Obama Mocks Congress For 'In God We Trust' Motto Vote, Ignoring Jobs Bill (VIDEO)

[jefferson_dem]

Obama Mocks Congress For 'In God We Trust' Motto Vote, Ignoring Jobs Bill

President Barack Obama urged lawmakers to move on the transportation funding portion of his jobs bill Wednesday, while simultaneously mocking them for spending time on supposedly less-important undertakings, such as a recent measure to reaffirm "In God We Trust" as the national motto.

In a speech from beneath the D.C. area's Key Bridge, Obama told spectators that Congress had time to bring up votes on aspects of the American Jobs Act, but were instead dealing with more frivolous legislation.

"And if Congress tell you they don't have time, they've got time to do it," Obama said.

"In the House of Representatives, what have you guys been doing, John?" Obama continued, calling out Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio). "You've been debating a commemorative coin for baseball. You've had legislation reaffirming that 'In God We Trust' is our motto. That's not putting people back to work. I trust in God, but God wants to see us help ourselves by putting people back to work."

On Wednesday, the House voted 396-9 on a bill that reaffirmed the motto and encouraged its display in all public schools and government buildings.

The bill's sponsor, Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.) had argued that some people, including Obama, needed to be reminded of the motto.

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[cherokeeprogressive]

1. "God wants to see us help ourselves..."

So President Obama claims not only to "trust in God" but also claims to know what God "wants".

No comment from DU's atheists?

[FrenchieCat]

2. Serious?

Or are you kidding?

Why would atheists have anything to say about whatever Obama's beliefs
he holds? :shrug:

[jefferson_dem]

3. Why would atheists care about the President's beliefs and expressions thereof?

Oh yeah... Narrow-minded religious bigotry ... how pleasant.

[CakeGrrl]

4. Expertly turning a slam on the do-nothing GOP into a slam on the President.

Par for the course in some of these parts.

:eyes:

[jefferson_dem]

6. Unbridled, deranged Obama hate runs as high here as the "other" site.

No lie.

[TwilightGardener]

5. You've heard "The Lord helps those that help themselves", right?

[SanchoPanza]

7. Speaking as an ever-grumpy, "militant" atheist....

I don't give two shits about whatever superstitious nonsense the President believes. If it helps get the ball rolling toward putting people back into positions of gainful employment, he could make appeals to Gaia, Thor, Quetzalcoatl, or Poseidon for all I care. Hell, he could run the whole gamut of "silly shit people have believed since the Stone Age," so long as it accomplishes something.

[treestar]

8. Exactly, what are they trying to prove with this ridiculous

"reaffirmation?" The government is secular. Get over it, Republicans.