Almost a year since the election---Do you regret voting for Obama?

[renarene]

Originally Posted by Deuce King

Sarah Palin is a ditz, and I agree a poor choice, but she was/is more qualified for that VP position than Obama was/is for the Presidency.

LOL.


"qualifications" can't hide the fact that anyones a dumb @&&. Anyone who says Palin was anything more than a commercialized publicityploy is fooling themselves.

Common sense can't be found on paper, or fed to a grown adult. You either have it already or you don't.

Even if Obama gets off to a so-called "rough start", in less than a year of holding office, at least he has the mental capacity and physicalcapability to attempt some changes.

 

[micheal623]

No sir. He's doing the best he can with the situation he was left with.

 

[j burner]

Originally Posted by Deuce King

Sarah Palin is a ditz, and I agree a poor choice, but she was/is more qualified for that VP position than Obama was/is for the Presidency.

LOL.
Prove me wrong. Obama NEVER held an executive leadership position in any form of government. Palin was an elected mayor, then an electedgovernor in her state; both of which are executive positions in government. Obama went from community organizer, then voted "present" 90% of thetime as a first term junior senator, then was elected president. You can mock Palin all you want (she deserves some of it), but you can't complain abouther lack of qualifications and then turn around and say Obama is fully qualified.

 

[renarene]

Originally Posted by J Burner

Originally Posted by Deuce King

Sarah Palin is a ditz, and I agree a poor choice, but she was/is more qualified for that VP position than Obama was/is for the Presidency.

LOL.

Prove me wrong. Obama NEVER held an executive leadership position in any form of government. Palin was an elected mayor, then an elected governor in her state; both of which are executive positions in government. Obama went from community organizer, then voted "present" 90% of the time as a first term junior senator, then was elected president. You can mock Palin all you want (she deserves some of it), but you can't complain about her lack of qualifications and then turn around and say Obama is fully qualified.


.....and then she opened her mouth

 

[j burner]

Originally Posted by RenaRene

Even if Obama gets off to a so-called "rough start", in less than a year of holding office, at least he has the mental capacity and physical capability to attempt some changes.

Really? How do you figure? His party is in control right now, they don't need a single republican vote to do ANYTHING, so please explain whythey've done NOTHING that they promised, except spend money? Win Afganistan? Nope...losing that one right now. Close Guantanamo bay? Nope. Keepunemployment under 9% ? Nope. Take a "surgical scalpel" to the budget and cut all un-necessary spending?

If by "cut all un-necessary spending" he actually meant "spendmore than anyone in the history of the presidency" then I guess he accomplished that....

 

[krazy88s]

This guy only posts in political threads?

 

[deuce king]

Originally Posted by J Burner

Originally Posted by Deuce King

Sarah Palin is a ditz, and I agree a poor choice, but she was/is more qualified for that VP position than Obama was/is for the Presidency.

LOL.

Prove me wrong. Obama NEVER held an executive leadership position in any form of government. Palin was an elected mayor, then an elected governor in her state; both of which are executive positions in government. Obama went from community organizer, then voted "present" 90% of the time as a first term junior senator, then was elected president. You can mock Palin all you want (she deserves some of it), but you can't complain about her lack of qualifications and then turn around and say Obama is fully qualified.


So being mayor of some rinky dink town and then being elected governor of a state that hardly anybody cares about equals being highly qualified to you?? Atthe end of the day, for the reason that I and others have stated on here, Obama is able to think outside of the box and communicate effectively to thenecessary people. Maybe that's not leadership to you, but it is to me and countless others. Not to mention, your girl Sarah Palin couldn't even thinkof one publication that she reads on a regular basis for news updates, not one. We already had one dummy in office, for people like you and a few others thatwanted Sarah Palin behind the wheel, why have another dummy running the show. Not to mention, Obama has done some good work thus far in office, still room forimprovement, but I like how he has handled certain matters.

.....and then she opened her mouth

Truth.

 

[renarene]

Originally Posted by J Burner

Originally Posted by RenaRene

Even if Obama gets off to a so-called "rough start", in less than a year of holding office, at least he has the mental capacity and physical capability to attempt some changes.

