Obama Leaves No Fingerprints Behind

By John Kass

July 24, 2024

Seconds after Barack Obama’s knife was removed from Joe Biden’s back—the current president having caved to the coup plotter’s demands by stepping down from his re-election campaign–the Obama Left turned on their maudlin fire hose full blast.

They soaked America with overwhelming, treacly sentimentality to lock her in as the Democrat party nominee no one voted for.

It came out of that hose so forcefully that we could hardly breathe. It came out so forcefully that we forgot there was such a thing called democracy. And that it dies in darkness.

The breathless story they told was that Biden was heroic, like George Washington yet even more so, a selfless, magnanimous, epic American patriot who loved his country more than he loved himself.

“Joe Biden’s record of accomplishments is unmatched in modern history,” said his replacement, Vice President Kamala Harris  majestically. “Yes, you may clap.”

Pardon madame?  Yes, we may clap?

It sounds like a command from the cold red queen just before she declares “off with their heads.”

And also, Rachel Maddow, Joy Reid, the hateful flesh-eating castrating female hags of ABC’s “The View” and all the others who bit deeply into their crying towels and gushed forth piteously.

They gushed emotion over us like hungry keeners desperate for lunch, or stockmen at the stockyards quickly rushing the sheep, cattle and hogs into the chutes.

But where was Barack Obama, author of the coup to push old Joe Biden off the cliff?

Obama was nowhere, the way he likes it. No Obama fingerprints on the blade in Biden’s back. He was nowhere, man. Obama and Kamala and the herd of weasels who lied to the American people, insisting like the idiot mop-head press lady that Joe Biden was at the top of his game though all close to him knew he was a drooling puddle of goo. And they got away with it for years too.

Funny how it’s easy to lie to the people with prominent corporate media behind the lie, fanning it desperately like a coal to keep their power alive, all the while telling us “Democracy Dies in Darkness” as they gaslighted the country.

But the main thing I’ve learned about the silky Obama over the years–and I knew him long before the corrupt establishment corporate media gave themselves awards for kissing his ass–is that he never stands up to face his enemies. This littlefinger works from the shadow, through lickspittles, and never shows himself. Obama is the one-eyed jack who never lets you see the other side of his face.

My late friend Alice Palmer, the progressive Illinois State Senator who politically adopted Obama didn’t even see the knife coming. She introduced him to Chicago’s political left, to unrepentant Weatherman and child of privilege William Ayres. It was Obama’s coming out party of sorts, but they didn’t call themselves “progressives” back then. And I called them communists, though I very much liked Alice and her family.

Alice Palmer was a gracious lady. Her husband Buzz was the leader of that pack. Obama cleaved to the Palmers who were leftist royalty. Yet Obama was ambitious, and he wanted more.

But Alice was in Barack’s way, and he sent his backstabbers out to knock her off the ballot and get rid of her, just like a Daley machine Democrat hack working the back rooms of power.

And Alice was gone. Obama was quickly made into a star, supported by media, protected by the Chicago Tribune and other corporate outlets with the same fierce frenzy the media is making Kamala Coconuts a star.

Obama left no prints, as always.

And now, Democrats don’t dare oppose Kamala or they’ll be condemned, and have their skin peeled by the media that now protects the pro-Soros left.

Biden is out as a Democrat presidential candidate because his poll numbers were so low. And no one cast a vote for Kamala Harris to make her the Democrat presidential nominee.

Yet for all the whining and wailing about “Democracy Dies in Darkness,” for all the paranoid hysterical shrieking over Trump in the White House, there is no provision to remove an active president save one:

The 25th Amendment.

Biden can’t fulfill obligations of the office. He must resign and the 25th Amendmemust be used to remove him from the presidency.

So it was written in the Constitution, by patriots who pledged their lives and sacred honor and gave us this republic, if we can keep it.

But we’re not keeping it, are we? We’ve let Obama and his Deep State schemers take it from us. We just gave it up too easily. Can’t you hear them laughing as they approve headlines that mock those of us who’ve seen this coup play out?

Will we save our republic in November? Or will we shrug, a country of weaklings who can’t fight for their freedom and liberty? We’ll find out.

The presidency isn’t senior housing. It’s not pre-school for drooling toddlers who chew their toys. Or for drooling old men who require diapers.

As I write this the Biden White House planned to skip officially welcoming Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

And Cackling Kamala had no plans to meet Netanyahu either.

If you want answers, there might be one place you can find them.

