UberSurvey: Obama (961 hits)
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Submitted by DarthFaded (View user info) at 2009-03-01 14:25:46 EST
OK, so Obama is an eclectic and charismatic President that has won over the the American public.
He is a Rock-star.
I ask this question.... Why?
Can someone share with me a concise and well explained reason as to WHY he is so overwhelmingly popular, and WHY you feel he was qualified to be President?
In my opinion all I can come up with is that the American Public was disenfranchised with the Republican party due to the Bush Administration, Obama is a gifted speaker who out talked McCain, and Obama is 1/2 black...
Can anyone tell me another reason? Can someone tell me HOW they justified placing the fate of America in his hands, and have it not be a reason that is paralleled to a Junior High School popularity contest or pubescent infatuation with a pop-star?
I am not being cynical in asking this, I genuinely would like to hear a justifiable reason....
I am all ears.
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Submitted by johnny.b.dumb (user info) at 2009-04-16 03:44:38 EDT (#)
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He steals speaches & style from the best, has big money behind him & the Dem machinery. He is young. Those are all very good reasons, the most decisive one was his campaign.
Submitted by Zackstersmackster (user info) at 2009-04-16 03:20:48 EDT (#)
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I voted McCain/Palin because Sarah Palin is a MILF.
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2009-03-09 05:25:39 EDT (#)
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Obama is eclectic? What?
Please, tell me, how is Obama similar to Dr. Fraiser Crane's apartment style?
Submitted by Siren (user info) at 2009-03-04 11:48:49 EST (#)
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Dangerdude- Thanks for trying to talk to me civilly instead of ripping my guts out. But, I must disagree with you. I understand the facts, but that doesn't mean things must continue as they have throughout history. Truth is what we make it, and people who cling to "the way things are done" are just afraid of real change. We can live debt and deficit free. We can live in a free market society. We can live without being bullied out of our money and having it spent for us. But nobody wants to listen to how it's possible. People with my ideals are automatically referred to as crazy and stupid without being challenged first. I'm thinking of writing a book.
I started writing you that book and deleted it. Basically it's like this. Nations are like people. If they have no money, they're broke. They can have credit cards that allow them to live somewhat prosperously, but if you die with a trillion dollars in debt, someone is going to have to pay it off making general life for grandchildren that much harder. The grandchildren then learn that they can too live in prosper if they get credit cards. But, that debt is still there. Just like the U.S. is "good for it" any schmuck with a job a Target is good for paying his credit card bill. They're always "good for it" as it is put, but at a moment's notice, it can all be stripped from them. The slightest mistake can ruin them. If the schmuck loses his job, all is lost. If he makes stupid spending decisions, he's ruining his credit and possibly leaving the debt to his future generations.
This is the life our government lives for us, and the life we have adopted for ourselves. It's disgusting and it's just accepted as the way things are. But, is life now really any better than when we had no means of credit? When we traded and bartered with tangible items? Sure, the cobbler may have started a shoe account for the local farmer, and the farmer may be in debt a gallon of milk or two, but that is the cobbler's choice to take that risk. That would be an extreme regression of the market, but you get the idea. The government doesn't give us that choice that the cobbler was given. We blindly had over half of our paychecks to them for the spending. I know there's no way to convince a whole modern country to live a different way, but we must realize that debt is NOT okay and its results can be catastrophic. Having another Great Depression would be like starting from scratch. Some may even say it's a blessing in disguise (like filing bankruptcy), but making the same mistakes leads us down the same roads to more depressions/bankruptcies .
I must leave it at that. There's a whole philosophy that nobody wants to hear about.
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Siren, You're gripe with Obama seems to be a very common one. I can't pretend to know what your politcs are, but perhaps I can shed a bit of light on your complaint. Sorry, but this might be long-winded.
