So what do you all think about President Obama?

[Midnight Rider]

Originally Posted by Zombeels It's like having two neighbors and neighbor A throws 10 lbs of garbage on your lawn and neighbor B throws 100 lbs of garbage on your lawn and when someone asks what you think of your neighbors you say " I hate neighbor A because he spreads garbage on my lawn." yet with no criticism of the other neighbor. That is hypocrisy. I also asked you to be specific yet you could not offer any details. Explain, must have missed that.

I think it's more like you live next door to a neighbor who dumps garbage all over his yard and moves. A new neighbor moves and dumps many times more garbage all over the yard. When you complain to him he says "you can't blame me. look what the person who lived before me did." To top it off the neighbor asks your kids to clean it up.

Recently, the Congressional Budget Office published its assessment of the Obama administration's 2010 budget and found it will increase the federal deficit by $2.3 trillion more over the next 10 years than the White House had previously estimated. This brings the grand total to (drum roll, please) $9.3 trillion.
Wow, that's roughly four times what Bush accumulated during his presidency.

[Midnight Rider]

Originally Posted by Zombeels Explain, must have missed that.

At President Obama's meeting with the heads of South American countries this morning, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez stood, walked over to him, and presented him with a copy of "Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent” by author Eduardo Galeano.
Obama politely posed for a photograph with Chavez, shook his hand, and accepted the gift.
The book, first published in Spanish in 1971, offers a critique of the consequences of 500 years of European and U.S. colonization of Latin America.

For Obama to let himself be put in that position and not even make an attempt to rebuke is just pathetic. The leader of the United States was made to look like a incompetent dunce for the propaganda purposes of a dictator and thug.

[SlickDick]

I would (if I were a Yank) never again vote for a wealthy white man to run things.This Obama dood has got the minerals (brains) and makes the GOP look like the bloated douchebags they really are.They (republicans ) hate gays but love gay prostitutes. The guys in the GOP are gayer than a gay pride parade marching into Elton Johns ass.
Affaid of black power?Bring it on, anything would be better than those pirates that have been stealing everything they could.It would be tough for 12% of the countries population to overthrow the "whiteman" even if all black people were united by some comic book superintelligence hive mind for the common goal of taking over the nation.

[billtjr51]

Originally Posted by SlickDick I would (if I were a Yank) never again vote for a wealthy white man to run things.This Obama dood has got the minerals (brains) and makes the GOP look like the bloated douchebags they really are.They (republicans ) hate gays but love gay prostitutes. The guys in the GOP are gayer than a gay pride parade marching into Elton Johns ass. Affaid of black power?Bring it on, anything would be better than those pirates that have been stealing everything they could.It would be tough for 12% of the countries population to overthrow the "whiteman" even if all black people were united by some comic book superintelligence hive mind for the common goal of taking over the nation.

Race has nothing to do with it. Color means nothing. Anyone in the position to run for president is in the wealthy catagory.

[Muzoid]

I'm Canadian, so it's not really an issue for me....but seeing Bush gone, makes me happier than a buzzard on a crap wagon....I didn't care who got in, I just wanted GWB gone for good.

Yee Freakin' Ha!

(I told my Mom, the day Bush first got elected way back when "$10 says he starts a war based on lies"...how right was I?......Mom paid me my $10.)

[billtjr51]

Originally Posted by Zombeels How so. Is the private sector gone? Give details. Define big Government. This is just a big empty talking point with no validity. The people vote in a government that handles their tax money so no matter how you twist it the taxpayer's money belongs to the government. Tell me how the actual people can have control of their taxes. Did Reagan hand over control to the people? How would that be done? More empty talking points and false generalizations.

Private sector not gone, yet.
Big Gov. The government sticking their noses into areas they should stay out of. I do not want the government to distribute even more of my money to deadbeats.
Reagan only brought financially broke California back as governor and a Jimmy Carter financial mess out of the pits as president.

[billtjr51]

I am glad Bush is gone. But to simply answer the question, I do not like Obama. I really wanted Mike Huckabee in. He supported the Fair Tax. I am neither Republican or Democrat, so party didn't matter.

[SlickDick]

Originally Posted by billtjr51 Race has nothing to do with it. Color means nothing. Anyone in the position to run for president is in the wealthy catagory.

In the USA race has alot to do w/ everything, so I was just getting to a point that sooner or later will pop up. Obama is wealthy? How do you know that?

Anyone w/ the name Huckabee should be selling Pies on some dusty road.

[Muzoid]

Originally Posted by SlickDick In the USA race has alot to do w/ everything, so I was just getting to a point that sooner or later will pop up. Obama is wealthy? How do you know that? Anyone w/ the name Huckabee should be selling Pies on some dusty road.

Wow you just single handedly insulted every Huckabee on the planet, in one foul swoop. (even the one selling pies on dusty roads - hahaha)

And everyone can argue a different definition of wealth.

To me, a person that pays his way in life, and has people that love him/her, is beyond wealthy.

[Zombeels]

Originally Posted by Midnight Rider I think it's more like you live next door to a neighbor who dumps garbage all over his yard and moves. A new neighbor moves and dumps many times more garbage all over the yard. When you complain to him he says "you can't blame me. look what the person who lived before me did." To top it off the neighbor asks your kids to clean it up.

My analogy is spot on. Yours only works on conjecture.

Recently, the Congressional Budget Office published its assessment of the Obama administration's 2010 budget and found it will increase the federal deficit by $2.3 trillion more over the next 10 years than the White House had previously estimated. This brings the grand total to (drum roll, please) $9.3 trillion. Wow, that's roughly four times what Bush accumulated during his presidency.

First of all these numbers are speculation. Second, Bush didn't include the supplemental war costs in his budget where Obama did. Don't forget also that the 2009 budget deficit was drafted by both Presidents.

Now I would understand if you stated you didn't like this or that part of the budget and exact specifics as to what he is or isn't spending money on but blanket generalizations don't make good debate.

[SlickDick]

Saw Dave Shapelle once,and he said the best way out of the recession is to give Black people their reparation money, and the recession will be over in one week.And then he advised Whites to buy stock in KFC.

[Midnight Rider]

Originally Posted by Zombeels My analogy is spot on. Yours only works on conjecture. First of all these numbers are speculation. Second, Bush didn't include the supplemental war costs in his budget where Obama did. Don't forget also that the 2009 budget deficit was drafted by both Presidents. Now I would understand if you stated you didn't like this or that part of the budget and exact specifics as to what he is or isn't spending money on but blanket generalizations don't make good debate.

A couple of points your spot on analogy didn't mention. First neighbor A is no longer your neighbor and will not be dumping on your yard again. Second neighbor B will keep dumping on your lawn. About my story being conjecture and yours being spot on. Thanks, its early and I can use a good chuckle.
Since the numbers I used on spending didn't satisfy your wants and desires maybe you could take a minute and share your statistics.

[billtjr51]

Originally Posted by SlickDick In the USA race has alot to do w/ everything, so I was just getting to a point that sooner or later will pop up. Obama is wealthy? How do you know that? Anyone w/ the name Huckabee should be selling Pies on some dusty road.

His income (2008) was made public several weeks ago. I can't remember the exact numbers, but it was in the lower millions. I consider that financially wealthy.

[Midnight Rider]

Thanks to people like Tony Rezko Obama has indeed become a very wealthy man.

[rollingstoned]

Originally Posted by billtjr51 His income (2008) was made public several weeks ago. I can't remember the exact numbers, but it was in the lower millions. I consider that financially wealthy.

How much does he make per year in the presidency? Isn't it like $250,000?

I know in the white house it's less then 1 million (at least thats what I thought )