Obama's 'Chicago-style politics:' Boehner

"This Chicago-style politics is shutting the American people out and demonizing their opponents,''

Saul Alinsky would be so proud! Then again, so would old Uncle Joe (Stalin, that is).

Ouch!

Now, little bill & donny, please provide some factual response to the comments made.

Where is the "Transparency" promised?

It's not Bush's fault guy's.

It's not FOX news fault fella's.

President Obama promised to have the Health Care legislation, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act legislation, Auto Industry bailout, Bank bailout and other government processes open to the public. A "New" era in federal government, like NEVER seen before! Open and Transparent!

What happened? again, you can't blame anyone else for this breach of campaign promises, so.................

Saul Alinsky would be so proud! Then again, so would old Uncle Joe (Stalin, that is).
Posted by: Liberalism is a plague -- eradicate it! | October 22, 2009 1:58 PM
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Let me guess Teresa,

Obama is also a commie/fascist/socialist nazi who wants to indictrinate our school kids and kill granny?

Do you Wingnut morons still not understand why no one takes you seriously anymore?

So, let me get this straight. It's evil "Chicago style politics" and making an "enemies list" when the Obama Administration publically disagrees with Fox News, the Chamber of Commerce, and doctors, but it's all american free speech when the Republicans attack ACORN, unions, lawyers, and the "liberal media'?

Sen. Lamar Alexander, a Republican from Tennessee and onetime candidate for president, accuses President Barack Obama of building an "enemies list.''

Lamar Alexander, A VETERAN OF THE NIXON WHITE HOUSE!

"Kettle" who? What?

Ya gotta love how the GOP is always looking out for our President. Always ready with a dose of healthy construcitve criticism or friendly advice.

Lamar of course gave the same advice to President CheneyBush over the last eight years, as he voted for warrantless wiretapping, the Patriot Act, defended torture, and spoke out against open government requests.....Except he didn't.

Except Lamar Alexander is saying this in defense of Fox News. May he step out his front door this morning and be smacked in the head by a giant falling brick of hypocrisy.

"Obama is also a commie/fascist/socialist nazi who wants to indictrinate our school kids and kill granny?"

Yes. Except for the Nazi part since that has a specific technical defintion. But definitely yes on the other points.

Next question?

Has any one ask the Repugs why they care so much about the Obama administration?

Senator Demint (R-SC)-- "Obama's water loo". Rush--"I want Obama to Fail". If they really believe in what they are all saying, why do they care? After all, their forecast will come to fruition and they will be victorious, right?

It seems to be based in their unwillingness to accept their wholesale rejection by the American public last November.

Reality has a liberal bias, and so they attempt to create their own, and sink deeper into sociopathy to do it.

Ouch!Now, little bill & donny, please provide some factual response to the comments made. Where is the "Transparency" promised? It's not Bush's fault guy's. It's not FOX news fault fella's.
Posted by: springfield | October 22, 2009 2:19 PM
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Clown,
Bush is a war criminal and Faux News is not a real news outlet. And if Obama was really using "Chicago Style Politics" on you Wingnut cretins - Lamar Alexander, Boehner and you would all be sitting on the bottom of Lake Michigan wearing cement shoes right now.

Alexander's analogy of a Nixonian "enemies list" to public policy (ending the health insurance monopoly) is not only absurd, it's laughable.

"This Chicago-style politics is shutting the American people out and demonizing their opponents,''

If it walks like a duck, talks like a duck stinks like a duck . . . .

Come on..who cannot see the Obama is thin skinned. He can not take a punch without calling for his mommy.. what a baby - why does he care what FOX news has to say - I thought that he was his own man..and the guys he has around like Glibes and Omanuel are not doing him any good -- talk about picking up a mop-- ya - clean out your own house/stables --

Looks like Obama is becoming more and more of a Dictator.

No, this isn't merely an attack on FOX News; Obama is blatantly attacking the First Amendment. Mr Constitutional Lawyer either knows exactly how un-Constitutional this is, or he's completely clueless. Either way, he's scary and dangerous.

Yes. Except for the Nazi part since that has a specific technical defintion. But definitely yes on the other points.Next question?

Posted by: Teresa | October 22, 2009 2:40 PM
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Uh huh.....and that's why nobody takes you right wing lunatic fringe Teabaggers seriously, Teresa.

The jokes on you, only you're to stupid to know it.

You've been busted again, try a new post name...

Posted by: The Big Picture | October 22, 2009 3:52 PM

How exactly is he violating the First Amendment in your expert opinion? Fox News, and every other news outlet is still free to say whatever they want, whenever they want. Their freedom of speech has in now way been infinged.

Looks like Obama is becoming more and more of a Dictator.

Posted by: inky | October 22, 2009 3:40 PM
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Looks like Inky finally quit drinking and learned how to use spell check.

Geez, Commie didn't work, Hitler didn't work, Socialist didn't work. So, now it is pick on Chicago week !! The Republican-Libertarian's convoluted logic, looks something like this: Maybe we can get the country to forget about our sisters-in-crime, the Weasels of Wall Street or the Bandits in the Boardrooms and distract them with anything that was the fault of the Incompetent Duo, of Cheney&Bush !!. What jokes these lame Republican-Libertarians are !! They can't even find an honest point of attack. They are on a hit-or-miss mission. We gotta find something that can stop President Obama from doing the right thing for America, otherwise, we can say good-bye to nation prominence for the next 20-30 years. Don't worry boys and girls of the Republican-Libertarian Party, we will be a lot fairer to you, than you were to us, the Democrats, when you had all the power !! In the meantime, find some logical, reasonable argument for not supporting President Obama and his attempts at restoring our economy, the one which you and the Bush&Cheney fringe so completely undermined !! Good luck and happy hunting, boys and girls of the Incompetent party, the Republican-Libertarian Party !!
SUPPORT OUR TROOPS, BRING THEM HOME, ALIVE AND WHOLE. NOW.

"You've been busted again, try a new post name..."

What name would you like me to use, Kathy? You keep calling me Teresa so I signed as Teresa. Would you prefer that I sign as Kathy?

Like this...

Rahm Emmanuel could have worked for either Lyndon Baines Johnson or Richard Nixon.

He is as cut throat as they were and has the scruples that they had!

Obama uses Chicago style politics, Obama is weak, Obama is a dictator, Obama wants to take away our guns, Obama uh uh, Obama doesn't wear a flag pin!.... "

I absolutely revel in the crazy that's coming from Wingnut-land these days.

Washington Post Poll: Only 20% Identify As Republicans, Lowest Since 1983

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/20/fewer-people-identify-as_n_326971.html
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The White House says that Fox News is the propaganda arm of the Republican Party and now Republican leader Boehner is rising to defend Fox News. Hmmmmmmmm? Sounds like the Republicans are awfully cozy with Fox News if you ask me.

Looks like Obama is becoming more and more of a Dictator.

Posted by: inky | October 22, 2009 3:40 PM
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Looks like Inky finally quit drinking and learned how to use spell check.

Posted by: Stinky | October 22, 2009 4:02 PM
Rer-
off of Apple Juice

The comments posted yesterday under "Obama's numbers 2Q vs 3Q" reveal how little he accomplished in Chicago.

His is a feel good story that the main-stream-media created and the Country will feel the pain for years to come.

With Obama and Rahm Emmanuel and David Axelrod running the Country are in trouble!

We would of been much better off if Hillary had won.

Obama's from Chicago....what do the Repugs EXPECT him to engage in...Rovian Crawford, Texas style politics?

Karl Rove accused the White House of keeping an enemies list on Fox News Sunday last weekend. And now we have Alexander following suit. For someone complaining that the White House is being unfair in claiming that Fox News is a communications arm of the Republican party, Alexander is certainly doing a good job of proving it as he does it. My only question might be which one is leading and which is following? I would imagine it's Fox following since I'm pretty sure Hannity gets all of his talking points straight from the RNC.
http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/david/rove-accuses-white-house-keeping-enemies-lis

Those "nattering nabobs of negativism" of which VP Spiro Agnew spoke back in that day are now owned and operated by the NeoCon Corporatist RethugliKKKlans. The GOP is now the Party of No, or the Party of Dog, depending upon your perspective, instead of that "loyal opposition" that still has the greater interests of the country at heart. The patients are now running the asylum. If insanity is defined as a deviation from the social norm, does that mean that sociopathic misogyny is now mainstream? By all appearances, that appears to be so.

The Republican Nixon's "enemies list" meme has devolved into "if you're not with us, then you're against us" and "if you're against us, then you're "enemy combatants" or "terrorists" - and "since you are all under suspicion unless you took the personal GW Bush loyalty oath, we're going to totally surveil everyone'' meme of todays Republican party.. THAT is the terrain through which the American people are now traversing ...

Pres. Obama didn't initiate these Constitutionally perverse actions - BushCo and the "American Taliban" GOP did.

Nixon might have been a sneaky crook and a lying sack of crap, but he’s still miles ahead of Bush in competency.

Are Boehner and Alexander complaining about some specific ethics violations, or are they just really sad that everyone in the White House isn’t running around with their heads up their asses anymore?

