Obama's First Six Months' Accomplishments

[MachNU]

Obama's First Six Months' Accomplishments

1. Offended the Queen of England.
2. Bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia.
3. Praised the Marxist Daniel Ortega.
4. Kissed Socialist Hugo Chavez on the cheek.
5. Endorsed the Socialist Evo Morales of Bolivia.
6. Sided with Hugo Chavez and Communist Fidel Castro against Honduras.
7. Announced we would meet with Iranians with no pre-conditions while they're building their nuclear weapons.
8. Gave away billions to AIG also without pre-conditions.
9. Expanded the bailouts.
10. Insulted everyone who has ever loved a Special Olympian.
11. Doubled our national debt.
12. Announced the termination of our new missile defense system the day after North Korea launched an ICBM.
13. Released information on U.S. intelligence gathering despite urgings of his own CIA director and the prior four CIA directors.
14. Accepted without comment that five of his cabinet members cheated on their taxes and two other nominees withdrew after they couldn't take
the heat.
15. Appointed a Homeland Security Chief who identified military veterans and abortion opponents as "dangers to the nation."
16. Ordered that the word "terrorism" no longer be used and instead refers to such acts as "man made disasters."
17. Circled the globe to publicly apologize for America 's world leadership.
18. Told the Mexican president that the violence in their country was because of us.
19. Politicized the census by moving it into the White House from the Department of Commerce.
20. Appointed as Attorney General the man who orchestrated the forced removal and expulsion to Cuba of a 9-year-old whose mother died trying to bring him to freedom in the United States.
21. Salutes as heroes three Navy SEALS who took down three terrorists who threatened one American life and the next day announces members of the Bush administration may stand trial for "torturing" three 9/11 terrorists by pouring water up their noses.
22. Low altitude photo shoot of Air Force One over New York City that frightened thousands of New Yorkers.
23. Sent his National Defense Adviser to Europe to assure them that the US will no longer treat Israel in a special manner and they might be on their own with the Muslims.
24. Praised Jimmy Carter's trip to Gaza where he sided with terrorist Hamas against Israel .
25. Nationalized General Motors and Chrysler while turning shareholder control over to the unions and freezing out retired investors who owned their bonds. Committed unlimited taxpayer billions in the process.
26. Passed a huge energy tax in the House that will make American industry even less competitive while costing homeowners thousands per year.
27. Announced nationalized health care "reform" that will strip seniors of their Medicare, cut pay of physicians, increase taxes yet another $1 trillion, and put everyone on rationed care with government bureaucrats deciding who gets care and who doesn't. Bloomberg: Daschle says,"Health care reform will not be pain free. Seniors should be more accepting of the conditions that come with age instead of treating them," while former Colorado Governor Dick Lamm says seniors have "a duty to die."

If this does not sufficiently raise your ire, just remember that the President, Senators and Congressmen have their own special gold plated health care plan which is guaranteed the remainder of their lives and they are not subject to this new law if they pass it.

Just sayin...

[JITB]

its the end of the world

[Justin51982]

Some of those I forgot about. Wow, at least he's been busy in his efforts.

I really can't stand him.

[1SICKLEX]

Biased much? lol

[MachNU]

Biased much? lol

no, just kinda pointless to make a thread with a list about his positive things, because I could not get past 1.

[Justin51982]

no, just kinda pointless to make a thread with a list about his positive things, because I could not get past 1.

I wonder if we have the same 1. The one I have is that he is a good father. That doesn't really fit with his "job" but it is something he deserves credit for.

I think that is one of the main differences between Republicans and Democrats.

We give credit when credit it due, regardless of party, where as with Democrats, everything we do is wrong.

[preferredduck]

I wonder if we have the same 1. The one I have is that he is a good father. That doesn't really fit with his "job" but it is something he deserves credit for.

I think that is one of the main differences between Republicans and Democrats.

We give credit when credit it due, regardless of party, where as with Democrats, everything we do is wrong.

i found a 2nd one, he found and adopted a dog and had it fixed, ohh and he took his grandma off the streets of chicago to raise the kids. we might just get 2 1/2 things here.

