Calling all Obama Supporters...
By ParaTed2k
@ParaTed2k (22940)
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
January 24, 2012 8:55pm CST
Obama supporters, Obama is setting a pretty high standard for himself and his administration in the State of the Union Address.
Are you willing to hold him to these standards? Or are you just going to spend the next year mindlessly making excuses for him?
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6 responses
@Chiang_Mai_boy (3882)
• Thailand
25 Jan 12
Kind of silly to try to enter into a discussion with someone who thinks that defining the President of the United States as an "anal fissure" represents a high level of debate.
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@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
25 Jan 12
Yeah, and apparently it's even more silly to ask Obama supporters to hold him to any kind of standard... even one Obama sets for himself.
@Chiang_Mai_boy (3882)
• Thailand
25 Jan 12
And even siller to expect his detractors to engage in intelligent debate rather than sink to the level of angry children who think playground name calling represents an intelligent discourse. I am not a Obama supporter but I do respect the office. Sinking to name-calling is the quickest way to alienate educated voters in the center and insure Obama"s reelection.
@crossbones27 (49344)
• Mojave, California
25 Jan 12
There is no point in answering your question. No matter what I say it will be wrong.
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@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
25 Jan 12
Hmmm, all I did was ask you if you're willing to hold Obama to the standard set by Obama. I guess that really is too much to ask.
@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
25 Jan 12
Has anyone held him to those standards for the past three years? Did he say anything substantively different in this speech than he said in his other two SOTU speeches? His speeches set up bogeymen, those whose fault it is that YOU are not succeeding, it's THEM. He then sets himself up as the caped avenger, coming to save us all from the THEM.
@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
25 Jan 12
Oh, I have no problem with him setting himself up as the Caped Avenger.. that's part of his job. However, I do question the integrity of anyone willing to knowingly lie in his defense.
@irishidid (8687)
• United States
25 Jan 12
They'll make excuses. We'll see his cheerleaders on TV running their mouths with the same old talking points and blaming it all on Bush. Anytime someone states the facts they'll roll their eyes, laugh, and come up with some lame comment. That's all they've got.
@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
25 Jan 12
Well, they definitely don't have his record to defend him. ;~D
@Bluedoll (16773)
• Canada
25 Jan 12
Maybe I look at this differently as I have a kind of non political viewpoint. Maybe, I can say that as I am not a registered voter? America, unless you want a Canadian running for your next president then my views are non political? Can I support a speech as a friendly neighbor?
How about everyone working together for a common purpose instead of bickering political agenda and letting the more important things get away? That might work, after all a good economy helps everyone even other friendly countries. So if the state of the union as described in the speech was applied into the future if Obama got elected or if someone else running gets elected, I would say yes, I definitely would support what was said, as a moral supporter.
The facts do speak loudly. Withdrawal of troops was a big one for me. I was praying about that one and regardless of who or how it got done, I’m just glad it did get done. Now the focus of course is economy and in my opinion that has a great deal to do with peace in the world.
Are there any concerns I have about the speech? Well someone that would not or could not show enough leadership nor win the hearts of Americans to make all those good standards happen might be a concern though perhaps that resides with each and every American in union?
What I really care about is a safe and prosperous world and even if I will not be able to vote in an American election do give my best wishes for an America that will stay strong economically, free from conflict and always recognize a good friend as she has always been to me. – that was my speech (hey, that wasn’t bad, I might decide to run for the next prime minister)
@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
25 Jan 12
Well, the thing is, I can't support the direction Obama wants to take the country. He has proven with his actions that he is against the private sector, and wants a USA where we are dependent on the government.
He calls the US Constitution a "Charter of Negative Liberties".. which tells me he considers any liberty not exercised by the government a negative.
I too applaud him for following Prs. Bush's timeline for getting out of Iraq. Although I wish we could have kept a permanent base there, I agree with Obama in that the Iraqi government's demands were unacceptable. So I support him pulling the troops out.
Also, Obama keeps blaming the Republicans for Congress not getting things done.. However, the backlog is mostly in the Senate, which is run by the Democrats.
@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
25 Jan 12
See, you're already making lame excuses for the anal fissure.
@Mashnn (4501)
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25 Jan 12
"Anal fissure" has nothing to do with the speech he is giving out right now. I am not making excuses, those with eyes can see what is happening and how much Republicans has tried to pull him down. Someone like you and many more will only see the negative side of Obama and no matter how much he tries, you just cannot get it.
@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
25 Jan 12
Those with brains see that the Republican run House of Representatives is passing bills, but it's the Democrat run Senate that isn't.
Obama is the anal fissure I'm referring to.