Barack Obama: In the Footsteps of Twentieth Century Despots

I am sure their paranoia and fact-less hatred will be focused on something else. Even if it is only "getting them damn kids off my lawn"

How will you live with yourself in 10 - 15 years after Obama's two terms have passed, everything is OK, he is judged to have been a good president in a time of crisis, and all your liberties are intact?

By pretending. Just like now, only pretending otherwise.

The more these people run on with these doomsday rants that hit dead ends, the less anyone's going to pay them further attention. Bring it on, nutjobs - hasten the demise of your own credibility.

...a 1984-type totalitarian regime under Obama?

After three years, I sure can't see anything Orwellian about the Obama "regime". The clock is ticking on this pointless rant. What are you gonna do for your next act?

In 10 years they will still spit his full name out as if he was the most evil man ever.

They have been doing the same with carter and Clinton. So much so with Carter that most people think he had a worse economy than Nixon or Reagan. People believe Reagan inherited a recession that Carter started. Yes UE was 7.5 when Carter left office, It was also 7.5 when he took office. Both nixon and reagan had worse, deeper, and longer recessions than carter did. But you hear the right spit out things like "stagflation" as if any of them even know what the @!$%# that means. And then the same people want you to believe that reagan fixed the country with tax cuts and never raised taxes.(except he raised a @!$%# ton on the poor, and even the unemployed.... DURING A MEGA RECESSION!!!!!!... no really, Reagan enacted the tax on UE)

Criminal Nixon and the ineffectual fool who pardoned nixon was so much worse, an missile for hostage ronnie tripled the debt while cutting taxes at the top and raising them on wage earners. Average deficit during the 70s was 35 billion, average debt for reagan bush was 295 billion...

gmc, your question requires that the person you are asking it of be reasonable and have a feed back loop that is open and rational....

i don't believe that is the case here...but good thoughts nonetheless ...your generosity of spirit is admirable regardless of experience...

How will you explain to your grandkids why American went from the greatest free nation on earth to a 1984-type totalitarian regime under Obama?

Why would anyone have to explain to their grand-kids this happened when it hasn't?

gmc

How will you explain to your grandkids why American went from the greatest free nation on earth to a 1984-type totalitarian regime under Obama?

Oh, I know. Blame Bush.

How are you going to tell your grandchildren you proudly voted against gay rights or women and their right to choose what they do to their own body? Probably the same way people explain why the voted for slavery huh? Totalitarian regime...that's rich.

How are you going to tell your grandchildren you proudly voted against gay rights or women and their right to choose what they do to their own body? Probably the same way people explain why the voted for slavery huh?

States Rights!! God's Will!!! Christian Duty!!! "FREEDOM!!!

The same reasons the Southern States turned Traitor.

Rohr @2.4

"What am I going to do for my next act?"

Elect Republicans to fix what Obama and his accomplices did to the USA

Elect Republicans to fix what Obama and his accomplices did to the USA

Oh, you mean like halt a recession and put 3 million people back to work. Bad Obama. Baaaaaaaaaaad. Oh, and kill U.S. Enemy no. 1? Why does Obama hate America so? Right wingers are certifiable.

Yeah just leave the guy in the White House so he can spend ANOTHER 3.8 TRILLION DOLLARS like his budget wants to do.

Unbelieveable

What's really unbelievable is the right wingers can tell themselves that the people they put into office have no responsibility for the massive failures they keep inflicting on this nation but only the people who come in and clean up their messes are to blame. That's downright pathological irresponsibility.

"What am I going to do for my next act?"

Elect Republicans to fix what Obama and his accomplices did to the USA

You've got until 2016 to work on that one. Maybe by then you can find a viable candidate; one who is a RWNJ, though I suggest you keep going that route. The American people love it! /s/

The increased availability of birth control will result in the decrease in unwanted births. Fewer unwanted births means fewer children attending public schools. Fewer children attending public schools means fewer tax dollars needed to support public schools.

There it is! I just said the magic conservative words "Fewer Tax Dollars Needed."

@TooManyPuppies, I got into an discussion on another thread with Drummer and another over these very stats from the Reagan years. The stats are true, it is a matter of record. Deniers can rant all they want, facts don't change. *oops* posted after the wrong comments*

MN blu

Birth control is still a personal choice and individual responsibility. The privilege is unfettered access to birth control covered by your insurance.

MN blu - To add to what izzybar has said, hormonal birth control has evolved from its original intent and is now used to TREAT several conditions.

Inform yourself before you embarrass yourself.

That is unreasonable.

What about that is unreasonable? Unreasonable is to expect the less fortunate to pay $60 a month for birth control. They take it so they don't have unwanted pregnancies or have to turn to abortion. You know all those kids that once they're born you and the rest of the Republican minded would rather spit on than help, that's what all those unwanted preganancies will turn into as soon as their born. So yeah let's keep paying for BC. It has been working so well to keep the abortion rate down. Plus if we could just keep making more unwanted pregnancies happen you guys will have a whole new generation of poor people to demonize.

Inform yourself before you embarrass yourself.

Too late.

Wait a second Phil...This thoughtfully and well writing article changed my whole perspective..

Yes! I now see!!! How could I have been so blind!!

Thanks corn!!

HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Philip Grant

This is the kind of crap that makes my blood boil. Why can't the President's critics at least try to stay within the boundaries of reasonable opposition, instead of making half baked, hysterical, accusations.

