Just for you Tahoe:

http://www.myconfinedspace.com/wp-content/uploads/tdomf/98522/caj_zombamification.jpg

dr;ts

Not BO. Remember, BO's only doing broad strokes, leaving the messy details to Congress. That belongs in the LOL@some Dems category, and I think I already posted about their tendency to cave like it matters to Republicans. They know that any bill passing sucks for their political future, and there's not a damn thing Democrats could give them that would change that.

Also, you're assuming that a particular Senate bill is going to match other Senate bills and the House bill(s). The reality is going to be that this gets jammed down during budget reconciliation, bypassing Senate cloture rules. This twist was amusing, but for the most part, I am not paying attention to all the twists and turns... it's trading baskets until the 4th quarter.

From what I read and heard, that change came from the WH directly. Hopefully I'll post a link to it...hopefully. BO got caught in a lie and he fixed it.

Looks like Mr T is going to get the T handed to him by the Repubs demanding info on his Czars.

Another broken campaign pledge.

Looks like Mr T is going to get the T handed to him by the Repubs demanding info on his Czars.

Another broken campaign pledge.
Awesome. It's a good thing that the election results have put the Repubs firmly in the majority so they can set the agenda of Congress and demand things.

BO is such a wuss that the ACLU likes him!

http://www.aclu.org/safefree/general/41008prs20090915.html

Awesome. It's a good thing that the election results have put the Repubs firmly in the majority so they can set the agenda of Congress and demand things.

Awesome. If Bush did this, you'd self implode.

Mxy, Rep Phil Roe took Mr T up his offer to go through the health care bill line by line to see whats in it. He sent him a letter, a fax and its crickets from the WH.

Comments?

Mxy, Rep Phil Roe took Mr T up his offer to go through the health care bill line by line to see whats in it. He sent him a letter, a fax and its crickets from the WH.

Comments?
The specific item Phil Roe is responding to is:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Remarks-by-the-President-at-Town-Hall-in-Raleigh-North-Carolina/

So I just want everybody to know, Congress will have time to read the bill. They will have time to debate the bill. They will have all of August to review the various legislative proposals. When we come back in September, I will be available to answer any question that members of Congress have. If they want to come over to the White House and go over line by line what's going on, I will be happy to do that. (Applause.)
As I read it, it's not "Mr T" who'd review things line by line, so much as Dr. Roe, coming to him with the questions. Especially when it comes to fine tuning screwed-up aspects, I'd expect Team Obama to respond with "physician, heal thyself" -- submit reasonable line-by-line level amendments to fix the bill.

That being said, I'd love to see this happen. The sadly amusing part is -- would it really matter? Even if Republican Roe went line by line and eliminated/rewrote the mess to his satisfaction, he'd still vote against it because it'd be a victory for "Mr T". Given their history on the issue, there's no way to spin this as a victory for Republicans, so why bother?

Tahoe debating Mxy on politics. There is no way this ends well for Tahoe.

He asked for my thoughts and I gave 'em.

There's no real debate, here.

This is a a LOL at Obama because it's a lose-lose situation. Sit down with him, and it's pretty much pointless at best (unless someone interprets it as a great show of bipartisanship -- almost certainly not the case because Roe will vote against it no matter what). Don't sit down with him, and he gets "liar liar pants on fire".

Tahoe debating Mxy on politics. There is no way this ends well for Tahoe.

Truth will set you free...and the truth hurts BO.

Truth will set you free...and the truth hurts like an ass pirate.... Obama was right all along

The ass pirates are having fun with BO, not me homie.

I'm saddened that this thread will likely see less activity now that Tahoe is branching out into new threads with his hatespeak and rhetoric.

No disrespect, of course.

Niching is the way to go, tho, IMO.

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I'm saddened that this thread will likely see less activity now that Tahoe is branching out into new threads with his hatespeak and rhetoric.

No disrespect, of course.

Niching is the way to go, tho, IMO.

Opposition to Gov't run health care is not hatespeak. Libs calling peeps nazis is.

Truth hurts.

Don't get it twisted. Alls I'm saying is, this thread was/is your personal homebase for hating on Obama, now you are breaking it out into several threads instead of keeping it all here, which is your prerogative, of course.

twisting is more fun

^ poor taste

7 former CIA directors send letter to Mr T asking him to stop Holder from investigating the CIA.

7 former CIA directors send letter to Mr T asking him to stop Holder from investigating the CIA.

OPINION: The former CIA directors are complaining that you shouldn't punish the CIA for doing what the White House ordered it to do. It's a bullshit complaint, though. An illegal order is an illegal order and you are obliged to disobey it or be prosecuted yourself. Haven't you seen A Few Good Men?

BONUS OPINION: Argument from authority. (http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/appeal-to-authority.html) But thanks for playing.

The cases were already reviewed by prosecuters and found that there was not enough evidence to prosecute.

The left just wants to destroy the countries inteligence gathering, but theres nothing new there.

And foreign gov'ts info will be in public domain as well, if this goes forward.

Good job lefties.

Let Al Qada go and prosecute citizens... This is an amazing administration.

The left just wants to destroy the countries inteligence gathering, but theres nothing new there.



And why, exactly, do you believe that to be the case?

Do you think that liberals hate the USA?

Do only conservatives love and want to protect the country?

The left is too idealistic. You got to get in the gutter with some of these fuckin murderers to protect this country/citizens.

The gutter smells. I'll stay up here with the murderers. If I have the freedom to smoke cigarettes, I should have the freedom to have my airplane blown up once every 20 years.

