Obama the hippocrit
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shakotan said:
el stovey said:
Bing o said:
Any idea who is next in the Whitehouse?
Arnold SchwarzeneggerI thought they had changed the rules on that? Or was that just for becoming Governor?
Edited by odyssey2200 on Thursday 20th January 09:41
Jasandjules said:
Politicians are hypocrites. In the main. It's a real shame that there are so few who have the courage of their convictions.
To be fair most of us are hypocrites too, I think nuclear power is the way forward for the country, but I don't want a power station next to my house.greygoose said:
Jasandjules said:
Politicians are hypocrites. In the main. It's a real shame that there are so few who have the courage of their convictions.
To be fair most of us are hypocrites too, I think nuclear power is the way forward for the country, but I don't want a power station next to my house.I think we need to build more prisons and lock up people for longer, well so long as they are not built close to me
Captain Cadillac said:
Pints said:
Bing o said:
Any idea who is next in the Whitehouse?
The majority of the electorate might just be stupid enough; they fell for the "yes, we can" crap, after all.
Let me introduce you to my bumper sticker (Even if it's on the back window)
Of course there's a saying... "It takes a Carter to get a Reagan".
I did use the word majority.
tinman0 said:
Victor McDade said:
A politician putting trade and money above human rights - shocking isnt it.
Hate to say it, but GWB did put human rights above trade. That's why the Chinese never got a state visit when he was in power.
Fittster said:
tinman0 said:
Victor McDade said:
A politician putting trade and money above human rights - shocking isnt it.
Hate to say it, but GWB did put human rights above trade. That's why the Chinese never got a state visit when he was in power.odyssey2200 said:
shakotan said:
el stovey said:
Bing o said:
Any idea who is next in the Whitehouse?
Arnold SchwarzeneggerI thought they had changed the rules on that? Or was that just for becoming Governor?
Victor McDade said:
To those who are sure Obama is indeed a 'lame duck', he's available at the betting exchanges as favourite to be next president (at 10/11). Lay away and make yourself some cash.
Obama will win again in all likelihood. He has rebounded nicely and even when his poll numbers were low they still showed that he would win when opposed by Palin, Romney, Pawlenty et al...... The GOP have nobody who is anywhere near credible as an alternative. 
Obama is playing a good game with China, and hoping it'll work like Cuba has.
Have you seen what he just did with Cuba? He's allowed Cuban-Americans to fly over there much more regularly, and take much more stuff and dollars over. Apparently every passenger plane flying from Miami to Havana is going in convoy with a freighter carrying the excess baggage.
In a couple of years Cuba's economy will be dollarized and there will be nothing the government can do there to stop the official economy from collapsing, causing a velvet revolution to a democracy, unless they open up the economy pretty quickly.
It's working a hell of a lot better than anything all of the previous presidents tried.
If you just shout and point at China, they won't change anything. An adversarial relationship with them would be dangerous on so many levels. Obama has to walk a fine line between alienating them, and getting them to move forwards on the important issues. It's called "Diplomacy", rather than "Shock and Awe".
Have you seen what he just did with Cuba? He's allowed Cuban-Americans to fly over there much more regularly, and take much more stuff and dollars over. Apparently every passenger plane flying from Miami to Havana is going in convoy with a freighter carrying the excess baggage.
In a couple of years Cuba's economy will be dollarized and there will be nothing the government can do there to stop the official economy from collapsing, causing a velvet revolution to a democracy, unless they open up the economy pretty quickly.
It's working a hell of a lot better than anything all of the previous presidents tried.
If you just shout and point at China, they won't change anything. An adversarial relationship with them would be dangerous on so many levels. Obama has to walk a fine line between alienating them, and getting them to move forwards on the important issues. It's called "Diplomacy", rather than "Shock and Awe".
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