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Leesa 11:50 am UTC 04/30/09 |
| In reply to: | re: Obama's first 100 Days - junior 05:18 am UTC 04/30/09 |
| No politician is perfect nor are any saints--our revered Abe Lincoln wasn't made of marble and didn't go around shitting morals as we'd be led to believe in school. He had quite a few less than noble attitudes regarding slavery that tends to get shrouded in popular memory. Ayers is now a repected professor in Illinois who'd for all practical purposes cleaned up his act. In politics there's a real danger constantly distancing yourself on 'principles'--when your on centre stage, yeah you have to be very careful about appearances. Rev Wright married the Obamas and some of his rhetoric in sermons were what that community responded to and were feeling--culturally, things are pretty different(those tapes on TV were sermons the Obamas weren't present for, by the way). But when the Rev went off the deep end with interviews and 'advising' Obama publically, Obama denounced further relationship with him. His black community in Chicago weren't particularly pleased with that. Father Flager was confusing but the choice served to diffuse Republican knee-jerk criticism before it started--we have alot of division right now and compromise and working things through different angles are probably the best approachs to the multi-pronged pile of problems. And yeah, absolutely everybody has their own opinions, ideas, and experiences. Cheers! Leesa J > BYW > > We can agree to disagree.....the end.... > > > > > > > > With the exception that Thatcher, Pinochet, and Chavez > > didn't blow up buildings in their own respective > > countries and state that they wished more buildings were > > > > blown up. There is a way to protest peacefully and > > not > > endanger the public who are innocently in the area. > > > Reagan was "palling around" with Thatcher who was "palling > > > around" with Pinochet, who killed thousands of people in > > > the political opposition in Chile but Reagan and Thatcher > > > are still heroes for conservatives... > > > > > > If you're going to be anti-dictatorship and > > > anti-terrorism, you should be it across the board - not > > > only when it doesn't occur on your end of the political > > > spectrum. > > > > > > And don't get so bloody upset about Obama smiling at > > > Chavez....if he invites him over for a tea party at the > > > White House (like Reagan did with Thatcher) then there > > > might be a reason for concern... > > > > > > /Jimmy G. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Leesa, > > > > > > > > And what's you're opinion of Bill Ayers, Rev. Wright, and > > > > Father Flager; if you know who they are... > > > > > > > > > Yeah, BUT we're still moving in a better more sensible > > > > > direction. No politician is ever completely clean--it's > > > > > the irony about being a good one. But be a smart, > > > > > open-minded, far-sighted person with at least a smattering > > > > > of integrity, a sense of priorities, the ability to play > > > > > well with others, (not seducing pages or hanging out in > > > > > airport bathrooms and having it all over the news), and a > > > > > ton of charisma to sell it, and things that need to get > > > > > done might actually happen. And hopefully we'll see a > > > > > decent economy similar to what we had 9 years ago before > > > > > Bush drove it off the rails. > > > > > Of course they all lie and orchestrate to a point--but it > > > > > was the blatent outrageousness of the former > > > > > administration that assumed we were all idiots and they > > > > > were above the law that was so galling and embarrassing > > > > > after a while. This disinfranchisement of so many people > > > > > was truly a sad day for the US. That is one aspect that > > > > > seems over for the time. > > > > > A 3rd party wouldn't be a bad idea, but don't expect > > > > > miracles from that either when it comes to > > > > > politics--they're all the same animal, like it or not. > > > > > Cheers! > > > > > Leesa J > > > > > > > > > > > Were that it were true, Leesa but all we have is a > > > > > > different idiots spewing different lies. I am hoping a > > > > > > Genuine new third party emerges from the catasrophe we > > > > > > have in Washington. I'd name it the Sentient party and > > > > > > would bar anyone with an IQ lower than their shoe size. > > > > > > Granted, it would be a small party...:>) > > > > > > > > > > > > > I think it's a collective shock from not hearing stupid > > > > > > > crap and lies come out of a president's mouth after 8 > > > > > > > years. The administration's not going to turn everything > > > > > > > around for some time, but at least we're not going down > > > > > > > the path McCain and Palin would have drove us under with. > > > > > > > It's nice not to have idiots and liars in charge for a > > > > > > > change. > > > > > > > Cheers! > > > > > > > Leesa J > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Is it just me or does anyone else think that the news > > > > > > > > media (CNN, FoxNews etc etc) has a 'touch of the downs' by > > > > > > > > creaming their pants over Obama's first 100 days in > > > > > > > > office. Wolf Blitzer needs to get himself a couple of good > > > > > > > > porn movies (Jacqui Smith's husband could probably > > > > > > > > recommend a couple) instead of salivating on CNN. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It takes longer than 100 days to brew some decent beer, > > > > > > > > fixing the economy, Iraq, Afghanistan, healthcare, > > > > > > > > unemployment and all the other shit piled on top that will > > > > > > > > take a bit longer I'm sure. | |
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