On acres of priceless Chicago lakefront park land—land that was once to be “forever open and free”—but have now been turned over to glorify Boss Obama at the Obama Presidential Center.

They will offer a museum and a collection of souvenirs in Jackson Park. They should have a House of Whispers and the Pit of Darkness where an animatronic Obama can throw “democracy.”

But I don’t think they’ll offer the knife used on Biden or the threats. And so, it won’t be worth much. It won’t have any of Obama’s fingerprints.

He is a true believer in the Chicago Way, and never leaves his prints behind. Only memories.

(Copyright 2024 John Kass)

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About the author: John Kass spent decades as a political writer and news columnist in Chicago working at a major metropolitan newspaper. He is co-host of The Chicago Way podcast. And he just loves his “No Chumbolone” hat, because johnkassnews.com is a “No Chumbolone” Zone where you can always get a cup of common sense.

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  2. Prose Gold – Only at John Kass News!!!!!!!

    N.b. “Seconds after Barack Obama’s knife was removed from Joe Biden’s back—the current president having caved to the coup plotter’s demands by stepping down from his re-election campaign–the Obama Left turned on their maudlin fire hose full blast.

    They soaked America with overwhelming, treacly sentimentality to lock her in as the Democrat party nominee no one voted for.

    It came out of that hose so forcefully that we could hardly breathe. It came out so forcefully that we forgot there was such a thing called democracy. And that it dies in darkness.”

    Thoughtless memes of Democrat dreams float their leaky boat. Countdown to next travesty.

  3. I would like someone to tell me what does color have to do with choosing a President for the US. qualifications should matter not color and we are not a Socialist Country and the Majority of the Population is not of Color. They are all Americans that want to prosper here and keep this Great Country Free. The people Obama wants to control are not qualified folks. Look what has happened to our Country since he took control. We are Americans not people of color. Our behavior and education keeps us together to fight for the rights of all people in a Free Society. Millions came through Ellis Island and became Americans of all Nations they did not try to turn America into the Country they came from. I do not understand why people do not know the truth do not want to know the truth and would allow someone that hates America to make it a Third World Country when Generations have worked so hard to make one America. Fools we are to be sure.

    1. Ms Edwards lost me, is Obama trying to control immigrants who did not come thru Ellis Island, if that’s what she is talking about they got off buses from Texas mostly. I have nothing against then EXCEPT they came here illegally in herds with no idea of how they were going survive, our gracious government has certainly no helped

      1. John. I enjoy your columns. However, Joe has dropped out. There is no need for the “ drooling” . Senior housing comments. He should resign. You are a better person than that. I agree with you 75 % of the time. Thank you, Patrick O’Connor

  4. John, you hit the jackpot today with the analogies about the slimy bucketful of the evil minions who are destroying our Republic. I salute you, Sir!

  5. The neurological and cognitive deficits Biden has displayed, even as far back as the 2020 primary, are evidence of the contempt the Obama, DNC and media elites have for the public’s discernment. And they have now added 2024 to the DNC record of their corruption of the 2016 and 2020 primaries. Fair elections are anathema to communists.

  6. Love it, J.K. Love the writing. But sad about the reality. How did America get here? Kamala is the biggest con job by the Dems and the media sheep line up for it. Hope the majority of my fellow country men and women are aware enough to see through it and not baa baa like the rest.

    1. HOW DID AMERICA GET HERE?
      They got voted in Michael, voted in by the electorate. Nobody put a gun in electorate back. Nobody overthrew the govt by force. We have ourselves to blame. We have now 2 idiots to vote for. One is a convicted felon, rapist, con man who rarely paid his bills, who was sleeping with a porn star while his wife had just given birth to their son and was nursing the child. The other is someone who slept her way to the top. The only one she didn’t screw was Orange Man. What a choice.
      John’s description of Obama back stabbing Papa Joe isn’t new in politics. The Daleys did it all the time. Remember Velvet Hammer Madigan? Jelly Belly Prickster? Blagojevich’s own FIL stabbed him in the back. It’s the name of the game. What we need are more political parties. And most of all a well educated electorate. Bring teaching Civics in the class room.

        2. She was Willie Brown little whore for years. 30 year difference in age. Probably wasn’t too bad for her since Brown was old and probably couldn’t get it up much.

          1. So a years ago relationship and her laugh are all you’ve got? She’s really got you scared.

  8. I just tried to share this article on Farcebook and it was immediately removed with the explanation, “It looks like you tried to get likes, follows, shares or video views in a misleading way.” and that “This goes against our Community Standards on spam.”

