Convince me and you will win a prize of my choosing.
GO!!!!!!!!!!!
NAME ONE THING OBAMA HAS DONE RIGHT... WITH FACTS AND STATISTICS.
Convince me and you will win a prize of my choosing.
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hes a frog
Interesting. Not sure I understand completely though.Originally Posted by Benefit
Elaborate please and the magical prize COULD BE YOURS!!!!
He continued the new tradition of "vanquishing thine enemies" via drone strikes, while somehow "achieving" a Nobel "Peace" Prize.
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He fought for planned parenthood, who places 80%+ of its abortion clinics in predominantly minority communities.
Whats my prize?
"God bless planned parenthood"-Obama
He got Osama Bin Laden - something Bush couldn't do.
Bush started hunting bin Laden on 9/13/2001 - never got him.
On June 2, 2009, just over four months into his presidency, President Obama sent a memo to CIA Director Leon Panetta directing him to provide, within 30 days, a detailed operational plan for locating bin Laden and bringing him to justice - bin Laden was dead on 5/1/2011.
Another is the The Maersk Alabama hijacking in 2009.
Still another is the GM bailout.
I want a cookie. Make it chocolate chip.
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For argument's sake
Can you prove to me that US troops killed Bin laden.
Sure. Proof exists, but you are free to deny the truth if you like.
Al-Qaeda confirmed the death on May 6 with posts made on militant websites, vowing to avenge the killing. - Reported by the Associated Press and ABC News.
Also, the Center for Strategic and International Studies reported on July 25, 2011, that the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan also vowed retaliation against the U.S. and against Pakistan for not preventing the operation.
His followers admitted it, what do you know about bin Laden that they don't?
The US Congressional leadership and those who serve in a committee of intelligence, homeland security, judiciary, foreign relations, and military were shown 15 of the bin Laden photos. Don't you think that the Republicans would have been all over this if he wasn't dead?
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People reacting to news is proof?
Let me rephrase question. Any evidence that proves a US soldier killed bin laden?
Yes, as I stated, Al-Qaeda confirmed the death on May 6 with posts made on militant websites, vowing to avenge the killing.
What possible purpose would it serve them to do that if he had not been taken?
If you refuse to ignore reality, that's not my problem.
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Close, but Obama had to be dragged kicking and screaming to actually pull the trigger on that operation. There is some debate on whether he even made that decision or if it was made for him. One thing's for sure, it interrupted his golf game.
I saw Captain Phillips. The pirates weren't that scary.
Yeah, and they also should have issued a huge recall on those pesky ignition switches in that same time period and didn't. But they aren't Toyota, so even though there was harm, there will be no foul.
Because I am benevolent... I will give you a chocolate chip cookie.I know I'm late to the party on responses... But the rumor is the pics of his dead body weren't released is because it was riddled with bullet holes. Like a lot.
Makes sense..... you know, to refuse closure and sow doubt in the minds of Americans after they endured a decade of war and forfeited freedoms to catch one man.
I hear the sand monkeys had a nice traditional muslim funeral for him though. Good for them.
How are those seals who killed him doing?
Extreme overkill would be a very good reason to suppress the pics. Not only could it incite even further violence, but it could also prove to put a black mark on the professionalism of the SEALS, which is bad for everyone involved.
In the end, I dont believe anyone benefits from the release of the pics. I grant you that I have some morbid curiosity, but there is no benefit to their release.
Obama had to give the order - no one else was allowed to. He did it and I hope that he wrestled with the thought of it. No President should just nonchalantly give an order to put US soldiers in harms way without thinking about it completely.
I didn't see Capt Phillips, just followed the published reports.
When can I expect to take delivery of my cookie? It better be one of those "Great American Cookie Company" giant cookies!
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Bin Laden was simply him being the one in office at the right time. It is well known that the info that eventually led to bin Laden was acquired during the Bush admin, using tactics that Obama outlawed.
This is the only one I could come up with. While it wasnt a major international issue, I think he handled it well.
As I have said, the Obama admin has been pretty damn quiet outside of self inflicted crisis. The current situation in Easter Europe has the ability to define his admin from a foreign policy viewpoint.
Except that the facts that we know now speak differently. Obama made it a priority to get bin Laden, long after Bush kept saying that it didn't matter if bin Laden was alive or dead - "he was not the main person still leading al-Queda".
So, you agree that I should get my cookie!
Agreed.
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The GM bailout is not something to be proud of, BTW.
Also, pretty sure it was SEALs that killed the Somali pirates, and so no credit to Ol'Barry for that one...esp since he sat on his hands during Benghazi.
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The approval order supposedly came from the President on that one.
