President Obama News Thread

[Ripley]

Bush and Cheney should be in prison for war crimes, can we get them the death penalty? Rice and Rumsfeld, too.
Rove should be chemically castrated so as to prevent further molestation.
of the US political process.

[Boon Mee]

Not enough this commie POS temporaraly sitting in the WH plays the Race Card, now he's playing the Slave Card!

Obama Plays the Slave Card–
Again tonight Barack Obama compared his failed socialist agenda to liberating the slaves in America. “People are frustrated, their anxious, they’re scared about the future. And they have a right to be impatient about the pace of change. I’m impatient,” President Obama said at an event for Gen44. “It took time to free the slaves,” he added.

So much for a post-racial president, eh?

Material ripped from here

[gingsa]

“It took time to free the slaves,” he added.


I'm amazed he made such a dumb comment. He has no shame.

[Boon Mee]

Just how far has Obama gone to gather a crowd and fire them up?

This guy is disgusting...Obama and the rapper.

Thursday’s event was organized for the DNC’s Gen44 group, which tries to cultivate young leaders. It was expected to raise $750,000.
...Obama said as the crowd interrupted him with cheers and hollers.

“Now is not the time to quit.”

...The DNC had enlisted hip hop artist B.o.B to perform

Let’s hear from the entertainer hired by the DNC to perform on the same stage as the POTUS.

You Already know,
im the hottest nigga you heard in a long time,
introducin you to the hottest nigga you heard in a long time..
mega pimp, super clean, the coolest in the universe. niggas hatin on what he doin, just mad cause they aint do it first.
his name pop up when you hit “playa” on ya google search. bitches bow they heads and bend they knees, just like they do in church.
drop dough into a purse, before you get into a skirt.
...if i aint the hottest nigga on the mutha fuckin universe, i guess ill just have to do till he get here nigga!

[Ripley]

Black culture, for sprouting from such a relatively small minority, has really permeated US culture.

Always has.

I predict a clash of cultures when the Hispanic begins its majority.

I read once if you want to know the future of the US , look to Latin America.

Will black culture resist?

[Ripley]

“It took time to free the slaves,” he added.


I'm amazed he made such a dumb comment. He has no shame.

The comment is factual and relevant, your comment is subjective and void of merit.

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What's apparent is you are clueless as to what his difficulties are.

IMO catering to the right has his electorate pissed.
We don't want conservative policies, we voted for liberal ones.

[Boon Mee]

Heh...goin' down like a two-dollar crack hoe...



(Rasmussen) — When tracking President Obama’s job approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture. To look at the longer-term trends, Rasmussen Reports compiles the numbers on a full-month basis, and the results can be seen in the graphics.

[Ripley]

This is covered in US media but I chose to reprint it from here as the following comments are good.

Jon Stewart, TV scourge of America's right, turns his satire against Barack Obama | Media | The Observer



Jon Stewart, TV scourge of America's right, turns his satire against Barack Obama

Daily Show host spearheads liberal discontent with the president's failure to deliver radical change


Jon Stewart, TV scourge of America's right, turns his satire against Barack Obama

Daily Show host spearheads liberal discontent with the president's failure to deliver radical change

• Comments (179)

• Paul Harris in New York
• The Observer, Sunday 3 October 2010
• Article history

Barack Obama is greeted by Jon Stewart during an appearance on Comedy Central's The Daily Show, a year before the presidential election. Photograph: Jason Decrow/AP

Jon Stewart, the famously smart host of the satirical Daily Show and habitual scourge of rightwing Americans, has embraced a remarkable new role as one of the fiercest critics of President Barack Obama and someone who is spearheading a wave of liberal discontent with the Democratic party.

The turnaround is a remarkable one for a man whose show soared to national and international fame during the George W Bush era, on the back of incessant ridicule of Republican policies and personalities.
But over the past year Stewart, who was a notable supporter of Obama in the presidential election campaign of 2008, has taken an increasingly strident tone on a wide range of White House policies, from the war in Afghanistan to gay rights and the economy.
Last week Stewart twice took on Obama head-on in brutal attacks during his trademark monologues at the start of the Daily Show. On Wednesday night he lambasted the president and the Democrats for their lack of backbone when it came to standing up to Republicans. "We came, we saw, we sucked," Stewart mockingly quipped.
The outburst created waves and prompted the influential gossip website Gawker to describe the incident under the headline, "The night Jon Stewart turned on President Obama".

