OH MY LORD!!!! This country is going to hell in a handbasket (assuming we can still afford one) if Obama remains in office!!! Whatever wil we do if he is allowed to singlehandedly destroy our country with his socialist dictatorship and full intent on bankrupting our country. How could we ever have elected him in the first place, only to allow him to lead us to the slaughter and into most certain DOOM? Any fool knows John McCain was far better suited to run this country or even sarah palin for that matter!! ANYONE other than Obama!!! WTF?????
THIS COUNTRY IS AT THE DOORSTEP OF DESTITUTION AND IT IS ALL OBAMA'S FAULT, RIGHT??????
*U.S. Spending per Second - $5,000 in 2008 (per Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on May 5, 2008)
THAT IS OBAMA'S FAULT, RIGHT??????
*Cost of deploying one U.S. soldier for one year in Iraq - $390,000 (Congressional Research Service)
AGAIN, OBAMA!!!!
*Lost & Unaccounted for in Iraq - $9 billion of US taxpayers' money and $549.7 milion in spare parts shipped in 2004 to US contractors. Also, per ABC News, 190,000 guns, including 110,000 AK-47 rifles.
STOP HIM NOW, I SAY!!!!!
*Troops in Iraq - Total 115,000 U.S. troops as of November 30, 2009. All other nations have withdrawn their troops.
IF OBAMA HAD NEVER STARTED THE WAR, WE WOULD HAVE NO TROOPS OVER THERE!!!
*U.S. Troop Casualties - 4,379 US troops; 98% male. 91% non-officers; 82% active duty, 11% National Guard; 74% Caucasian, 9% African-American, 11% Latino. 19% killed by non-hostile causes. 54% of US casualties were under 25 years old. 72% were from the US Army
SEE ABOVE...
*Median gas price for a gallon of premium - $3.10/gal
NOW, WHEN OBAMA STARTED THIS WAR AND TOLD US THAT LIE THAT GAS PRICES WOULD GO DOWN, THE MEDIAN PRICE FOR A GALLON OF PREMIUM WAS $1.86/gal
*BAILOUTS
2008 - Citigroup Inc.
2008 - General Motors Corporation and Chrysler LLC- though not technically a bailout, a bridge loan was given to the auto manufacturers by the U.S. government, this is referred to by most as a bailout
2008 - Fortis Bank
2009 - Bank of America to help it absorb losses that were much greater than expected incurred by its buyout of Merrill Lynch
2009 - CIT Group $3 billion by its bondholders in a failed attempt to avoid a bankruptcy. This bailout only delayed the bankruptcy.
2009 - Dubai and Dubai World bailed out by Abu Dhabi
2009 - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, an economic stimulus package enacted by the 111th United States Congress in February 2009.
WHY DIDN'T WE NOTICE THAT OBAMA WAS CAUSING ALL THIS EVEN BEFORE HE WAS ELECTED INTO OFFICE. WE SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THIS WAS A SIGN OF THINGS TO COME WITH HIM AS PRESIDENT!!
*The total debt has increased over $500 billion each year since FY 2003, with increases of $1 trillion in FY2008 and $1.9 trillion in FY2009.[4]
WE SHOULD HAVE STOPPED OBAMA THEN BEFORE HE BECAME PRESIDENT AND THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED...
*10.4% of the labor force - Not seasonally adjusted - Feb 2010
IN 13 MONTHS, OBAMA HAS CAUSED OVER 10% OF US TO LOSE OUR JOBS AND LIVE IN POVERTY!!!
AND NOW ON TOP OF EVERYTHING ELSE WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH HIS HEALTHCARE BILL???? ARE YOU SERIOUS?!?!?!?
Lord, why couldn't we have elected George W. Bush for a third term? He was our saviour!!! At the very least, we could have elected John McCain and Sarah Palin. At least then we would have had a WELL DRESSED vice-president to show for our money being squandered. At least the rich people would continue to be rich, so somebody would have something!!! JESUS CHRIST, people what were we thinking, trying to "change (which does not mean make different, as i was informed earlier)" things as they had been? It is bad enough that Obama has spent our money on all these other "worthy" causes. How can he NOW expect that we should spend money on our OWN people actually doing some good?? that is just ludicris? Who gives a rat's ass whether or not anyone who is not rich has healthcare?
in closing, i will say that if all this country's problems are Obama's fault, then we certainly need to elected him into office for a second term because he is a GOD to be able to fuck up this country this bad in only 13 months. Can we say MIRACLE WORKER???
COME ON PEOPLE!!! We are smarter than that.....
