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Not Another Obama Rant


If you've read my prior articles, then you know I am not too fond of the activities of the Obama administration. I've gotten criticism from my friends on the left for only complaining when I disagree with Obama, yet never saying anything about the good Obama has done. So for this article, I've decided to not discuss the disagreements I have with the Obama administration -- this article isn't about that.

This isn't about Obama promising during the campaign that he was not for "big government or small government but smart government" and then passing a massive increase in the size of government and it's spending programs that in a mere 90 days, exceeded everything Bush did in 8 years. Nor is this article about using a crisis to pass a massive stimulus package (without Obama's promised 5 days of sunlight) that isn't actually stimulative to the economy and won't really take effect until next year. This isn't at all about Obama running on hope, change and post partisanship and then merely implementing the liberal wish list as soon as he got into office.

I'm not griping about Obama's European apology tour, or that he bowed to the Saudi King and then lied about it. No rants about the cheesy gift to UK Prime Minester Gordon Brown of 25 region 1 DVD's that won't work in UK players. Nor any beef over the even more cheesy gift of an Ipod with audio of Obama's speeches to the Queen of England. Nothing on gladly shaking hands with Chavez or sitting idle for a 50 minute anti-US rant delivered by Daniel Ortega. I won't even complain about Obama's self centered relief that Ortega's bombast wasn't directed at him personally.

You won't find me pointing out the contradiction of Obama asking us to "put away childish things" in his inauguration, only to follow that inspiring pledge with an endless attack on GOP strawmen, as opposed to bonafide GOP positions. I won't poke fun at Obama promising to have a lobbyist free administration, only to break that rule time and again where expedient. Nor will I chide him on continuing to claim that his vetting process is held to a higher standard even after hiring lobbyists as well as admitted tax evaders. I'm not even going to mention Obama's seeming dependence on telepromters, though I am thankful that he seems to have added a third teleprompter in the center. Now watching him speak isn't nearly as much like a tennis match as it was before.

I could be upset about Obamas defaming of returning veterans, or of "Republican terrorists" but I won't. Nor will I make an issue about Obama letting Mexico and their drug cartel problems drive changes to our second ammendment rights, which by the way are guarunteed by the constitution. There won't be a complaint about Obama promising a tax cut for 95% for Americans, even for those that don't pay any income taxes. Nor will I raise the specter of Obama's cap and trade program, a behind the scenes tax increase which will raise the cost of everything on 100% of Americans, and won't actually do a single thing to reduce emissions or the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere except perhaps by way of economic atrophy. Obama's reversal of the embryonic stem cell federal funding ban as a triumph of sound science over the false choice of moral values will not be covered here.

The Obnoxious American will not be pointing out that while hundreds of thousands of Americans were losing their jobs, Obama was eating waygu beef with his buddies in the white house, or flitting around the country to continue his endless campaign. I won't chastise the man for holding a press conference, summit, or town hall, on every single issue that comes up, but makes mere passing reference on North Korean missle launches and racial utterances by the likes of Iran's Ahmadinejad. This American won't be talking about Obama's preposterous claim to cut 2 trillion in spending by assuming the Iraq war will last ten more years at surge costs. And you can be damn sure that the topic of Obama's release of CIA memos on the use of waterboarding, but redacting any detail on what those tactics yeilded in terms of saved American lives following 9/11 will absolutely not be discussed here.

I won't be talking about any of that. In fact, I won't be talking about anything.

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Finally, someone that understands how I feel - I appreciate it and thanks - Why is this spell that has been cast over so many, not lifted. I have totally lost faith in the system after I voted for the man and then saw that I asleep at the wheel. Shame on me.

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If you're going to shut up, then maybe you could go away too?

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Nope, you didn't ssy anything.

But your typing is pretty good.

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Is this a joke? Where's the punchline?

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I could be upset about Obamas defaming of returning veterans, or of "Republican terrorists" but I won't.
Which is of course an asinine reference to the recent DHS Report: “Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment”, which did not in fact defame returning veterans, or make any claims about Republican terrorists, and if you have actually read the report, then you know that your assertion is a lie, and if you have not read the report, then you are a ditto-head. Which is it?

The report instead said that right-extremist organizations were attempting to recruit military veterans, and that in the 1990's Right-wing extremist organizations had managed to recruit a very small percentage of returning vets from the gulf war. The report also stated that right-wing extremist organizations were attempting to exploit right-sided political viewpoints as a method for recruitment.

The website of Nazi Organization, National Alliance, has three posts about their successful recruitment during the recent tea protests. Looks to me like the DHS Report was spot on. Additionally, your assertion that this was Obama's doing exposes your paranoia, since the FBI’s July 7, 2008 Report, “White Supremacist Recruitment of Military Personnel 2008 “, said the same thing, in much more forceful terms.