  9. When Obama left officially left office, I told friends that he wasn’t going anywhere. Most former presidents ride off into the sunset, start nonprofits, write books, etc. But Obama buying a house in Washington, D.C. was a tell. Of course, they thought I was nuts. Nope. He’s a Communist and will continue to work behind the scenes to continue to go after political enemies including regular American people. He and his minions will continue to shred the Constitution.

    What are we going to do about it?

  10. Has anyone dropped from a presidential race after winning the primary vote, never. It is Biden’s mental and physical decline that is forcing him out, and that is why he should be removed from office.
    Kamala, who has never faced a primary voter, or a press conference as VP, is now crowned as the champion of the Democrats, (undemocratically) to face the democratically elected Republican(authoritarian/facist/nazi), to save democracy!

  11. The big programming star has replaced the “Mr. Magoo Show” with the “Mary Tyler Moron Show.” How did he become a star? Hardly anyone remembers this, but he started on his path to stardom by setting a record for NOT voting in the Illinois State Legislature — not leaving fingerprints that could slow down his stardom.

    Yes, he can. And he still does.

    1. I remember Dave. Silver tongue and dirty hands. That’s how he got here. I remember well how, from the get go, as Pres he was preaching about how America wasn’t exceptional (his wife too). How if you were successful, built a business, had accomplishments…well. you didn’t do that by yourself, government helped you. He never did anything meaningful for Chicago or Illinois during his terms.
      He never looked back.

  12. John, don’t forget we’re dealing with the Biden Crime Family. I wonder how much the DNC is giving him to leave…I’m going to say $10-20 million. Investigative reporters need to check one of his numerous bank accounts, LLC. off shore accounts as time goes by. I’m sure Jill is pissed!!!!!

  13. Da fix was in. Joe rules like a king, Kamala will rule the same way if she gets elected, and the Wizard behind the curtain calls the shots. Let’s see who they anoint as vice presidential candidate. It has already been decided and only the peasants are in the dark.

  14. Thank you John Kass for this reminder of the Chicago Way.
    Everything is rolling on just the way Obama planned it. With the threat, implied or spoken, of the 25th Amendment to be used for Joe to leave, Joe harnessed his donkey to the sleigh of Obama again and did as he was told. I am sure the Jill is still foaming at the mouth.
    Do you think Trump’s lawsuit against the transfer of funds from Biden to Harris of $94.5 million is going any place? It would be nice to think it would survive, but reality shows the courts packed to not allow it.
    Still have you on my prayer docket every night and hoping to be able to read your words for a long time. God bless you John Kass and keep on keeping on.
    Tom

  15. BTW – This piece by John Kass has gone national at Real Clear Politics. Also, of some note and consequence, that pasty pimp Zuckerburg removed my link to this fine piece of prose twice today.

    Democracy dies in Wokeness and bull$hit.

  19. If Obama cares so little for the democratic selection process, he’ll have no qualms about interfering in the November general election. We need eyes on at all times.

  20. I never was into conspiracy theories until the last two weeks. All roads lead to Obama. After lawfare didn’t work against Trump, “they” (deep state) tried to kill him. When that didn’t work, they murdered Joe Biden and installed left, left, uber left Kamala. If they can get away with it and she gets elected, Obama gets his 4th term. I am praying that the American people start putting the puzzle pieces together. I think they will. So much for democracy. And Obama thinks we’re none the wiser.

  21. If I could ask President Obama just one thing it would be this: Just exactly when was it that disenfranchising black wonen became a cause celebre for him? Obviously it was not an issue of concern in March of 1996 when he dispatched Sen. Alice Palmer out of the Illinois Democrat primary election like an old issue of the Chicago Defender when he got probably the Odelson firm to get her thrown off the ballot and waltzed to victory! Just when was it? Was it when Valerie Jarret told him now’s the time? Did Oprah whisper it in his ear? Because Alice Palmer never saw it coming when the shiv was driven into her. Oh, and on another note, I still think the Obama Presidential Library resembles a DOC intake center – but that’s just me!

  22. I shared John’s article on Substack with the following introduction:

    Lots to digest here – John is really good when it comes to politics, especially corrupt one sided Chicago politics – once home to BO.

    I don’t understand what I saw in BO. I guess I was conned like so many else. Maybe it was our union guy telling us about how this guy was “going to be a star…he’ll take care of us”. He became a star alright, but hardly took/takes care of us. His connections to evil money as Tony Rezko and probably George Soros. Is Soros really the one calling the shots, I don’t know, but maybe should be something to be considered.

