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gut
Posts: 15,058
Jun 3, 2014 7:22pm
To be blaming Bush 5.5 years later is implicit acknowledgement of failure.fish82;1622291 wrote:He didn't "inherit" shit. He asked for the job, last I saw.

like_that
Posts: 26,625
Jun 3, 2014 7:41pm
+1.gut;1622301 wrote:To be blaming Bush 5.5 years later is implicit acknowledgement of failure.
In any other profession in the world, if you get hired to replace somebody who did a shitty job, you are expected to fix the "mess" that person caused. If you fail, good luck using the "it was my predecessor's fault" excuse to save yourself from getting fired.
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Manhattan Buckeye
Posts: 7,566
Jun 3, 2014 8:15pm
This + 1,000.fish82;1622291 wrote:He didn't "inherit" shit. He asked for the job, last I saw.
We should have known we were in trouble when this was administration's first meme. If this guy had ever worked a day before in his life instead of having everything handed to him he would know what the definition of "inherit" is.
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gut
Posts: 15,058
Jun 3, 2014 8:33pm
Seriously, Obama has done the job exactly how you'd expect a community organizer to do it. He doesn't work with Congress, rather he gives speeches and then attempts to use polls to tell Congress that's what should be done.
That's an inherent flaw/weakness in the populist approach (the assumption that the public is well enough qualified/informed to guide policy)...but Obama actually tries to manipulate and spin the facts, so he's actually a statist masquerading as a populist.
That's an inherent flaw/weakness in the populist approach (the assumption that the public is well enough qualified/informed to guide policy)...but Obama actually tries to manipulate and spin the facts, so he's actually a statist masquerading as a populist.
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Manhattan Buckeye
Posts: 7,566
Jun 4, 2014 6:52am
I have to admit, I do have one extremely liberal friend on FB - mainly because she does charity work for the SPCA and she might be distantly related (need to check with my father on that). But holy crap she is off her rocker. She will post 50+ times a day, every day, with Huffington Post and Mother Jones links which no one responds to and no one likes, yet she continues to to post stuff.like_that;1621748 wrote:I don't disassociate myself with liberals, just because they have a different view from me, but this behavior seems to be par for course.
They also resort to the snobby "we are smarter than you conservative rednecks" approach as well.

sleeper
Posts: 27,879
Jun 4, 2014 9:02am
This. You don't inherit anything.fish82;1622291 wrote:He didn't "inherit" shit. He asked for the job, last I saw.

sleeper
Posts: 27,879
Jun 4, 2014 9:04am
And to be fair, I didn't expect Obama to fix the economy in his first 100 days in office. I didn't even expect him to do it in the first 2 years of returning to office. But fucking christ it's been 6 years and we are still are in shitty economy and the liberals STILL blame Bush. It's Obama's fault. Fuck that guy.
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jmog
Posts: 6,567
Jun 4, 2014 9:39am
This is all you need to know.sleeper;1622438 wrote:And to be fair, I didn't expect Obama to fix the economy in his first 100 days in office. I didn't even expect him to do it in the first 2 years of returning to office. But fucking christ it's been 6 years and we are still are in shitty economy and the liberals STILL blame Bush. It's Obama's fault. Fuck that guy.

TedSheckler
Posts: 3,974
Jun 4, 2014 12:25pm
Bro, do you even lift?
[video=youtube;iEgqZYehpbw][/video]
[video=youtube;iEgqZYehpbw][/video]
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gut
Posts: 15,058
Jun 4, 2014 12:47pm
That's funny, but he's in better shape than 99% of men his age and probably about 90% of all men.TedSheckler;1622525 wrote:Bro, do you even lift?

TedSheckler
Posts: 3,974
Jun 4, 2014 12:50pm
Those are pretty high percentages. I beg to differ. I'm surprised he wasn't working out with a cigarette in his mouth.gut;1622553 wrote:That's funny, but he's in better shape than 99% of men his age and probably about 90% of all men.
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jmog
Posts: 6,567
Jun 4, 2014 1:25pm
TedSheckler;1622525 wrote:Bro, do you even lift?
[video=youtube;iEgqZYehpbw][/video]
While funny, that video was highly edited just to be that, funny. Only showing parts where he looks lost looking for weights, or is doing "girl" workouts like lunges with 5 lb weights, etc.
I bet if we got an unedited version it would look like a decent workout for a man his age, if not a good one. And I can't stand the guys policies.

TedSheckler
Posts: 3,974
Jun 4, 2014 1:39pm
He gets the "decent" part of his working riding a bike and throwing baseballs.