Well it's kind of embarrassing to them when they jump and and down shouting "He's Black!! There is a Black Man in the White House!!!!"

Since they can't say *that* openly, they focus on "Radical Socialist Kenyan Muslim Despot", that way they only seem like crazy people, not racist crazy people.

He said Ms Pelosi advocated federally funded birth control and abortion on demand.

Except that neither are federally funded.

Except that neither are federally funded.

Yes, he forces the Catholic church to pay for it against their doctrine.

Yes, he forces the Catholic church to pay for it against their doctrine.

He does? Better check your facts.

Oh, right. You have no facts.

LOL, CreepingJesus,

facts we don't need no stinkin' facts, the ....4Palin is a dead giveaway,

Tim Sample a Maine comedian would say, Palin not only, doesn't know anything, she doesn't even suspect there is anything to know...

drummerboy - However, it remains a mystery as to why so many on the right consider Hitler to have been a "socialist" and thus compare Obama to him.

Could you be a dear and clarify this oft seen mistake for your colleagues?

Thx - CD

Canadian Dave, perhaps you should ask those making those comparisons why they choose to do so.

While you're at it, please ask YOUR colleagues why they insist on repeatedly accusing anyone who does NOT support Obama of being a racist.

Thx - Drummerboy2011

....boy, you have heard Palin and Brewer correct? So comparatively speaking you have no comparison...

While you're at it, please ask YOUR colleagues why they insist on repeatedly accusing anyone who does NOT support Obama of being a racist.

We don't. However, when one chooses to call the President's children "niglets" for example (the term was taken from a Fox News comment section, and not meant to imply the comment was from you yourself,) then we have sufficient cause to call someone a racist.

Palin is nothing but a right-wing pundit and Brewer, well she chooses to put herself there, in the spotlight, I mean, wonder how much the GOP superpacs give these 2 under the table to carry their evil torch of hate for them, cowards, all of them? They all must laugh their asses off at the saps that actually go in a voting booth and vote for these crooks.

drummerboy-

Are you really sticking up for Palin? Hell, she's one of the many reasons Republicans aren't taken seriously these days. The whole 2008 election was about how Obama lacked experience, so the Republican's response...throw someone the VP nod who has no experience. Jan Brewer is just vile to begin with. I thought it was funny that a person with a book called "Scorpions For Breakfast" would get so flustered about Obama in the first place. I guess it's true, you really can't judge a book by it's cover, or someone might think Brewer is tough or at least thick skinned. Guess not.

Drummerboy - Those who oppose Obama aren't "necessarily" racists (regardless of how those on the right choose to selectively interpret that which they read on Newsvine). They're most often just a group of misinformed, brainwashed losers who long for the dear old days of Bush/Cheney and cheer any and all efforts to denigrate and roadblock Obama.

That's all. Buffoons, dolts and knuckledraggers, yes...but not "necessarily" racists.

Those who oppose Obama aren't "necessarily" racists (regardless of how those on the right choose to selectively interpret that which they read on Newsvine).

Selectively interpret my ass, are you going to DENY the fact that people who oppose Obama have been called racists after clearly stating their non-support is NOT about race?

We don't.

Biggest lie of the year so far on this website.

drummerboy2011

...are you going to DENY the fact that people who oppose Obama have been called racists after clearly stating their non-support is NOT about race?

Are you serious? "...after clearly stating their non-support is NOT about race?"

So if you walk into your house and find a guy carrying out your TV, you confront him and he tells you he's not a thief -- he's just taking your TV in for the scheduled six-month checkup, you believe that too?

I personally know plenty of people who'd deny being racist, but whom I also know just cannot accept the idea of a black guy as President. Are they planning a lynch mob? No. That doesn't change the fact that they can't wrap their heads around the reality of a melatonin-enriched guy named Barack running the country.

That's not how it's always been.

There are a lot of people still around who grew up with segregation - and it's part of their lives and their identities, no matter what. You think the hair didn't stand up on their backs when Obama won?

The nature of conservatism is resistance to change.

conservative

Adjective:

Holding to traditional attitudes and values and cautious about change or innovation, typically in politics or religion.

Noun:

A person who is averse to change and holds to traditional values and attitudes, typically in politics.

Rorschach, I found a much better definition of conservative and liberal than you listed. I found these to be highly acuurate. Though I am a Republican, I am a Ron Paul libertarian leaning Republican, not very conservative according to my conservative friends.

From Mark Levin

If you are a “liberal,” you favor abortion and you support homosexual marriage. You want to see prayer banned from public gatherings and you think all Scripture – including the Ten Commandments, which form the basis of our system of law – should be removed from the public square. You believe that condemning certain deviant behavior should be a crime.

If you are a “liberal,” you think government can make better decisions and spend your money more wisely than you. You believe that legislation can dramatically improve the fortunes of all Americans. You think that taxpayers should foot the bill for many who either don’t want to work or can’t work as a result of their destructive lifestyles.

A “liberal” today takes comfort in the knowledge that even if America’s citizens, legislators and Constitution get it wrong, somewhere there’s an unelected judge that will make it right. Especially in the Supreme Court, which to the liberal exceeds the authority of the Constitution.

Furthermore, the majority of liberals think the United States is responsible for most of the conflict, poverty, pollution and hardship in the world. You believe America should place itself under the supervision and direction of the United Nations, functioning not as a sovereign nation, but as a member of the collective.

