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1/20/09 1:48:22 PM#21
Originally posted by Scalebane
Interesting translation, i got none of that from his speech at all. -shrugs-
Dekron has a Free Republic translation device that is as warped and twisted as the site itself. CH, Jedi, Commando, Smuggler, BH, Scout, Doctor, Chef, BE...yeah, lots of SWG time invested. Once a denizen of Ahazi |
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Reklaw
Hard Core Member
Joined: 1/07/06
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1/20/09 1:56:28 PM#22
Originally posted by Dekron Interesting. I believe it was 52 million who voted against him. How did that suddenly come down to 1 or 2? And this just amazes me that there are people like yourself who will not dissect his speech and discover agendas within his words. "To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds. And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to suffering outside our borders" "The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our Gross Domestic Product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on the ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart — not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good." "Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions. They understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to do as we please. Instead, they knew that our power grows through its prudent use; our security emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our example, the tempering qualities of humility and restraint." Paragraph 1 - Expansion of foreign aid. Bush aswell has done allot in that area, so is helping the world a bad thing? of course settle first with your own country before expanding, but wasn't most of his speech about what you as Americans can acommplisch together? Paragraph 2 - Expansion of social programs and welfare. you got that out of the second paragraph?......amazing......really.....sorry to say. Paragraph 3 - Pacification. Disarmament. Retreat. Surrender.....surrender, so trying to make peace equels surrender? They are quite obvious. If you cannot see the messages in his speech, you are either completely oblivious or simply ignoring it for whatever reason. Well perhaps you just need to actualy try to understand what is said without the conspiricy mindset America Gratz on your 44th President, don't expect miracles, I am sure you won't, but never ever give up hope in what people can accomplish, isn't Obama in a way proof of that. ------------------------------------------------------------ |
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1/20/09 1:56:34 PM#23
Originally posted by SioBabble
Dekron has a Free Republic translation device that is as warped and twisted as the site itself. I sure do. You should see the crap it spews out when it translates your posts. By the way, I don't agree with you that the relevant market here is health care. You're not regulating health care. You're regulating insurance. It's the insurance market that you're addressing and you're saying that some people who are not in it must be in it, and that's -- that's different from regulating in any manner commerce that already exists out there. - Scalia |
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1/20/09 2:04:37 PM#24
Fox is actually the highest rated TV News Network mainly because there is no other source for right wing agenda in news. You have the other news networks that are liberally biased criticizing clips of Fox News which is probably something worse to watch. I also am relatively appeased with the fact Obama's rescent actions have been very Bush-like. |
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1/20/09 2:05:07 PM#25
Originally posted by Reklaw There is no "conspiracy mindset". It is deciphering the agenda of the President through his speeches. If I was to say Obama and McCain simply ran to steal the Hope Diamond, well, that would be a conspiracy mindset and a humorous episode of South Park. As for your Bush comment - your point? Do you believe simply because I do not agree with Obama's potential policies that I support Bush and his? I'm willing to give the guy a chance and prove me wrong, but that doesn't change my negative view of his proposed policies during his campaign and his obvious ones during his speech. By the way, I don't agree with you that the relevant market here is health care. You're not regulating health care. You're regulating insurance. It's the insurance market that you're addressing and you're saying that some people who are not in it must be in it, and that's -- that's different from regulating in any manner commerce that already exists out there. - Scalia |
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Some people here just want to suck the hope and promise out of everything /sigh but I guess that's normal on these boards =/ |
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1/20/09 2:26:51 PM#27
Originally posted by Wolfenpride You're forgetting that it's only the ones who voted for him are looking up at him with hope and promise. It's already been shown that those who didn't vote for him can easily have their views and their needs and their desire for the United States cast aside. I do have one hope with regards to Obama. I hope the US is still around after his term. If I am wrong, and the man does good, I will gladly admit it. By the way, I don't agree with you that the relevant market here is health care. You're not regulating health care. You're regulating insurance. It's the insurance market that you're addressing and you're saying that some people who are not in it must be in it, and that's -- that's different from regulating in any manner commerce that already exists out there. - Scalia |
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1/20/09 2:34:58 PM#28
My main problem with the inauguration and the weeks leading up to it, is that for a person who said "Don't focus on me being black!", the whole frakin' thing has been about "We have a black President! Come watch history in the making!" No focus on his policy, no focus on the campaign promises/platforms he has already abandoned even before taking the final oath. Just "Come see the black man!"
This Presidency is nothing but a circus show right now, and if Obama had a problem with it, it would have been stopped before now. He's riding the "I'm black" train for all it's worth.
When the country decides they've had enough of him being black, and decides to care about the job he's doing or not doing, then i might give a shit too.