The left is too idealistic. You got to get in the gutter with some of these fuckin murderers to protect this country/citizens.

For someone that dislikes "big government" you seem awfully disinterested in checks and balances and making sure that the government that we do have is running above board. If there is dirty laundry in the CIA, why not air it and try to clean it up?

That seems like a big disconnect to me.

The cases were reviewed by prosecutors.

This would just be for a political sideshow. Nothing more.

For someone that dislikes "big government" you seem awfully disinterested in checks and balances and making sure that the government that we do have is running above board. If there is dirty laundry in the CIA, why not air it and try to clean it up?

That seems like a big disconnect to me.

Too busy being outraged about acorn. Priorities.

Too busy being outraged about acorn. Priorities.


The cases were reviewed by prosecutors.

This would just be for a political sideshow. Nothing more.

And Y'all are too busy ignoring them.

http://whatdoestheinternetthink.net/index.php?s=george+bush&st=google

http://whatdoestheinternetthink.net/index.php?s=barack+obama&st=google


The internet has spoken!

Tahoe's quite the Google darling, apparently!
http://whatdoestheinternetthink.net/index.php?s=Tahoe&st=google

The world loves me.
http://whatdoestheinternetthink.net/index.php?s=Fool&st=google

Conclusion: Even the internet is not quite sure about geerussell, according to Google.

This would be funny if it wasn't so sickening...

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Suddenly the rules change and it's not OK to teach kids to admire the President. It was OK to do that before. I remember being taught to admire George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln, and Teddy Roosevelt, and FDR, and Eisenhower, and Kennedy, and Reagan. I WONDER WHAT IS SO DIFFERENT ABOUT THIS ONE.

Whats so different? Last years election. If it were Bush you'd be outraged.

Just look at the Teachers Unions statement after Bush 41 went to a school and when the Messiah went.

Y'alls double standard is amazing.

What double standard are you talking about? The only double standard I see here is the one being applied against Obama.

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2006/04/17/out-of-the-mouths-of-babes/


To the tune of Hey Look Me Over, about 100 young children from Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama sang:

Our country’s stood beside us
People have sent us aid.
Katrina could not stop us, our hopes will never fade.
Congress, Bush and FEMA
People across our land
Together have come to rebuild us and we join them hand-in-hand!

So...hurry up and get pwned, I have a party to go to.

You should really try reality some time.

You should really try reality some time.

That works both ways.

http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/oo216/03redTuscani/OFFICE_SPACE_SE-0-1.gif

^ We need to fix the glitch in 3 years and 3 months. :)

I didn't realize the far right voted on Christmas. Makes sense though... no better day to honor an old crusty white guy who gives false hope to children. The rest of us will be voting November 6th, if you'd like to show up.

Ownage.

Jesus Christ.

I'm sorry, I guess it's not reality without video.

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Or does YouTube have a liberal bias now? I can't keep up.

Well shit, no one wants to talk baseball so I'll jump on over here.

BO talked to his Gen in Afghanistan ONE FUCKING time in 7 mos?

The country is in crisis but the Messiah is over lobbying for the Olympics? ARE YOU eFFin Kiddin Me? No, you are not.

Health Care bill numbers worse than ever.

How's those unemployment numbers working out for you, Mr T?

^all of those are in poor taste

See what you did?

Who me? I didn't do anything.

http://www.theonion.com/content/infograph/obama_addresses_u_n?utm_source=onion_rss_daily

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/09/29/sarkozys_contempt_for_obama.html

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/09/29/sarkozys_contempt_for_obama.html
http://www.newsweek.com/id/216240

I'd expect nothing less than the opinion piece from Newsweek.

"If severe economic sanctions are not imposed immediately, in months if not in weeks, only a military strike will be able to prevent an Iranian bomb."

Not opinion.

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How can you like that site THAT much?

How can you like that site THAT much?

It's no WTFDetroit, that's for sure.

I'll beat Tahoe to the punch, Chicago didn't get the Olympics.

Although outside of petty politics, I'm not sure why that is funny, it could have really helped some people that need it.

I FIND YOUR SIG TO BE ANTI-AMERICAN

I'll beat Tahoe to the punch, Chicago didn't get the Olympics.

Although outside of petty politics, I'm not sure why that is funny, it could have really helped some people that need it.

I FIND YOUR SIG TO BE ANTI-AMERICAN

LOL, cue the Tahoe happy dance (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pXfHLUlZf4)

Fuckin GREAT NEWS that Chicaco didn't get it. We don't have the money right now and taxpayers would have footed the bill so some in Chicago politics could line their pockets.

It would have been more theft from taxpayers.

Great news.

CHICAGO SUCKS!

CHICAGO SUCKS!

CHICAGO SUCKS!

KNOCKED OUT OF THE FIRST ROUND, JUST LIKE THEIR BULLS. LOL!

Too soon?

IOC = Bunch of Racists

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-olympics-atlanta-21-sep21,0,2542212.story?page=1

Obama education policies = Bush III

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/24/AR2009092403197_2.html?sub=AR

"Rio gets the Olympics. Obama flies home. The ego has landed"

Stole that. I know...I should give it back.

Yay! This is awesome! Olympic money now goes in someone else's pocket aside from America's! This is good somehow because it is something that Obama failed at.

A new low, T.

