American economy—somebody should think about putting the president in jail.

American economy—somebody should think about putting the president in jail.

Compare the damage Trudeau inflicted and the damage Obama and his wrecking crew wrought on the American economy—somebody should think about putting the president in jail
Trudeau gets 10 years; Obama still at-large



Now comes word that Kevin Trudeau, the author and infomercial genius or man who claimed the federal government was out to get him, was sentenced March 17 in a federal courthouse to 10 years in federal prison and fined $37 million for making false claims in his book, still available on Amazon.com after sentencing: The Weight Loss Cure ‘They Don’t Want You to Know About.’

This is how our government protects us from bad books and bad people, who claim to have a secret cure, but are really just taking our money, like rubes stumbling through the carnival.

The prosecution of Trudeau was a joint effort by the Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department. Do not hold your breath waiting for those two to get together again to prosecute President Barack Obama, or any of the other charlatans he brought to Washington with him.

Yes, I will say it: Obama lied. The president said he would fix our health care in such a way that more people would have better coverage, and it would save us money, too.

Of course, there were big lies and little lies. We were told we could keep our doctor. Lie. We could keep our plan. Lie. Our premiums would go down. Lie.
Then, there was the stuff about health care reform saving money in the federal budget, improving services and covering everyone. Lie, lie, lie.

But, as Baltimore talk show host Derek Hunter points out: When the mainstream media is part of Team Obama, when the president lies, it carries the same risk as his saying “Hello.”

Maybe Trudeau should not have taunted the feds. Certainly it was a brilliant part of the con to accuse the government of trying to shut you down, so when the government does shut you down, your followers all recognize the suppression of their hero.

Trudeau also taunted the doctors and all the others who he said did not want him telling the American people that there were cures for cancer, diabetes and obesity that the doctors and feds were keeping a secret.

It is a sad truth that a lot of people who know Trudeau was making it up or twisting small facts into big, bad lies, but they kept their mouths shut.

“Brian,” a reviewer on Amazon.com posted a comment about Trudeau that tracks very closely how we might hope the Democrats feel about Obama and his Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

“I worked for Borders Inc. for four years in various management roles. I had to grin and bear it every time I sold this book, because as a corporate employee I did not have the luxury of personal discretion,” he said.

“I understand the need and desire for hope, for healing, for something better,” he said. “Hope is the greatest of all human emotions. But to deceive and prey on that greatest of human emotions is shame and disgrace incarnate, and that is unfortunately what Mr. Trudeau has done.”

Now think all the great New York City restaurants, the national retail chains and the mom and pop businesses across the country shuttered by ObamaCare.

Brian continues: “The broken, the beaten, the ill, the damned; all betrayed by the false promises this man offered. Instead of offering hope, he destroyed the very fiber of the ideal. The people deserve better, and Mr. Trudeau deserves his incarceration for all of the fragile hearts and souls that he destroyed.”

In their sentencing petition, prosecutors said, “[Trudeau] is an unrepentant, untiring, and uncontrollable huckster who has defrauded the unsuspecting for 30 years. He is the type of person the Court should expect to defraud his fellow inmates while in custody, and to continue to commit fraud into old age. He appears capable of nothing else.”

OK, fine. One guy, who sold a bunch of crazy books is out of business. Putting aside the idea that, unlike other countries, it is not the role of the federal government to review and approve books. If we compare the damage Trudeau inflicted on his readers and followers to the damage Obama and his wrecking crew wrought on the American economy—somebody should think about putting the president in jail.