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   pisean282311posted 12 years ago

   How would you rate obama overall from 10?..

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      lady_love158posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      ZERO! He's a failure on every level! The economy...F, Foreign policy... F, I'd give him an A+ in lies though!

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         Evan G Rogersposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Presidents don't have any control over the economy.
         
         They can only steal money from one group of people, and then apportion it to another.

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            kannanwritesposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            He is a victim, only paying for things (bad things) done by his predecessor.

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               Evan G Rogersposted 12 years agoin reply to this

               and yet, he hasn't changed any of his predecessor's policies.
               
               Iraq, Afghanistan, Patriot Act, Bombing Pakistan, Gitmo's still open.
               
               Quit making excuses and blaming it on Bush. Obama's been president for, what? 3 years now?
               
               He could have ended the war with a stroke of the pen - he's the head of the executive branch and Congress never declared war: they gave him complete authority.
               
               Gitmo could've been shut down in the first hour of his presidency. instead the American gulag remains open.

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                  junkoposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                  3 Years?

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                     junkoposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                     He could have passed healthcare reform. He could have passed Financial Reform. The stark treaty and he could have allowed the nation to slide into depression. He could have allowed the American Auto Industry to fail and nations unemployment to be worst. It's a wonder and a disappointment to the right he got anything done.

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                     Evan G Rogersposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                     He could have repealed the Patriot Act on day one by saying "I refuse to enforce this"; the same for Iraq and Afghanistan, and Pakistan. He could have shut down Gitmo in the first minute.
                     
                     Those are all presidential powers.
                     
                     instead, he's proven himself to be a shell of a moral man.

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                        junkoposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                        Mr. Rogers: You don't know Jack, but you always talk smack.  You don't have to print anything if you really don't have nothing to say.

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      DTR0005posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      About a 6.5

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         Brenda Durhamposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         on the richter scale...?

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            donotfearposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            
            
            Way to go, girl!
            
            I'd give him a 3. But now this means that Jimmy Carter is no longer the nation's worst president, right?

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               Brenda Durhamposted 12 years agoin reply to this

               Oh
               Haahaha
               Yeah he has Carter beat by several noses.

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            pisean282311posted 12 years agoin reply to this

            

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      tony0724posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      A blatant failure

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      qwarkposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Pisean:
      Rate Obama?
      With what purpose in mind?
      I'm serious!
      Why rate him?
      Qwark

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   WalterDamageposted 12 years ago

   There is no number below "0"

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      pisean282311posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      well he is not that bad...

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   wormdoposted 12 years ago

   8. Not the best ever, but I think many people fail to realize that most of what he has done so far has been with long-term improvement in mind. He is not governing purely to stay in office and gain approval, he is trying to implement policies and ideas that will help America in the long run.
   
   I think when he leaves office he will be remembered as a greater man than most gave him credit for.

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      Brenda Durhamposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      hmmph..
      umm.. no, he said he wants to undermine America's foundation.  And that's what he's doing.
      
      He gets an 10 from ACORN and Planned Parenthood, I'm sure.
      A big 0 from this citizen.
      The big O gets a 0.

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         wormdoposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         He has never said that. In fact I googled the words "obama 'undermine america's foundation'" to check if in fact he had. The first result? Your comment. If Obama had said anything of the sort it would have been all over my search results. It's a sign of a very bad argument if you have to make your entire point up.
         
         Planned Parenthood is an excellent organization (whether you're pro-choice or pro-life doesn't come into it; it provides services other than abortion, and has provided many women living in poverty with a safety net, education and contraception they dearly need). ACORN no longer exists, it became defunct in November 2010.
         
         You have no idea what you're talking about.

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            Brenda Durhamposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            Says you wormdo.
            
            Changing the foundation is the same as undermining it.  There've been threads arguing about that before, and the facts win.
            Argue all you want, but I've listened closely to what Obama's policies are from the start.

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               wormdoposted 12 years agoin reply to this

               What "facts"? You haven't brought any up in this entire discussion. You've told blatant lies and when confronted on them backpeddled on the lie you originally told.
               
               In fact looking over your profile I'm appalled to learn you're old enough to have grandchildren. Shouldn't you know how to conduct an adult discussion at this point, instead of resorting to immature comebacks like "ummm well says you!"?

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                  Brenda Durhamposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                  Tell ya what....the minute you start being civil instead of telling me I don't know what I'm talking about, then I might be able to take you seriously.
                  
                  I gave you facts a few minutes ago.  Google that, if you dare to define what comes out of O's mouth.

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                     wormdoposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                     I'm being perfectly civil. I see none of the facts you gave me. I would appreciate it if you repeated them for my benefit, as when I reread your comments I only see claims I have already confirmed are false, and your own opinions.

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                        Brenda Durhamposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                        Sorry, but I've become tired of pointing out the obvious about Obama.  If almost everyone in America hasn't figured out his devious agenda by now, it would waste my breath to tell 'em again.
                        
                        You have hands and eyes.  Research it yourself.

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                           wormdoposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                           Translation: "I have no facts for you, my argument is based on blind hatred and hysteria."
                           
                           Okay. That's about what I was expecting.

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                              Brenda Durhamposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                              In keeping with the subject of this thread, you get a big fat F for falsely accusing me of hatred.
                              Reseach that too if you want.

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                              lady_love158posted 12 years agoin reply to this

                              Would you say turning America into a socialist democracy is undermining the foundation of America? What did Obama mean by hope and change? What did Obama mean by " fundamentally transform" America? Transform her into what?
                              The problem with those on the left us they wont reveal the truth of their agenda but its clear to anyone that looks closely they want a central authority an elimination of states power and a redistributive governance to impose "economic fairness" and "social justice" on its citizens. If that isn't the destruction of America, I don't know what is!

