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Another downgrade of the US credit rating. More bad economic news on other fronts. Inflation growing. Oil and gasoline prices rising. And our embassies burning all over creation. By any rational standard, this is one of the worst weeks any president has ever had. If this were GW Bush, the media would be frothing at the mouth, asking if he should resign in disgrace.
Barack Obama is a menace to American society.
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mjs_pa| 9.14.12 @ 6:04PM
And the Republican controlled House blew any opportunity to show leadership by passing a CR which contained more spending (in some areas) than even obama wanted.
There is ZERO leadership in D.C. from either party.
Teflon93 | 9.14.12 @ 6:15PM
How can this be? He went to Harvard. His pants leg is CRISP....
chuck| 9.15.12 @ 8:16AM
Obvious our enemies have lost that "tingle up their leg".
Oldefarte| 9.15.12 @ 1:34PM
Right, since "Harvard" turned out the Kennedys and numerous other MORONS so yeah.....duh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oldefarte| 9.15.12 @ 1:37PM
PS: One of those Kennedys just recently rammed into the back of a moving semi-trailored truck traveling down an interstate while stoned on prescription drugs!!!!
RCV| 9.15.12 @ 9:16PM
Like Romney, for instance?
Occam's Tool| 9.16.12 @ 2:07AM
Romney's undergraduate was BYU, the lowest scorer on the Party school indicator, and an EXCELLENT udergrad school. The Kennedys went to Harvard undergrad, which is NOT the best undergrad school in the US, or in Boston, by a longshot. MIT is better in the City, the St. John'ses in Annapolis and Santa Fe are better as well, Reed College in Portland is better, Carleton in Minnesota is better, CalTech has better undergrad offerings, and so, if I recall, has Princeton. Harvard earns its lofty ranking through its graduate schools.
RCV| 9.16.12 @ 12:44PM
Don't disagree with you that Harvard is not the best undergraduate education, and that it's reputation arises from its fine graduate schools, which both Obama and Romney are products of. (By the way, Carleton IS a fine undergraduate school where a number of my close friends went to school.)
Occam's Tool| 9.17.12 @ 3:33PM
I think I had a high school friend go there, as well.
By the way, thanks for the recommendation of the Lynne Cheney book, which I appreciate (and bought). I genuinely did NOT ignore your recommendations, I didn't see 'em.
Occam's Tool| 9.17.12 @ 3:35PM
My kids are 9 and 8, and both of them are Mayan. I try to keep a grip on the best schools for various things so that I can answer their questions when they get to be that age. Like a good Jewish daddy, I'm always thinking about where they can go.
Yeah, Carleton is screamingly expensive, but an excellent undergrad education, and a great PhD feeder school.
Oldefarte| 9.16.12 @ 11:07AM
What dumbass newspapers have you been allowing yourself to be brainwashed by? The resto of us are unaware of any new reports of anyone by the name of "Romney" driving into the back of a moving truck on an interstate, snow-skiing into a tree while playing ski-football, wanting to make a sexual sandwich of a waitress within a restaurant, drunkenly driving off of a bridge and causing the death of a twenty year old employee, causing a wife to depressingly hang herself from a residential barn rafter and another one to drink herslef into alcholism, etc. Please give us all so ignorant of same chapter and verse of how this would apply to a Romney, dumbass!!!!!!
RCV| 9.16.12 @ 12:46PM
Who said he did? The discussion started from a comment about someone being moronic because he went to Harvard. Get a grip, Oldfarte!
Oldefarte| 9.18.12 @ 10:02AM
"RCV| 9.15.12 @ 9:16PMLike Romney, for instance?" Alright so how does Romney's Harvard attendance apply to possibly being "moronic"??????????????????????
Bob Grant| 9.14.12 @ 6:20PM
He is not only a complete, abject failure, this failure relies on others to prop him up.
Where, oh, where would this failure be without Bernanke and the mainstream media?
This clown would be trailing Romney 15 points, minimum, have a 28 percent approval rating, and would be preparing his concession speech as we sit here...that's where!!!
But to anyone with eyes to see knows that by Bernanke turning on the pump, he's acknowledging Obamanomics is an utter failure!!!
