View Full Version : I'm off to DC
Gonna go hang out at the Stewart and Colbert Rally, be back in a few hours
Got back at 5, took a nap, it kicked my ass. It was way to busy and I never was able to get a good view, just wound up walking around looking at all the cool signs. My daughter carried this one:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs924.snc4/73737_445605937395_652142395_5851616_638977_n.jpg
and just a few more cool signs, I got more but will add them later
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Particle Man
10-30-2010, 10:05 AM
Tell Obama we said hi
(not)
Tell Obama we said hi
(not)
I love how when bush was in office, Clinton was blamed for the economy. But Obama takes office, and every problem in the world is a direct result of his actions.
Particle Man
10-30-2010, 10:11 AM
I love how when bush was in office, Clinton was blamed for the economy. But Obama takes office, and every problem in the world is a direct result of his actions.
Did I say anything about problems? Nope.
Freud would be proud.
Mr Lefty
10-30-2010, 10:15 AM
I love how when bush was in office, Clinton was blamed for the economy. But Obama takes office, and every problem in the world is a direct result of his actions.
over analyze much?
I've not liked Obama from day one, mainly on the precedence he was elected... NOT being someone...
Tell stewart he's a douche. High five colbert.
Mr Lefty
10-30-2010, 10:17 AM
Stewart is the fucking man... I like Colbert... but Stewart much more so
Avatard
10-30-2010, 11:01 AM
I love how when bush was in office, Clinton was blamed for the economy. But Obama takes office, and every problem in the world is a direct result of his actions.
You'll love this, then:
http://www.twowheelfix.com/showthread.php?t=16974
101lifts2
10-30-2010, 07:03 PM
I love how when bush was in office, Clinton was blamed for the economy. But Obama takes office, and every problem in the world is a direct result of his actions.
I don't blame Obama for the economy....but blame him for not understanding that this is a private sector matter that needs to be fixed in the private sector, not by government intervention. Dumping money blindly into the economy will just end up costing us more in the end, while the effects it may have are usually short lived.
Homeslice
10-30-2010, 07:06 PM
I love how people think comedians and former disk jockeys are all of a sudden political experts.
Mr Lefty
10-30-2010, 07:17 PM
I love how people think comedians and former disk jockeys are all of a sudden political experts.
I love how people think just because they talk well and look good in a suit that they're gonna be a good politician.
Homeslice
10-30-2010, 07:38 PM
I love how people think just because they talk well and look good in a suit that they're gonna be a good politician.
Because that was the reason he was elected?
Or maybe people just found the other choice to be unacceptable?
Captain Morgan
10-30-2010, 07:52 PM
I love how people think comedians and former disk jockeys are all of a sudden political experts.
I love how people buy into shit just because a celebrity endorses it. Is that celebrity really a subject matter expert?
I love how people think just because they talk well and look good in a suit that they're gonna be a good politician.
Depends on your definition of "good politician" :lol: Is that politician good for the people, or just good at politics?
Because that was the reason he was elected?
Or maybe people just found the other choice to be unacceptable?
I love how people vote for someone just because the other choice is unacceptable. Haven't people realized this "lesser of two evils" crap still leaves us with a bad result? When the fuck are we going to wake up as a country and start demanding that the government actually does what's right for the people, rather than keeping all these damn politicians that are just doing what it takes to line their own pockets?
Gas Man
10-30-2010, 08:03 PM
Ya know... Granpaps had the BEST analogy today...
Obama is like a turtle on a fence post.
Some asshole put him up there, he can't do anything but wiggle his legs. He has no idea how he got there, or what to do up there, he's just stranded there till somebody takes him down.
Mr Lefty
10-30-2010, 08:08 PM
Because that was the reason he was elected?
Or maybe people just found the other choice to be unacceptable?
honestly... both are shit reasons to elect a president...
but I think it had more to do with his skin color, and who was leaving office rather than anything else... :2cents:
caveman
10-30-2010, 08:09 PM
I love how off topic this really went.
Have fun Fred. Drink a beer for me, I am at work day 2 of 6 on day 7 of my plants refuel outage.
Homeslice
10-30-2010, 08:14 PM
I love how people buy into shit just because a celebrity endorses it. Is that celebrity really a subject matter expert?
Not sure who you're referring to, but I'd bet anything that the people who think comedians are political experts are also likely to think celebrities & athletes are experts as well. After all, stupid is as stupid does.
I love how people vote for someone just because the other choice is unacceptable. Haven't people realized this "lesser of two evils" crap still leaves us with a bad result? When the fuck are we going to wake up as a country and start demanding that the government actually does what's right for the people, rather than keeping all these damn politicians that are just doing what it takes to line their own pockets?
And what are you personally doing to acheive that goal? Are you one of those people who doesn't vote at all?
There's ALWAYS going to be SOMETHING about a candidate that you don't like. Does that mean you'll never vote?