    I finished this by stating in the comments section –
    I will now forever refer to Barack Obama as BO. Fitting for someone who downright stinks ☹️

  23. Kamala. Coconuts!

    What a joke the Democrats have made of our country. Obama and his elitist cabal have destroyed our democracy. No question about it. You are so right. Never any finger prints left behind.

  24. And I’m convinced that this Microsoft “update” that just shut down half of the computers worldwide was an errant program update. It’ll sure come in handy in November…..

  27. HOW DID AMERICA GET HERE?
    They got voted in Michael, voted in by the electorate. Nobody put a gun in electorate back. Nobody overthrew the govt by force. We have ourselves to blame. We have now 2 idiots to vote for. One is a convicted felon, rapist, con man who rarely paid his bills, who was sleeping with a porn star while his wife had just given birth to their son and was nursing the child. The other is someone who slept her way to the top. The only one she didn’t screw was Orange Man. What a choice.
    John’s description of Obama back stabbing Papa Joe isn’t new in politics. The Daleys did it all the time. Remember Velvet Hammer Madigan? Jelly Belly Prickster? Blagojevich’s own FIL stabbed him in the back. It’s the name of the game. What we need are more political parties. And most of all a well educated electorate. Bring teaching Civics in the class room.

  28. Kanala another useful tool/fool for Obummer. Likely a very very secure comms line from his place to the Oval Office or residence. The other day a FB post showed Biden’s “signature” on the last five executive orders. All were identical. (Auto sign?) but his step aside letter was different. Has he been directed by someone who tells him what to say and then slides the document into the Autosign. Any decent forensic document examiner (not a graphologist) can tell if a person signs under stress. A “tell” if you will.
    Finally the dem snub of Bibi should tell anyone of the Jewish faith who really matters. The votes needed in Michigan and Minnesota! We are gaslighted daily. Move along here. Nothing to see here etc.

    1. The fact is that Jews are locked on to the Democratic Party plantation and have been for decades. So the Democrats really don’t have to concern themselves with them. In fact many Jews are fervent supporters of the poor Palestinians and their rapist murderous Hamas “freedom” fighters (check out Jewish Voices for Peace for instance). And as you imply Michigan and Minnesota count more to the DP than Jews per se. In those states the threats of Arab Americans staying home and not voting is a far more powerful threat to the DP than if Jews did the same. The fact is most Jews live in NYC, Chicago, LA, Boston and SF … all cities in deep blue states. So even if the vast majority of Jews were to abandon the DP planation (unlikely as it is), it would not matter in the least.

  29. The New England Way, The Harvard Way as well – Obama. Stephan A Douglas was a Chicagoan, Obama was, only for convenience. I’ll bet Biden abdicates on the eve of the convention – then Trump runs against a Black Woman Incumbent President. The only thing that could hold Biden back is his ability to pardon his son. I suspect that has already been “arranged”. Plus as an incumbent, perhaps that thrusts Laffin Kamala within the margin of fraud. And, this news buries the Trump assassination attempt.

    The Democrat will believe anything its told. And will do anything its told. I see this with my own friends and family. The are possessed, like members of the Fundamentalist Mormon Church. They can’t escape. Mr. Kass’s article on Civil War comes to mind now.

  30. Γιάννη,
    Spot on once again! Never mind the curtain Chumbolones, the great Oz is before you in the monitor and he IS BO!! Just wait til my edifice on public land is complete so all may glorify my name and socialist accomplishments!! HAH! Let’s see how long it takes for that library in the sky requires city money to sustain it! I know I’m not going to that hood ever and I grew up there!

  31. Great column as always John. If you don’t mind,…I plan to plagiarize the name you’ve given to the new Democrat president candidate. “Kamala Coconuts.” I’ve been using the moniker “Cackling Kamala” in reference to her for some time now. Which has been overused too. Thank you for the new definition.

  32. Damn, you’re a ferocious writer. Stick with it kid, you might have a future in this business.
    Our “Guardians of the Democracy”©️ liberal friends can no longer wag their manicured fingers at us ever again. Won’t stop them but I can dream.
    I think the GOP need to stop freaking out. DJT has been on a six week winning streak unlike any in modern politics. From court rulings, a lopsided debate victory, a unified convention, to literally coming an inch away from being murdered. It’s natural the other side is going to pick up some wins. 103 to go.

