Bashir: You Have A Choice For President – Intervention In The Boardroom Or In The Bedroom
MSNBC’s Martin Bashir yesterday compared and contrasted President Obama and Rick Santorum. Bashir’s point: You have a choice for president this year. “Do you want intervention in the bedroom or in the boardroom?”
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Transcript via MSNBC:
It’s now time to clear the air and all eyes are on Rick Santorum as he threatens to overtake Mitt Romney in the race for the nomination. And if Mr. Santorum really does make it to November, then he will prove to be a fascinating contrast with the president.
Because in some ways, these two are the direct opposite of each other. In economic terms, the president wants to intervene because he believes that people cannot take their opportunities, if the playing field isn’t level. The president sees that social and income mobility is now lagging in this country as average Americans find themselves working harder for less money and that’s one reason why he wants to increase taxes on millionaires and billionaires.
President Barack Obama: “We can settle for a country where a few people do really, really well and everybody else struggles to just get by. Or we can restore an economy where everybody gets a fair shot, and everybody is doing their fair share.â€
But while the president wants to intervene, Rick Santorum is happy to allow an entirely unfettered market. He doesn’t believe that there should be any intervention. In fact, he’s not particularly bothered by the vast disparity of wealth in this country.
Rick Santorum: “There will be income inequality and there should be. People do better and succeed more than others. That’s what America’s about – people being able to rise and fall.â€
But now notice how the president and Mr. Santorum appear to reverse their position on personal, social and private matters – matters like contraception. In that case, Mr. Santorum is the interventionist.
Rick Santorum: “Many in the Christian faith have said, ‘Well, that’s okay. Contraception’s okay.’ It’s not okay because it’s a license to do things in the sexual realm that is counter to how things are supposed to be.â€
So if these are two individuals who will face each other in the presidential election then this is what voters will have to decide. It all comes down to this – do you want intervention in the bedroom or the boardroom.
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