Edit: On the other hand, the next time I hear a black person say they can't get ahead in this world because they're black and being kept down, I'm gonna slap the shit out of 'em and point to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Heh, Obama just killed the argument for gangsta's and ghetto mooches. So maybe his being black does help things a little. |
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Originally posted by Dekron You're forgetting that it's only the ones who voted for him are looking up at him with hope and promise. It's already been shown that those who didn't vote for him can easily have their views and their needs and their desire for the United States cast aside. I do have one hope with regards to Obama. I hope the US is still around after his term. If I am wrong, and the man does good, I will gladly admit it.
Thats fine if people don't have interest in obama and completely understandable. Its the people who feel they need to go around trying to ruin others hope in him who irritate me. Why take that away from people? Other than to be some degree of a dick. |
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1/20/09 3:24:52 PM#30
Originally posted by Dekron Interesting. I believe it was 52 million who voted against him. How did that suddenly come down to 1 or 2? And this just amazes me that there are people like yourself who will not dissect his speech and discover agendas within his words. "To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds. And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to suffering outside our borders" "The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our Gross Domestic Product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on the ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart — not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good." "Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions. They understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to do as we please. Instead, they knew that our power grows through its prudent use; our security emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our example, the tempering qualities of humility and restraint." Paragraph 1 - Expansion of foreign aid. Paragraph 2 - Expansion of social programs and welfare. Paragraph 3 - Pacification. Disarmament. Retreat. Surrender. They are quite obvious. If you cannot see the messages in his speech, you are either completely oblivious or simply ignoring it for whatever reason.
interesting, i belive briansho was refering to FOX NEWS and not the people that voted against barrack. ass.
1 whats wrong with foreign aid if it is something that is feesible? 2 still sounds good to me 3 are you a veteran? you cant be. being passive is not a weakness but a strength. who are we retreating from? who are we surrendering to? war should be a last resort not a reflex. i dont want to see any more of MY friends or family dying when there was a better solution (diplomacy, which you apparently do not belive in.)
also with the economy the way it is now do you think that we can really afford to continue with these two wars? i would think the we should reprioritize where our millitary resources. that is what i could get closest to with barrack.
it seems you would destroy this country for a war that we dont need (iraq not afganistan)
sorry everyone else for the rant that just bugged the hell out of me. |
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nickelpat
Novice Member
Joined: 11/07/08
"War isn''t about dieing for your country; It''s about making your enemy die for theirs." - G.Patton |
1/20/09 3:31:02 PM#31
A rule I learned a bit ago "Don't discuss politics with new friends.". Although the inauguration was very nice, the speech especially. Although I'm sure anyone who watched it couldn't suppress the giggles when the Pastor said Obama's two daughters names, Sasha and Maylia (correct me on the names if I'm wrong) with such vigor :P Or when Obama biffed the oath by going ahead of the Chief Justice then forgetting a line. And you can't deny the man did make a giant step for American civil rights. Now that we got racism out of the way, let's handle America's sexism issue :P ____________________________ "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but I know World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." - Albert Einstein |
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1/20/09 3:41:40 PM#32
Originally posted by Wolfenpride
Some people see the glass as half empty. I think there is always the hope of better times when a new President takes office . I never cared too much for Bush, jr but was willing to give his the benefit of the doubt. As time when on he lost that and many other Americans only because it became clear to the people of this nation that he really was not very effective at bringing people together for a common cause and keeping them together. I think those who don't agree with President Obama should at least give him the benefit of the doubt until he is proven unworthy of it. Some people are still to entrenched in political dogma of Left vs Right, Conservative vs Liberal and need to undersand that because of the problems that face this country and the World we can no longer afford this mindset and it's counter-productive. |
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1/20/09 3:42:14 PM#33
Breaking off both wars will not stop the economy from crumbling. Its all those 1.1 trillion other programs that can be cut before the basic constitutional provisions of what the federal government has to provide. The costs of the Rebuilding in Iraq and Afghanistan is grossly overestimated by democrats. Some of them say the costs are the same as the entirity of the military budget. The military is also the biggest industry in this country. Employing a large chunk of americans, offering contracts to defense firms, and selling off old military tech to the US civilian population. I also like the fact people won't be able to say they are being held down by the man. I hated the fact in school I worked hard and was in the top 5% in the state earning my place in honor classes. While having to share that class with someone who scored in the lower 20th percentile because they are entitled to it. |
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Hazmal
Novice Member
Joined: 1/30/08
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1/20/09 3:42:58 PM#34
Originally posted by nickelpat
Little naive to think that racism only encompasses the black community. ------------------ well i'm 35 and have a PhD in science, and then 10 years experience in bioinformatics... you? |
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JustTalking
Novice Member
Joined: 12/18/08
"Ford, you''re turning into a penguin. Stop it." |
1/20/09 3:44:58 PM#35
Originally posted by nickelpat
......This was sarcasm, right? please tell me this was sarcasm! Make a giant step in American Civil Rights?!?.....when?...am i responding to Spike Lee??? Obama ran for office and was elected, this speaks more about the current setting of the American voting population than it does of him, 50 years ago Obama would never gotten his shot reguardless of his issues....Martin Luther King J.R.? HUGE step in American Civil Rights...Obama? more like a soft patter. Now that we have racism out of the way?......i don't know where you live brother but racism is far from gone here. Let's handle America's sexism issue?...agreed.