[video=youtube;K-Tart58c7E][/video]

[video=youtube;K-Tart58c7E][/video]

fish82
Posts: 4,111
Jun 4, 2014 1:52pm
Don't do "girl" workouts. Problem solved.jmog;1622579 wrote:While funny, that video was highly edited just to be that, funny. Only showing parts where he looks lost looking for weights, or is doing "girl" workouts like lunges with 5 lb weights, etc.
I bet if we got an unedited version it would look like a decent workout for a man his age, if not a good one. And I can't stand the guys policies.
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jmog
Posts: 6,567
Jun 6, 2014 1:25pm
lol...Obama now viewed as less competent than Bush...so America is finally coming around to what many of us knew after year 1.
http://www.ijreview.com/2014/06/144961-uh-oh-george-w-bush-seen-competent-barack-obama-new-poll/
http://www.ijreview.com/2014/06/144961-uh-oh-george-w-bush-seen-competent-barack-obama-new-poll/
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BR1986FB
Posts: 24,104
Jun 6, 2014 1:30pm
He's 52 years old. That's a girlie workout....even for someone his age.jmog;1622579 wrote:While funny, that video was highly edited just to be that, funny. Only showing parts where he looks lost looking for weights, or is doing "girl" workouts like lunges with 5 lb weights, etc.
I bet if we got an unedited version it would look like a decent workout for a man his age, if not a good one. And I can't stand the guys policies.

sleeper
Posts: 27,879
Jun 6, 2014 1:40pm
I'm more worried that 40% of the people in this country 'approve' of this administration.jmog;1623233 wrote:lol...Obama now viewed as less competent than Bush...so America is finally coming around to what many of us knew after year 1.
http://www.ijreview.com/2014/06/144961-uh-oh-george-w-bush-seen-competent-barack-obama-new-poll/
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BR1986FB
Posts: 24,104
Jun 6, 2014 1:42pm
Amen, brother....amensleeper;1623237 wrote:I'm more worried that 40% of the people in this country 'approve' of this administration.

believer
Posts: 8,153
Jun 6, 2014 4:48pm
Quite truesleeper;1623237 wrote:I'm more worried that 40% of the people in this country 'approve' of this administration.
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gut
Posts: 15,058
Jun 9, 2014 12:13pm
Gotta read Breitbart for the LULZ:
[h=1]REPORT: CHINESE COMPANY HIRED TO FIX BAY BRIDGE 'HAD NEVER BUILT A BRIDGE'[/h]
where else other than California, of course.
[h=1]REPORT: CHINESE COMPANY HIRED TO FIX BAY BRIDGE 'HAD NEVER BUILT A BRIDGE'[/h]
where else other than California, of course.

SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
Jun 9, 2014 12:28pm
I keep hearing about some announcement today from Obama about easing the burden of student loan debt for millions of Americans.
What sorta bullshit is this giong to be today?
Instead of $620 a month it'll be $610? Or instead of 8% interest rates on my loan it'll be 7.8%?
What sorta bullshit is this giong to be today?
Instead of $620 a month it'll be $610? Or instead of 8% interest rates on my loan it'll be 7.8%?
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gut
Posts: 15,058
Jun 9, 2014 12:32pm
I'm still trying to figure all that out...the interest rates on my student loans are like 2.5%, and interest rates in general were much higher then.SportsAndLady;1624148 wrote: Or instead of 8% interest rates on my loan it'll be 7.8%?

SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
Jun 9, 2014 12:35pm
My post was actually a bit exaggerated but I have 5 different student loans, each ranging from 5-7% so not that far off.gut;1624149 wrote:I'm still trying to figure all that out...the interest rates on my student loans are like 2.5%, and interest rates in general were much higher then.

SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
Jun 9, 2014 12:38pm
So apparently he is signing an executive order saying borrowers are no longer allowed to pay >10% of their monthly income in a month.
Meaning, I am paying more in interest over time, thus costing me more.
Yay
Meaning, I am paying more in interest over time, thus costing me more.
Yay

SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
Jun 9, 2014 12:41pm
How about putting a ceiling on interest rates? Student loans can't be above prime. How about that?
How about putting some kind of stop to institutions raising tuition? Isn't this new bill just going to make college more expensive?
Instead of prolonging student loan burden, how about helping to fix the main issues, mr president?
How about putting some kind of stop to institutions raising tuition? Isn't this new bill just going to make college more expensive?
Instead of prolonging student loan burden, how about helping to fix the main issues, mr president?