Mr. 300
Posts: 3,090
Jun 11, 2010 3:44pm
Here's a little comment he made when asked if he's spoken with BP's CEO....
"I have not spoken to him directly," Obama said. "Here's the reason. Because my experience is, when you talk to a guy like a BP CEO, he's going to say all the right things to me. I'm not interested in words. I'm interested in actions."
When you talk to a guy like a CEO??? Hmmmm, you mean like when we try to talk to you, the CEO of the United States?? Is he saying this because that's what he does too....says the right things to those he's talking to?? Does he not know how ignorant he sounds when he says something like this???
America was duped something fierce in 2008.
"I have not spoken to him directly," Obama said. "Here's the reason. Because my experience is, when you talk to a guy like a BP CEO, he's going to say all the right things to me. I'm not interested in words. I'm interested in actions."
When you talk to a guy like a CEO??? Hmmmm, you mean like when we try to talk to you, the CEO of the United States?? Is he saying this because that's what he does too....says the right things to those he's talking to?? Does he not know how ignorant he sounds when he says something like this???
America was duped something fierce in 2008.
ptown_trojans_1
Posts: 7,632
Jun 11, 2010 4:07pm
Can you cite the statement?
jhay78
Posts: 1,917
Jun 11, 2010 4:15pm
Obama's attempted comparison between Acme auto insurance and the current health care situation thinks that comment was stupid.
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Manhattan Buckeye
Posts: 7,566
Jun 11, 2010 4:35pm
ptown_trojans_1;387054 wrote:Can you cite the statement?
It is from the Matt Lauer interview, where Obama came off looking like a buffoon even without that particular quote, link is here:
http://www.mrc.org/biasalert/2010/20100608043019.aspx
I'm sure there are other links with the full interview, if not video.
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QuakerOats
Posts: 8,740
Jun 11, 2010 4:49pm
And, when you talk to a guy like a socialist marxist who finds himself in the White House he is not going to say all the right things to me ........................... nor is he going to do any of the right things .............
Change we can believe in .........................
Change we can believe in .........................
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Jun 11, 2010 7:14pm
Hahaha. If you think Jindall has a prayer of winning the White House you must be delusional. The GOP can do a lot better than him.
Jason Bourne
Posts: 74
Jun 11, 2010 7:40pm
I'm not sold on the fact that President Obama should have done or should do something concerning the oil spill. What need is there of him to go to the Gulf and observe? What truly does that accomplish by going down there?
What I would rather, and I am assuming this is the case, is most if not all the BP bigwigs are banging their collective heads on how to stop potentially millions of dollars of their profits wash up on shore. I would like to see their clean-up costs made public and their feet held to the fire concerning those efforts.
But as for President Obama heaidng down there; it does nothing for me.
What I would rather, and I am assuming this is the case, is most if not all the BP bigwigs are banging their collective heads on how to stop potentially millions of dollars of their profits wash up on shore. I would like to see their clean-up costs made public and their feet held to the fire concerning those efforts.
But as for President Obama heaidng down there; it does nothing for me.
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FairwoodKing
Posts: 2,504
Jun 11, 2010 10:15pm
I like Obama and I will vote for him again in 2012. He has spent most of the past 18 months cleaning up Bush's messes.
iclfan2
Posts: 6,360
Jun 11, 2010 10:20pm
FairwoodKing;387400 wrote:I like Obama and I will vote for him again in 2012. He has spent most of the past 18 months cleaning up Bush's messes.
Delusional.
tk421
Posts: 8,500
Jun 11, 2010 11:02pm
FairwoodKing;387400 wrote:I like Obama and I will vote for him again in 2012. He has spent most of the past 18 months cleaning up Bush's messes.
You're crazy. I seriously fear for this country because of people who think like you.
Strapping Young Lad
Posts: 2,453
Jun 11, 2010 11:19pm
Yes I too am tired of the President of the U.S. of Freaking A. sounding like a buffoon. We need someone eloquent like dubbya in there. IMO, Obama gives the world the impresssion that all Americans are dumb jackasses.
fish82
Posts: 4,111
Jun 12, 2010 7:38am
Strapping Young Lad;387460 wrote:Yes I too am tired of the President of the U.S. of Freaking A. sounding like a buffoon. We need someone eloquent like dubbya in there. IMO, Obama gives the world the impresssion that all Americans are dumb jackasses.
Who's dubbya? Never heard of him.
Jason Bourne
Posts: 74
Jun 12, 2010 11:05am
ccrunner: So are you upset that the officials or leadership of Maine - or anyone else for that matter - have not sent the booms of their own accord or for President Obama for not mandating it? I don't mind either way, just thought I'd ask.
