Steve Wynn, CEO οf Wynn Resorts, trashed President Obama οn a company conference call today. Below аrе thе mοѕt damning рοrtіοnѕ οf thе call: I believe іn Las Vegas. I thіnk іtѕ best days аrе ahead οf іt. Bυt I’m afraid tο dο anything іn thе current political environment іn thе United States. Yου watch television аnd see whаt’s going οn οn thіѕ debt ceiling issue. And whаt I consider tο bе a total lack οf leadership frοm thе President аnd nothing’s going tο gеt fixed until thе President himself steps up аnd wrangles both parties іn Congress. Bυt everybody іѕ ѕο political, ѕο focused οn holding thеіr job fοr thе next year thаt thе discussion іn Washington іѕ nauseating. And I’m saying іt bluntly, thаt thіѕ administration іѕ thе greatest wet blanket tο business, аnd progress аnd job creation іn mу lifetime. And I саn prove іt аnd I сουld spend thе next 3 hours giving уου examples οf аll οf υѕ іn thіѕ market рlасе thаt аrе frightened tο death аbουt аll thе nеw regulations, ουr healthcare costs escalate, regulations coming frοm left аnd rіght. A President thаt seems, thаt keeps using thаt word redistribution. Well, mу customers аnd thе companies thаt provide thе vitality fοr thе hospitality аnd restaurant industry, іn thе United States οf America, thеу аrе frightened οf thіѕ administration.And іt mаkеѕ уου ѕlοw down аnd nοt invest уουr money. Everybody complains аbουt hοw much money іѕ οn thе side іn America. Yου bet аnd until wе change thе tempo аnd thе conversation frοm …
Wynn’s right! I’m a retired small business owner, but if I were still running a business in this climate and economy, I’d think twice about growing my investments and hiring new people. Right now smart companies are holding on to what they have by the skin of their teeth, taking no chances until they see some kind of stableization in Washington and on Wall Street and not many business’s see any hope in Obama. . . He doesn’t have a clue on what it takes to run a business. . . Fact!
@bndeyo Your fighting with an OBOT! IT is the product of many years of LIBERAL teaching’s. You valiantly confront It with LOGIC and REALITY and all It can do is regurgitate what it hear’s from it’s master in power!
God Bless You and Never Stop Fighting!
@bndeyo
I’ll repeat once more a previous statement:”There is nothing wrong with trying to restore our solvency. They don’t have to hold the debt ceiling hostage to do that. These things have always been handled seperately. . . until now. “–You want spending cuts? Fine. No one is that angry about it during the normal process. Holding the debt ceiling hostage and threatening to plummet American and foreign markets, is not normal. You actually should agree with me on that point.
@bndeyo
When the House’s version of passing a bill or two is, “My Way or the Highway”, are you suprised that the Democrats reject it? You guys did not compromise with them in the slightest. All cuts, and aboslutely no revenue increases on the wealthiest people. The Tea Party basically has a gun to the country’s credit rating and saying,”Give us what we want or the girl gets it!”. Tea Party members were elected with so much hatred towards Obama, they don’t want to talk. They want war.
@Velayasha Your fundamental problem is a lack of ability to see anyone else’s point of view as potentially legitimate. That’s how you can believe that an opinion based solely on your own perspective is really not an opinion at all, but an objective truth. I am not some myopic yaa-hoo, but I don’t see the ‘objective truth’ in the notion that only the r’s are holding up this crisis resolution. The house is passing bills, the Senate is killing bills, and the President is offering a speech.
@Velayasha fail. the r’s have passed 2 bills that would raise the ceiling. Just b/c you don’t like either bill doesn’t alter the fact that the Dems haven’t written a budget in over 2 years, O hasn’t made ANY concrete proposals, Reid wrote the 1st Dem. bill yesterday- just a tad late. . . . the R’s have done ALL the work to avoid this crisis, all the D’s have done is bitch about the depreciation schedule on private jets, and spread some lies about pushing granny off a cliff.
@bndeyo
There is nothing wrong with trying to restore our solvency. They don’t have to hold the debt ceiling hostage to do that. These things have always been handled seperately. . . until now. Ironically the the Tea Party’s thuggery could possibly help Obama be re-elected. Poetic justice.
@bndeyo
Of course I dare to talk about what the Tea Party is putting us through. Do you know why? Because you guys are putting us through it. Obama isn’t holding the debt ceiling hostage. You are. The democrats aren’t stopping us from avoiding a national default. Sane republicans aren’t stopping us from paying bills that we’ve already incurred. THE TEA PARTY IS. The blame for this crisis rests squarely on their shoulders. I’m not being partisan. That’s just the plain, objective truth.
After O has spent the country into a likely credit rating downgrade (and yes, I know he didn’t do it alone, but he GREATLY accelerated the pace), how dare you talk about what ‘we’re’ putting us through. The tea party is trying to restore solvency. I don’t know what you don’t like about that. And O just wants a bill that gets him thru election day. he doesn’t give a shit about jobs or the economy- I think he wants to trash the ecomony so the revolution will come sooner. . . .