Please keep throwing crap against the walls, GOP. By 2010, you’ll be covered in it again.

I love how the Republic leadership keeps cutting off part of America as unworthy; The Eastern Elitists (all of New Engand, NY, PA) All of the West Coast Liberals (CA, OR, WA), and now the Upper Midwest including Chicago, arguably among the greatest cities in world.
Keep hacking away, Boner. You are the very definition of the Grand Old Donner Party.

Wow, I just love the idiocay in the Dumbocrats posts. No facts or just smear and lies.

When the obamabots can not refute the obvious "Bush, Bush, Bush!" and that is all they have.
Well, it’s been almost a year and this is what we have:
youtube.com/watch?v=tCAffMSWSzY
Let’s not forget Biden, the gift that keeps gaffing, must I go on?
Scream Bush while you still can because that is all you have.

It really is amusing how the left has moved from the racist rants, to the "Repukes, KKK, NeoCon" terms, as a way of arguing. I'm an Independent, disgusted with both sides. But I'm open enough to see that Obama and his thugs are not listening to anyone but those who agree. Where's the transparency? That bill could easily be put online for all to see when they're finished. They contend it's not possible. Why don't we get a group of 5th graders to help them? I have an open mind about it, but I'd still like to see it in it's final form before it's voted on. Obama may be very intelligent, but with moves like this, he's putting himself on the same level as GW. What a disappointment!

Love all the typical bitter, classless, baseless, and clueless attacks on Republicans. Doesn't defend any positions, doesn't advance any discussion, just more usual "screw you" dialogue from the left. Such nice folks you all are.

C. Morris tastelessly compares Republicans to the "Donner Party," but she has a great idea. Why not cut off the left coast, New England and the upper midwest from the real America. They could call it "Amerika." We would be almost assured of no more socialist presidents or Marxist congress. Life would be good again. After their socialist experiment fails in a few years (as it always has in the past), let them beg to come back into the real America.

desperation is a stinky cologne, and the white house is stinking something fierce these days. I think its time for you dems to put out the candles in front of your golden likeness of Obama and start saving your own party from a total implosion in 2010. keep up the great work boehner

I can't help but laugh at the cute little names you liberals throw at republicans. I often wonder do any of you ever age past puberty? It seems like you get stuck in that name calling, bratty, pimple popping, poster idol worship stage for the rest of your lives.

Can't you just grow up and take responsiblity for your own pathetic, cry baby lives and act like someone who can have a reasonable conversation with the adults now?

Yes, the Liar-in-Chief has broken EVERY campaign promise related to TRANSPARENCY for the TAX PAYING AMERICAN CITIZEN. He is a liar, crook and fraud who was elected on the lie that he was moderate. The guy is a conman selling America a lemon.

Serve them right , I agree with the enemy list , i know i would have one, talking lies and stirring stuff up about the president is a No NO,
now watch the IRS AUDIT them and do it often .

And iam sure others things will be in the works for these people on the enemy list .

The Chicago Way extends to South Bend, Indiana too.

http://www.FreeTheND88.org

Reply to : Posted by: C.Morris | October 22, 2009 6:27 PM I love how the Republic leadership keeps cutting off part of America as unworthy; *****************************
Let me put it to you like this, "YOU LIE". Conservatives recognize what is happening to our GREAT NATION and trying to speak out, but liberals keep attacking and main media will not report facts.
Personally, I love how all states are reasserting their own sovereignty since Jan. 20, 2009.
STATE SOVEREIGNTY DECLARATIONS - 39 States!! (As of 29 Sept 09)
Check yourself before you boast...... http://statesstand.ning.com/
Never has this happened before.

I love when you call those, as myself who disagree with Obama names like wingnuts, neocons, etc. Of course this is Chicago-style politics, anyone understanding the political machine in Chicago could see this as clear as day.
Don't go on with the "Obama isn't picking on Fox" thing, he is - he, and his staff have openly admitted this, confirmed it, and re-admitted it. So enough of the name calling, and a little bit more debateable thought from you lefties. Is Obama a Socialist? Well, if he meets the definition of one (which he sure is) - hmm - if it walks like a duck...

I see a lot of ad homenim coming from the Obama supporters, but no rebuttals to the statements made.

This is fact: "They are writing the health care bill in secret, even though the president called for all of this to be out on an open table and have C-SPAN cameras in the room, [...] Instead, Democrats are targeting those who don't fall immediately in line - the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, doctors, Fox News."

Nevermind the name-calling. Do you have any constructive response to John Boehner's statements?

"Repugs are a plague -- eradicate them! |"

You truly are a tool, as well as a great reflection of the party of tolerance with such a screen name. LOL!

And you cite something from the Huffinton Rag? LOL We're supposed to believe that radical crap from you lib-cons!

The extreme left democrats fought Bush from day one. They only rallied to support immediately after 9/11, but even then many still tried to undermine every Bush initiative. They fought against reforming Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac (housing collapse followed). "Dissent is patriotism" was their mantra. But now speaking against obama is unpatriotic. Bush was regularly called a liar, Hitler, Nazi, stupid, etc. But disagree with obama and you are a racist. obama is a fascist. He started out offering the republicans a fist - remember his "I won, get over it"? He has a person on his staff who praised Mao. He had a communist on his staff. He has several tax cheats. obama has taken over two auto companies. He is controlling the pay of executives. He is removing statues to keep the unions honest. He wants to take away the right to a secret ballot in union elections. He praises countries that chant "death to America" and insults our allies. He is ruining all of the progress in Irag and Afganistan by voting "present". He has doubled the national debt in only 9 months. His stimulas package was largely pork that rewarded his special interest. He plans to expand government control and power. He wants to make my health insurance cost more and to provide worst coverage - so that the unproductive can have another giveaway and vote democrat. he's a fascist with socialist leanings. He is a real joke, just like being nominated for the Nobel prize during his first week in office.

Donny, you little squirrel.

Where have you been?

I keep seeing the "Teabagging" derogatory applied to the "right wing". As I understand the definition of teabagging, I believe the majority of the practitioners would likely be on the left.

OK, Obamatons. He's doen nothing but alienate most hard working americans with his redistribution of wealth.
How the heck is that fair?
On top of that Obama in two years took more money from banking interests than anyone but Chris Dodd.
He's a joke.

cant wait till 2010, see you at the voting booth libs.

This WH is more blatantly attempting to control what messages reach the American public than any one that I can recall (back to Johnson). They are less transparent, more divisive, and more petty than any other in memory. They're attempting to foist centralized control of as much of society as they can in a way that will be difficult to undo. They're about confiscation, propaganda, and forcing people away from prosperity. How is that not socialist?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCAffMSWSzY
Proof of the truth.

Personally, I love how all states are reasserting their own sovereignty since Jan. 20, 2009.
STATE SOVEREIGNTY DECLARATIONS - 39 States!! (As of 29 Sept 09)
Check yourself before you boast...... http://statesstand.ning.com/

Actually, arguments for both parties are a complete waste of time. Do you actually think that come 5:00pm when they clock out for the day, the don't have anything to do with the "other side across the isle"?

You are all being played, they just have two rules for playing the same game.

First rule is to get you all fighting about erroneous crap and then you don't see what they are really doing.

Your day is coming.

So, let me get this straight. It's evil "Chicago style politics" and making an "enemies list" when the Obama Administration publically disagrees with Fox News, the Chamber of Commerce, and doctors, but it's all american free speech when the Republicans attack ACORN, unions, lawyers, and the "liberal media'?

Posted by: Hypocrisy thy name is Republican | October 22, 2009 2:30 PM
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This is hilarious. We all know how the history of that evil group, the Chamber of Commerce and those lowlife, scumbag doctors!

And how mean Fox News has been to champion them while at the same time exposing the truth about Acorn, the unions, the czars and the media (that Obama is now encouraging to distance itself from Fox - which they will do, the cute little lapdogs).

And when the ADMINISTRATION does it, it's "public disagreement," but when the loyal opposition criticizes the administration for doing it, it's an "attack."

I think we're down to paid staff in the White House commenting for the Left. Who else would say such silly things?

Posted by: NDSue | October 22, 2009

Funny how the WH tried to cut off FNC today. But, the other networks said it is all of us or none. The WH backed down.

Raum Emmanuel and John Daley consider such remarks by Boehner and other Republicans as compliments.
It is bare-knuckles and kick your opponent when he/she is down. That is Chicago politics.

Barack Obama is a thief, a liar, and a crook.

What else could you possibly expect from a community organizer from Chicago?

Kick him out, and send him and his Communist cronies packing.

oh, there's so many nasty little party people here.

Get a clue D's & R's you and your collective parties are too busy pointing your political fingers to understand we're all going down the drain at the hands of BOTH parties.

Or maybe you prefer the sewer.

Quit comparing Obama to Hitler.
After all, Hitler brought the Olympics to Berlin.

I'm from Chicago originally - I left circa 1975 - this totally smacks of commie/union/socialist indoctrination and attempted takeover of the country - the man s a communist, period - and the question is: will true Americans, black, white,yellow, or brown, stand up and fight for rthe Constitution? This commie SOB is the biggest anti-American political dignitary ever seen in the USA.

