Did Obama DESERVE to become president??

[Mr. Shaman]

And you may notice that I didn't say whether Obama deserved it or not.

I look at myself and my fellow citizens. We have become very shallow. We vote based on celebrity and touchy feely things, not based on a familiarity with issues. Obama benefited from this.

But I judge myself and my fellow Americans for this. Not Obama.

You mean like electing Ronald Reagan? An Actor? That shallowness?

Reagan, the governor of California?

C'mon.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dBkAvxPsJ8&feature=related]JOAN BAEZ & JEFFREY SHURTLEFF - He`s A Drug Store Truck Drivin` Man - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Mr. Shaman]

That's a laugh. Thanks!

But I sorta get it. Distinguished for a conservative would be killing a mess of brown people in a foreign land..or gutting a viable company and firing all it's employees.

Don't you think it's rather telling that I've asked a rather simple question which all of the progressives that support Barack Obama have since avoided like the plague? Why is it that none of you want to point out to me all of the exceptional things that Obama has done for the past twenty years that should have made us all want him as our President? He's supposedly brilliant, correct? Then where are the examples of that brilliance? Where are the insightful articles he wrote while President of the Law Review? Where are the complex cases he won as a lawyer? Where are the scholarly pieces he wrote while teaching constitutional law? What are "his" pieces of legislation in either the Illionois Senate or the US Senate?

It's pretty obvious that deep down, most of YOU are now quite aware that he's not what he was made out to be by the Main Stream Media. So if that's the case...then why do you want this rather unexceptional man to have another four years? Why aren't you demanding that Hillary Clinton run and Barack Obama do a Lyndon Johnson and go play golf full time?

What difference does it make about his qualifications. Here's some of the things he has done:

1. Ordered all federal agencies to undertake a study and make recommendations for ways to cut spending
2. Ordered a review of all federal operations to identify and cut wasteful spending and practices
3. Instituted enforcement for equal pay for women
4. Beginning the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq
5. Families of fallen soldiers have expenses covered to be on hand when the body arrives at Dover AFB
6. Ended media blackout on war casualties; reporting full information
7. Ended media blackout on covering the return of fallen soldiers to Dover AFB; the media is now permitted to do so pending adherence to respectful rules and approval of fallen soldier’s family
8. The White House and federal government are respecting the Freedom of Information Act
9. Instructed all federal agencies to promote openness and transparency as much as possible
10. Limits on lobbyist’s access to the White House
11. Limits on White House aides working for lobbyists after their tenure in the administration
12. Ended the previous stop-loss policy that kept soldiers in Iraq/Afghanistan longer than their enlistment date
13. Phasing out the expensive F-22 war plane and other outdated weapons systems, which weren’t even used or needed in Iraq/Afghanistan
14. Removed restrictions on embryonic stem-cell research
15. Federal support for stem-cell and new biomedical research
16. New federal funding for science and research labs
17. States are permitted to enact federal fuel efficiency standards above federal standards
18. Increased infrastructure spending (roads, bridges, power plants) after years of neglect
19. Funds for high-speed, broadband Internet access to K-12 schools
20. New funds for school construction
21. The prison at Guantanamo Bay is being phased out
22. US Auto industry rescue plan
23. Housing rescue plan
24. $789 billion economic stimulus plan
25. The public can meet with federal housing insurers to refinance (the new plan can be completed in one day) a mortgage if they are having trouble paying
26. US financial and banking rescue plan
27. The secret detention facilities in Eastern Europe and elsewhere are being closed
28. Ended the previous policy; the US now has a no torture policy and is in compliance with the Geneva Convention standards
29. Better body armor is now being provided to our troops
30. The missile defense program is being cut by $1.4 billion in 2010
31. Restarted the nuclear nonproliferation talks and building back up the nuclear inspection infrastructure/protocols
32. Reengaged in the treaties/agreements to protect the Antarctic
33. Reengaged in the agreements/talks on global warming and greenhouse gas emissions
34. Visited more countries and met with more world leaders than any president in his first six months in office
35. Successful release of US captain held by Somali pirates; authorized the SEALS to do their job
36. US Navy increasing patrols off Somali coast
37. Attractive tax write-offs for those who buy hybrid automobiles
38. Cash for clunkers program offers vouchers to trade in fuel inefficient, polluting old cars for new cars; stimulated auto sales
39. Announced plans to purchase fuel efficient American-made fleet for the federal government
40. Expanded the SCHIP program to cover health care for 4 million more children
41. Signed national service legislation; expanded national youth service program
42. Instituted a new policy on Cuba , allowing Cuban families to return home to visit loved ones
43. Ended the previous policy of not regulating and labeling carbon dioxide emissions
44. Expanding vaccination programs
45. Immediate and efficient response to the floods in North Dakota and other natural disasters
46. Closed offshore tax safe havens
47. Negotiated deal with Swiss banks to permit US government to gain access to records of tax evaders and criminals
48. Ended the previous policy of offering tax benefits to corporations who outsource American jobs; the new policy is to promote in-sourcing to bring jobs back
49.. Ended the previous practice of protecting credit card companies; in place of it are new consumer protections from credit card industry’s predatory practices
50. Energy producing plants must begin preparing to produce 15% of their energy from renewable sources
51. Lower drug costs for seniors
52. Ended the previous practice of forbidding Medicare from negotiating with drug manufacturers for cheaper drugs; the federal government is now realizing hundreds of millions in savings
53. Increasing pay and benefits for military personnel
54. Improved housing for military personnel
55. Initiating a new policy to promote federal hiring of military spouses
56. Improved conditions at Walter Reed Military Hospital and other military hospitals
57. Increasing student loans
58. Increasing opportunities in AmeriCorps program
59. Sent envoys to Middle East and other parts of the world that had been neglected for years; reengaging in multilateral and bilateral talks and diplomacy
60. Established a new cyber security office
61. Beginning the process of reforming and restructuring the military 20 years after the Cold War to a more modern fighting force; this includes new procurement policies, increasing size of military, new technology and cyber units and operations, etc.
62. Ended previous policy of awarding no-bid defense contracts
63. Ordered a review of hurricane and natural disaster preparedness
64. Established a National Performance Officer charged with saving the federal government money and making federal operations more efficient
65. Students struggling to make college loan payments can have their loans refinanced
66. Improving benefits for veterans
67. Many more press conferences and town halls and much more media access than previous administration
68. Instituted a new focus on mortgage fraud
69. The FDA is now regulating tobacco
70. Ended previous policy of cutting the FDA and circumventing FDA rules
71. Ended previous practice of having White House aides rewrite scientific and environmental rules, regulations, and reports
72. Authorized discussions with North Korea and private mission by Pres. Bill Clinton to secure the release of two Americans held in prisons
73. Authorized discussions with Myanmar and mission by Sen. Jim Web to secure the release of an American held captive
74. Making more loans available to small businesses
75. Established independent commission to make recommendations on slowing the costs of Medicare
76. Appointment of first Latina to the Supreme Court
77. Authorized construction/opening of additional health centers to care for veterans
78. Limited salaries of senior White House aides; cut to $100,000
79. Renewed loan guarantees for Israel
80. Changed the failing/status quo military command in Afghanistan
81. Deployed additional troops to Afghanistan
82. New Afghan War policy that limits aerial bombing and prioritizes aid, development of infrastructure, diplomacy, and good government practices by Afghans
83. Announced the long-term development of a national energy grid with renewable sources and cleaner, efficient energy production
84. Returned money authorized for refurbishment of White House offices and private living quarters
85. Paid for redecoration of White House living quarters out of his own pocket
86. Held first Seder in White House
87. Health care reform.
88. Student loan reform

89. Ordered the assassination of Osama Bin Laden, long sought by the U.S. military and intelligence services as the leader of Al Qaeda.

90. Retired the U.S. space shuttle program, saving billions in space expenditure and giving Russia a definitive lead in space exploration. July 8, 2011.

91. Overthrew the regime of Moammar Gaddaffi in Libya

.....And, what did that icon o'.....

....."conservative"-politics give us????

 

[Neotrotsky]

US News & World Report (Nov 29)


Obama's Job Approval Drops Below Carter's

Since March, Obama's job approval rating has hovered above Carter's, considered among the 20th century's worst presidents, but today Obama's punctured Carter's dismal job approval line. On their comparison chart, Gallup put Obama's job approval rating at 43 percent compared to Carter's 51 percent.​

Indeed

today for most Americans
the thought of reelecting Papa Obama
brings out this reaction

 

[Shuban]

Don't care If you liked his policies or not.

Do you really think someone with that shallow a resumee derserved to be elected president????????????????

