I FUCKED YOU ALL, but thanks for blaming it on the black guy

[Pharaoh]

[lamp_shade]

1. First rec.

[live love laugh]

121. Hey! It's "Ya'll" not you all . . . he's from Texas

[arbusto_baboso]

139. No, he's from Connecticut.

He's a carpet-bagging mock-Texan.

[11 Bravo]

2. Classic! K&R

[blm]

3. Republicans are the Susan Smiths of DC.

.

[Hepburn]

4. +1...KnR...n/t

[JNelson6563]

5. Well said.

[Scurrilous]

22. Indeed. n/t

[Hekate]

33. Oh hell yes

[blondeatlast]

63. Absolutely! Someone needs to photoshop that beauty and make it viral!. nt

[flamingdem]

113. This needs to be more viral than H1N1 !!!!1

[NYC_SKP]

6. Oh Snap!

LOL!

[lamp_shade]

8. ....

[Cass]

75. That is funny as hell!

[ThatsMyBarack]

7. K&R!

Except for Dumbya's ugly mug...

[CLANG]

9. K&R - ROFLMAO!!

[Mad_Dem_X]

10. K&R. Perfect.

[Kind of Blue]

11. Longtime no see, Pharaoh, and you pop up with this gem.

Well, done!
KnR

[cleanhippie]

12. I am posting this everywhere I can!!!!!!! Brilliant!

[Initech]

109. I want to post this all over my freeper-ass neighborhood!

[kenfrequed]

13. It is good to remember how bad Bush was.

Extremely important! Beyond important!

A list of his terrible policies should be stapled to every campaign poster of every republican running from now until the year 2525. We should be banging the drum with every terrible thing he has ever done, every liberty he has every wrecked, every tax break he has ever given to his worthless billionaire buddies, and every war-crime he has ever indulged in in his quest to bankrupt the federal government in order to shrink it.

In fact that should be the packaged propaganda piece from our side. The Republicans bankrupted us on purpose and their trickle down bullshit was theft. All of this was a scheme to fit into the Grover Norquist mold of drowning government.




But... when we recall why he was so bad, we have to bear in mind that there are dedicated bunches of DLC dipshits that sided with him on too many of his bad policies that screwed us.

[Scurrilous]

14. Excellent.

K & R

[The Backlash Cometh]

15. You all know it's true.

[lamp_shade]

16. Kick.

[Lugnut]

17. K&R n/t!

[Oceansaway]

18. K&R...n/t

[NJmaverick]

19. K & R!

[Scurrilous]

61. ...

[RoccoR5955]

20. Excriment!

That's what I think of Chucklenuts!

[MineralMan]

21. Excellent job!

K&R

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[HiFructosePronSyrup]

24. LOL

Where's Ian Michael Black when I need him?

[msanthrope]

27. Wow, we got to post 23 before this shit. I'm impressed. n/t

[newtothegame]

28. What part of it was "shit?"

[Scurrilous]

48. The part that was deleted. n/t

[bobbolink]

54. That would be the whole poster.

[blondeatlast]

65. +1. nt

[Scurrilous]

77. ..

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[totodeinhere]

29. I have been as frustrated as anyone with some of Obama's shortcomings, but....

there is absolutely no comparison between President Obama and what baby shrub did to the country. We will be living with the consequences of that disaster of an administration for a long time. On the other hand, IMO Obama has been a net plus so far although he needs to do much more.

[Better Today]

34. Unless and until he starts resolving the middle class issues like jobs

unemployment, foreclosures, outsourcing, and such, instead of all these giveaways to big biz, big banks, Blackwater/Xe et al, and wall street; I don't see him as substantially any difference. And like many others, in the past two years, my lot in life has sunk to an all time low, like not by a notch or two, but by a whole friggin' ladder worth of rungs.

Sorry, he isn't making the grade any better from what I see.

[Fire1]

40. Darlin! (Unisex term of endearment) I've got news for you.

He is not ABLE to do ANYMORE than "they" LET him do, lest he be killed. Who is "they," you may ask. THAT my friend, is the 64K question. Although, I've got a pret-ty good idea. That's why what he has accomplished and will accomplish in the future is not going to be of the magnitude that you desire. Get used to it.

[bobbolink]

55. I was with you until the last sentence.

Disdain is never going to win you adherents.

Now, having said that, I imagine you can't wait to put *me* "in my place.