I'm so glad that Obama has successfully ushered in a new era of post-partisanship never before seen in Washington.

The comments above clearly demonstrate that we've transcended name-calling and blaming the other guys and we've all come together as one to make our country better.

Like my fellow peace-loving, light-working healers who've so gently and constructively expressed their criticism of those who disagree with them above, I'm so glad I voted for Him - several times.

It's a mad race untill November 2010. Either way the Dems are toast.

What else would you expect from Obama? Isn't he a Chicago politican? He has learned from the best and that is Ritchie Daley and the Cook County Democrats. Nobody plays the political game better than them. Why do you think the dem's have run Chicago and Illinois politics for last 50 years?

Everyone is finally catching on to the fact that the emperor has no clothes. It's only a matter of time till 20/21st century "liberalism" is considered a religion rather than a political stance. If you think this statement is racist; that proves my point.

This discussion is typical of the vitriol in our present social discourse. It started in earnest with GWB's disputed election in 2000, but has it's roots in Clinton's impeachment. The right is in shambles after Bush; the left is using its newly reaquired power to jam its entire decades long agenda through before people catch on -- Peolisi, Reid, Rahm and Obama are minor league amateurs compared to the LBJ's and O'Neil's of times gone by .... for this reason, they will ultimately fail -- if the dems are not careful, they will loose the house and senate, and our next president's name will be Sarah.

"The KENNEDY WAY"

http://www.fatboy.cc

Getting away with it and becoming a HERO to the LEFT.

Fox news questions the agenda of the Obama administration and suddenly they are not a real news outlet? I guess the entire MSM shouldn't matter after what they did to Bush on a daily basis. What a short and closed minded way you Libs look at things. You people frighten me.

Obama promised an open and transparent administratiton. He vowed non-partisan politics. He promised to be the great uniter.

He is the great divider. We are even more divided and vicious now than we were under Bush. Just look at the posts here - the great divider has created 2 sets of Americans.

Remember, John F. Kerry SERVED IN VIETNAM.

http://www.LIVESHOT.cc

During the campaign the media was eager to portray Obama as Lincoln, FDR and JFK. Now after the election we find out he's Tricky Dick Nixon. A paranoid loser who keeps an enemies list.

When I wake up and see a child has been molested and killed and liberals are fighting for rights of the perpetrator and conservatives are fighting for justice for the child, I know conservative ideology is probably the right choice. In fact, I am sickened by so many liberals who are in love with child molesters.

During the campaign the media was eager to portray Obama as Lincoln, FDR and JFK. Now after the election we find out he's Tricky Dick Nixon. A paranoid loser who keeps an enemies list.

In 24 hours, Obama will be holding a FUNDRAI$ER for Sen. CHRIS DODD.

"The Chicago Way" is NATIONWIDE now and this is why the NUTMEG STATE needs to http://www.dumpchrisdodd.com

This is the most liberal piece of crap I ever read! No wonder you are going belly up and your socialist (aka Dumbacrat) friends will be history soon!

I have a question that I'd like to have answered by anyone with a well reasoned opinion: what state do you think that this country will be in at the end of Obama's presidential term? What will unemployment, our standard of living and our budget deficit look like? Will we be better off than we were at the start of Obama's administration? I’m not really interested in excuses about why some things may or may not be achieved. I’m interested in what results you think this president will actually realize. These results could be positive OR negative?

A REVOLUTION is coming.

Oh Yes It Is!

Boehner put it succinctly and precisely. Chicago politics, and despicable.

America, please rise up against the clowns now running the nation.

"I keep seeing the "Teabagging" derogatory applied to the "right wing". As I understand the definition of teabagging, I believe the majority of the practitioners would likely be on the left.
Posted by: Dave | October 22, 2009 7:43 PM"


Ha, yeah Dave, you know what's funny? The TeaBaggers gave themselves that name.
Here are a few other Conservative groups that recently emerged with clueless names:

-The Dirt Roaders; Dedicated to putting roads through all the wilderness areas.
-Back Door Republican Women;
Dedicated to infiltrating the Dem party and destroying it from within.
-The Golden Shower Girls;
A group of conservative girls dedicated to showing the Am. public the benefits of trickle down econ.
-The Hummer Men
A group of conservative RV enthusiasts dedicated to extolling the right to waste gas.

3 of Obama’s mentors from his Chicago days studied at a school Alinsky founded, and they taught their students the philosophy and methods of one of the first “community organizers.
On his campaign website, there was a photo of Obama in a classroom teaching students Alinskian methods. He stands in front of a blackboard on which he has written ‘Relationships Built on Self Interest,’ an idea illustrated by a diagram of the flow of money from corporations to the mayor.”

Alinsky’s son wrote that “the Democratic National Convention had all the elements of the perfectly organized event, Saul Alinsky style. . . . Barack Obama’s training in Chicago by the great community organizers is showing its effectiveness. It is an amazingly powerful format, and the method of my late father always works to get the message out and get the supporters on board. When executed meticulously and thoughtfully, it is a powerful strategy for initiating change and making it really happen. Obama learned his lesson well.

The Obama administration is trying to distract attention while they quietly ram Obamacare through.

They have no concern at all for what the American people want.

I am an enemy of this administration and PROUD OF IT. These thugs and village idiots should be tried for treason. A revolution is brewing!

A REVOLUTION IS COMING!

OH YES IT CAN........

Hmmm..Obama said judge him by his CURRENT company..if this be the case, based on his friends on this website, I would have to conclude he can't connect dots and likes to call names ( check). Based on his White House Czars and political appointments who admire Mao, he is a Communist, ( check), and based on which countries' leaders like him and shmooze him, he is a tyrant wanna be.(check).

Ok, now I know him better than we did when he was elected.

I love how the liberals on this discussion are pulling the hypocrisy card. How dumb can you be? The whole point of the article is that it's politcs as usual for the Obama administration, just like every other administration. The issue is that Obama said his administration would be transparent.
Also, the super ironic part is that liberals love to cry hypocrisy when conservatives say something and do another - that's what Obama is doing!! I love simplemindedness.

Let's fight for what we believe in!....freedom....democracy....liberty....free speech.....all the "little" things that matter, or make our country great! Let's roll!

All I can say is that it's going to be fun when these Obamatons finally provoke civil war. Many long-standing scores will be settled, very quickly.

Take notice to when the Libs run out of argument they resort to calling you names. They have done it all my life.
I am a life long Republican and I only use one name for them, Liberals.
With a tree hugger in there.

Gee, Senator Byrd, in a wheelchair, is pushed into the senate. And, Reid didn't even see it coming.

But Byrd HALTED the democrapic 'roll out' Obama thought would happen. Didn't. All the repubilcans stayed glued together. And, 12 Blue Dogs, plus Senator Byrd, showed Reid, and hence, the White House, that the oldest dog in the senate showed the 'Chicago bunch' the meaning of 'getting out of bed' and holding the votes up to scale back ... what now seems obvious. Byrd doesn't like Obama. He also didn't like Hillarycare. History repeats.

Anyway, with elections coming on November 3rd, what happens if Corzine's $40-million ... only bought him good press? And, then, what happens if that press doesn't deliver?

Acorn's also on the ropes. How do I know this, even though the legacy media is quiet? Well, I don't go to them for my news. And, I know the benefits you get from 'word of mouth.'

There's a reason so many people are tuning into Obama's FAILURES. He's made the politcal mistakes. And, of course. IF he changes his crew, perhaps, he could reinvent himself? But will he choose, instead, to just be nasty?

Obama is a socialist. Why do all you liberals call for fairness.
Fairness is capitalism. Either some have most, or no one has anything. SMALL GOVERNMENT for me so I can be as liberal or conservative as I choose.

Obama said, "America is the greatest country in the world help me change it" and the morons fell down crying before lining up for miles to cast their vote for a new Communist America!

Please note none of the responses in favor or in support of the Obama team can muster a response on how they are correct. The only response is to berate, belittle and joke about those who reject this style of government. Characterzations of the ignorant, mis-informed and out of touch. That is the response. Let's see where this gets them on 2010 & 12.

It's all BUSH'S Fault! Right? Even ten months into this presidency it's still BUSH'S fault...... Hey this leftist drone stuff is easy and I don't have to hurt my brain thinking too hard about what is really happening to our country.

The Progressive Obama and marry band of marxist Czars want to shut you up and own your thoughts in the greatest power grab ever in this country and every Dictator in history has done the same thing before freedom falls. We must stand up and fight these commies and marxist or America will go the way of all the other third world banana republics.

Fox News(the not a real news channel news channel) uncovered the following:
Van Jones, Green Jobs Czar, is in fact a Communist, he resigns.
Yosi Sargent politicizes the NEA from inside the Whitehouse, he resigns.
ACORN engages in activity that reveals a widespread pattern of corruption, the IRS and the Census Bureau cease partnerships with them and a democratically controlled congress completely ends federal funding.
I don't know? Kind of seems like a real news channel to me.

