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Barack Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States, as the country chose him as its first African American chief executive.
Share your thoughts on this historic election.
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Re: President Barack Obama
Aug 13, 2009 10:41 PM
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> See how the Republicans hate her, free? LOL
Oh, I admit - I hate her. She is THE she-devil.
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> Come on, she's been doing a great job. Suck it up
> and give her some props.
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Well, WW3 hasn't started and we haven't been attacked by aliens so I guess she is doing okay.
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Re: President Barack Obama
Aug 13, 2009 10:38 PM
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> > I agree with you - we do.
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> You're my favorite Republican. Refreshing to see
> reason on the other side of the aisle.
I'm not as anti-Health Care reform as I may come across in my postings. I just favor small, incremental changes to the existing system.
I'd even be open (somewhat, sort of) to the idea of government regulation of the various parts of the private Health Care Industry. Sunaz has a good idea in that it should be regulated like a utility (water, electric, cable, etc). Throw open the books and have the insurance companies, doctors, drug companies, hospitals, etc justify their rates and allow a reasonable profit.
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Re: President Barack Obama
Aug 13, 2009 10:38 PM
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Are we at war with Iran now? No. Thanks Hillary.
Is Israel at war again with Palestine or Lebanon or anyone else? No. Thanks Hillary.
Has Pakistan joined with the Taliban against the US? No. Thanks Hillary.
Have we been victimized by another significant terrorist attack on US soil? No. Thanks Hillary.
Are we in a hot conflict anywhere in the world with Russia? No. Thanks Hillary.
So far, so good. 
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Re: President Barack Obama
Aug 13, 2009 10:33 PM
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> prettywitty,
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> We just endured 8 years of the most corrupt
> presidential administration in the country's history.
> Does thinky believe we've forgotten that so soon?
Oh, you didn't hear? Obama is the same as Bush, a mere extension of Bush. Nothing has changed.
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Re: President Barack Obama
Aug 13, 2009 10:32 PM
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> > Is that the CBO before or after the Obama
> > Administration gets done talking to them???
> Seems
> > they really change their figures drastically
> change
> > when they get a bit of pressure put on them.
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> Ah, is this the Obama admin is like the mafia thing
> again?
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prettywitty,
But, hang on a minute, Obama's never had any ethics violations. I seem to recall quite a few Bush drones who convicted of crimes though:
clipped from: rawstory.com
Most recently there was Felipe Sixto, who served as special assistant to President Bush for intergovernmental affairs. He recently pled guilty to embezzling $600,000 from the Center for a Free Cuba
*Most famously, there was former Vice President Dick Cheney's chief-of-staff, Scooter Libby. He was sentenced to 30 months, though President Bush quickly commuted the sentence, for his role in the leaking and subsequent coverup of CIA agent Valerie Plame's identity to the press.
*David Safavian, chief-of-staff of the General Services Administration and the head procurement official of the federal government went to prison for 18 months on charges related to the Jack Abramoff lobbyist scandal.
*Former executive director of the CIA, Dusty Fago, received a three year prison sentence on corruption charges.
*For obstructing the Senate investigation into Abramoff and for tax evasion, Italia Federici, a political aide to then Secretary of the Interior, Gail Norton, received a two month sentence in a halfway house.
*Fedrici's boyfriend, Steven Griles, who was the number two official at the Interior Department, also received 10 months in jail for his part in the Abramoff scandal.
*Bob Stein, the comptroller of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq, received the longest sentence of any Bush official (as of yet) - nine years in prison for money laundering, conspiracy and bribery.
*Brian Doyle, a deputy press secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, was sentenced to five years in jail for attempting to use a computer to seduce a child.
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Re: President Barack Obama
Aug 13, 2009 10:31 PM
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> PW.....his activities in Chicago and playing the
> Chicago Style Political games is very well
> documented. From his first run for office to the
> moment he went to Washington. I thought you actually
> knew the man you were voting for....I guess not.
I do.
Anytime you want to give some credible examples of his being a "thug," feel free.
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> Obama has played this Chicago style politics from the
> moment he decided to move to Chicago and get involved
> with Chicago politics.....and you really honestly
> thing he is going to change his game up now because
> he is in a new position in Washington?
I'll need examples to know what you mean.