And most concerning of all, if you are a liberal, you are convinced that religion has caused most of our problems and should either be banned or tightly controlled.

Finally, if you are a “liberal,” you probably don’t believe there should be any restrictions on your moral or ethical behavior.

At the other end of the spectrum lie the “conservatives.”

“Conservatives” predominantly believe that life is given by God and begins at conception. They believe it is therefore sacred and to be revered and preserved at all cost. You think that our basic rights are granted by God, Himself – not by governments of men or human courts – and therefore cannot be denied without penalty. “Conservatives” believe our nation was founded by Christians on Judeo-Christian principles – that those principles and values have enabled our nation to become strong and prosperous.

If you are a conservative, you probably are convinced that it is not only our right to worship without interference, but that it is our obligation to publicly remind ourselves from whence our strength and blessings flow.

As a conservative, you understand that marriage is a sacred institution designed by God to be the union of one man and one woman. You think that when society condones and sanctions deviant behavior, destructive lifestyles and moral depravity, it degrades and weakens our nation.

A “conservative” believes in the power and the rights of the individual, the family and the private sector to create and preserve wealth. You believe that our earned wealth is to enhance our lives. You are confident that government should play an important role in protecting the nation, supplying common essential services, and providing a safety net for the weaker and less fortunate in our midst. It should, however, be our servant and not our master.

Finally, if you are a conservative, you probably believe that God raised up the United States of America and continues to bless her because she honors Him. You believe that we owe our allegiance to her – not to a cartel of nations that are determined to see her humiliated and hobbled.

You believe America should stand for honor, equality, morality and righteousness, and that we should be prepared and willing to defend those virtues no matter the price.

Twelve years ago, the campaign slogan that propelled Bill Clinton to victory was: “It’s the economy … Stupid.”But to the informed and critically thinking person today, there are much more important issues than just the economy.

We are facing an enemy that hides in the shadows, doesn’t play by any of the rules, and is determined to use any means to bring about our literal annihilation.

And though this aptly describes the Islamic fanatics who seek our destruction, it also describes the enemy that lurks among us. The enemy that seeks to remake America from within.

Publius 2012

Rorschach, I found a much better definition of conservative and liberal than you listed.

I just went to the dictionary. Wasn't interested in finding interpretations - just the absolute definition of the word conservative, and that's what I pasted.

Don't preach to me about someone buglarizing my house and believe me I don't need any English/Grammar lessons from you. Here is the question:

are you going to DENY the fact that people who oppose Obama have been called racists after clearly stating their non-support is NOT about race?

Now since you decided to stick your nose into a question I posted for someone else, YOU answer the question, here, I'll even simplify it for you:

Do you deny people who do not support Obama have been called racists here on Newsvine even after clearly explaining their reasons for not supporting Obama and NONE of those reasons involved race?

Touchy much, drummerboy?

Now since you decided to stick your nose into a question I posted for someone else, YOU answer the question, here, I'll even simplify it for you:

I'll answer your question.

People who didn't support Obama would make signs like this:

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=racist+obama+signs&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=1887&bih=1078&tbm=isch&tbnid=vaiWD1Mohvb_eM:&imgrefurl=http://thefrogblogg.wordpress.com/2010/07/14/none-of-this-is-racist/&docid=BDDLB3TGpDUexM&imgurl=http://thefrogblogg.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/racist-obama-sign-3.jpg&w=500&h=374&ei=UM45T5DrH4z1gAfNj7SZCw&zoom=1

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=racist+obama+signs&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=1887&bih=1078&tbm=isch&tbnid=WoD9ltGt8wiEsM:&imgrefurl=http://current.com/entertainment/wtf/89393772_racist-obama-billboard-causes-outrage.htm&docid=aaZcl350kd7bmM&imgurl=http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/9061/racistbf5.png&w=548&h=428&ei=UM45T5DrH4z1gAfNj7SZCw&zoom=1

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=racist+obama+signs&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=1887&bih=1078&tbm=isch&tbnid=VxzhKMiydvQJcM:&imgrefurl=http://bobcesca.com/blog-archives/2008/11/racist_antiobam.html&docid=bAjMy_yg05SO9M&imgurl=http://www.bobcesca.com/images/obama_racist_sign_hussein.jpg&w=530&h=363&ei=UM45T5DrH4z1gAfNj7SZCw&zoom=1

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=racist+obama+signs&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=1887&bih=1078&tbm=isch&tbnid=AKnVGSkiEpbvBM:&imgrefurl=http://crooksandliars.com/2008/05/14/racist-obama-t-shirts-for-sale-curious-george&docid=qBnRGFkft6mWtM&imgurl=http://crooksandliars.com/files/uploads/2008/05/image_7049147.jpg&w=410&h=308&ei=UM45T5DrH4z1gAfNj7SZCw&zoom=1

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=racist+obama+signs&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=1887&bih=1078&tbm=isch&tbnid=mmvtF669JQH9wM:&imgrefurl=http://www.bagnewsnotes.com/2008/10/racist-rally-strategy-rolls-on/&docid=cD8fdxTfEyNptM&imgurl=http://www.bagnewsnotes.com/files/bagnews/images/anti-Obama%252520signs.jpg&w=399&h=266&ei=UM45T5DrH4z1gAfNj7SZCw&zoom=1

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=obama+voodoo+doctor+sign&um=1&hl=en&biw=1887&bih=1078&tbm=isch&tbnid=Iu7piJixXKYOcM:&imgrefurl=http://www.jimbrooks.org/web/&docid=zKcZbw2-ZAS9cM&imgurl=http://www.jimbrooks.org/web/im/obamaCareVoodooWitchDoctor3.png&w=200&h=256&ei=yM45T7O6JcqigwetxdmYCw&zoom=1

remember the birthers and their whole movement?

here is one of the top republican pundits speaking:

http://newsone.com/nation/casey-gane-mccalla/top-10-racist-limbaugh-quotes/

You haven't answered @!$%# infared. I want to know if you deny that people who do not support Obama have been called racists here on Newsvine or not.