[TSiFTW]

no, just kinda pointless to make a thread with a list about his positive things, because I could not get past 1.

You found 1? LOL Reps

[MachNU]

You found 1? LOL Reps

No No No you mis-understood, I could not get past 1...meaning I needed 1 to get to 2!

[90_ACCORD]

if thats only after 6 months we are truly screwed.

[1SICKLEX]

I have to say I'm happy that Obama has people usually not involved in politics, more involved. Thats a good thing.

However did you do hte same thing for Bush and name his faults? Just curious.

Both parties are the problem.

[81911SC]

However did you do hte same thing for Bush and name his faults? Just curious.

Everyone did, everyone.

[JITB]

I have to say I'm happy that Obama has people usually not involved in politics, more involved. Thats a good thing.

However did you do hte same thing for Bush and name his faults? Just curious.

Both parties are the problem.

the thing with bush, on IA apparently nothing was his fault...lol, and nothing was his responsibilty..

[Barefoot]

the thing with bush, on IA apparently nothing was his fault...lol, and nothing was his responsibilty..

im still amazed at that.

[JITB]

im still amazed at that.

IA is an amazing place

[blackboi50]

IA is an amazing place

......1

[preferredduck]

I have to say I'm happy that Obama has people usually not involved in politics, more involved. Thats a good thing.

However did you do hte same thing for Bush and name his faults? Just curious.

Both parties are the problem.

if we made a list of both it would take 30 pages just for the 1 post.

[MachNU]

LOL I love all you people who bring up bush. Heres a challenge for you. Make a list of ONLY and i mean ONLY the first 6 months of bush's time and see if you beat obama's list. I am willing to bet you can beat this list with actual events that are considered faults, in his first 4 years!

[Total_Blender]

Most of that shit is B/S. For example, he did NOT offend the queen. Also, why is it somehow NOT OK for him to offend the queen, but the neocons get their panties in a wad when he makes nice with Arabs?

I could make a list of Bush's 1st 6 months, but really... lists are stupid and glib and ignore the contexts of the issues. You guys are going to hate Obama no matter what he does. If he has pancakes for breakfast you'll say he has an agenda against biscuits and gravy.

I think his biggest problem is listening to the teabaggers/birthers/deathers and dignifying their bullshit with his response.

[MachNU]

Most of that shit is B/S. For example, he did NOT offend the queen. Also, why is it somehow NOT OK for him to offend the queen, but the neocons get their panties in a wad when he makes nice with Arabs?

I could make a list of Bush's 1st 6 months, but really... lists are stupid and glib and ignore the contexts of the issues. You guys are going to hate Obama no matter what he does. If he has pancakes for breakfast you'll say he has an agenda against biscuits and gravy.

I think his biggest problem is listening to the teabaggers/birthers/deathers and dignifying their bullshit with his response.

Okay so going by your way, most of this stuff is BS. What is BS to you? Also lets take out all the stuff where he is making the US seem like pussies! Stil think he is a great president to have accomplished all this in 6 months?

7. Announced we would meet with Iranians with no pre-conditions while they're building their nuclear weapons.
8. Gave away billions to AIG also without pre-conditions.
9. Expanded the bailouts.
11. Doubled our national debt. + Still growing!
12. Announced the termination of our new missile defense system the day after North Korea launched an ICBM.
13. Released information on U.S. intelligence gathering despite urgings of his own CIA director and the prior four CIA directors.
14. Accepted without comment that five of his cabinet members cheated on their taxes and two other nominees withdrew after they couldn't take
the heat.
15. Appointed a Homeland Security Chief who identified military veterans and abortion opponents as "dangers to the nation."
19. Politicized the census by moving it into the White House from the Department of Commerce.
20. Appointed as Attorney General the man who orchestrated the forced removal and expulsion to Cuba of a 9-year-old whose mother died trying to bring him to freedom in the United States.
21. Salutes as heroes three Navy SEALS who took down three terrorists who threatened one American life and the next day announces members of the Bush administration may stand trial for "torturing" three 9/11 terrorists by pouring water up their noses.
22. Low altitude photo shoot of Air Force One over New York City that frightened thousands of New Yorkers.
25. Nationalized General Motors and Chrysler while turning shareholder control over to the unions and freezing out retired investors who owned their bonds. Committed unlimited taxpayer billions in the process.
26. Passed a huge energy tax in the House that will make American industry even less competitive while costing homeowners thousands per year.
27. Announced nationalized health care "reform" that will strip seniors of their Medicare, cut pay of physicians, increase taxes yet another $1 trillion, and put everyone on rationed care with government bureaucrats deciding who gets care and who doesn't. Bloomberg: Daschle says,"Health care reform will not be pain free. Seniors should be more accepting of the conditions that come with age instead of treating them," while former Colorado Governor Dick Lamm says seniors have "a duty to die."

