Nov 3 - Is This as Good as It Gets From Obama?

**mastakillah21** · 11-03-2009, 11:17 AM

A little articel by Bill Maher.

Yeah, I'm disappointed, too. I thought we were sweeping into power; I thought change meant Change. I believed all that talk about another First 100 Days, a la Roosevelt. Well, that didn't happen. The question is, is this as good as it gets from Obama, or is he pacing himself? He may have a four and eight-year plan and they included a first year of just gettin' to know you and not gonna rock the boat too much. Well, Mission Accomplished on that.

It's still too early to lose hope in a guy as smart and talented as Barack Obama. But I would counsel him to remember: If you're going undercover to infiltrate how Washington works, so you become one of them for a while, to gain their confidence, well, it can be just like all those movies where a cop goes deep, deep, DEEP undercover with drug people and -- f**k, he's a drug addict, too!

Logic tells me that really smart guys like Obama and Rahm Emanuel know better what they're doing than I do. They certainly know things I don't know. I think we have the same general goals and beliefs. And this is what they do for a living -- I wouldn't even try it. But I will never stop having this doubt: that maybe if they had really charged in there riding the forceful energy of the historic election, and acted like it was an emergency moment -- which it was -- they could have gotten some big victories right up front, and there really could have been an historic "first hundred days" for this administration and the country. Instead of what happened, which is the Obamas got a dog. It could have worked -- the country had given its endorsement to "...and now for something completely different." There might have been a way to knock the Republicans back on their heels right away, with the argument that "The American people demanded we make these changes, and you are unpatriotic to stand in their way."

We'll never know. Because that moment passed, and now it could follow the pattern of World War I and devolve into boring, static trench warfare where nothing really gamechanging happens while both sides slowly bleed to death.

That said, I do not forget that if the election had gone the other way, we'd right now have a barter economy and be at war with Honduras.

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**doczdaname** · 11-03-2009, 11:26 AM

he really did have the momentum to do great things when he first entered..I hope the analogy is right about the undercover cop but I highly doubt it..if this doesn't bring light that presidents are actually just puppeteers then I don't know what does. What happen to a transparent government? that was actually the one thing I was looking foward to seeing because the last president that made that promise and actually followed through with it was assassinated (JFK) ..so I knew it was too good to be true when he said it in his campaign.

**nwadei** · 02:17 PM

I am not surprised that people feel cheated. When people were talking like Obama is going to bring about the messianic age, I was the black guy in the back that was saying that his presidency would probably be like the presidency of most head executives. But who am I to say this?, he does after all have 3 more years to woo the people that were expecting to be wooed.

I on the other hand was expecting exactly what we are getting right now

**Screwhead|m** · 11-03-2009, 12:53 PM

So, editorials from Bill Maher can be posted here, but thorough pieces about the economy from Peter Schiff aren't allowed?

Nothing hypocritical about that.

**OOps** · 11-03-2009, 01:31 PM

He is a politician, just because his skin color is darker doesn't mean s**t. One can only hope i guess.

**$h0wtym3** · 11-03-2009, 02:38 PM

Originally Posted by Screwhead

So, editorials from Bill Maher can be posted here, but thorough pieces about the economy from Peter Schiff aren't allowed?

Nothing hypocritical about that.

Peter is a republican, and you should know that only democratic opinions are allowed on this site

**Doe Stacks** · 11-03-2009, 02:43 PM

Originally Posted by Screwhead

So, editorials from Bill Maher can be posted here, but thorough pieces about the economy from Peter Schiff aren't allowed?

Nothing hypocritical about that.

What are you crying about? Thats what kids do..oh why cant I do it when you allowed him to do it...

**SpittN4Cash** · 03:10 PM

Originally Posted by Doe Stacks

What are you crying about? Thats what kids do..oh why cant I do it when you allowed him to do it...

^^ that rebuttal is also childish

......fair is fair imo

regardless the OP needs to learn the difference in a news article and a opinion piece

now that thats out the way,

Ive always stood by Bill Maher. hes one of the few people who arent disturbed by democrat nor republican partisan games. he's 100% accurate in his assessment. there has been little, if any, change from washington...I agree that it woulda been 10 times worse if the election woulda went the other way, but we cant think "what if" ....we have to realistically take inventory of the "changes" that were promised and the same old bulls**t we've been getting...

things are slowly falling apart in our society... obama isnt doing anything to fix it, he's just trying to provide some cushion so that the impact is less intense when felt. he probably had every intention to bring change but things are just out of his control. he cant control the economy

, he cant control the swine flu

and he cant create jobs

..its just impossible for him to do alone. the only thing he can do is manipulate the stock markets so that businesses will "think" everything is ok...but he cant force the businesses to hire more ppl

what can he do besides help the government officials???? nothing...he cant even control the banks

**SpittN4Cash** · 11-03-2009, 03:13 PM

I knew this s**t before hand...I just wanted to see a nigga in the white house

**BxCheeba** · 11-03-2009, 03:37 PM

man.. it just nearly made 1 year since obama been president.. and EVERYONE thinks he could fix s**t just by clapping his hands and rubbing them together like MR miyagi..
truth to it all.. yall must wait and let time take its path.. u cannot demand something from someone.. and expect it to get done right away... people thats paying attention.. knows that things are being fixed but they are being displayed in a negative light.. give the nigga till the end of his 4th year to make judgement.. cuz everyone crackin on obama.. but when bush was in office.. it was ok.. and people even voted him for a 2nd term.. please save me the bulls**t..