  33. Excellent JK. How soon they forget about Barrack and the housing fairy, Tony Rezko. Only because of journalists like you did we learn of the connection.

    Its something to see the new shrine going up in Jackson Park. A sarcastic friend told me it will be known as the port-a potty, it matches the urinal, aka Soldiers Field. A shrine built on the peoples land of the park district, a castle for the King.
    Long Live the King, may the castle last thru eternity.

    Your Pods have been great especially with your brother Nick, what a man of knowledge.

    1. Do you recall when Hilary Clinton tried to point out Obama’s lack of ethics in the 2008 debates by highlighting his connection to Rezko? I think the only viewers who understood the attempted put down, besides the candidates, were readers of Kasso’s columns.

      Naturally, the attempted insult fell flat.

  35. Some thoughts on this latest phase of the seven-stage (pandemic, Floyd riots, election steal, “insurrection,” assassination attempt, backstabbing, election steal) communist takeover of the USA. If the “delegate” votes can be shifted from Brandon to Kammie in a 24-hour span, why bother to hold a convention? Regarding those “delegates,” how exactly did the commiecrats manage to contact more than 3,900 people and get a majority of them to back a candidate who finished last in the 2020 primaries? Also, why would those “delegates” vote for a candidate who was selected as VP only because she’d be a good “insurance policy” (their own words) against Brandon being impeached? Brandon is no patriot and he didn’t step down “for the good of the country.” If he was, he’d acknowledge he’s unfit to lead and resign immediately. So why did he step down? Did Obama, Schemer and Piglosi threaten to put Hunter and Jill in jail or to put him in a home with no ice cream? How long will it be before the Congressional Republicans again lose their way and end the assassination hearings without providing meaningful answers as to who was responsible? Will the media EVER stop gaslighting the public about the slow-motion coup d’etat that’s currently underway? Will the public get over their irrational hatred of Trump and pull us back from the brink of tyranny? Will they go willingly into the concentration camps or will they finally wake up and fight back? I’ll have more thoughts later.

  36. The ‘man’ or the ‘cabal’ working to dismantle the U.S. as we once knew it is doing what you would expect – – – same song, second verse. Those who took a nice looking, maleable young black man, scrubbed what they could of his past (not hard to do when completed before he became a “name”….scatter a few bucks here and there and records seem to ‘disappear’, and rather easily at that!). Our friend JohnKass has laid out the process today and other days, and many of his faithful readers have added thoughts, bits and pieces, side-notes and observations – all parts of the mosaic.

    The people for whom Obama is a front are simply doing again with Kamala the same thing they did with him. American voters seem to be so gullible, disinterested, disbelieving, unsure, otherwise occupied that they ‘sorta listen’ to the pundits and the news, get the drift of it, and since no one wants to be considered a racist (the best pejorative in decades!), why NOT say nice things about a guy like Obama? “In January 2007, then-U.S. Sen. Joe Biden said of fellow Sen. Barack Obama, “I mean, you got the first sort of mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy.” and then he became President of the United States.

    Enter 2024 – ‘Hey, guys! We can do this again!!!’ The stage was set in 2020 – always good to have an insurance policy, doncha know! – and now the time was right. Joe started deteriorating at a rate faster than they’d expected. They thought they could get him past the election and then have him retire with glorious fanfare and seat Ms. Kamala. Insiders saw he was crumbling, but they’d worked so hard to cover it up that most of the sheeple didn’t really realize how bad he was…that he’d gone from “that’s just Joe” to being obviously in bad shape. How to get the press and the population turned around? Schedule that early debate. They addled his brain with so much prep he didn’t know if he was walking or on horse-back, and they scheduled the bejesus out of a guy they knew was frail…but it worked, because then the ‘leaders’ were now ‘just acknowledging what the American public is seeing’….and the die was cast.

    The process will be exactly the same as it was for Obama. For Suzie Suburban Housewife and Joe Six Pack the threat of being considered ‘racist’ if you even DARE question this candidate! Not only a person of ‘color’, reasonably articulate (although I can’t believe they’ve not sent her for some kind of therapy to get rid of that gawdawful cackle!), but now they’ve amped it up – a pleasant looking, articulate, clean, person of color AND A WOMAN! She knows, and they know, and she knows they know, and they know she knows – – – that she doesn’t have a CLUE about how to be President of the United States. ALL she knows is to do as she’s told…and she will; because she has. She thinks she’s a ‘player’ because of how she was able to manipulate Willie Brown.