Never mind the fact that the fundamental reason that Chicago was rejected is because of policies pushed by conservatives: the security procedures that international visitors have to go through at our airports are so insulting and cumbersome that even the IOC members got treated like shit at O'Hare, JFK, and Logan. Chicago didn't honestly have a chance.

http://intransit.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/02/chicagos-loss-is-passport-control-to-blame/

Don't worry, you can still watch Congo v Netherlands in table tennis.

And it won't cost taxpayers billions.

Yay! This is awesome! Olympic money now goes in someone else's pocket aside from America's! This is good somehow because it is something that Obama failed at.

A new low, T.

Never mind the fact that the fundamental reason that Chicago was rejected is because of policies pushed by conservatives: the security procedures that international visitors have to go through at our airports are so insulting and cumbersome that even the IOC members got treated like shit at O'Hare, JFK, and Logan. Chicago didn't honestly have a chance.

http://intransit.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/02/chicagos-loss-is-passport-control-to-blame/

Also, this post is funny as hell.

http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE5932P620091004


By Ori Lewis

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Chicago's anemic presentation at Friday's vote to choose the host for the 2016 Olympics was partly to blame for the U.S. city's humiliating first-round elimination, a voting delegate said on Sunday.

Israel's International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Alex Gilady said Chicago's dismal showing at the Copenhagen congress that chose Rio de Janeiro to stage the Games was detracted only by U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle.

"Chicago's presentation, especially the Obamas, was very, very anemic and Rio's presentation was excellent," Gilady told Israel Radio in a telephone interview from Copenhagen.

Chicago's shock exit came after it received only 18 votes from the more than 100 IOC members despite the presence for the first time of a sitting U.S. president and an eloquent speech from the first lady.

Obama paid a flying visit of only a few hours to Copenhagen to bolster the Chicago bid team's effort and Gilady thinks this had an adverse effect on the voting.

"This really, really was against Obama. His wife, who spent three days here, did insufficient work and he took the time to come here only for a 45 minute presentation," Gilady said.

He added that tactical voting by IOC members from Asian countries to ensure Tokyo -- the other candidate city alongside eventual runner-up Madrid -- stayed in the race could also have been a factor in Chicago's early exit.

"It is also possible that the Asian vote to try to avoid embarrassment for Tokyo caused embarrassment to another city," he said.

Gilady also mentioned the United States Olympic Committee's long-running dispute with the IOC.

"There is also the very shaky relationship with the American Olympic Committee which carried a certain weight, although every delegate voted as they saw fit," said Gilady, Israel's only IOC member and a high-powered TV executive at NBC.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091005/lf_nm_life/us_usa_status


NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) – The United States is the most despised country globally thanks largely to the abject failure of President Barack Obama and his administration, according to a new poll.

It declined from seventh place last year. France, Germany, Brazil, the United Kingdom and Japan completed the top five nations in the Nation Brand Index (NBI).

"What's really remarkable is that in all my years studying national reputation, I have never seen any country experience such a dramatic change in its standing as we see for the United States for 2009," said Simon Anholt, the founder of NBI, which measured the global image of 50 countries each year.

He believes that during the previous administration of George W. Bush the United States suffered in the world ranking with its unpopular foreign policies but since Obama was elected, the country's status has really gone off the deep end globally.

"There is no other explanation," Anholt said in an interview, referring to the impact of Obama.

BO arrogance is unmatched, imo. Arrogance is prolly a lil harsh.

TDSWYDTM

^ Tahoe's post are things that I never thought about...and he's right?

I think I nailed that.

Not gonna spoil it.

lol @ Bo, seriously.
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-october-7-2009/hell-no--dalai

So let's hear again how international leaders rejected Obama?

Did We Elect A Wussy Wimp As President?

http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/10/did_we_elect_a_beta_male_as_pr_1.html

Did We Elect A Wussy Wimp As President?

http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/10/did_we_elect_a_beta_male_as_pr_1.html

Pretty much, I'd say we did.

Learn Engrish With Obama! Well, sorta -- this bit made me laugh:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/12/business/global/12iht-speech.html?_r=2&adxnnl=1&hpw=&adxnnlx=1255284808-W4Q3Otafm6BAFv9r+hl1/Q


Publishers have since flooded the market with over a dozen language-learning titles, including “Speech Training: Learning to Deliver English Speech, Obama Style”; “Learn English Grammar From Obama”; and “Yes, I Can With Obama: 40 Magical English Phrases From Presidential E-mails.”

He likes the word 'extrodinary' apparently. Kind of funny

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Putin says he doesn't want sanctions for Iran.

How's that 'hope and change' working out for y'all?

Did :we: elect Putin?

No, but the world was supposed to start loving us. All was supposed to be fixed. ???

Also, I turn to politics when there is little to no sports on.

Putin says he doesn't want sanctions for Iran.

How's that 'hope and change' working out for y'all?
Uhhh... not exactly:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i4AOlXNp4JvL6qE7m6i2Bn79kiWQ


BEIJING — Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that it was "too early" to discuss new sanctions against Iran, as world powers try to defuse the standoff over Tehran's disputed nuclear programme.

Putin's comments, which came during a visit to Beijing, were his first since the revelation late last month that Iran is building a new uranium enrichment plant near its holy city of Qom, reviving fears about its nuclear intentions.

"I believe it's too early to speak of them," Putin told reporters, when asked about the possibility of fresh sanctions against Tehran.

"There is no need to scare the Iranians," the prime minister said. "There is a need to reach agreements, there is a need to search for compromises."

However, he warned, that if talks "don't take place or end in a fiasco, we can speak of further steps".