First off, I'd like to point out that we are in a state of war. We have been for a long time now, and historically, it has not only been common for countries to run huge deficits, but deficits have been NECESSARY for their survival. When a country is at war, it needs to spend every last dollar it has on that war or else it may face destruction. We've known this for centuries, in the 1600s and 1700s the British Empire followed a Mercantilist policy where they were forced to restrict imports on a massive scale so they could build up gold reserves to fight wars. What's the point of saving money of there isn't going to be anyone left to spend it later? Now granted, we're involved with wars on the other side of the world, and arguably one of them was completely unnecessary and pose no threat at all to the U.S., and the other one is very assymetric and likely poses no threat to us inside our borders anymore either, but a war still needs money and troops, and a deficit is a natural result of that. The difference between us and the British of 400 years ago is that we can get LOANS to pay for our shit.
That being said, budget deficits actually pose no harm whatsoever to the economy, in either long or short term, AS LONG AS IT IS PAID BACK (more on this in a minute). People are lashing out at the Obama administration because of this massive spending bill, but actually it doesn't matter how much or how little is spent. If you've been any attention at all, you will have noticed that we are in a massive global recession. Stock prices in markets all over the world have plummeted, and even big companies that were thought to be safe investments have declared bankruptcy and there are people that have lost everything. With all of this uncertainty, US treasury bonds, with their low interest and almost zero-risk, are looking pretty damn promising right now. The US has never backed out on a debt, and this recession has essentially given the Federal Government the largest flow of cash its seen in decades, and Obama's doing what any Harvard educated man would do, spending it. Private investors, and foreign states are both handing us their money because they know it will be safe. Yes it will take a long time to pay back, but the US has run a huge debt since WWII, and people still invest.
If Obama doesn't spend this money to back the financial system and provide support for American producers, the economy will not recover until there is another World War. It took that to bring us out of the last depression, because there weren't any of the "socialist" programs like the FDIC, or stricter regulations placed on banks. And believe me, These "socialist" programs are going to look like nothing when we have to ration rubber and metal, and the car companies have all been converted into tank manufacturers
Submitted by AW4416 (user info) at 2009-03-03 17:37:35 EST (#)
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Submitted by hidden101 (user info) at 2009-03-03 07:46:20 EST (#)
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Submitted by Professional_Peon (user info) at 2009-03-03 00:28:47 EST (#)
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I think it came down to the fact that he speaks clearly and to the point. So many politicians twist words so badly that by the time they are finished making their point most people had forgotten what the question was.
I remember when I watched the debates I repeatedly wanted to stab myself in the eye after listening to McCain blather on.
Plus the chance McCain would die in office and leave Palin in charge scared the shit out of alot of people. At least those that I spoke to.
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see, there's another reason someone wanted to vote for Obama besides "he's black" or whatever other silly nonsense you think people voted for him for. yes, we get it- someone people DID vote for him only because he was black. some people did vote for him because they think he will take care of their lazy ass. we know. we call those people idiots.
there were people that voted for McCain because they said they would never vote for a "nigger". there were people that voted for McCain because the other guy was a "muslim terrorist".
there are idiots on both sides that are always going to vote for the absolute most moronic reasons imaginable. it's time for you to think about these kind of things objectively like an adult instead of being so reactionary like a child.
i was honestly scared for not just America, but for the world at the thought of McCain/Palin making it in. especially if McCain died and Palin took over. and if you want to call Obama a socialist, then you have to do the same for Palin. read the first three things that come up after a Google search of "alaska socialism"-
http://teamsugar.com/group/2385592/blog/2440509
http://alaskadispatch.com/tundra-talk/1-talk-of-the-tundra/275-sarah-palin-is-the-nations-socialist-superstar-.html
http://www.brianarner.com/weblog/archives/002396.html
look, i was seriously disgusted with McCain's campaign and watching Palin try to answer the easiest of questions made me want to punch a hole through my TV.
i like Obama's foreign policy and the fact that he could speak without sounding like a moron. while i disagreed with him on some things, i also agreed with him on a lot of things. i was about to explain what those things were, but i just looked at the clock and i have to get ready for work right now. i'll be back later.
Thanks for the links.....nice to see that someone in america is finally following the right path.
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Just a few of americas SOCIALIST programs that you may or may not take for granted on a daily basis.
