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Subjekt: Recently, someone BK referred to me as a homophobic, racist pig.
Curiously, I Googled it to see what I'd find. lol. I'm in GOOD company!
"Bill O'reilly is nothing more than a pathetic homophobic racist pig," "Jon Voight is a homophobic, racist pig ..."
Instead of engaging on the issues, this is so typical of the liberal left. I know why they don't engage on the issues: They have no case. That's why we rarely see that sort of engagement here. Most liberals who post here NEVER make a case for any liberal position. I'd love to see a rational defense of Obama's spending or of the enormous health care bill. Not even those who voted for that monster will defend it publicly. hmmmm, now what does that tell you?
Are you sick and tired of being called a racist because you don't agree with Barack Obama's policies?
If you are, you shouldn't read any further, for Cynthia Tucker this weekend claimed the voter anger that threatens the Democrat majorities in the House and the Senate is all a function of racism
When liberals have no argument, they resort to calling names.
Against Obama? You're a racist. Make fun of Obama? You're a racist. Against illegal's coming into this country and want it stopped? You're a racist. Want illegals deported? You're a racist. Think entitlements perpetuate the cycle of poverty and want to see some major changes to welfare? You're a racist. Think marriage should only be defined between a man and a woman? You're a homophobe. Think abortion is wrong because you consider it taking the life of an innocent human being? You're an oppressor of women.
Subjekt: Because the Democrats are embarassed of their own actions
Democrats asking voters to forget their record Rick Moran First, Democrats started running away from Obama. Then they started running against their own Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.
Now, they're running away from their record.
The candidate was outraged - just outraged - at the country's sorry fiscal state.
"We have managed to acquire $13 trillion of debt on our balance sheet," he fumed to a roomful of voters. "In my view, we have nothing to show for it."
And that was a Democrat, Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado, who voted "yes" on the stimulus, the health-care overhaul, increased education funding and other costly bills Congress approved under his party's control.
Faced with a potential wipeout in November's midterm elections, candidates such as Bennet are embracing budget cuts with the enthusiasm of Reagan Republicans.
BBC Director General Mark Thompson admitted to the UK Daily Mail in an article today that Britain's state-run news outlet has had a "massive" left-wing bias. He insisted, though, that the network is taking steps to remedy the ideological slant.
BBC has a history of promoting the ultra-leftist agenda on most issues. But to see the channel's top dog admit it in an interview with the Daily Mail was quite a sight.
Now if only some television outlets on this side of the pond would do the same.
rod03801: I am speaking of liberal politicians and of course I'm using hyperbole. I don't really mean it for them either. But I do mean that they will do whatever it takes to court the vote. (Republicans do this on some level as well). It's all about power. What right to illegal aliens have to be in America? None really. But the left makes it about civil rights etc. That's how they play it. Clinton characterized the Arizona law as a human rights violation. She doesn't really mean that because she knows better. The Arizona law mirrors an existing Federal law. It's all a ploy by Clinton and Obama (his adminstration has filed suit) to gain the Hispanic vote. Blacks are paid off in entitlements for their votes. And people like Sharpton keep the myth of racism alive. I don't mean to say there exists no racism theses days. But it's not the 50's or the 60's any longer. So what was Sharpton doing marching arm in arm with those other black civil rights dinosaurs singing we shall overcome? It's all about keeping racism alive (keeping alive the idea that this is still a racist country etc). It's propaganda. And generations of blacks will grow up hating an enemy that doesn't exist.
Změněno uživatelem Artful Dodger (4. září 2010, 02:10:33)
Bernice: It's not politically profitable so the black liberals and the white liberals perpetuate racism and a victim mentality so they can keep power. They are all about votes. That's why liberals pretend to care about Hispanics. They don't. They want their votes. They would court pedophiles if they could get enough votes from it. Rule of law means nothing to them if there are votes involved.
BTW, Black Mafia = Sharpton, Jackson, and the Obama Administration.
America’s “Black Mob” makes everything about skin color to “get paid” and gain political power.
Black kids were doing extremely well in the D.C. school voucher program. Obama killed the program to appease the teachers’ union.