The deal is -- Hillary "Putin has no soul" Clinton was trying to get the Russians to promise sanctions against Iran if diplomacy couldn't be achieved -- a somewhat reasonable thing if she wants to negotiate from strength and a united front. Putin, not wanting to be too provocative (or too obligated if diplomacy fails because we're a bunch of buttheads), said "no, let's see how diplomacy goes first".

We'll see how this goes. On the surface, both sides have their points.

However, he warned, that if talks "don't take place or end in a fiasco, we can speak of further steps".

He warned? HE WARNED? I wouldn't hold my breath.

But point taken. Shits still being talked about.

To me, it's LOL @ Obama for making her SoS.

I can't imagine Hillary having many successful negotiations with the current crop of Russians after saying that Putin has no soul.

Agree, that can't help.

I feel no matter who is in power, Bush or Obama, the Russians and Chinese will have the same position towards Iran.

http://img5.raidpic.com/12ZZ37428415.jpg

Change you can't believe in. :) This from the spam folder...


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This whole Fox News thing is frickin hilarious to me. He's the most inexperienced Presidents we've ever had.

Change you can't believe in. :) This from the spam folder...

And now the ad I have at the bottom of the page is for designer hand bags :P

BO has NYTIMEs steppin up for Fox News. LMAO

Jake Tapper steps up too.

This entire thing is hilfrigginarious

This entire thing is hilfrigginarious

I generally find Fox News to be hilfrigginarious too, but I'm guessing it's for different reasons.

Then again, you couldn't quote Rush, so....just sayin.

Well it isn't hilfrigginarious for your Prez, thats for sure.

Like I said, he has worked it so Libs come out and defend Fox.

Thats some change I can believe in.

In the past couple months, if I believe Nielsen, Beck's ratings are down 15% and Fox News' overall ratings are down 6-7%. I'm not sure how much of that is normal variation, margin of error, etc. Still, I'm amused.

^ Not what I heard at all. Beck's show was blowin up, iirc.

From 2.9 million to 2.6 million is not a blow up you want on a TV show. :)

Obama's Declaration Of Swine Flu Emergency Prompts Pro-Swine-Flu Republican Response

WASHINGTON—Claiming that the president was preying on the public's fear of contracting a fatal disease last week when he declared the H1N1 virus a national emergency, Republican leaders announced Wednesday that they were officially endorsing the swine flu. "Thousands of Americans—hardworking ordinary Americans like you and me—already have H1N1," Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele said during a press conference. "Now Obama wants to take that away from us. Ask yourself: Do you want the federal government making these kinds of health care decisions for you and your family?" Other prominent Republicans opposing Obama's declaration of emergency include Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal, who urged residents of his state to continue not washing their hands, and radio host Rush Limbaugh, who made a point of dying of the virus during his show on Wednesday.

lol That's such a microcosm of how the political parties just want to beat the other party at any cost.

^ You mean BO's move, right?

No I mean both parties. Both parties are guilty of it. You can't really be that blind, can you?

I don't know how blind I am, but clearly better vision than those on this board.

The PHOTO OP definately does not belong in this thread.

Welp, nearly a year in oriface, and we're all still here (physically, that is.... Tahoe "lost it" many months ago).

The stock market is flirting with 10,000. People are feeling a little better about spending. Hopefully, the job market will feel it and begin it's upswing soon.

AND, we're all heatedly discussing public health care for the first time in a long time (maybe ever).

For such an untested President, you'd think we'd all be dead by now.

But Clinton ran Arkansas, which is to say he ran absolutely nothing.

Bush ran Texas, which is to say he attended a lot of Rangers games.

Obama was involved in Chicago politics, which is about as dirty as it gets.

Just like D.C.

Maybe Obama is more "qualified" than we all think.

*waits for Tahoe's head to explode*

^ Don't hold your breath.

I understand peeps disagree on issues. When y'all do, without having to call them a racist, you will be doing better.

Welp, nearly a year in oriface, and we're all still here (physically, that is.... Tahoe "lost it" many months ago).

The stock market is flirting with 10,000. People are feeling a little better about spending. Hopefully, the job market will feel it and begin it's upswing soon.

AND, we're all heatedly discussing public health care for the first time in a long time (maybe ever).

For such an untested President, you'd think we'd all be dead by now.

But Clinton ran Arkansas, which is to say he ran absolutely nothing.

Bush ran Texas, which is to say he attended a lot of Rangers games.

Obama was involved in Chicago politics, which is about as dirty as it gets.

Just like D.C.

Maybe Obama is more "qualified" than we all think.

Socialism is a slow takeover.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-wi-stimulusjobs-erro,0,5991664.story

So, some locals in Wisconsin screwed up in submitting "job savings tied to stimulus" reports. Is it part of some bigger picture, or some isolated event? I'm having a hard time tying that to "LOL @ BO".

This URL, on the other hand...

http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/A-Disconnected-President.html

nbc;dr

It wasn't the locals in most cases. The WH inadvertently added a zero behind a 5 a bunch of times.

Its all BULLSHIT! Complete and utter shit that the WH is feeding us on counting these jobs.

Mxy, I'm seriously surprised that you feel the WH is accurate. This is horseshit accounting.

Maybe "fuzzy math"?

^ Judges?

Judges accept 'fuzzy math'.

nbc;dr

It wasn't the locals in most cases. The WH inadvertently added a zero behind a 5 a bunch of times.