Submitted by hidden101 (user info) at 2009-03-03 07:46:20 EST (#)
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Submitted by Professional_Peon (user info) at 2009-03-03 00:28:47 EST (#)
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I think it came down to the fact that he speaks clearly and to the point. So many politicians twist words so badly that by the time they are finished making their point most people had forgotten what the question was.
I remember when I watched the debates I repeatedly wanted to stab myself in the eye after listening to McCain blather on.
Plus the chance McCain would die in office and leave Palin in charge scared the shit out of alot of people. At least those that I spoke to.
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see, there's another reason someone wanted to vote for Obama besides "he's black" or whatever other silly nonsense you think people voted for him for. yes, we get it- someone people DID vote for him only because he was black. some people did vote for him because they think he will take care of their lazy ass. we know. we call those people idiots.
there were people that voted for McCain because they said they would never vote for a "nigger". there were people that voted for McCain because the other guy was a "muslim terrorist".
there are idiots on both sides that are always going to vote for the absolute most moronic reasons imaginable. it's time for you to think about these kind of things objectively like an adult instead of being so reactionary like a child.
i was honestly scared for not just America, but for the world at the thought of McCain/Palin making it in. especially if McCain died and Palin took over. and if you want to call Obama a socialist, then you have to do the same for Palin. read the first three things that come up after a Google search of "alaska socialism"-
http://teamsugar.com/group/2385592/blog/2440509
http://alaskadispatch.com/tundra-talk/1-talk-of-the-tundra/275-sarah-palin-is-the-nations-socialist-superstar-.html
http://www.brianarner.com/weblog/archives/002396.html
look, i was seriously disgusted with McCain's campaign and watching Palin try to answer the easiest of questions made me want to punch a hole through my TV.
i like Obama's foreign policy and the fact that he could speak without sounding like a moron. while i disagreed with him on some things, i also agreed with him on a lot of things. i was about to explain what those things were, but i just looked at the clock and i have to get ready for work right now. i'll be back later.
Submitted by cheerios (user info) at 2009-03-03 00:56:57 EST (#)
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Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2009-03-01 19:15:24 EST (#)
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will someone PLEASE write some bloody decent fiction.
uber is dying on it's arse, all these silly posts and boob shots.
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Submitted by maiorano84 (user info) at 2009-03-03 00:48:37 EST (#)
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Because Michelle Obama looks like she could suck the chrome off a bumper?
Submitted by Professional_Peon (user info) at 2009-03-03 00:28:47 EST (#)
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I think it came down to the fact that he speaks clearly and to the point. So many politicians twist words so badly that by the time they are finished making their point most people had forgotten what the question was.
I remember when I watched the debates I repeatedly wanted to stab myself in the eye after listening to McCain blather on.
Plus the chance McCain would die in office and leave Palin in charge scared the shit out of alot of people. At least those that I spoke to.
Submitted by DarthFaded (user info) at 2009-03-02 19:33:09 EST (#)
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Submitted by Sassmasterr (user info) at 2009-03-02 18:35:09 EST (#)
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if "NOT BUSH" was on the ballot, that would have won. then we all would have agreed, shook hands/respek knuckled and gotten on to a real election. not american idol.
i'm hoping that obama makes the right social changes, just in time for the miracle 3rd party candidate to swoop into 2012...and fiscally save the day!
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This is probably the most well stated, relevant comment I have read on this post.
Submitted by Sassmasterr (user info) at 2009-03-02 18:35:09 EST (#)
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if "NOT BUSH" was on the ballot, that would have won. then we all would have agreed, shook hands/respek knuckled and gotten on to a real election. not american idol.
i'm hoping that obama makes the right social changes, just in time for the miracle 3rd party candidate to swoop into 2012...and fiscally save the day!
Submitted by DarthFaded (user info) at 2009-03-02 18:31:03 EST (#)
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Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2009-03-01 19:24:04 EST (#)
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I genuinely would like to hear a justifiable reason....