No. Really not.

 

[Againsheila]

Don't care If you liked his policies or not.

Do you really think someone with that shallow a resumee derserved to be elected president????????????????

I think Obama is president for the same reason he got the nobel peace prize, because he's black. Don't care if that makes me racist, that's what I believe.

Name any other president in our history who got the nobel peace prize simply for being elected?

It's a sad testimoney to our nation. Even now, look at the GOP candidate? A man who made the decision to strap his dog to the roof of his car for a 12 hour drive. And people think that's the person who should be in charge of making the most important decisions in this country?

No wonder we are failing as a nation.

 

[Neotrotsky]

The Left has always been big
on " symbolism over substance"

Anybody who wasn't black and with Papa Obama's weak resume and associations
would never have been given such an easy pass by the MSM or elected

Remember all the crap about his middle name or
the claims of racism, if you disagreed
Can we say Hussein now?


Of course, since the Left and the MSM "blew their wad"
last election with the fake cries of racism, they are going
to have a tough sell this election.

Which is why the Left is going to go very negative.
It is not like he can run on his record

Even now, with the lack of press conferences and the
soft ball questions he gets, the MSM's soft treatment of Obama-
supports the soft bigotry of low expectations.

The question becomes, is the liberal press just showing "true" support for Papa Obama's failed policies or
are they showing the liberal's soft bigotry of low expectations that they have for minorities in general?
Of course, by keeping the bar low, it will be easier for Papa Obama to "pass the test"

The MSM use to say Papa Obama was "too big to fail" but really the liberals in the MSM
and liberal politicians like "Negro Harry Reid" meant "too black to fail"

 

[Cammmpbell]

Hand it to Sarah Palin | Richard Adams | World news | guardian.co.uk

 

[Neotrotsky]

hand indeed

 

[Cammmpbell]

hand indeed

Yeah...yours is a cartoon...mine was real. Here's a shot of your hero:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ux3DKxxFoM]President Bush -- Fool me Once - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Neotrotsky]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqKnVr3I9q8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqKnVr3I9q8[/ame]

 

[Cammmpbell]

I'm still looking for one of you progressives to step up to the plate and show me something "exceptional" that Barack Obama produced either as President of the Law Review, as a lawyer, as a college lecturer, as a State Senator or as a US Senator. My contention is that he's nothing more than a hollow facade...promoted repeatedly because of his "stature" of being the first black President of the Harvard Law Review but really never demonstrating anything exceptional since then. So prove me wrong! Show me some great piece of legislation that "he" crafted. Show me a scholarly work on constitutional law that he wrote while teaching the subject at the University of Chicago. Show me some brilliant legal case he won while he was a lawyer. Show me a thoughtful article he wrote while he was the President of the Law Review. Surely he's done SOMETHING?

That's a laugh. Thanks!

But I sorta get it. Distinguished for a conservative would be killing a mess of brown people in a foreign land..or gutting a viable company and firing all it's employees.

Don't you think it's rather telling that I've asked a rather simple question which all of the progressives that support Barack Obama have since avoided like the plague? Why is it that none of you want to point out to me all of the exceptional things that Obama has done for the past twenty years that should have made us all want him as our President? He's supposedly brilliant, correct? Then where are the examples of that brilliance? Where are the insightful articles he wrote while President of the Law Review? Where are the complex cases he won as a lawyer? Where are the scholarly pieces he wrote while teaching constitutional law? What are "his" pieces of legislation in either the Illionois Senate or the US Senate?

It's pretty obvious that deep down, most of YOU are now quite aware that he's not what he was made out to be by the Main Stream Media. So if that's the case...then why do you want this rather unexceptional man to have another four years? Why aren't you demanding that Hillary Clinton run and Barack Obama do a Lyndon Johnson and go play golf full time?