A most shameful agenda item of the Black Civil Rights Mafia is to convince another generation of black Americans they are victims of a racist America. Their purpose is to recruit them into their ranks and voting Democrat. Beck and the Tea Party patriots are far greater stewards of MLK’s dream than the “sold out” Black Mob. Due to tremendous rejection of Obama’s policies, reelection is not looking good for Democrats in November. Rushing to the aid of the Democrats, the Black Mob and the liberal media have launched a “Hate America and White Tea Partiers” campaign. Their hope is to fire up misinformed blacks and brain-dead white libs to run to the polls in November.
<span>from Lloyd Marcus <span>by <span>Lloyd Marcus
I am a black man alerting my fellow Americans about a tremendous evil which is going on in our great country. Despite the wonderful racial gains we have made in terms of coming together — not as hyphenated Americans, but as Americans — black civil rights dinosaurs and their liberal white guilt-ridden sycophants campaign to “Keep Hate Alive.”
The Black Civil Rights Mafia long ago abandoned MLK’s dream of a day when all Americans would be judged by the content of their character rather than the color of their skin. America’s “Black Mob” makes everything about skin color to “get paid” and gain political power.
What is so evil about the Black Mob is their willingness to sacrifice national race relations and the best interest of their fellow blacks for personal gain and to further a socialist agenda.
Here is a prime example of the Black Mob’s modus operandi. Glenn Beck held his “Restoring Honor” rally on the same day as MLK’s famous speech. Al Sharpton, during his speech at his counter-rally, despicably misrepresented the purpose of Beck’s rally. Sharpton proclaimed, “They want to disgrace this day!” Sharpton’s lie was designed to inspire hate for Beck and the mostly white conservatives in attendance at Beck’s rally.
As I have stated, the Black Mob betrays black America by allowing political gain and furthering of an agenda to trump their best interest.
A few examples.
The Black Mob attacked MLK’s niece, Dr. Alveda King, for speaking at the Beck rally. NAACP vice president Hilary Shelton said Dr. King is not a good representative of her uncle’s speech and is “undeniably a very long-term committed Republican and is pro-life.”
Now get this, folks: Dr. Alveda King has committed her life to ending the genocide of black babies via abortion. Fifty percent of black babies are aborted. It has been said the most dangerous place on earth for a black child is in its mother’s womb (blackgenocide.org).
So why on earth would the NAACP trash Dr. King? Shelton also took a dig at Dr. Alveda King for being a Republican.
Black kids were doing extremely well in the D.C. school voucher program. Obama killed the program to appease the teachers’ union. Blacks overwhelmingly oppose illegal immigration. Obama and company support illegals because of their coveted votes. Blacks oppose gay marriage. Obama and the progressives support gay marriage.
A most shameful agenda item of the Black Civil Rights Mafia is to convince another generation of black Americans they are victims of a racist America. Their purpose is to recruit them into their ranks and voting Democrat.
Watching video of the Sharpton rally, I could not believe what I was seeing. Sharpton was locking arms with other civil rights dinosaurs, leading a parade of mostly black marchers; several were college-aged. As if stuck in a 1950s time warp, Sharpton had these black kids singing “We Shall Overcome” and chanting “No justice! No peace!” I thought, these kids have never experienced racism in their lives. So what the heck are they talking about? Sharpton’s rally made his audience angry at an enemy which does not exist.
America is the greatest land of opportunity on the planet for all who choose to “go for it.” Sharpton and company, (the Black Mob) attempting to convince blacks otherwise is a tremendous disservice and betrayal.
While Black America is truly being betrayed and abused by the Black Civil Rights Mafia, most blacks erroneously believe their enemies are Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin, and the Tea Parties.
Please allow me to set the record straight. Beck and the Tea Party patriots are far greater stewards of MLK’s dream than the “sold out” Black Mob.
As I stated earlier, the Black Mob, in a heartbeat, will throw national race relations and the best interest of their fellow blacks under the bus to further their socialist agenda.
Due to tremendous rejection of Obama’s policies, reelection is not looking good for Democrats in November. Rushing to the aid of the Democrats, the Black Mob and the liberal media have launched a “Hate America and White Tea Partiers” campaign. Their hope is to fire up misinformed blacks and brain-dead white libs to run to the polls in November.
