Mitt Romney is talking at Van Dyke tomorrow !
come early tomorrow !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WE need to have over 5000 AMERICANS at the rally. we will win Virginia and we will take back the white house vote for Mitt Romney for President

GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney will be in our area holding a rally late Friday Sept 14th morning at Van Dyck Park in Fairfax.

The rally begins at 11:35 and doors open at 9 a.m.

The event is free and open to the public, but the Romney campaign is asking that attendees RSVP on the Virginia page on its website.(We don't want any Obama supporters to sneak in)

nah not voting for a mormon cult leader he needs to take his business ideas elsewhere.

Hi fellow Americans,

I will win the elections once again, and be your president for another 4 years, thanks for voting.

Yours Truly,

Obama

Which side of the flip floppers mouth will he be talking out of?
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Is he going to provide some advice on how to hide millions and avoid taxes? That will bring in hordes of people.
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Mitt is all we need. Another motherfucker that was born on third base and thinks he hit a home run.

^ +1 for Doot. Romney is a desperate joke without a punch line.

Romney normally would be a joke, but in this election, he's a better alternative to our current President, who's failed leadership is just that.

Romney most definitely is a joke. I hear his favorite TV show is Jersey OffShore.

Tough One Wrote:
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> Romney normally would be a joke, but in this
> election, he's a better alternative to our current
> President, who's failed leadership is just that.


+53% of voters

Tough One, you are just a dumbass republitard. Osama is DEAD and GM is ALIVE! Obama is going to bitch smack you around for another 4 more years!

Obama 2012!

I see a bright future for Romney and Clint on the Empty Chair speaking circuit after November 2nd. This is what happens when you run on fiction instead of facts.

Romney is up over Obama 5 in the latest poll in VA. NC is gone for Obama. VA is moving away. If Obama loses his current RCP average 3 point lead in Ohio, he's in bad shape.

Tougher One Wrote:
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> Tough One, you are just a dumbass republitard.
> Osama is DEAD and GM is ALIVE! Obama is going to
> bitch smack you around for another 4 more years!
>
> Obama 2012!


Time will tell. GM still is owned by us, so yeah, it is Government Motors. And they still have yet to adopt the successful strategies such as extended warranties offered by Hyundai and Kia, which should make you question their quality. And the Volt? More like the Dolt. Not successful.

Osama is dead. Yes, the President gave the order after delaying it three times. Thank you to him for consulting Valerie Jarrett for everything, instead of Hillary, whom I actually do respect. She has balls, the same can't be said for the apologist that Barack is. Props to Navy Team 6 for kicking ass in Neptune Spear, and let's wait until November, because there's a saying "Don't put all of your eggs in one basket." It will be close, granted, but a lot can change from now to November.

"5000 AMERICANS"

Do the all caps mean something? Oh you want 5000 flaming Americans... I thought the Goppers were against that kind of life style, then again you and many of the rest of them appear to be butt hurts so it makes sense.

Come on out of that closet bud, we won't throw shit at you

True Americans and Virginian's for Obama 2012

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> nah not voting for a mormon cult leader he needs
> to take his business ideas elsewhere.

Me either
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I went to the McCain rally at Van Dyck last year. It was fine. But it's not much different from watching him on TV. It's not like I'm going to meet him or anything. Mostly it just messes up traffic for the schools. Ah well.

I went to an Obama rally while in Florida. It as great watching him part the seas.

Kardinal Wrote:
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> I went to the McCain rally at Van Dyck last year.
> It was fine. But it's not much different from
> watching him on TV. It's not like I'm going to
> meet him or anything. Mostly it just messes up
> traffic for the schools. Ah well.


Pretty much. Its gonna be a cluster just like every other political event.

I don't begrude them to those for whom they are important. Even for Obama, whom I oppose, if he wants to do a political rally or whatever in my neighborhood, that's fine. But I don't see much value in them myself.

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> I went to an Obama rally while in Florida. It as
> great watching him part the seas.


Yeah, the laying on hands healing tent and water-to-wine things were cool too. THe Chosen One is a most awesome great leader.

Did you know that the first time he played golf he made 18 holes-in-one?

I know a bunch of GMU students that are going to make fun of Romney. I almost feel sorry for the Romney. Even republicans are starting to distance themselves from Romney.

i will be there !
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Yeah, spread more Romney lies. Virginia is still a toss-up state but right now, it's...

Obama 49%
Romney 46%

That data is from Rasmussen which is infamous for being a Republic biased polling organization!

Can someone please tell me how you can, with a straight face, support Obama after the last 4'ish years? The behavior of this man and his wife have been appalling. Georgie may have been a bit dense, but he seemed to have much more tact and honor than this POS.
Don't get me wrong, Mittens is most likely a piece Of shit too, but he's still an unproven quantity. We haven't had a 4 year tour of his utter incompetency to base our opinion on.
I'd like a do-over on this election already. There is no up-side. But, how can you actually SUPPORT Barry?

Que? Wrote:
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> Can someone please tell me how you can, with a
> straight face, support Obama after the last 4'ish
> years? The behavior of this man and his wife have
> been appalling. Georgie may have been a bit
> dense, but he seemed to have much more tact and
> honor than this POS.
> Don't get me wrong, Mittens is most likely a piece
> Of shit too, but he's still an unproven quantity.
> We haven't had a 4 year tour of his utter
> incompetency to base our opinion on.
> I'd like a do-over on this election already.
> There is no up-side. But, how can you actually
> SUPPORT Barry?

I'm covering my ears. NAAAA NAAAA NAAAA NAAAA NAAAA NAAAA NAAAA NAAAA
NAAAA NAAAA NAAAA NAAAA NAAAA NAAAA NAAAA NAAAA NAAAA NAAAA NAAAA NAAAA

I CAN'T HEAR YOU!

BUT I CAN STILL READ THE CLOSED CAPTION ON MSNBC THAT TELL ME WHAT TO THINK. HA HA!

Yeah, Obama has only done a few things right. Here's the short list:

If you're one of those who thinks President Obama is a "disappointment," my condolences for you not getting your unicorn. And it's time to grow up, and get over it.

What makes the "disappointment" argument even more irritating is that it's simply not true.

Is he perfect? No, he's human. Does he deserve some criticism? Of course, but at this point, it really doesn't matter.

What does matter is that this president has compiled a STELLAR record given the circumstances under which he took office. If you can look at this list of the president's accomplishments and not be excited, you have a serious problem with perspective.

Pass this list around to everyone you know. And don't be afraid; unlike many such lists, every item includes a link to a citation supporting it.

He Returned The Executive Branch To Fiscal Responsibility After the Bush Debacle

1. Within his first week, he signed an Executive Order ordering an audit of government contracts, and combating waste and abuse. http://1.usa.gov/dUvbu5

2. Created the post of Chief Performance Officer, whose job it is to make operations more efficient to save the federal government money. http://n.pr/hcgBn1

3. On his first full day, he froze White House salaries. http://on.msnbc.com/ewJUIx

4. He appointed the first Federal Chief Information Officer to oversee federal IT spending. http://www.cio.gov

5. He committed to phasing out unnecessary and outdated weapons systems. To that end, he also signed the Democratic-sponsored Weapons Systems Acquisition Reform Act, which attempted to put a stop to waste, fraud and abuse in the defense procurement and contracting system. http://bit.ly/hOw1t1 http://bit.ly/fz8GAd

6. Through an executive order, he created the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. http://bit.ly/hwKhKa



He Improved the Economy, Preventing a Bush Depression

7. Pushed through and signed the Democratic-sponsored American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, otherwise known as “the stimulus package.” The bill passed, even though only three Republicans voted for it. In a major departure from the previous administration, he launched recovery.gov, a website that allows taxpayers to track spending from the Act. http://1.usa.gov/ibiFSs http://1.usa.gov/e3BJMk

8. The Bush-led Great Recession was costing the economy nearly 800,000 jobs per month by the time President Obama took office. But by the end of his first year, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act created and sustained 2.1 million jobs and stimulated the economyby 3.5%. http://reut.rs/i46CEE

