I hate Obama
cabinetmaker
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There.
I said it.
He's had a year in office now, plus a little extra and I've tried to keep an open mind with regards to him and give him a chance to "wow" me, but he has failed utterly and miserably to do such. Let's be fair here, I was no George Bush fan at the end; and as glad as I was to see him and his progressive ideas go, I was horrified at what was coming. But, I still tried to keep an open mind. Emphasis on tried...
I made a list of a few lowlights from the the past year plus, so let's get started....
He's humiliated America by bowing to foreign muslim leaders.
How about "let's do a photo op of AF-1 low flying over the recently attacked NYC" debacle. Not to mention all the wasted tax dollars to do it.
Speaking of wasted tax dollars.... Let's not forget the bail-outs of the financial institutions.
Remember when all the big 3 automakers came asking for bailout money, and they were sent packing because they flew in on private jets. They came back later in hybrids and such, lmao. BTW, it's funny how Ford did not take any bailout money and is turning a profit..
How about flying to Iowa and back to make a 20 minute speech about energy conservation on Earth day - laughable. I mean, seriously, why do it in the rose garden where you can just walk out and make a speech when you can waste thousands of dollars worth of fuel and time and still get the photo op.
How about violating the free trade agreements with China - who, incidentally, holds most of our debt - by increasing tariffs on chinese made tires by 35% to give his union cronies a little payback.
How about turning over the CIA documents on "torture" during the questioning of ENEMY COMBATANTS that led to American lives being saved.
Then there's trying the Guantanimo ENEMY COMBATANTS in civilian trials ... and - wait for it - giving them full citizen rights in the process.
Any chance to waste American tax dollars he is sure to take it.
If there's a camera running, he's in front of it. if there's a speech that should be a 5 minute talk, he'll make it an hour. Anything to hear his own voice. I'd be willing to bet his wallet has more pictures of him in it than of his family.
I mean, seriously, I could go on for a while but I'm sure this is enough to spark a debate - don't you?
Every decision he makes seems to fly in the face of reason. I think the the only thing he's been banking on is the extremely short memory of the American people, and the hopes that he can put off the results of his terrible policies until after 2012 ( ~think 4 year delay in health care).. Well, I for one think that his policies will affect enough Americans in a negative way that not only will he lose out in 2012, but also the party leadership will take a drubbing later this year.
If you llllloooooove Obama, please don't post that here, start your own thread. See how many responses you get.
If you agree with this post, or have some more lowlights to add, please feel free to respond to this post.
OK, my rant is at an end...
I said it.
He's had a year in office now, plus a little extra and I've tried to keep an open mind with regards to him and give him a chance to "wow" me, but he has failed utterly and miserably to do such. Let's be fair here, I was no George Bush fan at the end; and as glad as I was to see him and his progressive ideas go, I was horrified at what was coming. But, I still tried to keep an open mind. Emphasis on tried...
I made a list of a few lowlights from the the past year plus, so let's get started....
He's humiliated America by bowing to foreign muslim leaders.
How about "let's do a photo op of AF-1 low flying over the recently attacked NYC" debacle. Not to mention all the wasted tax dollars to do it.
Speaking of wasted tax dollars.... Let's not forget the bail-outs of the financial institutions.
Remember when all the big 3 automakers came asking for bailout money, and they were sent packing because they flew in on private jets. They came back later in hybrids and such, lmao. BTW, it's funny how Ford did not take any bailout money and is turning a profit..
How about flying to Iowa and back to make a 20 minute speech about energy conservation on Earth day - laughable. I mean, seriously, why do it in the rose garden where you can just walk out and make a speech when you can waste thousands of dollars worth of fuel and time and still get the photo op.
How about violating the free trade agreements with China - who, incidentally, holds most of our debt - by increasing tariffs on chinese made tires by 35% to give his union cronies a little payback.
How about turning over the CIA documents on "torture" during the questioning of ENEMY COMBATANTS that led to American lives being saved.
Then there's trying the Guantanimo ENEMY COMBATANTS in civilian trials ... and - wait for it - giving them full citizen rights in the process.
Any chance to waste American tax dollars he is sure to take it.
If there's a camera running, he's in front of it. if there's a speech that should be a 5 minute talk, he'll make it an hour. Anything to hear his own voice. I'd be willing to bet his wallet has more pictures of him in it than of his family.
I mean, seriously, I could go on for a while but I'm sure this is enough to spark a debate - don't you?
Every decision he makes seems to fly in the face of reason. I think the the only thing he's been banking on is the extremely short memory of the American people, and the hopes that he can put off the results of his terrible policies until after 2012 ( ~think 4 year delay in health care).. Well, I for one think that his policies will affect enough Americans in a negative way that not only will he lose out in 2012, but also the party leadership will take a drubbing later this year.