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While there are some good points below, the fact of the matter is that your question lost about 90% of its relevancy by election day. So you've waited until now to hear a 'justifiable reason,' which can only be measured by you, because what is justifiable is a matter of opinion. If you can't keep your finger on the pulse of public opinion or politics enough to already know the answer to this question, I don't feel particularly inclined to come here and spoon feed you reasons almost 4 months after Election Day. You may not AGREE with the reasons behind his election, but you should damn sure be able to FIND reasons beyond the ones you've mentioned. If you honestly believe that everyone who voted for Obama was starstruck, ignorant, a follower, unintelligent, etc, then why are you concerned about hearing opinions, anyway?
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I wanted to start with Sacrilicious' comments as a jumping off point.
It isnt a matter of justifiable to me PER SE... it is more looking to hear an opinion that wasn't a regurgitated reason that they heard from CNN or the view.
I happened across a video of Demi Moore excited to be going to the inauguration ceremony. Complete with the obligatory "raise the roof" hand sign while shouting "O-BA-MA" and it occurred to me that since election day, that is really all the explanation I have heard as to his Popularity. Raise the Roof. I get it, People are excited to have a new, Black, Democratic, President who speaks in utopian terms.
Voice of Hope- Change- I get it...
But to quote Tommy Callahan, I can take a shit in a box and slap a guarantee on it, and all you have is a guaranteed piece of shit. Talk is Cheap, and so far all I have really noted about Obama is that he is just another politician. We are pulling out of Iraq to go to Afghanistan, and he has threatened action against Iran. SOooo we are just shifting the cost to another conflict.
He speaks of turning out attention to the people, but signs the stimulus bill with 25 million included for an ecological preserve for Nancy Pelosi?
Obama is just another Politician....
What I want to know is WHY is the United States so enamored with him? Why are we SO proud of ourselves for electing him? Because near as I can tell he was an absentee first term senator, with questionable affiliations, who just so happens.... is a gifted speaker.
My feeling is that he was elected because he was Black, and a Democrat, Not because he was most qualified. AND THAT IS WHAT BOTHERS ME.
I just wanted to get a different explanation apart from a raise the roof.
Submitted by dangerdude (user info) at 2009-03-02 13:31:18 EST (#)
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Submitted by Siren (user info) at 2009-03-02 09:26:28 EST (#)
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Shlongy, I said clearly that I understand that he's only been in office 1 month. I don't expect miracles. But, just as I can't expect miracles, I wouldn't expect complete disaster, either. But somehow that's what he's managed to do! Sending more troops overseas, adding 1 trillion to the deficit, the whole Karl Rove thing, etc. He's duplicated the Bush administration's destruction in that month. And that takes an idiot.
Ok, see me by the end of his second term (which I'm sure he'll be given). If anything is better, you can say you told me so. But given his voting record in Congress and what he promises to do in office, it's only going to get worse. Mark my words. And these expensive band aids don't count as "fixing it."
You need to watch your fucking mouth... can you make any point without lashing out at someone? Curse words do not = correctness, you fucking cunt hole. It only makes you look desperate. If you were black, you'd be the angry black man. But since you're a Jew, you're just the average white American dumbass.
By the way, Obama was part of the Congress that voted toward all these mistakes. Check his voting record and you'd be surprised how many of these Bush disasters were supported by his votes as a Senator. He has repeatedly supported these bailouts. He gave us fair warning of what his presidency would hold. Now we're going to pay for being swept up in his speeches instead of listening to his real message- or lack thereof.
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Siren, You're gripe with Obama seems to be a very common one. I can't pretend to know what your politcs are, but perhaps I can shed a bit of light on your complaint. Sorry, but this might be long-winded.
First off, I'd like to point out that we are in a state of war. We have been for a long time now, and historically, it has not only been common for countries to run huge deficits, but deficits have been NECESSARY for their survival. When a country is at war, it needs to spend every last dollar it has on that war or else it may face destruction. We've known this for centuries, in the 1600s and 1700s the British Empire followed a Mercantilist policy where they were forced to restrict imports on a massive scale so they could build up gold reserves to fight wars. What's the point of saving money of there isn't going to be anyone left to spend it later? Now granted, we're involved with wars on the other side of the world, and arguably one of them was completely unnecessary and pose no threat at all to the U.S., and the other one is very assymetric and likely poses no threat to us inside our borders anymore either, but a war still needs money and troops, and a deficit is a natural result of that. The difference between us and the British of 400 years ago is that we can get LOANS to pay for our shit.