Stewart followed up the next night by mocking Obama's recent campaign appearances in people's backyards, as a way of attempting to reconnect with disaffected voters. "Sir, you're the leader of the free world, you've taken the presidency from Air Force One to backyard number two," he said.
Critics – many of them liberal fans of a man who combines comedy with biting political observation – believe Stewart is going too far. Danielle Belton, an influential culture and politics writer who runs the popular blog The Black Snob, said: "Jon Stewart made the mistake that a lot of liberals did when they got caught up in the romance of the 2008 campaign. People like Stewart want Obama to be an 'imaginary Obama' that they created in their head during the campaign."
Belton said Obama had always run as a moderate who would try to unite American politics, not carry out a difficult liberal agenda. She said that people like Stewart were just damaging the Democrats' cause. "People are taking their eyes off the larger issues here," she said.

But Stewart's anger is only the most high-profile expression of an increasingly widespread dissatisfaction among liberal Democrats with the achievements of the first 18 months of the Obama presidency. Though the White House touts its success in stabilising the economy and bringing in a version of healthcare reform, much of the Democratic base is unhappy at a perceived lack of ambition from a president in whom they had invested many hopes.

"Stewart is reflecting the disillusionment that many voters have for Obama. They elected him for certain reasons that have not exactly worked out for them," said Jack Lule, a journalism professor at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania.
To his liberal critics, Obama's healthcare plans were a pale imitation of what might have been. They argue that the White House has spent far too much time trying to appease Republicans with compromises and not enough on pleasing its own supporters with bold plans.

The result, they say, has been a catastrophic collapse in liberal support that promises to hurt the Democrats in November's mid-term elections. The Democrats are expected to lose control of one house of Congress, or perhaps even both, a blow that is likely to hamstring Obama's ambitions in the run-up to 2012's presidential election.
Polls for the mid-terms show the Republicans picking up Senate seats, congressional districts and state governorships across the board.

According to one on Friday, the number of Americans identifying themselves as Democrats had fallen to its lowest level in eight years. But, instead of mollifying liberal concerns, Obama and his vice-president, Joe Biden, have instead slammed their critics. "When I hear Democrats griping and groaning… I say, 'Folks, wake up!'," Obama said last month. Biden went further last week at a fundraiser in New Hampshire and told complaining liberals to "stop whining".

Such tactics are unlikely to impress Stewart or stop his attacks. In fact, the Daily Show host has been slamming Obama's policies for at least a year, growing ever more strident. He has been a vocal critic of a failure to act decisively on gay marriage and the "don't ask, don't tell" law that bars gays from serving openly in the military.
He has also been a critic of sending more troops to Afghanistan and of the president's tepid support for a planned Islamic centre near Ground Zero in Manhattan.

In a recent interview on Fox News, Stewart explained his disappointment with Obama. "He ran as a visionary, and he's led as a functionary," he told Fox talkshow host Bill O'Reilly. Obama had betrayed his "change" campaign mantra by keeping the "same system and the same people in place".

[sabang]

The 'Hope and Change' euphoria came down to earth with a mighty bang- as euphorics have a habit of doing. It is worth pointing out though that Obama's 'abysmal' approval ratings are no different than most other recent Presidents during their incumbency.

The Right is suffering from a case of euphoria now too, which I similarly expect to come down to earth after the mid term elections.

The left is deflated, because Obama is not as 'libbie' as they wanted. They have a point too- but once your bright eyed boy becomes Potus, then he is a 'libbie' no longer. Obama is centrist, same as Clinton.

[Ripley]

Clinton enjoyed high ratings throughout his term. In fact, he is still the most popular politician..