But now lets add a few more...

28.While the President was in Europe recently Michelle Obama and the kids flew over on a separate jet to go shopping.(On our tax dollars)
29.He's now trying to push a bill through to control the internet.(Apparently another way to stop any truth getting out about him or his administration.)
30.Had a "date night" with Michelle, they flew to NY for dinner at a huge expense for the American Taxpayer.
31.Have hosted huge parties at the White House for his supporters.(Again on American Taxpayer dollars.)
32.Is giving college students credits so they can go out and inform people on the great Messiah.
33.Trying to pass a bill to tax us on our weapons.

[Total_Blender]

The whole idea of "making the US seem like pussies" is just b/s. You weren't there when he bowed and neither was I. The other guy might have bowed too. I don't know or care really. As far as "apologizing" goes... the right's other talking point here... I don't think any of you really got the message of the entire speech... while owning up to past mistakes he also issued some pretty stern warnings that we will protect ourselves from threats.

Torture... fuck yes... prosecute. Cheney and the others behind it are war criminals as far as I'm concerned.

The other shit on the list I don't care about. Its not like the president can just hop on Southwest Airlines when he has somewhere to go. W flew Air Force 1 all over the place on the taxpayer dime when he was campaigning for re-election.

Health Care... I don't give a shit if ritchie-rich has an extra 3-5% off the top to pay for healthcare for those not fortunate enough to make $250k.

Deficit all comes down to Keynesian economics. Which is what got us out of the Great depression. You can't say "no it was WWII" because that was deficit spending from the gov't too.

[BanginJimmy]

Torture... fuck yes... prosecute. Cheney and the others behind it are war criminals as far as I'm concerned.

I am all for prosecuting people for torture. All you have to do is find a case of torture. Not nearly as easy as you might think as nothing that was done at Gitmo is torture.


[QUOTE=Total_Blender]

Health Care... I don't give a shit if ritchie-rich has an extra 3-5% off the top to pay for healthcare for those not fortunate enough to make $250k.

Dont need to make 250k to get good healthcare. I make less than 50 before OT and I have some kick ass coverage.

If you want to be lazy and ask for a handout, get it from someone else. I'd let someone like that starve than give them the french fries I am throwing out anyways. Cant afford health insurance? Look in the mirror and only there. Looking back at you is 100% of the cause you cannot afford health insurance.

Deficit all comes down to Keynesian economics. Which is what got us out of the Great depression. You can't say "no it was WWII" because that was deficit spending from the gov't too.

Actually it was WWII. The New Deal actually lengthened the Great Depression according to most economists.

[blackboi50]

Okay so going by your way, most of this stuff is BS. What is BS to you? Also lets take out all the stuff where he is making the US seem like pussies! Stil think he is a great president to have accomplished all this in 6 months?