That being said, budget deficits actually pose no harm whatsoever to the economy, in either long or short term, AS LONG AS IT IS PAID BACK (more on this in a minute). People are lashing out at the Obama administration because of this massive spending bill, but actually it doesn't matter how much or how little is spent. If you've been any attention at all, you will have noticed that we are in a massive global recession. Stock prices in markets all over the world have plummeted, and even big companies that were thought to be safe investments have declared bankruptcy and there are people that have lost everything. With all of this uncertainty, US treasury bonds, with their low interest and almost zero-risk, are looking pretty damn promising right now. The US has never backed out on a debt, and this recession has essentially given the Federal Government the largest flow of cash its seen in decades, and Obama's doing what any Harvard educated man would do, spending it. Private investors, and foreign states are both handing us their money because they know it will be safe. Yes it will take a long time to pay back, but the US has run a huge debt since WWII, and people still invest.
If Obama doesn't spend this money to back the financial system and provide support for American producers, the economy will not recover until there is another World War. It took that to bring us out of the last depression, because there weren't any of the "socialist" programs like the FDIC, or stricter regulations placed on banks. And believe me, These "socialist" programs are going to look like nothing when we have to ration rubber and metal, and the car companies have all been converted into tank manufacturers.
Submitted by dangerdude (user info) at 2009-03-02 12:19:25 EST (#)
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Shlongy, are you being sarcastic? You usually seem to be.
Free speech is not an inalienable right.
It's granted by the bill of rights, with limitations imposed on it.
Obama rulez.
Submitted by SkullBiter (user info) at 2009-03-02 11:14:20 EST (#)
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Who's obama?
Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2009-03-02 11:11:24 EST (#)
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also people vote by name recognition and in response to scare taxes.
wait i mean tactics...
Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2009-03-02 11:10:35 EST (#)
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i just didn't want mccain/palin to win. it was actually more about who they were as politicians and idiots than them being republican. there were other people i wanted to run but they got out-voted by obama. when obama got nominated i wasn't sure he'd get enough of the white nutjob vote to win and that was part of the reason i didn't want him to go up as the dem nominee.
his rockstarness annoys the ever loving shit out of me but as long as he does what he said he will within his capabilities and does not fuck up more than is reasonably expected, he's an ok guy.
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2009-03-02 10:46:41 EST (#)
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I must invoke my inalienable right of "free speech".
Submitted by Siren (user info) at 2009-03-02 09:31:28 EST (#)
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Don't get me wrong. I want Obama to prevail over his predecessor's mistakes. And I believe Obama truly wants to fix things. I just don't think he knows how. I'm sure his intentions are good, but he's got the mind of a philanthropist instead of that of a leader. I think he'd rather make everyone comfortable during his presidency rather than actually fix the economy.
This is going to end badly. I'll make up the bed in the spare room for you when our empire crumbles.
Submitted by Siren (user info) at 2009-03-02 09:26:28 EST (#)
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Shlongy, I said clearly that I understand that he's only been in office 1 month. I don't expect miracles. But, just as I can't expect miracles, I wouldn't expect complete disaster, either. But somehow that's what he's managed to do! Sending more troops overseas, adding 1 trillion to the deficit, the whole Karl Rove thing, etc. He's duplicated the Bush administration's destruction in that month. And that takes an idiot.
Ok, see me by the end of his second term (which I'm sure he'll be given). If anything is better, you can say you told me so. But given his voting record in Congress and what he promises to do in office, it's only going to get worse. Mark my words. And these expensive band aids don't count as "fixing it."
You need to watch your fucking mouth... can you make any point without lashing out at someone? Curse words do not = correctness, you fucking cunt hole. It only makes you look desperate. If you were black, you'd be the angry black man. But since you're a Jew, you're just the average white American dumbass.
