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Obama is a two-faced liar. Aw-RIGHT!



Obama is a two-faced liar. Aw-RIGHT!

Republicans are right. President Barack Obama treated them like dirt, didn't give a damn what they thought about his stimulus package, loaded it with a bunch of programs that will last for years and will never leave the budget, is giving away money disguised as "tax refunds," and is sneaking in huge changes in policy, from schools to health care, using the pretext of an economic emergency.

Way to go, Mr. O! Mr. Down-and-Dirty Chicago pol. Street-fightin' man. Covering over his break-your-face power play with a "we're all post-partisan friends" BS.

And it's about time.

Frankly, I was worried about this guy. Obama's appointing Clinton-droids to the Cabinet, bloated incompetents like Larry Summers as "Economics Czar," made me fear for my country, that we'd gotten another Democrat who wished he were a Republican.

Then came Obama's money bomb. The House bill included $125 billion for schools (TRIPLING federal spending on education), expanding insurance coverage to the unemployed, making the most progressive change in the tax code in four decades by creating a $500 credit against social security payroll deductions, and so on.

It's as if Obama dug up Ronald Reagan's carcass and put a stake through The Gipper's anti-government heart. Aw-RIGHT!

About the only concession Obama threw to the right-wing trogs was to remove the subsidy for condoms, leaving hooker-happy GOP Senators, like David Vitter, to pay for their own protection. S'OK with me.

And here's the proof that Bam is The Man: Not one single Republican congressman voted for the bill. And that means that Obama didn't compromise, the way Clinton and Carter would have, to win the love of these condom-less jerks.

And we didn't need'm. Nyah! Nyah! Nyah!

Now I understand Obama's weird moves: dinner with those creepy conservative columnists, earnest meetings at the White House with the Republican leaders, a dramatic begging foray into Senate offices. Just as the Republicans say, it was all a fraud. Obama was pure Chicago, Boss Daley in a slim skin, putting his arms around his enemies, pretending to listen and care and compromise, then slowly, quietly, slipping in the knife. All while the media praises Obama's "post-partisanship." Heh heh heh.

Love it. Now we know why Obama picked that vindictive little viper Rahm Emanuel as staff chief: everyone visiting the Oval office will be greeted by the Windy City hit man who would hack up your grandma if you mess with the Godfather-in-Chief.

I don't know about you, but THIS is the change I've been waiting for.

Will it last?

We'll see if Obama caves in to more tax cuts to investment bankers. We'll see if he stops the sub-prime scum-bags from foreclosing on frightened families. We'll see if he stands up to the whining, gormless generals who don't know how to get our troops out of Iraq. (In SHIPS, you doofuses!)

Look, don't get your hopes up. But it may turn out the new President's...a Democrat!


Greg Palast's investigative reports for BBC and Rolling Stone can be seen at www.GregPalast.com. . Palast is the author of New York Times bestsellers The Best Democracy Money Can Buy and Armed Madhouse.

 

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Homme

Homme

Los Angeles, CA
January 2009

JAN 30, 2009 11:40 PM

motorfirebox said:

angryfaggot said:
et tu, Mr. Palast?
OBAMA IS A HOMOPHOBE puke


from that link:

At this point, I wouldn't shed a single tear if that fucker got assassinated.


get the fuck out of here.



No kidding. Violence is violence. I guess we'll lump in your so-called cause with the KKK and Neo-Nazi organizations.

Seriously, fuck off.

Aaron

Aaron

Shakopee, MN
July 2004

JAN 30, 2009 11:44 PM

angryfaggot said:
et tu, Mr. Palast?

OBAMA IS A HOMOPHOBE puke



Seriously we're going on 10 days 12 hours and 14 minutes the man has been in office. You and the people at that website are out of your mind if you think acting like little babies is the right way to advance your agenda. The man has very quietly been supportive of many gay rights issues, in a country full of idiots it's the only way for you to have someone sympathetic to your agenda in charge. Grow the fuck up.

