what God wants? Sounds familiar but with George Bush...where is your liberal outrage when your guy uses religioun to push a billl? Selective memory I suppose.
I don't like that he invokes god. I wish he would just keep religion out of the political arena. How's that? Just because I do not post my displeasure, or outrage, does not mean that it is not there.
From what I read, President Obama did not say that "God want us to pass my jobs bill." Outdoor's article made the insinuation, which essentially put words in the President's mouth that he did not say.