9. Not only did he completed the massive TARP financial and banking rescue plan, he also leaned on the banks and others, and recovered virtually all of the bail-out money. http://1.usa.gov/eA5jVS http://bit.ly/eCNrD6

10. He created the Making Home Affordable home refinancing plan. http://1.usa.gov/goy6zl

11. Oversaw the creation of more jobs in 2010 alone than Bush did in eight years. http://bit.ly/hrrnjY

12. Along with Democrats, and almost no Republicans, implemented an auto industry rescue plan, and saved as many as 1 million jobs. http://bit.ly/ibhpxr Many are of the opinion that he saved the entire auto industry, and even the economy of the entire Midwest. http://bit.ly/gj7mt5 This resulted in GM returning to its place as the top car company in the world. http://lat.ms/zIJuQx Willard Romney, on the other hand, advocated for the entire industry to go belly-up. http://nyti.ms/k0zp

13. Doubled funding for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership, which is designed to improve manufacturing efficiency. http://bit.ly/eYD4nf

14. Signed the Democratic-sponsored Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act giving the federal government more tools to investigate and prosecute fraud in every corner of the financial system, and create a bipartisan Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission to investigate the financial fraud that led to the economic meltdown. http://abcn.ws/g18Fe7

15. Signed the Democratic-sponsored Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure (CARD) Act, which was designed to to protect consumers from unfair and deceptive credit card practices. http://1.usa.gov/gIaNcS

16. Increased infrastructure spending after years of neglect. http://bit.ly/f77aOw

17. Signed the Democratic-sponsored and passed Helping Families Save Their Homes Act, expanding on the Making Home Affordable Program to help millions of Americans avoid preventable foreclosures. The bill also provided $2.2 billion to help combat homelessness, and to stabilize the housing market. http://bit.ly/eEpLFn

18. Through the Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009, he and Congressional Democrats provided tax credits to first-time home buyers, which helped the U.S. housing market recovery. http://bit.ly/dZgXXw http://bit.ly/gORYfL

19. Initiated a $15 billion plan designed to encourage increased lending to small businesses.
http://1.usa.gov/eu0u0b

20. Created business.gov, which allows for online collaboration between small businesses and experts re managing a business. (The program has since merged with SBA.gov.) http://www.business.gov

21. Played a lead role in getting the G-20 Summit to commit to a $1.1 trillion deal to combat the global financial crisis. http://nyti.ms/gHlgp5

22. Took steps to improve minority access to capital. http://bit.ly/f9xVE7

23. Signed an Executive Order instructing federal agencies to review all federal regulations and remove any unnecessary and/or burdensome regulations from the books. http://1.usa.gov/Lpo5bd

24. Through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, saved at least 300,000 education jobs, such as teachers, principals, librarians, and counselors that would have otherwise been lost. http://1.usa.gov/ez30Dc

25. Dismantled the Minerals Management Service, thereby cutting ties between energy companies and the government. http://nyti.ms/bw1MLu

26. Along with Congressional Democrats, provided funding to states and the Department of Homeland Security to save thousands of police and firefighter jobs from being cut during the recession. http://bit.ly/g0IKWR

27. Used recovered TARP money to fund programs at local housing finance agencies in California, Florida, Nevada, Arizona and Michigan. http://on.msnbc.com/i1i8eV

28. Crafted an Executive order establishing the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability to assist in financial education for all Americans. http://bit.ly/eyqsNE



He Fostered Greater Transparency and Better Government, After the Excesses of the Bush Years

29. Signed an order banning gifts from lobbyists to anyone in the Executive Branch. http://bit.ly/fsBACN

30. Signed an order banning anyone from working in an agency they had lobbied in previous years, and put strict limits on lobbyists’ access to the White House. http://nyti.ms/gOrznV

31. Held the first-ever first online town hall from the White House, and took questions from the public. http://bit.ly/gVNSgX

32. Became the first to stream every White House event, live. http://1.usa.gov/kAgOP5

33. Established a central portal for Americans to find service opportunities. http://www.serve.gov

34. Provided the first voluntary disclosure of the White House Visitors Log in history. http://1.usa.gov/hQ7ttV

35. Issued an Executive Order on Presidential Records, which restored the 30-day time frame for former presidents to review records, and eliminated the right for the vice president or family members of former presidents to do the reviews. Provides the public with greater access to historic White House documents, and severely curtails the ability to use executive privilege to shield them. http://1.usa.gov/gUetLb

36. Improved aspects of the Freedom of Information Act, and issued new guidelines to make FOIA more open and transparent when processing FOIA requests. http://1.usa.gov/gjrnp2



Wall Street Reforms and Consumer Protection

37. Ordered 65 executives who took bailout money to cut their own pay until they paid back all bailout money. http://huff.to/eAi9Qq

38. Along with Congressional Democrats, pushed through and got passed Dodd-Frank, one of the largest and most comprehensive Wall Street reforms since the Great Depression. http://bit.ly/hWCPg0 http://bit.ly/geHpcD

39. Through Dodd-Frank legislation, created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau http://1.usa.gov/j5onG

40. Through Dodd-Frank, the Executive Branch fashioned rules that reduce the influence of speculators in the oil market. http://bit.ly/MDnA1t

41. Fashioned rules so that banks can no longer use YOUR money to invest in high-risk financial instruments that work against their own customers' interests. http://bit.ly/fnTayj

42. Supported the concept of allowing stockholders to vote on executive compensation. http://bit.ly/fnTayj

43. Endorsed and supported the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2009 that would close offshore tax avoidance loopholes. http://bit.ly/esOdfB http://bit.ly/eG4DPM

44. Negotiated a deal with Swiss banks that now permits the US government to gain access to the records of criminals and tax evaders. http://bit.ly/htfDgw

45. Signed the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act, which closed many of the loopholes that allowed companies to send jobs overseas, and avoid paying US taxes by moving money offshore. http://1.usa.gov/bd1RTq

46. Established a Consumer Protection Financial Bureau designed to protect consumers from financial sector excesses. http://bit.ly/fnTayj

47. Oversaw and then signed a Democratic bill constituting the most sweeping food safety legislation since the Great Depression. http://thedc.com/gxkCtP

48. Through the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act, extended the False Claims Act to combat fraud by companies and individuals usingmoney from the TARP and Stimulus programs. http://bit.ly/SLTcSa



He Ushered Through Many Changes That Enhanced Civil Rights and Anti-Discrimination

49. Along with Congressional Democrats, advocated for and signed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which made it a federal crime to assault anyone based on his or her sexual orientation or gender identity. http://bit.ly/gsMSJ7

50. Pushed through, signed and demanded the Pentagon enact a repeal of the discriminatory “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy that forced soldiers to lie in order to be eligible to fight for their country, and put our troops at risk by disqualifying many qualified soldiers from helping. http://bit.ly/fdahuH http://bit.ly/mZV4Pz

51. Extended benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees. http://1.usa.gov/g2RLCj

52. Appointed more openly gay officials than anyone in history. http://bit.ly/g1lA7D

53. Appointed first openly transgender Cabinet Official in History. http://bit.ly/58zUp7

54. Changed HUD rules to prohibit gender and sexual orientation-based discrimination in housing bit.ly/9RxEnP

55. Changed his mind and publicly expressed support for the right to enter into a same-sex marriage. http://bit.ly/JsiFKp

56. Issued a Presidential Memorandum reaffirming the rights of gay couples to make medical decisions for each other. http://1.usa.gov/aUueGT

57. Wrote and signed an Executive Order establishing a White House Council on Women and Girls to ensure that all Cabinet and Cabinet-level agencies evaluate the effect of their policies and programs on women and families. http://bit.ly/e1puTk http://1.usa.gov/rFfqMM

58. Signed the Democratic-sponsored Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which restored basic protections against pay discrimination for women and other workers. This was after the GOP blocked the bill in 2007. Only 5 Republican Senators voted for the bill. http://bit.ly/fT3Cxg