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                                 junkoposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                                 I know what it is...Dis-information, mis- information, nothing of any substance.

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               BillyDRitchieposted 12 years agoin reply to this

               The man said he wants to "fundamentally transform America"....it doesn't get much clearer than that....

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   MyJourneyposted 12 years ago

   Brenda,
   
   I hope you don't mind but I feel the need to jump in on your behalf.  Wormdo, my Google search resulted in many more results than this thread.  Here's a few for you to peruse:
   
   http://omnia21.com/archive/obama-underming-america/
   
   http://drdanny.newsvine.com/_news/2010/ … c-recovery
   
   http://www.dakotavoice.com/2009/04/the- … rica-team/
   
   http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/babeu-a … /id/370593
   
   Those are just 4 examples of the several hundred thousand available.

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      Ron Montgomeryposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Any facts to offer up, or just more wingnut nonsense?

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         MyJourneyposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         I was replying to the statement regardign the Google search.

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      Brenda Durhamposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Thank you MyJourney.
      It gets so tiresome trying to field the insults and accusations of hatred and/or racism from liberals who carry preconceived notions about anyone who points out Obama's agenda.
      
      Thanks lady_love too.

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   Ron Montgomeryposted 12 years ago

   He's not George Bush, so that starts him at 5.  He really pisses off teabaggers so we'll give him another point.  He's contributing to the unemployment problem by keeping his haters glued to these forums instead of being out there at least TRYING to find jobs with their severely limited skills.  Minus 1/2.  He hasn't invaded any countries or redefined torture as "enhanced interrogation" plus 2.  He stopped the country from spiraling into another Republican led depression, that's at least 2. 
   
   Let's just use GlenBeck math and make him a -1.

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   MyJourneyposted 12 years ago

   In answer to the originl question, I guess on a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate him at a 4.  I think he does a lot more talking than acting and inserts himself into areas that do not require (and/or should not have) Presidential involvement. 
   
   Admittedly I am a fan of George W Bush, but I am also a fan of Bill Clinton, so this is not a "straight down the party line" assessment.  I honestly don't believe that Obama is strengthening our country - I think he is attempting to (and possibly succeeding in) make it weaker.

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      pisean282311posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I think he does a lot more talking than acting ...
      
      i think that is one of main issues with him...

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   PrettyPantherposted 12 years ago

   It seems kind of silly to quantify his performance with a number, but I can't resist playing.  I would estimate that I support about 60-70% of what he has done or said, so I would rate him a 6.5.  I'm hoping that will be higher once his second term is finished.

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      kerrygposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Borrowing this scale, I'm in the 50-60% range, so I'll give him about a 5.5. A vast improvement over his predecessor, who runs about a 0.25 and managed to do something to infuriate me virtually every day for 8 years, but as Evan has pointed out several times, he's kept way too many of Bush's stupidest and most unconstitutional policies in place, punted or backtracked on several campaign promises that were important to me, and generally been too much of a mixed bag to endorse as anything more than the lesser of two evils.

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   Paul Wingertposted 12 years ago

   I'd rate him at 7.5. 10 compaired to our last president. He entered the job with lots of obsticles and in some cases in a no win situation. Faces a lot of predjudice from a lot of people in this country on top of it all.

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      Evan G Rogersposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      unfortunately he hasn't corrected any of the mistakes of the last pres
      
      Patriot act, iraq, afghan, pakistan, gitmo.

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      MyJourneyposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Every President enters the job facing obstacles and, if you look at history, most if not all have faced some sort of prejudice from those that did not agree with their views and policies.

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         junkoposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         My Journey: You are !00% right there is nothing unique about President Obama.  I can't think of but a few War time President faced with a depression and not getting any support what so ever from the opposing political party. As a matter of fact, I can't think any other presidents with the exception of Washington and Lincoln. Washington and Lincoln had many obstacles and in the mist of it nobody wanted their jobs. The job Obama excepted no sane republican wanted, not with the obstacles.

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   S Leretsehposted 12 years ago

   We ALL knew Obama never did anything in his life deserving to be awarded the title of President. 
   
   There were two unqualified men running for president.  I voted for the most qualified unqualified man (Obama).  I only hoped he could just cower there for 4 years (just as he had done as a IL state senator and then as a US Senator), then we could vote someone in who was qualified.  Well, the USA is deficient in a leader.  The WORLD is deficient in a leader. 
   
   This same scenario play out under Carter. REMEMBER? “The moral equivalent of every man for himself…”

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      Evan G Rogersposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      next time, instead of throwing your vote away, vote for a third party candidate.

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         kerrygposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         In this country, it amounts to the same thing.

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    kannanwritesposted 12 years ago

    7 on 10 for me.

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    ShortStoryposted 12 years ago

    What is negative pi?

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       pisean282311posted 12 years agoin reply to this

       

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    Ralph Deedsposted 12 years ago

    I'd give him a 7 so far, but it's still too soon to see how he'll end up.

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    Gail Anthonyposted 12 years ago

    I'll rate him at a 5.  Early on, he was so set on promoting his socialist agenda that he did not promote any ideas for resolving America's economic problems.  He spent a great amount of time selling healthcare but he failed to put a good team together to teach him how to implement the program.  I believe that Canada and Mexico have national healthcare.  He might have asked.  He has not yet shown any great leadership skills.

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