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01-20-2009, 08:26 AM
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glorious day.
so long mr president.. sooo long.  |
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01-20-2009, 09:45 AM
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Yep, so long Mr. Bush  hello America, it's ours again (I hope).
Abe would be happy and MLK did not die in vain.
This is a historic day for the USA and the world. |
Why even try......... 
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01-20-2009, 09:51 AM
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Good Luck to the incoming.
Thanks to the outgoing.
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PRO CHOICE REPUBLICAN
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01-20-2009, 10:24 AM
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Jeb Bush 2012!!! SIKE
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01-20-2009, 10:31 AM
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sick of bluefish
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Flaptail
Yep, so long Mr. Bush hello America, it's ours again (I hope).
Abe would be happy and MLK did not die in vain.
This is a historic day for the USA and the world. |
Flap, that makes me chuckle, you do know that despite an extremely unpopular republican president and a lame republican candidate, Obama only won by 3% of the popular vote. Not so sure that your comment that America is "ours" again is a reality. |
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01-20-2009, 10:37 AM
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He actually won by a 7.2% margin
52.9% - 45.7% = 7.2%
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01-20-2009, 10:46 AM
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sick of bluefish
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Joe
He actually won by a 7.2% margin
52.9% - 45.7% = 7.2%
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I discounted for illegal immigrants and dead people....  |
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01-20-2009, 10:50 AM
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I can't wait for Obama to be sworn in so I can flip and start blaming him for everything. Been watching Hannity to brush up on my technique.
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01-20-2009, 11:03 AM
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sick of bluefish
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Quote:
Originally Posted by spence
I can't wait for Obama to be sworn in so I can flip and start blaming him for everything. Been watching Hannity to brush up on my technique.
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You had 8 years to brush up on the technique. There were plenty of examples all around you. |
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01-20-2009, 11:36 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by spence
I can't wait for Obama to be sworn in so I can flip and start blaming him for everything. Been watching Hannity to brush up on my technique.
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I'm in!
Lets start with a projected $170-$200 million coronation.
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Inaug...6665946&page=1
We are bitching about CEO'S flying to hearings in private planes, yet the man to get us out of this mess throws himself a week long party? I just thought change would look different... he spent roughly $40 million more than Bush & Clinton.
Wouldn't change have been a scaled down ceremony and asking the private investors to donate the overage to the poor or throw it towards our deficit? A little over the top no? |
The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. ~John Buchan
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01-20-2009, 11:41 AM
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Think of it as an Economic Stimulus Package....its going out to the businesses isn't it  |
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01-20-2009, 11:46 AM
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Wasn't his first campaign promise to bring the troops home???? The clock starts now.......
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“Americans have the right and advantage of being armed, unlike the people of other countries, whose leaders are afraid to trust them with arms.” – James Madison.
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01-20-2009, 11:52 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nightfighter
Wasn't his first campaign promise to bring the troops home???? The clock starts now.......
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Followed closely by his tax cuts.  |
The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. ~John Buchan
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01-20-2009, 12:04 PM
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I think the cost is a bit excessive, but it also appears they're trying to provide for the giagantic crowds. Bush and Clinton didn't have this kind of following.
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01-20-2009, 12:27 PM
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A significant amount of the additional cost can be attributed to added security.
Two major differences between Obama and Bush or Clinton:
-Nowhere near 2 million people for their addresses
-They weren't black
Unfortunately, even in 2009, just being black makes it significantly more dangerous for him to stand outside.
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01-20-2009, 01:02 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnnyD
A significant amount of the additional cost can be attributed to added security.
Two major differences between Obama and Bush or Clinton:
-Nowhere near 2 million people for their addresses
-They weren't black
Unfortunately, even in 2009, just being black makes it significantly more dangerous for him to stand outside.
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Technically, Obama's bi-racial, although blacks identify with him as one of their own. His mom was white.