7. Announced we would meet with Iranians with no pre-conditions while they're building their nuclear weapons.
8. Gave away billions to AIG also without pre-conditions.
9. Expanded the bailouts.
11. Doubled our national debt. + Still growing!
12. Announced the termination of our new missile defense system the day after North Korea launched an ICBM.
13. Released information on U.S. intelligence gathering despite urgings of his own CIA director and the prior four CIA directors.
14. Accepted without comment that five of his cabinet members cheated on their taxes and two other nominees withdrew after they couldn't take
the heat.
15. Appointed a Homeland Security Chief who identified military veterans and abortion opponents as "dangers to the nation."
19. Politicized the census by moving it into the White House from the Department of Commerce.
20. Appointed as Attorney General the man who orchestrated the forced removal and expulsion to Cuba of a 9-year-old whose mother died trying to bring him to freedom in the United States.
21. Salutes as heroes three Navy SEALS who took down three terrorists who threatened one American life and the next day announces members of the Bush administration may stand trial for "torturing" three 9/11 terrorists by pouring water up their noses.
22. Low altitude photo shoot of Air Force One over New York City that frightened thousands of New Yorkers.
25. Nationalized General Motors and Chrysler while turning shareholder control over to the unions and freezing out retired investors who owned their bonds. Committed unlimited taxpayer billions in the process.
26. Passed a huge energy tax in the House that will make American industry even less competitive while costing homeowners thousands per year.
27. Announced nationalized health care "reform" that will strip seniors of their Medicare, cut pay of physicians, increase taxes yet another $1 trillion, and put everyone on rationed care with government bureaucrats deciding who gets care and who doesn't. Bloomberg: Daschle says,"Health care reform will not be pain free. Seniors should be more accepting of the conditions that come with age instead of treating them," while former Colorado Governor Dick Lamm says seniors have "a duty to die."

But now lets add a few more...

28.While the President was in Europe recently Michelle Obama and the kids flew over on a separate jet to go shopping.(On our tax dollars)
29.He's now trying to push a bill through to control the internet.(Apparently another way to stop any truth getting out about him or his administration.)
30.Had a "date night" with Michelle, they flew to NY for dinner at a huge expense for the American Taxpayer.
31.Have hosted huge parties at the White House for his supporters.(Again on American Taxpayer dollars.)
32.Is giving college students credits so they can go out and inform people on the great Messiah.
33.Trying to pass a bill to tax us on our weapons.

wow someone likes following obama??......not tryna be a dick mike but maybe u should spend more time concentrating on other more important things.....((like yourself)).....u are like the paparazzi to obama man!!! ....1

[MachNU]

wow someone likes following obama??......not tryna be a dick mike but maybe u should spend more time concentrating on other more important things.....((like yourself)).....u are like the paparazzi to obama man!!! ....1

lol D! none of that is paparazzi just watching the news! dont hate!

[blackboi50]

LOL I love all you people who bring up bush. Heres a challenge for you. Make a list of ONLY and i mean ONLY the first 6 months of bush's time and see if you beat obama's list. I am willing to bet you can beat this list with actual events that are considered faults, in his first 4 years!

i have no need to nit pick at a president for everything they do.....bottomline he is my president and more than half the stuff on that list doesnt effect me in anyway!!.....1

[JITB]

LOL I love all you people who bring up bush. Heres a challenge for you. Make a list of ONLY and i mean ONLY the first 6 months of bush's time and see if you beat obama's list. I am willing to bet you can beat this list with actual events that are considered faults, in his first 4 years!

lol that wouldnt be a challenge...... i could do it for a month and double that list... but why?

[MachNU]

lol that wouldnt be a challenge...... i could do it for a month and double that list... but why?

Because you couldnt!

[JITB]

Because you couldnt!

[MachNU]

This coming from a person who said he could find #27 faults in Bush's time in the first month! I cant think of anything on the lvl as Obamacare, and doubling our national debt.

[Justin51982]

lol that wouldnt be a challenge...... i could do it for a month and double that list... but why?

I want to call you out on this, let's see you do it

[AnthonyF]

~printed and is in my shop on the wall~

My family loves shit like this. He have all sorts of articles and cartoons about him.

-Ant.