By the way, Obama was part of the Congress that voted toward all these mistakes. Check his voting record and you'd be surprised how many of these Bush disasters were supported by his votes as a Senator. He has repeatedly supported these bailouts. He gave us fair warning of what his presidency would hold. Now we're going to pay for being swept up in his speeches instead of listening to his real message- or lack thereof.
Submitted by PlatinumScarecrow (user info) at 2009-03-02 09:22:27 EST (#)
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Oh my FUCKING GOD!
Seriously.
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DID NOT VOTE FOR HIM. Learn something about our Electoral College. Popular vote means dick. Nothing. Nada. American do not vote for the President. Period.
He is chosen by a group of officials that are able to vote however THEY see fit with no input from the populace.
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Group of officials? You obviously have no fucking idea what your talking about. The electoral college is composed of people from the general populace. My grandfather has actually been a member of the electoral college here in Texas. AND, you stupid fuckstick, as billrhine so eloquently put it, most states' electoral colleges (not sure how many, google is your friend) are REQUIRED to vote the same way as the popular vote. So to say that the popular vote has no bearing in an election just shows your ignorance.
Submitted by Darth_Famine (user info) at 2009-03-02 09:15:28 EST (#)
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Submitted by skrapmetal (user info) at 2009-03-02 06:38:12 EST (#)
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Submitted by 8bithero (user info) at 2009-03-01 19:36:58 EST (#)
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Oh my FUCKING GOD!
Seriously.
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DID NOT VOTE FOR HIM. Learn something about our Electoral College. Popular vote means dick. Nothing. Nada. American do not vote for the President. Period.
He is chosen by a group of officials that are able to vote however THEY see fit with no input from the populace.
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Learn this about the Electoral College: some (not all) States require their reps to the Electoral College to vote with the popular vote. Remember the bullshit in FL in 2004? That was about the popular vote because Florida is such a State. The Electoral College is an anachonism and should be disbanded.
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you are a moron, the electoral college is in place in the event of a tie.
a statistical tie could conceivably start another civil war.
it's there for a reason, and its a good reason and most of the time it gets no use or no press.
leave it be unless it starts getting abused.
Submitted by skrapmetal (user info) at 2009-03-02 06:38:12 EST (#)
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Submitted by 8bithero (user info) at 2009-03-01 19:36:58 EST (#)
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Oh my FUCKING GOD!
Seriously.
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DID NOT VOTE FOR HIM. Learn something about our Electoral College. Popular vote means dick. Nothing. Nada. American do not vote for the President. Period.
He is chosen by a group of officials that are able to vote however THEY see fit with no input from the populace.
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Learn this about the Electoral College: some (not all) States require their reps to the Electoral College to vote with the popular vote. Remember the bullshit in FL in 2004? That was about the popular vote because Florida is such a State. The Electoral College is an anachonism and should be disbanded.
Submitted by The_taste_of_Monkeys (user info) at 2009-03-02 04:53:47 EST (#)
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Because he's black and everyone feels bad about "it".
You know what I'm talking about.
Thats right, hes got a bigger penis than us.
Submitted by BranDo (user info) at 2009-03-02 01:46:44 EST (#)
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When I remember well, George W. came in office when the economy was kind of okay and so he took almost 9 months of leave. Time stood still as all was well. A little fishing, a little hunting.
You won't see Obama disappear for such a long time as he needs to act.
I think he's trying hard to get your country up on its feet again.
Give him time and stop whining.
8 years of terror, war and lies can't be corrected within a month or so.
Get back to the grindstone and show some american spirit.
Submitted by Quint (user info) at 2009-03-02 01:01:51 EST (#)
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What the hell is an Obama?
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2009-03-02 00:45:52 EST (#)
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obama is the latest american fad. it's not gonna take long before all that hype wears off and they start hating him.
if he fucks up, americans will try to make us believe they didn't vote for him. look how quickly they forgot about iraq and how suddenly, no one is responsible for that.
Submitted by billrhine (user info) at 2009-03-01 20:35:20 EST (#)
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Name the ones who won the popular vote but lost the election. you fucking retard. Google doesn't count, asslicker.