59. Expanded funding for the Violence Against Women Act. http://1.usa.gov/dSbI0x

60. Under his guidance, National Labor Relations Board issued final rules that require all employers to prominently post employees' rights where all employees or prospective employees can see it, including websites and intranets, beginning November 2011. http://1.usa.gov/qu2EhQ

61. Advocated that United Nations adopt a policy supporting gay rights worldwide. http://lat.ms/pQe1RS

62. Issued an order requiring hospitals to allow visitation by same-sex couples. reut.rs/llNJek

63. Appointed Kareem Dale as the first ever Special Assistant to the President for Disability Policy. http://1.usa.gov/fi5IY0

64. Helped Democrats in Congress pass and signed the Civil Rights History Act. http://bit.ly/th0JC8



He Made Major Improvements in Foreign Relations and American Status Around the World

65. Visited more countries and met with more world leaders than any previous president during his first six months in office. http://bit.ly/hZycda

66. As he promised, he gave a speech at a major Islamic forum in Cairo early in his administration. http://nyti.ms/dKvY4g

67. Helped to restore America's reputation around the world as a global leader that does the "right thing" in world affairs, at least according to the rest of the world. http://bit.ly/h743y7 http://bit.ly/ho4TCr

68. Re-established and reinforced our partnership with NATO and other allies on strategic international issues. http://1.usa.gov/e7QuDj

69. Closed a number of secret detention facilities. http://nyti.ms/rpUc9l

70. Improved relations with Middle East countries by appointing special envoys. http://1.usa.gov/tiGAGe

71. Pushed for military to emphasize devlopment of foreign language skills. http://bit.ly/AxUCLV

72. Offered $400 million to the people living in Gaza, called on both Israel and the Palestinians to stop inciting violence. http://bit.ly/9axfWh

73. Refused to give Israel the green light to attack Iran over their possible nuclear program, and thus avoid another war that Republicans wanted. http://bit.ly/xVmSZK

74. Worked with Democratic Congress to make donations to Haiti tax deductible in 2009. http://huff.to/6YkAVY

75. Established a new U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue. http://1.usa.gov/eX28DP

76. Issued Executive Order blocking interference and helping to stabilize Somalia. http://1.usa.gov/hxdf8U

77. Established new, more reasonable policies in our relations with Cuba, such as allowing Cuban-Americans to visit their families and send money to support them. http://n.pr/hY3Kwa http://nyti.ms/emQBde

78. Ordered the closure of the prison at Guantanamo Bay. It was Republicans (and, unfortunately, progressive Democrats) who prevented follow through. http://bit.ly/eW6CVF

79. Ordered a review of our detention and interrogation policy, and prohibited the use of torture, or what Bush called "enhanced interrogation." He ordered interrogators to limit their actions to the Army Field manual. http://bit.ly/g6MTuC

80. Ordered all secret detention facilities in Eastern Europe and elsewhere to be closed. http://bbc.in/h6N9ax

81. Released the Bush torture memos. http://bit.ly/hWJ5z0

82. On his second day in office, he signed a detailed Executive Order that banned torture, reversed all Bush torture policies, and put the United States in compliance with the Geneva Convention. http://1.usa.gov/dL6Zve http://nyti.ms/hzWWys

83. In response to the emerging "Arab Spring," he created a Rapid Response fund, to assist emerging democracies with foreign aid, debt relief, technical assistance and investment packages in order to show that the United States stands with them. http://bit.ly/zfmGv9

84. Passed the Iran Sanctions Act, to prevent war, and to encourage Iran to give up their nuclear program. http://1.usa.gov/wLtNjb

85. Ended the Iraq War. http://tgr.ph/ru0tyS

86. Authorized and oversaw a secret mission by SEAL Team Six to rescue two hostages held by Somali pirates. http://bit.ly/y8c9Fz



He Took a More Realistic Approach to “Defense”

87. Created a comprehensive new strategy for dealing with the international nuclear threat. http://1.usa.gov/gDX1nE

88. Authorized a $1.4 billion reduction in Star Wars program in 2010. http://1.usa.gov/gLFZl2

89. Restarted nuclear nonproliferation talks and built up the nuclear inspection infrastructure/protocols to where they had been before Bush. http://lat.ms/gkcl3i

90. Signed and pushed through ratification a new SALT Treaty. http://bit.ly/f3JVtw

91. Negotiated and signed a new START Treaty that will lst until at least 2021. http://1.usa.gov/cI1bC4

92. Through the Defense Authorization Act, reversed the Bush Administration and committed to no permanent military bases in Iraq. http://bit.ly/hk73OJ

93. Developed first comprehensive strategy with regard to Afghanistan and Pakistan designed to facilitate the defeat of al Qaeda and the withdrawal of most troops, as well as the rebuilding of Afghanistan. http://wapo.st/ee4Xcs

94. Returned our focus to Afghanistan, stabilized the country, and began the process of withdrawing our troops from the country. http://bit.ly/lNXUna

95. Negotiated a deal with Afghan govenment, to withdraw troops and military support, while assisting in rebuilding and modernizing of the country. http://bit.ly/K362an

96. Took steps to severely weaken al Qaeda and limited their ability to terrorize the world. http://yhoo.it/n5lXs6

97. Negotiated and signed a nuclear nonproliferation treaty with India. http://1.usa.gov/aHp0Cn

98. Took decisive action to use NATO to limit the slaughter of innocents in Libya, so that the Libyan people could topple a despotic government and determine their own fate. http://aje.me/qAh4Sj



His Administration Treated Soldiers and Veterans with Respect That Was Missing Previously

99. Along with Congressional Democrats, not only reauthorized families of fallen soldiers to be able to visit when the body arrives at Dover AFB, but also provided funding for it. Ended the media blackout on coverage of the return of fallen soldiers. http://nyti.ms/glqN66 http://bbc.in/gWSSkA

100. Funded Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) with an extra $1.4 billion to improve veterans’ services. http://1.usa.gov/huhqfo

101. Provided active combat troops with better body armor. http://bit.ly/hzSv2h

102. Created Joint Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record program for military personnel, in order to improve the quality of their medical care. http://1.usa.gov/f4yaxW

103. Put an end to the Bush-era stop-loss policy that kept soldiers in Iraq/Afghanistan beyond their enlistment date. (personal note: my son will be in harm’s way for six fewer months with Obama as president, so you know I love this one.) http://nyti.ms/e2YQ7Q

104. Along with Congressional Democrats, supported and signed Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act, which made more money available to enable better medical care for veterans. http://1.usa.gov/fN4ur1

105. Along with Congressional Democrats, ushered through largest spending increase in 30 years for Department of Veterans Affairs, with money to go to improved medical facilities, and to assist states in acquiring or constructing state nursing homes and extended care facilities. http://1.usa.gov/gY8O3x

106. Created the Green Vet Initiative, which provided special funding to the Labor Department to provide veterans with training in green jobs. http://bit.ly/epwUQY

107. Initiated and signed a recruitment and employment plan to get more veterans into government jobs. http://bit.ly/b48coi

108. Oversaw a $4.6 billion expansion of the Veterans Administration budget to pay for more mental health professionals. http://bit.ly/gjzTxX

109. Signed the Military Spouses Residency Relief Act, which ensures that spouses of military personnel who are forced to move because their spouse is posted for military duty will be able to avoid state taxes in their temporary residence. http://bit.ly/1Gh0NX



He Refocused the Federal Government on Education

110. Repeatedly increased funding for student financial aid, and at the same time cut the banks completely out of the process. http://bit.ly/gYWd30 http://bit.ly/e9c7Dr http://bit.ly/eEzTNq

111. Reformed student loan program, to make it possible for students to refinance at a lower rate. http://nyti.ms/dMvHOt

112. Through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act , invested heavily in elementary, secondary and post-secondary education. http://1.usa.gov/gGRIAr

113. Created the Race to the Top program, which encouraged states to come up with effective school reforms and rewards the best of them. http://bit.ly/NHtZ7L

