no offense to you brother but I think we will find obama to be our worst president ever before his term is over.
now back to regular debate on channel train 101.
Godfather.
Calvin Coolidge, Ulysses Grant, Herber Hoover, GW Bush, Jimmy Carter, Rutherford Hayes all may have something to say about that.
no offense to you brother but I think we will find obama to be our worst president ever before his term is over.
now back to regular debate on channel train 101.
Godfather.
Calvin Coolidge, Ulysses Grant, Herber Hoover, GW Bush, Jimmy Carter, Rutherford Hayes all may have something to say about that.
Rutherford Hayes ..WOW ! that guy is family history on my fathers side, but I don't understand your reply ?
worse than obama ? maybe..I don't know but ya gotta admit the guy is making an ass of himself big time.
no offense to you brother but I think we will find obama to be our worst president ever before his term is over.
now back to regular debate on channel train 101.
Godfather.
Calvin Coolidge, Ulysses Grant, Herber Hoover, GW Bush, Jimmy Carter, Rutherford Hayes all may have something to say about that.
Rutherford Hayes ..WOW ! that guy is family history on my fathers side, but I don't understand your reply ?
worse than obama ? maybe..I don't know but ya gotta admit the guy is making an ass of himself big time.
Godfather.
:roll: You keep throwing out this drivel, and yet you provide no substance what so ever. Tell you what, go on to google and research what the man has done, challenge yourself.
That way you may prove yourself right - yippeeeee. Or, you may prove yourself wrong - God forbid. What ever the outcome, why not at least try that first.
obama agreed that he will cut medicare, medicaid, and social security yesterday. he is nothing but a republican.
he has lost my support. he will not get a fucking dime from me come election time. and if claire mccaskill sides with him she gets no vote and no money from me either. i worked to get these two elected, but i am not wasting any more fucking time or money on them if this is how they are going to operate...
he is single handedly allowing the new deal to be destroyed. why put this all on the backs of the elderly, the infirmed, the mentally retarded, the disabled, and those that can not help themselves?
we need a significant primary challenge for him in the next election cycle. maybe someone like kucinich. many people feel that a primary challenge is counterproductive. but at this point he needs a challenge, if for nothing else than to make him keep his promises and stick to his guns instead of rolling over like a helpless newborn...
right now i think he believes that he can beat anyone the gop throws at him because he will say "who are the african americans going to vote for? who are the progressives going to vote for? who are the poor and disabled going to vote for? certainly not the gop..."
i'll tell you this mr. president, you can not count on us for automatic support anymore. not after this.
"You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
"obama agreed that he will cut medicare, medicaid, and social security yesterday. he is nothing but a republican."
there ya go moonpig.
obama is an idiot plane and simple.
Godfather.
he is not an idiot. he is a fucking sellout. he is a political whore doing what he thinks he has to do to win votes from disenfranchised conservatives, which we all know would never happen in a billion years. all this at the risk of losing his base. stupid stupid stupid move mr president...
this is not about 2012 or his chances in 2012, it is about right NOW..
"You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
"obama agreed that he will cut medicare, medicaid, and social security yesterday. he is nothing but a republican."
there ya go moonpig.
obama is an idiot plane and simple.
Godfather.
he is not an idiot. he is a fucking sellout. he is a political whore doing what he thinks he has to do to win votes from disenfranchised conservatives, which we all know would never happen in a billion years. all this at the risk of losing his base. stupid stupid stupid move mr president...
this is not about 2012 or his chances in 2012, it is about right NOW..
a wolf in sheeps clothing so to speak...they're all the same but I have never seen anybody make such a drastic about face once elected, maybe he's been a repub all along but used the dem base to make his election work ? is that what you are saying ?
Godfather.
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$20 billion/month in Iraq. And thousands of American lives. And hundreds of thousands of Iraqi lives. For nothing. For not one thing. Not one benefit to America.