Are we REALLY so delusional that we honestly believe that all the world's problems are Obama's fault???? Can we really not see that this country has been FUCKED UP for many years, yes even BEFORE Obama???? Do we not see that it is time to do something different and that just because you don't win does not mean that your opponent is incapable of doing the job? We gave Bush EIGHT YEARS to do what he did, and we can't see our way clear to trust Obama and see what he can do? We have hired him to do a job. Now, let's put aside all the petty BULLSHIT and support him and try to make our country work. This is really getting ridiculous...
Allow me to say that i have no problem with rich people as some of my closest friends are people of means and they do not place themselves above anyone else simply because they have been more fortunate in life. i DO have a problem with ignorance and that is all it is when you blame YEARS of ineffective government on one man having been on the job for 13 months...
...just sayin'
Monday, March 22, 2010
Saturday, November 29, 2008
gay marriage? puh-leese!
Like any other cause, gay marriage must be fought for if it is worth anything at all. Causes are not won because someone or "ones" is/are highly vocal. Change is effected by people bonding together in a cause and fighting TOGETHER for that cause.
There has to be a purpose for the cause and the willingness within the group to work TOGETHER to attain the goal. don't get me wrong, I am 250% in favor of same sex marriage, but I do feel that there is not currently enough unity within the gay community to warrant such a change in society.
I know I have always gone against the grain. I have always believed that there is an order to everything, and a way to do anything…somewhat of a NONconformist, if you will. I have several beliefs that some might call radical, while others call them bitter. Either way, they are mine, and part of the beauty of living in this country is that one can believe anything he/she likes, for that is what freedom is all about.
For instance….
I believe that all men and women are created equal. Yes there are different colors, different economic backgrounds, different professions, different hair color, eye color, skin color, but we are all STILL human, just as there are different makes and models and colors of cars yet they are STILL cars. So WHY is it (if we are all human to begin with) that we feel the need to treat each other differently? Why do we feel the need to improve our self image by making others feel as badly about themselves as possible? Why is it not possible for us to look outside the “mirror” to what may be outside?
I believe that everyone has the right to happiness…
I believe everyone has the right to be treated with respect…
I believe that everyone has the right to love whomever they wish, and the right to express that love however they wish.
I believe that everyone has the right to live their lives and be who they are without being made to feel as if they are second class citizens or less than simply because they don’t wear the same hair style or the same clothes or listen to the same music, for we never know when we might meet the most important person of our lives.
AND….
I believe the only way we are EVER going to pass a gay marriage bill is for the gay community to band together and WORK for it.
I appreciate the reference to Rosa parks and the bus boycott. As tragic as it was, the one most important thing about the civil rights movement was UNITY. The people united in a single cause and proceeded to see it through to the end. They came together in support of their cause. I am sure they didn’t all like each other. I am positive that they didn’t all dress alike or work in the same professions, or live in the same neighborhoods. They didn’t all listen to the same music or watch the same movies or TV shows. They didn’t have the same friends or relatives or drive the same cars. They were each individuals who pulled together (much the same as ingredients in cake batter) mixed it up (for everyone has something to offer) and began to make a cake called civil rights. They didn’t have time to only speak to those who fit into a certain age group, or ONLKY go to restaurants that were “black friendly”, they didn’t make it a point to push themselves onto anyone else as if they were victims. Rather, they attempted to show the world that they were as good as anyone else. That they were EQUAL. The ONLY way they could do that was to BE equal. You see, the civil rights movement was not about being black, it was about being fair. We are going to have to remember that first and foremost WE ARE PEOPLE! We have to learn to stop segregating ourselves as GAY people and learn to be apart of society as PEOPLE. There is already enough division in this country and we don’t need to perpetuate it by separating ourselves and making it a point to be so completely different as if the world owes us special treatment because we are gay.
I don’t believe there will ever be a same-sex marriage bill passed until gays and lesbians can learn to treat EACH OTHER with respect FIRST. I think that while we are doing our stints in the mirror, we need to realize that we are NOT victims and the world owes us absolutely nothing just because we are here….
I refer to---THE STAPLE SINGERS—RESPECT YOURSELF
“If you disrespect anybody that you run in toHow in the world do you think anybody's s'posed to respect youIf you don't give a heck 'bout the man with the bible in his handJust get out the way, and let the gentleman do his thingYou the kind of gentleman that want everything your wayTake the sheet off your face, boy, it's a brand new dayRespect yourself, respect yourselfIf you don't respect yourselfAin't nobody gonna give a good cahoot, na na na naRespect yourself, respect yourselfIf you're walking 'round think'n that the world owes you something causeYou're here you goin' out the world backwards like you did when you first come here
You keep talkin’ bout the president and wanna stop air pollutionPut your hand on your mouth when you cough, that'll help the solutionOh, you cuss around women and you don't even know their names and youDumb enough to think that'll make you a big ol man
Respect yourself”
My point is that until we learn to respect ourselves and EACH OTHER as gay Americans, we don’t have the right to demand OR expect respect from anyone else. Until we can see that we don’t have to want to be with someone in order to say hello…until we can see that we can learn something from everyone we meet (not just those who look like us or act like us or are the same age as us or the same color, etc, etc)…until we can come together to present a UNITED FRONT, we will NEVER pass a same-sex marriage bill. You see, it is one thing to talk about the civil rights movement, but it is another thing altogether to live it…to practice it in our daily lives, for it is not a drag show, it is LIFE!
