Change we can believe in

[Ardent15]

-Privatization of public housing

-More police state crackdowns

-TARP bailouts and hiring of Goldman Sachs cronies to his economic team

-Escalation of the war in Afghanistan

-Education policies, focusing on privatization and charter schools and busting teachers' unions

-Negligence regarding BP, TransOcean, and Halliburton

-Health insurance bailout



Am I missing any of that wonderful change? :sarcasm: That was off the top of my head.

[zipplewrath]

1. Gitmo and torture

Apparently no one did anything wrong during the torture years, because we're prosecuting no one.
And apparently the only problem with Gitmo is where it is so they want to buy a place in Illinois to move it. And they want to permanently establish it as a prison for people we don't actually want to put on trial.

Probably ought to throw in the other side though. The nuclear warhead reduction efforts are a very long term solution to a very old problem. And let's be honest, he's managed to increase our diplomatic influence around the world. Plus, the stimulus money was spent in a more "democratic friendly" manner than if McCain had been involved. Not sure either that there were many other significantly different solutions for the GM problem.

[Individualist]

2. Patriot Act still in effect

[Name removed]

3. Deleted message

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[branders seine]

4. Well, looking on the bright side...

The Supreme Court is set to become more conservative!

And our oil empire occupation of Iraq is still going strong!

And the bush gangsters are still free and not even being investigated for their crimes!

And the illegal wiretapping, rendition and even now assassination orders against American citizens continues unabated!

Oh, wait. Those aren't really on the bright side, are they?

[Ardent15]

8. Obama is playing Jedi Master chess

Don't worry, he's so smart we can't figure him out. :sarcasm:

[xchrom]

5. Recommend

[sequioa]

6. Gitmo

How come it still isn't closed like we were promised?

[Donnachaidh]

7. Transparency BLACKOUT.

The only transparency being offered is a one two way mirror -- so the government can watch and listen on citizens.

[angstlessk]

9. he is indeed the 'manchurian candidate' but not from Africa..from the republican party!

his agenda is more republican than NIXON!

[katandmoon]

10. Good list but you forgot the homage to religious bigots like Rick Warren and Billy Graham.

[ProSense]

11. "Privatization of public housing"

Utter nonsense. Facts

"Negligence regarding BP, TransOcean, and Halliburton"

More drivel.

[tonysam]

12. More drivel from Obama

Privatization of public education
Destruction of Social Security


Didn't you bother to read Paul Street's book laying out what Obama really was, or did you just simply buy the hype?

[ProSense]

13. The link is to the actual legislation

which has nothing to do with privatizing public housing, but I understand that you're not interested in facts.

[emulatorloo]

16. Please don't let facts get in the way of an angry rant

[William Z. Foster]

32. intentional misrepresentation

Why are people knowingly spreading disinformation? That is the only way I can interpret your posts on this thread. Help me out - if I am wrong, then it should be a simple matter to clear up any confusion.

You were asked what in the actual bill specifically contradicts Lakoff's analysis. Perhaps something does. You have not made that case, however. Yet your posts here imply that you did.

These posts you are making are not discussion or opinion - and they most certainly are not "facts" - they are some sort of strategy for promoting an agenda. You insert links, and then imply that the links take us to some sort of valuable information that would be the crushing killer argument against whomever you are taunting and tormenting. They never do. What is that about?

If Lakoff was wrong in some way, and if you can demonstrate that, people would be interested in hearing what you have to say. I have to assume that if you could do that, you most certainly would. Why wouldn't you? Instead you are misleading people here and intentionally trying to deceive us. What is that about?

[mopinko]

21. +1

this housing thing needs to be smacked down.


within the bounds of civility, of course

[leftstreet]

14. IT'S ONLY A FOUR YEAR ADMINISTRATION!!!1111

IBTL

[treestar]

15. Yeah you are missing a lot

and putting the worst possible spin on everything you mention.

Quit being so snide and superior and go out and do some good for somebody.

[bvar22]

17. Health Care "Reform"...

that REQUIRES every American to BUY an invisible product from a For Profit Corporation that manufactures NOTHING and produces NO Wealth (value added) without a "Public" alternative.

If he had campaigned on this, he would NOT have been elected, and he and his "marketeers" KNEW that.


"If we don't fight hard enough for the things we stand for,
at some point we have to recognize that we don't really stand for them."
--- Paul Wellstone


"I did not campaign on a Public Option."

[xiamiam]

18. May I add..crap help for homeowners program, threw Durbins bankruptcy bill under the bus

no end in sight for the housing crisis..nor will there be until SOMETHING is done to stop it and that has not happenened YET ...

[PassingFair]

19. You forgot FISA.

That's when I stopped believing.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-ostertag/obama-fisa-and-the-netroo_b_111116.html

[scarletwoman]

20. But at least he demanded that Congress re-instate Glass-Steagal! Oh, wait...

[reggie the dog]

22. an angry teacher checking in here...

[Yuugal]

23. K&R

[Upton]

24. Continuing the war on the pot smokers of America.

[Greyhound]

25. No prosecutions/investigations of the cabal. Punishing small business to stuff

more money into big business pockets.

[bigwillq]

26. K and R (nt)

[kelly1mm]

27. One more - no repeal of "don't ask don't tell" and I am in a public

school teacher family - do I need to say I am not feeling the 'change'?

[xiamiam]

28. k

[glitch]

29. "FIXING" Social Security next on the agenda. nt

[glitch]

30. "FIXING" Social Security next on the agenda. Yes, worth posting twice. :( nt

[HillGal]

31. but but but but but (insert excuses here). NT