Have at it. It gives a complete picture of *you*.

[Fire1]

59. Don't start none won't be none. I didn't call myself putting

anybody in their place.

[CLANG]

119. It gives a complete picture of *you*.

[bobbolink]

127. Excellently done! Your hatred comes through as clearly as any teabagger's!

[CLANG]

129. And you're hatred is posted all over this forum

The way you put words in people's mouths and assume the very worst about everyone is also documented all over DU. If you can live with it, so can I. But I still think you are a sad and hateful person.

To wit:

"Now, having said that, I imagine you can't wait to put *me* "in my place.

Have at it. It gives a complete picture of *you*."

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[amandabeech]

110. If he is physically frightened, then he should step aside for Biden.

And if Biden can't do it, he should step aside for Pelosi, and so forth, until we get someone who isn't scared.

A scardy-cat President isn't doing us any good.

[Solomon]

118. LOL How 'bout you?

[amandabeech]

131. Only if you'll be my Vice President! nt

[Fire1]

126. It's going to take far more than a presidency to undo a

corporatist, capitalist society. It's going to take a 'revolution.' Biden can't do it either and neither can ANY 'ONE' person. Face it! Corporations have a strong hold on this country and believe me, they are more powerful than any one person, party or political office.

[Hekate]

141. He doesn't behave like a man who is a scaredy-cat. But he'd be a fool not to know he's a target

And Barack Obama is no fool. Not a coward. Not a fool.

This perception is probably an age-related thing. I was 16 when JFK was assassinated, and political assassinations of Democrats and social progressives punctuated my life from then on.

Ted Kennedy's kids remember there were years when he kept a bullet proof vest hanging in the closet with his coats, and would put it on whenever he left the house.

Reality sometimes sucks.

Hekate

[totodeinhere]

50. I am very sorry to hear that you have been having hard times. I hope that it gets better for you.

n/t

[bobbolink]

57. Thank you.

I very much appreciate seeing some sensitivity and caring here.

I second your emotion.

[Kweli4Real]

56. How about ...

"Unless and until OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS starts resolving the middle class issues like jobs, unemployment, foreclosures, outsourcing, and such, instead of all these giveaways to big biz, big banks, Blackwater/Xe et al, and wall street; I don't see him as substantially any difference."

There ... I fixed your inaccurate rightwing talking point to reflect our current system of government. But if you want a dictator ...

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[Aaria]

107. This is where a Tea Party would be handy..

and the center piece of the party would be the voting machines going in the river. Until we get control of our elections we will have to put up with the politicians they give us. The recent NC Senate race is a glaring example of how bad it has gotten. When a person is elected by a wide margin according to the machines and when the mail in ballots are counted the opposite outcome, comes shining through and not a peep in the press about it. As Stalin said, " it doesn't matter who votes, only who counts them."

[texastoast]

122. Have you any concept

of how long it takes to clean up eight years of Bush shit pile? Bush's pimple popped just a couple of months before the 2008 election and spewed over ALL of us. And just like the picture in the OP, he's the one who fucked you and caused your last two years of grief. I haven't agreed with Obama on everything, in fact have vehemently disagreed at times, but to say that the work he has done hasn't been any better is just wrong.

Think of a house that has burned down. You have to clear away the debris before you can start rebuilding. We have been in debris mode and will be for at least two more years. THAT's how bad Bush was.

Barack Obama has done the following:

•Froze the salaries for top White House staff members. This is a largely symbolic act, but might be an important one.


•Set a deadline for the closing of Guantanamo Bay. Some of his supporters would say this is a great thing because they believe it operates as something from the Dark Ages. Others believe this characterization to not be true, and that no plan will be put place to determine what to do with the prisoners. Time will tell.


•Fast-tracked the process to apply new fuel standards to 2011 car models AND initiated steps to allow California to set its own standards for auto emissions that are stricter than that of the Federal government. Again, this is a measure that some of his supporters hail as a grand step forward, while his detractors (or flamers) point out that it could provide an additional severe drag on the economy, especially in car manufacturing areas.


•Signed a detailed executive order to ban torture and inhumane treatment of prisoners.


•Asked the military leadership to engage in additional planning necessary to execute a responsible military draw down from Iraq.


•Released the interrogation memos without consulting the Bush staff and/or Bush about it. And they were only partially released some of the information in the memos were not made public.


