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  • Jul 3, 2010, 08:06 AM
    speechlesstx

    The current president has apparently never had his nose in a math book. He thinks spending $2 billion for 1,500 permanent jobs is a bargain.
  • Jul 3, 2010, 10:38 AM
    Kitkat22
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by speechlesstx View Post
    The current president has apparently never had his nose in a math book. He thinks spending $2 billion for 1,500 permanent jobs is a bargain.

    Please.. Obama with all his faults is still the President. That being said... Bush actually made me cringe when he gave a speech. "Is our children learning" is only one of the mistakes he made and that laugh heh heh heh. He was stupid! Clinton a player , but smart and charismatic. Nixon.. I liked him. I was very young when he was in office, but I liked him. Reagan... a nice man. Jimmy Carter.. he was too good and had to many morals to be President. OK guys now lets talk conspiracy theory in the JFK assassanation?. Sarah Palin is a phony. Most women can see that. She's
    As phony as a fake Kate Spade purse.
  • Jul 3, 2010, 12:23 PM
    tomder55

    Quote:

    Tom seems to think the amount of education one has is indicative of one's intelligence
    I said nothing of the kind. In fact I pointed out that Truman (despite his low ratings and lack of a higher degree ) was a very successful President.

    You know what I think ; the conventional wisdom the way I read it is that Republicans are stupid no matter who they are (the exception being the intelligent but deviously crooked Nixon) .

    Across the board the most successful Republicans are disparaged... Ford ,Reagan ,Clarence Thomas ,GW Bush and now Palin .

    And no matter how incompetent Democrats are they are the smartest people on the planet .
  • Jul 3, 2010, 12:33 PM
    Kitkat22
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by tomder55 View Post
    I said nothing of the kind. In fact I pointed out that Truman (despite his low ratings and lack of a higher degree ) was a very successful President.

    You know what I think ; the conventional wisdom the way I read it is that Republicans are stupid no matter who they are (the exception being the intelligent but deviously crooked Nixon) .

    Across the board the most successful Republicans are disparaged ... Ford ,Reagan ,Clarence Thomas ,GW Bush and now Palin .

    And no matter how incompetent Democrats are they are the smartest people on the planet .

    Ok... Thanks Tom... John F Kennedy, Bill Clinton, FDR. The only reason I disparage Bush is because he is stupid. Sarah Palin is a phony.
    I believe if McCain had chosen a different running mate he would be president today. Joe Biden is a yes man. Cheny was so deeply involved with enron that he should be in prison and he's not a very good hunting buddy. I'm through arguing now. :)
  • Jul 8, 2010, 10:34 AM
    twinkiedooter

    Obammy reads fairy tales and not the kind you think.
  • Jul 8, 2010, 10:37 AM
    NeedKarma
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by twinkiedooter View Post
    Obammy reads fairy tales and not the kind you think.

    What kind? Porn? Muslim hymns? Please enlighten us and show us some proof!
  • Jul 8, 2010, 01:43 PM
    Kitkat22

    I think the "Fairy Tale " was a book called "Mission Accomplished" written and illustrated by George Bush.
  • Jul 8, 2010, 01:46 PM
    excon
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by tomder55 View Post
    What books does the President read?

    Hello tom:

    Like Sara Palin, he reads "all of 'em".

    excon
  • Jul 8, 2010, 02:46 PM
    speechlesstx
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Kitkat22 View Post
    I think the "Fairy Tale " was a book called "Mission Accomplished" written and illustrated by George Bush.

    Now, now, now - we all know that Obama won the Iraq war.
  • Jul 8, 2010, 02:55 PM
    Kitkat22
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by speechlesstx View Post
    Now, now, now - we all know that Obama won the Iraq war.



    Speechless we all know who told the big lie about , WMD in Iraq? The reason for little Georgies actions was and I quote him, "He tried to kill my daddy". Remember..?. I also like you all so please speak in words I can understand. I don't have a college education and like GB I have to look up your big words in the dictionary.
  • Jul 8, 2010, 03:15 PM
    earl237

    I've heard that he likes "Rules for Radicals" by Saul Alinsky. I know I'll be accused of being a right-wing nutbar, but I've heard it from Maclean's and other respected magazines.
  • Jul 8, 2010, 03:22 PM
    Kitkat22
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by earl237 View Post
    I've heard that he likes "Rules for Radicals" by Saul Alinsky. I know I'll be accused of being a right-wing nutbar, but I've heard it from Maclean's and other respected magazines.