I'm just saying Libya is not America's third "war" when we are barely even involved.
Oh, and for the record I completely disagree with Obama's actions in Libya. Completely. We shouldn't be involved there anymore than we are in Iraq. Just so we are clear that I do not support everything he does, even with UN approval. Bad move.
no offense to you brother but I think we will find obama to be our worst president ever before his term is over.
now back to regular debate on channel train 101.
Godfather.
Calvin Coolidge, Ulysses Grant, Herber Hoover, GW Bush, Jimmy Carter, Rutherford Hayes all may have something to say about that.
Rutherford Hayes ..WOW ! that guy is family history on my fathers side, but I don't understand your reply ?
worse than obama ? maybe..I don't know but ya gotta admit the guy is making an ass of himself big time.
Godfather.
Just saying people tend to over-hype everything "best ever", "worst ever", no matter what the topic is. Impossible to label a president as "worst ever" until history has had a chance to judge him - until time has had a chance be affected by his policies, etc.
Personally, I think he is somewhere in the middle of the pack.
Oh, sorry, I was off on Hayes. I meant Buchanan. Mental fart on my part. My bad.
$20 billion/month in Iraq. And thousands of American lives. And hundreds of thousands of Iraqi lives. For nothing. For not one thing. Not one benefit to America.
I'm just saying Libya is not America's third "war" when we are barely even involved.
Oh, and for the record I completely disagree with Obama's actions in Libya. Completely. We shouldn't be involved there anymore than we are in Iraq. Just so we are clear that I do not support everything he does, even with UN approval. Bad move.
Yeah, I know. It sucks. I don't support it. But that is small potatoes compared to the expense we have incurred and the things we have done in Iraq.
Not sure what you want. I already said I don't support the action in Libya. But it is apples & oranges to Iraq.
Unlike others I can support a person or a party and not agree on 100% of the things they do, nor do I disagree with 100% of the ideas the Republicans have. I think that is the biggest problem with this country. I think a lot of people get brainwashed into thinking words like "the left", "liberal", "conservative", etc. are bad words and that somehow if you believe in one of those philosophies then you must hate the other side. I think sensationalist talk radio has a lot to do with it. Whatever happened to being in the middle?
"obama agreed that he will cut medicare, medicaid, and social security yesterday. he is nothing but a republican."
there ya go moonpig.
obama is an idiot plane and simple.
Godfather.
dude ... you are totally playing partisanship ... are you telling me you aren't in favour of those cuts?
maybe I don't understand.. when they say "cut medicare, medicaid, and social security" do they mean eleminate or reduce money given to retired people ? that what I was thinking.....is my lack of understanding shinning through ?
maybe I don't understand.. when they say "cut medicare, medicaid, and social security" do they mean eleminate or reduce money given to retired people ? that what I was thinking.....is my lack of understanding shinning through ?
Godfather.
i dunno ... you tell me ... all i'm saying is that these cuts are republican-based measures ... ones that normally you would tend to support ...
maybe I don't understand.. when they say "cut medicare, medicaid, and social security" do they mean eleminate or reduce money given to retired people ? that what I was thinking.....is my lack of understanding shinning through ?
Godfather.
i dunno ... you tell me ... all i'm saying is that these cuts are republican-based measures ... ones that normally you would tend to support ...
why on earth do think I am a republican ? I agree and disagree with issue from both parties I don't claim to be a repub or a dem I'm just a guy that works for a living and only want what I work for and I don't want some dumb-ass politition taking it away from me, if I have worked all these years and paid into it then I want it when my time comes...that's it.
I think it's funny ass hell reaading the back and forth comments from dem's and repub's cause at the end of the day we all want aprox. the same thing..what we have worked for and a chance to enjoy our life's right ?
yes, cutting medicare is cutting health insurance for the elderly >65, disabled, sick, mentally retarded, etc.
cutting social security is cutting income and financial assistance from those same people.
cutting medicaid is cutting health insurance for the poor, who can not afford to pay rent, let alone buy expensive ass health insurance policies...
i think cutting these programs that have been american institutions since fdr is just a dick move, especially in light that so many corporations pay $0 in taxes. why punish these people for the unfortunate situation they are in?