If you llllloooooove Obama, please don't post that here, start your own thread. See how many responses you get.
If you agree with this post, or have some more lowlights to add, please feel free to respond to this post.
OK, my rant is at an end...
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Welcome back to a new age of American slavery.
"Long ashes my friends."
I'll have to chime in on this one a little later...
"Long ashes my friends."
oh and yes the health bill was severely flawed. there's a lot of things I have problems with, a lot.
+1
I agree with everything said so far.
i hate that i wake up every day and read the news only to find out another way the Obama administration has violated the rights of the individual
i hate that the only way the Obama administration will ever suggest to "fix" something is to raise taxes and regulate the life out of it.
i hate how the constitution is carted out on patriotic holidays to be a part of a speech but is then quickly shredded behind closed doors.
...i hate that when the Republicans win everything back we will have to worry about our rights still being violated, but in a different way.
I've often wondered why some are so against govt but so for the private world? Is it not the private world who bankrupt this country? Was it not the private world that raises our oil, and keeps this country from moving forward? Is it not the private world that is pumping all kinds of pills in our throats thus causing massive injury's years down the road? Is it not the private oil companies who cause massive spills and pollute our water? Govt is the only thing that can keep all these things in line. However they are doing a poor poor job of it. This country needs a serious make-over. It would be nice if all of us could work together on it.
Sorry fellas, didnt mean to go off like that. Guess I needed to vent more than I knew.
Rather than allow people to fend for themselves their freedom of choice is removed and they are silently forced into one path of action.
Every one of those cretins up on the hill are sub-human. The fact of the matter is that 99% of voting Americans pay absolutely no attention to what politicians are actually saying. I would wager that most voters do so on party lines. The Democrats or Republicans could nominate zombie Hitler for President and the sheep would vote for him. The majority of left over voters go with the cool choice. That remaining 1% actually pays attention and makes an informed vote.
Here is the only fact that matters. I makes absolutely no difference who is in office. So long as there is a 2 party system dividing the United States, 50% of people are going to be happy and 50% are going to be pissed off. Meanwhile 100% of the middle class will continue to get **** for generations to come.
Until our government has reason to fear the people, NOTHING will change EVER.
In regard to the 2 comments referring to how this didn't happen overnight and that it took a long time to get here: yes and no. Yes, things have been in decline for some time whether the leader be left or right wing but no one leader has taken more brazen strides to spend MY money that is taken from MY paycheck than Obama and his House and Senate. I have immediately seen money go away and I know that all the debt we just racked up has to get paid for somehow so I will pay for that as well. I'm tired of failed lawyers running my country, I want a businessman who is for business growth.
for the record, Abraham Lincoln was never really popular in his Presidency and neither was Regan. Keep this in mind as people reflect negatively on Bush Jr. I believe history will look fondly on him and not negatively
On the other hand, I agree with many on the left that the NYC car bomber should be tried in civilian court. He IS a U.S. Citizen and should be afforded the same constitutional rights as all of us. We can't just sweep our founding documents under the rug when it doesn't fit our desires. I don't believe foreigners that attempt to commit acts of terror here in the U.S. should be tried in civilian courts, but ANY AND EVERY U.S. Citizen should be afforded those rights.
That brings us to Harry Reid. I'm trying to figure out where Harry Reid comes up with a line like this: "Republicans are having difficulty determining how they can continue making love to Wall Street." Well, actually it isn't all that hard. Harry Reid knows that most of the people the Democrats will rely on for votes in the November election don't know Jack about Wall Street and issues of finance. When Harry Reid says that the Republicans are making love to Wall Street Democrat voters pull their heads out of their nether-regions only long enough to nod in agreement .. then they plunge right back into the darkness again.
The fact that Democrats are trying to paint themselves as holier-than-thou when it comes to Wall Street reform is far from humorous. Pathetic might be a better word. But hey .. it works.
"Long ashes my friends."
Hmmmm....Vulchor's post got me thinking...Have you noticed how the ObamaMedia has managed to pull this "Racist" BS off? They have managed to marginalize the Tea Party movement and put it on the defensive .. Tea Partiers are having to spend far too much time trying to explain to bed-wetting liberals that they are not racists. In a sense, the Tea Partiers are guilty until proven innocent in the eyes of the ObamaMedia - it will be assumed that if you are a Tea Partier, you are a racist. That is, unless you can prove otherwise... and to a liberal there is no way for anyone with a conservative point of view to prove they are not racist.
So why do I bring this up? There was an article in the Washington Post: "Tea party groups battling perceptions of racism." In this article, it goes on to explain that according to a new Washington Post-ABC News polls, 61% of tea party opponents say that racism has a lot to do with the movement.