[Justin51982]

You know, going back to the comment that "ON IA NOTHING IS BUSH'S FAULT", that is BS, you can go through a lot of these threads, especially the older ones, where bleeding heart liberals do nothing BUT blame Bush. God forbid we say anything negative, yet true, about the almighty OBAMA, and let's forget that the housing crisis was Clinton's doing, but it's cool, we can blame Bush, or Reagan or whoever you want. It's never a liberals fault it seems. At least MOST Republicans can admit when they are wrong, and I can list SEVERAL examples of this.

Let's ALSO forget that Bush was in office for only 9 months when the 9/11 attacks happened. Another event that was caused by the poor leadership under Bill Clinton.

Hell, since the Oliver North trials we knew how scarry Osama Bin Laden was, and there was a chance during the Clinton administration for Bin Laden to be taken out, and when Clinton was called and asked to give the order to take him out, his response was, "Don't disturb my golf game".

All this being said, I will totally agree that Obama did "inheirit" a bad economy and a war and and and. However, as usual, since liberals don't take responsibilty for their own actions, we can blame that on Bush too as opposed to Clinton who is responsible for these actions.

Ronald Reagan said it best when he said, "It's not that our liberal friends are ignorant, its just that they know so much that isn't so."

[AirMax95]

When this country learns to work together, we will never make the majority happy nor correct the issues at hand.

Democrat v. Republican, with a side of Libertarian, Constitution, and Green parties, make for a 1st grade finger point whinners social. Politics suck.....

[Total_Blender]

Democrat v. Republican, with a side of Libertarian, Constitution, and Green parties, make for a 1st grade finger point whinners social. Politics suck.....

I think the only forum that swings more conservative than this one is Georgia Outdoor News... where all the gun nuts are.

Lets talk about hypocrisy... Bush was "only president for 9 months" when 9/11 happened so of course none of that is his fault (even though there were Al Qaeda attacks on several embassies and the USS Cole in the months prior to 9/11). Obama has only been president for 6 months and everything is his fault now. Is there some kind of memo I missed somewhere?

[MachNU]

I think the only forum that swings more conservative than this one is Georgia Outdoor News... where all the gun nuts are.

Lets talk about hypocrisy... Bush was "only president for 9 months" when 9/11 happened so of course none of that is his fault (even though there were Al Qaeda attacks on several embassies and the USS Cole in the months prior to 9/11). Obama has only been president for 6 months and everything is his fault now. Is there some kind of memo I missed somewhere?

Where do you see Obama getting blamed for anything bush did? Hell Bush's was was in Iraq, Obama is pushing the war in Afganastan(sp)!

[1SICKLEX]

Where do you see Obama getting blamed for anything bush did? Hell Bush's was was in Iraq, Obama is pushing the war in Afganastan(sp)!

You don't follow history do you? You are one of these new age historians, that thinks history started and things got bad when Obama was elected.

Let me inform you of something twinkletoes, blame BUSH SR for Afghanistan. The country actually was headed towards democracy WITHOUT our help, including womens rights and moving more Western in idiologies. When the Soviets tried to muscle in, well we supported...

Osama...

Thats right, we gave millions and arms to Osama as a "freedom fighter". Millions of Afghan citizens died and we can't fathom that. We can't fathom Mexico fighting Canada and millions of Americans dying.

OUr great govt backdoored their way to fight war in Afghanastan. If you don't want to read, at least watch "Charlie Wilson's War" on T.V.

Well after "we" beat the Soviets we claimed "victory" packed out shit and left.

We did not help establish ANYTHING. We stopped giving a fuck b/c we beat the USSR, you know that evil country. That country that no longer exists....

So it was RIPE for someone to come in and develop and take control and the TALIBAN did. They only RECENTLY gained power. They hate us b/c we turned our backs when it was time to rebuild then we started calling them terrorists.

Afghanistan IS the problem it NEVER was Iraq. There was NO TALIBAN STRONGHOLD IN IRAQ.

Obama is going after the REAL PROBLEM, not fooling Americans into going into Iraq so that SOB could get re-elected. Every intel has now said Iraq had no WMD, it should not have been done and even Bush apologized.