114. Oversaw major expansion of broadband availability in K-12 schools nationwide http://bit.ly/fNDcj3 ,

115. Oversaw major expansion in school construction. http://bit.ly/fYwNrV

116. Also through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, he put $5 billion into early education, including Head Start. http://1.usa.gov/tzT2Rr

117. Signed the Democratic-sponsored Post-9/11 GI Bill, also known as GI Bill 2.0 http://bit.ly/hPhG7J

118. Oversaw expansion of the Pell Grants program, to expand opportunity for low income students to go to college. http://bit.ly/hI6tXz

119. Along with Democratic Congress, passed and signed Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, which provided an extra $12.2 billion in funds. http://1.usa.gov/dQvtUe

120. Took major new steps to protec students from ineffective for-profit colleges through "gainful employment" measures, whereby schools have to demonstrate that its students actually find work to get federal aid. http://1.usa.gov/jkzQe2

121. With First Lady Michelle Obama, passed the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act, which will improve nutrition in schools and make children healthier. http://1.usa.gov/GAXkSk



He Pushed Through Improvements in National Safety and Security

122. Restored federal agencies such as FEMA to the point that they have been able to manage a huge number of natural disasters successfully. http://bit.ly/h8Xj7z

123. Authorized Navy SEALS to successfully secure the release of a US captain held by Somali pirates and increased patrols off the Somali coast. http://nyti.ms/efBO7B

124. Has repeatedly beefed up border security http://bit.ly/mMYB4i

125. Ordered and oversaw the Navy SEALS operation that killed Osama bin Laden. http://bit.ly/jChpgw



Reoriented Government to an Adult View on Science, Technology and Health Care

126. Created a Presidential Memorandum to restore scientific integrity in government decision-making. http://1.usa.gov/g2SDuw

127. Opened up process for fast-tracking patent approval for green energy projects. http://bit.ly/j0KV2U

128. Eliminated Bush-era restrictions on embryonic stem cell research, and provided increased federal support for biomedical and stem cell research. http://bit.ly/h36SSO http://ti.me/edezge

129. Through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, committed more federal funding, about $18 billion, to support non-defense science and research labs. http://nyti.ms/fTs9t7

130. Signed Democratic-sponsored Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act, the first comprehensive attempt to improve the lives of Americans living with paralysis. http://bit.ly/fOi2rb

131. Expanded the Nurse-Family Partnership program, which provides home visits by trained registered nurses to low-income expectant mothers and their families, to cover more first-time mothers. http://bit.ly/jRRRJc

132. Obama EPA reveresed research ethics standards which allowed humands to be used as "guinea pigs" in tests of the effects of chemicals, to comply with numerous codes of medical ethics. http://bit.ly/bKgqdS

133. Conducted a cyberspace policy review. http://1.usa.gov/gmbdvC

134. Provided financial support for private sector space programs. http://bit.ly/fn8ucr

135. Oversaw enhanced earth mapping, to provide valuable data for agricultural, educational, scientific, and government use. http://bit.ly/dNTRyP

136. Along with Democrats in Congress, ushered through and signed a bill authorizing FDA to regulate tobacco. http://on.msnbc.com/fiKViB As a result, the FDA has Ordered Tobacco Companies to Disclose Cigarette Ingredients and banned sale of cigarettes falsely labeled as “light.”

137. Through American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, provided $500 million for Health Professions Training Programs. http://bit.ly/ecQSgA

138. Increased funding for community-based prevention programs. http://bit.ly/frMPG3

139. Oversaw a 50% decrease in cost of prescription drugs for seniors. http://bit.ly/e5b1iq http://1.usa.gov/fVNkt9

140. Eliminated the Bush-era practice of forbidding Medicare from negotiating with drug companies on price. http://bit.ly/fOkG5b

141. Two weeks after taking office, signed Democratic-sponsored Children’s Health Insurance Reauthorization Act, which increased the number of children covered by health insurance by 4 million. http://bit.ly/fDEzGv

142. Urged Congress to investigate Anthem Blue Cross for raising premiums 39% without explanation. Democratic Rep. Waxman responded by launching a probe, and Anthem Blue Cross put increase on hold for two months. http://yhoo.it/e8Tj9C

143. Ushered through and signed Affordable Care Act, which expanded health insurance coverage to at least 30 million more people, ended many common insurance company practices that are often detrimental to those with coverage. He also established healthcare.gov, so that taxpayers could keep up with developments. http://www.healthcare.gov/

144. Through ACA, allowed children to be covered under their parents’ policy until they turned 26. http://nyti.ms/fNB26V

145. Through the ACA, provided tax breaks to allow 3.5 million small business to provide health insurance to their employees, and 29 million people will receive tax breaks to help them afford health insurance. http://nyti.ms/fNB26V

146. Through the ACA, expanded Medicaid to those making up to 133% of the federal poverty level. http://nyti.ms/ekMWpo

147. Through the ACA, health insurance companies now have to disclose how much of your premium actually goes to pay for patient care. http://nyti.ms/fNB26V

148. Provisions in theACA have already resulted in Medicare costs actually declining slightly this fiscal year, for the first time in many years, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The increase in 2011 was 4%, which is very low compared to the average 12% annual inflation rate during previous 40 years. http://1.usa.gov/oMxpTh

149. Through the ACA, expanded space exploration and discovery options to more players http://bit.ly/PNTS7e

150. Through the Connect America Fund, pushed through and received FCC approval for a move of $8 billion in subsidies away from telephone landlines to assist lower-income rural families in accessing broadband. http://lat.ms/vhRUEs



He Took Steps to Strengthen the Middle Class and Families, and to Fight Poverty

151. Worked to provide affordable, high-quality child care to working families. http://bit.ly/fNfidS

152. Cracked down on companies that were previously denying sick pay, vacation and health insurance, and Social Security and Medicare tax payments through abuse of the employee classification of independent contractor. http://nyti.ms/fOGLcj

153. Through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act , cut taxes for 95% of America's working families. http://bit.ly/eSEI4F

154. Tax rates for average working families are the lowest since 1950. http://bit.ly/f74pD8

155. Extended and fully funded the patch for the Alternative Minimum Tax for 10 years. http://bit.ly/eFeSdP

156. Extended discounted COBRA health coverage for the unemployed from 9 months to 15 months, and he’s extended unemployment benefits several times. http://aol.it/evtVxD http://nyti.ms/emrqKJ http://bit.ly/hOtIpg http://bit.ly/fTT7kz

157. Provided a $20 billion increase for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Food Stamps). http://nyti.ms/gfLqyM

158. Signed an Executive Order that established the White House Office of Urban Affairs. http://wapo.st/eWECA8



He Took Concrete Steps to Improve Our Environment and Address Our Energy Needs

159. Fast-tracked regulations to allow states to enact fuel efficiency standards that exceeded federal standards. http://nyti.ms/e8e94x

160. Fast-tracked increased fuel economy standards for vehicles beginning with the 2011 model year. It was the first time such standards had been increased in a decade. http://politi.co/hiaPKM

161. Oversaw establishment of an Energy Partnership for the Americas, to create more markets for American-made biofuels and green energy technologies. http://bit.ly/lZp73y

162. Obama EPA reversed a Bush-era decision to allow the largest mountaintop removal project in US history. http://bit.ly/lP3yEL

163. Ordered the Department of Energy to implement more aggressive efficiency standards for common household appliances. http://1.usa.gov/g3MTbu

164. Ordered energy plants to prepare to produce at least 15% of all energy through renewable resources like wind and solar, by 2021. http://reut.rs/fV155p (As you can see, Republicans are trying hard to kill it.)

