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Postby hcted » Thu May 21, 2009 4:03 am

Just wanted to know how this site felt about him :surrender:
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Re: Obama

Postby renaeden » Thu May 21, 2009 4:11 am

As an Australian? Not much. :lol:
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Re: Obama

Postby adhocisadirtyword » Thu May 21, 2009 5:56 am

You may want to search back to some of the November posts. :)

I think he's one of the best people we could have had for president at this time. I'm not a big fan of his education policies, but am otherwise happy for the most part. I think he's walking a tightrope right now and doing pretty well considering.
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Re: Obama

Postby Noctivagus » Thu May 21, 2009 1:50 pm

UK... I feel passive about Obama. I felt highly negative about Shrubby George.
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Re: Obama

Postby Charlie » Thu May 21, 2009 2:20 pm

Noctivagus wrote:UK... I feel passive about Obama. I felt highly negative about Shrubby George.


Ditto.... Although I will add there is hope that he could be the one to repair the ties with the world which his predecessor destroyed.
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Re: Obama

Postby Sophist » Thu May 21, 2009 4:00 pm

Noctivagus wrote:UK... I feel passive about Obama. I felt highly negative about Shrubby George.


King George II you mean. ;)

Generally speaking, and keeping in mind the down-and-dirty of politics that's virtually impossible to get away from, I'm very pleased with Obama. I definitely voted for him and was thrilled that he won. I really think that he'll help make some changes to this country (and to our relationship with the world community) that will leave a positive mark on our citizenry.

I missed his speech today about the whole Gitmo issue unfortunately.
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Re: Obama

Postby Noctivagus » Thu May 21, 2009 6:19 pm

Sophist wrote:
Noctivagus wrote:UK... I feel passive about Obama. I felt highly negative about Shrubby George.


King George II you mean. ;)


He was OK (a bit misunderstood because they thought he was mad)... its just that a bunch of tea-drinking colonists took the slightest of fallings-out to mount rebellion :wink: And then made war on each other after they won their independance :lol:

By Shrubby, I mean that leader who blew thousands of people up in the name of fighting a war against terrorism... not to mention his failed attempts to convince the world that torture meant something else... :wink:
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Re: Obama

Postby Charlie » Thu May 21, 2009 9:26 pm

Sophist wrote:I definitely voted for him....


So you didn't "perhaps voted for him, but not quite sure of what I marked on the ballot" or close your eyes and take a random prod without looking at the result. :tongue:
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Re: Obama

Postby Sophist » Fri May 22, 2009 1:22 am

Noctivagus wrote:
Sophist wrote:
Noctivagus wrote:UK... I feel passive about Obama. I felt highly negative about Shrubby George.


King George II you mean. ;)


He was OK (a bit misunderstood because they thought he was mad)... its just that a bunch of tea-drinking colonists took the slightest of fallings-out to mount rebellion :wink: And then made war on each other after they won their independance :lol:

By Shrubby, I mean that leader who blew thousands of people up in the name of fighting a war against terrorism... not to mention his failed attempts to convince the world that torture meant something else... :wink:


That's right: Shrubby. Mad ol' King George II. We had our own too. :tongue: (Pssssstt... that's the joke. A comment on dictatorship, etc.)

W = American version Mad King George II ;)
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Re: Obama

Postby Sophist » Fri May 22, 2009 1:22 am

Charlie wrote:
Sophist wrote:I definitely voted for him....


So you didn't "perhaps voted for him, but not quite sure of what I marked on the ballot" or close your eyes and take a random prod without looking at the result. :tongue:


I almost did but opened my eyes at the very last second.
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Re: Obama

Postby goddessoflubbock » Sat May 23, 2009 6:20 pm

renaeden wrote:As an Australian? Not much. :lol:


The world is a much smaller place today. Policies Obama puts in place could very well positively (or negatively) affect your country. We're in a global economy.

That said, I saw a cool bumper sticker yesterday.

At first all I could see was "1/20/09", and the date didn't jump out at me, my first thought was it was one of those religious groups calling for the end of the world - we have more than our fair share out here.

However, as we passed the vehicle I could read the rest:
1/20/09
The End of an Error

:mrgreen: :lol: It's a darn good thing I wasn't driving!
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Re: Obama

Postby Sophist » Sat May 23, 2009 9:00 pm

OMG! Another sane person in Texas? Could it possibly be???? :mrgreen:
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Re: Obama

Postby goddessoflubbock » Mon May 25, 2009 2:00 am

Sophist wrote:OMG! Another sane person in Texas? Could it possibly be???? :mrgreen:


I need to round all 5 of us up....
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Re: Obama

Postby Sophist » Mon May 25, 2009 12:27 pm

goddessoflubbock wrote:
Sophist wrote:OMG! Another sane person in Texas? Could it possibly be???? :mrgreen:


I need to round all 5 of us up....


Live next door to each other, slowly begin to create sanity in Lubbock!
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Re: Obama

Postby goddessoflubbock » Tue May 26, 2009 9:30 pm

Sophist wrote:
goddessoflubbock wrote:
Sophist wrote:OMG! Another sane person in Texas? Could it possibly be???? :mrgreen:


I need to round all 5 of us up....


Live next door to each other, slowly begin to create sanity in Lubbock!


I just wish THEY were the ones reproducing... LOL

The democratic party here in Lubbock County can barely get enough people together at one time to throw a game of dodgeball..... :sob:
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