• Obama: "My biggest mistake was too much perspiration, not enough inspiration" over the past 3 years
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it's things like this that give me a lot more faith in Obama than in pretty much all the other presidential candidates.. he's an honest person, and that's something that's both incredibly rare and valuable in politics. and yet, my parents legitimately believe that Obama is purposely trying to run the country into the ground in order to create a new, communist state where the state religion is Islam... of course, me thinking that Obama isn't the worst (or the best) president the country's had makes me a filthy hippie liberal. I just don't fucking get it.
I thought my mother was like that for a while but it turns out she is just so patriotic that she will defend the current sitting president. So she loved Bush and Reagan especially, voted for McCain, but is now voting for Obama and saying that he is really great.
[QUOTE=ASmellyOgre;36746940]Where the heck does Romney come from where explaining things and inspiring people isn't a part of leadership?[/QUOTE] Why should he have to explain anything to the people he fires from their jobs? That's a job for Human Relations, lolol.
I wish Obama was more... connected(?) to the public. I want to hear the truth about everything, even if it means political suicide. We know that we, as a country, are fucked. Completely. We know that our politics are not working at all and that congress is just old men bitching about shit with their pockets packed with money. We need help.
brobama e: fuck off i thought of that one before you
Isn't there a good chance that republicans will control both houses after the election? Even if he wins he won't be able to get much done, which is annoying.
[QUOTE=ThisIsTheOne;36748848]Isn't there a good chance that republicans will control both houses after the election? Even if he wins he won't be able to get much done, which is annoying.[/QUOTE] At this rate I want to elect some third-party member. Fuck the two party system
One thing I like about Obama is that he's not stupid in the way he does things Like, not saying everything he does I support, but he's been a lot more professional looking/sounding than our last few presidents. He's doesn't do much to make himself look like an ass
Title made me expect a Old Spice-esque advert featuring Obama....thinking on this a bit more, that would be freaking hilarious.
I'll first have to look up 'perspiration' in the dictionary. That said, the Republicans have been in his way almost 24/7. Complaining about his birth certificate, 33 attempts at repealing his health care changes, and constantly bashing him about an economy they largely ruined in the first place.
[QUOTE=ASmellyOgre;36746940]Where the heck does Romney come from where explaining things and inspiring people isn't a part of leadership?[/QUOTE] The Republicans don't need logic, just say the President fails at everything enough times, and maybe people will think so. I may be too hard on the Republicans, but the whole you failed at the economy is bullshit. For one thing, it is still improving(slowly). Congress(mostly Republicans) did jack shit except blame the President, appeal to the Tea Party and praise people like Palin or Bachmann, and write up joke/fake bills to insult the President. The old Republicans and Democrats worked together, compromise, and sometimes helped each other. But it seems like they are replaced with these neocons and Tea Partiers. They seems to say the same thing, "We demand you show your birth certificate, no, that certificate is fake. Where's your college records? We are going to repeal the healthcare bill you passed, and blame you on the economy."
[QUOTE=ForcedDj;36749508] The old Republicans and Democrats worked together, compromise, and sometimes helped each other. Today's Republicans? "We demand you show your birth certificate, no, that certificate is fake. Where's your college records? We are going to repeal the healthcare bill you passed, and blame you on the economy."[/QUOTE] Was that actually the GOP and key GOP figures, or merely a collection of American conservatives?
[QUOTE=BoysLightUp;36749539]Was that actually the GOP and key GOP figures, or merely a collection of American conservatives?[/QUOTE] Okay, fine, its mostly Tea Partiers. But I see most Republicans voting on party lines, and heard about them signing a pledge from a citizen to not raise taxes at all. But the GOP today is not the same in the last 30-50 years.
