Wednesday, September 14, 2005

Global George Is At It Again

Earlier today, President of the United States, Global George, addressed the UN General Assembly.
(A transcript of his speech may be found here.)
Mr. Secretary General, Mr. President, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, thank you for the privilege of being here for the 60th anniversary of the United Nations. Thank you for your dedication to the vital work and great ideals of this institution.
That opening should eliminate ANY remaining vapor of hope that George is a conservative.
To spread the vision of hope the United States is determined to help nations that are struggling with poverty.

We are committed to the Millennium Development goals. This is an ambitious agenda that includes cutting poverty and hunger in half, ensuring that every boy and girl in the world has access to primary education, and halting the spread of AIDS, all by 2015.
My own country has sought to implement the Monterrey consensus by establishing the new Millennium Challenge Account. This account is increasing U.S. aid for countries that govern justly, invest in their people and promote economic freedom.
Kiss more of your tax money goodbye as Global George buys into more global socialist schemes.
We will fight to lift the burden of poverty from places of suffering, not just for the moment, but permanently. And the surest path to greater wealth is greater trade.
Silly me...all this time I thought the surest path to greater wealth was economic freedom via a free market economy.
The elimination of trade barriers could lift hundreds of millions of people out of poverty over the next 15 years.
Kindly explain how this one works. If your country is a hell-hole, you manufacture nothing because your country is engulfed in civil war and you can't grow crops because you live in the friggin desert, how do the absence of trade barriers help you?
By expanding trade, we spread hope and opportunity to the corners of the world and we strike a blow against the terrorists who feed on anger and resentment.
WHAT?? Terrorists are killing people for RELIGIOUS reasons and this goofball thinks lower priced corn will cause them to put down their weapons.
Democracy takes different forms in different cultures, yet all free societies have certain things in common.
Democratic nations uphold the rule of law and impose limits on the power of the state...
If this wasn't so sad, it would be hillarious! As George daily expands the power of the state, he's telling others that freedom limits government. By his own words, I guess that means we are no longer free.
Democratic nations protect private property...
Anybody hear anything about an Eminent Domain controversy lately?

These are just the highlights I found while scanning the transcripts. Go and read the entire speach. If you have ANY understanding of the original intent of our Founders, Global George's global socialism should scare the spit out of you.

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