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01-20-2009, 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by advancedlogic' post='772736' date='Jan 20 2009, 12:04 PM
The electoral college didn't put Obama in office (365 to 173). A HUGE majority of the populace did (53% to 46%). The electoral collage put GWB in office in 2000 (271 to 266) - in spite of the votes of a majority of the populace(47.8% to 48.30%). Perhaps that is the election which you speak of?
The ellectoral college puts presidents in office and often votes the way that the population does but not always. Get a better grasp of our political systems.
01-20-2009, 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by lightfytr' post='772724' date='Jan 20 2009, 02:55 PM
Praise, he hasnt done anything yet? Again, are you serious? .................................................. ......................... The dots represent the awe I am in that you don't recognize the fact that this man has broken barriers that have been up for hundreds of years and represents the American dream better than most of our previous presidents. Yes, it is possible that he will not live up to expectations. But then again who do you think wants to take over as president with the condition of this country and world. He is taking the bull by the horns and trying to do the right thing without pre-conceived notions representative of our previous commander in chiefs.
C'mon Praise, you obviously live in a small world, not that you arent school educated or unsuccessful, but you must be pretty sheltered to believe he hasnt done anything yet...
If you cant give credit to a minority for uniting so many americans than no matter what he does while in office you will never utter a word of praise about our new president
C'mon Praise, you obviously live in a small world, not that you arent school educated or unsuccessful, but you must be pretty sheltered to believe he hasnt done anything yet...
If you cant give credit to a minority for uniting so many americans than no matter what he does while in office you will never utter a word of praise about our new president
I think a lot of the world is going to be very disappointed when America?s policy is to ?build, employ and buy at home? vs. participating fully in the free market. The more America pulls back to protect its own workers the harder it will be on the rest of the world.
01-20-2009, 11:14 AM
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Much of the world has reason to celebrate and thats fine. Go ahead.
However dont confuse acoomplished tasks with merely getting your foot in the door. Many of you are older than me and somehow I am the one who has to tell you to knock it off.
If Obama gives the military what it needs to be successful then he is a leader in my eyes. We will have to wait and see what he does.
However dont confuse acoomplished tasks with merely getting your foot in the door. Many of you are older than me and somehow I am the one who has to tell you to knock it off.
If Obama gives the military what it needs to be successful then he is a leader in my eyes. We will have to wait and see what he does.
01-20-2009, 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by PraiseTheLowered' post='772737' date='Jan 20 2009, 02:06 PM
No man, i come from the army. We judge a man by his actions, not by his perceived actions by being there. He hasnt done anything relelvant to our current economic crisis or the two wars. I mean how could he, he just became president.
While this is a good thing, there are too many people running around with their heads up their asses screaming about how the world will change. Honestly now? I hope he does great things but until he does SOMETHING, I think much of this celebration is premature at best.
A minority didnt unite America. Only half of the country voted. What about the other half? Think they are united with Obama?
While this is a good thing, there are too many people running around with their heads up their asses screaming about how the world will change. Honestly now? I hope he does great things but until he does SOMETHING, I think much of this celebration is premature at best.
A minority didnt unite America. Only half of the country voted. What about the other half? Think they are united with Obama?
Yes this is only the beginning! I'm excited, and ready to work.
01-20-2009, 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by mhs525' post='772744' date='Jan 20 2009, 02:12 PM
Getting people to vote for you is not what I would call a major accomplishment.
01-20-2009, 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by PraiseTheLowered' post='772740' date='Jan 20 2009, 12:07 PM
The ellectoral college puts presidents in office and often votes the way that the population does but not always. Get a better grasp of our political systems.
01-20-2009, 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by DD_545i' post='772734' date='Jan 20 2009, 03:02 PM
Why's that? I wasn't the one that put thousands of young american troops into a country that had nothing to do with 9/11. If I'm a moron, so are millions of Americans who think the same. Have you never watched the daily show? colbert report? letterman?
I was less than a mile from the WTC when the first plane hit. I know what it did to my life.
That was a tough day for you I'm sure. I know my family over the pond had a tough time having no idea if I was dead or alive all day long too. It's somewhat irrelevant though.
I was less than a mile from the WTC when the first plane hit. I know what it did to my life.
That was a tough day for you I'm sure. I know my family over the pond had a tough time having no idea if I was dead or alive all day long too. It's somewhat irrelevant though.
01-20-2009, 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by lightfytr' post='772748' date='Jan 20 2009, 12:14 PM
Praise, very good comeback, thank God! You were starting to dig a hole that others in the Army around me have dug... Sometimes its best to not go too deep, because what you find can be awful ugly. I just want everyone to rejoice that we have someone who has kicked down some serious walls that have been up for a long time and he is uniting soooo many people around the world. We need someone to be singing this song right now....
Yes this is only the beginning! I'm excited, and ready to work.
Yes this is only the beginning! I'm excited, and ready to work.
Believe me I know, Im seeing it around me.
Im happy that people have hope in him. However people are placing trust and respect in him. To me, those are two things that a man has to earn. To me he will have the opportunity to earn those things but as of now, he hasnt.
01-20-2009, 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by lightfytr' post='772750' date='Jan 20 2009, 12:16 PM
Okay, lets just marinate in this one for a bit.......................... Becoming president is not a major accomplishment, what do you do for a living, part seas?????
lol my 1Sgt does.