[QUOTE=ForcedDj;36749766]Okay, fine, its mostly Tea Partiers. But I see most Republicans voting on party lines, and heard about them signing a pledge from a citizen to not raise taxes at all. But the GOP today is not the same in the last 30-50 years.[/QUOTE] I wonder if an insurgent of hardcore liberals like the Tea Party will rise up if Romney is elected. That scares me. We don't need one hardcore, noncompromising group let alone two combating each other.
a group of hardcore social democrats scares you? it's exactly what the left in the united states needs, an coherent uncompromising group of people who would prefer humans over companies
[QUOTE=BoysLightUp;36749539]Was that actually the GOP and key GOP figures, or merely a collection of American conservatives?[/QUOTE] The fact that these are considered mutually exclusive concepts says a lot about the Republican party. Conservatives need to jump ship while there is still a ship.
[QUOTE=thisispain;36750139]a group of hardcore social democrats scares you? it's exactly what the left in the united states needs, an coherent uncompromising group of people who would prefer humans over companies[/QUOTE] "a hardcore uncompromising group of X" is worrying for all X if we're talking politics
at least he get troops back from Iraq to the HOME
I was in a chipper reading a newspaper when he was inaugurated, funny how you remember little details.
All this weight on Obama sounds really weird from a German perspective. I mean Angela is our international political face, but overall the parliament is more important in a democracy. In American politics it all seems to depend on one guy, which doesn't sounds closer to a kingdom than democracy (in public perception).
[QUOTE=Marik Bentusi;36750462]All this weight on Obama sounds really weird from a German perspective. I mean Angela is our international political face, but overall the parliament is more important in a democracy. In American politics it all seems to depend on one guy, which doesn't sounds closer to a kingdom than democracy (in public perception).[/QUOTE] it's a red herring.
I like Obama, he's cool.
[QUOTE=person11;36746930]Obama is honest. He has not done everything perfectly, and he has done things that I did not approve of, but I have never had the impression that he would oversell himself or lie about his errors. American politics sucks right now, but he is the best we've got.[/QUOTE] Obama is a far cry from "Honest Abe" Lincoln, but He's still far more honest about his activities than say, most Republicans.
[QUOTE=Reds;36746953]It's Romney. He presumably had the opposite opinion last week.[/QUOTE] Romney's opinion on everything: The opposite of Obama.
i dont really think obama is as honest as he acts. seems to me that this kinda crap he says is just talking without meaning anything.
[QUOTE=Lachz0r;36751161]i dont really think obama is as honest as he acts. seems to me that this kinda crap he says is just talking without meaning anything.[/QUOTE] I think the saying 'best of two evils' comes in here.
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;36746985]Well he hasn't gained the title "Honest" like Abe has yet :v:[/QUOTE] Honest Obe
[QUOTE=Madman_Andre;36750588]Obama is a far cry from "Honest Abe" Lincoln, but He's still far more honest about his activities than say, most Republicans.[/QUOTE] What was he so "honest" about exactly? I am legitimately interested to know what he was more honest about and how that contrasted a republican on the issue. Example? Obama didn't come off as that different of a politician other than being half black, younger, probably more left-leaning than other liberals and, in my opinion, a great speaker (his public address regarding Bin Laden's death was great). Of course, most liberals would rather blame republicans just as much as republicans would blame liberals on not getting anything done. American politics are great.
[QUOTE=Marik Bentusi;36750462]All this weight on Obama sounds really weird from a German perspective. I mean Angela is our international political face, but overall the parliament is more important in a democracy. In American politics it all seems to depend on one guy, which doesn't sounds closer to a kingdom than democracy (in public perception).[/QUOTE] It is easier to talk about individual leaders than to talk about the congressional politics of each country. I hear about Merkel all the time but never her Christian party or Germany's congress.
[QUOTE=Madman_Andre;36750588]Obama is a far cry from "Honest Abe" Lincoln, but He's still far more honest about his activities than say, most Republicans.[/QUOTE] Republicans are pretty honest about their "no compromise" strategy at least. [editline]13th July 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Marik Bentusi;36750462]All this weight on Obama sounds really weird from a German perspective. I mean Angela is our international political face, but overall the parliament is more important in a democracy. In American politics it all seems to depend on one guy, which doesn't sounds closer to a kingdom than democracy (in public perception).[/QUOTE] The American presidency has slowly gained a ton of powers over the decades. Most notably when Truman made his "police action" in Korea.
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