Just three short years ago, Barack Obama captured the White House with a winning smile, a distracted media, $750 million dollars, and a “Hope and Change” mantra that mesmerized millions into believing that anything was possible.
We can do it!, YES, we can! and other shallow motivational slogans inspired millions to vote blindly for an unknown entity at a time when the nation and the world needed real, proven leadership and intelligence.
Instead of well-reasoned plans for dealing with an economy in meltdown and other cataclysmic catastrophes, Candidate Obama snookered millions with double-talk and hollow promises which he could not possibly keep.
The fact that folks like Harry Reid and Joe Biden were among the snookered says a lot about the current state of affairs in American politics, and even more about the dismal state of doings in the once proud Democrat Party.Expecting mainstream liberal media to do anything but heap unwarranted praise on a extreme leftist running for the presidency was par for the course. Naively, some expected the sophisticated to be more probing; all were bitterly disappointed.
Back in the day when the name Obama caused thrills to run up and down the legs of Democrat operatives posing as objective journalists, there was a universal, yet myopic, view that one’s mortgage and car payments would be beaten into submission by the newly arrived Messiah from Illinois, Hawaii, Kenya, or wherever the hell he was from.
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Let's see, Lillpop is the one who in January called Sarah Palin "the most beautiful and intelligent woman ever in American politics. EVER!" (I suspect most historians could come up with a few dozen smarter women politicians on either side of the aisle).
Lillpop, who has called Michael Savage more important to California's history than "grape picker and union organizer" Cesar Chavez, and who called Colin Powell "a racist and a liar" after Powell endorsed Obama over McCain (never mind that most Americans voted the same way)?
Yeah, come to think of it, he's perfect for the Western "Journalism" Center.
James "most": Americans does not mean 53% – I would say that means a majority.
I'm no Palin fan but I am hard pressed to think of any other woman in American politics has the cajones to say what she does and darn it all – she is usually right!
Huh? The definition of "most" is that he got at least one more vote than anyone else.
In one respect I was inaccurate, however. We can say "most voters" cast ballots for Obama (just as most cast ballots for Al Gore over George W. Bush), though we can't say "most Americans" voted for him simply because many did not vote.
And Palin's willingness to say what she does (at least on Fox News and via Twitter) is not the same as intelligence–even if she is "usually" right.
ONLY AN USURPER LOVER WOULD STICK HIS HEAD IN THE SAND AND SAY STUPID THINGS LIKE LIKE DUMB ASS MCPHERSON THEY HAVE UNCOVERED THOUSANDS OF ILLEGAL VOTES AND IF THEY BOTHERED TO DO A TOTAL RECOUNT THE USURPER WOULD NOT GET OVER 35%. BUT THE STUPID ONE COULD CARE LESS ABOUT FACTS
James stop the childish word twisting games! Majority & most are but the same idiot! Mental retard defines you so well James. Sarah Palin's intelligence far exceeds that of you & many of your beloved Democratic politicians.
"Majority & most"
Duh. I never claimed otherwise, Cougar. And the question wasn't whether Sarah's intelligence exceeds mine–it was whether she was the smartest female political figure ever. Try to keep up, if you're going to jump in.
Good try James! Keep talking! You just give verification to my statements with every comment which you make.
you seem to like union organizers, you must have voted for BO. Yes, Sarah Palin is the most Beautiful [of course beauty is the eye of the beholder --- you may think some of these dems are beauitful
I can't imagine voting for a woman for a political position based on looks–though if Republicans do, I guess that would explain why McCain chose Palin, and why the number of women in Congress actually went down in 2010 for the first time since the 1970s.
THE NO DROPPED FROM 90 TO 89 AND YOU THINK THAT'S A TREND? ABOUT ON PAR WITH THE REST OF THE GARBAGE YOU PUT OUT THERE
I didn't call it a trend, Jimbo, simply a fact. But you're trying to change the subject–do you vote for women (or men) based on their looks?
James whether you or i like it or not the image projected by a candidate does in fact factor into a election. If it were not for Obama's charisma & image which he projected while campaigning he would have never been elected in 2008.
The number of women in congress went down in 2010 because so many were Democrats whom were voted out of office. Image did none of those women any favors in the election either!
Most not only were very unattractive but borderline mental cases as well.
" borderline mental cases"
That would explain the losses by Christine O'Donnell and Sharron Angle–but who else did you have in mind? Names would be good, if you can actually come up with any.
James must i know think for you?
You might try thinking for yourself, first. I see that, as expected, you couldn't come up with any names, indicating that you were just randomly spouting off with your comment that "Most not only were very unattractive but borderline mental cases as well." Typical.
James your post are becoming more childish daily!
Comparing Sarah Palin's beauty & intellect to both parties is the equivalent of comparing Gold Fish.
Trust me on the Democratic side of the isle beauty & intellect does not exist.
Michael Savage's comments of Colin Powell were correct. Powell a self proclaimed Republican it appears lied in being such in addition to being a closet racist when he voted along racial lines with the other 95% to 98% of mindless blacks whom voted for Obama.