It's a simple yes I deny that or No I do not deny that answer.

Try to deflect from answering all you want, your reluctance only proves you KNOW the truthful answer, you're just refusing to ADMIT the truthful answer.

Epic Fail

Touchy much, drummerboy?

Not at all, just passionate about the truth, so thanks for NOT answering my question, your silence speaks volumes as well.

are you going to DENY the fact that people who oppose Obama have been called racists after clearly stating their non-support is NOT about race?

yes i did answer it. i showed that they were indeed racists, being called racist because of that and that their excuse didn't make sense.

No you did not, I'm very specifically talking about this happening right here on Newsvine.

The argument above is futile. The answers would not be accepted even if given.

The argument above is futile. The answers would not be accepted even if given.

yeah doesn't seem so.

Interpretation:

I have no answer do I'll point the finger the other way and ASSUME.

Thanks to both of you for clearing up the fact that you simply are not going to answer what everyone knows is true, that people right here on the vine have been called racist for simply not supporting Barack Obama.

i already answered your question, what you are asking me to do is speak on the behalf of another user something i won't do.

stating their non-support is NOT about race?

i never stated it so that question makes no sense to me.

drummerboy2011,

The Racists who denied being Racists were LYING.

Racists rarely admit their Racism, they almost always come up with a more acceptable excuse for their behavior.

What part of that don't you understand?

I'm not talking about racists who deny being racists, what part of that don't YOU understand?

drummerboy2011

Touchy much, drummerboy?

Not at all, just passionate about the truth, so thanks for NOT answering my question, your silence speaks volumes as well.

Actually, I was working. You should try it sometime.

"Passionate about the truth"? The truth or YOUR interpretation of "truth"? I have no interest in the latter and that's what you're selling. If it's preachy you're looking for, try the mirror.

Actually, I was working. You should try it sometime.

Perhaps you should try not assuming things about people or are you under the impression you're the only person on this website who works?

As for the rest of your comment, it just doesn't deserve an answer. You jumped into this foray with some crazy story about someone burglarizing my home and to be honest, I just got bored after that.

If it's preachy you're looking for, try the mirror.

Perhaps you should practice what you "preach"

infrared.

Surely you know that the only group that was proven to have racist signs at the rallies were democrats?

Leroux Democrats, excuse the spelling. But I remember seeing them in person at a rally.

Now do I need to show the anti-Jew signs from the Occutards?

All sides have idiots.

Leroux Democrats,

Lyndon LaRouche

He is about as much a Democrat as the Westboro Baptists are Republicans.

Great point, jmo. Thank dog republicans don't think things through before slapping their idiotic imaginary associations up in comments.

Wrong, he is a Democrat. Garners support at every convention. Look it up, I'm running a business and multitasking here.

And the Westboro idiots are democrats too. Look that one up too, something about the daughter lawyer and the ACLU.

Thank dog republicans don't think things through before slapping their idiotic imaginary associations up in comments.

Hot dog, I turned that one right around on you. LOL. Too easy.

And the Westboro idiots are democrats too. Look that one up too, something about the daughter lawyer and the ACLU.

several things wrong here.

democrats are not thought of being very religious and the westboro chruch are religious extremists so right there things make no sense. the ACLU is not a democratic organization, they also defended Joe the unlicensed plumber and other various organizations that are not democratic or left wing at all.

We're not here to do your research for you, Pub. If you don't have time to back any of this up, it's considered false until you prove otherwise. Maybe you need to spend more time with your business and less time posting nonsense here.

We're not here to do your research for you, Pub. If you don't have time to back any of this up, it's considered false until you prove otherwise. Maybe you need to spend more time with your business and less time posting nonsense here.

i am not here to teach you what an organization does or doesn't do. i explained very simply, they are not a democratic organization as they have defended numerous right wing organizations and individuals including Joe the Plumber. If you don't read the news or listen to news radio or anything that's your problem. If you do not go out and see that the sky is blue I am not going to go and find a scientist to prove that the sky is blue

drummerboy2011

Actually, I was working. You should try it sometime.

Perhaps you should try not assuming things about people or are you under the impression you're the only person on this website who works?

Just thought I'd try out an old favorite right-winger wise-ass remark and see how it flies in the other direction. Tasty, ain't it?

Nobody hates Obama that was Bush they hated.

You mean like the Obama supporters do when they repeatedly and consistently accuse anyone who does not support Obama of being a racist?

Give me a break,boy, that's just plain BS. The right wing fascists have earned every bit of criticism and more every day since Barack Hussein Obama was elected. The right cannot reconcile the fact not only because they lost the election but they lost to a black man. That was entirely unacceptable. From day one they wanted him to be a loser and the propaganda machine was unleashed.

