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Postby Dakini » Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:28 pm

His only mistakes was assuming that the Republicans weren't total douchebags.

He should have just pushed laws through when his party had a majority without consulting the Republicans. This is how you end up with such a shitty health care law.

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Postby Al-Harakut al-Islami » Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:29 pm

Yeah, he was a bad choice, but he was much better than the alternative.
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Postby Sibirsky » Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:29 pm

Xanicea wrote:
Ublakeistan wrote:Worst President fucking ever


I believe the president you're looking for is George H. W. Bush.

W was worse than HW.
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Postby Chetssaland » Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:29 pm

I'm in no way saying Obama was the wrong choice, or that he should have been Superman, but one of his biggest points was to decrease troop numbers in the Middle East. Obviously he didn't do that. I'm not in his head, but the way his campaign was set up it seemed he thought he would have done more by this point.

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Postby Crescent Horizon » Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:29 pm

Dakini wrote:His only mistakes was assuming that the Republicans weren't total douchebags.

He should have just pushed laws through when his party had a majority without consulting the Republicans. This is how you end up with such a shitty health care law.


Ah yes, the problem with democracy...

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Postby Jedi8246 » Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:29 pm

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I wouldn't be expecting that of him if he hadn't promised to do the next best thing to magic in his campaign. He promised the moon, and we got a pile of shit SHAPED like the moon. Now, at the time, I was not able to vote, but I will be when the next election rolls around, and mark my words, I'll vote for the only guy who's ever actually made magic that I've seen. That's right, my very first vote ever goes to Mickey Mouse. Who's with me?

See, that's the thing, he didn't. So far he's kept to a good majority of his promises.

Except he hasn't.

He promised to allow five days for citizens to see bills before he signed them. His first bill was signed in just two days. He signed his second bill just 3 hours after Congress passed it.

He promised to "eliminate capital gains taxes for small businesses." He has not. It may have reduced the liability, but has not ended it.

I could go on, but perhaps you should just google it. The list of his broken promises is very long and comprehensive.
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Postby Ceannairceach » Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:30 pm

Dakini wrote:His only mistakes was assuming that the Republicans weren't total douchebags.

He should have just pushed laws through when his party had a majority without consulting the Republicans. This is how you end up with such a shitty health care law.

Generally, the entire Democrat group needs to grow a collective spine.

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Postby Maximinia » Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:30 pm

Terrible.

TRUMP FOR EL PRESIDENTE
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Postby Norstal » Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:30 pm

Dakini wrote:His only mistakes was assuming that the Republicans weren't total douchebags.

He should have just pushed laws through when his party had a majority without consulting the Republicans. This is how you end up with such a shitty health care law.

Wow, the Canadian got it right.

Though, I suppose you have experience with douchebags with Harper eh? :P
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Postby Crescent Horizon » Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:30 pm

Ceannairceach wrote:
Dakini wrote:His only mistakes was assuming that the Republicans weren't total douchebags.

He should have just pushed laws through when his party had a majority without consulting the Republicans. This is how you end up with such a shitty health care law.

Generally, the entire Democrat group needs to grow a collective spine.


That and some balls.
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Postby Ronald and Pennywise » Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:30 pm

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What are your policies?

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Postby Sibirsky » Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:31 pm

Xanicea wrote:
Ceannairceach wrote:Please, feel free to step up to plate and do a better job.

Considering the resistance from the two parties, its rather hard to get anything done nowadays.


I'd love to see those of you who are complaining to be president. You'd probably enter office, realize how fucked the U.S. is, and then beg to get out.

The U.S. is fucked any way you look at it. At least Obama's trying something rather than nothing. Besides, plenty of socialist economies (look at the Nordic countries) have been successful, so why can't we?

None of them are socialist. We're not doing too bad in comparison.
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Postby Crescent Horizon » Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:31 pm

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Norstal wrote:What are your policies?

