The Prospect Of An Odd Couple

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  • Posted By: busby @ 11/08/2008 10:23:30 AM

    Brooklynman222. You are so right. Israel is a sovereign nation and can do what it has to to protect its existence and its people. For the ones who say stop Israel's foreign aid - it comes back to this country in terms of defense purchases from us. It's interesting that Egypt gets almost as much, does not send it back here, yet you hear no one bitching about stopping aid to them.

  • Posted By: brooklynman222 @ 11/07/2008 8:30:07 PM

    We shouldn't be involved in any so called "peace" processes. Israel is a sovereign country.

  • Posted By: John Dough @ 11/04/2008 10:15:13 PM

    Ironic isn't it youo don't need id to vote so you can vote ten times but you id to get into Obama's party.What a hypocrite what a joke. We need voter id 200K false registrations in Ohio alone. Talk about a stolen election

    • Posted By: joe_mama @ 11/05/2008 1:10:08 AM

      sour grapes?

      • Posted By: my my @ 11/07/2008 2:58:43 PM

        i agree

      • Posted By: ashashash @ 11/06/2008 11:56:05 AM

        Uh...registrations doesn't equal votes - so tell me how the election was stolen?

  • Posted By: seabiscuit @ 11/07/2008 1:32:05 PM

    In the aftermath of its warm, fuzzy glow, tears of joy are shed and proclamations made by people on their knees, hands clasped, looking gratefully skyward in thanks, sobbing women on the View, cry elation for a supposed landmark election for Civil Rights, an historic campaign for the first Black President.

    While Farrankan describes Obama as the ???coming new Messiah??? David Gerber on CNN likens him the ???Jeremiah to Martin Luther King???s Moses??? (huh boy???)

    As Oprah Winfrey triumphantly proclaims ???America did the right thing???,

    I seem to be the only one to notice that
    ??? gay people still aren???t allowed their constitutional right to free speech, to call their unions marriage, nor right to Taxation with representation and have legal marriage, that
    ??? the most qualified candidate, a woman, was dismissed in a media blizzard-smear campaign of misogyny, lies and phony polls, had to
    ??? beat her opponents in 21 consecutive debates, still loses to the most unqualified candidate in history simply because he is a man. He voted 131 times "present". We needed a Madam President, not a mr. present.

    He got more votes, for and against, than any other candidate in history. Americans remain divided more than ever.

    It???s time now for the corrupt Obama to return the favors to his corporate hedge-fund backers for the 90% of his raised 700 million, (oh, you thought it came from small donations on the internet? Ha, ha). They still own America (and Obama).

    Now delusional with a new sense of equal rights, America remains a hypocrisy ruled by corrupt corporate bigots.

  • Posted By: AmericanLu @ 11/07/2008 12:13:42 AM

    +I am not alone in the peace I felt when he had won the election. All the republican terrorism can take a hike.! You are still trying to control our thoughts ,hopes and dreams. You can't have your cake and eat it too. If you close your business ,it's because of the spenders and thefts of the people in office ;it won't be because of Obama. and it never was because of the Democrats . You fell for the brainwash ing and they took your hopes and dreams. Now take responsibility for it. You made a terrible mistake voting for Bush or McCain. Thisn man named not any stranger than other Americans is just like all the men I love and respect in my life. Lose the predjudice and you will see the pride of our future. Noone knows how it will all come about but trust yourself to make decisions and quit listening to the propaganda party going on still ' I tuned in and they were making fun of Michele Obama and her young daughters.I can't cry anymore all of these sick individuals need to give us all a break or someone needs to stop them by law . I have heard them for so long ,back in 1997 Rush Limbaugh was going strong and it made me hate the Republicans then and actually it is a sick attitude to have toward little girls . That is raw predjudice in action ,like Neo and KKK. I am sorry there is no respect for our President. It will stop soon ;I am sure ;they just don't have anything true to say at all. God will give them a way out maybe it will be an easy way out. People can always move out of the country and retire from work. We are tired of paying tax cuts for the dumbest ,richest gamblers on Earth. We don't gamble our pay or pensions.