Why were the libs crying foul when the Patriot Act was passed? Where are they now that the Obama adminstration has taken over EVERYTHING, including the banks??? THey now own your house, car and can tell your company how much to pay you!!! Are you happy? Are you better off than you were 2 years ago???????

Somewhere in Kenya... there is a village missing its idiot! But seriously, this guy will end up making Carter look "smart" and Nixon looking honest. It may take a little while, but unless the lefties are able to hack into the non-paper voting results to steal the election, I predict the den-of-craps will lose LARGE in 2010 and be OUT of POWER in 2012. Daniel has warned you!

This guy is the biggest wimp baby for a 'president' I have ever seen. A cry baby Marxist gansta wanna-be from the South Side surrounding himself with bullies, a tough man who kills babies. If I were a Liberal I would be too ashamed to show my face. Newsweek hit it on the head when they called Obama a 'CREEPY CREATURE'
ONLY the UNHOLY can see anything MESSIAH LIKE in this the EVIL ONE.
THE OBAMA'S ARE LIVIN LARGE, WALKIN IN HIGH COTTON, LIVIN HIGH ON THE HOG
AS IF THERE IS NOT A CARE IN THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!

While the unemployment rate creeps closer to 10%
The gas rate climbs.
Groceries prices are increasing.
Businesses are shutting down.
INTEREST RATES ON CREDIT CARDS ARE DOUBLING TRIPLING, AS CREDIT IS DECLINED

Let them eat steak!
Or drink martinis!
Get some skin in the game, America… while we at the White House do the conga!

Are the Obama’s paying for these expensive parties OR are American taxpayers paying for them?

The left's long romance with tyranny and terror is manifesting itself in the Obama administration right before our eyes offering thanks and praise to the late communist mass murderer Mao Zedong.

WHAT ARE THESE LEFTISTS TRYING TO DO

TAKE OVER OUR HEALTH CARE

CAP AND TRADE

TAKE OVER OUR ENERGY SOURCES WHICH WILL BANKRUPT US

AND THEIR GLOBAL WARMING SCAM WITH THEIR CARBON CREDIT PONZI SCHEME!
In 1966, Mao launched the Cultural Revolution

Designed to purge the country of all dissent

And bring it completely under the dictator's vicious rule. O=B-A-M-A

THE LEFT IS DILIGENTLY TRYING TO SILENCE FOX AND TALK RADIO AND GENTLY THREATEN OTHER NEWS NETWORKS NOT TO ENGAGE WITH THEM OR SUFFER ALIENATION OR WORSE

FORGET NOT THE SNITCH WEB SITE

In all, Chinese
Communism would extinguish the lives of over 70 million people in the
20th century.

Mao biographers Jung Chang and Jon Halliday also document how
this horror represented

The natural order of things for Mao.

Indeed,
while millions of his people were starving to death

The dictator
habitually informed his inner circle that it did not matter if people
died

And that, in fact, death was to be deemed a cause for celebration
and rejoicing.

This was because, naturally, destruction was necessary
in order for the earthly heaven to be built.

Mao wished destruction not
only for his own country, but for the entire universe.

DOES THIS NOT SOUND EXACTLY LIKE THE KIND OF UTOPIA

THIS NARCISSISTIC FREAKISH OBAMA IS TRYING TO MAKE HAPPEN???????

As he explained:

"This applies to the country, to the nation, and to
mankind. ...

The destruction of the universe is the same. ...

People
like me long for its destruction, because when the old universe is
destroyed, a new universe will be formed. Isn't that better!"

Obama: We are 5 days from Fundamentally transforming America

He is breaking every rule, every law and the constitution to make it happen.

Even SNL, hardly a "right wing" lackey recognized Obama's lack of accomplishments. Since taking office, Obama has managed to take a sour economy and drive it right into the ground. Nearly 2/3rds of the American economy is predicated on consumer spending. With nearly 10% unemployment and the prospect of higher taxes at every corner (tax and cap, health care, expiration of the Bush tax cuts) the liklihood of any recovery is essentially non-existent. Add in the government control of banks, the automotive industry, and soon to be the health care industry, and it is apparent that economic recovery is impossible.

There is no question that Obama and his cronies are trying to control every aspect of the media and squelch any dissent. If this approach is not Stalinesque, I don't know what is? The Obama administration's actions have surpassed any notion of "favortism" and they are rapidly approaching a heavy handed form of censorism.

Many people on this site have touched on the potential for revolution in America. I say this to all of my liberal friends. Be very mindful who owns the firearms in this country.

Most (99%) politicians are crooks
OPM is the root of all (financial) evil
It is them versus us (tax payers vs tax absorbers)
If you call names you loose the debate
Think!

To all you libs, this country is a center right country, always has been, always will be. The problem with America is that life is to good, and the good people that comprise it (all races/ creeds/ religions) came here for a better slice of life because we are still the shining city on the hill. Unfortunately we have raised several generations that are nothing more than cry babies. They cry that they have to work for anything ( look at the 2nd bill of rights that FDR wanted). The founding generation of this country could do and acheive anything without help from a government.

It is so sad to see how far we have moved from the founders. Its sad that the "Greatest generation" gave birth to the worst generation ever, the "Baby Boomers" in my opinion are the greatest disgrace history has ever seen.

There parents won the largest war in all of history, trully fighting against the forces of "Evil".

They came home and gave birth to a generation of mis- contents that questioned the very freedom that there parents fought and died for.

You liberals truly make me sick, you have the best of what the world/ humanity can offer. You can do, and acheive anything your imagintation can create, but yet you whine and say, I need guarunteed health care, gainfull employment, a Mc Mansion, guarunteed entertainment, and on and on and on...

You libs make me sick, you are given the greatest gift there is (the gift of existence/ and self awareness) and all you do is whine. I think most of you would be more happy if you were just a worker ant. Afterall you would not have to worry about any of life's little problems, of course you would work until you die, and nobody would think much more of you after that, but hey no pesky life decisions right!

If the human condition was meant to be lived under a collective system, than we would not have "Free Will" and we would respond to our "Queen/ Leader" with out hesitation.

I am sorry, I think for my self, but if you think that I am going to pay for someone's home/ food/ utilities/ transportation/ day care/ cell phones/ cable tv/ internet......... to able bodied people who think it is there right because they were born, then you have another thing coming!!!

This country is on the edge of another cival war, and I wonder which side has all the guns!!! I do not think it is the worker drones!

Folks, be very alert to the fact that White House bloggers are paid big bucks to attack every single conservative or anti-Barko post here. Read them and be very afraid.

Folks, there's a war room in the WH dedicated to attacking anything anti-BHO. Look back; you'll see.

These Obamatrons will need to inhabit the inside of jail cells when civilized, non-Chicago criminals get back into office. Out here in CA, the same types of machine politicians have almost completely destroyed our once fabulous economy along with all of our hopes and dreams. Wherever my former party has control, the economy is wrecked along with families, education quality, poverty abounds along with drugs and crime and corrupt governance: just like Chicago and Detroit.

Do any of the left wing nutballs on this thread have any real arguments based on fact to defend this administration? All I see is the lefty kids calling the adults names. Please grow up!....starting with Barry!!!

The American people do not like the Chicago Thugs. 2010 and 2012 the conservatives will rule again. Sorry you liberal, socialist and indecisive cool aide drinkers.....and the wingnut comments are another sign of your intolerance of other opinions....from a Duke Grad with an MD. In 2010 and 2012 you lose.

I agree with SocietyIs2blame. With Barack Obama as our president, the feelings of goodwill and cooperation between all political parties, classes, races, and religions of this great nation is a wonder to behold. We are collectively enthralled at where our leader is taking us. Universal harmony rocks, baby. Why wasn't he awarded the Nobel Peace Prize at birth? Somebody answer me that.

The comparisons to Hitler are unjust and stupid.

I don't think Obama should be compared to Hitler at all, Its wrong and there is no comparison.

Hitler got the Olympics.

Any of you libs posting here ready to admit Obama is our first affirmative action president?

It was bound to happen sooner or later. I just thought it would be Hillary.

Boehner was just being kind. What he should have called Obama's tactics is Stalinism. I'm growing weary of the leftist pap. I've given the president enough time to do all the miracles he promised, and he hasn't done squat. He is a creep who suffers from arrested maturity due to youthful drug abuse.

lol i am begining to think we need national health care, Libs are so intent on their socialist agenda they do not see civil war coming an we will all be needing healthcare even if its crapy :P

If only the Furher knew

Pretty funny, the ole' thin skinned Dem's dished it out during Bush presidency but whine when it happens to them. Obama is making Jimmy Carter's presidency look good.

I wish the liberals would put their partisan feelings aside and look at this White House objectively -- All the Dems are doing is taking our money, giving it away to people and groups that have no beneficial effects on society, and demonizing anyone who dares mention their lies and distortions, their cheating and their stupidity.

Obama is a tool, he was chosen by the left as a win-win candidate because he's black, they knew they could use the old racism ploy to tarnish anyone who calls him out on his failings.