As Commander-In-Chief, the blame for failures and credit for successes both land on his shoulders. That's true for all US Presidents.
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And the GM bailout was/is a huge failure. $26B expense on the tax payers' dime + buying in on failing stock, to be accurate.
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GM Bailout Ends as U.S. Sells Last of
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Stocks closed at $40 in that article.
Forbes claimed the stock needed to rise to $53/share to break even. That's a $13 loss per share. And the $26B I was referring to was the money that went straight to the UAW that was never repaid to the tax payer. That's where a large chunk of that 9.7% shareholder stake mentioned in the last line is about since that was part of the deal.
Killing off Pontiac was another requirement...but you didn't hear about the jobs lost from that, did ya?
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And even if Bin Laden really was killed when they said, how can you give him credit for the 4 months of office and they got him when Bush and his guys spent all the money and time gathering intel that led to his death? That's someone else doing all the work and someone else coming in at the last minute and taking all the credit.
Enjoying the fruit of someone elses labor is the longest standing democratic tradition in the book.
True statement in most cases.
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Simple - Bush had almost 2 full terms to get it done, and in the last term, we never had a solid lead on him - and that's according to Bush.
"Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting." - Steve McQueen
with that..i just want to ask this question, with all that Bush had messed up while he was in office that Obama inherited as well, how can you blame all the bad on Obama?
Even if you only give Obama credit for the words out of his own mouth and the strokes of his own pen, he is by a massive margin the worst president in history.
Feel free to claim the bounty and tell us something the community organizer has done right.
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Bin Laden is dead, and like Jimmy said there is NO reason to release the photos. It would be throwing gas on a fire. I feel Obama handled it well. One of the few times he showed strength.
I feel hes gotten wrong:
The economy
Healthcare
Most foreign policy
leadership in the senate and house
So i cant really find anything hes done RIGHT.
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Site is suspect, and crazy people gonna crazy.
Lots of govt conspiracies out there, lots of Alex Jones inflammatory shit, stuff i dont pay attention to.
I am pretty confident that if Saxby Chambliss, other ranking GOP members on the SIC and other high ranking Democrats say they saw classified information that is of national security, that proves OBL is dead, I believe them. They have nothing to gain helping each other.
If they released the photos people would claim it was fake, just like Obamas BC. He doesnt release it, people claim its fake and he doesnt have one, he releases it , and its FAKE! IT ISNT THE LONG FORM SO IT ISNT REAL!
We also operate with a little more ............class that the enemy. We got our guy, we killed him, we took no prisoners, and we showed we were better than the opposition. We dont cut peoples heads off and drag them through the street and pull their limbs off and tie them to a car bumper. We killed one of the most EVIL people to roam this earth, and still buried him in his religious customs ways.
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OBL is living in Rio with Elvis......
/sarcasm
"Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting." - Steve McQueen
Tired of repeating myself. You seem fixated on putting words in my mouth.
Actually, that one was just some humor - I don't really think that you believe that OBL is alive still. You have been consistent on that statement.
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How many troops died in the war vs Obama's "ending" of the war?
Asking for a friend
dont be ambiguous. Im not really sure myself.
I dont think he has done anything of real value personally
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Just to address the ORIGINAL topic a little more.... Obama has:
Ended the War in Iraq: He ordered all U.S. military forces out of the country. The last troops left on December 18, 2011.
Repealed “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”: He ended the restriction and formalized new policy allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military for the first time.
Raised Fuel Efficiency Standards: His administration released new fuel efficiency standards in 2011 that will nearly double the fuel economy for cars and trucks by 2025.
And if you care about our veterans:
He increased support for Veterans. With so many soldiers coming home from Iraq and Iran with serious physical and mental health problems, yet facing long waits for services, he worked with Congress to increase the 2010 Department of Veterans Affairs budget by 16 percent and 2011 budget by 10 percent. He also signed a new GI bill offering $78 billion in tuition assistance over a decade, and provided multiple tax credits to encourage businesses to hire veterans.
I think that we can agree that he has done at least one thing.
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Increasing the budget and removing bureaucracy are two completely different things. Getting anything done with the VA is an absolute nightmare, and that Department is constantly riddled with scandals, fraud, waste, and abuse of taxpayer funds.
In other words, piss poor example to refer to.
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I agree on almost all of that, except that the original question was looking for one thing that he as done - it didn't say it had to be 100% perfect. I have a friend who came home from Iraq, couldn't find a job to support his family, and the US paid for him to go to school on the GI Bill. He now has a job, supports his family, and pays his taxes. Would you say that increasing funding for him was a bad thing?
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