When Nazis and Republicans have tea time together, who is the teabagger, and who is the teabagee?

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=D

Lemme think....

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Slightly obnoxious, tremendously entertaining. I eagerly look forward to eight more years of your agony.

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Good point! It must have taken so much time to reproduce the same hot air the gasbags are using to sell ads for bunion cream on AM radio.

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It's fine that you feel this way. But it's a shame that you'd rather troll than have an honest conversation.

Do you honestly think your post is shocking at all? It's just the standard cartoon view of politics--only instead of being a doe-eyed Obama supporter, you're in opposition. Same idiocy, different side.

Worthless. And I should know!

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Tough shitola.

Obama is doing his job, the destruction and failure of 8 years of George W. has left a mess.

You have your boos, your gun, Limbaugh and Fox News.

America, love it, leave it, or go join the secession movement with the First Dude.

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I will ask you the same questions I ask my 3 year old after she throws a tantrum:

1. Are you done?

2. Do you feel better?

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Well, at least you know how to link. I'll give you that.

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Oh yes. Passive aggressive sarcasm. I am sooooooooo impressed. Very persuasive indeed! This is exactly the sort of thing that would make liberals wake up and see the light. This isn't making you look like a petulant child at a teabagging party at all.

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Dear Obnoxious: Go here. This reminds me why people like you are Obnoxious Americans.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7o3YagGAFo

Enjoy!

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Who is this idiot? And then there's ESAD. What the fuck are these people doing at TPM? Go tell your story to someone who cares.

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ESAD. You voted for Obama like I voted for Bush. NOT!!
Go away and take your pity somewhere else.

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You sure do know how to use a lot of words to say nothing...

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You lost me at the word NOT.



Hint 1, when someones starts by saying NOT ANOTHER it always signals it really Is what it claims not to be only incognito.Use better Camouflage

Hint 2, a title that says "Another Rant" also kind of signals their have been, like you know, previous ones and triggers the the readers AntiTroll Defense System. Use better stealth

Hint 3, Links are good, but too many of them makes your blog turn red,red is scary.If your going to attack put less links and more subtlety into it.

Hint 4, Check the address bar on top,I don't think you are where you thought you were.

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"I could be upset about Obamas defaming of returning veterans, or of "Republican terrorists" but I won't. "

Your just another America-hating fringe militia Republican terrorist.


LOL. It's so fun to mock you GOP trolls. Now look who is disrespecting their "Commander in Chief"!

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Obnoxious,
You have drastically underrated yourself. Obnoxious is far to timid & kind for your sort. Disgusting or wretched get closer.
When you say you are done talking, you actually mean done repeating. That's it, The Disgustingly Wretched Parrot. A handle you can handle.
Apparently you like your own writing & you're highly impressed with yourself so I won't say you're Obnoxious at best, nor will I condemn your treasonous language. Far be it from me to call you a blind fool, albeit an intentional & willing blind fool. I won't question your right to hate, I almost hate you back. You can be as big an ASS as you please. The freedom to be a major jerk is also yours to enjoy, so, keep being the best dick you can be before that right is stolen from you. I'm just, Not Saying!

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I was with you until you dissed "dick." BTW, how did being a "dick" get to be a bad thing...thought you guys were so proud of them? (you know, accusing us of ....envy and all?)

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Sorry, I was never with you. You lost me at Hello. If this is humor, I kind of get it. I also thought that you were a guy. Am I wrong?
You wrote another article titled "Dick Called" so maybe I just brought up a sore subject.

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yeah, I was teasing...can't find the history of why guys call each other dicks like its a bad thing...and I am a gurl...and I titled the post Dick called because his name is Dick...and he called.

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10/4. I pretty much gathered all that & was just playin'. I read a few of your other posts & figured it out. BTW, you seem to have quite a few friends at this site (Stilli), I also like your style, so count me in.
On the history lesson, you got me. It's like the meanest thing gurls call each other, ya know. So, if Mr. Cheney calls, it's ok to call him by his first name. Peace!!

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...always nice to have a new friend!

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and just how many crayolas do you suppose gave it up for this petulant child to transcribe all this from the Limbaugh and Hannity shows?

What a crock of unsubstantiated innuendo and outright slander. And all this from one who I can only imagine sniffs that we must support our Commander-in-Chief regardless of his actions, but only when it is a Republican President.

Sheesh!

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That's right, I am an American, and I am proud of it. People in other countries and many liberals here in the US might refer to me as the classic "obnoxious American," because I refuse to be ashamed of my country or its actions. Sure, America has made its mistakes, which country hasn't? That doesn't mean we should tuck our tails between our legs and run crying to the UN for forgiveness.

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