The Black Civil Rights Mafia is corrupt, divisive, and evil. And by God’s grace, we honorable Americans will defeat them.
For those of us who view the concept of man-made global warming as one of the greatest hoaxes in history, two events this week give some hope that the international "climate change" juggernaut may eventually be halted.
Subjekt: Re: Why would you want the leader of your country to fail??? That does not make sense to me.
Übergeek 바둑이:
"failing to realize that the US is a country that cannot change."
Based on your assumptions and bias that America should change. The majority of Americans like the US and don't want fundamental changes to the country.
"Instead the US is more militarized than ever and the American government is constatnly trying to find enemies to justify the ever increasing militarization of the American economy. "
A mis-characterization. The US doesn't have to find enemies that don't exist. We live in a volatile world. The enemies are there. Look around.
"Rather than accept that the Capitalist system has some serious flaws and contradictions, the American government decided to intervene and save a failed financial system."
Nonsense. Capitalism is a successful system. The system didn't fail. The banks operated outside accepted rules in a capitalist system. The government violated another capitalist rule by intervening. The system would weed out the failures and the survivors would NOT make those same mistakes.
"Americans do not want to see that the current economic system is unsustainable."
It's sustained quite well for a long time. What has to happen is for the government to allow for big compainies to fail when their time is up. Nothing lasts forever.
Another serious problem in the US is Union thuggery. Many companies can no longer afford the huge payouts to union workers. Reasonable pay is one thing. But unions force companies to fail with their huge demands and unwillingness to budge in their demands. I've seen this sort of thing in huge businesses in Minnesota. The huge demands from the unions, topped off with huge taxes from the government.
"Maintaining the military system and the banks has come at a high price."
You have to have a strong military if your a country the size of the US and particularly because of our place in the world.
As for the governments involvement in the banks - a very bad idea. It's not the government's job and they should stay out of it.
"Funds that were meant to provide for social services and "entitlements" "
We need to decrease the social services and entitlements we provide at the federal level. We've created generations of lazy do-nothings as a result. Generational poverty is a product of entitlements.
The US system has proven over time to be a very effective system. The Progressives in this country have for years sought to make minor changes here and there and have succeeded in many ways. Bottom line: people need to get off their butts, work hard, find one or two jobs, do what you have to do, and quit relying on government handouts to get by. The government in the US wasn't created to babysit its citizens.
Übergeek 바둑이: It doesn't matter what that money was for. What matters is the larger point. Reckless spending. And even while there is no money to pay for it, and the public at large is against it, Obama and his lemmings pass the huge (and unread) Health Care Bill (for which there will not be enough money to pay for the monster).
Subjekt: Sobering thoughts for those who favor the Democratic party
A blogger has opined:
We have come a long way in the last twenty months. The President of the United States, his Chief of Staff, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Majority Leader in the United States Senate have done for the Republican Party what no Republican could have accomplished. Just as rigor mortis was about to set in, they brought the old corpse back to life. For their efforts on our behalf, we should be forever grateful.
--it's not well understood by Democrats that what has taken place, the demise of their power, was due to their own unpopular policies and arrogant elitist attitudes. The people responded (unlike in the way one uninformed poster here tried to portray it) from the average man up. It is a grassroots movement and it's going to unseat a huge majority of Democrats. It's also targeted Republicans who also, "don't get it."
You would do well to pay attention because your party can never regain power in the same way, unless it makes some serious changes. Republicans can never hold power unless they make some serious changes. It's a double edge sword.
Subjekt: Re: Why would you want the leader of your country to fail??? That does not make sense to me.
Tuesday: You wanted Bush to fail in his Iraq policy. You didn't support his administration's policy on waterboarding. You wanted him to fail.
Saying you wanted him to succeed and then acting otherwise. I'll take your actions before your words.
As for me, YES, I want Obama to fail. I want his Health Care bill to fail. I want Cap and Trade to fail. I want his Foreign Policy to fail. I want MOST of his attempts at changing the US to fail.
Do you not understand that the reason Obama is so unpopular and that the Democrats stand to lose the House and the Senate is that people want them to fail. They don't want the Democratic vision for America. They are rejecting it.