Blacks should be very upset that they finally have one of their own in the White House, not because he's actually qualified for the job, but because white liberals USED him to get their agenda through. Then again, that's what the left does with minorities -- it placates them with promises and shiny things so that they'll stay subservient to the Left.

I don't belong to organized political party...I'm a democrat.

MARK TWAIN

Why can't liberals face reality? Obama has done nothing and everything he says is a lie. Secret meetings vs. transparency as promised, capping unemployment at 8%, bipartisan attitude - Obama has cut the republicans out of every dicussion and holds a two hour meeting with the far left liberal media. Before calling Republicans hypocrits, the Domocrats need to look in their backyard first.

what comes first? the total collapse of our economic system under the weight of the bush gop and the hyper inflated obama dems, or a total change in politics as usual? obama has apologized to the world for america, pushed through trillion dollar spending bills without debate, demeaned business and investors, and plans cap and trade, health bills, immigration reform that will break the back of this country. at this point, i honestly believe he is trying to destroy the nation so it can be remade in his image of marxist world government. if that is not the case, he is just totally clueless. you can't ruin the business and investment environment in this nation and expect jobs or growth to return. that is where jobs are created without any debt put on our children and grandchildren. obama lied about seeding infrastructure, transparency, and bringing the country together. instead he has filled his shadow government with marxists and communists. the dems will not survive the next election. hopefully this inexperienced president will be able to adapt as clinton did in '94.

Obama is a paranoid delusional megalomaniac, like Hitler, like Stalin. Chicago is irrelevant to the problem.

I'd say the big problem is that the Republican leadership is too far to the right, and the Democratic leadership is too far to the left. Republicans should have protected customers from the abuses/trickery of the health insurance companies. Democrats now want to use that to take more power for themselves via the "public option", or government takeover of health care. Regardless, we just can't afford what it would cost to give coverage to everyone. Got that? Can't afford it. And yet, if it's defeated, the Republicans still won't insist on insurance companies living up to their contracts and offering reasonable coverage to everyone. The middle class has already lost this contest. Only the fringe right and left are left to fight over the scraps.

The loathsome Obama and his wretched administration resemble nothing more than an evil kindergarten class in their attempt to run this nation. What an embarrassment it must be to have to defend him now. It amounts to a defense of the indefensible which is making his current supporters look either stupid or evil.

Man, I can see why you radical leftists have to post your BS here. Nobody would listen to you in real life for half a second.

YeS We Can! Yes We Can! Sing with me. Mmm Mmm Mmm Barack Hussein Obama. Feel the hope and change fill you. Let the light shine down on you. Let us all hold hands and in united heart felt worship, let us become one and heal the earth. We are the ones we've been waiting for. Feel the tingles crawl up your leg. Ohhhh the change feels so wonderful. Do you feel it liberals? Do you feel that hope and change filling up your soul? It feels soo good. Orgasmic. Its ok, you can cry and faint. The Glorious One will be there to give you a cup of cold water.

Why is it the the Liberals here have resorted to outright hostility and name-calling?

The Obama administration has pulled a bait-and-switch moving from the campaign trail to the White House. There is no transparency, bills expanding government and the deficit have been signed a-plenty, and jobs aren't being made.

Screw it all! If the healthcare meetings are all secretive and undisclosed, the American people have a perfectly good reason to be suspicious and angry. If the government has promised to make jobs and has failed, the American people have a perfectly good reason to be pissed (by the way, the free market is best at creating jobs, not the government).

There are tyrants in the government, and Obama has been their front man. But he is not one of them. He's a puppet, sure. Socialism is something he truly believes in. But it's those underneath him (Reid, Feinberg, and especially Pelosi) who are taking advantage of his executive position to pull strings and set out subjugating their enemies and the populace for who-knows-what reasons; the best of the best (including administration idols Mao, Castro, and Che, among others) have already done what they're doing for very few reasons, the largest among them being power.

People like Pelosi will get the clue come 2010: This is a free country, not their country.

Liberal Democrats have a disease that renders them unable to recognize political realities. That same disease causes them to run off at the mouth with insults in leau of a factual argument (although this is mainly because their Party has left them nothing to base a winning argument upon). These Lefties posting in here are a hoot! We're coming for your out-of-touch Socialist leaders, then we're coming for you! (please leave those tattered old Obama-Biden bumper stickers on your POS vehicles and keep defending the enemies in the current majority just to make it easier for us to find you). You stupid lemmings ... doing what the Democrat-Socialists tell you to do, lol.

Thank you for the article and introducing the Boehner and Alexander Comedy Team. Maybe Fox can put them in their lineup and compete with Jay Leno or Late Night. Also can you let us know when they open in Vegas?

Professor Obama is IMPLODING!!! He has his war, he has his ACORN, he has his union bail outs. Why is he crying like a sissy? It is pure Shakespeare that he was put on a pedestal to now be proven as a complete incompetent zero.

From the man that sued Citi Bank on behalf of ACORN to force Citi to give bad loans to minorities. We have our leader, a total dud.

Oh yeah!!!! Professor Obama is going to rub your tum tum and wipe your ass, he can do it all with his Gestapo Care and his pack of Marxist douche bags.

Regular Americans, can you hear it in the libcom posts? The sreechy tone, their scared to dealth! They don't even bother with facts or logic (not that they ever do) but they just add in their little lie's to top off thier nasty remarks, We know that President Bush never attacked the media ,maybe he should have. And how many democrats voted for the Iraq war? All of them, how many libcom democrats voted for the patriot act? All of them.
And normal people know that lamar alexander was 27 years old when he worked for nixon, not exactly a right hand guy of the president, but a low level appointee. Unlike Osamabama's appointee's, mr.alexander was not a communist, or homosexual pervert, or tax cheat..

Osamabama, has become a joke, a get nothing done, tax and spend marxist. No one needs to make these things up about our president. He has no problem telling people he's a socialist, and he told us to judge him by the people he surrounds himself with. Well, they are all communist wing nutt's who hate america, come on folks! we all know now,why Osambama can't release his Masters Thesis.because bo wrote words that sound just like the words comming from the mouths of his appointee's, like jones, sunstrum and the lady who thinks mao is groovy. It would be a good idea for a contest though The name the obama masters thesis, win a trip to Chicago. They don't like the message at the white house guy's, the message is that Osambama is at 49% approval, we have a 17% unemployment rate and rising,13 trillion in debt the dollar is dying, taxes are skyrocketing, and we have administration that is waging war on an american news outlet, and sitting on it's hands in the face of a real enemy in Afghanistan! Afghanistan the place where during the campaign (or the made for tv movie that was his campaign) , Osamabama said time and again that Afghanistan was the place where we should be fighting. Turns out that was just part of the script, aimed at pulling your vote strings. Everything that this phoney president has done since day one is designed to weaken America. And so far he has been very successful, now if Osamabama can just cram stalin care down our throats in secret, release all the terrorists from Cuba, and get all those CIA guy's locked up. This very well could be the final straw for our mystery president, The Demcoms are already going to get crushed in 2010, let's hope we still have a nation by then. Oh and if your in the dark about Chicago politics (good for you) though you may just want to read some Chicago newspapers from the last few years, you can see the gutter that this Osamabama crawled out of, with the help of saul, rev wright, daley, soros, the government run media and mao

Hillary would have been a better choice.

What is with all the right wing traitors on this thread? Why do they hate America and our Democracy? Will they still pretend they are patriots when they are firring on the soldiers they claim to support? Will they still claim to love america when they are destroying our democracy? I kow that if the right acts on their treasonous revolutionary rheoric that I will be fighting them, standing with our brave men and women in the armed forces, under the Star Spangled Banner. I will die a patriot, not a traitor, uinlike the blood thirsty right, who are siding with Al Qaeda in their desire to kill Americans and destroy the United States.

Waste of time to even comment on this. To you alien democrat crackpots out there, the true American silent majority is about to speak. The time has come for change. Change you can believe in. Not the chicago mafia union politics we have now. Bye, bye GM government motors. You'll be the first casualty from selling out the American people. I'd ride my bike to work before I'd buy a gm vehilce.

IF Obama really engaged in Chicago-style politics, health-care reform would be a done deal before it was announced and Guantanamo inmates would be sitting in prisons run by his buddies

Come on people. If you want to criticize Obama, fine. I don't have a problem with that. Just stop spewing fox/RNC talking points that sound good but don't mean anything.

The White House and their blogger cronies are in here folks. Severe damage control costs money -- your money. Hey Zero, how's that new gig working out for you and the country, bub?

To defend the Ubama and his fascist tactics is to side with the likes of Chavez, Schumer, Ahmadinejhad, Frank, Kim Jong Il, Rangel, Castro, Emmanuel, Murtha, Ghaddafi, Jackson/Lee, Ortega, Soros, and every other hater of America.

Hey 'A true Patriot' ... your country is well on it's way to being dead. Conservatives love this country and despise the enemies in the political majority who are determined to hollow it out -- we simply won't allow that to happen. If you're so determined to stand in our way as we take this place back from the Socialists, you will get your wish (and the troops won't be with your ilk).