FellOnEarth

FellOnEarth

Temecula, CA
April 2006

JAN 30, 2009 11:59 PM

TheFuckOffKid said:

thekiller said:
Obama needs to learn from Bush's mistake, bigger government is never the answer.


One reason why people who offer statements of the form "X is never the answer" are definitionally cretinous is they inevitably fail to identify what the question is that X is never the answer to.

Indeed, it's very annoying when people attempt to seal their arguments with such rigid and absolute finality. It shows a disturbing lack of vision and understanding of issues. It is nothing more then failed reasoning and ineptitude in arguing beyond the realm of logical fallacy.

FellOnEarth

FellOnEarth

Temecula, CA
April 2006

JAN 31, 2009 12:21 AM

angryfaggot said:
et tu, Mr. Palast?

OBAMA IS A HOMOPHOBE puke

Couldn't you be a bit more constructive with your time (studying for your doctorate)? My Mom and her lover were upset over the Warren invocation too, but they've since moved on (it's not as if Warren has become part of the administration or that Obama has somehow endorsed the killing of people in Africa). Do you really think that McCain or Palin would be better!?!

I honestly can't think of a worse way to divide people and alienate yourself from others who are seeking equal rights for all. Sure there's a time for uprising and anger, but I don't think this type of quasi-violent posing and subversive behavior will help your cause.

Try not to feel so used or victimize yourself, it's unhealthy and self-indulgent. Empower yourself by continuing to reach out (like you did when you volunteered to canvas for Obama) and perhaps you'll help be the catalyst for the change that is needed.

You want equality, so do I. I also want democratic socialism, but I'll not be angry when Obama continues to support the premise of capitalism (I believe the country will eventually have to swallow the pill of a mixed economy if it is to survive). We'll see. Assassinate is a very big word by the way, even if you are using it indirectly. frown

Hussein

Hussein

I'm lost
March 2004

JAN 31, 2009 09:31 AM

AaronB said:

angryfaggot said:
et tu, Mr. Palast?

OBAMA IS A HOMOPHOBE puke



Seriously we're going on 10 days 12 hours and 14 minutes the man has been in office. You and the people at that website are out of your mind if you think acting like little babies is the right way to advance your agenda. The man has very quietly been supportive of many gay rights issues, in a country full of idiots it's the only way for you to have someone sympathetic to your agenda in charge. Grow the fuck up.



Very quietly? Obama has expressed support for equal rights for gay Americans in very high-profile speeches more times in the past 10 days than I've heard from any politician in the last decade.

TheFuckOffKid

TheFuckOffKid

NEWSWIRE

Australia

JAN 31, 2009 03:22 PM

AaronB said:

angryfaggot said:
et tu, Mr. Palast?

OBAMA IS A HOMOPHOBE puke



You and the people at that website



I haven't looked closely, but is there anyone at that website other than him?

MrCrisp

MrCrisp

I'm lost
August 2004

JAN 31, 2009 03:37 PM

TheFuckOffKid said:

AaronB said:

angryfaggot said:
et tu, Mr. Palast?

OBAMA IS A HOMOPHOBE puke



You and the people at that website



I haven't looked closely, but is there anyone at that website other than him?



he's a true anarchist, of course he works with a group. sheesh.

FreakPirate

FreakPirate

Canada
November 2002

JAN 31, 2009 03:42 PM

angryfaggot said:
et tu, Mr. Palast?

OBAMA IS A HOMOPHOBE puke



You're a joke right?

Hunkpapa

Hunkpapa

United Kingdom
June 2004

JAN 31, 2009 03:57 PM

motorfirebox said:

angryfaggot said:
et tu, Mr. Palast?
OBAMA IS A HOMOPHOBE puke


from that link:

At this point, I wouldn't shed a single tear if that fucker got assassinated.


get the fuck out of here.



wow. I didn't even get far enough to see that part. that's fucked up.