**Damagegadget** · 11-03-2009, 03:40 PM

stop votin demo and repub.....or you will continue to be dissappointed..if ya haven't learned that yet. A campaign is not a promise its a sales pitch

**skamgdi** · 04:01 PM

they keep us seperated so we dont uprise and place our own leader into power
we as a ppl have given over all (most) of our rights and privacy to the government this type of stuff will continue untill the people unite and uprise against the government and create a society that is self sustained just and peaceful (which this s**t will never happen) why wont it happen beacuse they have brainwashed ppl so much through many diffrent routes that ppl think bad s**t is good and good s**t is bad if u know what i mean.. ne ways ALL presidents are puppets (inbred puppets at that ) they have no control they are simply a face for ppl to see the ones behind the scenes run this country so there will be change ... jus tnot the eway we wanted ... get ready for the NWO or what every u label the s**t they want controll over the whole planet and will not stop untill they get it talk about a EMPIRE they are close to having it ... sorry for the lil rant but seemed like a nice place to do it

**MPLSallstar** · 05:21 PM

What did Obama promise that he didn't keep?

He stated he wouldn't pull the troops immediately, but set a deadline so its gradual.

Health care? Economy? Did you assume this recession was short term? What is it?

Even Bill Clinton says Obama is doing an excellent job.

JayOne of Double-Threat

**KidKingGoD** · 11-03-2009, 05:49 PM

Originally Posted by Screwhead

So, editorials from Bill Maher can be posted here, but thorough pieces about the economy from Peter Schiff aren't allowed?

Nothing hypocritical about that.

ayo post them son don't let anyone stop you from showing your perspectie...

**kmoney626** · 11-03-2009, 05:52 PM

damn what just because Obama is president means everything the world is going through is just supposed to stop? did Bush mess up the country the first year or did he mess it up through his whole term? come on people yall is greedy. he already fixing the home loan problems so people can keep their homes and then the health care what more do yall want? thats whats wrong with black folks yall get a black president and think he gon hand out reperasions

**Akilleez** · 11-03-2009, 05:54 PM

Originally Posted by skamgdi

they keep us seperated so we dont uprise and place our own leader into power
we as a ppl have given over all (most) of our rights and privacy to the government this type of stuff will continue untill the people unite and uprise against the government and create a society that is self sustained just and peaceful (which this s**t will never happen) why wont it happen beacuse they have brainwashed ppl so much through many diffrent routes that ppl think bad s**t is good and good s**t is bad if u know what i mean.. ne ways ALL presidents are puppets (inbred puppets at that ) they have no control they are simply a face for ppl to see the ones behind the scenes run this country so there will be change ... jus tnot the eway we wanted ... get ready for the NWO or what every u label the s**t they want controll over the whole planet and will not stop untill they get it talk about a EMPIRE they are close to having it ... sorry for the lil rant but seemed like a nice place to do it

the sh*t u talkin' about is communism, and socialism, and i agree completely on that. untill we scratch this capitolism sh*t as our economic system, then money will continue to be the deciding factor in our governments leadership selections, and how they chose to run the country as a whole. its f*cked up when ppl look at this country as a big money corporation that is only on top (when we were) due to gernerated revenue. if its like that, then the u.s. is k-mart, and china is walmart. and we all know what happened 2 k-mart because of walmarts come up. untill we start looking at ourselves as a nation of ppl, and not a market, we can't escape this bullsh*t we get ourselves in. been sayin' WAY b4 "milks favorite cookie" obama was elected, that the nygga was only a marionette, just one who listens to rap, and watches sportscenter this time. and since white ppl haven't been the majority in this country for a while now, it only made since for them to put a nygga up front, but one who knows his place. mr. president is just like the rest, a face for a entity that we'll NEVER see.

**stlcardinals19** · 11-03-2009, 06:07 PM

Originally Posted by Screwhead

So, editorials from Bill Maher can be posted here, but thorough pieces about the economy from Peter Schiff aren't allowed?

Nothing hypocritical about that.

Really???? I remember you and JBeezy posting Schiff articles all the time in the Daily Bugle, still do. What I DO notice is that they don't get alot of comments and views....

**McGuire** · 11-03-2009, 06:21 PM

Originally Posted by MPLSallstar

What did Obama promise that he didn't keep?

He stated he wouldn't pull the troops immediately, but set a deadline so its gradual.

Health care? Economy? Did you assume this recession was short term? What is it?

Even Bill Clinton says Obama is doing an excellent job.

JayOne of Double-Threat

you have no idea what Obama said. it's blatantly obvious that you have never heard him speak on the matter of the war, health care, or the economy.

and what the f**k else would Bill Clinton say?

**MPLSallstar** · 06:35 PM

Originally Posted by McGuire

you have no idea what Obama said. it's blatantly obvious that you have never heard him speak on the matter of the war, health care, or the economy.

and what the f**k else would Bill Clinton say?

I didn't ask for opinions of my knowledge. Answer the questions that were asked.

Thanks

JayOne of Double-Threat

**stlcardinals19** · 11-03-2009, 06:35 PM

Originally Posted by McGuire

you have no idea what Obama said. it's blatantly obvious that you have never heard him speak on the matter of the war, health care, or the economy.

I'm not following your train of thought, IIRC, Obama has stated that he wouldn't pull the troops out immediately and that he'd take a proactive stance in Pakistan. And what did Sallstar say that implies that he's never heard Obama speak on the issues(healthcare, the economy) he(Sallstar) stated?

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Nov 3 - Is This as Good as It Gets From Obama?

" A little articel by Bill Maher. Yeah, I'm disappointed, too. I thought we were sweeping into power; I thought change ... "