Word Of The Day: Inherit
Today’s word is “inherit”…
“I suspect that some of those Republican critics have a short memory, because, as I recall, I’m inheriting a $1.3 trillion deficit, annual deficit, from them.”
— President Obama, responding to Republican critics in Congress who say his proposed budget carries an irresponsible deficit“(President Obama) inherited an enormous range of problems, including these retention contracts that are the understandable source of public outrage.”
— Treasury Secretary Geithner, on Capitol Hill Tuesday testifying before Barney Frank
Could this just be a misunderstood talking point?
In addition, he made it clear that this economic mess was something he “inherited” – a common refrain since he’s taken office – and repeated that his “critics” don’t have a budget blueprint of their own to counter his.
— CBS News, thoughts on Tuesday evening’s presidential news conference“The Obama administration inherited a massive deficit, high and rising unemployment, a massive bailout-in-process of the major financial institutions, and a high rate of mortgage foreclosures.”
— Media Matters for America, ‘Memo to the media: Where’s W?’
Is “inheriting” a bad thing? Not really.
The black poverty rates are still more than twice that of whites in both cities (26.5 percent v. 11.5 percent) and suburbs (18.4 percent v. 7.3 percent), and black per capita income is just over half that of whites in cities and two-thirds of white per capita income in the suburbs, on average.
One seldom hears the words “black” and “inherit” together in a paragraph, let alone a sentence.
Barack Obama should be grateful that he’s one of the few black people (we’ve heard publicly) inheriting anything.
March 25th, 2009 at 3:06 pm
what other “words” is he going to add to his arsenal of “just words” that, in his mind, completely exonerate him from fault?
March 25th, 2009 at 3:14 pm
First of all, he didn’t inherit anything. To inherit means this was place on him without his knowledge. The man AQUIRED this mess. He campaigned for the job, knowing full well the state of the country during the whole time. While campaigning, he even offered himself as the solution (giving vague decriptions on how he would accomplish that). I’m tired of that word: inherit. He wanted the job, he has it. Including everything that came with it.
From now on, please use aquire.
March 25th, 2009 at 3:27 pm
This man has no class. I don’t remember any other President blaming all their problems on and constantly insulting their predecessor. Not even Clinton did that.
March 25th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
this is elmer gantry with a tan’s bait and switch.
criticize his predecessor for the 1.3 trillion dollar debt so that no one will notice your quadrupling the same debt.
saul alinsky 101
didn’t bush say he owed elmer gantry with a tan no criticism.
why?
March 25th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
How dare! you evil, racist hate-mongers say these hateful things about the Reader of the Free World, our Teleprompter Jesus, our Obamessiah, who puts the “0″ in obamination!
March 25th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
oops … that should end as “… The One who puts the “0″ in obamination”
(that’s a zero)
March 25th, 2009 at 7:14 pm
the reader of the free world.
that’s a good one.
i think i’ll plagerize that.
me and biden are kinda like that you know?
March 25th, 2009 at 8:16 pm
I could be said to have plagarized it myself; though it’s simply that I don’t recall where I read it.
March 25th, 2009 at 10:00 pm
Why would they even bring the word deficit into a conversation. The Obama deficits are going to make Ws look like childs-play, and that’s just after his first year in office.
And please, the left bitching about W’s spending habits: please show me where one dem ever stood up and complained about the money he was spending, other than to cry that he was going to starve people, blah, blah, with his miserly spending habits. Enough with the feigned outrage bullshit.
March 26th, 2009 at 1:39 am
Reader of the Free World! I love it!
Right up there with Fresh Prince of Bill Ayers.
And America’s Last Black President.
March 26th, 2009 at 3:00 am
eh, well, the “messiah” isn’t legal & all, so if anything, I’m sure a fantastic black guy from our side (maybe Michael Steele, who knows?) will be president in the not-too-distant future and be the ACTUAL first Black president, not some dumbass white Dem who was named the “first black president” [Bubba]
March 26th, 2009 at 7:46 am
[...] Bob Parks of Black & Right has the word, inherit, as his word of the day. He shows several quotes from Obama and Geitner, in which they complain that the Obamessiah has “inherited” the current economic mess. It’s a theme Obama keeps throwing around, hoping to deflect any anger or negative ratings that might come his way due to it. He also wants to make sure that when or if we come out of it, he will be praised for his miracle working ability. [...]