    He honestly does read books like "Pilgrims Progress and Profiles in Courage". He read a lot about Eisenhower and FDR also.
  • Jul 8, 2010, 03:30 PM
    excon

    Hello earl, right wing nut bar:

    IF it's one of his favorites, he sure isn't ACTING like a radical... I was hoping that he actually WOULD act like a radical. But, he hasn't. The things that are MOST important to ME, is the Bush/Cheney Doctrine. Obama embraced it whole hog. It's what I hated about the Bush administration. And, NOTHING has changed...

    So, for ME, Obama is a RIGHTWINGER.

    Health care?? That, like Bush's prescription drug coverage before, is a GIFT to big pharma. I wanted him to make a one sentence health care - MEDICARE FOR ALL... But, NOO.. He did something else. Do you hear any insurance companies bellyaching about the law?? Nope. Wonder WHY that is?? I don't.

    So, Alinsky's book might be one of his favorites, but he ACTS like a rightwinger. What he DOES is more important than what he READS.

    excon
  • Jul 8, 2010, 03:32 PM
    Kitkat22
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by excon View Post
    Hello earl, right wing nut bar:

    IF it's one of his favorites, he sure isn't ACTING like a radical... I was hoping that he actually WOULD act like a radical. But, he hasn't. The things that are MOST important to ME, is the Bush/Cheney Doctrine. Obama embraced it whole hog. It's what I hated about the Bush administration. And, NOTHING has changed....

    So, for ME. Obama is a RIGHTWINGER.

    Health care??? That, like Bush's prescription drug coverage before, is a GIFT to big pharma. I wanted him to make a one sentence health care - MEDICARE FOR ALL... But, NOO.. He did something else. Do you hear any insurance companies ing about the law??? Nope. Wonder WHY that is??? I don't.

    So, Alinsky's book might be one of his favorites, but he ACTS like a rightwinger. What he DOES is more important than what he READS.

    excon

    If I could give you a greenie I would.:D
  • Jul 8, 2010, 03:34 PM
    earl237

    I don't agree with the federal government's decision to try and overturn Arizona's immigration policies. PC is going too far. How are states supposed to deal with illegal immigration without using some kind of profiling?
  • Jul 8, 2010, 03:40 PM
    excon
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by earl237 View Post
    I don't agree with the federal government's decision to try and overturn Arizona's immigration policies. PC is going too far. How are states supposed to deal with illegal immigration without using some kind of profiling?

    Hello again, earl:

    You HIT the nail on the head. States are NOT supposed to deal with immigration issues. In fact, that IS the basis for the lawsuit. The Federal Government should be doing so - not the states. The GOOD thing about the Arizona law, is that it brings the issue to the fore once again...

    The problem is, politicians of BOTH stripes are too cowardly to pass comprehensive immigration law. But, we can't have 50 different immigration laws... We just can't. One is hard enough.

    excon
  • Jul 8, 2010, 03:46 PM
    Kitkat22

    If You dare.. just a little humor
    Heh, heh, heh

    The Complete Bushisms - By Jacob Weisberg - Slate Magazine - 61k


    Ok.. bye... I'm out of here...
  • Jul 8, 2010, 03:56 PM
    speechlesstx
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Kitkat22 View Post
    Speechless we all know who told the big lie about , WMD in Iraq?

    You mean like, everyone? If no one believed he had WMD's then what was the UN doing with all those resolutions and stuff before Bush was in Office... like the Clinton years when he made regime change in Iraq official US policy?

    OK, that's enough of that :)
  • Jul 8, 2010, 04:20 PM
    tomder55
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by excon View Post
    Hello again, earl:

    You HIT the nail on the head. States are NOT supposed to deal with immigration issues. In fact, that IS the basis for the lawsuit. The Federal Government should be doing so - not the states. The GOOD thing about the Arizona law, is that it brings the issue to the fore once again...

    The problem is, politicians of BOTH stripes are too cowardly to pass comprehensive immigration law. But, we can't have 50 different immigration laws.... We just can't. One is hard enough.

    excon

    Never heard you complain about localities that defy Federal supremacy before when they declared themselves sanctuaries.
  • Jul 8, 2010, 04:41 PM
    Kitkat22

    Speecless.. Clintons hands were tied.. when he tried to do something about Sadaam he was lied to just as we were.

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