President Barack Obama - Term 1 and 2 Thread

[Behshad]

Average brain size must be shrinking as well, compared to 50 years ago. Look at how well off the US was then compared to how it is now. That's the proof right there. You guys must have graphs and charts that we could compare how many people were republican and how many people were democrats 50 years ago compared to now. Now that's a figure I'd like to see, something authentic, none of this home made graph and chart bullshit ok.

So with your analogy (the economy being worse now ) ,at least we know why some people are on Government help. How pathetic was Romney's dad back then to get government help back when times were great , economy was awesome and unemployment was low

[Behshad]

GALLUP: O 47% R 47%

GALLUP: OBAMA APPROVE SLUMPS TO 46%...

Fox News released a new poll Thursday showing that President Barack Obama leads Mitt Romney in three battleground states, topping off a week of bad-news polling for the Republican presidential nominee in toss-up states.

The poll, which covered Ohio, Virginia and Florida, shows Obama leading the former governor by seven points in both Ohio (49 to 42 percent) and Virginia (50 to 43 percent). In Florida, Obama leads by five points (49 to 44 percent), which is within the poll's margin of error. Obama won all three states in 2008, marking the first time Virginia voted for a Democratic president since 1964.

[brandonx76]

FF didn't go back anywhere, that video is posted on Drudge as we speak.

BTW, Drudge had a BILLION hits last month. FWIW

That's kind of like saying Fox News is the # 1 news network vs. MSNBC - that's because its on basic cable (same thing with Rush Limbaugh)

As much as I enjoy the headlines on Drudge - he is EXTREME politically slanted...but has a good sense of humor and really, no one else is doing what he does for the short attention span which dominates our culture

[The Sushi Hunter]

GALLUP: O 47% R 47%

GALLUP: OBAMA APPROVE SLUMPS TO 46%...

Fox News released a new poll Thursday showing that President Barack Obama leads Mitt Romney in three battleground states, topping off a week of bad-news polling for the Republican presidential nominee in toss-up states.

The poll, which covered Ohio, Virginia and Florida, shows Obama leading the former governor by seven points in both Ohio (49 to 42 percent) and Virginia (50 to 43 percent). In Florida, Obama leads by five points (49 to 44 percent), which is within the poll's margin of error. Obama won all three states in 2008, marking the first time Virginia voted for a Democratic president since 1964.

How many active coal mines are in Virginia?

[Behshad]

GALLUP: O 47% R 47%

GALLUP: OBAMA APPROVE SLUMPS TO 46%...

Fox News released a new poll Thursday showing that President Barack Obama leads Mitt Romney in three battleground states, topping off a week of bad-news polling for the Republican presidential nominee in toss-up states.

The poll, which covered Ohio, Virginia and Florida, shows Obama leading the former governor by seven points in both Ohio (49 to 42 percent) and Virginia (50 to 43 percent). In Florida, Obama leads by five points (49 to 44 percent), which is within the poll's margin of error. Obama won all three states in 2008, marking the first time Virginia voted for a Democratic president since 1964.

How many active coal mines are in Virginia?

How many retired Geishas are in Tokyo ?

[conversationpc]

The point is, FF has to go back 17 years to try to "dig up some dirt", just to get even with the media .

Oh, there's plenty of examples a lot more recently.

[Gideon]

Slucero, I was thinking of you today when our teacher had us read a NYTimes column by Nicholas Kristof about the 47% gaffe; Kristof noted that Romney's remarks could very well include gov't employees and soldiers.

[The Sushi Hunter]

How many retired Geishas are in Tokyo ?

Actually that’s a very good question. It really depends on what year and location. Geisha are primarily found in such places as Kyoto, not as much in Tokyo. So there would be more in Kyoto and not so much in Tokyo. Today there isn’t as many as there were for example 50 years ago. 50 years ago Geisha ranged in age from early 20’s all the way up to 70’s, 80’s and some 90s, with the average age of a Geisha between 40 and 45 years of age. Factor in longevity in Japan. Obviously there was a very long span in years that a Giesha is active in the profession along with longevity and since the emperor of Japan didn’t try to gain popularity in votes by ending the profession and forcing them into retirement or finding another profession, unlike how Obama is doing with the coal mining in America, there were plenty of active Geisha for many years to come before being decommissioned into retirement.