So, boy, take your whining to some who cares. You have no legitimate standing here. And that goes for the failed seeder of this false peice of crap article.

nothing more than a Farmer Troll....

Right on Izzy! It still sticks in their craw that they lost to a uppity "black " man, who is smarter than most of the whites. How can you say you wanted him to fail even before he took office? If he failed, the US would fail, you idiots!! I never wanted Bush to fail- -I didnt like the dictatorial policies of his administration!

How can you say you wanted him to fail even before he took office? If he failed, the US would fail, you idiots!!

Meanwhile you have Rush on live radio saying he wishes America would fail under Obama but it's Obama that's unpatriotic.

Right on Izzy! It still sticks in their craw that they lost to a uppity "black " man,

Thanks FredC, What do you mean still.... they will never forgive themselves for that loss but will always blame someone else.

"black " man, who is smarter than most of the whites

You might be stretching Mr Obama's intelligence just a bit.

I should have added most of the white politicians!

there you go with facts again, come on man, jesus h.

and ...4Palin automatically denotes your new category, but nonetheless you are correct

Hmmm....I don't know about that.

Inflammatory : I believe the RWNJs equate this word with entertainment, so it would be hard for them to distinguish a difference.

Deliberately False : I would be nervous about this one simply because you have to prove intent. Both Repubs and Dems say things that are false but believed at the time the statement was spoken. Besides, Repubs already cry foul when their fables are exposed by elitists intellectuals. I say let them continue to build a platform on a house of cards. It will eventually collapse from the accumulation of dishonesty and fabrication.

Willfully Ignorant : This would apply to just about every single iota of propaganda in the conservative/republican playbook. That one is just a little bit too broad and subjective. It's best to just let them spew their bile as long as there's a rational-thinking progressive around to offer a quick and plausible rejoinder.

Nobody hates Obama that was Bush they hated.

There are rational and numerous reasons why Bush richly deserves the enmity he got and still gets (completely pants-down on terrorism, tax-cuts that bankrupted the treasury, failed wars and the lying to get into one of them; torture; Katrina--just to name a few of the more notable ones). The Obama hatred is irrational to the point of being pathological. He's not perfect but he's managed to put this country into a recovery from the worst economic disaster since the Great Depression despite Rep efforts to do everything they can to make him fail (and with the help of a few DINOs too, I would add).

Oh I see, it's okay to hate one person, but not the other.

One word, Bull@!$%#.

Obama is the worst @!$%#ing President in our history.

People can hate him all they want.

His politics are the most devisive since before the civil war.

They wonder why Republicans won't work with him.

Could it be because while he had a Democratic Congress, he said things like "WE Won, Get over it."

And then ramrodded the Obamacare through congress, even after the Amercian people had spoken loudly agaisnt it.

Could that be the cause of the hatred you think?

It was when I pledged to never vote for another democrat, so did may members of my family.

Which is amazing since I was one until 1997.

So, you are wrong. There are really good reason to hate the man in office now.

They wonder why Republicans won't work with him.

republicans weren't working with democrats before obama was even elected.

Could it be because while he had a Democratic Congress, he said things like "WE Won, Get over it."

he said it because republicans were blocking everything.

And then ramrodded the Obamacare through congress, even after the Amercian people had spoken loudly agaisnt it.

you can't even use different language then their talking points?

the majority of americans want healthcare reform.

It was when I pledged to never vote for another democrat, so did may members of my family.

and you accuse obama of hating? lol the irony.

Obama is the worst @!$%#ing President in our history.

There are really good reason to hate the man in office now.

Bull$hit! It's just ODS.

Did Obama get thousands of American Soldiers KILLED and Tens of Thousands of them MAIMED based on a bunch of LIES like Bush did? No.

Did Obama totally screw up the Afghanistan conflict like Bush did? No.

Did Obama practically destroy the economy like Bush did? No.

Did Obama cut taxes for the rich, driving the deficit through the roof? No.

Did Obama pass the Affordable Care Act that will save Hundreds of Billions of Dollars in the long run? Yes.

Did Obama save the Auto Industry in spite of Republican opposition? Yes.

Divisive Politics? In exactly what way has Obama's Politics been divisive?

Republicans won't work with him even though he held out the hand of bipartisanship long after anyone else would have quit trying work with them.

Republicans are the ones who decided that instead of working on fixing the economy that they screwed up, that their number one priority would be to tank the economy even further and try to keep Obama from winning a 2nd term.

The same Republicans who have said that they will not compromise on ANY legislation, and wouldn't even accept a budget that was 90% spending cuts and 10% revenue increases.

There is very good reason to Hate in the last 11 years, good reason to hate REPUBLICANS!

Did Obama get thousands of American Soldiers KILLED and Tens of Thousands of them MAIMED based on a bunch of LIES like Bush did? No.

What lies? Prove please. If your talking about the WMD, then lets see your rant against Bill Clinton too, since he made the same claim after seeing the same info. Could it be that we were mislead? Or are Bush, Clinton, and other world leaders just liars? IUn other words, If Bush is a liar, then Clinton is too, is that what your saying?

Did Obama totally screw up the Afghanistan conflict like Bush did? No.

Actually he has screwed it up even worse. I agree, Bush made a big mistake not nuking Tora Bora.