"You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
why on earth do think I am a republican ? I agree and disagree with issue from both parties I don't claim to be a repub or a dem I'm just a guy that works for a living and only want what I work for and I don't want some dumb-ass politition taking it away from me, if I have worked all these years and paid into it then I want it when my time comes...that's it.
I think it's funny ass hell reaading the back and forth comments from dem's and repub's cause at the end of the day we all want aprox. the same thing..what we have worked for and a chance to enjoy our life's right ?
Godfather.
because you don't believe in universal health care, global warming and taxes ... all big check boxes under republican ... you are pro-defense spending ... all you need to be is pro-life and it pretty much defines republican ...
when was the last time you voted for a democrat in anything?
why on earth do think I am a republican ? I agree and disagree with issue from both parties I don't claim to be a repub or a dem I'm just a guy that works for a living and only want what I work for and I don't want some dumb-ass politition taking it away from me, if I have worked all these years and paid into it then I want it when my time comes...that's it.
I think it's funny ass hell reaading the back and forth comments from dem's and repub's cause at the end of the day we all want aprox. the same thing..what we have worked for and a chance to enjoy our life's right ?
Godfather.
because you don't believe in universal health care, global warming and taxes ... all big check boxes under republican ... you are pro-defense spending ... all you need to be is pro-life and it pretty much defines republican ...
when was the last time you voted for a democrat in anything?
good question..I don't really pay attantion to party when I vote,wassn't brown a dem ? or b. clinton ?
and that abortion deal..thank you no ! I wouldn't touch that topic with a 10 ft pole.
global warming tax's = bullshit, we get taxed for just about everything as it is
"my advice for those who die,declare the penny's on your eye's" Beatles.
I was reading a sign on the cal.lottery booth yesterday and if I remember right it said calif. lottery has given $ 4 billion to schools sense 2001 so my question is how much of that money did the schools actually get ? after the fed.gov. borrowed from it, we get fucked year in and year out on tax's and it just amazes me that people want to pay more tax's espically for global warming ? just where the hell do you think those tax dollars will go ?,,,I'll bet you a soda right now not even 10% would go to global warming resurch.. it too would be "borrowed" for other bullshit we probably don't want or need......AHOOOOOW parden my rant.
maybe I don't understand.. when they say "cut medicare, medicaid, and social security" do they mean eleminate or reduce money given to retired people ? that what I was thinking.....is my lack of understanding shinning through ?
Godfather.
i dunno ... you tell me ... all i'm saying is that these cuts are republican-based measures ... ones that normally you would tend to support ...
why on earth do think I am a republican ? I agree and disagree with issue from both parties I don't claim to be a repub or a dem I'm just a guy that works for a living and only want what I work for and I don't want some dumb-ass politition taking it away from me, if I have worked all these years and paid into it then I want it when my time comes...that's it.
I think it's funny ass hell reaading the back and forth comments from dem's and repub's cause at the end of the day we all want aprox. the same thing..what we have worked for and a chance to enjoy our life's right ?
i dunno ... you tell me ... all i'm saying is that these cuts are republican-based measures ... ones that normally you would tend to support ...
why on earth do think I am a republican ? I agree and disagree with issue from both parties I don't claim to be a repub or a dem I'm just a guy that works for a living and only want what I work for and I don't want some dumb-ass politition taking it away from me, if I have worked all these years and paid into it then I want it when my time comes...that's it.
I think it's funny ass hell reaading the back and forth comments from dem's and repub's cause at the end of the day we all want aprox. the same thing..what we have worked for and a chance to enjoy our life's right ?
You have to put on the uniform to play the game.