Re: "Chicago politics" -- complete with Chicago mob bosses (czars) --

Alexander worked in the Nixon admin no more than a page with a law degree. He had nothing to do with Watergate and was never even suspected of wrong doing. Saying anthing otherwise would be like saying all men that worked under Clinton cheated on thier wives. Sounds stupid huh? So show some brains and dont go there. Rush stated he want Obama's policies to fail. End of story on that one. The"ONE" has over reached and under performed and the liberals know it. He is toast and so are the democrats in 2010

Civil war is looming. There is a great divide between conservatives and liberals and it is only getting wider. There is no middle ground anymore.

Simply read through these posts to see for yourself.

I say bring it on and the winner takes all. This country needs a lead enema right about now...

Wow, I've counted about 25 posts who have come from ONE pro Republican/anti Obama poster....so far.

If that's the best the Wingnut Teabaggers can do then they are in more trouble than I thought they were.

I am stuck in the middle between the conservatives and the loony left. I have never voted for a Republican in my life, but that is about to change in 2010.

What Obama is trying to do in almost every aspect of his administration borders on ludicrous.

You don't tax your way out of a depression.

You don't spend more money than all of the past administrations combined within the first year in office and refuse to publish proposed legislation before it is voted on. Especially when it involves TRILLIONS of dollars.

You don't nitpick a news organization that is opposed to your views (case in point, what woulld have happended loony left if W did this to MSNBC?).

You don't take over corporations and regulate pay to their executives.

You don't reward people who snuck into the country with citizenship, free healthcare and social services. Otherwise, why even have a green card/immigration policy?

I am for the people, but the people have to be willing to roll up their sleeves and do some work to earn what they receive.

This handout mentality either needs to stop or we will all be learning how to speak Mandarin when the Chinese take over American by cashing in the T-bills they are holding and we can't pay them back.

Please deliver the change your promised Mr. President. Start with some transparency. And, please, stop acting like a spoiled brat if someone opposes your view.

He is a pampered and pretentious pseudo-intellectual fop. He is a glorified, smooth-lyin' dandy. He is a sticky-fingered predatory humanitarian and a low-down skunk. He lies when he inhales and he lies when he exhales, and for him the falsification of reality is like oxygen. He means to play Santa Claus with other peoples' money, and he is a dictator making ready to pounce. He is America's first and last Arab-American President, and he is "The Mistake of '08." He doesn't mind apologizing to the world for America's existence because America is not his country. Shake hands with Barack Hushpuppy OhBummer. Now count your fingers.

Obama is also a commie/fascist/socialist nazi who wants to indictrinate our school kids and kill granny?

Do you Wingnut morons still not understand why no one takes you seriously anymore?

Posted by: Bobbie Mobbie | October 22, 2009 2:23 PM

Close but no cigar.. it's the liberal wing nuts that no one believes anymore.. to many lies.. to many THUGS trying to keep the people from being heard. Name calling like they are a bunch of 6th graders.. Spending like they are printing money (OH YA They are). don't take responsibility for ANYTHING.. and if they get called out on something they blame BUSH.. Is that something your mother would let you get away with? would you allow your kids to get away with that?? NO the wing nuts are on the left..

sums it all up

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAIpI8IxgFs

The good news is that there is a non-white President in the White House. The bad news if that it is Obama.

sums it all up

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAIpI8IxgFs

Find out what is really going on..
All of you Democrats and Republicans are a joke... You are all fighting each other and being misled like sheep...
Fools.....

http://www.prisonplanet.com

The Fall Of The Republic
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Don Fitzgerald, IL

I was born and raised in Chicago, the Bridgeport area you know where Daley lived until he got to good to live there.. and I can tell you IT IS CHICAGO POLITICS.. anyone from this area KNOWS that so quit bit*cin.. and admit the truth.. lies, cheating, stealing, blaming someone else (Daley's favorite, blame the media)..all classic Chicago.. however the other 49 states are smarter than those from Chicago and call a bully a bully..

Simply put,is Obama is failing,losing it,stumbling,double talking oh what the heck ,you get the point,but the misses can really do a mean hula hoop while every American is worried about surviving and our troops are fighting for that hula hoop.Gee we are so lucky to have all that talent in the whitehouse.

It's time to IMPEACH!!!!

Not one of you liberal jackasses has explained to anyone where the "transparency" that the Mesiah promised is? It's not on his website...not on the media, which he controls. Nancy Pelosi's closed meetings. Not talking with Republicans in Congress for 72 days.. Gee...signing unread bills .Hmmm...could it be he just doesn't want us to see his compulsive lying? Since day one of his campaign. If only he'd finally stop campaigning, apologizing for the U.S. and start running the country.

Dear Donald & Co

I think you have your facts backward as democrats often do. The event that set off the housing boom of the 1990s that everyone says was brought about by the genius of Clinton (Dem) and Greenspan (Rep) was a direct result of the changes passed by the congress and the president to the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 under Carter. Mr Frank (Dem) commissioned his boyfriend at the time (yes they were "partners") to look into and change the credit requirements at Freddy Mac and Fanny May for people applying for mortgages. Under the pre 1993 rules the credit requirements at both government finance companies were comparable to those of commercial banks. After Mr Frank and company got done you required one or more of three things to get o mortgage; credit counseling, welfare pay stub or a job. The direct result of these changes was that anyone with a pulse could get a mortgage and ; they did, hence the great housing boom that followed throughout Clinton's presidency. All of these changes were passed in 1993 by both houses which were controlled by the dems as well as the White house. The rules regarding mortgages were all changed and written in stone before the end of 1993 and well before the Republican takeover of the houses in 1994. Once those changes were made things went from bad to worse for our "bubble economy" and the artificial boom that followed and later exploded conveniently on President Bush's watch. If you are going to criticize the excesses of any party then learn your history and get your facts straight first.

First, I will admit to voting for Mr. Obama,. Now I suffer tremendous regret and embarassment. It has become painfully clear that Pres. Obama really is in over his head -- which is really sad because I had such hopes.

Mr. Obama has managed, in 10 months to torpedo every single revenue generating or demographic sector in this country -- from healthcare, to manufacturing, to small business, to middle class, to trade and currency, -- you name it, and he has truly, truly, messed it up. I am not believing what I am witnessing. I now beleive we will now see hyperinflation, double digit unemployment and runaway deficit within 18 months.

The truly unfortunate part is that his naivete, arrogance (sorry, but true), and incompetence, will, whether because of racism or whatever, ruin the chances for any other candidate of color to achieve such a lofty goal. If like-minded centrists or center-lefts would be honest, they will also admit that we have made a mistake, a huge mistake, that will destroy this country. Not since George W's second term have I realized what harm one incompetent person can do to a country.

I am sick to my stomach.

where to start, first off I blame the public schools for the vast amount of libcom dim wits that sat for 12-15 years, right through high school, yet learned nothing regarding the Constitution or the founding documents of this nation. Perhaps that's how they do it, that's how they indoctrinate so many fish brains, into buying into the monsterous lie that is liberalism,socialism, communism,national socialism, an ideology that has been a plague for mankind. responsible for 150 million people being Murdered put to death by the state, those figures don't even include war deaths caused. liberalism is truly a mental disorder. The modern liberal agenda preys on weakness and feelings of inferiority in the population by:

•creating and reinforcing perceptions of victimization;
•satisfying infantile claims to entitlement, indulgence and compensation;

•augmenting primitive feelings of envy; through class warfare

•rejecting the sovereignty of the individual, subordinating him to the will of the government.

So please, regular Americans you should remember this when your responding to people thus inflicted. Emotion is the land the libcom operates in, fact and or logic are discarded. First off, the United States is not a democracy. The founders found it to be messy, and bloody, and very hard on the minority. Thus they discarded democracy as a form of government for their new country. And instead instituted what is known as a Representive Republic. You may remember through your pot haze, that stanza in the Pledge of Allegiance "and to the Republic" for which it stands. So for that(a true patriot) who is out there, maybe it will ease your Chemically imbalanced mind, to know that nobody hates our democracy or America. They do hate the fact that our mystery president is a joke, who is playing very dangerous games with the Republic which most people love. If what you say is true mr.patriot, if young enough you should join the troops, or if to old or homosexual, you could write a letter to the President emploring him to send the Commanding General on the ground, a man That the president hand picked, the troops he has requested. I must say, it is nice to hear the left sticking up for troops!! Here Here, it only took eight years to get you guys aboard, but welcome.
Chicago style indeed, perhaps moscow style would be better. Which news outfit will be next, better stay in line y'all

Having an Enemies List is no different, whether a D or an R. Unless there is a double standard. But we all know that isn't the case. And that is what makes this pretty scary. Because when popular culture approves of something that is as insidious as a rogue administration, what happens is a lot more abuses that are passed over than when the 'indignant press' has a chance to register its opposition.

Worst. Lying. Radical Leftist. Affirmative Action. President. Ever.
But dopes wanted that �historic� first. Had they given more consideration to the content of his charater and less to the color of his skin we wouldn�t be in this �hope and change� predicament.
It�s time for a coup. I insist that the U.S. Military seize the White House.