FastJohnny| 9.14.12 @ 6:43PM
We already know this. We knew the reset button in the Mid-East was a bad idea and we knew that the current administrations fiscal policies were going to drive that car into a ditch. The media is doing their utmost in damage control, to not make the president look bad before Nov. I said long ago, there are so many similarities with Carter that it is uncanny. What I want to know: is this hurting his chances of being reelected? His foriegn policy is in the toilet and the president is held over a barrel by the Muslim Brotherhood, so much so, he asked timidly if YouTube could find a way to take down the video by declaring it violates their policies. A gold star for YouTube, since they answered that it was within their guidelines and does not violate their policies. Furthermore, word has it that prior to these attacks, the video was only viewed 1000 times, no way this thing would have gone 'viral' with only 1000 views. Cats playing with a ball of yarn get more views. It is just a red herring.
Fools, the lot of them! This is whole response to the attack is right out of the theatre of the absurd. It is a comedy of errors. However, unlike a bad play or a crummy movie, you can't walk out or turn it off. Omg, I just hope that the current polls lean so far left that the morning after the election will show the same landslide that Carter found himself buried under. Come to think about it, didn't the polls show that Carter was slightly ahead or at least even with Reagan?
John Navratil| 9.14.12 @ 6:59PM
This sorry apology of a President has so degraded this nation and its spirit. We were tired of war four years ago, but were in better shape on the battlefield then. Now we have four more years of war and a nation even more tired. Unfortunately, the war is just heating up.
RCV| 9.14.12 @ 7:06PM
Let's see GW Bush, on whose watch the economy and market plunged, financial markets collapsed, and terrorists plowed two 747s into the World Trade Center in New York and another plane into the Pentagon in Washington and a third into a field in Pennsylvania, killing thousands.
That George W. Bush, Quinn? I don't recall him resigning in disgrace.
Bob Grant| 9.14.12 @ 7:34PM
RCV,
Talk to the millions of people whose mortgages are still underwater and other millions who cannot find work.
Timothy Geithner used TARP to secure banks but did nothing for mortgage holders...Dodd Frank made another financial crisis MORE likely, not less...and to this day obama STILL hasn't pivoted to jobs, hasn't presented a workable (responsible budget), or seriously addressed the debt crisis.
He doesn't talk to his staff or members on Capitol hill. Don't take my word for it, just google the complaints about this from his own party.
A failure to lead because in order to lead, you must be a leader!!!!
Eastwood was right, he's the Empty Chair President.
Worst.President.Ever!!!!!
Bob Grant| 9.14.12 @ 7:49PM
RCV,
Oh, and another thing. You will not find many people at this site who will defend GW Bush.
His failures are due to him shedding his core conservative principles, if he had any at all.
If you want to trash GWB, have at it. I'm there with you, pal.
Mimi | 9.15.12 @ 3:00PM
I would kill to have GWB back in town today...#1He's a great American, # 2 He loves this country...# 3 He kept us safe.. # 4 The most important...I TRUSTED him, I didn"t have to worry about my country night and day...I could go about living....I could go on all DAY ....The atrocity we have for a President today is no comparison to GWB. The Dem's did a horrible service to our NATION when they maliciously destroyed his reputation...No one that serves should be allowed ever again to endure that...it should NEVER be allowed...If we win this one...they won't get away with it again ever...who ever starts it should be forced out by the vote or resignation...there will be quite a backlash...America won't allow it!!!
Flagstaff | 9.15.12 @ 6:09PM
Mimi, you are right about #4 being the most important. There were times when W may have been simply wrong about facts, and other times when we may have disagreed with his opinion or his actions, but there was never a time that we thought he had anything but the best interests of the county at heart. BO's entire presidency has been shadowed by the very reasonable fear that he has a hidden agenda that's contrary to our interests. "2012: The Movie" puts some flesh on that fear. I don't know that he's a BAD man, but he is certainly misguided for some reason and following a course that isn't in America's best interests.
JD| 9.14.12 @ 7:35PM
Ignoring all of your ridiculous blame of Bush for the terrorists that entered the country in 1998, the article didn't say that someone WOULD resign in disgrace. It said that the media would call for it.