I really wanted Hillary to get the nomination

[sabang]

Worth pointing out that Obama's first year ratings exceeded Clinton. Take a look at this chart, and you'll see that it is very easy to read too much into the Polls-



Obama Averages 57% Approval in First Year in Office

[Tunaka]

Worth pointing out that Obama's first year ratings exceeded Clinton. Take a look at this chart, and you'll see that it is very easy to read too much into the Polls-

Exactly.

Polling for Obama doesn't mean a thing at the moment. 2 years and 1 month is a very long time in politics.

Obama's polling numbers probably won't have much affect on Congressional races either, as with those districts, "all politics (well most) is local."

As for the upcoming mid-terms in a month,

The GOP has a good chance to gain a majority in the Senate.

The House, is not clear.

Let the media talk about polls. It fills up their time.

[gingsa]

“It took time to free the slaves,” he added.


I'm amazed he made such a dumb comment. He has no shame.

The comment is factual and relevant, your comment is subjective and void of merit.

.
What's apparent is you are clueless as to what his difficulties are.

IMO catering to the right has his electorate pissed.
We don't want conservative policies, we voted for liberal ones.

I'll let the "cluless" slam pass. I would suggest you try to be civil even when your hero is being taken to task for a failure to produce positive results.

IMO, the american people voted for middlel of the road policies, and we got liberal ones - spend more, tax more, apologize more, demonize the rich, bad mouth the other party more....

[Boon Mee]

How completely appropriate: Presidential seal falls off podium as Obama speaks.

Here's more - Video.

[sabang]

Obamas push for more eccountability in disclosure of Political funding is laudable, particularly following that awful Supreme Court decision earlier this year.

But has one of his people gone too far?

A federal inspector general is looking into whether the Obama administration used confidential taxpayer information in an effort to attack a political opponent, Koch Industries.

The review was revealed Tuesday by Sen. Charles E. Grassley of Iowa, two weeks after he and a handful of other top Senate Republicans called for the Treasury Department's inspector general for tax issues to look into the matter, saying either administration officials had illegal access to taxpayer information or were inappropriately speculating in public about the company's tax status.

Charles and David Koch, brothers who control the Kansas-based company, are libertarians who have used some of their wealth to fund conservative groups and causes that oppose much of President Obama's agenda. Mr. Obama has singled out the company for criticism in speeches.

In an Aug. 27 briefing with some reporters on calls to restructure the corporate tax code, an unidentified administration official cited Koch Industries, a major privately held energy company, by name, and then seemed to indicate that the company didn't pay any corporate income tax, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Obama use of foe's tax records reviewed - Washington Times

The Koch bros are certainly no friends of Obama, or the Dem's in general. I suspect not of the American people for that matter, who would not like several of the measures in their Libertarian agenda. They certainly consider taxation to be an unjust imposition, Koch Industries is quite well known for it's aggressive tax avoidance. Amongst other things, they have provided seed money for disinformation & smear campaigns such as SwiftGate & Birther/ ObamaMuslim

[Boon Mee]

What a Bitch! For speaking the truth, the student was beaten up, cursed and humiliated...

Obama was heckled at Bowie State yesterday.

The heckler was then beaten by the leftist crowd.

Clear Politics:

From the video:

President Obama came to Bowie State University and was met by a student who spoke out against his speech concerning how conservatives and Republicans are the reason for today’s economic condition. The student screamed out, “You’re a liar”, causing the president to pause his speech. Then the student was physically beaten up by supporters, cursed down, and thrown side to side.

Obama then immediately changed his speech to start to defend himself and policies.

[phomsanuk]

"Fabians believed in gradual nationalization of the economy through manipulation of the democratic process. Breaking away from the violent revolutionary socialists of their day, they thought that the only real way to effect "fundamental change" and "social justice" was through a mass movement of the working classes presided over by intellectual and cultural elites"

[Boon Mee]

You know things are bad when you’ve got to beg the audience to chant Obama’s name.

I Heart Radio reported:

From the White House Poll Reporter – Nia-Malika Henderson of the Washington Post Sunday 10/10/10 in Philadelphia:
“POTUS got on stage at about 5pm after Biden introduced him, and urged thecrowd to chant the president’s name. Remarks will go out soon, but Obamatouched on similar themes from previous speeches. Obama said that he wasglad to “see this crowd fired up.”"I’ve got to make sure you stay fired up.”.