What difference does it make about his qualifications. Here's some of the things he has done:

1. Ordered all federal agencies to undertake a study and make recommendations for ways to cut spending
2. Ordered a review of all federal operations to identify and cut wasteful spending and practices
3. Instituted enforcement for equal pay for women
4. Beginning the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq
5. Families of fallen soldiers have expenses covered to be on hand when the body arrives at Dover AFB
6. Ended media blackout on war casualties; reporting full information
7. Ended media blackout on covering the return of fallen soldiers to Dover AFB; the media is now permitted to do so pending adherence to respectful rules and approval of fallen soldier’s family
8. The White House and federal government are respecting the Freedom of Information Act
9. Instructed all federal agencies to promote openness and transparency as much as possible
10. Limits on lobbyist’s access to the White House
11. Limits on White House aides working for lobbyists after their tenure in the administration
12. Ended the previous stop-loss policy that kept soldiers in Iraq/Afghanistan longer than their enlistment date
13. Phasing out the expensive F-22 war plane and other outdated weapons systems, which weren’t even used or needed in Iraq/Afghanistan
14. Removed restrictions on embryonic stem-cell research
15. Federal support for stem-cell and new biomedical research
16. New federal funding for science and research labs
17. States are permitted to enact federal fuel efficiency standards above federal standards
18. Increased infrastructure spending (roads, bridges, power plants) after years of neglect
19. Funds for high-speed, broadband Internet access to K-12 schools
20. New funds for school construction
21. The prison at Guantanamo Bay is being phased out
22. US Auto industry rescue plan
23. Housing rescue plan
24. $789 billion economic stimulus plan
25. The public can meet with federal housing insurers to refinance (the new plan can be completed in one day) a mortgage if they are having trouble paying
26. US financial and banking rescue plan
27. The secret detention facilities in Eastern Europe and elsewhere are being closed
28. Ended the previous policy; the US now has a no torture policy and is in compliance with the Geneva Convention standards
29. Better body armor is now being provided to our troops
30. The missile defense program is being cut by $1.4 billion in 2010
31. Restarted the nuclear nonproliferation talks and building back up the nuclear inspection infrastructure/protocols
32. Reengaged in the treaties/agreements to protect the Antarctic
33. Reengaged in the agreements/talks on global warming and greenhouse gas emissions
34. Visited more countries and met with more world leaders than any president in his first six months in office
35. Successful release of US captain held by Somali pirates; authorized the SEALS to do their job
36. US Navy increasing patrols off Somali coast
37. Attractive tax write-offs for those who buy hybrid automobiles
38. Cash for clunkers program offers vouchers to trade in fuel inefficient, polluting old cars for new cars; stimulated auto sales
39. Announced plans to purchase fuel efficient American-made fleet for the federal government
40. Expanded the SCHIP program to cover health care for 4 million more children
41. Signed national service legislation; expanded national youth service program
42. Instituted a new policy on Cuba , allowing Cuban families to return home to visit loved ones
43. Ended the previous policy of not regulating and labeling carbon dioxide emissions
44. Expanding vaccination programs
45. Immediate and efficient response to the floods in North Dakota and other natural disasters
46. Closed offshore tax safe havens
47. Negotiated deal with Swiss banks to permit US government to gain access to records of tax evaders and criminals
48. Ended the previous policy of offering tax benefits to corporations who outsource American jobs; the new policy is to promote in-sourcing to bring jobs back
49.. Ended the previous practice of protecting credit card companies; in place of it are new consumer protections from credit card industry’s predatory practices
50. Energy producing plants must begin preparing to produce 15% of their energy from renewable sources
51. Lower drug costs for seniors
52. Ended the previous practice of forbidding Medicare from negotiating with drug manufacturers for cheaper drugs; the federal government is now realizing hundreds of millions in savings
53. Increasing pay and benefits for military personnel
54. Improved housing for military personnel
55. Initiating a new policy to promote federal hiring of military spouses
56. Improved conditions at Walter Reed Military Hospital and other military hospitals
57. Increasing student loans
58. Increasing opportunities in AmeriCorps program
59. Sent envoys to Middle East and other parts of the world that had been neglected for years; reengaging in multilateral and bilateral talks and diplomacy
60. Established a new cyber security office
61. Beginning the process of reforming and restructuring the military 20 years after the Cold War to a more modern fighting force; this includes new procurement policies, increasing size of military, new technology and cyber units and operations, etc.
62. Ended previous policy of awarding no-bid defense contracts
63. Ordered a review of hurricane and natural disaster preparedness
64. Established a National Performance Officer charged with saving the federal government money and making federal operations more efficient
65. Students struggling to make college loan payments can have their loans refinanced
66. Improving benefits for veterans
67. Many more press conferences and town halls and much more media access than previous administration
68. Instituted a new focus on mortgage fraud
69. The FDA is now regulating tobacco
70. Ended previous policy of cutting the FDA and circumventing FDA rules
71. Ended previous practice of having White House aides rewrite scientific and environmental rules, regulations, and reports
72. Authorized discussions with North Korea and private mission by Pres. Bill Clinton to secure the release of two Americans held in prisons
73. Authorized discussions with Myanmar and mission by Sen. Jim Web to secure the release of an American held captive
74. Making more loans available to small businesses
75. Established independent commission to make recommendations on slowing the costs of Medicare
76. Appointment of first Latina to the Supreme Court
77. Authorized construction/opening of additional health centers to care for veterans
78. Limited salaries of senior White House aides; cut to $100,000
79. Renewed loan guarantees for Israel
80. Changed the failing/status quo military command in Afghanistan
81. Deployed additional troops to Afghanistan
82. New Afghan War policy that limits aerial bombing and prioritizes aid, development of infrastructure, diplomacy, and good government practices by Afghans
83. Announced the long-term development of a national energy grid with renewable sources and cleaner, efficient energy production
84. Returned money authorized for refurbishment of White House offices and private living quarters
85. Paid for redecoration of White House living quarters out of his own pocket
86. Held first Seder in White House
87. Health care reform.
88. Student loan reform