CJW| 9.14.12 @ 9:37PM
According to your logic, then FDR was responsible for Pearl Harbor because the Japanese attacked on FDR's watch?
Bush inherited the dotcom bust from Bubba but never complained about it.
The sub-prime, stock market crash in Setp 2008 can be directly traced to the Dem policies favoring easy credit for mortgages. Can you state the specific Bush policies that caused the crash in Sept 2008? No. All you can say is Bush was president on 9/11 and in Sept 2008.
Bob Grant| 9.14.12 @ 10:07PM
CJW,
I've tried to engage them on the financial crisis for a long time.
They will not answer your question. They are smart people and know exactly where this will lead: Jimmy Carter, Community Reinvestment Act, Bill Clinton, Franklin Raines, James Jones, Henry Cisneros, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Barney Frank, Christopher Dodd, ....and yes, even Barack Hussein Obama.
The Democrats' finger prints are all over the financial crisis, and they know it.
CJW| 9.14.12 @ 10:19PM
Bob
I agree. There is no cause and effect connection other that to say it happened on Sept 20, 2008.
Interestingly, McCain was leading by 3% in the RCP averages in the first weeks of Sept 2008.
We can agree that Bush increased the deficit in 8 years by about 6 trillion. But that was primarily the two wars, both of which were approved by the Dems and Reps. Now, with hindsight, we can all question the necessity and/or length of the wars.The deficit did not cause the Sept crash.
But Obama has increased the deficit by 6 trillion in less than four years, at double the rate Bush did, and O escalated the Afhan War.
Stan Redmond| 9.15.12 @ 1:16PM
I was wondering how long it would be before someone high jacked the thread and cried "BUSH'S FAULT."
I'm surprised it took this long.
Mimi | 9.15.12 @ 3:08PM
Maybe we should put the BLAME ....right where it belongs...Al Queda..the darn evil terrorist. They need to be stopped COLD . The economy, the debt, The deaths, Maimed young soldiers 50,000...all can be layed at their DOOR!....I pray our next leader takes it to them and solves the problem FAST and QUICK..GO in and OUT and get the darn JOB done!!!
Trinacria| 9.15.12 @ 6:06PM
So you're arguing that Mr. Obama's presidency has been a success? (just wanted to be sure, as there appeared to be no mention of a single achievement by his administration - or perhaps you're arguing that the sole benchmark against which the success of an administration is measured is the degree to which the previous administration sucked?).
Occam's Tool| 9.16.12 @ 2:09AM
The economy boomed under Bush, and unemployment before the Dems took over the Congress in 2006 went down to 5%---a real figure, as no one was dropping out of the job market.
Taxing entrepeneurs doesn't work, RCV. It's a moronic approach, as is class warfare. Obama is a moron, pure and simple, and he's lazy as hell.
Oldefarte| 9.16.12 @ 11:08AM
You're a DA!!!!!!!!!
Kitty | 9.14.12 @ 7:33PM
Barack Obama is a menace to American society.
You're being too kind. Obama is evil.
Mike in N.C.| 9.15.12 @ 9:31PM
Obama's a good guy and great President. No way would I support Flippin' Mittens and Lyin' Ryan.
Oldefarte| 9.18.12 @ 10:04AM
Then you obviously do not accept the philosophy of Forrest Gump as applicable to your train of thought, right ?????????
Oldefarte| 9.15.12 @ 1:28PM
To my knowledge, the direct opposite of "failure" is SUCCESS; and to have any chance of the latter, one has to be whats known as QUALIFIED in order to be capable of success. Since this POTUS is in no way, shape or form [and never has been so] qualified for success, OF COURSE HE IS A FAILURE !!!!!!!!!!
Oldefarte| 9.15.12 @ 1:31PM
PS: I might add that also qualifying for FAILURE are the American people/voters who dumbarsedly elected him as POTUS on 11/4/08!!!!!!!!!!
Mimi | 9.15.12 @ 3:14PM
O F you got that right!....If there is a POT of MANURE...He stirs and STIRS til the chaos hits...then he has this manure eating GRIN on his face!.....Watch it...You can tell !