    The show would be a three-bags-of-popcorn event, if it weren’t the fate of the nation as it’s outcome.

    1. Whoever she needed to, to get ahead? I have heard a few names, but hesitate to name them here.
      Don’t worry, she will be an obedient puppet for those who are really in charge, maybe even better than old Joe.

  38. I’m late in reading this today. Sorry it’s been one of those days.
    They can’t beat Trump through law fare.
    They didn’t assassinate him.
    Now they throw out Kamala.
    Don’t think for a minute they don’t already have ballots of folks who already voted for her.
    Any means to win?
    What happens if Kamala losses?
    Thanks for a great column.

  39. I’m an independent that has voted for both Republican and Democratic presidential candidates in the past, although more often for the Republican.

    Can someone pls help me understand? What part of Judeo-Christian values lead so many to condemn Obama?

    He expanded healthcare to cover more Americans. The law itself may be flawed, but the intentions were good, right?
    He supported strong environmental protections. Should we not be stewards of this beautiful planet, the only known place in the Universe that supports life?
    He inherited an economy in severe recession from the 2008 financial crisis. During the Obama presidency the U.S. economy stabilized and entered into a long period of job growth and recovery. Interest rates were low.
    During the eight years that Obama was president the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) increased by about 150%. The S&P 500 rose by approximately 182% and the the NASDAQ Composite increased about 285%. Those gains were way above historical averages.
    Under his watch, Osama bin Ladin was hunted down and killed.
    He tried to take significant action on climate change.
    He advocated for a fairer tax system. It’s hard to dispute that effective tax rates on the ultra-wealthy are too low.

    As a person that believes in Christian values, I believe that Jesus Christ himself would endorse Obama over Trump.

    So I ask again, which Christian values lead so many to disparage Obama while praising Trump?

    John Kass I’m sure you have an opinion on this. Pls share it.

    1. Are you better off than you were four years ago? If you are, whose pocket is your hand in? Obama’s health care didn’t do a damn thing for the majority of people except cost them more money. Obama and the Democrats have never done a damn thing for us other than cost us a lot of money and cause a lot of grief. Someone else must pay for your health care and probably lots of other things as well, because either you don’t have a clue or have too much money. Maybe we should raise your taxes and let you pay for all this Democratic garbage.

    2. Well as a secular person I am not going to get into a religious scrimmage with you. But I will address one fantasy you seem to cherish: how Mr. Obama saved us from the scourge of the Great Recession. This is from Investopedia:

      “The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), which had lost over half its value from its August 2007 peak, began to recover in March 2009 and, four years later—in March 2013—broke its 2007 high.
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      For workers and households, the picture was less rosy. Unemployment was at 5% at the end of 2007, reached a high of 10% in October 2009, and did not recover to 5% until 2015, nearly eight years after the beginning of the recession. Real median household income did not recover to pre-recession levels until 2016.”

      The point is for the average working stiff, your depiction of the benefits of Mr. Obama’s economic policies is highly exaggerated. In fact, my brother in law, who was a wall street tax lawyer at the time told me that the result of all the machinations of the Obama administration merely resulted in from “too big to fail” to “too bigger to fail.” (And in irony of ironies under Joe Biden, one year ago we discovered how even failure of a moderate sized regional bank could threaten the whole banking system). I would be careful before I anoint Mr. Obama (or any one else) as the “guy who saved us” in 2008.

      The other very interesting factoid is that no major player involved in the 2008 economic fiasco ever went to jail. In fact most did very well … wrote books … continued on with their financial careers … some employed by prestigious think tanks as well. And of course many had their careers deeply intwined within government as well.

      I could address your other queries regarding Mr. Obama (a guy who by the way I voted for … now with regret looking back) but after all, this is Mr. Kass’ blog … not mine … nor yours.

    3. Mr. Lee,
      The murder of babies in the womb, the attack on the traditional family unit through endorsing gay marriage, are not Christian values.

  40. John,
    Does some Holy Spirit or extraterrestial invade your brain at night and plant these most delcious phrases:

    “Rachel Maddow, Joy Reid, the hateful flesh-eating castrating female hags of ABC’s “The View”
    OMG-can there be a more perfect description of those loathsome excuses for humans.

    “the idiot mop-head press lady ” You were not very kind to her because the poor lady buys her wig from the mop selection at Walmart. I am trying to get the same mop-looks great for toilet floors

  42. Good column to remind us of history. And puncture the drumbeat narrative. But please restrain yourself with fewer venomous adjectives (“flesh-eating castrating female hags”) that distract from the substance. And thank you for trusting your readers to get the allusions (“littlefinger”).