Everyone has the right to free butterfingers, twix, and kit kats. :D


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Postby Ublakeistan » Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:31 pm

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At least he intended to start what he had finished rather than pull our troops out before the job was done

The job in Iraq is done, ten fold since we never found any weapons of mass destruction and toppled the regime, continuing to support the Iraqi government and training their troops. To claim otherwise is complete bullshit.


Their troops can't even read, let alone call themselves any kind of a military organization.
By all means, I want the troops to come home, I know alot of them, but you just can't yet

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Postby Ceannairceach » Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:31 pm

Maximinia wrote:Terrible.

TRUMP FOR EL PRESIDENTE

No, Trump would be worse.

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Postby Xanicea » Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:31 pm

Maximinia wrote:Terrible.

TRUMP FOR EL PRESIDENTE


No... Just... No...

Trump would treat the U.S. like a business and make immoral deals with other countries... Does anyone really want that?
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Postby Sibirsky » Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:32 pm

Xanicea wrote:
Ceannairceach wrote:At least Obama didn't get us us involved in Iraq. Quite a huge fucking mistake, no?


Agreed. At least he got us pulled out of Iraq (only to stuff us into Afghanistan, but hey he kept his promise of pulling the U.S. troops out, amirite?)

Not quite. He's sticking to the Bush timeline.
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Postby Norstal » Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:32 pm

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Norstal wrote:What are your policies?

Everyone has the right to free butterfingers, twix, and kit kats. :D

:!:

Wait a minute...I want Snickers.
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Postby Ceannairceach » Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:32 pm

Ublakeistan wrote:
Ceannairceach wrote:The job in Iraq is done, ten fold since we never found any weapons of mass destruction and toppled the regime, continuing to support the Iraqi government and training their troops. To claim otherwise is complete bullshit.


Their troops can't even read, let alone call themselves any kind of a military organization.
By all means, I want the troops to come home, I know alot of them, but you just can't yet

Source that they can't read, if you would. Wild accusations with no proof needs proof, as a protip.

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Postby Al-Harakut al-Islami » Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:32 pm

Maximinia wrote:Terrible.

TRUMP FOR EL PRESIDENTE


Lord, no.
Even worse than Obama.
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"Wha... what?!"

"I know, I know. I..."

"Can you stop being an owl?"

"Mom, it's not a choice."

"NO SON OF MINE CAN BE AN OWL!"

"Dad! It's not even physically possible! Christ, how can you be racist against something you didn't know existed until 5 seconds ago?!"

"Do you have an owlfriend?"

"Yes Mom. His name is Damien."
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Postby Jedi8246 » Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:32 pm

Sibirsky wrote:
Xanicea wrote:
Agreed. At least he got us pulled out of Iraq (only to stuff us into Afghanistan, but hey he kept his promise of pulling the U.S. troops out, amirite?)

Not quite. He's sticking to the Bush timeline.

:clap:

Obama seems to be breaking promises at an astronomical rate.
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Postby Sibirsky » Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:33 pm

The Sovietyeto wrote:Under Obama the national debt has tripled and he has spent more money then every other president combined. Economy wise he is the worst president we ever had. He is very charismatic however, he would be a good diplomat. Also he is not able to be president as he was a native citizen of another nation. That matter is being investigated. Also if I have not convinced you the war with libya were in is costing us over 1.23 trillion dollars a day.

Your numbers, they are way out of the park.
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Postby Ronald and Pennywise » Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:33 pm

Norstal wrote:
Ronald and Pennywise wrote:Everyone has the right to free butterfingers, twix, and kit kats. :D

:!:

Wait a minute...I want Snickers.

i've got no problem with snickers. so it shall be :lol:

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Postby Crescent Horizon » Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:33 pm

Ceannairceach wrote:
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Their troops can't even read, let alone call themselves any kind of a military organization.
By all means, I want the troops to come home, I know alot of them, but you just can't yet

Source that they can't read, if you would. Wild accusations with no proof needs proof, as a protip.


Indeed.

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Postby The lepearchauns » Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:33 pm

Id say Trump would be a good president, but hed just bankrupt the country and fire us all... :p
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