Really? How do you figure? His party is in control right now, they don't need a single republican vote to do ANYTHING, so please explain why they've done NOTHING that they promised, except spend money? Win Afganistan? Nope...losing that one right now. Close Guantanamo bay? Nope. Keep unemployment under 9% ? Nope. Take a "surgical scalpel" to the budget and cut all un-necessary spending?

If by "cut all un-necessary spending" he actually meant "spend more than anyone in the history of the presidency" then I guess he accomplished that....

1) How is "winning" Afghanistan supposed to happen in less than a year. You forget who actually put the US there.
2)You can't get anything done in this country without "spending money". Lets be for real here. we don't live in a trade and barter system.
3) The Recession and Unemployment rate was already underway BEFORE he came into office. How soon you forget.
4) Obama's been in office 9 months. Bush ran this country into the ground the past 8 years, and everybody wants to %$*# on Obama for political line andracial issues. So sad.

 

[sundoobie]

Originally Posted by chris boshs neck

Obama has done many great things since getting in office

Name One.

Are you seriously this blind with hatred that you can't even name one positive the Obama Administration has done in 9 months in office? Seriously? I meanI am not the biggest fan of this guy but I can name TONS of positives.

Let me post a few things that affected myself and/or friends/colleagues/family of mine....

• Directly or indirectly related to Obama, my investment portfolios have skyrocketed the past 3 quarters in comparison to 2008.
• Increased the amount in reverse mortgages from $417,000 to $625,000. One of my boy's grandparents was able to use that money on their health care bills and use the remainder on living expenses.
• Just yesterday, the Feds declared they will no longer raid Marijuana dispensaries and stop prosecuting Medical Marijuana users.
  
• Foreclosures has been drastically reduced thanks to his loan modification plan. Helped out another one of my friends with his 2 kids. He qualified for this plan and he was able to modify their monthly mortgage payment so they were able to keep their home.
• Funding of Veterans Administration. Congress just voted a couple weeks ago and approved the "Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009." This will greatly help a large group of veterans my family and I know. In previous years, Congress was always late funding the Veteran's Administration.
• I don't know how many small business folks you know but as a CPA I see first hand how small businesses have been suffering the past few years, and the Obama Administration has increased the amount it would guarantee private lenders making out loans under the SBA programs. The new program whom a few of my clients qualified for has a government guarantee of up to 90 percent of all loans and reducing and/or waiving certain fees on these SBA backed loans.
• Extended the Alternative Minimum Tax patch which will reduce taxes for middle class taxpayers. I personally would have been affected and would have to pay more taxes if this AMT patch wasn't renewed.
• Raised the Section 179 direct expensing limit to $250,000. This will help small businesses reduce their tax liability and give incentive to invest.
• Extended unemployment insurance for an additional 13 weeks. I don't know how many of your friends were laid off but I know a few and this helped them.

Should I keep going? Because I have tons more to add...

 

[ph3n0m3n0n]

Originally Posted by J Burner

RenaRene wrote:

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Even if Obama gets off to a so-called "rough start", in less than a year of holding office, at least he has the mental capacity and physical capability to attempt some changes.

Really? How do you figure? His party is in control right now, they don't need a single republican vote to do ANYTHING, so please explain why they've done NOTHING that they promised, except spend money? Win Afganistan? Nope...losing that one right now. Close Guantanamo bay? Nope. Keep unemployment under 9% ? Nope. Take a "surgical scalpel" to the budget and cut all un-necessary spending?

If by "cut all un-necessary spending" he actually meant "spend more than anyone in the history of the presidency" then I guess he accomplished that....



Stop asking trap questions. You're already convinced he's no good.

Obama hasn't even been in office for a year and there's clowns such as yourself expecting just add water results.

Go have a seat somewhere with that executive positions crap. Those things don't mean !@#% unless it was the presidential position itself.

 

[damu]

Originally Posted by swizzc

Voted for McCain.

 

[j burner]

Originally Posted by SunDOOBIE

Originally Posted by J Burner

Originally Posted by SunDOOBIE

What's there to regret? McCain was a prick for choosing an unqualified VP. So is the question do I regret picking Obama over McCain? NO

So, what qualifications did Obama have that Palin did not? Sarah Palin is a ditz, and I agree a poor choice, but she was/is more qualified for that VP position than Obama was/is for the Presidency. I just can't accept that ridiculous argument, "I didn't vote for McCain because Palin was unqalified" Do you guys realize Obama is probably the most unqualified president in history?