Its all BULLSHIT! Complete and utter shit that the WH is feeding us on counting these jobs.

Mxy, I'm seriously surprised that you feel the WH is accurate. This is horseshit accounting.
Hmmm... that's not what it said in the article you pointed at. It seemed specific to cities in Wisconsin, and not state-reported #s..

I haven't really paid attention because I tend to think general notions of "jobs created with guv'mint money spent" are bullshit, before anyone starts tacking on zeroes to the end or whatever with particular figures.

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2009/11/10/obama-delivers-largely-unemotional-speech-at-fort-hood/

Hmmm... that's not what it said in the article you pointed at. It seemed specific to cities in Wisconsin, and not state-reported #s..

I haven't really paid attention because I tend to think general notions of "jobs created with guv'mint money spent" are bullshit, before anyone starts tacking on zeroes to the end or whatever with particular figures.

It took a while, but you are finally coming around.

I've always felt that way.

I don't see accounting errors as a big deal when you're trying to account for something that's often hard to account for in terms of particular jobs saved or created. If a company goes bankrupt as part of being acquired, like Chrysler, and hires less people at Fiat-Chrysler, are those people kept by the Fiat-Chrysler considered jobs created? Are all the people who were laid off by the old Chrysler considered jobs lost, or only the folks who weren't hired by Fiat-Chrysler? What about underemployment? If we're paying the same aggregate amount in compensation, but spread over more people making less and potentially working less -- is that job creation?

That's why I like median income and other metrics over context-free deltas.

Government numbers aren't total bullshit but they do need to be taken with a salt truck. Employment and job creation in particular is figured using a different model (http://www.bls.gov/ces/cesbdqa.htm) than in the past which consistently shaves 4-5% off the unemployment rate. Something to bear in mind when comparing how screwed we are today to crises past.

Obama bows, the nation cringes...

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/nov/17/pruden-obama-bows-the-nation-cringes/?feat=home_headlines

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Would you rather do this in the Blue Room:

http://badgals-radio.com/michelle-obama-sexy-black-bra-panties.jpg


Or this:

http://tallulahbankhead.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/barbarabush.jpg


I rest my case: Democrats win hands down.

Zip needs to post more often.

Obama's WH security is a joke. 2 peeps crash the party and...I don't know...maybe they're all too stoned to check IDs these days.

I'm pretty sure the Secret Service is run independently.

Run by the dept of homeland security these days, iirc

It was run by the Treasury before. Treasury used to have a lot of policing functions -- ATF, IRS, Customs, etc.

On another note... BO has the support of sexy celebrity witches!

http://www.celebnewswire.com/archives/heather-graham-is-a-witch.html


It’s just for fun. We never jinx someone with evil spells. We meet in order to release positive energy. When one of us wishes to meet a great guy, we try to have an influence on that.

We sent Barack Obama positive energies, so that he would become the next president. I always liked magic. Now when I see Obama’s picture in the paper, I feel good.

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/dec/04/mayor-fires-at-obama-online/

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/dec/04/mayor-fires-at-obama-online/


At another point he said, "you know, our forefathers had it written in the original Constitution that ONLY property owners could vote, if that has stayed in there, things would be different........"

Oof! Even if you're against Obama, this guy just isn't representing his side well. Let's take voting rights away from Americans. That would make this country better.

On another note, I didn't remember Charlie Brown being so Christian. Probably won't be pushing Charlie Brown specials on my kid now.

One of the Pistons greats disses Obama...

http://michiganmessenger.com/31361/mayor-bing-on-playing-basketball-with-obama

http://scienceblogs.com/guiltyplanet/obama-stickleback.jpg

Ha ha... Obama-affiliated high school teacher takes students to Hooters!

http://www.azcentral.com/community/nephoenix/articles/2009/12/17/20091217hooters1217.html

Tahoe found his way to the back row.

http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/1033/obamar.jpg

LOL...1st good post in this thread.

He is 'number 1' with me.

If that'as truly you, you ebar a stikikinmg resemplance to mark cuban.

ah h fuck fucking spiked nog.

Put him in jail!

http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/nugent-obama-should-be-jailed_1126877

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/rulings/promise-broken/

http://pic1.raidpic.com/FlxLJOxOmy.jpg

http://pic1.raidpic.com/FlxLJOxOmy.jpg

I love Puerto Ricans.

Oh, wait... that's a TEXAS shirt.

Sorry.

What a tool!
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122436116

So someone told me (honest) that Harry blasted Obama and Obama is defending Harry?

So someone told me (honest) that Harry blasted Obama and Obama is defending Harry?
Harry complimented Obama in what was reportedly a private conversation, but did so along racial lines. If Harry insulted anyone, it was the quiet racists who wouldn't vote for a dark-skinned black man who didn't sound "white".

It's really no worse than what Biden said about him. "I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy,"

It is LOL at Obama that he has to respond to this shit.

What a tool!
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122436116

Ok, so I didn't actually read this but is it factoring in that his party controls both the house and the senate?

http://www.theonion.com/content/amvo/obama_consults_ceos_about?utm_source=onion_rss_dai ly

Ha ha... Obama got totally owned by the Republicans at their summit!

http://projects.washingtonpost.com/obama-speeches/speech/173/

http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/bto/20100128/HouseDeface.png

CorPsmen

nuff said

http://www.theonion.com/content/files/images/Obamas-Embarassing-R.jpg

Aks Obama!

http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/201002220031

http://images2.dailykos.com/images/user/30549/package.jpg

This on'es for Tahoe:

http://obamaantichrist.blogspot.com/2008/02/is-barack-obama-mabus-predicted-by.html

Personally, I think it's Tom Cruise. The latin word for blue is caeruleus, which is close enough to "cruise", right?