  43. To Mr. Lisicich-
    Well thanks at least for your reply. When you ask whether I am better off now than four years ago I assume you mean financially? The answer to that is – Yes, I am financially better off now than four years ago, mainly because, besides a serious but transient spike in inflation, the economy has performed so well over the past four years. Four years ago on July 25, 2020 the S&P 500 closed at approx. 3200, versus yesterday at approx. 5,500. That’s a 72% increase over four years which far exceeds inflation. The Dow and Nasdaq are a similar story.
    And yes, I understand that not all Americans have investments in the stock market but I will bet the majority of readers on this site do. Furthermore, the recent inflation spike pales in comparison to what some of us went thru in the late seventies, early eighties Carter/Reagan years. And for those that have jobs, the rise in prices is somewhat or entirely offset by pay raises. I’m not saying inflation isn’t bad. It is. But look at the actual facts.

    Regarding your quip about whether I smoke wacky tobaccy the answer is yes I occasionally do smoke cannabis. Also, I drink alcohol and indulge in an occasional cigarette. I’m hoping that psychedelic mushrooms get legalized so I can try that too. It’s called Freedom.

    Regarding the ACA (Obamacare), I have acknowledged it was a flawed law, but the intentions were honorable, were they not? And it’s a fact that The ACA significantly reduced the number of uninsured Americans and provided protections for people with preexisting conditions, preventing insurers from denying coverage or charging higher premiums based on health status.

    Besides finances, I am emotionally better off today than four years ago. Four years ago we were in the midst of the worst pandemic in my lifetime which was mis-managed by then President Trump. Four years ago I feared that our country would be stuck with another four years of President Trump. When he lost the 2020 election some of my faith in this greatest country in history was restored.

    You still have not answered my basic question- Which Christian values (or any value system) leads you to disparage Obama while praising Trump?

    To Mr. Kleinman-
    You can cherry pick data from various dates but it’s undeniable that Obama inherited a mess when he started in Jan. 2009 and that the economy, as a whole, drastically improved over the ensuing eight years. I don’t necessarily attribute this to Obama but you need to admit reality.

    To Mr.Raducka- Fair point about abortion. But there are equally good people on both sides of that debate. At one extreme would be the abortion of a late term fetus which almost anyone would agree is wrong except in extremely rare cases, e.g. to save the life of a mother. At the other extreme would be taking the “morning after pill” which would terminate a pregnancy only a few hours or days after conception. This is far more common. Sadly the abortion issue, maybe more than any other, is polarizing our country.

    Regarding gay marriage- I think you are extremely arrogant and self-righteous to judge gay people. I don’t know why God creates some people gay but apparently he/she does. My beautiful daughter is gay and I’ve known many other gay men and women that are some of the best people I have ever met. Whether respect for gay marriage is a Christian value, who really knows but I suspect it is. And if you are a secular person, as Mr. Kleinman claims, I think you should respect the rights of others in their pursuit of happiness. What happened to Freedom?!

    To Mr. Bennett- Bob Lee is just another guy searching for truth in this crazy but wonderful world.

    1. Mr. Lee,
      I’m very active and firm in my Catholic faith. I wasn’t judging gay people, just pointing out the attack by society on the traditional family unit, the bedrock of Christianity.

      The morning after pill has serious side effects physically and emotionally. The abortion industry doesn’t care about the well-being of women and contributes significantly to other health problems and the moral decline of society. Yes, the issue is very polarizing.

      1. Thomas- Well I have to admit Sam Kinison was one of the funniest comics I’ve ever seen. As far as gays there is a lot more to puke about than what they do. Did you watch Trump’s convention acceptance speech? To the 90 min plus end? LOL

    3. Mr. Lee: Thank you for your comments. In regard to your first point -those of us who are retired have not kept with inflation. The increase in Social Security has been a joke and does not keep up with the Democrats inflation. As for the increase in your stock portfolio’s value, just remember what goes up will come down (see yesterdays and today’s market results). I think you also mistaken in the number of individuals invested in the stock market. Most people invested in the stock market do not control their investments, but the investment is managed by a fund manager who will get his before the investor gets theirs. Those of us that are retired, who have carefully saved for our retirement, have the IRS tax our Social Security to punish us for being responsible. I have not seen the Democratic Party offer to do anything about that, since they take the money taxed and buy more votes. Those are our facts and this what we face.