[slucero]

47% of Obama voters that fit that specific category is probably pretty accurate, in which case why do people get all upset and pissed over it being said?

I’d like to see how many criminals who are incarcerated in the US prison system would vote democrat or republican. Those are the results I’d like to see. But it will never happen because releasing those numbers would piss off the dems just as much as Romney’s statement did.

Actually it will never happen because the number would be statistically insignificant.

Only 2 state's (Maine and Vermont) allow felons to vote while incarcerated.... http://felonvoting.procon.org/view.reso ... urceID=286

[slucero]

Slucero, I was thinking of you today when our teacher had us read a NYTimes column by Nicholas Kristof about the 47% gaffe; Kristof noted that Romney's remarks could very well include gov't employees and soldiers.

The article: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/20/opini ... emityn.www

Has those comments sourced from this study: http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/100154 ... me-Tax.pdf


If we only read the study.. Its also clear that the study only examines those exempted.... and since Federal employees pay income taxes, the logical conclusion then is that Romney's remarks could not include them... and that Kristof is taking Romneys' comments out of context... and making a backhanded insult.

Hopefully your teacher came to that same conclusion...

[The Sushi Hunter]

I've learned something about the presidency without even having to be the president before learning it:

"You can make some of the people happy some of the time but you can't make all of the people happy all of the time".

[Gideon]

Slucero, I was thinking of you today when our teacher had us read a NYTimes column by Nicholas Kristof about the 47% gaffe; Kristof noted that Romney's remarks could very well include gov't employees and soldiers.

The article: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/20/opini ... emityn.www

Has those comments sourced from this study: http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/100154 ... me-Tax.pdf


If we only read the study.. Its also clear that the study only examines those exempted.... and since Federal employees pay income taxes, the logical conclusion then is that Romney's remarks could not include them... and that Kristof is taking Romneys' comments out of context... and making a backhanded insult.

Hopefully your teacher came to that same conclusion...

No, she's a diehard Democrat, but I did raise a similar point to her during the discussion on your behalf.

[The Sushi Hunter]

Romney tells crowd we’ll give Obama a chance to change Washington from the outside in November!


Git 'em Mittens!

If noBOzo 2012 can't, I'm sure the rioters will.

[The Sushi Hunter]

Poll shows Jewish support for Obama in Florida down 7 percent from 2008

Later that same evening Obama was bent over facing a different direction, taking the pole all the way to the foundation.

"Apology Rejected! Turn around NOW while I show you the business end of my RPG."

[Monker]

Slucero, I was thinking of you today when our teacher had us read a NYTimes column by Nicholas Kristof about the 47% gaffe; Kristof noted that Romney's remarks could very well include gov't employees and soldiers.

But, it does NOT include millionaires who sent their asserts and investments overseas to completely avoid any income tax at all.

[slucero]

Slucero, I was thinking of you today when our teacher had us read a NYTimes column by Nicholas Kristof about the 47% gaffe; Kristof noted that Romney's remarks could very well include gov't employees and soldiers.

But, it does NOT include millionaires who sent their asserts and investments overseas to completely avoid any income tax at all.

Also true.

[Monker]

I've learned something about the presidency without even having to be the president before learning it:

"You can make some of the people happy some of the time but you can't make all of the people happy all of the time".

Wrong. You can't "make" ANYONE happy.

[Behshad]

I've learned something about the presidency without even having to be the president before learning it:

"You can make some of the people happy some of the time but you can't make all of the people happy all of the time".

Wrong. You can't "make" ANYONE happy.

Wrong. When Conservatives pull another 2010 style slaughter 47 days from now, I am gonna be one happy motherfucker. You'll see.

Glad you'll feel happy when buying me my beer !

[Behshad]

I'll be so happy I wont even make you payoff...this Bud's on me

When you lose a bet and you buy , it's not really " on you this time ". And fuck Bud , Carlsberg. Maybe Heineken

[Monker]

I've learned something about the presidency without even having to be the president before learning it:

"You can make some of the people happy some of the time but you can't make all of the people happy all of the time".

Wrong. You can't "make" ANYONE happy.