89. Ordered the assassination of Osama Bin Laden, long sought by the U.S. military and intelligence services as the leader of Al Qaeda.

90. Retired the U.S. space shuttle program, saving billions in space expenditure and giving Russia a definitive lead in space exploration. July 8, 2011.

91. Overthrew the regime of Moammar Gaddaffi in Libya

 

[Neotrotsky]

Spamming the same stuff




But if you insist

Papa Obama has done so much and yet


The Atlantic : If the Election Were Held Today, Obama Would Lose in a Landslide


US News & World Report- Harvard Poll: Young Voters Say Obama Will Lose


Democratic Underground: Barack Obama Would Lose All 12 Swing States Today, USA Today-Gallup Poll Says


CBS poll: 54% say Obama doesn’t deserve re-election


Associated Press-GfK poll - Majority say Obama should lose election


Happy New Year!

Perhaps had we elected someone with real experience
it would be better

 

[usmcstinger]

Not a good question to post.

 

[Stephanie]

Notice they have to post a list of his so called accomplishments over and over..

Not one of them have HELPED the economy or the American people..

just a list of GOVERNMENT bs.

 

[Cammmpbell]

Spamming the same stuff




But if you insist

Papa Obama has done so much and yet


The Atlantic : If the Election Were Held Today, Obama Would Lose in a Landslide


US News & World Report- Harvard Poll: Young Voters Say Obama Will Lose


Democratic Underground: Barack Obama Would Lose All 12 Swing States Today, USA Today-Gallup Poll Says


CBS poll: 54% say Obama doesn’t deserve re-election


Associated Press-GfK poll - Majority say Obama should lose election


Happy New Year!

Perhaps had we elected someone with real experience
it would be better

Perhaps the Republican agenda since Reagan's first term has been the ruination of America as it once was....unless you want to consider the warm piss running down the backs of what used to be the middle class, Trickle Down Did Not Work:

 

[Neotrotsky]

 

[Neotrotsky]

Notice they have to post a list of his so called accomplishments over and over..

Not one of them have HELPED the economy or the American people..

just a list of GOVERNMENT bs.

Too true

Since they can't run on his record and they used up the race card
last election, they will need more

I have offered the following video to the DNC to help in their cause

Comrades,
Emotion will win us the day - not facts,
facts don't help us

We need to rekindle that "love" the people once had....

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlrjenoX5iE]Vote for the Love - YouTube[/ame]

 

[madasheck]

Notice they have to post a list of his so called accomplishments over and over..

Not one of them have HELPED the economy or the American people..

just a list of GOVERNMENT bs.

Did you actually READ or at least scan the list? Is it that hard for you?

 

[OohPooPahDoo]

Obama only lived outside of the U.S. for 4 years of his childhood.


I know, I know - its a fact - and facts don't matter as much as your feelings.

 

[OohPooPahDoo]

Notice they have to post a list of his so called accomplishments over and over..

Not one of them have HELPED the economy or the American people..

just a list of GOVERNMENT bs.

84. Returned money authorized for refurbishment of White House offices and private living quarters

So in your opinion, the American people would be better off if he hadn't returned this money? Note that this question requires a yes or a no or an i dunno.