tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11932117.post6588613284291286737..comments2023-12-11T16:47:48.512-06:00Comments on Three O'Clock in the Morning: A year of changeFletcherDodgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00870340800475532887noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11932117.post-66232667789246369102009-10-04T11:20:29.776-05:002009-10-04T11:20:29.776-05:00No one's trying to fight Rush Limbaugh. Its Ru...No one's trying to fight Rush Limbaugh. Its Rush that's always looking for a fight. Thats his whole schtick. How he stays relevant. <br /><br />But lets not digress. If someone doesn't like Obama, fine. But if you're gonna heckle a Presidential address or show up to his speeches carrying/displaying weapons--then yeah, Obama supporters are first and foremost gonna get defensive and rally round him. Then they'll worry about policy and campaign promises.Lodo Grdzakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16417430593017226023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11932117.post-23235353200281014592009-10-03T12:15:03.519-05:002009-10-03T12:15:03.519-05:00So in order to fight Rush Limbaugh you blindly sup...So in order to fight Rush Limbaugh you blindly support a President implementing policies that Limbaugh would support. That seems like a perfectly reasonable plan. Good luck with it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298836563605867512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11932117.post-90712289378744092572009-10-03T11:34:02.094-05:002009-10-03T11:34:02.094-05:00To Bull E. Vard:
One of the reasons Obama can br...To Bull E. Vard: <br /><br />One of the reasons Obama can break certain promises and still be supported is 'cause of a-holes like Joe Wilson and Rush and that Senator who vowed to kill health care reform as way of "defeating Obama's whole program." Obama supporter's feel backed into a corner and extremely defensive by talk like that. And please be reminded that a President simply presides over the governing body--he cant wave a wand and say "Now Guantanamo closes." Obama is certainly doing 1000x more than any Republican would have done to close Guantanamo. <br /><br />Finally, to both you and Emawck, the reason why there seems to be so little difference between the parties is that you have to win a majority of votes to win an election. Both parties need to capture at least 51% of the vote. Candidates that appeal to only 20-30% of the electorate (even if that portion is the most forward-thinking) are named Sarah Palin or Ralph Nader. In other words--losers. At the end of the day, there are certain core things that a President is going to have to support or conversely, fight. Every President.Lodo Grdzakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16417430593017226023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11932117.post-22824014553460321862009-10-03T10:43:11.920-05:002009-10-03T10:43:11.920-05:00Trolling, eh?
Not falling for it...you rabid, neo...Trolling, eh?<br /><br />Not falling for it...you rabid, neo-con loon.Nickhttp://willnotbetelevised.com/tv/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11932117.post-57132126580351508342009-10-03T10:20:51.004-05:002009-10-03T10:20:51.004-05:00The thing that bothers me about Obama is that he c...The thing that bothers me about Obama is that he can break any number of campaign promises and his supporters won't call him out on it.<br /><br />From sending in more troops to Afghanistan to keeping Guatanomo open to embracing the secrecy of the Bush administration to signing on to detention of suspected terrorists without a trial and oh yeah, he's going to sign the bill to extend provisions of the Patriot Act. I think he could rape the girl that Roman Polanski raped on live prime time television and some would say that she had it coming.<br /><br />It shouldn't matter what letter follows his name a D or an R or god forbid an I. Right is right and wrong is wrong. He should be called out for going against things he said during the campaign. I'm curious if it will happen.<br /><br />But, the larger issue addressed by Emaw, is correct. Nothing has changed. We just now have a President that doesn't make so many people cringe when they see him on TV. I guess that's enough for some people.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298836563605867512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11932117.post-69931492147013603942009-10-02T21:41:20.174-05:002009-10-02T21:41:20.174-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Muddy Mohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08322169818122147551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11932117.post-24532888586709847642009-10-02T21:32:29.007-05:002009-10-02T21:32:29.007-05:00Obama hasn't failed on anything yet Janet. He...Obama hasn't failed on anything yet Janet. He's got lots of time. When Rush Limbaugh came out right off the bat and said "I hope Obama fails," he (Rush) failed to support what Americans like yourself seem to have voted for. And by the way, I'm curious what things "are Obama responsible for" that you're upset about? Americans are sick of hearing abut the mistake of Iraq--but fact is were still the spending $2 billions dollars a month there. That's gonna effect the ability grow here at home. Then there's Afghanistan. How much is that a month? And of course you need the economy to hum to fund those projects. so that means the need for stimulus. More money. Its not Obama's fault for any of these problems. Not one of them. Its just a matter of agreeing/disagreeing with how he handles them.Lodo Grdzakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16417430593017226023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11932117.post-27512467487299596672009-10-02T18:28:30.070-05:002009-10-02T18:28:30.070-05:00Not every one bought in completely to the 'hop...Not every one bought in completely to the 'hope' and 'change' line, we KNEW he was just another politician. <br /><br />I'm happy with some of the things he's done, and not please with lack of action on some points, and very upset with other things he's responsible for. <br /><br />What I'm angry (irrationally, sometimes) about is the extremists that are screaming socialism and refusing to even talk about the issues, and to look at REAL solutions. <br /><br />I don't want the dems to do it all, they don't represent the entire country. I want bi-partisanship, but that's the dream left un-fulfilled for me. I'm happy that he tried, sad that he failed, on that.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02382705846931966715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11932117.post-86675766712466758782009-10-02T17:24:57.015-05:002009-10-02T17:24:57.015-05:00Whether or not you think Barack's the man, we ...Whether or not you think Barack's the man, we don't have anybody else worth a shit. And by the way, Barack's choice for Supreme court was way different than it would have been under old man Mccain. Barack going to Egypt was way different than what McCain would have done. The Dems health care initiative (whether it passes or fails) is way different than what Repubs would have proposed--which is what again? IN regards to Afghanistan, it'll be interesting to see what Barack does there. Your whole "there's no difference" line is growing tired Emawck. Its lazy thinking. There's very serious differences between the parties. If another Supreme Court justice retires, the whole complexion of the court would have been different if Krusty McCain had won.Lodo Grdzakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16417430593017226023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11932117.post-20453761233287425372009-10-02T16:32:34.560-05:002009-10-02T16:32:34.560-05:00"But primarily, my disappointment was with th..."But primarily, my disappointment was with the masses who were taken in by such vacuous campaign promises as "hope" and "change" -- my point being that such superficial campaign promises were the complete opposite of change."<br /><br />Totally don't get it. Not that he's my favorite person or anything, but when I've heard him speak and/or read what he stood for it was extremely clear.Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687511936160956984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11932117.post-33710263986894154872009-10-02T14:21:58.066-05:002009-10-02T14:21:58.066-05:00ou didn't have to rub it in.@xonassis already ...ou didn't have to rub it in.@xonassis already feels badkcmeeshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16640259113083899984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11932117.post-22769508555902465462009-10-02T12:34:07.782-05:002009-10-02T12:34:07.782-05:00Called out!Called out!Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14753052418658482508noreply@blogger.com