Facts> your biased opinion

[MachNU]

You don't follow history do you? You are one of these new age historians, that thinks history started and things got bad when Obama was elected.

Let me inform you of something twinkletoes, blame BUSH SR for Afghanistan. The country actually was headed towards democracy WITHOUT our help, including womens rights and moving more Western in idiologies. When the Soviets tried to muscle in, well we supported...

Osama...

Thats right, we gave millions and arms to Osama as a "freedom fighter". Millions of Afghan citizens died and we can't fathom that. We can't fathom Mexico fighting Canada and millions of Americans dying.

OUr great govt backdoored their way to fight war in Afghanastan. If you don't want to read, at least watch "Charlie Wilson's War" on T.V.

Well after "we" beat the Soviets we claimed "victory" packed out shit and left.

We did not help establish ANYTHING. We stopped giving a fuck b/c we beat the USSR, you know that evil country. That country that no longer exists....

So it was RIPE for someone to come in and develop and take control and the TALIBAN did. They only RECENTLY gained power. They hate us b/c we turned our backs when it was time to rebuild then we started calling them terrorists.

Afghanistan IS the problem it NEVER was Iraq. There was NO TALIBAN STRONGHOLD IN IRAQ.

Obama is going after the REAL PROBLEM, not fooling Americans into going into Iraq so that SOB could get re-elected. Every intel has now said Iraq had no WMD, it should not have been done and even Bush apologized.

Facts> your biased opinion

LOL at this! Forget about Sadam?

[BanginJimmy]

You don't follow history do you? You are one of these new age historians, that thinks history started and things got bad when Obama was elected.

Let me inform you of something twinkletoes, blame BUSH SR for Afghanistan. The country actually was headed towards democracy WITHOUT our help, including womens rights and moving more Western in idiologies. When the Soviets tried to muscle in, well we supported...

Osama...

Thats right, we gave millions and arms to Osama as a "freedom fighter". Millions of Afghan citizens died and we can't fathom that. We can't fathom Mexico fighting Canada and millions of Americans dying.

OUr great govt backdoored their way to fight war in Afghanastan. If you don't want to read, at least watch "Charlie Wilson's War" on T.V.

Well after "we" beat the Soviets we claimed "victory" packed out shit and left.

We did not help establish ANYTHING. We stopped giving a fuck b/c we beat the USSR, you know that evil country. That country that no longer exists....

So it was RIPE for someone to come in and develop and take control and the TALIBAN did. They only RECENTLY gained power. They hate us b/c we turned our backs when it was time to rebuild then we started calling them terrorists.

Afghanistan IS the problem it NEVER was Iraq. There was NO TALIBAN STRONGHOLD IN IRAQ.

Obama is going after the REAL PROBLEM, not fooling Americans into going into Iraq so that SOB could get re-elected. Every intel has now said Iraq had no WMD, it should not have been done and even Bush apologized.

Facts> your biased opinion

But we should have left Iraq years ago after Saddam was gone right? Maybe if people didnt have their head so far up their ass they would see that Bush's policies actually worked.

FACT: 1/3 of all deaths in Iraq were NOT combat deaths like CNN would like you to believe. These were people that killed themselves being stupid, or were killed as a result of accidents.

FACT: no attacks on US possessions for almost 8 years. This is more than doubling the longest span since Carter took office.

[BanginJimmy]

I think the only forum that swings more conservative than this one is Georgia Outdoor News... where all the gun nuts are.

Lets talk about hypocrisy... Bush was "only president for 9 months" when 9/11 happened so of course none of that is his fault (even though there were Al Qaeda attacks on several embassies and the USS Cole in the months prior to 9/11). Obama has only been president for 6 months and everything is his fault now. Is there some kind of memo I missed somewhere?

Might want to check the time line again.

All 3 of those attacks happened on Clinton's watch and resulted in the response of a couple cruise missles fired at training camps we knew were already empty.

USS COle Oct. 12, 2000
US Embassies in Tanzania, Nairobi, and Dar es Salaam Aug. 7, 1998

[81911SC]

The idiots on here amaze me.