“A note on the crowd:According to Deputy Managing Director/Director of Operations, Jazelle M.Jones, the crowd count was 18,500. Pool, as well as several other reportersexpressed some skepticism at that count, but pool was told that there wasan overflow somewhere.Pool asked an officer and he said that the area right in front of whereObama was speaking, had a maximum capacity of 11,000.”

[Boon Mee]

The Suck Continues: Obama’s Approval Rating Hits New Low in Reuters Poll, 43%…

(Reuters)- President Barack Obama’s poll numbers keep going down, and it’s not the Republicans who are to blame.

Obama’s approval rating fell to a new low of 43 percent since he took office, down from 47 percent last month, according to a Reuters-Ipsos national poll.
Ipsos pollsters say it appears that much of that drop comes from Democrats whose approval of Obama fell to 70 percent from 78 percent last month.
Among likely voters, 48 percent said they will choose Republican candidates in the midterm elections, while 44 percent say they will vote for a Democrat. That gap narrowed in the full survey sample, with 44 percent saying they would vote for the Republican candidate vs. 43 percent for the Democrat.

Sixty-three percent said the country is on the wrong track, which was the highest since Obama took office. Sixty-five percent said creating jobs is what Congress should focus on in 2011, and most said the best indicator of economic recovery is a drop in the unemployment rate.

Obama’s been exposed as a fraud, it won’t be long before he’s into the 30s…

[BillyBobThai]

As an American citizen, who now lives in Thailand, I am glad that I am not living in the states and have to see this fool on tv everyday. In just a few weeks, Obamie is going to get a let down he never expected. The king of Thailand is truly loved by the people, as someone who only wants the best for his people. This can not be said about Obamie. He want to say sorry, to the world, for everything we as America have done. Obamie needs to be impeached, convicted and then tried for treason and when convicted, SHOT by firing squad.

[Tunaka]

As an American citizen, who now lives in Thailand, I am glad that I am not living in the states and have to see this fool on tv everyday

Same fool on TV?

How about watching GWB everyday?

What's the difference?

Turn the TV off.


As for the elections, they won't mean much at all.

[Ripley]

Obamie needs to be impeached, convicted and then tried for treason and when convicted, SHOT by firing squad.

So what law has Obama broken that he should be shot by firing squad?

And would you shoot Cheney for the same transgressions?

[Ripley]

“It took time to free the slaves,” he added.


I'm amazed he made such a dumb comment. He has no shame.

The comment is factual and relevant, your comment is subjective and void of merit.

.
What's apparent is you are clueless as to what his difficulties are.

IMO catering to the right has his electorate pissed.
We don't want conservative policies, we voted for liberal ones.

I'll let the "cluless" slam pass. I would suggest you try to be civil even when your hero is being taken to task for a failure to produce positive results.

IMO, the american people voted for middlel of the road policies, and we got liberal ones - spend more, tax more, apologize more, demonize the rich, bad mouth the other party more....

Obama is not my hero, I did not vote for him and I think he is making many many mistakes most of which is pandering to the right .
I'm a liberal, he is a centrist.

Sorry IMO you are clueless if you rely on Faux news for information . It is proven to be a pack of lies
IMO I think a maj voted for liberal policies, not continued tax breaks for the richest Americans and continued wars obscenely enriching defense contractors .

Here's an idea.. If you're really angry, stop paying taxes.

[Ripley]

Worth pointing out that Obama's first year ratings exceeded Clinton. Take a look at this chart, and you'll see that it is very easy to read too much into the Polls-



Obama Averages 57% Approval in First Year in Office

All he has to do is follow Bush's lead and allow a few Muslim terrorists to blow something up and he can get those numbers up.

[Boon Mee]

^
Heh...Comrade Obama is Toast:

OBAMA RALLY IN MASSACHUSETTS: “Barack Obama, Deval Patrick and Barney Frank were unable on a Saturday 3 weeks before an election to outdraw Sarah Palin on the Boston Common in April on a Wednesday.

What part of "unable" you no comprende, eh?