Qualifications such as the ability to speak coherently. The ability to address various groups of people. The ability to think out of the box. The ability to compose a thoughtful answer.

If you can't accept that reason why I didn't vote for McCain than I don't know what more to say to you. Palin was one of the reasons why I voted for Obama. No way in hell would I risk having Palin one heart beat away from being President of the US considering our country is at war.

at the thought of military folks having to take orders from that dumb broad.

In no way, shape, or form do those characteristics alone qualify someone to be President. I could describe Hitler with the same "qualifications" youlisted: He was a great speaker, he addressed various groups of people, and thought outside the box. Seriously, the fact that those are the bestqualifications you can come up with further prove the point, Obama had ZERO qualifications for the job. What you just listed are what you consider desirablecharacteristics, not experiences that qualify him to run the country. Like I said, Palin was a poor choice, but if we're talking about experience andqualifications, the fact is Palin has more than Obama. And she was the VP candidate, not the presidential candidate. If we're talking about VP's,Biden is a plaigiarising, bumbling fool in a league of his own. Who also, by the way, admitted Obama was not qualified.

 

[sonunox34]

Obama was clearly the best choice... no way I'm voting for an old racist war-monger and a borderline-******ed, religious-obsessed "Mayor of Wasilla,AK".

She thinks God "put oil under Alaskan's feet for them to use"

http://www.youtube.com/v/4Q9MMJESywA&hl=en&fs=1&http://www.youtube.com/v/4Q9MMJESywA&hl=en&fs=1&http://www.youtube.com/v/9H-btXPfhGs&hl=en&fs=1&http://www.youtube.com/v/9H-btXPfhGs&hl=en&fs=1&

 

[dnycemodel]

No i dont regret it and F yo Thread.

 

[j burner]

Originally Posted by PH3N0M3N0N

Originally Posted by J Burner

RenaRene wrote:

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Even if Obama gets off to a so-called "rough start", in less than a year of holding office, at least he has the mental capacity and physical capability to attempt some changes.

Really? How do you figure? His party is in control right now, they don't need a single republican vote to do ANYTHING, so please explain why they've done NOTHING that they promised, except spend money? Win Afganistan? Nope...losing that one right now. Close Guantanamo bay? Nope. Keep unemployment under 9% ? Nope. Take a "surgical scalpel" to the budget and cut all un-necessary spending?

If by "cut all un-necessary spending" he actually meant "spend more than anyone in the history of the presidency" then I guess he accomplished that....

Stop asking trap questions. You're already convinced he's no good.

Obama hasn't even been in office for a year and there's clowns such as yourself expecting just add water results.

Go have a seat somewhere with that executive positions crap. Those things don't mean !@#% unless it was the presidential position itself.

I'm assuming that by "trap qustions" you mean questions that you can't answer. Again, I'll point it out for you because you fail to missthe point: if Obama hasn't been in office long enough to make a difference, HOW DID HE WIN A NOBEL PEACE PRIZE? I suppose thats a trap question, becauseyou can't answer it with a logical explaination. You want it both ways. Also, by your logic, the only qualification for the presidency is to have beenpresident already? You have proven yourself to be a complete idiot with that statement, leave the thread.

 

[letsgetit22]

Originally Posted by J Burner

Originally Posted by PH3N0M3N0N

Originally Posted by J Burner

RenaRene wrote:

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Even if Obama gets off to a so-called "rough start", in less than a year of holding office, at least he has the mental capacity and physical capability to attempt some changes.

Really? How do you figure? His party is in control right now, they don't need a single republican vote to do ANYTHING, so please explain why they've done NOTHING that they promised, except spend money? Win Afganistan? Nope...losing that one right now. Close Guantanamo bay? Nope. Keep unemployment under 9% ? Nope. Take a "surgical scalpel" to the budget and cut all un-necessary spending?

If by "cut all un-necessary spending" he actually meant "spend more than anyone in the history of the presidency" then I guess he accomplished that....