With Obama and Rahm Emmanuel and David Axelrod running the Country are in trouble!
We would of been much better off if Hillary had won.
Posted by: Chicago Joe
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You forgot someone -- Michelle.

These comments are right from Osama bin-Laden's playbook. Why do republicans hate their country so much?

After reading the vicious comments (Rockland Steel for example) about President Obama, liberals, etc. The accusation from Representive Boehner, that the GOP has and currently uses. "And now they are following a familiar pattern: when you can't win an argument based on the facts, launch vicious political attacks." They are complaining when the White House hits back. Would they prefer President Obama just sit there and take it? Don't be surprised when he pushes back! If you want to criticize, base it on a legitimate point. Such as that they miscalculated about the amount that unemployment would rise to. Not marxism,gestapo and other similar nonsense. Lets see if the Republicans will work with President Obama to fix unemployment or get in a political tussle to score points and have us go back for more of the previous eight years. Anyone want that?

Don'[t be putting Alinsky down, he is the hero of libs, along with Mao, hero of the white house. After all he only killed 34,000,000 which is more than Hitler.

Dear Donald & Co

I think you have your facts backward as democrats often do. The event that set off the housing boom of the 1990s that everyone says was brought about by the genius of Clinton (Dem) and Greenspan (Rep) was a direct result of the changes passed by the congress and the president to the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 under Carter. Mr Frank (Dem) commissioned his boyfriend at the time (yes they were "partners") to look into and change the credit requirements at Freddy Mac and Fanny May for people applying for mortgages. Under the pre 1993 rules the credit requirements at both government finance companies were comparable to those of commercial banks. After Mr Frank and company got done you required one or more of three things to get o mortgage; credit counseling, welfare pay stub or a job. The direct result of these changes was that anyone with a pulse could get a mortgage and ; they did, hence the great housing boom that followed throughout Clinton's presidency. All of these changes were passed in 1993 by both houses which were controlled by the dems as well as the White house. The rules regarding mortgages were all changed and written in stone before the end of 1993 and well before the Republican takeover of the houses in 1994. Once those changes were made things went from bad to worse for our "bubble economy" and the artificial boom that followed and later exploded conveniently on President Bush's watch. If you are going to criticize the excesses of any party then learn your history and get your facts straight first.

Regular Americans, can you hear it in the libcom posts? The sreechy tone, their scared to dealth! They don't even bother with facts or logic (not that they ever do) but they just add in their little lie's to top off thier nasty remarks, We know that President Bush never attacked the media ,maybe he should have. And how many democrats voted for the Iraq war? All of them, how many libcom democrats voted for the patriot act? All of them.
And normal people know that lamar alexander was 27 years old when he worked for nixon, not exactly a right hand guy of the president, but a low level appointee. Unlike Osamabama's appointee's, mr.alexander was not a communist, or homosexual pervert, or tax cheat..

Osamabama, has become a joke, a get nothing done, tax and spend marxist. No one needs to make these things up about our president. He has no problem telling people he's a socialist, and he told us to judge him by the people he surrounds himself with. Well, they are all communist wing nutt's who hate america, come on folks! we all know now,why Osambama can't release his Masters Thesis.because bo wrote words that sound just like the words comming from the mouths of his appointee's, like jones, sunstrum and the lady who thinks mao is groovy. It would be a good idea for a contest though The name the obama masters thesis, win a trip to Chicago. They don't like the message at the white house guy's, the message is that Osambama is at 49% approval, we have a 17% unemployment rate and rising,13 trillion in debt the dollar is dying, taxes are skyrocketing, and we have administration that is waging war on an american news outlet, and sitting on it's hands in the face of a real enemy in Afghanistan! Afghanistan the place where during the campaign (or the made for tv movie that was his campaign) , Osamabama said time and again that Afghanistan was the place where we should be fighting. Turns out that was just part of the script, aimed at pulling your vote strings. Everything that this phoney president has done since day one is designed to weaken America. And so far he has been very successful, now if Osamabama can just cram stalin care down our throats in secret, release all the terrorists from Cuba, and get all those CIA guy's locked up. This very well could be the final straw for our mystery president, The Demcoms are already going to get crushed in 2010, let's hope we still have a nation by then. Oh and if your in the dark about Chicago politics (good for you) though you may just want to read some Chicago newspapers from the last few years, you can see the gutter that this Osamabama crawled out of, with the help of saul, rev wright, daley, soros, the government run media and mao

"Weasels of Wall Street"... I love it. Some of the biggest Democratic contributors around are Wall Street people, especially Goldman Sachs. The bailout/stimulus was primarily a Democrat thing, and it didn't do anything except make banks very profitable in the last two quarters, and spend almost a trillion in taxpayer money. Both sides have done stupid things, but stop acting like the Right has a monopoly on Wall Street, because that's just not accurate.

I am a recovering Democrat on my 12th step. I do not like Barrack Hussain Obama. I do not like his policies, his ideas, his ugly wife, or his ugly dog. I think he is yet another figure head for the MIlitary Industrial Complex and the Banksters, and his every move divides this country further. The illusionary polarity that is so intensified by this man is dangerous to the common good. He is a criminal, he has robbed us all of our future, and the wealth of this nation by handing it over to the Banksters, who continue to pursecute the people with bad debt, no credit and no loans for new business to offer jobs. Nothing good has ever come out of Chicago, including my family. This administration continues to lie to the people, Dems Wake Up! you have no control, you have no ally in this man...he hates America, he despises us and lies through his condesending teeth. I am NOT charmed by his retoric and neither should you.
And if you want to call me racist please I beg you...Call this woman of color racist, because that is a better position to take than to agree with the deplorable condition that this country is in. I do discriminate I dislike (deleted) of all colors.

Quit comparing Obama to Hitler.
After all, Hitler brought the Olympics to Berlin.

Posted by: Dog Lover | October 22, 2009 8:00 PM

LMAO KUDOS!

It's sad that people who today call themselves democrats don't have the slighest idea of which they speak. Case in point, awhile back when Eunice Shriver was buried she received much praise for her life's devotion to making life better for God's "chosen children". Isn't it a cruel irony that today's democrat party is comfortable with a platform that would willingly abort those children for convenience?

What do you expect from an area of the nation that made Al Capone?

Chicago Style rat a tat, tat, can't get any closer to the truth when calling this administration out for the way they have begun to play hardball with any of their opposition. Before their approval ratings went down, they counted on their followers to do the attacking for them, allowing them a free ride. Now that things have changed and the public support is dropping off quickly, they've decided to come out of hiding and work over anyone who happens to be in their way. Will it work, the answer is no. A Peace Prize Messiah can't be seen as a Prized Fighter and Warmonger too.

What cracks me up about all the liberal posts on these blogs is that you all fall prety to your past arguments. For instance, "the media has to act as watch dog to the BUSH administration" but NOT to the Obama administration. ONE, JUST ONE lowly media outlet is critical of Obama and you folks can't hack it-- all of a sudden, your precious president can't be criticized or critiqued. And Obama says he's "not losing any sleep over" the Fox News coverage....yeah right!! Then why does he keep bringing it up?!!

But through all this, all you libs seem to miss out on "the big picture". That is, the fact that while Obama's administration attacks FoxNews and talk radio, they simultaneously slip further into bed with other media agencies (ie, giving direct access to MSNBC, or cutting Conan O'Brien promos, etc, etc). Pretty soon there will be NO credible media left!! They are all so busy doing Obama's dirty work and covering his tracks and trying to make him look perfect, they are selling their souls to the devil. This is wrong and has to stop.

Credible journalism is truly dead.

Hey Demons, we can't help it if we don't get a little tingle up our legs over this guy. 48 million Americans and growing can't be all wrong! There isn't a bit of bipartisanship in this guy. His tactics his actions are complete oppisite of everything he campaigned on! But wait the campaign goes on! Johnson isn't that big after all.

It amuses me to no end how the majority on the left seem to instantly resort to using slurs and personal, verbal attacks instead of actually fighting in the forum of ideas and philosophy. Alinsky would be proud of all of ya!

Now, who of you liberals out there would like to tackle topics such as the Constitutionality of socialized health care, bailouts, government ownership of previously private enterprises, net neutrality, gun control, central banks, and deficits of 1.3 trillion or more?

Anyone? Hello?

In my opinion the basis of some of these cultural origins are in fact the Abraham Lincoln use of Chicago as a W.W. II style Japanese prisoner of War camp for Confederate soldiers. As ridiculous as this sound, I believe the Democratic administration of Chicago Ill. is in fact a forced usurpation of that prison mentality and culture. This may be a direct outgrowth of that civil war experience. As such, the question arises as to whether basic American Constitutional and moral rights exist in Chicago and the state which it controls. If Chicago residents do not control a free environment, and there appears to be evidence to say that such normalcy is absent; it is the obligation of the US government to intervene and reestablish copacetic order.

Change is a coming... OH change is a coming.... be scared Demorats -- your days are coming to an end in 2010.... I would start cleaning out my desk if I was you Pelosi, Harry Reid, and the likes... your offices will need to be gutted out and cleansed from the evil filth that sweats out of the walls... baby killers and American sell outs! Oh a change is a coming!!!