165. Oversaw the creation of an initiative that converts old factories and manufacturing centers into new clean technology centers. http://bit.ly/mjnq2R

166. Bypassed Republican opposition in Congress and ordered EPA to begin regulating and measuring carbon emissions. http://bit.ly/froaP5

167. Obama EPA ruled that CO2 is a pollutant. http://bit.ly/iQTSNN

168. Oversaw doubling federal spending on clean energy research. http://bit.ly/iN0sCE

169. Pushed through a tax credit to help people buy plug-in hybrid cars. http://bit.ly/j8UP5Y

170. Created a program to develop renewable energy projects on the waters of our Outer Continental Shelf that will produce electricity from wind, wave, and ocean currents. http://1.usa.gov/fgfRWq

171. Reengaged in the climate change and greenhouse gas emissions agreements talks, and proposed one himself. He also addressed the U.N. Climate Change Conference, officially reversing the Bush era stance that climate change was a “hoax.” http://bit.ly/dX6Vj3 http://bit.ly/fE2PxK http://nyti.ms/hfeqvv

172. Fully supported the initial phase of the creation of a legally-binding treaty to reduce mercury emissions worldwide. http://bit.ly/eJ6QOO

173. Required states to provide incentives to utilities to reduce their energy consumption. http://bit.ly/lBhk7P

174. Following the neglect of Bush’s eight year reign, he reengaged in a number of treaties and agreements designed to protect the Antarctic. http://bit.ly/fzQUFO

175. Created tax write-offs for purchases of hybrid automobiles, and later he and Democrats morphed that program into one that includes electric cars. http://bit.ly/glCukV

176. Mandated that federal government fleet purchases be for fuel-efficient American vehicles, and encouraged that federal agencies support experimental, fuel-efficient vehicles. http://bit.ly/h5KZqy http://1.usa.gov/fLWq5c http://1.usa.gov/hmUSbk

177. Oversaw and pushed through amendment to the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 authorizing advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. http://1.usa.gov/yTRYVo

178. Actively tried to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to eliminate the liability limits for those companies responsible for large oil spills. http://nyti.ms/bxjDi3

179. Initiated Criminal and Civil inquiries into the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. http://nyti.ms/bVuB7a

180. Through his EPA, he asserted federal legal supremacy, and barred Texas from authorizing new refinery permits on its own. http://bit.ly/ww8eMd

181. Strengthened the Endangered Species Act. http://bit.ly/hscjsH

182. Obama EPA improved boiler safety standards to improve air quality, and save 6500 lives per year. http://bit.ly/jYH7nt

183. Through the EPA, attemped to take steps to severely limit the use of antibiotics in livestock feed, to increase their efficacy in humans. http://bit.ly/fBuWd2

184. Through new EPA regulations, he created a pretext for closing the dirtiest power plants in the country, by limiting emissions of mercury and other toxic gasses. http://bit.ly/rQCIgA

185. Increased funding for National Parks and Forests by 10% http://bit.ly/fbJPjY

186. Announced greatly improved commercial fuel efficiency standards. http://1.usa.gov/oQiC1K

187. Announced a huge increase in average fuel economy standards from 27.5mpg in 2010 to 35.5mpg starting in 2016 and 54.5 starting in 2025 http://1.usa.gov/qtghsW



But That's Not All...

188. Expanded trade agreements to include stricter labor and environmental agreements such as NAFTA. http://bit.ly/etznpY

189. Oversaw funding of the design of a new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History, which is scheduled to open on the National Mall in 2015. He protected the funding during the recent budget negotiations. http://on.fb.me/fD0EVO http://bit.ly/ff5Luv

190. Oversaw and passed increased funding for the National Endowment for the Arts. http://bit.ly/dFb8qF

191. Nominated Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court. Sotomayor is the first Hispanic Justice in the court’s history, and the women represent only the third and fourth women to serve on the court, out of a total of 112 justices. http://huff.to/eOChg6 http://bit.ly/i02wgP

192. Appointed the most diverse Cabinet in history, including more women than any other incoming president. http://bit.ly/dX6vNB

193. Eliminated federal funding for abstinence-only education, and rescinded the global gag rule. http://bit.ly/eCFAI1 http://bit.ly/f92drF

194. Loosened the rules and allowed the 14 states that legalized medical marijuana to regulate themselves without federal interference. http://huff.to/eQfa7j

195. Signed national service legislation, increasing funding for national service groups, including triple the size of the Americorps program. http://bit.ly/idgQH5

196. Signed an Executive Order that will speed up deployment of a more comprehensive broadband infrastructure. http://1.usa.gov/M7rVpe

197. Signed an Executive Order creating jobs immediately by instructing them to reduce the time needed for review and permitting of infrastructure projects. http://1.usa.gov/GHxaYt

198. Signed a bill that provided $4.3 billion in additional assistance to 9/11 first reponders. http://bit.ly/o7cWYS

199. Signed an Executive Order pledging support for efforts to end the global problem of violence against women and girls. http://1.usa.gov/MHTRVU

And Did You Know?

200. Despite the characterizations of some, Obama’s success rate in winning congressional votes on issues was an unprecedented 96.7% for his first year in office. Though he is often cited as superior to Obama, President Lyndon Johnson’s success rate in 1965 was only 93%. http://n.pr/i3d7cY

Don't try to influence Romney supporters with documented facts! LOL (good job on the list)

I'm trying to start Nazi socialist party club at GMU. My father works for the DOD and is willing to basically give me up to $15,000 a month in a donation for any club i start up as an active student body member at GMU. he really wants to see me get the msot out of my college experience. If your willing to help spread the word and participate in at least 3 hours of flyering and demonstrating on and around campus/capital hill on the weekends then your more then welcome to drive one of the 5 new 2012 mercedes benz im leasing for the club. lets really get out there and show everyone how cool it is to be a nazi !! basically the only political party to set up massive state organized summer camps for specific religious groups as well as the negros/fags and midgets. along with the club mercedes any member can borrow and drive, we will be going on all exspense paid vacations to europe and the caribean at least twice a month, as well as full dental coverage and IHOP before church on sundays. please feel free to contact me at any time if your interested in supporting the cause and continuing the legacy of our great and all holy everlasting guru himself adolf francis hitler.
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Education will set you free Wrote:
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> Don't try to influence Romney supporters with
> documented facts! LOL (good job on the list)


THey didn't put it together, they cut and pasted it like you dumb twats always do. Not a damn one of you can think for yourselves without the Dem talking point hive mind. lol

And half of it's bullshit. e.g.,

194. Loosened the rules and allowed the 14 states that legalized medical marijuana to regulate themselves without federal interference. http://huff.to/eQfa7j

Ha. Then his DOJ cracked down on them. lol

200. Despite the characterizations of some, Obama’s success rate in winning congressional votes on issues was an unprecedented 96.7% for his first year in office.

That's because he had a Dem House and Senate. Beyond that, he doesn't have a clue how to run a divided government.

Failz.

The facts are clear.

Romney and Ryan can't explain how to solve the debt crisis. When asked how they will do it they simply say "We'll figure that out later." That's fact!

Ryan's speech was so full of lies fact checkers called it blatantly false statements.

How can we forget?

"Mr. President, the Saudis are still mad about those hookers you sent, so they bombed New York"

Under Romney:

"Mr. President, the Saudis are mad that you haven't offshored at least 100,000 jobs this month, so they bombed Miami"
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Romney spoke the truth about our leaders.
Obama spins, spins, spins with the help of his lapdog media.
Osama may be dead, but we have proof the his spirit is alive and well in Arab Africa and the Middle East. Just look at the pictures.

The liberal media is ignoring what is going on over there and talking only about Romney's verbal attack on the administration.

They are not showing Obama's laughing and smug speech in Vegas last night talking about HIS hard day! How about Amb. Stevens' hard day? And the hard day of the other State dept officer and the two Marines who were killed?

The media is also blaming the idiot pastor down in Florida. Does anyone really think those people in Egypt/Libya/Yemen would not have found another excuse?

Just watch, the next step by Obama will be curtailment of First Amendment rights. Think about it.

First two years of the Obama administration he owned both the House and Senate. Could pass any legislation he wanted. Yet Obamacare squeaked by only after making promises to individual Dems, promises that were later broken.

Can you name one voter who voted for McCain in 2008 who will vote for Obama in 2012? Didn't think so.

Yet the news is full of former Obama supporters who have switched to Romney.