  • Posted By: memo2 @ 11/06/2008 9:27:39 PM

    This is not the issue of Black or White, this about who will fix the problems our goberment Create on the past, Mr;Obama is an great speaker all see this and he make it happens now he is the President.
    The cuestion is Mr:Obama will keep his promis,???

  • Posted By: news8111 @ 11/06/2008 8:17:18 PM

    Obama is the President elect of America, AMERICA.

    Israel like all other nations can stand in line in alphabetical order to kiss his hand or shake it as the case may be.

    After that it should back to the business of making America's relationships around the world stronger for the sake of 300 million Americans.

  • Posted By: newageamerican @ 11/06/2008 2:16:27 PM

    Religious persecution is the new racism. And oh boy indeed is racism alive and well; the ravenous pen tip scorching the paper it touches, and the voice of sheltered, age-old tradition of bigotry hits the airwaves and other media outlets, as leaders of radical groups (yes racism is radical) feel the force of a new world take form, and they resent it. All the hate-filled spam mail and other outlets of lies and deception about Barack Obama was expected, as was it expected that ignorant people would fall for the lies... question is, how many of those will allow themselves the opportunity to grow as people, and children under God? As for the other two who posted here, I wish you luck trying to overcome your own shortcomings. No one is perfect, but moving toward betterment is a virtue and the true value of being human. We are on this earth together and came and will go all the same...

  • Posted By: Ms.Patriotic @ 11/06/2008 1:31:14 PM

    Thank You Americans for getting out there and voting what a turn out. Regardless of what side you were on, you did good. This election woke up America! Now what do we do next, Obama is a man the same as everyone, he is going to make mistakes, sure... As Americans we are going to support our President, but also we are going to support our state and local government. Start there, get involved, learn your history, so that we can move forward. Stop Complaining and Start Doing! Stop being dependent on the Federal Government to bail us out of everything. Make our politicians at the state levels; do their jobs and create new programs to promote education, financial responsibility, health, safety and etc. God Bless you...

  • Posted By: Bigbillyjensen @ 11/04/2008 9:32:05 AM

    Obama is nothing more than an Islamic Muslim waiting to destroy this country. He is a sleeper in wait. I can see Muslims, Hispanics, and blacks voting for him, but I am ashamed of you whites for allowing that cut throat liar to destroy your country and you along with it. You must be extremely studpid to vote for him or drugged. Shame on you all. SHAME!!!

    • Posted By: georgejr57 @ 11/04/2008 5:05:51 PM

      Enter Your Comment I need you to tell me the race of all the presidents we've had in and the color of the one who has been in office for the the last two terms and what is the state of our nation economy. And you now say obama's going to hurt the nation, if you have'nt notice our country is messed up or what is that you call this? Mister smart man.

      • Posted By: BLUEBEARD @ 11/06/2008 12:36:19 PM

        I AM WITH YOU ITS THE WHITE PEOPLE MY OWN RACE THAT I WILL BLAME FOR THIS NO ONE WANTS TO DO THEIR RESEARCH ...THIS GUY IS BAD.

    • Posted By: tinheainkyaw @ 11/04/2008 12:12:40 PM

      Don't be rediculous, Obama is not a muslim, even if he is, it is not an American way to hate other religions. He can exercise the first Amandment if he wants to. Now is the time for us to take our chance and make Obama the next leader of the world. Obama is our only hope to rebuild this country's Economy and International relations destroyed by Bush's policies supported by John Mccain.

  • Posted By: wynfinity @ 11/06/2008 12:10:31 PM

    I hardly know where to start... I'm so tired of the negativity. I so tired of the inability to see things from a "big picture" or historical point of view. We don't make plans for more than the immediate future. Personally and governmentally.