Did Obama practically destroy the economy like Bush did? No.

Buysh screwed up the economy? News to me. Tell me what exactly he did personally to cause it.

There again, you show ignorance of the issues with this statement. Both parties have overspent for decades, the Democrats being just as complicit as the Republicans.

Did Obama cut taxes for the rich, driving the deficit through the roof? No.

Low taxes are not ther reason for the deficit. Overspending is. Follow and learn.

If your bills are greater than your income, then what do you do? Do you go to your boss and say, "I can't make it on what I get, you have to give me more." Or do you cut spending?

It's really that simple. And Bush did not cut taxes for the rich exclusively. He cut it for all who pay taxes. Not far enough to save us from this downturn though. He also failed to cut spending.

Did Obama pass the Affordable Care Act that will save Hundreds of Billions of Dollars in the long run? Yes

Bwahahaha. You hadn't been paying any attention. The admin has now admitted its numbers were wrong.

You are also going by their numbers, which provide 6 years of healthcare for 10 years of higher taxes.

Go look at an independent analysis. If you think we can add millions of people to the healthcare rolls, and not increase spending, then I have some oceanfront property here in Colorado that I want to sell you.

Did Obama save the Auto Industry in spite of Republican opposition? Yes.

What he did was steal the company from its rightful owners and give it to the unions. I have a freind who lost a half million when the government did this. What do you say to him? Hint, like me, he's spending everything he can to defeat the Dems now.

And the Volt is the biggest piece of @!$%# I've ever seen. My business deals with used cars, and no one wants these things at all.

Divisive Politics? In exactly what way has Obama's Politics been divisive?

Lets see, ramming through healthcare, even though the people had spoken loudly in Mass for Scott Brown.

Class envy

Trying to get churches to break their religious tenets.

The list is quite extensive actually. Add Arizona, Israel, Keystone, Solyndra.

Republicans won't work with him even though he held out the hand of bipartisanship long after anyone else would have quit trying work with them.

Really? The Healthcarre bill, behind closed doors, no Republicans allowed. How about his statemement "WE Won.." Yeah this President has really tried hasn't he. LOL.

Republicans are the ones who decided that instead of working on fixing the economy that they screwed up, that their number one priority would be to tank the economy even further and try to keep Obama from winning a 2nd term.

Delusions. It's Dingy Harry Reid holding up 26 bills in the Senate. Not even letting them come up for discussion. Is this what your talking about?

Why is Harry Reid trying to destroy the economy? The Republicans keep passing Jobs bills, and Harry won't even let them discuss the bills, much less bring them or a vote. Whats wrong Democrats? Hate Democracy? Hate Free Speech?

Come on Obama, call out Harry Reid for his obstructionism, unless you want the obstructions?

The same Republicans who have said that they will not compromise on ANY legislation, and wouldn't even accept a budget that was 90% spending cuts and 10% revenue increases.

Absolutely n o tax increases. Cut the @!$%#ing spending. Until I see real cuts, don't ask me for more money. In fact, I'm taking steps to lower my tax burden further and starve the beast. I encourage other business owners to do the same.

There is very good reason to Hate in the last 11 years, good reason to hate REPUBLICANS!

Really? I think the opposite true. I left the Democratic party in 1997.

Stopped voting for any of them this past election.

None of what you posted was true, just more ODS.

Trying to get Churches to break their religious tenets? Complete and utter nonsense!

Israel? The Israeli Prime Minister said that Obama was doing fine by Israel. And this is even though Israel is illegally occupying Palestine.

Steal THE COMPANY? I said the AUTO Industry, not any particular company. Your foolish friend shouldn't have invested in a Company that wasn't even making a profit, and Obama didn't take his money the Bankruptcy Court did. Your friend would have lost his money anyway when the Company went Bankrupt (Which was ALWAYS going to happen).

The PPACA most certainly IS going to save Hundreds of Billions of dollars in the long run.

Class Envy? More Republican Lies and Nonsense.

Arizona? What about Arizona?

Keystone? Great decision, there's no reason to risk destroying our environment in order to allow Canada to sell their oil to China while creating almost No American Jobs and increasing Untaxed Oil Company Profits even more than they already are.

Harry Reid Obstructionism? It's not the Democrats Filibustering almost every piece of legislation.

Solyndra? This was a company that was originally endorsed by Republicans, all the Obama Administration did was eliminate Red Tape like the Republicans said they wanted. It looks like it IS better to take your time and make these companies prove that they're financially sound.

Clinton didn't see the same info that Bush did, and he didn't start a foolish and unnecessary war like Bush did.

Nuke Tora Bora? A completely Idiotic Idea. The Political Repercussions alone are enough to make this a Stupid Idea, not to mention fallout, permanent contamination of the environment, and the simple fact that Nuclear Weapons aren't particularly effective in mountains unless you absolutely massive numbers of them. What was needed was to send a sufficient number of troops in the first place to cut off Oama and his Taliban allies retreat into Tora Bora in the first place. That's what we have airborne troops FOR. And after we killed every Terrorist and Taliban we could find then we should have left. Obama inherited a screwed up mess in Afghanistan and followed the recommendations of the Generals. Unfortunately there was never ANY possibility of a Military Solution after Bush and Cheney screwed things up.

The list of the things Republicans have screwed up is practically endless.

