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Barack Husain Obama.

Dude that's just a dumb statement AND you spelled it wrong(Hussein). I'm no Democrat but if the guy can energize the country like Reagan or Kennedy then good on him. We need a pick-me-up here.

Dude that's just a dumb statement AND you spelled it wrong(Hussein). I'm no Democrat but if the guy can energize the country like Reagan or Kennedy then good on him.  We need a pick-me-up here.

I just cant trust anyone with that name.... he sounds like a hybrid terrorist to me

I'm not watching it, but I can hear 2 or 3 others in the office who are.

I have no feelings one way or another about the guy, he's a politician.  At least he's not W.

My only beef is "technically" he's the first minority president.  He's just as "white" as he is "black".  Honestly is a good representation of what America is actually.

I think of MLK, JFK & RFK & the blood, sweat and tears that it took to get to this moment in history.

I think it's ridiculous that people are so effin happy we have a black president.

If we really want to honor the man we honored yesterday, we shouldn't CARE what race Obama is/isn't. Not ONE person should have voted for/against him because of his color.

Well, there is a reason I have you on ignore. Idiot.

I think you misunderstood his point...

Cougar5.0, I'm with the other guys. I think you're seeing a bigot where there isn't one.

BTW, concentrating on his colour is part of the problem. Getting angry about it is a bigger one. Divided is divided, no matter which side you stand on. Ignore the divide and you'll be one people. Pretty simple, really. Then you can get back to Left or Right nit-picking. ;)

Oh and Cougar, I'm not quite as old as you, but just so you don't think I was raised in some monochromatic suburb or small town.  I grew up up in the inner-city, was put on the busses when they decided to de-segregate the public schools, had to deal with threats of "race riots" in middle school(when I didn't see what the big deal was) , but I preferred integrated schools growing up (spent 1 year at an all-white HS...HATED IT) and still live in an inner-city neighborhood. 
Race to me makes no difference, and it bugs me when that's all some people seem to see.

All that you say is true, but again we are dealing with the "now".

 "Some men you just can't reach" (there will always be bigots, even in the 21st century)

Like I said I see things differently and never condoned or understood bigotry. (I've actually had "words" with a few rednecks on the matter)  I understand the significance of what has happened.

It just seems very devisive to me and not so much a path to unity...

Anybody who can't see the significance of what happened today, and who would focus ONLY those who might have voted for him just because he is black is looking at today's historical event from a very narrow perspective. Perhaps it's generational as I suspect that people like me near 50 and older who have lived through the some of the darker times in our history might see today's events much differently.

I'd say that over 50% of all the people here in my adopted 98% white state are bigots

And those that ignore the fact that he was nominated, thrust into celebrity status by the media and ultimately voted in as the prez for ONLY the reason that he is black are just as ignorant. I think its a sad day for our country because of it.

Typical Obama supporter veiw, and its only going to get worse. They would just as well assume if you didnt vote for him or if you say something negative about him your automatically a biggot racist.

You, sir, are impossible to reach.

there is nobody in the United States of America more responsible for getting Obama elected than GWB himself

No, this person is NOT going let you push YOUR feelings during this time onto ME! You don't even live here and you spell colour like a Brit or a Canadian.

when it come to politician .
if there mouth is moving, there lieing. no matter what there race/color/shag is!

IMO, there is nobody in the United States of America more responsible for getting Obama elected than GWB himself. Seriously, the first thing Obama should have done was thank Bush for making it possible. People just wanted him out so bad, and people viewed McCain as more of the same, dooming the republicans before they even had a nomination. A blindfolded chimp with a pencil in his teeth could've gotten elected as long as he represented something other than Bush & Co.

Not that I'm belittling Obama or his accomplishment. It is truly amazing that only a short time ago a woman caused a national uproar because she wanted to plant her arse on a bus, and now there is a black president (call him half black or half white if you will, but the public goes by appearance, not pedigree). For a minority race to go from not even being able to vote to actually running the place in less than a century is amazing.

No, I'm not belittling Obama, and my heart is actually gladdened that he's finally taken the reins. For better or for worse, history was made today. I'm simply saying that had the majority of the people been happy with the last 8 years they'd have sworn in another Republican today, black or white.

No, this person is NOT going let you push YOUR feelings during this time onto ME! You don't even live here and you spell colour like a Brit or a Canadian.

Now what was dumb about my statement yes he is a good speaker,

I'm talking about the fact that I never said you don't deserve to celebrate. The New Beginning won't get anywhere if people can't eventually get past what they left behind.

Your second sentence proves my point. That's just great fellowship there. :wtf: Being a Canadian, I do have some insight into issues of dragging up the past and keeping a wall between people that should be coming together.

Anyway, I'm just as happy to acknowledge the symbolism of your President being a Black man. It does usher in a new age. I just hope it has a chance to work.