      As for wacky tobacco, drinking, smoking, and all that, that is your business. Just don’t tax me to pay for the results your actions and their medical consequences.

      As for Obamacare, I agree that some of it is a good idea, but the road to Hell is paved with good intentions. As constituted, right now it nothing but a transfer of wealth to a chosen class. Great for the chosen ones, not so good for the unchosen.

      The pandemic was a big sham. Even the CDC and the great scholar Dr. Fauci admit that the whole thing was mismanaged and that many of the actions taken were political rather than based on science.

      If the election loss of Mr. Trump restored your faith in the system, I am sure that the actions of the Democrats over the last three and a half years have even further restored your faith in the system.

      As for Christian values, I can’t understand where you are coming from on that. Mr. Trump does not support killing unborn babies in their mother’s womb, nor does he support Hamas raping and killing innocents. The Democrats think killing your offspring is fine, and the last time I checked, I haven’t found any Christian value system that supports murder. My religious values have nothing to do with my support of Mr. Trump. My support of Mr. Trump is based on a simple calculation that he is the lesser of two evils. Mr. Trump is not my favorite candidate, but our economic self-interest is the reason we support him. My wife and I both voted against him in the primary, but he won. So even though he is not our first choice, he is still a better choice for us that his opponent, whomever that opponent turns out to be. We have not voted for anyone for years, but we do vote against those candidates that we feel do not support our values. My dislike of Obama is not based on any religious value system. It based on the fact that we disagree with his politics.

      Thanks again for your thoughts. Don’t fall in the trap of assuming something about someone just because you disagree with their politics.

      1. Thanks for your well articulated reply Mr. Lisicich. Just a few points-

        – I too am drawing SS. The increases don’t keep up with inflation but they partly offset it. That’s a lot better than my fixed pension which is eroded every year by inflation. I agree that retirees like us are the most affected by inflation, unfortunately.

        – Regarding investments, I agree you have to be very careful about financial advisors and fund manager fees. I recommend Vanguard index funds which are known for extremely low fees and returns which track the major indices. Also agree that one should never get too cocky about stock market gains. No guarantees that they will hold up.

        -I agree with you about the tax and spend tendencies of democrats. One reason why I’m not a democrat.

        -Glad we agree that at least the intentions of Obamacare were well meaning. I’m open to a better plan.

        – I agree with some of your thinking about the pandemic. I hope we have learned a few lessons for the next one!

        – Agree that if Trump loses the next election my faith in America will be further restored. Like I said, I’m not a democrat. I probably would have voted for DeSantis or Haley or Burgum over Biden. But never Trump.

        – Regarding Christian values I think there are contradictions no matter which way you vote. Personally I left the republican party after Born Again Christian George W. Bush started an unnecessary war with Iraq. Almost 5,000 American coalition forces and hundreds of thousands of Iraqi citizens died as a result. Of course we always have a right to defend ourselves but war should be the very, very last option. Starting an unnecessary war is IMO a bigger breach of Christian values than ending a pregnancy that is only a “few cells old”.

        – I agree with your views about Hamas.

        1. Mr. Lee:

          We can agree to disagree. We still have that right to do so. I respect your positions and your right to express them. I fully agree with you about Bush 2. We never did like his policies, and we still don’t. To be frank, we would rather not vote for some of these politicians, but we feel that it is important to vote, so we vote for the lesser of two evils. If the ballot had an option to vote for “none of the above”, we would love to be able to do that. If that option was available, I would guess that a lot of these offices would never be filled. I do not know if that would be a good thing or not, but it cannot be any worse than what we have now. I look forward to seeing more of your comments about future articles on John Kass News.

  44. Karine Jean-Pierre, Biden’s press secretary, reminds me of Baghdad Bob, the former Iraqi information minister. Remember him? As the U.S. and its allies were closing in on Baghdad during the Gulf War, Baghdad Bob would get on the radio and tell everyone that U.S. forces were being obliterated and methodically destroyed by the awesome might of the Iraqi armed forces. It would be interesting to see who told the most lies: Karine or Bob.

  46. Unfortunately John, all rings true. I now believe the diminished President is left to be the figurehead to try and change the dangers of “democracy” and attack SCOTUS so that no prints are left behind. Never forget the role of the useful idiot. But I find comfort in the “hopium” mantra to never doubt Joe’s ability to f**k things up!. Sad and dangerous times.

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