You Won't Believe What They're Calling You

- May 22, 2014

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I Guess Have The Country Is Racist
Did you hear that opposing ObamaCare makes you a racist? That outrageous comment was made by retiring West Virginia Sen. Jay Rockefeller. In his mind, people have made up their minds on ObamaCare because they don't like the president: “Maybe he’s of the wrong color, something of that sort. I’ve seen a lot of that and I know a lot of that to be true. It’s not something you’re meant to talk about in public but it’s something I’m talking about in public because that is very true.” How pathetic. There are plenty of reasons to oppose ObamaCare.
Maybe it is because ObamaCare puts taxpayers on the hook for billions to bailout the insurance companies. Or maybe people are outraged when ObamaCare executives like Bruce Goldberg in Oregon get fired for their failed ObamaCare exchange, yet still collect a paycheck of $14,425 a month.The outrage never ends!

Getting America Back to Work
Today we are in North Dakota where job opportunities exist thanks to the thriving energy industry. I've featured many energy companies throughout the country, including some in North Dakota, in an effort to get Americans back to work. Many Americans are still suffering under the weight of our slow economic recovery. Job creation is below pace and many Americans have simply given up looking for work. Americans deserve better, and I wanted people to know that opportunities exist in America, if you know where to look. North Dakota has the lowest unemployment rate in the country of just 2.6%. For the fifth straight year, it has ranked #1 in the country in employee perceptions of job creation. There's a reason for that and the reason is energy. The Obama administration hasn't exactly been willing to open up federal land for energy exploration. With that being said, it's amazing how much the industry has been able to achieve on private late, despite the federal government's resistance. Obama has also dragged his feet on the Keystone Pipeline, appeasing environmentalists, lobbyists and high-dollar Democratic donors at the expense of energy independence and jobs.

Where's the Urgency?
Yesterday, Barack Obama finally got around to addressing the growing VA scandal. Unfortunately for Obama, we've heard the same speech before. And if other scandals are any indication, Americans aren't too sure that the White House is serious about solving this problem. Let's take the IRS targeting scandal. Initially met with outrage and a promise to get to the bottom of things, politics forced the issue to eventually become "not a smidgen of corruption." Let's hope the same doesn't happen here. Even the New York Times writes, "Expressing outrage is hardly enough for a president who, as a candidate in 2008, criticized the agency and vowed to improve care and address backlogs." This is a president who supposedly dedicated his campaign and his presidency to veterans, yet didn't know about this scandal until it broke in the news? The two just don't match up. He can't have it both ways and expect to maintain credibility in the eyes of the public. Adding fuel to the poor PR spectacle, as the nation is reeling over this story and the president just gave a lackluster speech on the issue, today he is spending his time focusing on tourism at the Baseball Hall of Fame. That may not be the best way to demonstrate one's dedication to the issue engulfing the country and affecting hundreds of America's heroes.

>>TV Tonight (10pm ET on Fox News)
Tonight former Pentagon spokesman J.D. Gordon reacts to the VA scandal.