It may or may not be true that if wishes were fishes we’d all drown in riches, but it’s more likely that if ignorance is bliss, Whoopi Goldberg may be the happiest woman on the planet.
You probably know that already — if you’re a regular reader of The Western Journal, you’ve no doubt seen countless examples — but if you’ve missed those, she provided another this week.
Goldberg played a clip of former President Donald Trump on “The View” Tuesday, in which he was speaking to CNBC about Medicare and Social Security.
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“There is a lot you can do in terms of entitlements, in terms of cutting and in terms of also the theft and bad management of entitlements,” Trump told the outlet, without going into any detailed proposals.
Of course, Goldberg, as a card-carrying leftist, was immediately opposed to anything that sounded like it might do anything to curtail federal spending for any reason.
“Yeah, we could put you in jail,” Goldberg said when the camera cut back to her.
“For all of your entitlements,” she added, a comment that made no sense and got no response from her audience — probably because they didn’t have any idea of what she was talking about, either.
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And then she once again put her ignorance on full display, although admittedly it was before a group of viewers who knew as little as she did about entitlements, if that’s even possible.
“Social security is not an entitlement,” she sneered. “We paid for that. We paid for that … This is your money.”
Oh, Whoopi. Where to even start?
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First of all, yes, it is an entitlement. Checks go out to people who are literally entitled to them because they paid into the system. That’s what the word means, ma’am.
Second of all, your entire argument is nothing but pandering. With an estimated net worth of about $60 million at 68 years of age, you could pull just 2 percent of that annually and live a millionaire’s life without ever running dry.
Somehow I don’t think you’re going to be relying on your government benefits for your retirement.
A retirement, I don’t mind mentioning, that a lot of people think should have happened already, and at any rate should happen soon.
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Before you say something else that reveals your ignorance and even your audience catches on.
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George Upper is the former Editor-in-Chief of The Western Journal and was a weekly co-host of "WJ Live," powered by The Western Journal. He is currently a contributing editor in the areas of faith, politics and culture. A former U.S. Army special operator, teacher and consultant, he is a lifetime member of the NRA and an active volunteer leader in his church. Born in Foxborough, Massachusetts, he has lived most of his life in central North Carolina.
George Upper, is the former editor-in-chief of The Western Journal and is now a contributing editor in the areas of faith, politics and culture. He currently serves as the connections pastor at Awestruck Church in Greensboro, North Carolina. He is a former U.S. Army special operator, teacher, manager and consultant. Born in Massachusetts, he graduated from Foxborough High School before joining the Army and spending most of the next three years at Fort Bragg. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in English as well as a Master's in Business Administration, all from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He and his wife life only a short drive from his three children, their spouses and his grandchildren. He is a lifetime member of the NRA and in his spare time he shoots, reads a lot of Lawrence Block and John D. MacDonald, and watches Bruce Campbell movies. He is a fan of individual freedom, Tommy Bahama, fine-point G-2 pens and the Oxford comma.