•Signed an executive order that restored a 30-day time frame for former presidents to review records before they are released. It also eliminated the right for the vice president or family members of former presidents to do the reviews.


•Signed an executive order that requires that appointees sign forms saying that they were not hired because of political affiliations or contributions. This is far from an unbeatable measure, but is an important early step towards cleaning up governmental hiring policies. It is easier to prove someone lied when their signature is right next to the statement in question.


•Signed an order banning gifts from lobbyists and banning anyone from working in an agency they had lobbied in previous years. Promptly made the order toothless by immediately granting a waiver to a former defense lobbyist.


•Lifted a ban on giving federal money to international groups that perform abortions or provide abortion information.


•Granted his first TV interview as president to Al-Arabiya, a channel described as a "voice of moderation" to the Middle East. His supporters call this a very smart move to help angered nations and groups feel a bit less cast aside, and let them know that they need not resort to violence to be made a part of the world discussion. Detractors point out that this is the type of thing Neville Chamberlain would have done, though a TV interview and "the Munch Agreement" are leagues apart.

And that was just the first week.

So chew on that and decide if you think Bush would have done any of those things.

Yes, there is much work to be done. But I will never agree that Obama is no better than Bush.

[Hekate]

142. ~*~*~*~*

[Marr]

35. He dances slower.

But the music is the same.

[totodeinhere]

51. Well, all I can say is that if Obama is no better than shrub, then we really are in trouble.

(Edited to decapitalize shrub's name.)

[butterfly77]

25. Kicked&Recommended!

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[eowyn_of_rohan]

30. tacky language

but sentiment is good

[ecstatic]

31. I've been thinking about that... Pres. Obama has accomplished A LOT

and it's still not good enough. He's being criticized by both sides as if he's the worst president this country has ever had. You can't tell me with a straight face that racism has not played a role in this. The left is NOT immune to subconscious racism--performance ratings have been shown to be affected by race.

[pezDispenser]

36. I don't think its fair to say

that the left is calling him the worst President ever. At least I've never heard that accusation made.

[geek tragedy]

68. We have several geniuses in here saying he's not

substantially different than Bush.

I guess they consider him the second to worst president ever or something.

[pezDispenser]

70. fair enough

Though I think that would put him at #3 in my lifetime RayGun then * then whoever at #3.

[Scurrilous]

138. bttt

[liberation]

72. Holy tap dancing Strawman!

Even when discussing Bush, some of you "moderates" still find time to stick it to the left. Tells me everything I need to know about where the DLC et al are coming from.

[Hekate]

32. There ya go. KNR

[lpbk2713]

37. What Clinton did to Monica ...

AWOL Monkey Boy did to the whole country.

[Hekate]

143. Clinton didn't mug her and leave her in a ditch the way Bush did to the country

Gotta give him that much

[poverlay]

38. OH don't even think I'm not going to print out a few dozen of those and sneak them into all of my

neighbors' mailboxes!

Truth is beautiful

[Deep13]

39. Who IS that guy? Like the rest of the public, I forgot about him. nt

[Feron]

41. That excuse doesn't work anymore.

Yes Bush left the country in shambles* when he left office, but Obama seems hellbent on continuing those failed policies. The only discernible change has been the party and person that occupies the office.

I don't expect Obama to turn the country around on a dime, however he's had plenty of time and a Dem congress to make inroads. Instead that advantage has been frittered away for further corporate giveaways and the financial system is still in disarray. Hell Obama is even willing to bargain away rights in order to get legislation passed (like he did with women in order to pass the health insurance company bailout bill).

And yes, I also realize that Congress doesn't march in lockstep. That's where leadership kicks in. Of course it doesn't help that the Obama administration openly detests the very base it claims to represent.

All the "but..but Bush" excuse making in the world isn't going to quell the growing dissatisfaction. And if Obama isn't responsible now, then when?! Obama isn't the first president to inherit a lousy situation.

*Don't forget that Clinton was the one that repealed Glass–Steagall and gave us NAFTA. Lousy policies aren't exclusive to one party.

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[liberation]

73. Because uncalled for personal attacks are the mark of the cream of the crop of intelligence, right?

Yeah, we should "shut the fuck up" and be good polite foot soldiers and do as you masters told us. Yeah, that is so monumentally different from the game plan Bush brought for 8 long years. LOL!


