The Blackening of the president »
Posted By Tumultuous 2 months, 2 weeks ago in Political OpinionWhen South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson screamed "You lie!" at President Obama Wednesday night, he dragged the paranoia and anti-Obama contempt that marked so many August "town hells" into the chambers of Congress. Wilson's shriek also served as an exclamation point on an undeniable trend: Obama steadily lost support among white voters during this long, hot summer of hate, with his white approval rating dropping by almost one-third, from 63 percent to 43 percent between Memorial Day and Labor Day.
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PapaWolf2 months, 2 weeks ago
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>>It was SO incredibly refreshing to hear the TRUTH for a change
The only prob w/your statement is that your boy was WRONG - not only with screaming out in the middle of the speech, but with the facts of the bills!!! It's been cited ALL OVER THE PLACE - including here.
Keep spouting your inanities. They were just a distraction. Now they're not only laughable but extremely annoying in their inaccuracies.
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reachingout2u2 months, 2 weeks ago
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skin color will have nothing to do with this President sweeping success, at the moment these are only growing pains Together with fear, which alway happen when there are Revolutionary changes to ideas, ideas with a totally different Approach, this President will succeed where other have failed on healthcare,energy and Financial reforms, there are some who will use race to debase the real issues but it will not work, it will not hold water to this President intellect, This President economic agenda will be a success and US economy will survive far- far longer than one will have you to believe, there will be no upward climb and then sudden drop, the economy will slowly climb to new heights, the healthcare agenda will past and so will the fear of it, if one can see clearly we are rebuilding an foundation for a better economy, it will not come swift or easy for some, nothing is perfect; however it will have longevity and it will poise America for the 21 Century but with a solid foundation to once again be competitive.
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Natureboy2 months, 2 weeks ago
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Time to set the bong down.
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Obama is not bringing the revolution.
He is not withdrawing from Iraq, and his draw-down of forces there is nothing different from what McCain proposed.
He is ramping up the war on Afghanistan.
He presided over a cash give-away to Wall Street and major corporations that would have made Reagan blush.
And his crowning glory, the "healthcare reform," is a collossal stinkbird - I am a health reform advocate, and I didn't really think anyone could come up with a proposal far worse than the status quo, but he and his proxies managed.
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Endoscopy2 months, 2 weeks ago
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"skin color will have nothing to do with this President sweeping success,"
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This statement is hilarious. Look at the polls. Those getting elected do. Obama is dropping faster that anyone since this kind of polls have been used. The blue dog Democrats have a major problem already. They were elected on the platform of fiscally conservative. With the $2 trillion in deficit in the 8 months of Obama their constituents are livid. If they vote for this boondoggle they will likely lose. All of the ranting about any disagreement with Obama is racist is counter productive. Those who like me disagree with him on the issues are incensed at these accusations.
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reachingout2u2 months, 2 weeks ago
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Real change is never ease, Republicans with their faulting reach for the one punch knock out and their long search to find the needle in the haystack against the Obama machine will not materialize for it is not their time. In 2010 jobs will slowly began to trickle in and the unemployment numbers will decline as a result, and Obama machine is just getting started, the Republicans will soon find out that this President doesn't have a glass jaw and he will not be a easy win for them, and a Jimmy Carter he is not, but a strong consummate visionary and determine leader he is, after hurling healthcare and then energy and transforming the Financial sect, the goal of poising America for the 21 century will be insight, and that goal is to make American once again a competitor in the global market place where made in America is not just a slogan but a reality , in the mind of this once organizer but visionary leader this is doable, and contrary to popular belief this is a two termer President of which we will soon understand is a fiscal responsible President, this multitasked President will manage America deficit, I don’t believe he will spend all of the stimulus, and even though he’s focus now on the deficit one can only jump one hurdle at a time, during his second term he will tackle the deficit with a vengeance and will be very successful , I have said before that there are some who can see future tends so far ahead that that saying” it’s always been done that way” does not apply, who’s ideas are so revolutionary that it almost catches some by surprise, This President is one of those men, he is the right man for these times, Lincoln was one of those men, so was Roosevelt and Churchill and then Eisenhower………….We make way for the man who boldly pushes past us.
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calitennflo2 months, 2 weeks ago
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Oboma's problem is not a poll, but not following the correct assent of laws himself. Universal law supersedes all law in Washington...and Oboma has not realized this yet.
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It is natural then for the public to be aware...and we see what the outcome is...a poll not in his favor +...as the public will react naturally.
The NSC knows...and so do we...the only difference today is we are aware of their tactics. (Cabal)-a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue ref:wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn -
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GehlLady2 months, 2 weeks ago
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Rubbish. Total rubbish. From the statement about Thurmonds daughter being biracial and then descibing Obama as the "first African American President" to the point I couldn't read any more of this assertion that the only reason for a change in the approval ratings is race.
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reachingout2u2 months, 2 weeks ago
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On most blog I always hear the word truth, the truth of the matter is, here is a organizer and Harvard Grade and Virtual unknown senator(and a American),who intellectually and tirelessly for two year straight campaigned, undermined his political rivals and became President of the free world beating out the number one contenter...Hillary Clinton and the Republicans number one seed..John Mccain. Obama during his campaign pretty much gave us a outline of his intent, of which America said yes too, therefore giving him a mandate of which he is following it almost to the letter and compromising some, came into office with a collapsing Financial bondodle. The dow, of which I know we can't lay everything on, is now at 9656 as of today, the car companies are slowly coming out of the slump and wall street has pay back a lot of that money and then some, energy Efficient cars are on there way to America's streets and the hope of cutting foreign dependency in half is nearer than you think, in 2011 America will be out of Iraq and will only have one war to Concentrated her military efforts on, I could go on, but my point is and the truth of the matter is.. he's only be in office for 8months and has had everything but the kitchen sink thrown at him, now, and during the campaign...get the picture!
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Albmore2 months, 2 weeks ago
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Obama losing popularity among whites. Well let me just stay a few things. There is NO secret that many voted for Obama because he was black. Many have openly stated that. Other that were not black voted for him in my eyes for one of two reasons. One they were not happy with how Bush and the republicans were running things or Two they believed Obama was going to bring positive change.
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Now those voting for him for these last two reasons were expecting something.We are not seeing major postive changes and alot of these votes have learned from the past they ARE going to start holding the representatives accountable.
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