No, then watch this:

http://gawker.com/5002269/the-cruise-indoctrination-video-scientology-tried-to-suppress

Hanging Obama in effigy doesn't even get a teacher fired... of course, Obama was the reason the guy was to be laid off.

http://www.projo.com/news/content/central_falls_obama_effigy_03-19-10_FMHR0U7_v30.3a628fb.html

LOL

* 67 percent of Republicans (and 40 percent of Americans overall) believe that Obama is a socialist.
* 57 percent of Republicans (32 percent overall) believe that Obama is a Muslim
* 45 percent of Republicans (25 percent overall) agree with the Birthers in their belief that Obama was "not born in the United States and so is not eligible to be president"
* 38 percent of Republicans (20 percent overall) say that Obama is "doing many of the things that Hitler did"
* Scariest of all, 24 percent of Republicans (14 percent overall) say that Obama "may be the Antichrist."
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-03-22/scary-new-gop-poll/?cid=hp:exc

What he's doing to the country is sickening.

What he's doing to the country is sickening.
This one's for you, then -- 3l33tist Obama:
http://i463.photobucket.com/albums/qq354/Eclectablog/Repeal.jpg

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/6726/25032010220054.jpg

Haha -- Obama's not doing enough.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/20/health/policy/20memo.html?hp

Obama's Twitter was hax0r3d:

http://www.darkreading.com/security/attacks/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=224200371&cid=RSSfeed

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/03/30/politics/main6345515.shtml

A few examples of Obama's unflashy wit:

- In an interview, he complained of the "shine police," aides who follow him around to pat him with TV makeup.

- Speaking about Mother's Day, he praised his sharp-tongued chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, who's "not used to saying the word 'day' after 'mother."'

- At a Nevada high school, he envied the principal's standing ovation: "Obviously not exam time yet."

- In a photo session, he declined to wear a helmet thrust at him by the champion University of Alabama football team: "It'll mess up my do."

- Praising high-speed rail, he noted its less-stringent-than-airport security: "You don't have to take off your shoes. Right? Check to see if you're wearing the socks with no holes in them?"

On the ass kicking last November...."It was just a communications issue" LMAO.

I'd hope, as RT'd, that BO would hire Olby for his new presser to replace uh, ah, uh, ah, but BO has already hired Wall Street fat cats thats he's demonized over the last 3 years to help him get re elected.

still better than McCain

^ lol

Getting ready for Obama using the word ... "investment" tomorrow night. A cover word word for SPENDING. It is IMPOSSIBLE to get a dem to stop spending.

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u mad

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Getting ready for Obama using the word ... "investment" tomorrow night. A cover word word for SPENDING. It is IMPOSSIBLE to get a dem to stop spending.

Regan and Bush were some of the biggest spenders in history. Yet every GOP slappy seems to love them.

Chris I know you are a lefty lib slappy (or whatever the words you want to use) but you did hear about 911 and what that cost the nation didn't you?

Wow...the lefts hit machine is already out on Ryan who gives the rebuttal to the Prez. They are ruthless.

I thought Bachmann was giving the rebuttal. :)

Tea Party asked her to do a rebuttal. We desperately need a 3rd party in this country and its a good thing she is being asked to represent. But the left attempts to destroy her too.

She helps with that. A lot.

I knew I left that open. She is smarter than most of the dems though. You have to admit that. noudont

Nope. She's a ditz, IMO.

No disrespect.

She is just a pawn. Whenever she tries to talk for herself it comes out....not very well. #slavery

Chris I know you are a lefty lib slappy (or whatever the words you want to use) but you did hear about 911 and what that cost the nation didn't you?

You mean the war in Iraq that was totally unrelated to 911?

Or do you mean his unfunded tax cuts?

Or 4.35 billion on no child left behind (mixed bag on results)?

His discretionary spending (which does not include entitlements in place before him) went up %5.3 every year, more than LBJ's %4.6 and every president since.

You mean the war in Iraq that was totally unrelated to 911?

Or do you mean his unfunded tax cuts?

Or 4.35 billion on no child left behind (mixed bag on results)?

His discretionary spending (which does not include entitlements in place before him) went up %5.3 every year, more than LBJ's %4.6 and every president since.

No, but you did hear about 911 and the costs right? Or maybe you didn't.

Obama was in Wisconsin today saying 'we need to spend more on roads and bridges' LMAO...seriously? They just ripped the taxpayer off for a trillion dollars for that in 1 of those stimulus packages.

And there is a regular budget item for roads and bridges anyway.

You can't make this stuff up.

In Obama's speech he said "Gov'ts must listen to their people" Someone tweeted..."or call them racist tea baggers"

Thats funny

Axelrod's departure.

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/02/01/karl-rove-saying-told-way-door-obamas-washington/

Did you read the Politico article that your link is talking about?

^ No. I'd rather just read Fox's lies about it. :)

I will though at some point.

Just read it...It looks like they did throw him(Axelrod) under the bus a lil bit. At least the far left wasn't enamored with him. But it didn't look like a really, really bad article.

It pointed out some division.