    Experience? No one has the experience to be president before they're president. Ever been hired for a new job that is bigger than your previous one?

    Anyone really think that GW Bush had the experience to be president before he was elected?

    Being Governor, or Senator, or Mayor doesn't mean you have the ability to run an organization as large as the US Govt. It doesn't mean that you have the ability to make decisions in a way that includes the best information available...

    Obama proved beyond a doubt that he has the ability to manage a huge organization. Look at how he ran the campaign!

    As to decision making...? All the information reported by press is that he gets people of different points of view together to talk and think things through. So, he passes that test too.

    The only thing left is whether you agree or not with his basic beliefs about society. Are we one community or separated into waring groups out to get our personal interests met before everyone else's? Everything he said and did showed that he's inclusive. So he passes that test too.

    Unfortunately, John McCain showed none of these qualities.

    Being a POW, or sitting in Wash DC for 27 years isn't qualification for anything. Having a job and doing that job well for 25 years doesn't qualify one for a promotion. It may just be beyond one's capabilities.

    The only thing left is the details of one's tactics and strategy to fulfill one's vision to build a strong and prosperous nation.

    Unfortunately for conservatives, the GOP didn't provide a candidate that could fulfill on any of the prerequisites for executive office outlined above. It wish there would have been a real debate on the strategy rather than an attempt to disqualify the people.

    I voted for Obama because he met my requirements for the job. I don't agree with all of his proposed policies. And I know that the realities of Governing ALWAYS change what a president can and can't do. Unexpected things happen. The issue is how will the person deal with these unexpected things. The way McCain dealt with the unexpected during the campaign disqualified him from my list of applicants.

  • Posted By: clover40 @ 11/06/2008 10:46:38 AM

    To Iammaxsgirl -
    McCain lost. Deal with it. Secondly, I am sure that most people posting are "law abiding" so you can drop the code for your pseudo-patriotism. Your comment about Obama not being "checked more thourghly(sic)" is ridiculous. What do you think the 20 month campaign was for? Did you not pay attention? What additional background do you require? How in the world can a black man (I'll say that again...black man) fool 52MM people? Let me guess.....the liberal elite media. Your comment is moronic.

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  • Posted By: Quest2008 @ 11/04/2008 3:02:06 PM

    No matter who wins. Both candidates have sold their souls to AIPAC and the Israeli lobby, so we will see little change towards the Middle East.
    Israel will not be brought to heel, and will be allowed to flout international law, and to continue its human rights abuses of the Palestinian people.
    Countries which threaten Israel like Iran and Syria will continue to be seen as enemy States.
    The next administration will continue to pursue the Al-Qaida bogeymen, whether in Afghanistan, Iraq, or Pakistan.
    Despite all the electoral propaganda, the next President of United States whether black, white or green will continue to dominate economically, militarily and politically the weaker regions of the world.

    • Posted By: that we would see jesus @ 11/05/2008 7:04:07 PM

      YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING , CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME HOW MANY MUSLIMS ARE SURROUNDING ISREAL....CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME HOW MANY ISREALI'S ARE IN ISRAEL.....WHAT DO YOU MEAN MADE TO HEEL....LIKE EXCEPT THAT THEY ARE TO BE WIPED OFF THE FACE OF THE MAP::: YOU NEED TO READ MORE THAN JUST YOUR MUSLIM MATERIALS

      • Posted By: rysadi @ 11/06/2008 8:31:48 AM

        Its not about how many muslims are surrounding israel. Its about what israel is doing to the palestinians. Any and every problem israel has had with muslims has stemmed from this conflict.

  • Posted By: cheerioze @ 11/06/2008 4:45:27 AM

    Israelis are flocking to Netanyahu because he has been right on the issues. Regarding Gaza, he said it would turn into hamastan when israel left, and he was right. regarding the economy, he took over the finance ministry when the country was in dire economic strights. It is now one of the healthiest economies in the world. The strenght of Israel's banks today is a direct result of the reforms he made as finance minister. He is the only current political leader who has actually accomplished anything good for the country.