One thing liberals have to understand is that this will never be a liberal country. We already have "social programs"--yes, SS, medicare, etc. are socialist in nature--and those on the left should be happy about that. And, as should have been expected, those on the Right have waged a campaign to dismantle or privatize these institutions. So, the fight wages on.
Concerning Obama "caving" or being a disappointment, what did you expect? Every democratic president that takes office will have to move to the center. Plain and simple (see my second statement).
The republicans simply refuse to compromise in any way, as was evident in December on the Bush tax cuts; all we can do is sit and ask, "Where is the trickle down?"
(Unfortunately) I spend at least 3 hours a day reading about this shit (npr, the nation, weekly standard, time, cnn, truthout, commondreams, town hall) and watching the news (PBS, BBC only), and what I have gathered is that the Right would rather see Obama fail than have this country succeed. Look at the states that rejected federal stimulus money for infrastructure projects, hi-speed rails--all Republican governors. So, they would rather play politics than put their people to work. very nice. Obama has tried. The stimulus was not big enough. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0611/58006.html;http://ourfuture.org/blog-entry/2010093 ... killed-rec
Go ahead, call me out for my opinion, and shout at me form your plastic pedestal that you bought at Wal-Mart for $12. (And, that was likely mass produced in China; it must be, because everyone has one these days).
It is impossible for us to put ourselves in his position, but we would not only cave under such conditions of obstructionism. The propaganda campaign began on 11/6/2008: (http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/ ... guest.html) and it has not relented.
Considering this, I think he has done a pretty good job at getting some things passed that the Left would be happy with. So, we need to keep quiet and ask ourselves what we can do.
A few suggestions to start:
1. When shopping, avoid Wal-Mart: 70% of the crap in WM is made in China. So, from now on look at the tags before you buy and make sure what you purchase is MADE IN THE USA.
2. Forget chains and support family businesses.
3. Go green. Support a new, American industry
4. Help each other out. Don't be a gluttonous, selfish pig. Save that for CEOS and Wall St.
5. EDUCATE YOURSELVES.
6. Get off your ass and do something. Make your voice heard. This country is incredibly apathetic and lazy. It makes me physically ill. Seriously.
(contribution form VINNY GOOMBA) 7. Help those in need whenever and however you can.
Everyone realizes this "debt" deal is bullshit, right? It's just been political grandstanding that we all new was going to go on until the last minute, right? Does anyone seriously believe that somehow, according to "studies", the government will cut spending back by $2.1 trillion over ten years?
Fuck ten years. Let's start with significant cuts next year.
Let's all accept the honest truth. The debt ceiling has been raised. In two months, this whole episode will be forgotten by the public and out of control spending will continue. Bamboozlement.
A few suggestions to start:
1. When shopping, avoid Wal-Mart: 70% of the crap in WM is made in China. So, from now on look at the tags before you buy and make sure what you purchase is MADE IN THE USA.
2. Forget chains and support family businesses.
3. Go green. Support a new, American industry
4. Help each other out. Don't be a gluttonous, selfish pig. Save that for CEOS and Wall St.
5. EDUCATE YOURSELVES.
6. Get off your ass and do something. Make your voice heard. This country is incredibly apathetic and lazy. It makes me physically ill. Seriously.
That's all for now. Rant over.
^ Right here. Well said. It's time to realize that every day we vote with our wallets and our decisions to take action or not to take action. People need to stop relying on the legislative process when it is proven time and time again that even the most well-intentioned laws still find ways to benefit certain groups of people at the expense of others.
I would add more number to that list: 7. Help those in need whenever and however you can.
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Rutherford Hayes ..WOW ! that guy is family history on my fathers side, but I don't understand your reply ?
worse than obama ? maybe..I don't know but ya gotta admit the guy is making an ass of himself big time.
Godfather.
That way you may prove yourself right - yippeeeee. Or, you may prove yourself wrong - God forbid. What ever the outcome, why not at least try that first.