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1/20/09 3:58:32 PM#36
Originally posted by blackf00t
interesting, i belive briansho was refering to FOX NEWS and not the people that voted against barrack. ass.
1 whats wrong with foreign aid if it is something that is feesible? 2 still sounds good to me 3 are you a veteran? you cant be. being passive is not a weakness but a strength. who are we retreating from? who are we surrendering to? war should be a last resort not a reflex. i dont want to see any more of MY friends or family dying when there was a better solution (diplomacy, which you apparently do not belive in.)
also with the economy the way it is now do you think that we can really afford to continue with these two wars? i would think the we should reprioritize where our millitary resources. that is what i could get closest to with barrack.
it seems you would destroy this country for a war that we dont need (iraq not afganistan)
sorry everyone else for the rant that just bugged the hell out of me. Foreign aid is not our responsibility. We should not provide funding for any country - Palestine, Isreal, Bosnia - you name it. The only time foreign aid should be implemented is in a time of extreme crisis or natural disaster - not a monthly reocurring aid package. We are delivering foreign aid even now during extreme economic times. Of course social programs and welfare sound good to you because you are probably a recipient of such programs. These programs need to be restructured so people get off their lazy asses and work, not become dependent upon such programs. Expanding the amount, and the time, people can receive unemployment benefits, TANF, and food stamps, for example, only increases reliance upon these programs and big government. This is the socialists agenda - dependence upon government. Who said anything of the wars? Not I. But I will address that in a moment. Let me ask this. Do you think Russia is downsizing its military>? How about China? China has had a huge expansion of its military with zero transparency. If you think us reducing our arms and downsizing our military is going to create the same attitude for them then you have living in a fantasy land. A strong military now, and in the past for all nations, has secured its indepence and borders. Provide one example of a strong, pacifist nation. As for the wars. I agree, we cannot continue with them. However, tucking our tail and running is the wrong thing to do and will simply embolden the enemy. Hopefully, good ol' Barry will have the balls to allow the soldiers to fight without the idiots edition of rules of engagement and end this war. But, you are extremely naive if you beleive Obama is not starting a war of his own. He has already hinted at "redeploying" troops to his motherland. By the way, I don't agree with you that the relevant market here is health care. You're not regulating health care. You're regulating insurance. It's the insurance market that you're addressing and you're saying that some people who are not in it must be in it, and that's -- that's different from regulating in any manner commerce that already exists out there. - Scalia |
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1/20/09 4:05:38 PM#37
Originally posted by JustTalking
......This was sarcasm, right? please tell me this was sarcasm! Make a giant step in American Civil Rights?!?.....when?...am i responding to Spike Lee??? Obama ran for office and was elected, this speaks more about the current setting of the American voting population than it does of him, 50 years ago Obama would never gotten his shot reguardless of his issues....Martin Luther King J.R.? HUGE step in American Civil Rights...Obama? more like a soft patter. Now that we have racism out of the way?......i don't know where you live brother but racism is far from gone here. Let's handle America's sexism issue?...agreed.
you make it sound like any black man could have been elected to office. Ask Jesse Jackson about that. I wouldnt undermine his efforts through his campaign, because it makes the opposing parties look incredibly incapable. |
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frodus
Apprentice Member
Joined: 9/15/06
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1/20/09 4:13:56 PM#38
Originally posted by Zorvan Zorvan you soooo bad,,,,haha Trade in material assumptions for spiritual facts and make permanent progress. |
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nickelpat
Novice Member
Joined: 11/07/08
"War isn''t about dieing for your country; It''s about making your enemy die for theirs." - G.Patton |
1/20/09 4:20:17 PM#39
I know that racism doesn't just encompass the black community, but I just didn't want to say: "Not let's handle American's prejudice against Hispanics, those with disabilities, homosexuals, bi-sexuals, and those that choose to live life differently." Just didn't fit. And yes, it IS a pretty big leap forward for Civil Rights. It's undeniable really. Yes, it does speak more of those who voted. They're not racist ;) Is it gone? Hell no. Is anything I say on these forums going to be overanaylzed and ridiculed because I don't explain everything to great depth and people read much too far into things? Hell yes. ____________________________ "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but I know World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." - Albert Einstein |
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JustTalking
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Joined: 12/18/08
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1/20/09 4:27:39 PM#40
Originally posted by Rayx0r
you make it sound like any black man could have been elected to office. Ask Jesse Jackson about that. I wouldnt undermine his efforts through his campaign, because it makes the opposing parties look incredibly incapable.
You do realize that Jessie Jackson back in 1984 made remarks against the Jewish community calling them "Hymies" and called New York "Hymietown" right? That stain does not go away, i don't care how many times he apologized for it....and neither do voters.
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