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    Obama Bin Laden. Lol, my father in law thinks he's muslim. It really cracks me up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nogard64 View Post
    Obama is pretty bad just a crook born out of dirty Chi town politics. I despise him even more this election because he basically panders and will say anything to get re-elected, look at what he has said to every segment of the population, when he speaks to Hispanics, "oh I will give all amnesty" when he speak to gays "oh I will legalize gay marriage" when he speaks to seniors "I will save medicare"


    If you think Romney does the same thing go look up his speech to the NAACP back in May, he didn't pander and talk down to them at all, in fact he received boo's, for telling them welfare needs reform, and welfare isn't a good idea.
    1) He's letting the children of illegal immigrants stay in the country and obtain work permits.
    2) He ended Don't Ask Don't Tell
    3) He's greatly expanded healthcare benefits to seniors through Obamacare

    "He", in this case, being the Obama Administration/executive branch with his support or directive.

    I'm not Obama's biggest fan (I don't like his foreign policy, mostly), but to single out him for voter pandering while lauding Romney for his NAACP speech is silly. Romney has consistently abandoned his old values in order to pander to his far-right constituency, especially on healthcare (Romneycare vs. Obamacare), gun rights (the assault weapons ban, "varmint-hunting", anyone?), abortion, the no-tax pledge, and a host of other issues.

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    Quote Originally Posted by damntree View Post
    Obama Bin Laden. Lol, my father in law thinks he's muslim. It really cracks me up.

    I'm probably going to be voting for Obama in November and I love that picture.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kalis View Post
    That's something I've never understood about American politics. In the UK, if you are caught using smear tactics then you usually come out worse for it.
    Something about the mentality, I always come to think of it when watching lets say Masterchef.
    If it is the US version they pick contesters that are mean, uncompromising whatnot only to get a fight, its called entertainment.
    Then watch the EU/Aussie version etc and you get perfectly normal people who help each others etc.

    Nothing including politics is considered interesting in the US unless there are fights, smear campaigns, verbal abuse and bigotry.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nogard64 View Post
    If you think Romney does the same thing go look up his speech to the NAACP back in May, he didn't pander and talk down to them at all, in fact he received boo's, for telling them welfare needs reform, and welfare isn't a good idea.
    You think that has anything to do with the fact blacks were not allowed to be priests in the LDS till the late 70s and he as a bishop in the LDS has, idk, maybe some issue with it?
    "If you want to control people, if you want to feed them a pack of lies and dominate them, keep them ignorant. For me, literacy means freedom." - LaVar Burton.

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    Quote Originally Posted by reohh View Post
    What generalization are you talking about
    that there are a lot of people who spend their time calling the President of the United States a great big doodoohead.
    Last edited by Gandrake; 2012-08-23 at 08:26 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Aleros View Post
    People disrespect on Bush because he was a clown that made our country look terrible in the eyes of the rest of the world, and near the end of his term implemented a lot of government spending while at the same time creating a lot of tax breaks (mostly for the rich) which, when combined, sent our country into an economic tail spin.

    People disrespect Obama because he inherited Bush's economic blunders and the Iraq war, and has yet to really do much about either of them. He also implemented a conservative health care reform bill and is hated by the conservatives for it.
    I think you need to take a more objective approach...and the socialized reform of Healthcare was conservative...? Really?

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    I often find it interesting that you don't see people making 1000 threads on their or other governing bodies.
    I kind of been waiting for the, "french commies" threads all day long.
    It kind of feels like the site is being used as free publicity for american politcs BECAUSE you never see bitching about any other country like that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gandrake View Post
    that there are a lot of people who spend their time calling the President of the United States a great big doodoohead.
    I never said there were a lot of people. And even if I did thats not a generalization. A generalization would be saying all Republicans disrespect a Democratic President and vice versa.

    Also can we please not turn this into an Obama vs. Romney thread. Lets stay on topic

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    Quote Originally Posted by BoldTitan View Post
    I think you need to take a more objective approach...and the socialized reform of Healthcare was conservative...? Really?
    in the 90s the GOP tried to push the same thing, basically, then Romeny did it when he was gov., THEN Obama took the Romeny plan economists and used them to frame ROMNEY'S plan into something supportable by the country.
    It's fair to call it a conservative plan because it was birthed by conservatives, BUT won life by Dems.

    There is a trick there. There is an insanity and a truth.
    The plan is not going anywhere because both sides got what they wanted.
    The drama over it is that OBAMA got it threw and people on the other side of the isle got butthurt (He basically ninja looted Romenys thunder)
    The constant attack by the right on it, is vindictive and dramatic because it's just about making you afraid, even tho.....
    Last edited by Tastyfish; 2012-08-23 at 08:34 PM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by moogogaipan View Post
    in the 90s the GOP tried to push the same thing, basically, then Romeny did it when he was gov., THEN Obama took the Romeny plan economists and used them to frame ROMNEY'S plan into something supportable by the country.
    It's fair to call it a conservative plan because it was birthed by conservatives, BUT won life by Dems.
    There is a difference between Republican and Conservative

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    Quote Originally Posted by reohh View Post
    Literally if you even read my posts you would not I am not saying Obama is a great person. Stop automatically going into attack mode when someone talks about politics.
    Hah, you're the one assuming a dissenting statement is an attack. All I said is that your posts sounds like you think that it's wrong to criticize a guy who's ruining the country (in many opinions, not all). All I said that it's ridiculous to act as if the President is a position that should get authority and be free from ridicule when he does things wrong.

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    You're talking about a President that took a shot at Bush during his portrait unveiling, a ceremony normally devoid of political rhetoric. Not too long ago he asked a woman he knew was a friend of Marco Rubio if he was gonna run as VP, when she answered "maybe", he responded “Tell your boy to watch it. He might get his ass kicked.”
    If he shows no respect to the position of President why should others. The Muslim, socialist, commy bit is out of place but not any more that the things said about Bush, Clinton and the rest.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BoldTitan View Post
    There is a difference between Republican and Conservative
    I'll concede to that, as things get kinda awkward when you start confusing conservative and Republican and right.

    Obama implemented a Republican health care reform, and is hated by the Republicans for it.

    Fixed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by moogogaipan View Post
    I often find it interesting that you don't see people making 1000 threads on their or other governing bodies.
    I kind of been waiting for the, "french commies" threads all day long.
    It kind of feels like the site is being used as free publicity for american politcs BECAUSE you never see bitching about any other country like that.
    Any thread on UK politics would go something like:

    Q. Are all our politicians tossers?

    A. Yes; or, Yes, but I quite like Boris Johnson.
    Last edited by Kalis; 2012-08-23 at 08:41 PM.

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    Well, I disrespect my current prime minister David Cameron. People say whatever they want in my opinion,provided they don't say rascist/sexist things.

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    Because he's an incompetent fool who has played the system, and/or race card, in every step of his life to get to where he is today.

    In short, he has done absolutely NOTHING to earn anyone's respect.
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    I don't mind when common people mock the president. But when running politicians do? Come on . . .
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    The President is a civil servant, not some dictator or Dear Leader who must be fawned before. Respect is not a given just for holding the position.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ScottsdaleHokie View Post
    Because he's an incompetent fool who has played the system, and/or race card, in every step of his life to get to where he is today.

    In short, he has done absolutely NOTHING to earn anyone's respect.
    He earned my respect but I guess you prefer to hail former AAA cowboy that comes into power thanks to his father
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