The only real criticism about Obama is that he shouldn't have bothered trying to work with the Republicans at all, since they NEVER had any intention of working WITH him to fix all the things that they screwed up.

Wow, you have really drank the koolaid.

Perhaps you should watch some real news for a while. Fox is channel 360 on Direct TV, you should try it.

You really aren't up to date are you?

Obamacare is going to cost us trillions. Anyone thinking differently has not been keeping up.

Keystone?

Of course you statists are against it. It is the private industry creating jobs, and more oil. You guys hate that stuff.

Question, How many hundreds of thousands of miles of pipelines are already in the US?

LOL. More liberal lunacy. Guess what? Gasoline price are going up. More bad news for Obama.

As for Nuking Tora Bora, I can't take credit for that great idea, I can't remember who first said it, but it was a great idea.

Would have ended the war right there. And no one would have ever wanted to @!$%# with us again.

Remember, 9-11 was still fresh. The world would have not only gotten over it, they would have been a bit fearful for decades.

Wow, you have really drank the koolaid.

This from someone who refuses to accept the reality that the Bush administration lied us into Iraq. Once again, the absence of any self awareness is an ingrained trait, almost a behavioral fingerprint of a right winger.

Buysh screwed up the economy? News to me.

at this point i stopped reading, there is no point to further continue what you wrote. you already admit that you lack knowledge on the subject. if you do not know then please read the news more often.

It's more than just lack of knowledge. It's a refusal to face reality no matter how overwhelming the fact are against him. If we could see Publius I think it would be someone with eyes closed tight, hands over ears and yelling "LALALALALALALALA" as loudly as possible in an effort to shut out the real world.

Perhaps you should watch some real news for a while. Fox is channel 360 on Direct TV

That explains your complete lack of knowledge on the subject.

FOX News is nothing but Lies and BS.

That's why studies have shown that watching FOX News is actually worse than not watching the news at all.

Watching FOX News sucks facts and knowledge out of your head like some sort of vampire.

conservatives and teabaggers to become unhinged and attack President Obama and his family for the most trivial of matters.

You mean like Ms Obama telling me to eat my broccoli and exercise daily? I won't attack her, I'd say that's good advice. She may be smarter than her husband.

It will be hard to believe that it's possible, but republicans/teabaggers will sink far lower and be far more despicable and vile than they have so far.

Oh, it's believable. I expect that they will get even *more* strident and vile than they already are. I mean look at the trash they are dragging out now and they don't even have an opponent against Obama yet.

It will be funny, in a sick kind of way, when there cries of "Socialist" "Muslim" "Fascist" "Kenyan" "Radical" are ignored by most of America and they start to ratchet up crap the "make up".

If it's one thing the right-wing has proven it's that when people dislike them because they are acting crazy, there response is to act even *more* crazy.

jmorris: As you mentioned, I still dont understand how you can be a Communist and a Fascist at the same time. Oh, maybe THEY dont understand! That must be it!! Ignoramuses!

It appears the N word is coming from the left, not the right.

Colonial - it's been just you and the sound of crickets, eh? prolly 'cause it's hard finding creditable facts supporting the seeded article

yes they do have one brain cell, but no one knows who had it last, as soon as one of them says something just bordering on intelligent then they will know...

LOL thanks hugh b I needed a laugh this morning. =)

just doing my part to gum up the works

gibberish, its what i do...lol

and what a beautiful dog btw, i just adopted and 7 yo lab mix, abandoned by a conservative because he let other dogs play with his toys, so sad

Thanks, Mick is a Aussie mix, Mother is a Australian Sheppard and his Father is a Blue Healer aka Cattle Dog. He is my pride and joy. Very smart. He knows all of his toys by there name.

he names his own toys, now that is a damn smart dog, and why is he so sad?

@Fred Evil,

Can I have a pass? I was a kickboxer and a wrestler when I was younger and I have been hit in the head entirely too many times already...and it's starting to show. Strong coffee seems to help, though.

Anyhow...it always trips me out when this President is described as "dictatorial." All the dictators I ever read about (and there were a LOT of 'em, I have a poli-sci degree) usually had the dissenters rounded up and emulsified fairly early in their reigns. That Rush Limbaugh is still on the radio after his Week One public declaration of "I hope he fails" tells you all you need to know about Obama's "dictatorial" nature. Same goes for Mitch McConnell, Eric Cantor, Sarah Palin and virtually every on-camera "personality" at Faux News.

Obama definitely gets an Epic Fail in the ruthless despot category, that these people aren't in self-imposed exile (read, running for their lives), chained to a wall in the basement of, say, FBI headquarters or just plain ol' dead in a field somewhere.

Everyone who wants to know how a real dictator carries it ought to study Joe Stalin. Good ol' Uncle Joe wrote the book on political @$$-kickin' and name-takin'.

He sure did, and even a basic History 102 course at the local community college will cover in detail exactly how despotic Obama ISN'T. It's embarrassing how utterly wrong these claims are, when you look at REAL tyrants:

Had your home taken away? No.

Your cars? No.

All other possessions? No.

Forced to live in a collective? No.

Forced to work on a farm? No.

Had your religion stripped away (and I don't mean no longer allowing churches to get away with crap others can't)? No.

Sent to prison work camps for no reason? No.

