Weeks of growing opposition against Obama
Are white Americans turning against Barack Obama because of the color of his skin or because of his policies? After lawmaker from South Carolina screamed out "you lie" as Obama delivered a nationally-televised address, former president Carter,suggested its the history of racism that contributed to the congressman's contempt. What do you think? Please post your comments.
I think it is ridiculous that because people disagree with a black man they are being called racist. Does that mean that anyone that disagrees with Pres Clinton was also a racist. Or what if they disagree with what Mike Tyson says--does that make them racist. I think what Pres Carter did, in his race baiting comment, was unfair and unacceptable for a man of his stature.
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tdarby wrote:
I think it is ridiculous that because people disagree with a black man they are being called racist. Does that mean that anyone that disagrees with Pres Clinton was also a racist. Or what if they disagree with what Mike Tyson says--does that make them racist. I think what Pres Carter did, in his race baiting comment, was unfair and unacceptable for a man of his stature.
Carters stature? He was and is a failure!
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It is not opposition against the person of Barrack Obama or the position of the presidency, but the degradation of the US Constitution through the policies he and his cronies are perpetrating against the vision of the United States of America
SparklingJewel wrote:
It is not opposition against the person of Barrack Obama or the position of the presidency, but the degradation of the US Constitution through the policies he and his cronies are perpetrating against the vision of the United States of America
What all of his policies do you disagree with?
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emdi wrote:
What all of his policies do you disagree with?
Pretty much his entire plan. He's a Progressive, through and through. It's been an aim of the Progressives to dismantle the Constitutional protections bequeathed on us by our Founders so that they could control the political apparatus and accrue power. Nobody can be trusted with that much power. That's whey the Constitution specifically limits the powers of government.
The very fact that the President doesn't understand this is a major reason as to why so many are turning against him.
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Do you like his policies?
Policy! Anyone who says other wise is a racist and is using that as an argument to further their personal agenda. Carter is out of touch and has failed miserably at being a politician!
Here is a link to a female black columnist discussing how many black Anericans are beginning to view bama boy.
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Perspectives/ … ?id=681210If Obama's agenda was that of Ronald Reagan, the democrats would be saying the same things they said about Bush, and conservatives would love him. The color of his skin is a non issue, except to the liberals who keep bringing it up, over and over.
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Some people won't like him because of his policies, some people won't like him because of his race. The majority who don't like him is because of his policies. As far as racial history in this country contributing to the ones who don't like him because of his race, sure. But that is not the majority, and I think it is an assumption to call "Race!"
Oh, boy, we're all gonna get into it now. The country is divided more than ever along party lines. The Republicans believe in the Great White Way. They actually think free enterprise systems are equitable. They don't see the vastly bigger picture of what's happening in this country to people who don't have large cash resources and are living paycheck to paycheck. The Repulicans are afraid to lose the privileges they've had; they're disgusted with Obama for not being able to maintain the status quo.
They are very against Obama as president. I don't believe they're racially motivated but they will use any weapon that works.
The Democrats, unfortunately for our President Obama, aren't too happy, either. Not too much of what the President has tried has worked the way it was supposed to, but that was more because of the unrelenting greed of top people in business. I was shocked when the auto industry moguls awarded themselves million dollar bonuses with the bailout money; I was shocked when the bailout money to the banks got spent without being properly accounted for.
I don't think Obama expected this. I think he expected more cooperation from the captains of industry and from the people in high places in banking. I think he expected better of them.
And so the situation continues. Obama's remedies haven't exactly failed completely; but they haven't lived up to anyone's expectations, either.
The pro-Obama Democrats are disappointed, too...mainly over the failures of the health-care reform program and the still-dire situation with the American auto industry.
So this poor guy can't make anyone happy.
I've heard suggestions that there's some racial slamming going on. That's sick, in my humble opinion. The man is a graduate of law school and has a good track record in his political career. I think he's trying, hard, to help us all out and needs our patience and cooperation.
I believe his motives are altruistic and he's probably the most idealistic President we've had for a long time.
We need to get behind him and pull together. The house that's divided against itself cannot stand.- 85
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Paradise7 wrote:
Oh, boy, we're all gonna get into it now. The country is divided more than ever along party lines. The Republicans believe in the Great White Way. They actually think free enterprise systems are equitable. They don't see the vastly bigger picture of what's happening in this country to people who don't have large cash resources and are living paycheck to paycheck. The Repulicans are afraid to lose the privileges they've had; they're disgusted with Obama for not being able to maintain the status quo.
They are very against Obama as president. I don't believe they're racially motivated but they will use any weapon that works.
The Democrats, unfortunately for our President Obama, aren't too happy, either. Not too much of what the President has tried has worked the way it was supposed to, but that was more because of the unrelenting greed of top people in business. I was shocked when the auto industry moguls awarded themselves million dollar bonuses with the bailout money; I was shocked when the bailout money to the banks got spent without being properly accounted for.
I don't think Obama expected this. I think he expected more cooperation from the captains of industry and from the people in high places in banking. I think he expected better of them.
And so the situation continues. Obama's remedies haven't exactly failed completely; but they haven't lived up to anyone's expectations, either.
The pro-Obama Democrats are disappointed, too...mainly over the failures of the health-care reform program and the still-dire situation with the American auto industry.
So this poor guy can't make anyone happy.