Wrong. When Conservatives pull another 2010 style slaughter 47 days from now, I am gonna be one happy motherfucker. You'll see.

Well, totally unrelated. But, you're wrong. You will be happy because that's what you are. Nobody "MADE" you that way.

I'll put it to you another way. If it were possible to "make" people happy, Romney wouldn't whine about the 47%, he would just "make" them happy with his philosophy and campaign..instead of writing them off as undesirables.

[Andrew]

Comment from Australia's government Treasurer and part 2IC:

Mr Swan this morning told a Sydney Financial Services Council event that the biggest dangers to the global and Australian economies were declines in Europe and America, the world's largest economy.

"Let's be blunt and acknowledge the biggest threat to the world's biggest economy are the cranks and crazies that have taken over the Republican Party," said Mr Swan.

Pointing to a stalemate over the US Budget earlier this year Mr Swan said, "Despite President Obama's goodwill and strong efforts, the national interest was held hostage by the rise of the extreme right Tea Party wing of the Republican Party.

"The consequences were grave.

"There can be few things more alarming in public policy than a political movement which was genuinely prepared to see the US government default on its obligations in order to score a political point ... fast forward to today, against the backdrop of a very close presidential campaign, and global investors are once again keenly focused on political gridlock in the US."

Mr Swan today stood by his comments and said an example of "inflammatory" would be the United States in default.

"That would have very serious implications for the global economy. It's the last thing the global economy needs" the Treasurer told reporters.

[Andrew]

We're one of only 7 countries worldwide with a AAA rating still.

[slucero]

Anybody who thinks that, regardless of party... that the POTUS, Congress or the US government has ever had any control of the US economy is smoking high grade New York crack.


"Give me control of a nation's money and I care not who makes it's laws" — Mayer Amschel Bauer Rothschild



The privately owned, Central Bank of the US (the Federal Reserve) runs (ruins) the US economy...


Andrew - read this book: http://www.amazon.com/The-Creature-Jeky ... kll+island

... you'll be pissed when you're done.

[tater1977]

Obama puts his stamp on the American flag..







I think he has lost his damn mind...

[steveo777]

Obama puts his stamp on the American flag..







I think he has lost his damn mind...

This is a dangerous president. Electing him twice will be the end of America. Welcome to the USSA.

[Andrew]

This is a dangerous president. Electing him twice will be the end of America. Welcome to the USSA.

What a load of baloney!

[Andrew]

Anybody who thinks that, regardless of party... that the POTUS, Congress or the US government has ever had any control of the US economy is smoking high grade New York crack.


"Give me control of a nation's money and I care not who makes it's laws" — Mayer Amschel Bauer Rothschild



The privately owned, Central Bank of the US (the Federal Reserve) runs (ruins) the US economy...


Andrew - read this book: http://www.amazon.com/The-Creature-Jeky ... kll+island

... you'll be pissed when you're done.

Snagged the ebook...will do. Love this sort of historical insight etc...

[Behshad]

So Obama falls flat on his face in the Univision Townhall thing yesterday and now we get this...

Wednesday afternoon, the Commission on Presidential Debates quietly posted a press release announcing the topics for the first presidential debate in Denver on October 3. What the commission didn't say is that this may be the first time in history presidential candidates have been given the topics of a debate ahead of time.

"We had been thinking about this for awhile," says CPD executive director Janet Brown. "CPD's intention is to have the candidates come prepared for a more in-depth conversation."

But some say the release of topics sets a bad precedent.

Though specific questions were not given, debate moderator Jim Lehrer of PBS NewsHour announced the topics of the questions on the commission Web site, saying that three questions will be on the economy, one on health care, one on the role of government and one on governing.

He can't use a teleprompter in the debates so they decide a heads up on the topics at hand will save him. What bullshit CPD.

[The Sushi Hunter]

This is a dangerous president. Electing him twice will be the end of America. Welcome to the USSA.

The most dangerious and damaging to America is the BOzo voters and supporters. Those are the creeps to be concerned about the most.

[Behshad]

This is a dangerous president. Electing him twice will be the end of America. Welcome to the USSA.

The most dangerious and damaging to America is the BOzo voters and supporters. Those are the creeps to be concerned about the most.

Yea, you know it all, don't you?