Submitted by 8bithero (user info) at 2009-03-01 20:16:30 EST (#)
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It doesn't matter if he won the popular vote.
That had NO bearing on his winning. Ask other Presidents that lost the popular vote before entering office.
Try to keep up, idiot.
Submitted by billrhine (user info) at 2009-03-01 20:00:43 EST (#)
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Submitted by 8bithero (user info) at 2009-03-01 19:36:58 EST (#)
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Oh my FUCKING GOD!
Seriously.
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DID NOT VOTE FOR HIM. Learn something about our Electoral College. Popular vote means dick. Nothing. Nada. American do not vote for the President. Period.
He is chosen by a group of officials that are able to vote however THEY see fit with no input from the populace.
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Um.... Obama WON the popular vote, as well. Try to pay a litle good attention. Mr, Chitlin....
You stupid fuckstick.
Submitted by skrapmetal (user info) at 2009-03-01 19:51:55 EST (#)
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He is popular because the easily-led populace was told that he was.
Submitted by 8bithero (user info) at 2009-03-01 19:36:58 EST (#)
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Oh my FUCKING GOD!
Seriously.
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DID NOT VOTE FOR HIM. Learn something about our Electoral College. Popular vote means dick. Nothing. Nada. American do not vote for the President. Period.
He is chosen by a group of officials that are able to vote however THEY see fit with no input from the populace.
Submitted by billrhine (user info) at 2009-03-01 19:34:33 EST (#)
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Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2009-03-01 18:22:34 EST (#)
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It's been a month for fucksakes, Siren.
How much do you expect this guy - and this congress - to fix in 30 days after Bush and the Republicans made the US the laughing stock of the world and allowed the world's economy to be ruined under their watch for 8 years?
Shut the fuck up...Jesus Christ...It'll take ANY new administration (and President) 3 years to fix the mess he was handed. Doesn't matter if it's Obama or George Fucking Washington II.
Good grief, I had no idea you were such a fucking idiot.
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AMEN!! March 1, 2012. Let's talk then. . . .
Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2009-03-01 19:24:04 EST (#)
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I genuinely would like to hear a justifiable reason....
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While there are some good points below, the fact of the matter is that your question lost about 90% of its relevancy by election day. So you've waited until now to hear a 'justifiable reason,' which can only be measured by you, because what is justifiable is a matter of opinion. If you can't keep your finger on the pulse of public opinion or politics enough to already know the answer to this question, I don't feel particularly inclined to come here and spoon feed you reasons almost 4 months after Election Day. You may not AGREE with the reasons behind his election, but you should damn sure be able to FIND reasons beyond the ones you've mentioned. If you honestly believe that everyone who voted for Obama was starstruck, ignorant, a follower, unintelligent, etc, then why are you concerned about hearing opinions, anyway?
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2009-03-01 19:15:24 EST (#)
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will someone PLEASE write some bloody decent fiction.
uber is dying on it's arse, all these silly posts and boob shots.
Submitted by Phallic_Cymbals (user info) at 2009-03-01 18:23:56 EST (#)
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He's a Harvard professor of Constitutional Law, which means he possesses not only a keen intellect but a practical knowledge of domestic politics that has not been matched in decades.
He's a skilled orator, which empowers him to act not only as a inspirational leader for his own people, but also a skilled and lucid diplomat who can work through problems without having to resort to rhetoric, posturing or religious pandering.
He's.... wait, wait a second. I find it hard to "justify" Obama's presidency when he took over from Bush. It's like questioning a company's new CEO because he got fasttracked from the mail room when the previous CEO was a pot plant.
Considering all Republicans look for in a "leader" could be provided by a picture of a white guy with the word "Jesus" on repeat through some inbuilt speakers, then it should be us asking YOU what is wrong with a FUCKING HARVARD PROFESSOR OF CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, ffs.
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2009-03-01 18:22:34 EST (#)
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It's been a month for fucksakes, Siren.