Stop asking trap questions. You're already convinced he's no good.

Obama hasn't even been in office for a year and there's clowns such as yourself expecting just add water results.

Go have a seat somewhere with that executive positions crap. Those things don't mean !@#% unless it was the presidential position itself.

I'm assuming that by "trap qustions" you mean questions that you can't answer. Again, I'll point it out for you because you fail to miss the point: if Obama hasn't been in office long enough to make a difference, HOW DID HE WIN A NOBEL PEACE PRIZE? I suppose thats a trap question, because you can't answer it with a logical explaination. You want it both ways. Also, by your logic, the only qualification for the presidency is to have been president already? You have proven yourself to be a complete idiot with that statement, leave the thread.


it's funny how you ignored SunDoobie's post

 

[ph3n0m3n0n]

Originally Posted by J Burner

PH3N0M3N0N wrote:

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J Burner wrote:

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RenaRene wrote:

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Even if Obama gets off to a so-called "rough start", in less than a year of holding office, at least he has the mental capacity and physical capability to attempt some changes.

Really? How do you figure? His party is in control right now, they don't need a single republican vote to do ANYTHING, so please explain why they've done NOTHING that they promised, except spend money? Win Afganistan? Nope...losing that one right now. Close Guantanamo bay? Nope. Keep unemployment under 9% ? Nope. Take a "surgical scalpel" to the budget and cut all un-necessary spending?

If by "cut all un-necessary spending" he actually meant "spend more than anyone in the history of the presidency" then I guess he accomplished that....



Stop asking trap questions. You're already convinced he's no good.

Obama hasn't even been in office for a year and there's clowns such as yourself expecting just add water results.

Go have a seat somewhere with that executive positions crap. Those things don't mean !@#% unless it was the presidential position itself.

I'm assuming that by "trap qustions" you mean questions that you can't answer. Again, I'll point it out for you because you fail to miss the point: if Obama hasn't been in office long enough to make a difference, HOW DID HE WIN A NOBEL PEACE PRIZE? I suppose thats a trap question, because you can't answer it with a logical explaination. You want it both ways. Also, by your logic, the only qualification for the presidency is to have been president already? You have proven yourself to be a complete idiot with that statement, leave the thread.



He was inaugurated in January and the nomination deadline was February. The winner was chosen earlier this month right?

HAS HE NOT BEEN TRYING TO REACH OUT TO OTHER NATIONS IN THE WORLD SINCE FEBRUARY? AM I TYPING LOUD ENOUGH FOR YOU? I say he has and have answered yourquestion.

And I'm glad to be an idiot then if being smart means arguing for Palin as possible country leader over Obama.

Being president before is the only qualification that warrants mentioning IMO. Why would any other executive positions count? Alaska ain't trying to nukeOregon are they?

 

[j burner]

Originally Posted by letsgetit22

Originally Posted by J Burner

Originally Posted by PH3N0M3N0N

Originally Posted by J Burner

RenaRene wrote:

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Even if Obama gets off to a so-called "rough start", in less than a year of holding office, at least he has the mental capacity and physical capability to attempt some changes.

Really? How do you figure? His party is in control right now, they don't need a single republican vote to do ANYTHING, so please explain why they've done NOTHING that they promised, except spend money? Win Afganistan? Nope...losing that one right now. Close Guantanamo bay? Nope. Keep unemployment under 9% ? Nope. Take a "surgical scalpel" to the budget and cut all un-necessary spending?

If by "cut all un-necessary spending" he actually meant "spend more than anyone in the history of the presidency" then I guess he accomplished that....

Stop asking trap questions. You're already convinced he's no good.

Obama hasn't even been in office for a year and there's clowns such as yourself expecting just add water results.

Go have a seat somewhere with that executive positions crap. Those things don't mean !@#% unless it was the presidential position itself.