  • Posted By: obgyn @ 11/05/2008 8:45:45 PM

    Netanyahu is a difficult man. He has consistantly fought against and disrespected other Israelis and members of the opposition party. He's very arogant and any leader who does not see things his way or who dare to disagree with him, he yjrowd the tried and true lable out there "anti-semetic" As a Jewish person, I do not like it when any of our people accuse people of being anti-semetic just because they do not agree. It dilutes the meaning of the word and people when soon see us as whinners and they will no longer care about our problems and concerns about the safety of our much loved homeland, Israel.

  • Posted By: little willie @ 11/04/2008 2:48:03 PM

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    • Posted By: nativenc @ 11/05/2008 3:52:50 PM

      little willie it is spelled CHEMICALLY. Next you are right it does not burn clean. Next all the bad stuff, the carbon for example is captured without release into the atmosphere. Third for all you folks running scared about where coal is going...It is going nowhere, it is here to stay. We will generate jobs by introducing clean coal technology and it just doesn't stop there. Many applications other than burning of coal exist. This country sits on an enormous amount of coal and the technology for using it as a resource for power and green technology is boundless. It is coming and our coal miners will be needed more than ever, just watch.

  • Posted By: MegaDeath @ 11/05/2008 9:13:47 AM

    The Israelis had better watch out or Obama will throw them under the bus. Obama will try to sell them peace, but at the same time he will stab them in the back. Israel has the right to defend its country against ANY Muslim extremist such as Obama and Iranians, Syrians.

    • Posted By: nativenc @ 11/05/2008 3:44:03 PM

      LOLOL...Your an idiot! I fought in two wars and it's people like you for the life of me would like to walk point with. You hide behind your scary name in hopes of instilling fear in people. I've seen fear and your a pip squeak compared to what I've seen. On the inside your nothing but mush!!

  • Posted By: faggot_nigger_poor @ 11/05/2008 10:55:29 AM

    This country is far more separated than I ever believed. We have the educated ones and the uneducated ones. People who have a passion for war but who have never experienced the horrors of war first hand like I have. We started 8 years ago with a surplus and now we have a debt (to the chinese no less) that will take us several generations to repay. People say Obama lied, so did McCain, so did Bush regarding weapons of mass destruction. If we are so smart why did we attack Afghanistan, instead of Saudi Arabia since the majority of the 9/11 terrorists were Saudi's? The Bush family had a very strong relationship with the Saudi Royal Family. Now there's talk about an oil line running through Afghanistan to China? (Yes the same people that helped us pay for the current wars) Wake up people, in the last 8 years the rich got richer, the poor got poorer and I lost numerous friends and family in both the Iraq and Afghan conflicts. Stop being racist, stop being superficial, stop listening to one sided politics (CNN and Fox) and get the whole story. As for people hoping that Obama gets shot, really? This childish behaviour is the reason why the US is in the bottom of the pile when it comes down to education and high on the list when it comes to violence. I am embarassed to be part of this so called "civilization". With that said, we have Obama for 4 maybe 8 more years, support the changes that come with him, they might not make sense to the feeble minded but to the rest of us who put him in power understand his vision and understand that the path ahead will be a tough one but one that will make this country better for future generations.

    • Posted By: nativenc @ 11/05/2008 3:39:22 PM

      I agree very much with you. However, your screen name for this forum is confusing to me. Isn't that the problem in America today? Extreme prejudices...

  • Posted By: lee226 @ 11/05/2008 8:40:31 AM

    That say alot about you not about who Obama is, when without proof and hard facts you are willing to accuse and speak negativvely about an elected president by a majority.
    DEBBIE
    Stop being negative and judgemental, and mentioning threats, wich is dangerous and destructive and be an american who supports the president.You have listened to the lies of your Bush for years, now it is time to be united and ask your self what can you do for your country and get to work.

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