Pretty much, its statement from the Rove piece like "Fortunately for President Obama who would otherwise have forgotten his campaign promises" that are just silly. He backs that statement up with the "example" of earmarks which were a McCain campaign promise not an Obama promise.

post campaign

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Both not a campaign promise nor an example of how only Axelrod kept O from forgetting his promises.

Maybe Rove thinks Axelrod is the only guy holding them to their stuff (or more likely, wants to portray it that way for some reason) but that's not the way he stated it in his article. He implied the Politico article was saying that was the case.

It's just a silly statement all over.

^ Really good article by Rove.

So today Barack talked about how he's a christian over and over.

So today Barack talked about how he's a christian over and over.

Well if repubs would quit demanding birth certificates and calling him Muslim we could get past this shit and just focus on fixing the country. The GOP's #1 objective is making him 1 term (they've admitted it many times). The country is a distant 2nd on their list.

Well if repubs would quit demanding birth certificates and calling him Muslim we could get past this shit and just focus on fixing the country. The GOP's #1 objective is making him 1 term (they've admitted it many times). The country is a distant 2nd on their list.

See the Pew research poll. Where do y'all hear this garbage?

This is funny to me, but prolly not for y'all. Someone tweeted...

"Isn't about time for Obama to have another badly timed, vague speech on Egypt?"

See the Pew research poll. Where do y'all hear this garbage?

It's called the news. You should try it sometime.





Sorry. That was just too easy.

It's called the news. You should try it sometime.





Sorry. That was just too easy.

Might have been easy, but its dumb too.

You need to get out more DTE.

I was just being snarky with you.

But really Tahoe, dude, am I the right guy you should be telling to get out more?



Snarky post sent via my IPad.

Director of National Intel James Clapper said the Muslim Brotherhood is secular...lol and so are Monks.

Wisconsin Gov Scott Walker when asked about Odumba's comments that he was being hard on Unions to balance the budget..."I think the President has his hands full balancing the federal budget and he should concentrate his efforts there" Or something like that...lmao.

Barry gets bitchslapped again.

http://therisingstorm.net/audio/scott4.jpg

http://stossel.blogs.foxbusiness.com/2011/02/24/crony-capitalism-again/

Barry finally grants a drilling permit. lol

Who's he drilling, Rove's momma?





/morespice

Apparently Barry and Michelle have their personal trainer from Chicago fly to the White House a couple times a week for their private workouts.

These peeps have no fuckin clue what they are doing.

LOL... watching Hannity at halftime and he was playing clip after clip of Barry saying he is going to eliminate waster, fraud and abuse in our Federal Gov't. Barry keeps talking but does nothing.

Maybe he can eliminate that extra "r".

http://www.theonion.com/articles/which-obama-do-want-in-office,19398/

Apparently Barry and Michelle have their personal trainer from Chicago fly to the White House a couple times a week for their private workouts.

These peeps have no fuckin clue what they are doing.

The President's health is priceless.

But just think of all those harmful emissions he's putting in the air flying back and forth. That can't help Barry's health. Al Gore is pissed.

It's official...



(http://www.foxnews.com/topics/politics/obama-administration/barack-obama.htm#r_src=ramp)President Obama (http://www.foxnews.com/topics/politics/obama-administration/barack-obama.htm#r_src=ramp) announced Monday that military trials will resume for detainees at the (http://www.foxnews.com/topics/politics/obama-administration/barack-obama.htm#r_src=ramp)Guantanamo (http://www.foxnews.com/topics/politics/iraq/guantanamo.htm#r_src=ramp) Bay prison camp, a move that won praise from Republicans, who say the president has finally "seen the light" on the value of trying such detainees at the facility.
(http://www.foxnews.com/topics/politics/obama-administration/barack-obama.htm#r_src=ramp)

Libs must be livid.

White House memo notes shortage of High Schools seeking Barry as graduation speaker. Hilarious.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20040100-503544.html

^


"As of yesterday we had received 14 applications and the deadline is Friday,"

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p388/proteus_lives/Scan10078-1.jpg

Check him out trying to play it off whistling...lol

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It only took 718 posts, but finally something funny!

It only took 718 posts, but finally something funny!

Hey, come on now. I've laughed at every single one of Tahoe's posts in this thread.

It only took 718 posts, but finally something funny!

You shouldn't dis mxy like that, bro.

There should be a LOL @ y'all who voted for your messiah though.

I mean, Barry continued the wiretaps...gasp!
He continued rendition...oh that mean President Bush, I mean Barry.
He kept GITMO open. That place of torture! Oh my God!
He will use military trials...at least thats what they said...who knows he lies quite a bit.
He increased the war in Afghanistan
He started a war in Libia...White House spelling...give em a break. They were community organizers in Chicago.
AND HE DIDN'T GO TO CONGRESS! IMPEACH HIM!
He had private meetings with GE to set energy policy! OMG!

Y'all were duped. Should've voted for Hillary. Oh, but Hillary et al are racists...forgot.

Also, no disrespect intended. Just having some fun. Relax.

There should be a LOL @ y'all who voted for your messiah though.

I mean, Barry continued the wiretaps...gasp!
He continued rendition...oh that mean President Bush, I mean Barry.
He kept GITMO open. That place of torture! Oh my God!
He will use military trials...at least thats what they said...who knows he lies quite a bit.
He increased the war in Afghanistan
He started a war in Libia...White House spelling...give em a break. They were community organizers in Chicago.
AND HE DIDN'T GO TO CONGRESS! IMPEACH HIM!
He had private meetings with GE to set energy policy! OMG!