@bndeyo
Of course the bill is DOA. In Boener’s bill, the agreement would only last for 4 months, and then we’re right back to this Tea Party induced bullshit of holding up the debt ceiling again. Reid is right to say hell no to that. I don’t like Reid’s plan either, but at least his will last through 2013, so the debt ceiling cannot be politicized again. The country and the world hates what you guys are putting us through.
And Harry Reid has promised that the Boehner bill is DOA in the Senate. So much for compromising.
@Velayasha Odd that you’d slam Repubs for not compromising after the way they were shut out of everything until they won the congress back. When Obama was doing his photo-ops pretending to listen to Republicans back when the healthcare atrocity was being hatched in secret meetings, McCain had the nerve to speak up, and Barack reminded him who won the election, and who should shut up. then he told the country that he didn’t want Republicans to do a lot of talking. . . so much for post partisanship. .
@Bergertim
BTW, even right wingers wold think you are insane by calling Bush a socialist. Especially as much as you love his tax cuts that created sooo many jobs.
@Bergertim
It is YOUR IQ that I question. How can a failure to raise the debt ceiling possibly help us? Do you think we’re gonna come out smelling like a rose when world markets drop further because right wingers sabotaged our fiscal reputation?? This is money that we owe already. The Tea Party’s response is ,”We hate Obama so we’re going to hold the whole country up. What the hell kind of logic is that?? The deficit is important, but should not be tied to the debt ceiling.
@bndeyo
The Republicans have offered several plans. That much is true. Both of them should be called “My Way or the Highway”. Compromise has been turned into a dirty word. The Tea partiers don’t know how to govern at all. They are putting our country at great financial risk, simply because they hate Obama. Holding the country hostage is not only foolish, but it’s unpatriotic. Unfortunately the sane Republicans have been shut out, and now the tail is wagging the dog. McCain was right.
@Velayasha If you had more than a two digit IQ, your reading comprehension would’ve conveyed to your brain that I already explained that there won’t be a default. And, if you don’t think Obama is a socialist, then you don’t have a clue what a socialist is. Anyone who grows the US government, which is already socialist in nature, is a socialist. That includes Obama and Bush. Both of them are socialists. But, Obama is especially so. He thinks the government should dictate every aspect of our lives
@Velayasha odd that one would think these things considering that the Repubs have passed one bill and proposed another which would prevent default. . . . the senate won’t pass either- Obama offers no plan at all except to slow the rate of depreciation on private jets, and he threatens to veto any proposal that won’t carry him through election day. Reid’s plan claims a TRILLION in spending cuts by getting out of Afganistan. . . . only teapartiers take the debt seriously.
@Bergertim
So you agree with me that the Tea Party should take the credit if we default on our debt for the first time in our history? BTW, anyone who thinks Obama is a socialist, doesn’t know what a socialist is. Obama would be considered a conservative in Europe. You haters have said these lies about Obama so many times, some of the public thinks it’s true. Josef Goebels would be proud.
I’m not against spending cuts. I’;m against the wealthy getting a free pass while the poor don’t
@Velayasha If you had even the most basic math skills, you would know that Obama is obviously bluffing about default. The interest on the debt is about 20 billion dollars a month. The Federal government collects over 200 billion in taxes every month. Do the math.
Obama=Marxist, racist and traitor. Worst president ever.
@Velayasha Social Justice is communism.
@Bergertim
I’m just wondering if the Tea Party will be willing to take the credit for sending the country into default. I know it’s part of your plan to ruin even more the economy, for political gain. But I believe the plan of you Obama haters will backfire. Americans will know that hated Obama more than you loved the country. In 2012, you will be given a fresh new set of 4 years, to hate Obama.
@Velayasha You wish. If you were half as smart as you think you are, you wouldn’t be a Marxist. And, you wouldn’t be bitching about rich people. Anyone with half a brain can become rich in this country. Conservatives don’t “opress the poor. ” We believe in maxium freedom. Handouts from the government only create a class of dependees, who cannot take care of themselves. If someone begs for food, you give them a fish every day of their life, while we hand them a fishing pole and teach them to fish.
@Bergertim
I don’t have to attempt to sound smart. I already am. And a damn sight farther than you are, at that. I don’t know if you’re a member of the John Birch society or a devotee of Ayn Rand, but your policies are evil, because they keep a booted heel on the poor and vulnerable.
You and other conservatives, bought the same philosophy of the monied interests who paid off your Congressman. Cut programs to the poor, and ask the wealthy to sacrifice nothing more.
@Velayasha In your attempt to sound smart, you’ve only proven how ignorant you are of the facts. The top Federal tax bracket, which is currently 35%, was lower, at 31% in 1992. The bottom Federal tax rate, which is currently 10%, hasn’t been lower since 1944, when it was 4. 4%. I’m guessing you didn’t actually look anything up, when you said “the 1950’s. ” Good try though. You get an F.