I've heard suggestions that there's some racial slamming going on. That's sick, in my humble opinion. The man is a graduate of law school and has a good track record in his political career. I think he's trying, hard, to help us all out and needs our patience and cooperation.
I believe his motives are altruistic and he's probably the most idealistic President we've had for a long time.
We need to get behind him and pull together. The house that's divided against itself cannot stand.Well the bonuses were in the contracts that the Obama administration wrote so how is it that he didn't know about them?
How can we get behind him. You are saying we should just support him only because he is the president, even though he will destroy the country. That makes no sense at all. Did you feel that way when Bush was president?
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Paradise7 wrote:
Oh, boy, we're all gonna get into it now. The country is divided more than ever along party lines. The Republicans believe in the Great White Way. They actually think free enterprise systems are equitable. They don't see the vastly bigger picture of what's happening in this country to people who don't have large cash resources and are living paycheck to paycheck. The Repulicans are afraid to lose the privileges they've had; they're disgusted with Obama for not being able to maintain the status quo.
They are very against Obama as president. I don't believe they're racially motivated but they will use any weapon that works.
The Democrats, unfortunately for our President Obama, aren't too happy, either. Not too much of what the President has tried has worked the way it was supposed to, but that was more because of the unrelenting greed of top people in business. I was shocked when the auto industry moguls awarded themselves million dollar bonuses with the bailout money; I was shocked when the bailout money to the banks got spent without being properly accounted for.
I don't think Obama expected this. I think he expected more cooperation from the captains of industry and from the people in high places in banking. I think he expected better of them.
And so the situation continues. Obama's remedies haven't exactly failed completely; but they haven't lived up to anyone's expectations, either.
The pro-Obama Democrats are disappointed, too...mainly over the failures of the health-care reform program and the still-dire situation with the American auto industry.
So this poor guy can't make anyone happy.
I've heard suggestions that there's some racial slamming going on. That's sick, in my humble opinion. The man is a graduate of law school and has a good track record in his political career. I think he's trying, hard, to help us all out and needs our patience and cooperation.
I believe his motives are altruistic and he's probably the most idealistic President we've had for a long time.
We need to get behind him and pull together. The house that's divided against itself cannot stand.Um, you don't seem to have heard about a little thing called inflation have you? If you want to really understand why people are getting poorer, you need to understand the evil that is inflation. Why in God's name would you support anyone who is going to make it harder for people to make a living?
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Paradise7 wrote:
Oh, boy, we're all gonna get into it now. The country is divided more than ever along party lines. The Republicans believe in the Great White Way. They actually think free enterprise systems are equitable. They don't see the vastly bigger picture of what's happening in this country to people who don't have large cash resources and are living paycheck to paycheck. The Repulicans are afraid to lose the privileges they've had; they're disgusted with Obama for not being able to maintain the status quo.
They are very against Obama as president. I don't believe they're racially motivated but they will use any weapon that works.
The Democrats, unfortunately for our President Obama, aren't too happy, either. Not too much of what the President has tried has worked the way it was supposed to, but that was more because of the unrelenting greed of top people in business. I was shocked when the auto industry moguls awarded themselves million dollar bonuses with the bailout money; I was shocked when the bailout money to the banks got spent without being properly accounted for.
I don't think Obama expected this. I think he expected more cooperation from the captains of industry and from the people in high places in banking. I think he expected better of them.
And so the situation continues. Obama's remedies haven't exactly failed completely; but they haven't lived up to anyone's expectations, either.
The pro-Obama Democrats are disappointed, too...mainly over the failures of the health-care reform program and the still-dire situation with the American auto industry.
So this poor guy can't make anyone happy.
I've heard suggestions that there's some racial slamming going on. That's sick, in my humble opinion. The man is a graduate of law school and has a good track record in his political career. I think he's trying, hard, to help us all out and needs our patience and cooperation.
I believe his motives are altruistic and he's probably the most idealistic President we've had for a long time.
We need to get behind him and pull together. The house that's divided against itself cannot stand.No, we certainly don't need to "get behind him and pull together." Obama is a danger to this country and to all that we hold dear. If you want to get behind him. . .hey, knock yourself out. Me? I will never, ever support socialism in this country.
As for the race issue: have you forgotten that the man was gestated in the womb of a white woman and deliverd through a white woman's legs? Have you forgotten that he was NOT raised as a black man. . .but as a white man. President Obama is no more a black man than I am.
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I think Carter was and still may be a racist. He is from the South and he is of that generation where black people were treated as second class citizens. If he right away lumps people together and accuses people of racism because they disagree with a president who is black and can't think of any other reason why they would disagree, you know he only sees color and therefore I think he's a racist.
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emdi wrote:
. . . . After lawmaker from South Carolina screamed out "you lie" as Obama delivered a nationally-televised address, former president Carter,suggested its the history of racism that contributed to the congressman's contempt.
"In a time of universal deceipt, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell
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Madame X wrote:
emdi wrote:
. . . . After lawmaker from South Carolina screamed out "you lie" as Obama delivered a nationally-televised address, former president Carter,suggested its the history of racism that contributed to the congressman's contempt.
"In a time of universal deceipt, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell
RAmen
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Some people are racists, and some aren't. People are going to hate others for various reasons. I think there are people out there who hate Obama because he is black. But, if he is objected to for valid reasons, then it doesn't matter what color his skin is. His presidency shouldn't be more difficult because he is black, but it shouldn't be easier either. He should be judged on the content of his character... Should I have put the last part in quotes?