Hey, look. Train still chugin' along with no sign of catastrophe. :D

i don't care what his  race is but he did promise the moon to every voter. so i keep looking out my front window looking to see if the noon has landed in my front yard. nothing yet??????


as for bush, he follow his daddy foot step's and i hope the door didn't hit him in the butt on the way out.


this is what i have found out:
when it come to politician .
if there mouth is moving, there lieing. no matter what there race/color/shag is!


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Originally Posted by Thunder Chicken 
 

Rancheronut? What are you talking about? You got the moon! Just look at the sky at night, and there it is  (note: Don't do this when there is no moon )

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                                                                      Originally Posted by shame302                    (http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/images/buttons/viewpost.gif) (http://"http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?p=252673#post252673")               
                And those that ignore the fact that he was nominated, thrust into celebrity status by the media and ultimately voted in as the prez for ONLY the reason that he is black are just as ignorant. I think its a sad day for our country because of it.
                               
Wow. All I can say is WOW!

Let's face it, the only reson Obama got elected, is because I don't live in the states. Therefore I couldn't run for president. Case Dismissed.

Let's face it, the only reson Obama got elected, is because I don't live in the states. Therefore I couldn't run for president. Case Dismissed.

The national nightmare is finally over!

Oh, good Lord. The only thing scarier than Bush was Cheney.

Let's face it, the only reson Obama got elected, is because I don't live in the states. Therefore I couldn't run for president. Case Dismissed.

Cheney? The personification of pure unadulterated evil. I'm sure he's planning his reentry into [COLOR="Red"]hell[/COLOR] to rule of his minions. :flame:

Probably the biggest reason I dislike the duo is because of a speech Bush made shortly after the Coalition of the Willing was formed. He stood at the mike and named each and every ally the US had, and then proceeded to say something to the affect of "If you're not with us, you're against us." When the US and Canada list their allies, they typically name one another first. Canada was nowhere on that list. Shortly after people in the States started eating some foolish thing called Freedom Bacon. All the while, Canadians stood side by side with US troops in Afghanistan, taking 'friendly fire' (the most disgusting term ever crafted) that went, at the time, unpunished, and continue to this day to have themselves blown up by roadside bombs.

We went to support the USA, and their leader stood in front of you all and called us, essentially, the enemy. Now we're involved in an impossible war with an 'ism'. Because of that Canada will, for the first time in its history, lose a war, because you can't defeat a concept.

That's all I need to dislike the guys.

OOfficially the Worst President Ever based on his 22% favorability ratings leaving office.

Lowest.

Number.

Ever.

Do you have a source for that? A cursory look indicates his approval is ~30% and similar to Carter, Nixon, and Truman.


One of my favorite Chappelle Show skits is [COLOR="Red"]*NSFW*[/COLOR] "Black Bush (http://"http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=11923&title=black-bush")" [COLOR="Red"]*NSFW*[/COLOR]. It gets me rolling every time. :rollin:

NSFW due to language.

[SIZE="5"]Bush's Final Approval Rating: 22 Percent[/SIZE]

(CBS) President Bush will leave office as one of the most unpopular departing presidents in history, according to a new CBS News/New York Times poll showing Mr. Bush's final approval rating at 22 percent.

Seventy-three percent say they disapprove of the way Mr. Bush has handled his job as president over the last eight years.

Mr. Bush's final approval rating is the lowest final rating for an outgoing president since Gallup began asking about presidential approval more than 70 years ago.

...

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/16/opinion/polls/main4728399.shtml?tag=topStories

I say we give the man a chance. It seems to me people on here are making uneducated speculations based on a name or race and what will happen in the FUTURE. That makes you look stupid. If you really want to bitch, how bout calling your REP/SENATOR and ask them why they approved the spending in the first place.

Did you know that he voted "present" 90% of the time. Not yes or no. Just that he was there. Now from my point there was and is no way to make an educated decision on if he is going to be a good president.

As for him being a public speaker. If he has a written out speech is is a great speaker. Just don't put him on the spot. That's when he has problems.

yes, i did in fact.
thats why i either chuckle, or get irritated when ever someone says what a wonderful speaker he is, as he isnt at all. i didnt vote for him because he sucks.

You didn't vote for him because your a hate-filled right-wing troll.

You didn't vote for him because your a right-winger.

Sorry pal, middle of the road/un affiliated here. just because i dont agree with you, does not make me ignorant. voting for the man for no other reason than he is of color is an ignorant choice and thats what got him voted in.

When was the last time you tried callin a rep? did you get a answer?, To busy!

What, is everyone afraid he's gonna repaint the white house black, bring back slavery for whitey, rewrite the constitution in eubonics? Geez people, you ever think that narrow mindedness and complacency are the problem?

The Worst president ever for sure, but he is being followed up by the most damaging ever.