Funny to see the DLC and its spin machine's ball bearings wearing out and the wheels coming off... at least you guys are being more genuine with your virulent disdain for the left.

[geek tragedy]

64. If you see Obama as not changing Bush's policies at all, then

the fault is in your perceptive abilities.

[LanternWaste]

66. FDR reversed the great depression in less than two years?

"Obama isn't the first president to inherit a lousy situation."

FDR reversed the Great Depression in less than two years?

I thought it took longer, took struggles, took patience, and took time. That's what I get for thinking...

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

79. So why are you here? If you don't support Clinton and don't support Obama, why remain a Democrat?

Why not become an Independent? Green? or whatever?

I don't get it...

[LAGC]

97. Just because we don't see eye-to-eye with Obama on several issues...

Doesn't mean we quit supporting our local Democrats, or Democrats in general.

I think the main complaint is that we just want Obama to act more like a Democrat, instead of Republican-Lite with all his conservative cabinet picks and sell-out on HCR and FinReg, his stance against same-sex marriage, etc. If Obama stood firmly for Democratic values, there would be few complaints...

I mean, if no one speaks up, how do we really expect Obama to move to the Left on issues that are dear to us?

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

137. Oh, I see. I was just wondering. I totally get your point. I'm disappointed as well.

Tired of hearing about him wanting to work with Republicans when all they do is laugh at him and tell him to go to hell. All they want is to be back in power. Don't get it at all...

[avaistheone1]

42. I still marvel how Bush screwed us so bad...

Yet our Dems keep letting him and Dick get away with it.

[COLGATE4]

43. Great photo, Pharaoh. By the way

real men have two balls and a cane.

[Urban Prairie]

45. Dunno..some"thing" seems to be missing...

The Chimp was the Dick's marionette, esp. during their first term. IMO.

[unpossibles]

46. brilliant

I was reading the comments from an article from early February of 2009, and it was quite telling how many people were saying they already disapproved of him, even though he had only been in office for a week or two. Sigh.

There's one thing I can gladly thank Bush for: teaching me that the "greater of two evils" can be pretty fucking bad.

[mstinamotorcity]

47. Play it

again Pharaoh

[bobbolink]

52. Did Grayson put that together? ^_^ Spot on!

Here is what I would like to see DU do.... take up a collection, and put this on a few billboards around the country.

Yup, that is what I would LOVE to see!

[lunasun]

106. Maybe change the F

word to raped or robbed for the billboard....still be a good one ! If I had big bucks I'd rent the boards myself 'cause this is a classic!

[bobbolink]

128. I agree it needs a bit of "toning". The problem is, there are so many ways we could all come

together and do these simple things.

If we can gather THOUSANDS to send roses, then we could do this.

But, we won't. It's much more fun to call people "the stupid" rather than to work on helping them to understand.

[ismnotwasm]

53. Love it

K&R

[Lochloosa]

58. Perfect email material. Thanks.

[bc3000]

60. How about one with Reagan's picture?

[NBachers]

96. Best I can do on short notice

[texastoast]

123. Just for you, one of my favorites

[Duval]

67. LOL!!! I just had to show my

husband and even sent it to my Republican son (thank goodness he lives in another city).
Thanks so much for posting this! We need to make it into a t-shirt...guess we could change the word to "fracked"??

[SalmonChantedEvening]

69. Hell Yeah! K&R!

The plain truth. Finally.

[Octafish]

71. Legally, it was rape. Thus, you belong in prison.

The charges of treason are another matter.

[robertpaulsen]

82. I second that.

Considering he stole the election twice, that's two counts of country rape here in America.

That's not even taking into consideration the crime of genocide in other countries.

[Octafish]

86. George W Bush also lied America into two illegal, immoral and unnecessary wars.

His Poppy did the same. Throw in Prescott continuing to do business with Hitler after NAZI Germany declared war on the United States and we have multigenerational traitors. The fact they're not in jail speaks volumes about American justice and the state of democracy.

[tallahasseedem]

74. LOL!

Thank you for posting this! True, so true...

[Overseas]

76. K&R! //nt

[truthrocks]

78. The worst thing about Obama's presidency has been

the stunning absence of a clear and consistent narrative re: what he is actually accomplishing! This message should be ongoing, loud and unwavering ... especially as an antidote to the repub's well-oiled hysteria machine, aimed directly at bringing Obama down. We also need an antidote to the "snippy jokester dude" Robert Gibbs, who's job it is to speak every day on behalf of the President of the United States. Replacement, please!