People have weighed in on this topic for over two year's and the white house acknowledged we are and have been talking about him and his birth place. My questions are (Barak) why are you mad at someone else for something you are not complying about. Also, I feel since you have a false social security # from whom belongs to a 118 year old man from Coneticutt you answered my question if you have a birth certifacate. Why would you have a fake social security # and a real birth certificate either way to me your a fraud.
Y'al seem to be assuming that BO won the 2008 election: you need to watch this video:This appears to be irrefutable evidence taken under oath, that Sarah Palin most likely won the 2008 Vice Presidency, given She was well ahead initially and then inexplicably the results were reversed. Other evidence indicates this can be done from a satellite.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1thcO_olHas
It was Stalin who said, it doesn’t matter who votes, only who counts the votes [from Diebold to exit poll tabulators].
Our elections have been manipulated since the electronic voting machines were installed. We, the people, have lost all control over our elections. The RNC and DNC decide who they will "allow" on the ballot. They decide who will debate. Then, like good little "sheepies," we trot down to the polls and go through the exercise in futility called voting, and the results are manipulated to suit the globalists who are running our country. If Obozo keeps doing a fabulous job of destroying the U.S. economy, he will be again be "placed" in office; if his obvious stupidity causes him to become a liability, he will be thrown under the bus. It's as simple as that.
The man di dnot mesmorize me or fool me~ I was sure of who he was the first 5 minutes he opened his mouth. This man had NO quals and no idea what do do when it came to running this "REPUBLIC" he "ONLY" knows how to change it to what he thinks will be the model he is looking for: i.e. another Muslim sate and I'll be damned if I'll be a part of his muslim state grab! I will never submit to this ideology and here is why: See the book of Joel Chapter 3 and read it all: this book will tell you what will happen to all the MUSLIM nations especially in vs 19 Eqyptian and Edom (Muslims) will be destroyed! All nations that have gone against Israel will be destroyed!!! You can bet that ALL Muslim nations are going to and have gone against Israel. They will all get spanked! The ones who survive will bow down to the Jews and the Jews will rule them!! WATCH IT HAPPEN! Whether the Muslims or anyone else like it or NOT, IT WILL Happen!! IT IS FIXED!!! Read this book, Joel ch 3 especially vs 19 KJV Bible
Hey, James, are y'all still gonna' vote for Obozo in 2012, even though gas prices will be around $7-8.00 a gallon, the economy and the U.S. Dollar will have collapsed, and you will have become a pauper? I'm sure he'll "pay yo' bills from his private stash," as some of his snookered have bragged.
Judging by the competition so far, I'll probably be forced to vote for Obama or cast token protest vote for an independent (as I have at times in the past). But gas prices will likely have nothing to do with my vote, since presidents have little control over those–the same was true when they skyrocketed under Bush.
You Obama obots need to put big red "D"s on your foreheads because it is much easier to hold a scope on..
Cute, Bob. Typically stupid and violent for a birther, but cute. Though I suspect your alcohol intake makes it tough for you to hold a scope on anything.
I agree James it was a cute comment. I saw nothing stupid, violent or birther related to his comment. How possibly could you have? Nor is there any proof that Bob Velon consumes any alcohol? Nothing more than unsubstantiated & ridiculous charges by you which have become typical on this site!!
Alexia, thank you. I love whacking hornets nests and the bigger the stick the better.
"I saw nothing stupid, violent or birther related to his comment."
Of course you didn't, Cougar. No one would have expected you to get it.
James whether you or i like it or not the image projected by a candidate does in fact factor into a election. If it were not for Obama's charisma & image which he projected while campaigning he would have never been elected in 2008.
James it is obvious to every one that in fact you don't get it!
Sorry I don't drink. Gives you the shakes and I could miss the once in a lifetime shot.. Oh, and I am not a birther. But I sure resent the tyrant sitting in our House. It will take the Oath Keepers and Patriots to clear out the hornets nest. When the call to arms comes where will you be? There are two ways to make that perfect shot, prone or sitting. Don't forget the "D" on your forehead…
"But gas prices will likely have……. – since presidents have little control over those"
Well, Barry is promising to change that too now!
Hey I'll vote for him now too when he gets us that $1/gal gas!
Yeah, Bush made the same promise, and Trump recently said he could. They were all lying about it, simply telling us what we expect to hear.
James at no time have Bush or Trump ever made such a comment! You are simply as usual lying!
You're lying again, Cougar.
James nothing more than another mindless & undocumented comment from you as usual.
Hey Gary!!! Why Should I?
James i would like to see a list from you of competent reasons as to why you could possibly vote for Obama with his record?
Gas prices having nothing to do with your vote is a typical illogical response by a Liberal Progressive Democrat like yourself.
Incorrect: Obama's policies on energy has everything to do with futures trading pertaining to oil production which dictates the market & pricing per barrel of crude oil.
Prices for crude oil did rise during the Bush administration but unlike Obama he took appropriate measures to get the futures market trading back in line which resulted in lower prices at the pump.
James, Mr. Know It All! Go back to school!
