President Obama News Thread

[Cujo]

Here are some nice pics. I like the shoes one.
Barack Obama: The Best TIME Photographs - Photo Essays - TIME

[Texpat]

Here's one from Iran. Guess they didn't get the Messiah memo.

Someone outside America isn't tripping over their dicks to have his love child?

*Gasp* shocking!

[spiff]

"shocking"?

Only in the binary black & white world you inhabit.

[Texpat]

He's gray.

[Rural Surin]

Here's one from Iran. Guess they didn't get the Messiah memo.

Someone outside America isn't tripping over their dicks to have his love child?

*Gasp* shocking!

Probably doesn't have too many close friends in Afghanistan either

[Rural Surin]

Tex, outside of the humour and sarcasm..what are your preliminary feelings for the guy? All politics aside....

[Texpat]

Or Pakistan.
Oh dear. Our Beloved Leader is being ridiculed by foreigners!

What happened to the "we only hate your President Bush, not you" claims?

Yappari. やっぱり

[Jet Gorgon]

^soo deshoo.

[Texpat]

I personally think BO is a smooth talking politician.
He's pretty good at that.

I also think he was among the top five candidates for presidency. Not my first pick, but the difference between them is negligible.

I don't generally make fun of BO, rather the immature, naive, disgusting hype bought into by so many around the world -- especially outside the US.

This guy's a Chicago politician. To ascribe such qualities to him, as I've seen, is beyond absurd.

[spiff]

What happened to the "we only hate your President Bush, not you" claims?

Who claimed this?

[spiff]

I don't generally make fun of BO, rather the immature, naive, disgusting hype bought into by so many around the world -- especially outside the US.

As reported on newsmax and rightwing blogs?

I haven't seen any Obama supporter refer to him as the "Messiah", only his detractors using it to ridicule.

[Texpat]

I use it to ridicule the naive punters that buy his slick talking rhetoric lock, stock and barrel.

Little will change aside from the normal partisan swaps of cabinet members and handlers. The resurrection of a nation is pure fable.

[Rural Surin]

I personally think BO is a smooth talking politician.
He's pretty good at that.

I also think he was among the top five candidates for presidency. Not my first pick, but the difference between them is negligible.

I don't generally make fun of BO, rather the immature, naive, disgusting hype bought into by so many around the world -- especially outside the US.

This guy's a Chicago politician. To ascribe such qualities to him, as I've seen, is beyond absurd.

Pretty much...same as it ever was. Nothing different, alternative, nor progressive about this gent.

[Rural Surin]

I use it to ridicule the naive punters that buy his slick talking rhetoric lock, stock and barrel.

Little will change aside from the normal partisan swaps of cabinet members and handlers. The resurrection of a nation is pure fable.

Someone else that hasn't drank the Kool-Aid. The media has pretty much hypnotized the population.

[spiff]

I use it to ridicule the naive punters that buy his slick talking rhetoric lock, stock and barrel.

Yeah, you enjoy slagging off your own strawman.

[DrivingForce]

I use it to ridicule the naive punters that buy his slick talking rhetoric lock, stock and barrel.

Little will change aside from the normal partisan swaps of cabinet members and handlers. The resurrection of a nation is pure fable.

Someone else that hasn't drank the Kool-Aid. The media has pretty much hypnotized the population.

also haven't had any 'kool aid' as per my previous posts... Tex is plagiarizing me...

[Jet Gorgon]

Hmmm, this is good breakfast fodder. A Treasury Secretary pick who "forgot" to pay his taxes and IRS fine and had an illegal immigrant as a maid? Crikes what's he gonna miss if he gets this job? 555555

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The Senate Finance Committee announced it will hold a hearing on the nomination of Timothy Geithner for Treasury Secretary on Friday.

Finance panel Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., said earlier Tuesday he remains supportive of Geithner's nomination, despite revelations that Geithner failed to pay $31,536 in taxes and interest on those taxes, and employed a housekeeper after her work papers authorizing her to be employed in the U.S. had expired.
Morningstar - : Senate Committee Sets Geithner Hearing For Friday Jan 16

But, IMHO, his worst pick is Solis for Labour Secy. Hello, Socialist America!

[panama hat]

Crikes what's he gonna miss if he gets this job?

Hopefully for the US, your immigration application

[Jet Gorgon]

Oh, and the bambam transition team knew about Geithner's transgressions (tax fraud and illegal maid) on December 5. And we just learned about it today. Gosh, that's real good transparency as promised by bambam. I can't wait for the other secrets to come out.

[panama hat]

I can't wait for the other secrets to come out.

As you mentioned, we will have to wait 15 years for all the classified info to come out on Bush.

[DrivingForce]

except that Bush was already in office not the president elect..

[panama hat]

^And his secrets also came to light after . . . and more will as well. Let's not forget this story is not about Obama.

Heck, I really can't remember this much effort being put into throwing mud at a president-elect before . . . it all seems to be so super-hyped. I do hope he gets a chance to prove that he can be a good leader.

Oh, and the bambam transition team knew about Geithner's transgressions

What's with the 'bambam' stuff? Are you five years old? Can you not use anyone's actual name or title?

Anyway, I would believe they must have known . . . do you have a link for that, Jet, just for confirmation?

[DrivingForce]

Heck, I really can't remember this much effort being put into throwing mud at a president-elect before . . . it all seems to be so super-hyped.

well he is referred to as "the rock star" you know?

[DrivingForce]

Anyway, I would believe they must have known . . . do you have a link for that, Jet, just for confirmation?

well CNN confirmed most of it on tonight's news but I didn't catch any pre-dates mentioned in that report..

they also expressed concern for the preponderance of Wall streeters in his financial advisers team and not enough actual hands on business people who've done more than just discuss business theory, his top guy is also been serving in the New York commission that was on duty when all of this hit the fan so there's some controversy surrounding that as well.

[spiff]

Let's not forget this story is not about Obama.

Now don't you start.

As if it matters what the Harpy listens to on the radio, it's good for any thread.