Even if Obama wins, he is already a lame duck.

Intuitively Obvious Wrote:
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> I see a bright future for Romney and Clint on the
> Empty Chair speaking circuit after November 2nd.
> This is what happens when you run on fiction
> instead of facts.


If it was intuitively obvious, your dumbass would know that the election was not on November 2.

Are all Democrats as retarded as you, or are you some sort of super retard among them?

date change? Wrote:
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> Intuitively Obvious Wrote:
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> > I see a bright future for Romney and Clint on
> the
> > Empty Chair speaking circuit after November
> 2nd.
> > This is what happens when you run on fiction
> > instead of facts.
>
>
> If it was intuitively obvious, your dumbass would
> know that the election was not on November 2.
>
> Are all Democrats as retarded as you, or are you
> some sort of super retard among them?

Not sure what is worse. Dems not knowing facts or reps making them up.

people had to wait about 4 hours to get in. over 40,000 people came in recored picture will be up shortly

Jack,

Sorry to burst your bubble. The stats are in.

A Romney campaign staffer told The Hill that it expected between 5,000 and 10,000 people at the rally in the pivotal region. Afterwards another staffer said only 2,700 people had shown up after 5,000 tickets had been distributed. That's a big drop from a rally Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Sarah Palin held in the same park four years ago this week, which drew approximately 20,000 people.

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If Obama is So Concerned with Feelings in the Muslim World, Why is He Bragging So Much About Killing Osama?

Romney Ryan 2012 Wrote:
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> If Obama is So Concerned with Feelings in the
> Muslim World, Why is He Bragging So Much About
> Killing Osama?

He didn't kill him. He watched SEALS do it while sitting on his ass.

What kind of fucked up logic is that? So you're saying Obama should have flown over to Pakistan and killed Bin Laden personally? Yeah, I suppose any Republican president would go handle it themselves.

Go crawl back under your rock.

Romney = FAIL Wrote:
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> What kind of fucked up logic is that? So you're
> saying Obama should have flown over to Pakistan
> and killed Bin Laden personally? Yeah, I suppose
> any Republican president would go handle it
> themselves.
>
> Go crawl back under your rock.


Umm, the logic is pretty sound. It's not like he pulled the trigger. Do you contend that George Bush captured Saddam?

Romney = FAIL Wrote:
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> What kind of fucked up logic is that? So you're
> saying Obama should have flown over to Pakistan
> and killed Bin Laden personally? Yeah, I suppose
> any Republican president would go handle it
> themselves.
>
> Go crawl back under your rock.

Wait a minute. Let me rephrase that. He watched it on tv and had a mouse in his pocket.
George Bush did not capture Saddam and he credited the capture to
"U. S. military forces." (His own words) But here you go off topic by bringing
up GWB. Obummer followed the advice of the Generals and nothing more. I know
he'd like to be perceived as some sort of war hero but he couldn't even tie
a pair of combat boots. BTW, what was the overall plan he followed? Wasn't it
Bush's in the first place?

^ Hey Sgt Douchebag - The Commander in Chief made a tough decision and deserves credit for that.

The guy before him - he who must not be blamed - shit the bed with the Iraq decision and then stood on the deck of an Aircraft Carrier in front of a sign that said Mission Accomplished.

As for Romney - he shit the bed big time yesterday over the consulate attack. Moron!
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Hey Obamacrats, "Still Got Hope?" I didn't think so... America needs a businessman and true leader to change this country. Face it. Obama has FAILED us!

Major Azzburn Wrote:
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> ^ Hey Sgt Douchebag - The Commander in Chief made
> a tough decision and deserves credit for that.
>
> The guy before him - he who must not be blamed -
> shit the bed with the Iraq decision and then stood
> on the deck of an Aircraft Carrier in front of a
> sign that said Mission Accomplished.
>
> As for Romney - he shit the bed big time yesterday
> over the consulate attack. Moron!


Actually looks like Romney was exactly right, despite the press trying to make it look like a mistake, given that the Obama administration came out later and denounced the statement on exactly the same basis. Update your talking points, you're about half a day behind.

I wasnt able to make it, The Lamb Center shuttle broke down.
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^ Your free stuff about Romney shitting the bed over the Libya attack is on the front page of every news outlet - most of it condemning Romney. Do they get CNN in your part of Narnia?

CNN Reader Wrote:
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> ^ Your free stuff about Romney shitting the bed
> over the Libya attack is on the front page of
> every news outlet - most of it condemning Romney.
> Do they get CNN in your part of Narnia?


Like I said... "despite the press trying to make it look like a mistake."

Read what Romney said re the statement (yeah, I know you won't but what the hell).
Read what the Obama admin later said.
Tell me how he was wrong.

And I guess you missed this when the reporters were caught on open mic planning to make Romney look bad re the issue:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uUvi0hYBaM&feature=player_embedded

Yeah, no bias in the media. lol

Stop blaming Medea!
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Just a note:

While the press was attacking Romney for stating the facts, Obama was flying to Vegas to campaign--no one asked O if that was appropriate.
While in Vegas, O gave an interview to Telemundo in which he couldn't decide if Egypt was an ally or an enemy--he finally took the middle road and said we don't yet know.

This is a very serious gaffe-FAR outweighing anything that Romney said and certainly a statement that has a real effect on our foreign relations--and a reflection of "leading from behind" policy.

It's also ironic that Obama attacked Bush on foreign policy as did Kerry when he was running against Bush. The real irony is that now Kerry has denounced Romney for doing exactly what he himself did.

I might also add for those too young to remember that John Kerry did SERIOUS DAMAGE during Vietnam to our soldiers who were still serving there. For those who don't know, he went to Paris and talked to Ho Chi Minh.

^ Long Memory has a firmware flaw. His shit doesn't compute and his facts are fucked.

John Kerry served his country by going to the fight in Vietnam. He came back and he criticized America's bad foreign policies - but only after putting his life on the line for a failed set of ideological endeavors based on shit intelligence and shit fact whoring.

John Kerry was brave enough to state the truth in public before the political machine. Bad policy and stupid foreign interventions do not work.

History proved he was right. We fucked up. We lost. It was a fiasco.

George Bush invaded Iraq under false pretense. He claimed the Mission was accomplished - and he was wrong. The whole thing was a waste of American Treasure.

Obama made the correct decision and shut the cluster-fuck down in Iraq and did the same in Afghanistan.

We are out. Good decision. Good choice.

And the fuckstick Republicans want to rewrite history - as if!

Whether Obama goes to Vegas or Hollywood to write his narrative matters not to me.

So long as this narrative continues to focus on the facts, truth, and actual history - I am enthusiastically on board.

Romney is running against a phantom of fiction - that you are not better off.

Hey Douchebags - the DOW was at less than 8,ooo when Obama took office. It is now well over 13,300.

Clue - You are TOAST!

Educate yourself Wrote:
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> He Returned The Executive Branch To Fiscal
> Responsibility After the Bush Debacle

Clearly an intelligent opinion when it starts with this comment.

I also noticed all you did was copy and paste, so no YOU cannot actually articulate anything, all you can do is give out talking points

long memory Wrote:
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> While in Vegas, O gave an interview to Telemundo
> in which he couldn't decide if Egypt was an ally
> or an enemy--he finally took the middle road and
> said we don't yet know.

We don't know whether the current administration in Egypt is an ally or an enemy. It seems as if the Muslim Brotherhood themselves don't know. They like our $2 billion/year in aid and our tourist dollars, but their power base is rooted in a populace that is distrustful of the U.S.

The president's response was nuanced. That is what you do with diplomacy. You don't go around hitting people with a hammer.

Notice that he made that statement on Wednesday evening and Thursday morning it was reported that he had a phone conversation with the president of Egypt.