How much do you expect this guy - and this congress - to fix in 30 days after Bush and the Republicans made the US the laughing stock of the world and allowed the world's economy to be ruined under their watch for 8 years?
Shut the fuck up...Jesus Christ...It'll take ANY new administration (and President) 3 years to fix the mess he was handed. Doesn't matter if it's Obama or George Fucking Washington II.
Good grief, I had no idea you were such a fucking idiot.
Submitted by Siren (user info) at 2009-03-01 17:13:31 EST (#)
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I'd also like to point out that "Obama was better than McCain" is no excuse. That makes you even more stupid. There were half a dozen more candidates on that fucking ballot. Bob Barr, Ron Paul, or you could've written someone in... we, as people, deserve better than to "settle" for a leader. Democracy fucking blows.
Smash the State!
Submitted by Siren (user info) at 2009-03-01 17:10:20 EST (#)
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Because our sorry country is in a state of desperation, so they're clinging to the man who is holding their hands and telling them everything will be alright. Really, there's nothing he can do. He talks like he cares, and I believe he does. But there isn't a single thing he's demonstrated (in office or before when he was in Congress) that shows that he has ever, or ever will fix jack. He offers no real solutions and never will- mark my words. He's voted for bailouts, sent MORE troops to Afghanistan, plead with the courts to give Karl Rove more time to prepare for his trial... I've been told, "Just give him a chance; he's only been in office for a month." My response is this. Yes. Only a month. I can't expect miracles. But in that month he has duplicated the feats of the dreaded Bush administration in record time. The same feats we despised of Bush... and now we're PRAISING Obama for. It's sad and disgusting.
I can't believe you suckers fell for Obama's bright smile. Not that I think he's being evil intentionally- I just think he's doing the same dumbass shit Bush did. Also, just to clarify, McCain wouldn't have been better. I'm not one of "those" people. I get that he's inspirational and passionate. But maybe he should've been a songwriter instead of President.
I get to say "I told you so" forever. I'm telling everyone right now. I was right, and you were wrong (those of you who enthusiastically cast your votes to Obama) and now you will suffer. Unfortunately in this great nation of ours, we're in it together, so I will suffer, too. But, I told you so, America. You are stupid. So monumentally stupid.
Submitted by pen_name (user info) at 2009-03-01 16:42:53 EST (#)
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Because he won't die two weeks into office and leave the country in the hands of a dumb, wacko broad.
Submitted by Wildman (user info) at 2009-03-01 16:30:07 EST (#)
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fuck off bubba-pedo
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2009-03-01 16:24:13 EST (#)
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please can you hurry up and bring the troops home, good chaps.
Submitted by kaos-king (user info) at 2009-03-01 16:23:16 EST (#)
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In many cases it's the lesser of two evils.
Obama was NOT McCain. Obama did NOT bring that cunt Palin along. Obama was NOT Republican.
... and Obama is a mother fuckin' Rock Star.
Submitted by billrhine (user info) at 2009-03-01 15:03:12 EST (#)
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I'm sorry. I retract the fuck you and any other disparaging comments. Obama is our best hope now, and I'm GLAD he won. McCain would have been a Bush clone, with Ms. Palin sucking off Congress for more clothing.
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Submitted by billrhine (user info) at 2009-03-01 15:00:17 EST (#)
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Obama is aware of the problems we face, and he does not take the side of the wealthy and powerful, AKA the Republicans. He wants health care for the poor, a tax break for the poor, and a tax increase for the Republican dynasty that caused the current crisis. He wants to beat the everloving dogshit out of the assholes who sent our jobs overseas just so they could line their pockets with the blood, sweat, and tears of hard-working Americans. Yeah, there is more to life than money, but when you cannot afford to feed your children due to the greed of some $500 Million per year CEO, it changes hearts and minds. If you agree with Bush, Cheney, et al, you should be shot up the ass with a shotgun. Fuck you.
Submitted by HellRazer (user info) at 2009-03-01 14:40:52 EST (#)
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Because he speak clearly about actual solutions to problems and is able to see things from more than just one point of view. Basically, you can just tell the man's not a moron when he talks.