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> I think his Senate seat sale that had at least 2
> people on his staff in that scandal....Jackson and
> Jerret....by the way....where is Jackson Jr.
> now??
As everyone knows and all the facts have shown, Obama had nothing to do with any of that.
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Re: President Barack Obama
Aug 13, 2009 10:30 PM
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> > Hillary is still around?
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> > Why isn't she out there trying to make peace in
> the
> > Middle East or disarm North Korea? Instead she
> is
> > doing some low-level PR tour that any junior
> diplomat
> > can do.
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> > I guess Obama has really marginalized her
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> rdfan,
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> How did Condi Rice do with those tasks? oh yeah, she
> failed at both for 8 years. Next?
Not the point.
Someone with the stature of Hillary shouldn't be doing something that amounts to a "gopher" job.
Well, actually, I'm glad she has been relegated to the back pages. It's one of the things I think Obama has done right
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Re: President Barack Obama
Aug 13, 2009 10:30 PM
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> We just endured 8 years of the most corrupt
> presidential administration in the country's history.
> Does thinky believe we've forgotten that so soon?
No......but I think you are so amped up about a victory for the Liberals you are ignoring the corruption that is happening with THIS...Administration.
Just because Republicans were corrupt does not give Liberals the free pass to be just as corrupt.
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Two things are infinite: The universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. ----- Albert Einstein
I am free of all prejudices. I hate every one equally. ----- W.C. Fields
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Re: President Barack Obama
Aug 13, 2009 10:29 PM
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Free,
I'm not sure why any of this would come as a surprise just now. Obama's political connections were SURELY known among ALL REASONABLY astute democratic voters. I'm guessing the GOP guys just didn't get the message?
DaN
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Re: President Barack Obama
Aug 13, 2009 10:28 PM
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> Hillary is still around?
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> Why isn't she out there trying to make peace in the
> Middle East or disarm North Korea? Instead she is
> doing some low-level PR tour that any junior diplomat
> can do.
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> I guess Obama has really marginalized her
See how the Republicans hate her, free? LOL
Come on, she's been doing a great job. Suck it up and give her some props.
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Edited by prettywitty at 08/13/2009 7:28 PM PDT
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Re: President Barack Obama
Aug 13, 2009 10:28 PM
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> The Bush Boys are not amused by Hillary telling the
> truth.
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> Bush the Dubya was not a legitimate president. He
> lost the election.
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> Unlike Obama who won by a landslide.
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> Guess who the clueless Birthers think is not the real
> President?
There was a recount and a Supreme Court decision that decided that election. Where has there been any decisions concerning Obama and this election and his eligibility?
Won by a landslide.........once again you repeat the Dave talking points.....and you still want to pretend it isnt you Dave.
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Two things are infinite: The universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. ----- Albert Einstein
I am free of all prejudices. I hate every one equally. ----- W.C. Fields
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Re: President Barack Obama
Aug 13, 2009 10:27 PM
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> > Well, you can't really utilize preventative care
> when
> > you have no care. They're not giving that out
> at the
> > ER. We need a wellness focused system.
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> I agree with you - we do.
You're my favorite Republican. Refreshing to see reason on the other side of the aisle.
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> But people still need to eat right & exercise
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> Americans are fat & lazy. It has nothing to do with
> the Health Care System & yet it drags down our
> ranking.
Well, wellness would address that, at least in part. Lack of preventative care is an integral part of that. But I agree that we are a fat, lazy country.
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Re: President Barack Obama
Aug 13, 2009 10:27 PM
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> Is that why you want to compare us with the Chinese
> and Indians?
Try to follow along Cynic. I am making a point about ridiculous comparisons.
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Re: President Barack Obama
Aug 13, 2009 10:26 PM
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> > No.....this is the Chicago Style Political
> corruption
> > continued in Washington Thugministration
> tactics. The
> > only thing he has been consistent on is paying
> back
> > all his little Chicago Thug buddies who treat
> > politics like it is a strong arm of the
> > mob...bullying and threatening people to do as
> they
> > please.
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> > He is a true corrupt Chicago Style politician
> through
> > and through.
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> LMFAO!
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> Holy hyperbole, Batman!
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prettywitty,
We just endured 8 years of the most corrupt presidential administration in the country's history. Does thinky believe we've forgotten that so soon?
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