[jgraz]

81. For example, how many times have we heard about the credit card reforms?

The final phase went into effect this week, and barely a peep from the MSM. The reforms are not earth-shaking, but unlike HCR or the bank bill, they are *actual* reforms.

These guys really can't manage a news cycle. Gibbs has got to go.

[activa8tr]

85. Agree... Obama's PR limps along, and sounds defensive most of

the time.

Obama should stand up in front of the image of the man who fucked us over a million ways...

and call out Boehner, McConnell, and Fox News for getting us into this mess, where we seem to be
"spinning our wheels" as my old boss used to say.... the mud and muck and slime from the swamp of the Bush years needs to go away, but all those slimeballs remain, didn't get kicked out... no wonder Obama hasn't done as much as we would have liked in 18 months.

[Richard Steele]

80. Damn right! K&R

[pnorman]

83. Thaanks for that image!

I'll use it before nightfall!

Proud member of the Unprofessional Left for many decades (Hint: I held my nose and voted for Stevenson in 1952!)

[activa8tr]

84. OH S H * T!! I thought you were a Freeper, until I opened the thread to see

a REAL FREEPER who was the "decider" for 8 freaking years!

[BEZERKO]

87. Damn!

So simple, but so dead on! I'm going to print it out and put it on my car, damn, this is Georgia and I might get a ticket. Can it be changed to SCREWED!

[ncteechur]

88. AMEN!!!!!!

nuff said

[Crystal Clarity]

89. LOL and K&R!

[MrScorpio]

90. Epic!

[Glimmer of Hope]

91. LOL! I was afraid what I would find when I opened this thread. Thanks for the laugh.

[Soylent Brice]

92. it should be the mission of DU to get this to 500 recs.

minimum.

[Canuckistanian]

93. Nice summary of the past 10 years

Very true.

[orbitalman]

94. This deserves a thousand Rec's. n/t

[Scurrilous]

134. Yep.

[Poll_Blind]

95. Dude, I must be the 500th person to say "Classic" but......CLASSIC!

Awesome, K&R!

PB

[nevergiveup]

98. Absolutely perfect

I printed it out and am going to put it front and center on the wall in my office tomorrow.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

99. want do you want me to do with the baby, Bush?

[lonestarnot]

100. And sentenced our kids and their kids to death you serial killer motherfucker now eat shit and die M

Fr!

[liquid diamond]

101. Didn't Nance Rants post this a few months ago?

[BigBearJohn]

102. Glad to be the 400th rec

[myrna minx]

103. Gawd - just seeing his face again makes me want to

[bobbolink]

135. I second that emotion.

Need a shower.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

104. Bush and Obama had many others before them. It has taken years

of shitty statesmen to get us in this predicament.

[Catherine Vincent]

105. That's an eye opener.

[Initech]

108. I like that there's 420 recommendations for this!

[krispos42]

111. I liked it so much, I stole it for my sigline

MS paint, baby!

[Scurrilous]

114. Good job.

[flamingdem]

112. WE NEED TO PLASTER THIS POSTER ALL OVER THE US of A!! C'mon people nt

[democrat_patriot]

120. Printing 200 copies now.

Will do some Guerilla marketing.

I'm making small ones printed on Avery labels, putting everywhere I go.....

[flamingdem]

125. Great!! I think it can go viral for sure - PRINT THEM ON STICKY LABELS is a GREAT IDEA!

It rings true and creates an impact seeing that smirky face, yeech!

[bobbolink]

136. Wonderfully creative idea!

I'm still thinking in terms of a billboard.... ^_^

[flamingdem]

144. A Billboard YES!! Now that would get FREE TV coverage

even Fox could not resist!

[bobbolink]

145. Yup, and WHY can we not do it? As I keep saying, we can gather thousands here to send roses to

congresscritters.

We could just as well gather it for educational purposes.

There is also a full-page ad in the NYT..... lots of things we could do, if we changed our focus.

Go. For. It!

[Hekate]

115. Kicked again

[indimuse]

116. KNR!

!!

[uponit7771]

117. Perfect

[austin_democrat]

124. I'm not blaming the black guy, I'm blaming the guy in the picture

[dipsydoodle]

132. Kick,

.

[underpants]

140. I goin' to **** all y'all up!