It seems to me that over the last 40 or 50 years, we the people have begun sitting on our hands instead of acting as we're led. While I do get the need for organization (reference the help for Haiti as an example), I do not thing th President stands or falls if he acts or doesn't. If anything, he should make a call for the good will of this nation to raise up and help OUR OWN coastland. These are Americans effected. Shouldn't that be enough to make us move?
It seems to me that over the last 40 or 50 years, we the people have begun sitting on our hands instead of acting as we're led. While I do get the need for organization (reference the help for Haiti as an example), I do not thing th President stands or falls if he acts or doesn't. If anything, he should make a call for the good will of this nation to raise up and help OUR OWN coastland. These are Americans effected. Shouldn't that be enough to make us move?
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isadore
Posts: 7,762
Jun 12, 2010 11:25am
BP has done plenty to criminalize itself despite the sympathy and support from rand paul.
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isadore
Posts: 7,762
Jun 12, 2010 12:07pm
deregulation and corruption in government of course contributed to allowing the situation to develop but does in no way negate the crimes of BP
Jason Bourne
Posts: 74
Jun 12, 2010 12:28pm
ccrunner: Good call on the federal land as opposed to state land.
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BoatShoes
Posts: 5,703
Jun 12, 2010 1:14pm
ccrunner609;387584 wrote:Do you realize that at this point anyone can beat Obama? He has made so many errors in judgement that he is going to get chewed up come debate time, LOL.
Even if Obama has been a terrible president...you have to know this statement is false don't you? You must know. You really think it's just going to be a walk in the park to unseat BHO in 2012? Do you really believe this?
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isadore
Posts: 7,762
Jun 12, 2010 2:50pm
Originally Posted by BoatShoes
Even if Obama has been a terrible president...you have to know this statement is false don't you? You must know. You really think it's just going to be a walk in the park to unseat BHO in 2012? Do you really believe this?
so the Republicans will win control of Congress in reaction to Obama's rule just like they did in 1994 in reaction to Clinton. So in 2012 the Republicans will win the Presidency just like they did in 96....ccrunner609;387691 wrote:Yes I do, I remember telling everyone that the Pubs were going to roll in the congress over a year ago on the huddle and everyone kinda laughed. I saw that one coming just like i see this one coming.
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isadore
Posts: 7,762
Jun 12, 2010 2:53pm
deregulation for example ' the cutoff valve which failed has repeatedly broken down at other wells in the years since regulators weakened testing requirements; and that regulation is so lax that some key safety aspects on rigs are decided almost entirely by the companies doing the work."
http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/27124
http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/27124
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isadore
Posts: 7,762
Jun 12, 2010 3:12pm
The Republicans did not win the Presidency in 1996. Or was there a President Dole that I just forgot?ccrunner609;387757 wrote:The way the dems have ran this congress and White house, why wouldnt you think that?
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isadore
Posts: 7,762
Jun 12, 2010 3:46pm
gosh reallyccrunner609;387795 wrote:They werent running against Obama, he isnt close to Clinton at this point
well that was the Clinton who had lost the fight over healthcare and had the blackhawk done debacle.
in June, 1994 Clinton ratings as President varies between 44 to 49% and by September that year they would be at 39% and by November in the low 40s and that was with a prosperous economy.
Obama's so far this June have been between 44 t0 48%
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/data/popularity.php
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isadore
Posts: 7,762
Jun 12, 2010 5:26pm
A very good possibility of that if you look at the popularity ratings of the recent Republican and Democratic Congresses. People did not like any of them, every one of the several dozen polls show a negative view of the Congress in session.ccrunner609;387909 wrote:And that newly elected Rebublican congress saved his ass, might be Obamas only hope
http://www.pollingreport.com/CongJob.htm
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isadore
Posts: 7,762
Jun 12, 2010 9:36pm
ccrunner609;388028 wrote:The congress has had unfavorable ratings for a few years now.....who would blame them. The will come up some when they move a little to the right.
they have long had an unfavorable rating. And in the 94 election the Congress moved alot to the Right and after two years of their efforts Clinton was elected to another 4 year term.
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isadore
Posts: 7,762
Jun 12, 2010 9:52pm
ccrunner609;388061 wrote:and we all know that Clinton wasnt doing shit but jerking it to Monica
and people preferred whatever Clinton was doing to the right wing Republican Congress and gave him 4 more years to keep doing it.
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isadore
Posts: 7,762
Jun 12, 2010 10:45pm
lol, hardly. The Republican Congress actions played a major role in his reelection especially the 1995 government shutdown caused by their refusal to approve the federal budget. Right wing Republlican actions helped put Bill back in for 4 more years.ccrunner609;388078 wrote:pure BS..........Clinton was reelected for nothing that he did. He was riding a wave of economic boom that no president could of done. The tech boom was luck for him. What he was doing was inflating the housing bubble that got us in a huge mess about 10 years later.