Occam's Tool| 9.16.12 @ 2:10AM
I voted for McCain. He was an idiot, and not much good, but he wasn't a traitor. Romney will listen to Bibi on ME policy, will improve our military and diplomatic standing, and will balance our budget and improve our economy. All else is pretty much baloon juice.
Oldefarte| 9.16.12 @ 11:11AM
Compared to this traitoristic, trojun-horsed subversive that we're faced with today, McCain was a pure genius [as would be any mongrel also raoming the streets in comparison to same]!!!!!!
Oldefarte| 9.16.12 @ 11:22AM
PS: I f we can get some of the "idiots" that voted "STUPIDLY" in 2008 to correct their INSANE BEHAVIOR on 11/6/11, maybe R/R can be elected and begin to heal the ills of this country that have resulted from the socialism of Democrats' policies of the last century [and yes to also listen to his learned, wise and dear friend, the PM of Israel]!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mike in N.C.| 9.15.12 @ 4:36PM
But the real story is Rick Santorum's speech at the Values Voters Summit.He said the " elite, smart people" will never be on their side. He received a standing ovation.
As for your nonsense,Quin If during a Republican adminstration some right wing nut made and posted a film like the one that sparked the current
conflagration you know the same thing would be happening. I guess you, too, have amnesia about oil and gas prices during Bush's administration. Inflation. Food and oil futures; easily explainable by the weather and current events. But there is no significant inflation elsewhere.
I will concede that if Bush were president, the left would be acting like you are.
Trinacria| 9.15.12 @ 5:58PM
And there it is folks...more sage wisdom from the NASCAR philosopher. One should at least admire his persistent willingness to defend the indefensible, though the defense would perhaps seem less monotonous and insufferable if the defender could muster anything more than a tired litany of Tu Quoque arguments.
Even if one were to stipulate to the fact the GWB was the worst president in the history of the United States, it would in no way serve to absolve Mr. Obama of the colossal failures of his administration. Each president is judged on his record and his success or failure is measured in large part against the goals and objectives that he himself sets forth. Not even Obama can claim with a straight face that he has achieved the objectives he set forth; even that which is claimed as a success is couched in the language of failure ("things not as bad as they would have been", "slowed the trend in...", etc) . Yet the blind faithful continue marching in lockstep, making utter fools of themselves. I suppose that's Mr. Bush's fault, too.
Mike in N.C.| 9.15.12 @ 9:25PM
I wasn't attacking Bush. I was merely pointing out that oil and gas price are set in the world market and the president of the United States really doesn't control that price. Now, Quin is trying to hang current gas prices on Obama and I was crying foul. I know this is a little nuanced, but stick with it.
Occam's Tool| 9.16.12 @ 2:15AM
Obama is refusing to allow permits for drilling on our coasts and on federal land. He also turned down the canadian pipeline, Mike. Go Liberal troll somewhere else, where the South Carolinian brain boiling you suffered won't matter as much. Oh, and by the way---the filmmaker had the right to make anything he wanted, and the lowest calumnies against Mohammed are more praise than he deserves.
Sooner or later, we will elect a man in the USA who will be elected on the platform of "we are going to pay those @#$%^ back." The only question in my mind is how many of us will be killed before we wake up and elect that man.
Mike in N.C.| 9.16.12 @ 8:33AM
Typically, you ignore the fact that many leases for oil explorations have been signed. Guess you have already forgotten about the BP spill and since the Canadian pipeline runs nowhere near your property you have no environmental concerns. As for a man who pays back our enemies, do you know nothing about the drone attacks? How about the surge the President implemented so we could honorably extricate ourselves from Iraq and Afghanistan?
I don't plan to go anywhere. I will stay and challenge the group thinking of all you useful fools who are supporting a puppet of the right wing plutocrats and the neo cons. That smuck Romney can't even go to England without creating a diplomatic flap and you think he can handle the diplomacy for our country. That clown can f&$k up a wet dream.
Occam's Tool| 9.17.12 @ 3:40PM
Waal, since I have an Alabama medical license and more relatives there than I can shake a stick at, the BP crises was grotesquely overblown. There was very little damage to the fishing industry that wasn't caused by mass hysteria. Ditto for tourism. And that hysteria was the fault of...the Democrats.