I agree with the security. What could possibly damage this country's image right now, more than a secutity incident at the inauguration? Today say's a lot about how far the country has come as far as race relations and tolerance, but there's still a long way to go. |
Conservatism is not about leaving people behind. Conservatism is about empowering people to catch up, to give them tools at their disposal that make it possible for them to access all the hope, all the promise, all the opportunity that America offers. - Marco Rubio
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01-20-2009, 01:50 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fishbones
Technically, Obama's bi-racial, although blacks identify with him as one of their own. His mom was white.
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Absolutely right. But, turn on the news and "today is a historic as the first African-American President is inaugurated."
While an educated person like many on this board understand the difference, I highly doubt someone that dislikes Obama for being black would say "oh, since he has some white in him, I guess he's ok."
Hell, my roommate's girlfriend said to me just a few weeks ago "well, Obama *is* a Muslim so I can see why some people are upset." Even in this day of the internet, some people's blatant ignorance is astounding to me. |
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01-20-2009, 02:02 PM
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You're right. He's the very definition of "African American". I did see on the MSN homepage this morning that he was being referred to as "black" though. I guess I am just amused that he's every bit as much white as black and he's really only referred to as black by most people.
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Conservatism is not about leaving people behind. Conservatism is about empowering people to catch up, to give them tools at their disposal that make it possible for them to access all the hope, all the promise, all the opportunity that America offers. - Marco Rubio
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01-20-2009, 02:15 PM
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If you saw him on the street and didn't know him, would you say to yourself that he's black, white or bi-racial?
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01-20-2009, 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by EarnedStripes44
Jeb Bush 2012!!! SIKE
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01-20-2009, 02:25 PM
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Old Guy
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bronko
I'm in!
Lets start with a projected $170-$200 million coronation.
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Inaug...6665946&page=1
We are bitching about CEO'S flying to hearings in private planes, yet the man to get us out of this mess throws himself a week long party? I just thought change would look different... he spent roughly $40 million more than Bush & Clinton.
Wouldn't change have been a scaled down ceremony and asking the private investors to donate the overage to the poor or throw it towards our deficit? A little over the top no? |
Don't forget the new Presidental Battlewagon, they made a bunch of them at several million each |
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01-20-2009, 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by PaulS
If you saw him on the street and didn't know him, would you say to yourself that he's black, white or bi-racial?
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I'd just say to myself that he's a human being. I wasn't raised to notice skin color on people. |
Conservatism is not about leaving people behind. Conservatism is about empowering people to catch up, to give them tools at their disposal that make it possible for them to access all the hope, all the promise, all the opportunity that America offers. - Marco Rubio
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01-20-2009, 02:39 PM
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Also known as OAK
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Quote:
Originally Posted by striperman36
Don't forget the new Presidental Battlewagon, they made a bunch of them at several million each
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And Bush rode around in a Yugo? |
Bryan
Originally Posted by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&
"For once I agree with Spence. UGH. I just hope I don't get the urge to go start buying armani suits to wear in my shop"
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01-20-2009, 02:43 PM
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Old Guy
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No he didn't and I didn't say that.
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01-20-2009, 03:02 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND
And Bush rode around in a Yugo?
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Not quite....  |
It's not the bait
At the end of your line
It's the fishing hole
Where all the fish is blind
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01-20-2009, 03:14 PM
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Cool...they finally took the training wheels off for him
I wonder if he's got a bubblegum card stuck in the spokes so it goes Vrooomm Vrooomm |
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01-20-2009, 03:14 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by spence
I think the cost is a bit excessive, but it also appears they're trying to provide for the giagantic crowds. Bush and Clinton didn't have this kind of following.
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Their followers actually had jobs to be at. |
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01-20-2009, 03:25 PM
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Old Guy
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And can't stand on a Segway
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01-20-2009, 03:25 PM
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sick of bluefish
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Quote:
Originally Posted by t.orlando
Their followers actually had jobs to be at.
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That is the best response ever in the political forums!  |
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01-20-2009, 03:31 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by t.orlando
Their followers actually had jobs to be at.
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The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. ~John Buchan
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