News: Getting to the Points
News: Getting to the Points
by Brian I on November 11th, 2009
All of your questions pre-suppose abject failure for your President. Don't you stand just a chance of looking ridiculous if his entire term of office shows a marked improvement in the lives of most Americans?
It seems that only the rich want, or say they expect, him to fail, and their reasons are pure selfishness.
by VandalEyes on November 24th, 2009
I'm more of Taoist about it. The leader that is hardly noticed is best. We need to start doing things for ourselves and remember the Presidents job is to protect our country in times of disaster and war. We can't rely on the government to fix things. We are America, dammit. Whatever happened to self reliance and ingenuity? We can't really blame the president because we are too stupid and entitled to do anything for ourselves.
by FairLady on November 24th, 2009
Sounds right to me. 5+
by Old School on November 18th, 2009
Given that the GOP and the Right Wing Echo Chamber are doing everything they can to prevent President Obama from implementing his desired policies....no deal!
by ChrisDC on November 25th, 2009
If....increased jobs -- guaranteed second term. Sound right to you now?
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Didn't think so. You don't have the intellectual honesty to stick to a deal, so why should we do business with you?
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by tominhouston on November 24th, 2009
Sounds like a plan.
by my2cents on November 18th, 2009
That sounds about right to me. And trust me Obama already knows this.
by itinary on December 1st, 2009
I do not know Obama can create jobs. But he got elected in a very difficult situation and will be watched every second.
He is under pressure to deliver for sure.
by buxtonite ..back from the brink on November 11th, 2009
How about " No Recession again... for another chance"... does that sound fair to ask of the Republicans?
by PHUCK AB on November 11th, 2009
Sounds a lot more realistic than the "Contract with America"
by leetmeat on November 25th, 2009
Don't really understand how the US is going to get more jobs as long as technology keeps replacing the need for unskilled labor in various industries. And that unskilled labor that is still needed can usually be outsourced to other countries for much cheaper.
People need to go to a tech school or college and learn a skilled trade and stop sitting around with their union buddies whining about it.
by olan black on November 18th, 2009
Sure, and then we sill just elect Joe Wilson, and everything will be all better. NOT!
by Darth NANAME on November 25th, 2009
No one said we had to be fair to the president.
by Natylino121 on November 25th, 2009
there are noooooo jobs in uk help over here too
Is Obama addicted to any drugs?
by malevolentbutticklis on March 2nd, 2010
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"No fishing" in America. Did you ever think that Obama was going to go this far?
by Anonymous on March 9th, 2010
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what is your opinon of Obama's leadership of America so far?
by ICFIRE on March 4th, 2010
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what is your opinon of Obama's leadership of America so far?
by ICFIRE on March 4th, 2010
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Why do most white people hate on obama and to me he is doing a great job as president?
by MS.TODD on March 1st, 2010
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Comments
I have absolutely no doubt that such presupposition sounds ridiculous to any liberal. How can the Messiah ever fail?
by Alexander on November 11th, 2009
I have no direct interest, I just can't fail to be amused by the general level of political "debate" in your country. It's more entertaining than most US television shows.
by Brian I on November 11th, 2009
Wow, a few months ago, it was "the stock market is failing because of Obama, get rid of him", now "we are losing jobs", so I guess the next exit strategy will be.....
by olan black on November 18th, 2009
I'm glad you're enjoying the show Brian. We love being our own government. It's part of what makes this such a great country and it says something about how well it works when one looks at how far we've come and what we've built for ourselves in just 230 years.+6
by tominhouston on November 24th, 2009
I have only admiration for your form and style of government. My comment refers only to the quality of political debate on Answerbag, which is all I have to go on, and nobody could describe most the political posturing seen here as being a model of reasoned debate.
This particular question was just one of a very lengthy series of attacks on the President of the United States from this user and some of the comments I have made to him stemmed from my utter shock at having seen him refer to his President as a baboon.
by Brian I on November 25th, 2009
Brian -- one thing you may miss if looking at the U.S. from the outside is that most of the rich in this country are Democrats.
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I went to school for a time in Denmark and I was genuinely shocked that most people there didn't know that.
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The reason is that wealth in this country (and it's something I'm very proud of) is, probably more than in most nations on Earth, the result of individual initiative -- it's not something that is simply acquired by being born into the right family.
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Most of us who have done well after coming from humble beginnings embrace the idea of giving future generations the tools they need to give succeeding a shot.
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It doesn't come from a guilt-induced need to redistribute the wealth -- although people from Russia like Alexander may perceive it that way. It comes from climbing the ladder of success ourselves, and refusing to pull the ladder up when we're done using it.
by ChrisDC on November 25th, 2009