Maybe Obama Zombie reporters like Luke Russert are part of the problem. Leading up to the elections this November we have 32 black Republicans running for office, which is apparently the biggest surge since reconstruction. So Luke Russert is doing a report on this "phenomenon," and he says ...
"Of these 32 [black] Republicans, GOP sources I spoke to said about four have a clear path to victory, like Mr. West of Florida, Mr. Parker of Arizona, Mr. Fraiser of Colorado [and] Mr. Scott of South Carolina. It's quite interesting that these candidates are soliciting support from the Tea Party, a group that a lot of folks claimed to be racist against African-Americans. These folks actually see them as someone they want in their tent as a path to victory."
Who exactly are these "lots of folks?" Those would be opponents of the Tea Party. But don't bother asking the people who are actually IN the party what they believe in and what motivates them. That would be too easy and logical for the ObamaMedia and ignorant liberals.
"Long ashes my friends."
got it?
you may say you do, but you always make the same stupid mistake and misrepresent me on every occasion. its disrespectful, annoying, and part of the reason why nobody can cross any isles anymore. wanna talk hate? i HATE that. protections against self interest? that makes no sense at all. there need to be protections from others violating our rights. it is impossible for me to violate my own rights. this is 100% true. the mine company violated the rights of the people working there. they should be punished. adding new regulations wont solve the problem, enforcing the regulations that were made to protect the rights of the miners will. ...and besides Obama waiting many days they are actually holding BP accountable for their actions.
the only thing that i dont like about this is the talk shutting off all drilling in the gulf all together. not every rig is problematic. the disaster rate is way lower than tankers. ENRON
B. Madoff
2006 HP Spying Scandal....
heck.. here is a list:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_corporate_scandals
id say they got busted.
on the same note, the little guy isnt made accountable for their finances. the government lets them off the hook all the time. that too needs to stop. no. it wanst. ive told you this a hundred times. but i guess i have to tell you again. you have never even been able to make one arguemet against it beyond the talking point of "corporate greed"
here we go...
Every housing-related measure taken by Washington has made the standards for homeownership looser than they would be in a free market. Government has stepped in to override private companies aversion to undue risk. Regulators criticized banks for turning down too many mortgage applications. Regulators criticized banks for turning down too many mortgage applications. FNMA and FHLMC were created to encourage the issuance of mortgages that would not be prudent in a free market. The FDIC anesthetizes depositors against risks taken with their funds. And the entire Federal Reserve exists to pump paper money into the economy, and to keep interest rates artificially low--often below the rate of inflation--so that more lending occurs. Yet when this house of cards collapsed, it is capitalism that was denounced, and more government power that was demanded.
Given the broad scope of government intervention in the U.S. home mortgage sector through the GSEs, the maze of other agenciessuch as the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Federal Housing Finance Board (FHFB), the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB), and the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO)and the cascade of Congressional actssuch as the Fair Housing Act (1968), the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (1974), the Community Reinvestment Act (1977), the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (1975), the National Affordable Housing Act (1990), the Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act (1994), the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act (1994), and the American Dream Down Payment Act (2003)it is simply ludicrous for anyone today to speak of the U.S. mortgage sector as having been a fully free market before the latest crisis. Only more ludicrous is the claim that the few free elements still remaining, but not the interventions, caused the crisis. Armed with its allegedly noble goal of increasing home ownership for the needy, the U.S. government has riddled the mortgage market with perverse incentives and unjust interventions that either compel or induce banks to lend to less-than-creditworthy borrowers, and thus to put themselves at greater risk of insolvency.
if it was not for Fanny and Freddie (government entities) being willing to buy up bad mortgages, the banks would not have taken on so many loans that we as risky as they were. we would not be in this mess now. simple as that. first: oil is what keeps us moving forward (for now). we still need it. without it we stop moving. when a better technology comes along, THAT will move us. oil is not the enemy, it is our friend. it is what the world uses at this point. we are working on new things that are better, but in the meantime, we need oil and we need it as cheaply as we can get it.
second:
you have a serious misunderstanding of how capitalism and freedom work. those industries exist because there is a demand for them. there is a demand for them because freedom exists. if you take away either end of that, you take away freedom. i cannot violate my own rights, and if i give somebody money for a good or service that you dont like and that hurts me but not you, that is MY problem; it does not belong anyone else. this is what freedom is about. you dont get that. they are doing a poor job of it because they cant do it. that is not what government is for. it would be nice but you keep saying things like ...but we already discussed how you twist words to be in favor of more government.
i find it very interesting that you say: but i have never once seen you argue in the favor of a limited government. you always argue in favor of more regulation, more taxes, more laws and rules, and most of this is not needed.