Yep, Obama is so crappy he even sucks at being a tyrant! (/sarc)

As soon as your day begins to resemble One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, then you can complain, until then, your cries are so much fluff.

its just another of these
"viner 1:Obama is taking our rights away!!"
"viner 2: Really? what rights have you lost?"
"viner 1: no response"
"viner 2: well?
"viner 1: err, um.. HE'S A SOCIALIST USURPER!!"
'viner 2: /facepalm"

Easy.

Our right not to have to buy a product, like healthcare insurance. Our right to keep our healthcare decisions private.

How about our property rights, when he fines us for not buying insurance?

But worse than those are the things he isn't doing for us.

Like approving Keystone for jobs and less dependence on foreign oil.

Like not issuing drilling permits for years, until all rigs have left the gulf?

Worst President in history.

I have to buy auto insurance....no problem with that? I WANTED a public option, but the extreme right threw a hissy-fit, so we got this cobbled together IMPROVEMENT, 30,000,000 more Americans have healthcare, what kind of jerk has a problem with that?!

What about when a conservative SC further empowers government via Eminent Domain? (I'd rather pay insurance than have my land taken as the conservative court approves)

Keystone was dangerous for our environment, and for the benefit if a CANADIAN company. It's not gone, they are going to re-plan the route, and propose it again, a DELAY.

Drilling permits? Seriously? We EXPORT oil now, and in case you forgot, we had a near destruction of the Gulf of Mexico! Don't remember? It's ok, just thank Obama for holding BP's feet to the fire.

Worst President?! Only if you pay ZERO attention to the facts or history.

@Publius,

There's a universe of difference between making people buy insurance (a tenet of Obamacare I am completely against, as IMO the government ought not to force people to put more money into the pockets of Big Insurance, amongst other reasons) and having those same people rounded up and shot, gassed or worked literally to death for refusing to comply with a governmental directive.

Worst President in history? Well, time will tell on that one. Grant and Buchanan would be two hard acts to follow...but it's possible. But then again, if Richard frickin' Nixon was able to achieve a complete rehab on his reputation...

But Obama as some sort of ruthless and despotic political strongman? He's got some serious work to do on that score, because he's not even in the ballpark.

Really.

You don't have to buy auto insurance. Don't buy a car.

Despite that, it is a state program.

Show me in the Constitution where the power to regulate healthcare is specifically enumerated.

I've been waiting for that answer for a while.

Now read the tenth amendment and tell me what it means.

I'll not hold my breath waiting for a coherant answer from you, not your fault I've seen law professors hem and haw on that one.

And . No surprise, you lie. We are by far a net importer of oil.

And the Keystone decision was a gift to the far left tree hugging whackos.

How many hundreds of thousands of miles of pipelines do we already have?

Congrats, your @!$%#ing moron of a President just helped the Chinese, and screwed us.

Anyone who still supports the idiot should probably wear a sign that says kick me.

Here we go again: the always false right wing claim that every single thing Congress does has the power to do has to be mentioned in the Constitution. It's silliness gone berserk. There's no constitutional mention of automobiles so where's the right to make, buy and drive such contraptions and spend trillions of dollars building interstate highways. Only dirt roads and maybe some cobblestoned ones were the only thing the founders had in mind when building and maintaining post roads was included in the enumerated powers. There's no mention of an air force or nuclear weapons. Does that make it unconstitutional for Congress to authorize the arming of this country with them? Gawwwd, even a right winger should see how utterly ridiculous this line of argument is. Even a below average right winger should be able to.

Wow, okay, I see I have some teaching to do. Pay attention class.

There is mention of roads in the Constitution. That covers the "horseless carriage"

Congress was given the power to apportion funds for post roads.

Congress was given tthe power to raise a military.

I can cite the exact phrases that do this.

Every left winger needs to educate themselves on the facts. The fact that you did not know the information I just gave you means that other leftists are probabgly just as ignorant of the Constitution.

Now that I've answered your questions, try answering mine.

Where is healthcare specifically enumenrated in the Constitution, and then read the tenth amendment and tell me what it means.

Quite a smple question. Care to try again with you newfound knowledge?

I can cite the exact phrases that do this.

ok then do it.

Where is healthcare specifically enumenrated in the Constitution

general welfare clause

You don't have to buy auto insurance. Don't buy a car.

Ever been to America? Ever tried living with a family and no car? It's not an option, please...

And . No surprise, you lie. We are by far a net importer of oil.

Nobody mentioned net, we DO EXPORT OIL. Only liar here is what you see in the mirror.

You don't have to buy auto insurance. Don't buy a car.

Ever been to America? Ever tried living with a family and no car? It's not an option, please..

Ever been to a city? I have a number of friends that have no vehicle. I own a truck that I let them borrow from time to time when they want to move something big, and I drive whenever we go out. They use the Bus system, cabs, friends, and T-rex, our light rail system. So it is an option, for many.

And . No surprise, you lie. We are by far a net importer of oil.

Nobody mentioned net, we DO EXPORT OIL. Only liar here is what you see in the mirror.

Oil is a world market. By saying we export, you are trying to mislead, if you do not add that we are a net importer, by far, of oil.

So maybe calling it a lie is too much. Saying you were trying to mislead with your statement is not. Unless you didn't know, then I apologize and am happy that I helped you to get more knowledgable.

yes it will end liberty and m&ms will rain down from the sky!!!!!!!!11!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i hope there are enough exclamation points to convey the horror.