Ito Wrote:
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> long memory Wrote:
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> > While in Vegas, O gave an interview to
> Telemundo
> > in which he couldn't decide if Egypt was an
> ally
> > or an enemy--he finally took the middle road
> and
> > said we don't yet know.
>
> We don't know whether the current administration
> in Egypt is an ally or an enemy. It seems as if
> the Muslim Brotherhood themselves don't know. They
> like our $2 billion/year in aid and our tourist
> dollars, but their power base is rooted in a
> populace that is distrustful of the U.S.
>
> The president's response was nuanced. That
> is what you do with diplomacy. You don't go around
> hitting people with a hammer.
>
> Notice that he made that statement on Wednesday
> evening and Thursday morning it was reported that
> he had a phone conversation with the president of
> Egypt.


Nuanced? They didn't even wake 'nuanced' his ass up. lol

Sorry, the various parties in the Middle East have been playing us forever and the 'nuanced' crap is exactly why they've gotten away with it. My wife worked with as a representative/lobbyist in the US for a particular group for many years (going back to Carter days). I can tell you first hand that they absolutely laugh at the shit that Americans take and still hand over the money. It's a game and they play it masterfully. They have no respect for anything other than a hard-line approach. Which they'll never see from this or likely any other administration as long as we need oil and we're tied to Israel. We'll say "tsk tsk... shouldn't have done that" and then hand over more cash. And they know it. That's the un-nuanced reality.

@Foreigner:

First of all, your understanding of our historical relationship with Egypt and the nature of the country is lacking two key facts:

1) Egypt has some oil, but ends up using most of it for its domestic consumption. The U.S. relationship with Egypt has never been about oil. If anything, its major strategic importance is tied to the Suez Canal which allows the oil (and a whole lot of other stuff) to flow to the West.

2) Strangely enough, Egypt has also been quite tied to Israel as well up until recently. That is the reason for our $2 billion/year in foreign aid (the most besides Israel and Afghanistan).


Now, for a recap of the current situation and recent events:

This is a country that has just had a revolution to overthrow a dictator that the U.S. supported. We used to be able to pick up the phone and tell Mubarak what to do, it doesn't work that way anymore apparently. What is going on now is our diplomats (and the president) are trying to determine HOW MUCH that relationship has changed.

It appears that Egypt is attempting to create a democracy. They held elections and they have a democratically elected government.

Democracy is ugly. Its about public protests. Just because the protest is pointed at us doesn't mean that it has to be stomped out. The irony is that Romney is talking about being unapologetic about our "freedom of speech" but he is decrying the Egyptian's right to protest in Cairo?

What happened in Libya wasn't a protest, it was a terrorist attack on an unhardened consulate. What is going on in Egypt is a protest in front of a VERY hardened embassy in Cairo.

What is interesting is that the general populace in Benghazi is very pro-American because of our help during their uprising -- we were always the enemy of their dictator. The Egyptian situation is different because we were the supporter or theirs.

The nature of the two events in each country are different too. In Egypt it has been an attack by an unarmed mob on an embassy which is basically a fortress. In Libya, it was an all-out 4 hour assault by heavily armed fighters on what was essentially a rented apartment complex.

The two countries look the same when looking at a map -- they are two similarly-sized desert countries in the north of Africa on the Mediterranean Sea. But the more you know, you realize how different they are. Libya is an insanely oil-rich country of 5 million people. Egypt is a poor country of 80 million people.

Simplifying these two situations to say that our government is "apologizing" or "being weak" is bullshit. We have a 35-year working relationship with this country -- we're not going to simply throw that away in one big temper tantrum. We have been friendly so you give them the benefit of the doubt.

Its amazing that this area is the cradle of civilization. Its supposed to be a place that all of our good Christians are supposed to know and understand. Egypt, Israel, Palestine have been in the news for years and years and yet most people have no clue about them and what is going on there.

You stupid fuck - Obama didn't go to Las Vegas to gamble and party. He went there because it's a swing vote state and he wants to lock down as many electoral votes as possible.

^ +1 For Ito.

Rational and articulate. You've actually thought things through and applied some logic.

Ironic that the chucklehead behind the movie that fired all the Muslims up is an Egyptian Coptic Christian, a convicted felon, and not even an American - and yet the cops went to his house to protect him.

That would never happen in any of these shit hole countries attacking our Embassies.

That makes me proud and sad at the same time. Proud because we are that good. Sad because Mitt Romney and the GOP Legion of Gloom just don't get it.

long memory Wrote:
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> Just a note:
>
> While the press was attacking Romney for stating
> the facts, Obama was flying to Vegas to
> campaign--no one asked O if that was appropriate.
> While in Vegas, O gave an interview to Telemundo
> in which he couldn't decide if Egypt was an ally
> or an enemy--he finally took the middle road and
> said we don't yet know.
>
> This is a very serious gaffe-FAR outweighing
> anything that Romney said and certainly a
> statement that has a real effect on our foreign
> relations--and a reflection of "leading from
> behind" policy.
>
> It's also ironic that Obama attacked Bush on
> foreign policy as did Kerry when he was running
> against Bush. The real irony is that now Kerry
> has denounced Romney for doing exactly what he
> himself did.
>
> I might also add for those too young to remember
> that John Kerry did SERIOUS DAMAGE during Vietnam
> to our soldiers who were still serving there. For
> those who don't know, he went to Paris and talked
> to Ho Chi Minh.


You are wasting your time. The press would support Obama if he took a shit on stage and wiped his ass with an American flag.

So many goddam stupid people Wrote:
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> You stupid fuck - Obama didn't go to Las Vegas to
> gamble and party. He went there because it's a
> swing vote state and he wants to lock down as many
> electoral votes as possible.


The guy is on one non stop party. Dancing on tv, playing golf, lavish dinners. Hopefully the voters will turn on the lights in November ending his party.
I do agree he didnt gamble. That would require he use his own money, he only likes to waste others money.

Then we have poor George Allen, with his wild west collection of nooses and his flag collection consisting of confederate flags. He makes frequent trips to Smoot Lumber to get the fixins for the fiery crosses he is so fond of.

Allen and Mitt Romney would like nothing better than to hang themselves a negro, one in particular living on Pennsylvania Avenue.

Both of their campaigns are more than finished. Allen will go into partnership with John Dozier and write threatening letters. Romney will bully the people who built his car elevator and enjoy the extra wives he can have when he is out of the public eye.

Actually I understand very well. I've lived and worked there (as well as here). Where you are lacking is that you are viewing this entirely from a Western perspective. Egypt is no longer the Egypt that you knew and it never again will be.

Not understanding completely the implications of the "Arab Spring" was a very large miscalculation on the part of the US. The Muslim Botherhood is a very patient and practical group (as well as Hizb ut-Tahrir and similar associated groups). They will do what is necessary near-term on the way to accomplishing longer-term objectives which have a very fundamental basis and are not subject to compromise. They were exiled/banned from the country for some very good reasons. Any "democracy" established will be subordinate to Sharia and the moderates will be pushed aside. For a variety of historical and strategic reasons, Egypt is to serve as the center to re-establish the Caliphate. If you're not familiar with the concept, then you should read up and then you may have a better appreciation for what's actually happening. It is the single, common objective of all such fundamental Islamic groups, Al Qaeda being the most radical faction, the Muslim Brotherhood being more politically based, Hizb ut-Tahrir being more socially based.

None of this is conspiracy theory or some big secret. It's very clearly stated in their own pronouncements and well known to those with background. If you don't understand that this is in fact the case, then you may want to sit down with someone with deeper knowledge of the region versus what you get from the media here and have them school you. Or just wait and watch as things develop as this very likely will become more apparent soon. The US likely will try to leverage the military to try to keep things in the direction that favors our interests but without a strong dictator in place like a Mubarak that can't work longer term.

The protests there now have nothing to do with any video. It's simply a convenient excused used to stir the pot. The protests have been promoted directly by the government. The video only became known to the general public because it was pushed on Egyptian TV. Again, looking at it from a non-Western perspective, that does not happen as it does here and without approval of the government. As a further example of how clueless they believe Americans to be re all of this, at the same time yesterday that the government was sending out an apology to the US Embassy over its English Twitter feed, it was promoting the demonstrations planned for today over its Arabic feed. Although they did get busted by the US Embassy.