Stiles

Stiles

Oakland, CA
November 2002

JAN 31, 2009 04:32 PM

SergeantPsycho said:
I don't recall saying Bush was any better.



So why are you bitching now? You're eight years late.

joker_

joker_

Minneapolis, MN
October 2005

JAN 31, 2009 04:45 PM

angryfaggot said:
et tu, Mr. Palast?

OBAMA IS A HOMOPHOBE puke



You really ought to check your terms of service before building a site like that. Especially if you are encouraging violence.

http://www.blogger.com/content.g

They have that button, top right that allows people to flag your blog.
Also, your whole hush,hush,cloak and dagger avoid the FBI is laughable. You're posting on a Google owned service.

Aaron

Aaron

Shakopee, MN
July 2004

FEB 01, 2009 12:43 AM

Hussein said:

AaronB said:

angryfaggot said:
et tu, Mr. Palast?

OBAMA IS A HOMOPHOBE puke



Seriously we're going on 10 days 12 hours and 14 minutes the man has been in office. You and the people at that website are out of your mind if you think acting like little babies is the right way to advance your agenda. The man has very quietly been supportive of many gay rights issues, in a country full of idiots it's the only way for you to have someone sympathetic to your agenda in charge. Grow the fuck up.



Very quietly? Obama has expressed support for equal rights for gay Americans in very high-profile speeches more times in the past 10 days than I've heard from any politician in the last decade.



Well we aren't grading on a curve, I agree with you and I said as much in my original post. I just meant when asked about Prop. 8, he said it was "unnecessary," so he came out against the proposition but he did it gently.

Cameron777

Cameron777

I'm lost
November 2008

FEB 02, 2009 12:19 AM

I would much rather have someone who believes in Peace be our president. Having someone like Mcaine running the government would only cause more troubles with the economy. Obama wants to make a change and he is at least trying to help. As far as I am concerned putting more money into our education and aiding the homeless isn't something we need to be worried about. Just because were going to have to pay some extra taxes right now doesn't mean it will always be that way. It seems to me like Republicans are only thinking of themselves and their tax money right now and not thinking about what is going to happen in the future. I know I don't want my home to be broken into by people who are suffering from the economy being bad do you??? Education and restoring the economy should come first. People need to realize that aiding the homeless and covering education better will only decrease crime rates and make more job opportunities. It might mean raising taxes for some time, although the money is going in all the right places and isn't being squandered away.

FellOnEarth

FellOnEarth

Temecula, CA
April 2006

FEB 02, 2009 01:19 AM

Truly there should be more effective leveling mechanism to address the increasing disparity and social stratification of society. In all fairness, hard work should be rewarded and that should mean earning a livable wage with access to a decent quality of life through health care and education. It also means that those who are willing to risk their hard earned savings in pursuit of entrepreneurial endeavors should be able to generate a respectable profit without being excessively penalized for taking such risks (otherwise we might never take them).

It seems striking a balance of fairness on both ends of the spectrum is the challenge along with eliminating unnecessarily risky (or dishonest) business practices that contribute to overall market instability. That and its long past time we stopped debating about the national debt and stated to actually pay it back (perhaps after the current crisis is resolved). Either way, it won't do to have more and more people losing their jobs and depending on unemployment benefits. Reinvesting in America should really be about keeping people employed and skewing the distribution of capital towards the poor. A society that financially empowers all of the classes is bound to ensure long-term prosperity while remaining solvent and durable in the face of global market hiccups or other disasters that we might face.

Boomie

Boomie

SUICIDEGIRL

California, USA

FEB 05, 2009 07:52 AM

I hate everything and I wanna move to the desert and live in a hole until they all figure everything out or kill each other...
Then!
I'll come out of my hole and be queen and we'll have a monarchy and I will tax whomever I want based on how annoying you are when you take public transportation.

Seeing as this will all happen very soon and public transportation will still be in tact because I own everything.

Yeeeup.

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