Obama still hasn't opened up Federal land and coastlines for drilling, and the Keystone pipeline would go, if I was correct, within a few hours drive from my home.
By the way, Mike, it's "schmuck." And it applies to Obama, who has royally screwed our relationship with Israel, Poland, and, yes, the UK.
Flagstaff | 9.15.12 @ 6:25PM
Trinacria must know you pretty well, Mike NC. I can't figure out what you are trying to convey about Santorum and with "If during a Republican adminstration some right wing nut made and posted a film like the one that sparked the current
conflagration you know the same thing would be happening."
I DO remember when oil was under $30 per barrel under Bush. World events, true, but Obama's actions have all made it worse, not better. What sense is there in giving money to Brazil to drill offshore for oil only to sell it to us? The result is to transfer our wealth to Brazil, and we remain dependent on foreign oil. Drill at home and we keep the money, add jobs, and reduce our dependence. That's what we used to call "two birds with one stone."
Inflation only in food and oil? Those two items are the major part of disposable income necessities. Housing is down, but only at the cost of an incipient depression. The only shoe left to drop is DE-flation, prevention of which may be at the base of the Fed's otherwise inexplicable continuation of the QE's.
Trinacria| 9.15.12 @ 11:09PM
He still actually believes the film sparked the conflagration. Pretext. Plain and simple. Unless, of course, we're all missing some nuance that the NASCAR philosopher has discerned.
Oldefarte| 9.18.12 @ 10:15AM
"As for your nonsense,Quin If during a Republican adminstration some right wing nut made and posted a film like the one that sparked the current conflagration you know the same thing would be happening." Oh you mean like that which exposed the governmental welfare office advising a whore on subverting the system in order to obtain benefits illegally which sparked a race riot by the Tea Partiers who spit on Pilosi and yelled out racial slurs [and that left their garbage all over DC after one of their rallies]????
"I guess you, too, have amnesia about oil and gas prices during Bush's administration" Oh you mean those O/G prises that result from our being forced to purchase 2/3 of our needed oil from the middle east [due to the environmental wacko governmental regulations in this country preventing domestic O/G drilling] which ends up funnelling ME oil revenues to Muslim terrorists' organization so that they can cause other 9/11's ??????????????????
Mike in N.C.| 9.15.12 @ 9:29PM
For all of the end of the world predictions about imminent inflation every time the Fed announces more quantitative easing, notice it has not happened. As I said weather and world events are the drivers of the inflation we are experiencing, but as you point out housing, clothing and most others services are stable.
Flagstaff | 9.16.12 @ 2:09PM
We haven't yet had the inflation because our dollars are being spread around the world via our trade deficit. The inflation will come as soon as there is weakening demand for them. Accompanying that will be higher interest rates. Home prices are stable as they remain in the tank. They may remain there if the coming demand for new housing is met by more apartment dwelling. But rents will rise.
Oldefarte| 9.18.12 @ 10:18AM
Since you do not have any economic sense, you don't realize that inflation caused by this QE isms [whose intented purpose is to provide more governmental housing welfare to financial indigents at taxpayers' expense] is A DELAYED ACTION AND WILL NOT OCCUR UNTIL AFTER THE BLACK JESUS AND THE WOLFMAN ARE LONG GONE FROM POLITICAL OFFICE!!!!!!!!!!
Mike in N.C.| 9.15.12 @ 9:33PM
I reserve judgment until I get more information, but apparently the director of the film that sparked the riots in the Middle East also directed porn. Its going to be fun seeing the Values Voters give full throated voice to Freedom of Speech knowing this.
Mimi | 9.16.12 @ 8:59AM
It was NOT THE VIDIO !!!!!!!
Flagstaff | 9.16.12 @ 2:05PM
He also apparently donated mucho moolah to the Obama campaign.
