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America Eats Peas, While Obama Dines With the Elite

Posted on Sunday, August 21, 2011 at 03:06 PM

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Before jetting off for his ten day vacation at Mahthas Vineyard, President Obama admonished us to eat our peas. Interwoven in his message were many references of shared sacrifice. ...For us.

Most assume he meant, we will have to tighten our belts. Times are tough right now and it will take sacrifice="eat yer peas"! I lived in a house where you had to sit at the table until you finished ALL of the peas on your plate. To hear a voice of authority say "eat your peas" evokes memories of long unpleasant nights at the dinner table.

It seems every time we turn around we are getting hit with"shared sacrifice" talking points from whatever media source is within earshot. These talking points are used to drive home a point of austerity, softening us up for the hammer to come down on the benefits and entitlements that many have come to expect as Americans.

Marthas Vineyard is the playground for the wealthy elite of America. The elite that own those private jets and corporations, the very types that Obama and his allies always rail against. Yet the President seems to move comfortably among them & mingle.

So before the Washington elite start to hack away at the rest of our benefits and "entitlements" lets see them practice some shared sacrifice by eating peas along with the rest of us.

How about the President and Congress take a pay cut, eliminate their pensions and get Social Security like most of Americans. No special Cadillac health plans, but live under Obamacare like the rest of us are supposed to do.

Please Mr. President how about the next time you and the family go off on a vacation, fly together instead of separately, it will save us hundreds of thousands of dollars. Not to mention the extra green house gasses, separate jet transports spew.

Lead by example. Us pea eaters want you to sit down at the table next to us and finish everyone of those round vegetables. Then we can talk about shared sacrifice.

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mamaginnty | Nov 01, 2011, 07:32 PM EDT

From the day Mr Obama won the election for president, most of you have blamed him for all that is wrong in America, get a life people.

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maloney | Sep 02, 2011, 09:51 PM EDT

Typical liberal tripe, name calling and threats. The threats coming from the left in America. Ever heard of the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution roohumper?

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seanomelbourne | Sep 01, 2011, 09:27 PM EDT

Typical moronic reply "pull a trigger"

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maloney | Aug 31, 2011, 01:40 PM EDT

just smart enough to vote Perry into the White House. Oh yea, and pull a trigger.

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seanomelbourne | Aug 30, 2011, 07:49 PM EDT

Maloney is of the same unintelligent design as his teahadist morons.

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maloney | Aug 30, 2011, 07:39 PM EDT

Seano, huge fan of liberal golden showers. Like sean's son ratboy, never let facts get in the way of name calling when the facts make you look like a fool.

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seanomelbourne | Aug 29, 2011, 07:35 PM EDT

Give me a "liberal" spinkling of peas anyday

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Monsoonman | Aug 28, 2011, 02:36 PM EDT

Yes ratslayer makes a point lad, he does: Crazy neocon nutbaggers. Hate America. Hate minorites. Tea Baggers. Clueless cons & roaches. He definitely illuminates the lefts thought processes. Pass the tinfoil hates scotty!

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seanomelbourne | Aug 27, 2011, 07:58 PM EDT

ratslayer has an amusing way with words but he does make his point.

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maloney | Aug 25, 2011, 09:42 PM EDT

It won't be to much longer before Perry takes over and obama can take his peas back to his Chicago hole.

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Monsoonman | Aug 24, 2011, 08:22 PM EDT

Ratslayer, you are an eloquent spokesman for your side.

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Ratslayer | Aug 24, 2011, 04:43 PM EDT

Hey crazy con nutbaggers, you guys prove once again you hate America. You'd rather see the economy tank and keep GOVT ungovernable so Obama can become of those unemployed minorities who you claim is milking the system and yer tax dollars. What crap! It's the wealthy who are ripping off the system at the working man's expense. You tea-baggers and clueless cons are like roaches who think a can of Raid is good for them.

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seanomelbourne | Aug 23, 2011, 07:20 PM EDT

Bush in his first three years spent over 100 days in his Texas compound as the U.S. burned and add to that his camp David and golfing trips.One could be forgiven for thinking he was an M.I.A. and all poor Ed can talk of is peas.

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joanxis | Aug 23, 2011, 12:42 PM EDT

pea to Tea? In your dreams, Maloney.

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JamesDempsey | Aug 23, 2011, 10:36 AM EDT

Ya he should be really careful about telling people to tighten their belts while at the same time heading on luxury holidays. That said im sure the man deserves a break too. This is kinda reminiscent of Charles Haughey tellin the Irish to tighten their belts while he was having clothes tailor made in Paris and London,except i doubt Obama is corrupt like Haughey was.

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