I'm assuming that by "trap qustions" you mean questions that you can't answer. Again, I'll point it out for you because you fail to miss the point: if Obama hasn't been in office long enough to make a difference, HOW DID HE WIN A NOBEL PEACE PRIZE? I suppose thats a trap question, because you can't answer it with a logical explaination. You want it both ways. Also, by your logic, the only qualification for the presidency is to have been president already? You have proven yourself to be a complete idiot with that statement, leave the thread.

it's funny how you ignored SunDoobie's post

Which post? I responded to him on this same page

 

[j burner]

Originally Posted by PH3N0M3N0N

Originally Posted by J Burner

PH3N0M3N0N wrote:

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J Burner wrote:

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RenaRene wrote:

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Even if Obama gets off to a so-called "rough start", in less than a year of holding office, at least he has the mental capacity and physical capability to attempt some changes.

Really? How do you figure? His party is in control right now, they don't need a single republican vote to do ANYTHING, so please explain why they've done NOTHING that they promised, except spend money? Win Afganistan? Nope...losing that one right now. Close Guantanamo bay? Nope. Keep unemployment under 9% ? Nope. Take a "surgical scalpel" to the budget and cut all un-necessary spending?

If by "cut all un-necessary spending" he actually meant "spend more than anyone in the history of the presidency" then I guess he accomplished that....

Stop asking trap questions. You're already convinced he's no good.

Obama hasn't even been in office for a year and there's clowns such as yourself expecting just add water results.

Go have a seat somewhere with that executive positions crap. Those things don't mean !@#% unless it was the presidential position itself.

I'm assuming that by "trap qustions" you mean questions that you can't answer. Again, I'll point it out for you because you fail to miss the point: if Obama hasn't been in office long enough to make a difference, HOW DID HE WIN A NOBEL PEACE PRIZE? I suppose thats a trap question, because you can't answer it with a logical explaination. You want it both ways. Also, by your logic, the only qualification for the presidency is to have been president already? You have proven yourself to be a complete idiot with that statement, leave the thread.



He was inaugurated in January and the nomination deadline was February. The winner was chosen earlier this month right?

HAS HE NOT BEEN TRYING TO REACH OUT TO OTHER NATIONS IN THE WORLD SINCE FEBRUARY? AM I TYPING LOUD ENOUGH FOR YOU? I say he has and have answered your question.

And I'm glad to be an idiot then if being smart means arguing for Palin as possible country leader over Obama.

Being president before is the only qualification that warrants mentioning IMO. Why would any other executive positions count? Alaska ain't trying to nuke Oregon are they?
Did you seriously just ask me why holding multiple exectuve positions in govnerment count? Is anyone else following this idiocy? Keep diggingthat hole...nobody is arguing "Palin as a possible country leader over Obama." I said Palin was a poor choice, but Obama was just as bad. 1. Palinwas not running for president. 2. You still haven't pointed out anything that shows Obama is any more qualified than Palin, and that is my point. 3. So,you are telling me that as long as Obama talks about doing something, thats the same as actually doing it?

 

[letsgetit22]

Originally Posted by J Burner

Originally Posted by letsgetit22


it's funny how you ignored SunDoobie's post

Which post? I responded to him on this same page

you asked what has Obama accomplished and on pg 7 he gave you a partial list.

 

[swish 22]

I voted for Obama because he is a much better decision maker than McCain. If you voted for anybody other than these two, you wasted your vote. It is a sadstate of democracy for that to be true but it is the truth. I didn't want to put our country in the hands of someone who thought Sarah Palin would be agood vice president and possible president if anything happened to his old self. Palin resigned as governor for god sakes. Obama is doing ok with what he hasto work with, but the national debt is OD.

 

[ph3n0m3n0n]

1. There's only 2 real qualifications to being president and governor or mayor ain't either of em. They're both equally qualified.

2. If he's given an award based on 'effort' what the hell are you arguing about?


I'll drop the Palin thing because you're making up @!#@#

 

[denni5themenace]

at people using his nobel peace prize to knock him. acting like he nominated himself and then did everything he could to win it.

GTFOHWTBS

 

[it is wat it is]

Obama FTW

Avy check and SN for you Republicans.

 

[38816]

LOL

YALL ARE STILL SALTY?

ARE YOU GOING TO BE SALTY FOR THE ENTIRE 4 YEARS?

4 MORE YEARS

4 MORE YEARS

4 MORE YEARS


honestly, i can't wait until they start in on fixing the education system that bush destroyed.