@Ikhwanweb: "We r relieved none of @USEmbassyCairo staff were harmed & hope US-Eg relations will sustain turbulence of Tuesday's events."

USEmbassyCairo: "@Ikhwanweb Thanks. By the way, have you checked out your own Arabic feeds? I hope you know we read those too."

lol

Watch and learn.....

Biggest dead cat bounce from a convention I ever saw.

Better get a fishing pole, Barry.

@Foreigner

I am glad to talk about this with someone who is well informed. What you write is exactly what I was talking about and we are in agreement as to the implications of the change in government.

Given the circumstances, I really feel that Obama's response to the question of Egypt being an ally was a nuanced response -- don't you agree? It showed just enough of a hint that, "you have been an ally for many years" and "we have no idea what your current position vis-a-vis the U.S. now".

The Muslim Brotherhood isn't some new political movement as you know. It has been an agent for change in the Middle East and a thorn in the sides of the brutal dictatorships there for decades.

On the other hand, they represent a strict religious world view and would like to enact a new Caliphate, as you mentioned. The power base is in Egypt, but it is a Pan-Arab, if not Pan-Islamic movement/political organization.

On a third hand (ran out of hands), the Muslim Brotherhood has had its own run-ins against religious extremism.

This is a crossroads. What path will the Muslim Brotherhood choose? The president Mohamed Morsi is a graduate of UCLA and his two youngest children are U.S. citizens by birth. Its not clear which way things will go... seriously.

By the way, I too have spent many years overseas and completely understand the difference between seeing things from a Western perspective vs. the worldview of the Egyptians. It has been over a generation since Gamal Abdel Nasser and the most recent attempt at Pan-Arabism. We are at another crossroads that may or may not come again for another generation.

Our heady discussion of the deep historical roots and the possible ramifications of what has gone on during the Arab Spring and its aftermath reveals that the issues are much more complex than simply saying, "The president has been too weak." So much of this has nothing to do with the U.S. We are a major part of it, but its a big world and the Egyptians and Arabs in general are not a monolithic group.

I should add, that the Egyptians are shitting where they eat when they let this unrest and Anti-Westernism get out of control. A very large part of their economy depends on tourism.

In many ways, it is best for the U.S. to sit back and watch and let them flail about until they figure out what the hell they want to do and where they stand.

@buckwheat - Rasmussen polls are so biased that the mainstream polling analysts don't even include their data in the calculations.

Obama clip from Sept 2007 on why US will be safer with him:


http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-TV/2012/09/14/FLASHBACK-Obama-The-Day-Im-Inaugurated-Muslim-Hostility-Will-Ease

The reason the dress-wearing Arabs are acting up right now is because they know that the current U.S. president is a pusillanimous coward. They have nothing to fear, except perhaps receiving a "strongly worded condemnation."

Put a Republican in the White House, then the Arabs will crawl back under their rocks.

Ito, I appreciate your well informed responses. You are right, the President's statements with respect to Eqypt's status as an ally or foe was nuanced, as evidenced by his qualifying remark about their new government. We've had a long standing relationship with Eqypt, harkening back to 1978 when Carter brokered the Camp David Accords and then the 1979 Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty. But our relationship has been with dictators. The newly elected government may very well choose to repudiate the existing treaties. Obama's statement reflects the uncertainty of the situation.

With respect to the $2 billion in aid the U.S. provides Eqypt, folks, even more than to ensure the security of the Suez Canal, it's for the benefit of Israel. It is in effect a bribe. The Israelis are masterful fighters, but theirs is a tiny country, with a small population. Unlike Egypt, which has the largest population of the Arab states by far, they cannot fight a sustained war. The Egyptians actually figured this out during the Yom Kippur war, and were settling in for the long haul, necessitating our close involvement and non-military intervention.

U.S. brokered negotiations resulted in the 1979 treaty, in which Egypt recognized Israel's right to exist. The $2 billion is our yearly reminder of their treaty obligations. Every President since Carter has paid it. And it has worked. The Yom Kippur war in 1973 was the last armed conflict between Israel and Egypt.

However, the Muslim Brotherhood, the party now in power, has stated that they consider the treaty nonbinding and do not recognize Israel's right to exist. This is extremely problematic for Israel, and therefore, for us. (Now do you people understand why Obama said what he did, or does the statement "I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully" by Mr. Bush better fit your world view?)

It's ironic, even hilarious, that so many Republicans who have been ranting about Obama's position on Israel and his relationship with Netanyahu are now ranting about how we should cut off this aid to Egypt. It is probably the only thing that has kept Egypt's 80 million people from driving Israel's 7 million into the sea -- well, that and Israel's nuclear weapons, of course.

Awesome! Yet another patriotic Fairfax resident telling the GOP that THEY ARE NOT WELCOME!
Democracy Now! Video: Romney Heckled During Fairfax, Virginia Speech for "Politicizing Libya"
http://www.democracynow.org/2012/9/14/headlines/romney_heckled_during_virginia_speech_for_politicizing_libya

John Stevens Wrote:
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> Awesome! Yet another patriotic Fairfax resident
> telling the GOP that THEY ARE NOT WELCOME!
> Democracy Now! Video: Romney Heckled During
> Fairfax, Virginia Speech for "Politicizing Libya"
> http://www.democracynow.org/2012/9/14/headlines/ro
> mney_heckled_during_virginia_speech_for_politicizi
> ng_libya

You can catch a glimpse of him in the video at 5:33. It's the same guy who heckled at West Springfield HS a few weeks ago. Reports are that he is not from Fairfax - he is an unemployed convict - the typical Obama mouth who was not good enough for the Occupy movement.

Pretty gutsy to scream over Romney as he is about to offer a moment of silence to honor dead Americans. Dead because Obama ignored the warnings and refused to provide armed Marines to protect our people and property in Egypt and Libya.

But that's what we get for supporting Muslim uprisings.

That guy is on the GOP payroll. He gets moved around to interrupt things at inappropriate times so he can be boo'd down and escorted out of GOP events - it makes the Democrats look bad.

Who was that silly puke that called Obama a liar during the State of the Union - oh yeah, a real GOP supposed statesman.

Romney's words and actions after the Muslim uproar over the embassy and consulate storming - join the Islamist's attacking America by attacking US Foreign Policy and attacking the President of the United States. Weak and desperate! Definiely Unpatriotic.

Better take that transvaginal ultrasound and check the integrity of the hull on the Romney/Ryan ship to Robber Barons and Monopolies running America - the one where women couldn't vote - there is a great big mathematical and credibility hole in the hull and the ship is sinking fast.

BelowMe Wrote:
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> That guy is on the GOP payroll. He gets moved
> around to interrupt things at inappropriate times
> so he can be boo'd down and escorted out of GOP
> events - it makes the Democrats look bad.
>
Wrong. He was outed as a Democrat from outside Fairfax County shortly after hs last outburst.


> Who was that silly puke that called Obama a liar
> during the State of the Union - oh yeah, a real
> GOP supposed statesman.

Who was speaking on behalf of almost 50% of the American people who are tired of Obama lies and disappointed in his ability.

>
> Romney's words and actions after the Muslim uproar
> over the embassy and consulate storming - join the
> Islamist's attacking America by attacking US
> Foreign Policy and attacking the President of the
> United States. Weak and desperate! Definiely
> Unpatriotic.

No, unpatriotic is our President bowing to foreign leaders, apologizing for our successes, and too stupid to attend the security briefings where he would have known three days before the attack that it was imminent.

>
> Better take that transvaginal ultrasound and check
> the integrity of the hull on the Romney/Ryan ship
> to Robber Barons and Monopolies running America -
> the one where women couldn't vote - there is a
> great big mathematical and credibility hole in the
> hull and the ship is sinking fast.

Remember it was the Republicans that beat down the transvaginal requirement.

Five dunce caps for you.

He crushed it, not only won Virginia but took Fairfax too!

About having 5.3% unemployment and Romely as president?