For that you can thank the pernicious influence of Oprah upon American females and voters- she twisted Iowa minds.
On Apr 14, 11:42 pm, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > No, Obama won because the media never checked into his past and sent > people out to dig through the trash of anyone who opposed him. They > paid more attention to the unborn child of her daughter than they did to > the political experience and other experience of Obama and instead > portrayed him as the second coming of the Messiah. He got elected and > we are seeing all kinds of buyer's remorse coming from his biggest > supporters. I would not doubt that a lot of them will publicly admit > that they should not have voted for him either in the primaries or in > the general election and apologize to the people of the USA for > inflicting this disaster on us all. > > > > Biff wrote: > > You forget Obama won because of 8 years of Republican failure, you > > thought nothing would change after the worst POTUS ever and 6 years of > > Republican lackeys in control? Your references to Hitler are beyond > > silly. > > > On Apr 14, 10:59 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> We didn't get change with Obama or Congress. America just got a slow > >> death. It really is heartbreaking- worse than bad love. Somehow if I > >> am careful I don't break out in a rash in the midst of idiots who > >> voted for Obama. I suppose there were serious citizens in Germany who > >> felt the same when Hitler took power. SHOCK! > > >> On Apr 14, 10:49 pm, Biff <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> It is sad Keith, after 16 years of listening to this BS, and the oh so > >>> real tax of exploding health care costs, dwindling education > >>> opportunities, energy cost ripoffs, two unfinished wars, > >>> constitutional abuse, a collapsed economy, zero economic vision, and a > >>> war on the US middle class...the majority of Americans are sick of it > >>> and voted to change it. Wrap yourself in the flag with your silly faux > >>> patriotism and pretend the demagogues on the Republican "make crap up" > >>> TV channel really have America's best interests at heart....it's been > >>> obvious for years they don't. The play acting tomorrow for the > >>> perennially duped will not make any difference. > > >>> On Apr 14, 10:10 pm, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>> Dick, > > >>>> It is just plain sad, that any American could have this kind of > >>>> misguided, > >>>> misinformed perspective. Don't lose any sleep over it. The far left > >>>> extremist radical's days are numbered. They realize that their > >>>> hoodwinking > >>>> of the American public is failing, and they are lashing out. > > >>>> On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 11:07 PM, dick thompson > >>>> <[email protected]>wrote: > > >>>>> Keep telling yourself that it is sponsored by the billionaires because > >>>>> that > >>>>> is what the Democrats and "progressives" would do. That does not make > >>>>> it > >>>>> so. > > >>>>> Biff wrote: > > >>>>> Let's Play Pretend and Rally for the Rich! > > >>>>> You want people to participate in event that people pretend was > >>>>> spontaneous but is really sponsored by the same people we just threw > >>>>> out of office for driving our economy into the ground (and with no > >>>>> more answers than they have had for 8 years), and I get to pretend I > >>>>> am a super American invoking our national heritage but whose actions > >>>>> are in direct conflict of the writings of Jefferson, Franklin, > >>>>> Washington and Adams, and I get to pretend I am somehow a downtrodden > >>>>> victim when in actuality I am pimping for the same corporate interests > >>>>> who think third world economic demographics are OK for the US, and all > >>>>> this started "spontaneously" from a temper tantrum by a spoiled > >>>>> millionaire who had access to the airwaves....oh sure, count me > >>>>> in..... > > >>>>> On Apr 14, 8:46 pm, Jim Willis <[email protected]> > >>>>> <[email protected]> > >>>>> wrote: > > >>>>> Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the > >>>>> Declaration of Independence? …Five signers were captured by the > >>>>> British as traitors and tortured before they died. Twelve had their > >>>>> homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons serving in the > >>>>> Revolutionary Army, another had two sons captured. Nine of the 56 > >>>>> fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War. > >>>>> They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their > >>>>> sacred honor. What kind of men were they? Twenty-four were lawyers and > >>>>> jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation > >>>>> owners; men of means, well educated. But they signed the Declaration > >>>>> of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if > >>>>> they were captured. Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and > >>>>> trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold > >>>>> his home and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags. Thomas > >>>>> McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his > >>>>> family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and > >>>>> his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, > >>>>> and poverty was his reward. Vandals or soldiers looted the properties > >>>>> of Dillery, Hall, Clymer, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Rutledge, and > >>>>> Middleton. At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that > >>>>> the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his > >>>>> headquarters. He quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. > >>>>> The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt. Francis Lewis had > >>>>> his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife, and she > >>>>> died within a few months. John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside > >>>>> as she was dying. Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields > >>>>> and his gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year, he lived > >>>>> in forests and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his > >>>>> children vanished. A few weeks later, he died from exhaustion and a > >>>>> broken heart. Norris and Livingston suffered similar fates. Such were > >>>>> the stories and sacrifices of the American Revolution. These were not > >>>>> wild-eyed, rabble-rousing ruffians. They were soft-spoken men of means > >>>>> and education. They had security, but they valued liberty more. > >>>>> Standing tall, straight, and unwavering, they pledged: "For the > >>>>> support of this declaration, with firm reliance on the protection of > >>>>> the divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other, our lives, > >>>>> our fortunes, and our sacred honor." They gave you and me a free and > >>>>> independent America. The history books never told you a lot about what > >>>>> happened in the Revolutionary War. We didn't fight just the British. > >>>>> We were British subjects at that time and we fought our own > >>>>> government! You might be asking of yourself just what you have > >>>>> sacrificed for freedom? > > >>>>> Eleven score and thirteen years ago America was founded on the > >>>>> principals of rugged individualism and inherent freedoms. America > >>>>> began as an idea, an experiment in self determination wherein > >>>>> government derived its limited authority from the people and served at > >>>>> their behest. This young republic assumed upon itself the mantle of > >>>>> the last, best hope for the world. Sadly, at this time and place we > >>>>> mourn her passing. Historians will long debate the passing of the > >>>>> greatest country on earth but few will regale, with wit, the > >>>>> Socialistic virus responsible for her demise. America was first > >>>>> diagnosed with Socialism in the 1960’s and suffered many injustices, > >>>>> trials and relapses throughout the next two decades. In the 80’s > >>>>> America fought back against this usually fatal disease with the help > >>>>> and guidance of “Ronaldus Magnus”, better known as Ronald Reagan. > >>>>> President Reagan attacked Socialism with a fervor not seen by the > >>>>> American electorate since the founding of its great republic. Reagan > >>>>> believed in America and America believed in him. During the 80’s > >>>>> Socialism in America was in remission, and on the run. For a time, far > >>>>> too short, America made sense again and thrived. After Reagan America > >>>>> was never the same. Socialism gradually seeped back in the American > >>>>> lexicon and the virulent strain again masticated democracy throughout > >>>>> the states and across the fruited plain. Finally, in 2009, America > >>>>> heaved her last gasp and departed this world, taking with her the > >>>>> hopes and dreams held dear by her masses. She will be remembered for > >>>>> what could have been; Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. > >>>>> Sadly; this postscript is much more than flowery prose and > >>>>> postulation. This could happen. Ask yourself… what have you done to > >>>>> preserve freedom? > > >>>>> “A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can > >>>>> only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves > >>>>> money from the Public Treasury. From that moment on, the majority > >>>>> always votes for the candidate promising the most benefits from the > >>>>> Public Treasury, “Think Barry’s BBQ ribs in every pot and home > >>>>> ownership for deadbeats”. “The result that a democracy always > >>>>> collapses over loose fiscal policy is always followed by dictatorship. > >>>>> The average age of the world's greatest civilizations has been two- > >>>>> hundred years. These nations have progressed through this sequence: > >>>>> From bondage to spiritual faith; from spiritual faith to great > >>>>> courage; from courage to abundance; from abundance to complacency; > >>>>> from complacency to apathy; from apathy to dependence; from dependence > >>>>> back again into bondage.” > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
