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Bet you're sorry you voted for Obama now

El Diablo

By El Diablo, in Rants & Raves

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pattygreen    5

pattygreen
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You hysteria is showing yet again, PG.

Lets liken this to a business(and I'll say it again for the stuck on stupid glued to dumb crowd) When you come up with a plan to carry the business in a different direction, you have to spend money. When you are selling typewriters and the new in thing is computers, you invest money in buying computers so you can compete. That is what my take is on what Obama is doing. So, no, he has not dissapointed me yet for what he is doing. I think I got where he might be going and the direction is fine. I don't need things to be so transparent then I would be just like every other backseat driver. Right now I am content to ride in the back and take in the direction I am going.

Not if you don't have any money to invest! Not if you're already bankrupt! Not if you can't even find any more lenders who have any faith in your repaying them! Not if the people who are part of your business tell you to cool the spending, and STOP it!

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pattygreen    5

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I think the people who criticize President Obama, our commander in chief, are unpatriotic and on the side of the terrorists.

And don't forget racist, too.(this is where I roll my eyes)

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Cleo's Mom    257

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I think the people who criticize President Obama, our commander in chief, are unpatriotic and on the side of the terrorists.

And don't forget racist, too.(this is where I roll my eyes)

If the shoe fits....

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BJean    16

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That is what the extremists said when Bush was in office. If we criticized any of Bush's decisions (as if he actually made any) we were unpatriotic and really bad people. I believe it was suggested that we should move elsewhere.

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Cleo's Mom    257

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That is what the extremists said when Bush was in office. If we criticized any of Bush's decisions (as if he actually made any) we were unpatriotic and really bad people. I believe it was suggested that we should move elsewhere.

My point exactly. Do those who criticize Pres. Obama accept this criticism? If not, why not? What has changed? 9/11 happened, we're still in 2 wars and Pres. Obama is a war president.

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BJean    16

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Well I'm going to be the flag police. If they don't wear them in their lapels, they're going to be deported!

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pattygreen    5

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That is what the extremists said when Bush was in office. If we criticized any of Bush's decisions (as if he actually made any) we were unpatriotic and really bad people. I believe it was suggested that we should move elsewhere.

You obviously didn't believe what they said about you, and neither do I believe what you extremists say about me.

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tdslf1    0

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PG,

I don't think your unpatriotic, I just think you are misguided. Nobody can cure the stupidity of some of the electoret? I don't think Wright is unpatriotic. What would this country be if people did not complain. But complaining has to come from positive enforcment. What good is it to complain when you are complaining about things you have no wish to change by doing nothing?

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Mariposita78    1

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.........God Bless Obama.. he needs it....

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HappyHomeCC    2

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.........God Bless Obama.. he needs it....

AMEN.... Why don't we pray for his well being and Gods guidance rather than undermine his work? Lets stop celebrating his short comings. Rally behind our leader and be the best we can be! Lets unite for the good of humanity. After all it is our future too! No matter Republican, Democrate, Independent, or what religion we follow. If we would all follow our faith to the best of our ability ... can you imagine the world we would be living in? UNITED WE STAND DIVIDED WE WILL FALL. God Bless Obama, his Family, his Advisors, and our Government. God Keep them all safe and guide them in their decision making during these difficult times.

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HappyHomeCC    2

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Unfortunately you pray that he will fail.

I believe you are correct BJean. You cannot speak ill of someone you are praying for. Not to mention if you are not part of the solution you are a part of the problem.

Chose your side. It is not about politics, and who is right it is about having a successful healthy nation.

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krnmikes    0

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:(:thumbdown:

:devil:

We are now socialist, one step away from communism, the red menace.

I wish Mr. Bush could have run again, he would have wiped the floor with that Osama.

Look at this economy, it was never this bad under Mr. Bush

Spend, Spend, Spend, Who's got the money? Aww, it's alright we'll make more

Where have u been for the last eight years????

Bush is the one who ran this country into the ground and now you want to blame Obama.. All of this started under Bush..It will take years for someone to fix what he has messed up..it took eight years to mess it up and it will take 20 to fix what he has done..

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