Oldefarte| 9.18.12 @ 10:22AM
First dufus, the film was out in July and DID NOT cause the rioting. If you wish to point fingers, do so in the direction of the geniuses that ordered assinated UBL, the NATO assistance of the ARAB SPRING which overthrew Gadafi and Mubarek, and the politicall butt kissing of every Arab leader from one end of the ME to the other!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fiscal| 9.16.12 @ 8:57AM
Let's see, we have a failed President, and according to many polls, a failed Congress and failed Republicans who have a lower rating than both Obama and the Dems. Our last Republican President failed so much that none of the current Republicans will give him the time of day. What's more, we have a failed media who values ideology over reason, compromise, and analysis so they can fool "like minded" idiots to listen to them. On the right we have religious zealots who want to attack our personal liberties and on the left we have environmental zealots who want to bankrupt this country.
The problem is NOT Obama, Quin -- the problem is that this country has lost the real meaning of personal liberty and responsibility and the fact that since our founding, compromise has been the vehicle for our success.
But perhaps our biggest failure is our modern media that now adheres to extreme right and extreme left ideologies rather than analysis, science, and facts. And the American people are becoming less and less educated and would rather act on beliefs even if analysis proves them wrong. Rather than having rational arguments, they choose an ideology and find "facts" to back it up rather than zero-based analytics. This occurs on BOTH the right and left and is the cancer that is hurting this country.
Mimi | 9.16.12 @ 9:10AM
Yes, we can agree to compromise....But not tearing -up the Constitution !, and looking away from TRUTH....We can't agree when an administration will not Honor and FOLLOW its basic PRINCIPLES!
Fiscal| 9.16.12 @ 9:32AM
Both sides tear up the Constitution according to their ideologies whether it was the Republicans on the Patriot Act or Obama on healthcare. From my viewpoint, the Republicans are less truthful than the Dems but the Dems are more irresponsible on fiscal issues. Personally, I believe in facts, science, fiscal conservatism and the importance of personal liberties whether it is the government being a nanny state or telling me what to do in terms of abortion or gay marriage.
I don't see either side adhering to the "principles" of the Constitution -- they are just interpreting them in line with their personal ideologies.
I'm supporting Romney on the "hope" that his support of reason in the past will return to some extent as he has pandered to the extreme right just to get the nomination. Obama is not as failed as you guys seem to think -- the President just doesn't have the power most of you think he has. On the other hand, Obama is a very poor executive and has shown virtually no leadership -- and that IS a fact.
Flagstaff | 9.16.12 @ 2:14PM
Briefly, Romney is far from pandering to the "extreme right."
Do you consider the people who are calling for the government to adhere to the restrictions of the Constitution the "far right"? They are the ones who are afraid that Romney will not be resolute enough.
Fiscal| 9.16.12 @ 2:27PM
Given Romney's statements in the past when he was Governor of Massachusetts and his many other flip-flops, especially with Romneycare, what you see today IS Romney pandering to the extreme right. To believe the Constitution allows for the Patriot Act and should restrict gay marriage and allows for wars not sanctioned by Congress IS "far right" and are examples of judicial activism if done. I find that neither the extreme right or extreme left are really Constitutionalists.
Flagstaff | 9.16.12 @ 2:21PM
One thing I can agree with you on--"perhaps our biggest failure is our modern media that now adheres to extreme right and extreme left ideologies"--except I don't see anybody in the MSM who is adhering to extreme right ideology. I DO see plenty who have abdicated any attempt to provides facts instead of opinion, except slanted to one side or the other.
The "free press" is the only industry protected by the Constitution. They have never deserved it, but there is no known better alternative. It has become a problem because the great majority of MSM is all to be found on one ideological side of issues, and we've been conditioned to believe that they are somehow "impartial."
Fiscal| 9.16.12 @ 2:30PM
Fox New, and the number one cable news network, IS the mainstream media and so is Conservative talk show hosts who dominate radio. This MSM thing doesn't make any sense if you look at media objectively. I don't see any impartiality in media today on any side because you can't get loyal viewers by being objective and telling the truth.
Flagstaff | 9.19.12 @ 1:28PM
Nonsense. When did you last hear or see any news distributor besides Fox criticized by any of the old line MSM? Talk radio and Fox are always "them" in the view of the alphabet networks. The commentary on Fox does favor the right, but they admit it. The rest of them, who all favor the left, insist they are completely unbiased, which we both acknowledge is not true.
The danger is that too many people watch and read and listen to them as if they WERE unbiased, believing the leftist propaganda. Anybody watching Fox KNOWS what they are getting.