Godfather.
he has lost my support. he will not get a fucking dime from me come election time. and if claire mccaskill sides with him she gets no vote and no money from me either. i worked to get these two elected, but i am not wasting any more fucking time or money on them if this is how they are going to operate...
he is single handedly allowing the new deal to be destroyed. why put this all on the backs of the elderly, the infirmed, the mentally retarded, the disabled, and those that can not help themselves?
we need a significant primary challenge for him in the next election cycle. maybe someone like kucinich. many people feel that a primary challenge is counterproductive. but at this point he needs a challenge, if for nothing else than to make him keep his promises and stick to his guns instead of rolling over like a helpless newborn...
right now i think he believes that he can beat anyone the gop throws at him because he will say "who are the african americans going to vote for? who are the progressives going to vote for? who are the poor and disabled going to vote for? certainly not the gop..."
i'll tell you this mr. president, you can not count on us for automatic support anymore. not after this.
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
there ya go moonpig.
obama is an idiot plane and simple.
Godfather.
this is not about 2012 or his chances in 2012, it is about right NOW..
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
a wolf in sheeps clothing so to speak...they're all the same but I have never seen anybody make such a drastic about face once elected, maybe he's been a repub all along but used the dem base to make his election work ? is that what you are saying ?
Godfather.
Look at what our money goes to in Libya
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php? ... &aid=25433
Just saying people tend to over-hype everything "best ever", "worst ever", no matter what the topic is. Impossible to label a president as "worst ever" until history has had a chance to judge him - until time has had a chance be affected by his policies, etc.
Personally, I think he is somewhere in the middle of the pack.
Oh, sorry, I was off on Hayes. I meant Buchanan. Mental fart on my part. My bad.
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Yeah, I know. It sucks. I don't support it. But that is small potatoes compared to the expense we have incurred and the things we have done in Iraq.
Not sure what you want. I already said I don't support the action in Libya. But it is apples & oranges to Iraq.
Unlike others I can support a person or a party and not agree on 100% of the things they do, nor do I disagree with 100% of the ideas the Republicans have. I think that is the biggest problem with this country. I think a lot of people get brainwashed into thinking words like "the left", "liberal", "conservative", etc. are bad words and that somehow if you believe in one of those philosophies then you must hate the other side. I think sensationalist talk radio has a lot to do with it. Whatever happened to being in the middle?
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not meeeeee !
Godfather.
dude ... you are totally playing partisanship ... are you telling me you aren't in favour of those cuts?
maybe I don't understand.. when they say "cut medicare, medicaid, and social security" do they mean eleminate or reduce money given to retired people ? that what I was thinking.....is my lack of understanding shinning through ?
Godfather.
i dunno ... you tell me ... all i'm saying is that these cuts are republican-based measures ... ones that normally you would tend to support ...
why on earth do think I am a republican ? I agree and disagree with issue from both parties I don't claim to be a repub or a dem I'm just a guy that works for a living and only want what I work for and I don't want some dumb-ass politition taking it away from me, if I have worked all these years and paid into it then I want it when my time comes...that's it.
I think it's funny ass hell reaading the back and forth comments from dem's and repub's cause at the end of the day we all want aprox. the same thing..what we have worked for and a chance to enjoy our life's right ?
Godfather.
cutting social security is cutting income and financial assistance from those same people.
cutting medicaid is cutting health insurance for the poor, who can not afford to pay rent, let alone buy expensive ass health insurance policies...
i think cutting these programs that have been american institutions since fdr is just a dick move, especially in light that so many corporations pay $0 in taxes. why punish these people for the unfortunate situation they are in?