That's what is meant by wanting him to fail. We want Obama's efforts to fundamentally change America to fail because we believe he is taking us in the WRONG direction.
Tuesday: He's not done well for the Country. He's hurting us. He's a horrible president and more and more people (liberals and independents - those that voted for him) are coming to this same decision.
rod03801: That's certainly true on this board. I can own that. I'd gladly debate the issues with people here but honestly, there are few here that actually understand what a cogent argument looks like. You get only anecdotal evidence or the usual, "Well what about Bush?" Even Obama plays the "What about Bush?" card.
There are some serious issues with the way Obama is running this country. And even more serious concerns with the way the Democrats have ramrodded through their unpopular policies. When they are unseated, they won't understand that the US people are rejecting their ideas. They are the party of the arrogant.
The Republicans lost the last election for the same reason. And if they don't get back to what the people want, they will be voted out of office in the next go around.
I think it's time for term limits and some serious restrictions on how much money one can use in a campaign.
Lawmakers should have the same insurance and retirement programs as their other public servant counterparts. They get too many perks.
Anyone in public service at the highest levels, if they break the law, they should have all their money earned as public servants forfeited. And they should do double or triple jail time.
Tuesday: And all you ever did was bad mouth his decisions. YOu called the tea party derogatory names, Republican's vultures, and a host of other names. on and on and on
Subjekt: ReUntil the end of time, Dem's will insult republicans, and republicans will insult dem's. It's just silly for either side to whine about the other side doing it. Both sides are just as good at being nasty.
Please do the math. In 234 years, we borrowed 9 trillion dollars. That's 12168 months. That's a Trillion every 152 months or every 12.6 years.
Obama has borrowed 3.5 Trillion in just 19 months. That's 2241.5 TRILLION over the 234 years. It's NOT just a little more than Bush, it's significantly more. It's insane. It's more than ALL other past presidents COMBINED.
The Col: The big difference is that Obama is a dunce when it comes to running a country. Did you NOT see how much money that idiot is borrowing against our future? Did you not see the comparison over the last 200 plus years vrs his 19 months in office? How about the fact that the Democrats, under his leadership, passed a health care bill complete with loads of earmarks - some for the most ridiculous of things. It can't be paid for and will likely be repealed. Do you, like many of your liberal friends, not get it that Obama is a failure as a president? He's so unpopular that many would rather have Bush back?
You're so disingenuous. Opportunistic. So eager to point a finger without owning up to your own choices. Look back on your own posts and clean up your own bashings, both subtle and overt. Then you'll have the credibility with me and I'll listen.
But you won't. Have any of you libs actually made a coherent case for Obama's policies?
no
Try that sometime. Something that's not dripping with the usual sarcasm. Til then, you get what you give.
The Col: You must mean like you libs showed for Bush. Free Speech here. We like to use it. You object to my Constitutional right to free speech? tsk, tsk
Subjekt: And where are the liberals defending this fact?
From the moment Washington took the oath of office to the moment Obama took the oath, the US had borrowed 9 trillion dollars. In the last 19 months, we've borrowed 3.5 trillion dollars. You do the math. And Obama plans to borrow more.
Subjekt: Here's a stat for you to show you all just how mad Obama is as President (I mean that as in crazy)
From the moment Washington took the oath of office to the moment Obama took the oath, the US had borrowed 9 trillion dollars. In the last 19 months, we've borrowed 3.5 trillion dollars. You do the math. And Obama plans to borrow more.
The great author, James Thurber, wrote a short story titled "Conversation with a Lemming."
The crux of the story is that a guy walking through the woods meets a lemming and they sit down and talk. At the end of the story, the guy says to the lemming, "You know, I never understood why every few years, you lemmings get together and commit suicide by marching into the sea."
The lemming responds, "That's interesting. I never understood why you humans don't."
Well, as concerns the Democratic Party, it seems the lemming was wrong. We've committed political suicide for the past three elections, even if it meant that that the Republicans had to pick up a sea and place it in front of us. The point is we walked into it anyway and, for the most part, didn't scream foul.
Well, how about 2006 and 2008? Are we going to go on being lemmings? So far, I don't see any Democrat shrieking about the sea that's still in our path. (Read no verifiable, election paper trails and voter disenfranchisement into that.)
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