Gas Man
10-30-2010, 08:18 PM
I love how off topic this really went.
Have fun Fred. Drink a beer for me, I am at work day 2 of 6 on day 7 of my plants refuel outage.
Well it IS TWFix
Mr Lefty
10-30-2010, 08:22 PM
We define off topic
updated the original post
Amber Lamps
10-30-2010, 08:58 PM
Obama was good on the Daily Show the other night. I'll say about him what I said about Bush. I think that he really believes what he says and that he is truly doing what he thinks is right. Whether or not it turns out to be right will be a matter for history to decide. I remember when Reagan was President and EVERYBODY HATED HIM! There were songs and jokes deriding him almost every day. Now he's being credited with defeating the Soviet Union. Nixon was derided as a criminal, then applauded for reestablishing trade with China, and now he's faulted with that same trade. History will decide.
Gas Man
10-30-2010, 11:09 PM
Oh yeah for sure. I think Bush knows this as well. Noticed he pretty much went quiet after the white house.
Avatard
10-30-2010, 11:18 PM
I agree that history will judge...but I think that the white house is no place for gentle men.
Carter was one of the most kind-hearted, sweet people ever to be in office...and he was also completely ineffectual. He does more now with habitat for the good of this country, than as President.
I don't think the Republicans will ever allow Obama the slightest chance at ever BEING effectual, and I think he's just too kind, too sweet, and too nice to ever really be capable of it.
I also think that the fact that we may deride a particular President while he's in office, only to applaud him for something in the future, also has to do with the fact that many things implemented by them aren't fully realized until years after they've left office.
Most of the healthcare stuff put forth by Obama (whether you agree with it or not) will not become reality until years after his current term. He could theoretically be driven from office for doing things that we find later actually helped us as a country long after the fact.
It's a tough gig.
Obama was good on the Daily Show the other night. I'll say about him what I said about Bush. I think that he really believes what he says and that he is truly doing what he thinks is right. Whether or not it turns out to be right will be a matter for history to decide. I remember when Reagan was President and EVERYBODY HATED HIM! There were songs and jokes deriding him almost every day. Now he's being credited with defeating the Soviet Union. Nixon was derided as a criminal, then applauded for reestablishing trade with China, and now he's faulted with that same trade. History will decide.
Wasnt the trade thing a direct response to russia informing him they were going to declare war with china? A giant calculated fuck you that stopped a potential ww3 in its tracks
Gas Man
10-31-2010, 01:11 AM
I agree that history will judge...but I think that the white house is no place for gentle men.
Carter was one of the most kind-hearted, sweet people ever to be in office...and he was also completely ineffectual. He does more now with habitat for the good of this country, than as President.
I don't think the Republicans will ever allow Obama the slightest chance at ever BEING effectual, and I think he's just too kind, too sweet, and too nice to ever really be capable of it.
I also think that the fact that we may deride a particular President while he's in office, only to applaud him for something in the future, also has to do with the fact that many things implemented by them aren't fully realized until years after they've left office.
Most of the healthcare stuff put forth by Obama (whether you agree with it or not) will not become reality until years after his current term. He could theoretically be driven from office for doing things that we find later actually helped us as a country long after the fact.
It's a tough gig.
All very true. Especially about things not taking effect till after the presidents term. This is for both good & bad.
My investment guy says the economy is usually a president behind. Clintons great economy was a result of old man Bush, where as George W's bad economy was Clintons fault. And so on...
It is a tough gig and people are never happy about anything.
Avatard
10-31-2010, 01:18 AM
All very true. Especially about things not taking effect till after the presidents term. This is for both good & bad.
My investment guy says the economy is usually a president behind. Clintons great economy was a result of old man Bush, where as George W's bad economy was Clintons fault. And so on...
It is a tough gig and people are never happy about anything.
Your investment guy is pretty smart, I've been saying pretty much exactly that for many years, except he has one not-so-minor detail wrong:
It used to be two Presidents behind, but only around Clinton's end of term did it actually speed up to essentially being one President behind (the Internet was the game-changer that sped up EVERYTHING).
Amber Lamps
10-31-2010, 10:49 PM
Wasnt the trade thing a direct response to russia informing him they were going to declare war with china? A giant calculated fuck you that stopped a potential ww3 in its tracks
Still a decisive and unpopular move at the time that has later been applauded.
Papa_Complex
11-01-2010, 08:41 AM
Wasnt the trade thing a direct response to russia informing him they were going to declare war with china? A giant calculated fuck you that stopped a potential ww3 in its tracks
Nixon was a good Hawk President. The problem is that his ego was his hubris. His actions did much to reduce the prestige of The Office of President, that results in the sort of attacks on the person in office that you see today.
I remember watching the Watergate Hearings, as a kid, and being sickened by this thing called "politics."
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