Bleeding Heart Tightwads: Liberals Would Rather Spend Your Tax Money

Holy cow, can it be that a sudden realization that they are losing readers has finally caused the "Old Gray Lady" to begin telling the truth? Nah, I wouldn't bet on it. It's more likely that even some Liberals' hypocrisy only goes so far.

Nicholas Kristof posted an Op-Ed on the 20th about Liberals and their generosity which has got to have some of the NYT readers squirming...here's the skinny:

Bleeding Heart Tightwads

By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
Published: December 20, 2008

This holiday season is a time to examine who’s been naughty and who’s been nice, but I’m unhappy with my findings. The problem is this: We liberals are personally stingy.

Liberals show tremendous compassion in pushing for generous government spending to help the neediest people at home and abroad. Yet when it comes to individual contributions to charitable causes, liberals are cheapskates.

Arthur Brooks, the author of a book on donors to charity, “Who Really Cares,” cites data that households headed by conservatives give 30 percent more to charity than households headed by liberals. A study by Google found an even greater disproportion: average annual contributions reported by conservatives were almost double those of liberals.

Other research has reached similar conclusions. The “generosity index” from the Catalogue for Philanthropy typically finds that red states are the most likely to give to nonprofits, while Northeastern states are least likely to do so.

Hey Saint Nicholas, thanks for the gift. I would like to make on correction though; "compassion" is an act of voluntary sacrifice, not an act of getting the government to take money from others and give it to your favorite cause. That's called "redistribution of wealth," not compassion.

Well my readers know that I have railed about this for some time. In fact, taking Liberal hypocrites to task is one of my favorite pastimes and this particular manifestation is my favorite.
I especially like it when the super-wealthy "Limousine Liberals" from Hollywood campaign for some special charity from the sitting room of their 20,000 sq. ft. mansion. I love it when and wealthy Liberal politicians admonish tax-payers to "give more" so that others may enjoy more of the benefits of being an American.

So here's my Christmas gift to these big spending Liberals. Their generosity (with your tax-dollars) knows no bounds.


Senator John F. Kerry (D-MA) loves to admonish Americans about tax-cuts for the wealthy and the need for a national health-care system. It's understandable since he lives so frugally himself.

So the question for the reader is which of these five modest homes belongs to our egalitarian senator and his moderately well-to-do wife Theresa Heinz-Kerry?

Ha-ha! Trick question, all of them. Yep the tony Beacon Hill brownstone in Boston, the sprawling Ketchum, Idaho "ski getaway on the right, then there's this lovely little "Nantucket Bungalow on the right, the nice little spread on the left in Pennsylvania, and we mustn't forget that a Senator needs a modest little place to call home when he is "serving his constituents' needs.

I guess this little Georgetown dump enables our Senatorial gigolo to squeak by while he is in Washington. Really, one would think that a nice Liberal like John Kerry-Heinz would be a little embarrassed to claim to be a man of the people; friend of the "working man" and live in such an ostentatious manner (Manor?), but I keep forgetting, these Liberals are also elitist to the core.

I seriously doubt John Kerry loses one minute of sleep worrying about the plight of the poor folks who live in his state...except to the extent that he should extort more taxes from those of us who can't afford five estates valued at over $29 million.

Hey what about old Joe Biden? I know he's just like me. Heck he probably lives in a little old shack in Wilmington, Delaware. Something like this little number.

Whoa Nelly! Nice digs! Hmmm...I'm not quite sure your average Joe (say Joe the Plumber...even the one's that Joe Biden "knows") could manage this baby.

Of course we all know that Barack Obama is a true man of the people, just look at this modest little home he purchased along with the help of convicted felon Tony Rezko.
Niiice. 6600 sq. ft. 6 bedrooms, 5 1/2 baths with a 4 car garage.

Yep, Barack Obama is a true believer in the egalitarian principles of the rich, Marxist, elite.

So exactly how "caring" is Joe Biden so comfortably ensconced in his $3 Million estate and his dedication to the working man? Well here's a summary of his charitable giving over the past few years, compared to his salary.

Uh-oh Joe, looks like old Saint Nicholas Kristof was right about you. For someone who can't shut up about increasing taxes and spending on social programs, it sure does appear your actions don't quite live up to your rhetoric.

Now how do you expect to convince the American tax-payer to fork over more money when you don't even contribute 1% of your income to charities?

Maybe if you and your buddies on the Left would act as generously with your own funds as you expect Americans to act in paying taxes, we wouldn't have to pay as much.

Joe Biden.....HYPOCRITE!!!

What about old Barry Hussein Obama? Does he walk the walk? Well it depends on if you mean does he walk the walk of a typical elitist Liberal or does he walk the walk of a caring and generous donator of his wealth. Sorry, he is more generous than his running mate, but he doesn't quite manage to attain the 10% that the average family earning over $200,000 gives in charity.

Yep, Ole Barry is just another Liberal HYPOCRITE!!!

Okay, now I know that John McCain and his wife own 5 or 8 or however many houses, some are not even used as residences, but solely as income investments. That's cool with me and, you know it's cool with me that John Kerry-Heinz and Theresa Heinz own all of that lovely real estate and I hope they enjoy themselves where ever they are.

I don't begrudge Barack Obama and Michelle and the kids their nice looking digs nor Joe Biden his 4 acres and a mule...er mansion. The fact that Al Gore owns a 20,000 sq. ft. house is nifty. If you can afford it, why not? Nope I have no bones to pick on that score; I'm a capitalist. I believe that a person deserves whatever they can afford. I all for it.

What I object to is being preached to by a bunch of self-righteous, sanctimonious jerks who don't mind living like royalty about the need for "shared sacrifice" and the redistribution of wealth from those who have to those who don't.

And unfortunately, this nation is filled with self-righteous individuals preaching the ills of our economic system while living the life of royalty. Just look at the names of these Congressional Liberals and their net worth's.

• The Clintons are worth over $30 Million.
• Dianne Feinstein nails it at $84 Million
• Nancy Pelosi and her husband rate $29 Million.
• The Kerry-Heinz's are worth $300 Million.
• John "Jay" Rockefeller is worth $93 Million.
• Jon Corzine comes in at over $300 Million.
• Herb Kohl has a nice tidy $250 Million.

Good, true blue (blooded) Liberals one and all...and every one a screaming HYPOCRITE!!!

America does have its royalty and they tend to be elitist, as becoming royals and they tend to be Liberals. What they don't tend to be is generous...except with your tax-dollars.

They can preach till they're blue in the face, I ain't buying it and neither should you.

Next time one of you Liberals come up to me and tell me how compassionate you are and how bloody cold and uncaring I am, just remember these numbers...if you don't, I'll help you...BELIEVE ME!

Long Live Our American Republic!!!!

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