FACT: $100 a month for health care is now a realistic price for nearly six in 10 uninsured Americans.
“Because that’s what the fine for being uninsured will be.”
[Note to whoever writes Obama’s tweets – FACT: Putting the word “FACT” in front of a statement doesn’t make it true.]
The dropout rate has been dropping, and among Latino students it has been cut in half.”
“As have the number of full time jobs, thanks to Obamacare, so good luck with that, Pedro!”
“A clear majority of Americans support raising the minimum wage.”
“Also, a clear majority of children support free ice cream.”
I want us to have the best educated workforce in America, and I want it to be the most diverse workforce in the world.”
“Wellllll… not TOO diverse… I also want everybody to make $10.10 an hour.”
“Today, Michelle and I join our fellow Christians in the United States and around the world in marking Ash Wednesday.”
“See? I said ‘our fellow Christians’. Told you I was a Christian. Although I suppose a real Christian wouldn’t have to keep pointing out his faith.”
America has never been about what can be done for us. It’s about what can be done by us, together, through the hard and frustrating but necessary work of self-government. That’s the principle we were founded on.
BARACK OBAMA, speech, Nov. 7, 2012
“I intend to fix that mistake.”
America’s prosperity must rest upon the broad shoulders of a rising middle class. We know that America thrives when every person can find independence and pride in their work; when the wages of honest labor liberate families from the brink of hardship. We are true to our creed when a little girl born into the bleakest poverty knows that she has the same chance to succeed as anybody else, because she is an American; she is free, and she is equal, not just in the eyes of God but also in our own.
BARACK OBAMA, Inaugural Address, Jan. 21, 2013
“And if the little girl’s name is Julia, she can get a lifetime supply of government goodies if she agrees to give up the ‘free’ part.”
Americans understand the costs of war. Yet as a country, we will never tolerate our security being threatened, nor stand idly by when our people have been killed. We will be relentless in defense of our citizens and our friends and allies. We will be true to the values that make us who we are.
BARACK OBAMA, remarks on the death of Osama Bin Laden, May 1, 2011
“Right up until I decide it’s become inconvenient.”
You don’t like a particular policy or a particular president, then argue for your position. Go out there and win an election. Push to change it. But don’t break it. Don’t break what our predecessors spent over two centuries building.
BARACK OBAMA, remarks on the reopening of the government, Oct. 17, 2013
“That’s MY job.”
So let’s work together to make government work better, instead of treating it like an enemy or purposely making it work worse.
BARACK OBAMA, remarks on the reopening of the government, Oct. 17, 2013
“Because we all know there IS nothing that works worse than a government that tries to work better.”
We hear all the time about how government is the problem. Well, it turns out we rely on it in a whole lot of ways. Not only does it keep us strong through our military and our law enforcement, it plays a vital role in caring for our seniors and our veterans, educating our kids, making sure our workers are trained for the jobs that are being created, arming our businesses with the best science and technology so they can compete with companies from other countries. It plays a key role in keeping our food and our toys and our workplaces safe. It helps folks rebuild after a storm. It conserves our natural resources. It finances startups. It helps to sell our products overseas. It provides security to our diplomats abroad.
BARACK OBAMA, remarks on the reopening of the government, Oct. 17, 2013
“Oh, wait… not that last one.”
We do not believe that in this country freedom is reserved for the lucky, or happiness for the few. We recognize that no matter how responsibly we live our lives, any one of us at any time may face a job loss, or a sudden illness, or a home swept away in a terrible storm. The commitments we make to each other through Medicare and Medicaid and Social Security, these things do not sap our initiative, they strengthen us. They do not make us a nation of takers; they free us to take the risks that make this country great.
BARACK OBAMA, Inaugural Address, Jan. 21, 2013
“Risks like ‘will the government suddenly, out of nowhere, regulate me out of business just like the coal and insurance industries?'”
Look, here’s the reason that we’re going to be based outside of Washington. I don’t want our campaign to be hearing only from pundits and powerbrokers and lobbyists. I want our campaign to be hearing from the folks who got me into the Oval Office. I want them hearing from you.
BARACK OBAMA, remarks at DNC event, Apr. 21, 2011
“…You… the people who give pundits, powerbrokers, and lobbyists huge stacks of cash under the table.”
Loved this letter. But it was the last question from the last student in the letter that gave me pause. The student asked, “Are people being nice?” Are people being nice?
BARACK OBAMA, remarks at University of Michigan, May 1, 2010
“I had to have Carney look up that last word for me. Where I come from in Chicago, my people don’t have a word for that.”
When I took office, I decided that each night I would read 10 letters out of the tens of thousands that are sent to us by ordinary Americans every day –- this is my modest effort to remind myself of why I ran in the first place. Some of these letters tell stories of heartache and struggle. Some express gratitude, some express anger. I’d say a good solid third call me an idiot — which is how I know that I’m getting a good, representative sample.
BARACK OBAMA, remarks at University of Michigan, May 1, 2010
“It also told me that I’m still suckering 2/3 of the American people.”
