I thought his speech was incredible...
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I thought his speech was incredible...
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Oh my God, Obama is good! Oh my God, Obama is Great! Worship him, for he has already overcome the greatest OBSTACLE of All. HE was BORN!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2CaB...layer_embedded
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My thoughts exactly. Great speeches, trendy logos, and large gatherings do not necessarily a great President or leader make. He is entertaining to listen to and I think he means well, so I wish him the best. But I think this endless delirium, especially in the news (oh God please somebody pull the plug on CNN before I vomit) will meet a rough wake-up call in a few months. At least he had the good sense to try and temper everyone's expectations with his inauguration speech.Originally Posted by jwatk1ns
Concerning taking responsibility and credit for screwing things up, at least so far as our current economic meltdown is concerned, don't forgot that equal credit lies at the feet of individual citizens who decided they really needed a $300K house on a $50K income (Obama did a great job of pointing that finger in his speech, albeit in a subtle manner) as well as the banks who lent them the money. High-dollar war spending didn't cause our economic crisis; corporate and individual financial irresponsibility did. If anything, defense spending simply thinned the pool of money that could be doled out for "stimulus packages" (aka I-don't-want-to-accept-responsibility-for-my-crappy-business-decision-so-bail-me-out). Can you imagine how much money we would be pouring into failing businesses right now if we actually had it in the bank? Keep in mind that both Bush and Obama were in favor of this "golden parachute". I'm not saying that spending trillions of dollars a year in Iraq and Afghanistan was necessarily a smart use of money, but it wasn't ultimately what caused the current crisis.
There's no question that Bush made a lot of mistakes, and it's good for the country that his administration is behind us. I'm just saying... have a cracker or two with your Kool-Aid.
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All I can say is that we in the US are so used to complaining, that it seems that is all we can do now. For the last few decades we have enjoyed some of the most amazingly prospering years in any civilizations history, yet now we have become so complacent in our luxuries that we expect prosperity to continue for us no matter what, and I believe our pride in our successes has caught up to us. Every finger should not be pointed out at others, but each and every single one of us should take a moment and not expect someone to save us, but we should all look back to ourselves and be thankful for each heart beat and remember the days of excessive prosperity and know that we should be very appreciative of where we have been and realize that if we get there again, we should not take pride in what we have done for ourselves, but be humbled at our blessings and position of influence in the world. Let's get really honest here if you own a vehicle you are more wealthy than 90% of the world, if you have food at every meal you have many things you could boast about over millions of other people in our world today, I am glad that our countries method of selecting a new leader is still in place and I am glad that for many people they are encouraged and inspired by the specifics of this particular leader in our countries history, yet for me I am so humbled by the many blessings we enjoy on a daily basis, and all the many freedoms we take for granted here in the US, that it is hard for me to point a finger of judgment towards any ONE person, for I do not believe that is right, if you want real change and if you want real results look to inspiring yourself to live for something more satisfying and more meaningful than some earthly and circumstantial matter and if this indeed happens it will be a blessing to all those around you.
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I think that is a subliminal anti-abortion ad
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