One year ago Obama was inviting Sam Palmisano to all kinds of White House affairs to discuss job creation. I assume Obama meant in the US - but for sure we know Sam Palmisano did not. Check out UTube and you will see Obama and Sam Palmisano shoulder to shoulder talking about high speed rail service and the Grid and how the government and Uncle Sam Palmisano (a cousin) to Uncle Sam apparently where going to create all kinds of work when Obama gave Sam all those Omnibus Stimulus dollars of yours and mine. 

Did anyone believe it then- well you know I didn’t. Did the White House ever clue Obama in about Sam Palmisano’s out-souring of jobs to all the BRIC countries?

So in his State of the Union address Obama says he will not put up with off-shoring all those good American jobs out of the country. He goes on  to say NO MORE TAX incentives for companies who do that. Was Obama crossing his fingers, did he say behind our backs oh- but we will excuse IBM because Sam Palmisano made those big campaign contributions.  He might say to Joe Biden- lets make Sam Palmisano an earmark- we just won’t tell America. What the heck they will never know.  We kept the health plan a secret this will be easy.   

Then Obama went on to say that China , Brazil, and Germany were not sitting on the side lines they were building their infrastructure and creating jobs, but of course he did not say IBM and other American companies where the backbone of this job creation via outsourcing.  

If Obama and his administration will not enforce labor laws that IBM violates everyday, why would he enforce no tax incentives for IBM’s outsourcing? Well I think we all know the answer to that. How dumb do you think Americans are Mr. President.   Obama goes on to say that the US will always be there to fight against oppression and equal rights and discrimination in foreign countries- but apparently not in the US. Age discrimination, labor laws, fair business practices are no part of the employment contract at IBM.

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