Y'all were duped. Should've voted for Hillary. Oh, but Hillary et al are racists...forgot.

BTW...thats off the top...I'm sure the list is longer.

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http://www.therightscoop.com/mary-katherine-ham-exposes-obama-ignoring-results-of-school-choice/

Correlation does not imply causation, much as some folks might like to think otherwise.

In general, folks who go to private schools as a result of vouchers are more likely to graduate. That's as true in DC as anywhere else. But it's not necessarily because they're getting vouchers. AFAICT, it's mostly about being in a home environment where parents care about their kids education enough to take advantage of the vouchers, send them to better schools, and ride their ass so they don't fall off the bus.

Here's the actual study, done by the guy cited in your video. Read it and judge for yourself:

http://ies.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=NCEE20104018

Note the part that goes: "No conclusive evidence that the OSP affected student achievement"

We shouldn't have to have a study. We should just allow parents a choice. But then the libs go crazy. Teacher's Unions go crazy. Cause its their bread and butter.

To the extent that they can choose where to live and choose to pay extra money for private schools, parents already have a choice.

The choice you're talking about is having a choice to do something "educatiional" with their educational tax money other than feed it to the public schools.

Why only parents? Why shouldn't single people get to pick where their educational tax dollars go? Why shouldn't corporations have a say on that portion of their corporate taxes that goes to education?

And why stop with education?

Because a lot public schools suck donkey cock. Shitty teachers who don't give a shit cuz their unions won't let them be fired. Its should be criminal.

Teachers have ZERO incentive to be good teachers. Schools have zero incentive to be good schools.

Let the parents get the voucher and do with what they may.

We've poured tons and tons of money in and we still have shitty schools.

Based on your response, I'm not sure if you read what I asked.

I'm hyper-agreeing with you and taking it to the next level, at least in concept.

The vouchers that parents would get come from taxes that all of us pay. Why not let all the taxpayers decide where the educational dollars ought to go? Not just the parents. I don't want to pay taxes so some parent can get a bunch of money and send their kid to religious cult school. I'd like to specify that my taxes go to some accredited school that I care about. Let all the taxpayers shape what the school options look like.

I have this vision that if all the taxpayers in Detroit were given an option to fund something other than the Detroit Public Schools, that they'd be shut down and replaced with something better. I think dismantling is needed in some areas, and I don't think vouchers are enough.

Based on your response, I'm not sure if you read what I asked.

I'm hyper-agreeing with you and taking it to the next level, at least in concept.

The vouchers that parents would get come from taxes that all of us pay. Why not let all the taxpayers decide where the educational dollars ought to go? Not just the parents. I don't want to pay taxes so some parent can get a bunch of money and send their kid to religious cult school. I'd like to specify that my taxes go to some accredited school that I care about. Let all the taxpayers shape what the school options look like.

I have this vision that if all the taxpayers in Detroit were given an option to fund something other than the Detroit Public Schools, that they'd be shut down and replaced with something better. I think dismantling is needed in some areas, and I don't think vouchers are enough.

Teachers unions are deciding where they go now. Ridiculous.

Also, I'm thinking most of Detroit isn't paying taxes. At least from an indexed chart I saw about a month ago...when the census came out.

Let me finish!

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2011/04/obama-to-reporter-let-me-finish-my-answers-next-time-/1

The Obama administration is urging Congress not to adopt legislation that would impose constitutional safeguards on Americans’ e-mail stored in the cloud.
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/04/fourth-amendment-email-2/

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/04/27/112868/most-in-south-carolina-gop-think.html

Again, Mxy, as I've said before... Your above post is not lol @ BO, you are really loling at (forgot which state) peeps think he is a socialist.

You miss the entire point of lol @ threads.

It took Obama two years to get the long-form "original" birth certificate out, thus making what should have been a non-issue into a meme. That IS LOL@Obama. So is this:

http://o.onionstatic.com/images/articles/article/20195/Obamas-Deficit-Chart-R_jpg_600x1000_q85.jpg

Repubs to force vote on Odumba's budget...LOL!

The problem is that with the way the Dems are such mindless followers of their Messiah that they will vote for it and continue to drive this country over the cliff.

Keep adding to the debt cuz Soros sez we can!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9mzJhvC-8E

http://www.mudtrap.com/images/hogan_guitar.gif

Helloooooo, Michelle!!

That's fucking real? I hate this world.

Not a good look for the Donald.

This y'alls sandbox but y'all really REALLY don't get lol@ threads.

Dayum. I just got schooled by Tahoe on thread-appropriate posting. #seppuku

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9mzJhvC-8E
Obama had bin Laden in his back pocket when he said the honeymoon on his Presidency was over.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5102/5678309793_6584c14f34_o.jpg

Dear Prez,

What the hell is your plan to lower gas prices?

Besides going golfing.

And killing peeps.

he went over their and chocked UBL out himself. Just listen to the main stream media.

Dear Prez,

What the hell is your plan to lower gas prices?

Besides going golfing.
More like "what the hell is your plan to get the dollar strong".

The spike in gas prices has largely been due to increased instability in the region (Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Syria). But the next biggest factor is the slide of the dollar against international currencies.

More like "what the hell is your plan to get the dollar strong".

The spike in gas prices has largely been due to increased instability in the region (Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Syria). But the next biggest factor is the slide of the dollar against international currencies.

Interesting view here (http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2011/05/04/the-real-reasons-for-the-dollars-decline/) on getting the dollar strong. The takeaway being that there are secular trends beyond our control driving the decline.