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
"change you can believe in"
Godfather.
because you don't believe in universal health care, global warming and taxes ... all big check boxes under republican ... you are pro-defense spending ... all you need to be is pro-life and it pretty much defines republican ...
when was the last time you voted for a democrat in anything?
good question..I don't really pay attantion to party when I vote,wassn't brown a dem ? or b. clinton ?
and that abortion deal..thank you no ! I wouldn't touch that topic with a 10 ft pole.
global warming tax's = bullshit, we get taxed for just about everything as it is
"my advice for those who die,declare the penny's on your eye's" Beatles.
I was reading a sign on the cal.lottery booth yesterday and if I remember right it said calif. lottery has given $ 4 billion to schools sense 2001 so my question is how much of that money did the schools actually get ? after the fed.gov. borrowed from it, we get fucked year in and year out on tax's and it just amazes me that people want to pay more tax's espically for global warming ? just where the hell do you think those tax dollars will go ?,,,I'll bet you a soda right now not even 10% would go to global warming resurch.. it too would be "borrowed" for other bullshit we probably don't want or need......AHOOOOOW parden my rant.
Godfather.
Thank you. That was beautiful.
You voted for Bush Jr. twice. Just admit it.
One thing liberals have to understand is that this will never be a liberal country. We already have "social programs"--yes, SS, medicare, etc. are socialist in nature--and those on the left should be happy about that. And, as should have been expected, those on the Right have waged a campaign to dismantle or privatize these institutions. So, the fight wages on.
Concerning Obama "caving" or being a disappointment, what did you expect? Every democratic president that takes office will have to move to the center. Plain and simple (see my second statement).
The republicans simply refuse to compromise in any way, as was evident in December on the Bush tax cuts; all we can do is sit and ask, "Where is the trickle down?"
(Unfortunately) I spend at least 3 hours a day reading about this shit (npr, the nation, weekly standard, time, cnn, truthout, commondreams, town hall) and watching the news (PBS, BBC only), and what I have gathered is that the Right would rather see Obama fail than have this country succeed. Look at the states that rejected federal stimulus money for infrastructure projects, hi-speed rails--all Republican governors. So, they would rather play politics than put their people to work. very nice. Obama has tried. The stimulus was not big enough. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0611/58006.html; http://ourfuture.org/blog-entry/2010093 ... killed-rec
Go ahead, call me out for my opinion, and shout at me form your plastic pedestal that you bought at Wal-Mart for $12. (And, that was likely mass produced in China; it must be, because everyone has one these days).
It is impossible for us to put ourselves in his position, but we would not only cave under such conditions of obstructionism. The propaganda campaign began on 11/6/2008: (http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/ ... guest.html) and it has not relented.
Considering this, I think he has done a pretty good job at getting some things passed that the Left would be happy with. So, we need to keep quiet and ask ourselves what we can do.
A few suggestions to start:
1. When shopping, avoid Wal-Mart: 70% of the crap in WM is made in China. So, from now on look at the tags before you buy and make sure what you purchase is MADE IN THE USA.
2. Forget chains and support family businesses.
3. Go green. Support a new, American industry
4. Help each other out. Don't be a gluttonous, selfish pig. Save that for CEOS and Wall St.
5. EDUCATE YOURSELVES.
6. Get off your ass and do something. Make your voice heard. This country is incredibly apathetic and lazy. It makes me physically ill. Seriously.
(contribution form VINNY GOOMBA) 7. Help those in need whenever and however you can.
That's all for now. Rant over.
Where's the list?
Fuck ten years. Let's start with significant cuts next year.
Let's all accept the honest truth. The debt ceiling has been raised. In two months, this whole episode will be forgotten by the public and out of control spending will continue. Bamboozlement.
It is what we thought it was. :-|
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_N1OjGhIFc
We let them off the hook! :(
Now, where is Jim Mora when you need him .....
^ Right here. Well said. It's time to realize that every day we vote with our wallets and our decisions to take action or not to take action. People need to stop relying on the legislative process when it is proven time and time again that even the most well-intentioned laws still find ways to benefit certain groups of people at the expense of others.
I would add more number to that list: 7. Help those in need whenever and however you can.