Alexia, he has had way to much time in school and books. James is in school teaching our children from a book, I am in industry retraining them in real. That is why he and I will never agree on political solutions. Mine is a factual world where you must turn a profit, his is a book that is written by another professor that was quite possibly a 1960 hippie weather underground member whom still believes that violent activism is some times necessary. Our collage is full of hippies and the ones that were called by the draft and did not burn that card are out here everyday in the real world.
I recall a Barry saying that gas prices would double with his plan. During a interview while running for office.) He has told the truth for once and no one listened. He has effected the cost of gas that 99.9 percent of our vehicles require to have to get to work. He and the lefts billions of dollars over the years for green energy to replace the internal combustion engine has failed. Face it they gave as much as the right have given to their causes and we still will have 6 or 7 dollars a gallon gas during a time that the middle east is saying there is a surplus. Let me see what we got for our money. Chevy volt that only goes 40 miles on a charge, no place to charge up after leaving home, also who is going to drive 40 miles stop and plug in and wait for if to charge up again. Then the Chevy Volt was promised to be 100 % electric and after billions of dollars spent on GM with my tax dollars we got ourselves another Chevy Vega. Then you have to increase the electrical power supply to help charge up all these cars, but we can only use solar or Wind. Well the winds is not always blowing and the sun is not always shining. Then we would also have to be area the size of Montana to set these things up. The left invest in dreams, hope and change, the right invest in good old fashion oil. The winner is? Oil it is plentiful and available and the green money has produced nothing but Hopes, Dreams and BIG Green corporations that are getting exactly what the left say the right is giving to Big Oil. My tax dollars. I prefer to invest in a reliable product the left invest in the Chevy Vega of the 2000's Chevy Volt.
Surely you're not blaming Obama for the Volt, considering that it was introduced to the public in 2008 and was under development for years before that.
And while I don't want one, either, I think it's a bit early to compare the Volt to the Vega (or the Chevette, another awful Chevy), and I'd point out that most trips by Americans are well within that 40 miles.
James none other than your Messiah Obama you know the bi/gay guy? Did in fact bail out Gm which makes him responsible for the Volt.
Further i have a friend who's husband owns a Volt & it most definitely is as bad as a Vega or Chevette. Hardly a week goes by that he does not curse Gm & Chevrolet for building such a piece of junk.
James you have been say this for months, face it no one on the right will ever meet your expectations. You will go to the poll, or mail it in as I here you all do out there and it will be a straight left ticket. Even though any of the above form the right that are talking about running would be a far better person than the Destroyer and Chief we have now. He has He has done far more damage to this country than President Bush multiplied by 100 would do. This man and his politically appointees have coordinated the biggest sham in history. His political appointees have written more costly regulation to crush the private sector in history. No he did not have to go to congress he just made a regulations that will cost so much to achieve that business will be running else were to produce a product. I am in a industry that is seeing all this Man and his lemming are doing to the private sector. You sit in your classroom and teach our children from a book that is similar to Ellen's rants about the laws and regulations that were in place in the 1960's and because they were in place they were followed. I get 10 to 15 children that just graduated from collage every year and they minds are full of it and they require lots of reality checks. So for me to just roll over and except your vision of the world and that you will vote independent this time in protest is hog wash sir.
BO, I take pride in the fact that I've voted in every election since 1976, and have NEVER voted a straight ticket–not even once. I'll bet you can't say the same.
"that you will vote independent this time in protest is hog wash sir"
With all due respect, you don't know what the hell you're talking about. I voted for independent candidates for president in six of the eight presidential elections in which I've voted.
Most of the time I've voted in states where all of the electoral votes were so assured of going to one candidate or the other that I know my vote for or against that candidate didn't matter. The same will likely be true in 2012.
By the way, I don't sit in my classroom, and you have no idea what I teach. And as for the damage Bush did, we won't know that until his wars are over, will we?
James your assumed voting record is hard to believe? You know no more & quite possibly less than Blathering One. Why would you challenge his voting Independent for this coming election?You have in fact stated that in the past you have voted Independent in past elections.
"Why would you challenge his voting Independent for this coming election?"
I wouldn't, and didn't–he was questioning mine. Try to keep up.
How Dare The Manchurian Muslim Pres Obamacare Call The Americans "SLUGS", When That Longlegged Mack Daddy Will Not Even Show His Birth Certificate Of The Chi-Town Skunk Patrol. Pull-Up Johnny Carson "Lie Detector" And Listen To Obamacare Stinky Frosthimer Lie, Lie And Lie. God Bless America And Mr Donald Trump/Palin/Bachmann.
You go Carol, Jewish, Catholic, Christian, Muslim father/grandfathers have Jewish, Catholic, Christian, Muslim children respectively according to natural law. Since common sense, hence common law, no longer prevails, mankind defaults to natural law, which is omnipotent. Think gravity, physics, life, survival, our evolution as humans, etc. The problem is in the old days the good guys wore white hats, now with nobody wearing hats and a lieing, deceptive, manimulipative news media people are herded over the cliff. BUT RIGHT WILL PREVAIL OTHERWISE ALL IS LOST !!!
I didn't call it a trend, Cougar–as I've already pointed out. Try to keep up.
James just keep responding to my post! You are making me look good with every response that you make.
A lot of people are just too damn gullible.