There has to be a purpose for the cause and the willingness within the group to work TOGETHER to attain the goal. don't get me wrong, I am 250% in favor of same sex marriage, but I do feel that there is not currently enough unity within the gay community to warrant such a change in society.
I know I have always gone against the grain. I have always believed that there is an order to everything, and a way to do anything…somewhat of a NONconformist, if you will. I have several beliefs that some might call radical, while others call them bitter. Either way, they are mine, and part of the beauty of living in this country is that one can believe anything he/she likes, for that is what freedom is all about.
For instance….
I believe that all men and women are created equal. Yes there are different colors, different economic backgrounds, different professions, different hair color, eye color, skin color, but we are all STILL human, just as there are different makes and models and colors of cars yet they are STILL cars. So WHY is it (if we are all human to begin with) that we feel the need to treat each other differently? Why do we feel the need to improve our self image by making others feel as badly about themselves as possible? Why is it not possible for us to look outside the “mirror” to what may be outside?
I believe that everyone has the right to happiness…
I believe everyone has the right to be treated with respect…
I believe that everyone has the right to love whomever they wish, and the right to express that love however they wish.
I believe that everyone has the right to live their lives and be who they are without being made to feel as if they are second class citizens or less than simply because they don’t wear the same hair style or the same clothes or listen to the same music, for we never know when we might meet the most important person of our lives.
AND….
I believe the only way we are EVER going to pass a gay marriage bill is for the gay community to band together and WORK for it.
I appreciate the reference to Rosa parks and the bus boycott. As tragic as it was, the one most important thing about the civil rights movement was UNITY. The people united in a single cause and proceeded to see it through to the end. They came together in support of their cause. I am sure they didn’t all like each other. I am positive that they didn’t all dress alike or work in the same professions, or live in the same neighborhoods. They didn’t all listen to the same music or watch the same movies or TV shows. They didn’t have the same friends or relatives or drive the same cars. They were each individuals who pulled together (much the same as ingredients in cake batter) mixed it up (for everyone has something to offer) and began to make a cake called civil rights. They didn’t have time to only speak to those who fit into a certain age group, or ONLKY go to restaurants that were “black friendly”, they didn’t make it a point to push themselves onto anyone else as if they were victims. Rather, they attempted to show the world that they were as good as anyone else. That they were EQUAL. The ONLY way they could do that was to BE equal. You see, the civil rights movement was not about being black, it was about being fair. We are going to have to remember that first and foremost WE ARE PEOPLE! We have to learn to stop segregating ourselves as GAY people and learn to be apart of society as PEOPLE. There is already enough division in this country and we don’t need to perpetuate it by separating ourselves and making it a point to be so completely different as if the world owes us special treatment because we are gay.
I don’t believe there will ever be a same-sex marriage bill passed until gays and lesbians can learn to treat EACH OTHER with respect FIRST. I think that while we are doing our stints in the mirror, we need to realize that we are NOT victims and the world owes us absolutely nothing just because we are here….
I refer to---THE STAPLE SINGERS—RESPECT YOURSELF
“If you disrespect anybody that you run in toHow in the world do you think anybody's s'posed to respect youIf you don't give a heck 'bout the man with the bible in his handJust get out the way, and let the gentleman do his thingYou the kind of gentleman that want everything your wayTake the sheet off your face, boy, it's a brand new dayRespect yourself, respect yourselfIf you don't respect yourselfAin't nobody gonna give a good cahoot, na na na naRespect yourself, respect yourselfIf you're walking 'round think'n that the world owes you something causeYou're here you goin' out the world backwards like you did when you first come here
You keep talkin’ bout the president and wanna stop air pollutionPut your hand on your mouth when you cough, that'll help the solutionOh, you cuss around women and you don't even know their names and youDumb enough to think that'll make you a big ol man
Respect yourself”
My point is that until we learn to respect ourselves and EACH OTHER as gay Americans, we don’t have the right to demand OR expect respect from anyone else. Until we can see that we don’t have to want to be with someone in order to say hello…until we can see that we can learn something from everyone we meet (not just those who look like us or act like us or are the same age as us or the same color, etc, etc)…until we can come together to present a UNITED FRONT, we will NEVER pass a same-sex marriage bill. You see, it is one thing to talk about the civil rights movement, but it is another thing altogether to live it…to practice it in our daily lives, for it is not a drag show, it is LIFE!
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