I read all the posts...you libs have got to face it...the poll numbers are in...obamaniszm gets 29% and,clear thinking Americans get 70%.

Duhhh, we'll see you in 2010 and then again for the big one in 2012!

Paulo

What happened to Obama's "one America"? Turns out he is probably one of the most divisive Presidents during our life times, including the imfamous Nixon. For a politician, he has some awfully thin skin.

Come on people.... everyone wants to say that the criticism of ACORN and others is too much... Okay, then why are they being investigated in many states? Also, why is the President attached with them? Why did so many think he was the way to go when his experience in politics was very little? Open your eyes, and see what is going on, I don't need people like Rush or Beck, or Olberman, to tell me what is going on.... Just read the news, and listen... it is not hard. Too many don't want to keep up with current events, and just go with what people around them are saying. You have to be actively keeping up with things to see all that is going on, and right now, I am not liking where our country is going. Yes, this administration is trying to ramrod too many things through, and they did not realize that the things that they want is too large to pass through in such a short time. Most countries that have national health care started after the war, and were basically new economies... easier to implement when you are starting new, like Germany. We cannot look at these big ticket plans until our economy is up, and much stronger.

Call it what it is congressman. it's time for some conservative house and senate members to man up, or woman up, and show a little gumption, and speak out against the deplorable tactics of this White House...Read: the Jihad Against Fox News...at...http://cooperscopy.blogspot.com/

This is not republican vs democrat. This is a very troubling issue facing AMERICA. Instead of trying the tried and true methods of fighting a very bad economy as Kennedy, reagan and Bush, Obama continues to soend money AMERICA does not have. The forementioned presidents gave tax breaks and incentives to the private sector to increase jobs and build the economy, This worked 100% of the time it was used. With unemployment at 9.8% don't you think if he really wanted to help the job market and stir the economy he would follow their collect lead? Why are we allowing this man to spend our childrens and grandchildrens money? They will be paying the interest on this now $13,000,000,000,000.00 national bebt for their entire lives without paying down the principle. This is a shame on all the people for allowing this!

I didnt vote for him, but I also dont want to see Obama fail because then "we" all fail in the end. The "hype" surrounding Obama has ended and the rest of the world is watching our country fail.

I know Obama means well. I dont question that. It just seems that he would put a million dollars in every american's pockets if he could. Could you imagine the inflation of that?

Obama has to try being a bit more pessimistic when coming up with all the plans to save our country. All this optimism with the "miraculous" fix isn't gonna solve anything at this point.

I must agree that Obama can't take a punch. A real man takes on the critics on substance. Obama and his Obamabots in the press and the left simply calls them "unAmerican". It seems to me that not long ago you on the left said "It is patriotic to dissent." I believed you then. Unfortunately, you don't believe you now.

Oh, and let's not forget the wonderful, tolerant, sweet lefties that continually call people "Nazis" rather than have a cogent argument with which to challenge their opponent.

"we have a 17% unemployment rate and rising,13 trillion in debt the dollar is dying, taxes are skyrocketing,"

17% unemployment? Where did you come up with that figure? Well, we all know YOU didn't come up with anything. Where did you copy that figure from?

The dollar is dying? That's actually great for our foreign trade deficit, which in turn will help lower the "cost" of our debt in real dollar terms much of which is owed to China. Would you rather pay China MORE money by having a stronger dollar in the world market. Don't you think the US needs to sell all those GM products that were made for no reason except to give people an income and something to do? A weaker dollar so we can sell goods overseas and attract tourism is actually a decent idea.

Funny thing is, many of the Republicans are the guys working the assembly line at GM and other bailout companies (including higher up execs at some bailout banks) who wouldn't actually HAVE jobs at all were it not for Obama and our current administration.

How long into this Obama administration will we be subjected to the anti-Bush hysteria? "Bush is a war criminal." "Bush lied." "Bush fought an illegal war." How about what your boy BO is doing up in Washington? Can't we focus on that?

9/11 happened because of the failed policies of Bill Clinton. The Clinton administration could have taken steps to prevent the 9/11 attackers (and bin Laden, most importantly) from roaming around and breathing the air of free men, but they took a different path. And after that horrific day, did the Bush administration ever once whine about things that they "inherited"? No, they took responsibility and got to work. This nonsense is becoming quite tiresome.

You sorry --- self-righteous loons need to read Capitalism and Freedom. If you're not a libertarian, you're an idiot. I don't like idiots telling me what to do (and if you didn't know there's a difference between a liberal and a libertarian, punch yourself in the face).

I hate you stupid feel good liberals. Take a course in how not to ruin other peoples lives by having your head up your ass.

First lessen: Government inefficiency and the abuse of power.

Second lesson: don't tread on me.

Third lesson: socialist countries have an average of 4 television stations because centralized planning destroys innovation and perverts the efficient resources of the economy.

Forth lesson: US consumers have access to hundreds of channels because capitalism breeds innovation, and creative destruction marginalizes the effects of down-ticks in the economy--no other economic system has come close to lifting more people out of poverty.

Fifth lesson: NO RESEARCH HAS EVER ESTABLISHED A CAUSAL EFFECT BETWEEN POLLUTION AND GLOBAL WARMING. YOU PSEUDO SCIENTISTS MAKE DEPLORABLE ASSUMPTIONS TO BIAS YOUR RESULTS SO YOU CAN WALK AROUND IN YOUR BIRKENSTOCK SANDALS AND PRETEND YOU KNOW SOMETHING.

Sixth lesson: If Milton Friedman is the father of global misery, the Marx Brothers are the fathers of airplane crashes, Thomas Edison is the father of the electric chair, Al Gore is the father of the internet (I'm being serial you guys, manbearpig, serially, why won't anybody listen to me?),

Final lesson: Barry NoBAMA is Dear Leader...wait, this last one didn't fit.

Anyway, Good luck America, and try not to let Fancy Pelousy Nobock YOmama and Barny Wank get you down. In the end, greedy liberal loons always wind up committing political suicide.

Sincerely,

The lovely liberation PhD economist who will always be smarter than you.

Nixon"s enemies list were people
he wouldn't invite to functions. Nixon
with all his faults ended the war, opened trade to China and started
Detente. Obama so far has accomplished: a Beer summit
and a Nobel for beer summit.
Nixon has accomplished more
with more opposition. Nixon's resignation was a media Coup da
ta.

Obama is declaring war on free speech and Americans. A Potus
the constitution will crush along
with Acorn.

Bobbie Mobbie wrote:....
"Obama is also a commie/fascist/socialist nazi who wants to indictrinate our school kids and kill granny?

Do you Wingnut morons still not understand why no one takes you seriously anymore?"

Do you you still wonder why we call you liberals 'sheeple'?

Wake up ...YES he does want to indoctrinate our children...Ever heard of The GIVE Act, H.R.1388 or Serve America Act S.277???
No??

READ IT & LEARN. They will start w/6th graders.

Not killing granny eh??

Watch this:
Robert Reich's cold honesty

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT7Y0TOBuG4&feature=player_embedded

Robert Reich advocated in detail the cutting off of funds to elder patients and the lower funding of medical research, fully accepting that more people would die. Newsbusters quotes him:

"We're going to have to, if you're very old, we're not going to give you all that technology and all those drugs for the last couple of years of your life to keep you maybe going for another couple of months. It's too expensive...so we're going to let you die."

You all voted for change...you've got it! In reading the majority of posts here, I know you don't see things the same as the right, but you will. It just takes you longer, and I understand. One day when you wake up and no longer have the freedom to say the things YOU say, then you will understand. When you start paying more for your health care under this administration than through private companies, you will understand. So for now, you all can be the crybabies the left is known for. I have faith, someday you will grow up.

My fellow Americans...Please do not despair or resort to civil war speech.
I sense that those who voted for him are wishing they hadn't. YOU know who you are...YOU voted for change which sounded so good that YOU forget to ask exactly what kind of change he had in mind. YOU gave him what amounted to a checkbook full of endorsed, blank checks that he is cashing with disregard. He often states that the voters who elected him are his people and everyone else should just shut up, pick up a mop or get out of the way. It's not Obama's fault. YOU didn't read the fine print. YOU voted for him because he looked good, had good oral skills and a sense of humor and hated Bush. Pretty pathetic credentials to run the most powerful nation in the world-or what used to be the most powerful nation in the world. Are YOU going to continue to support this president? Are YOU going to follow him to the abyss? Our dollar is weakening; our unemployment crisis has been obfuscated by his manic obsession with health care. Do YOU understand? Arguing will get us nowhere. It’s a complete waste of time. Forget about defending a position that is indefensible. Facts are Facts. Let's not let him change the topic. We are heading in the wrong direction quickly and there is a real threat that the damage to our country will be difficult to reverse if not impossible.

His promised that the 800 BILLION DOLLAR stimulus package would add 3.5 million jobs and cap unemployment at 8% if we would IMMEDIATLEY sign it. We did and we have LOST 2.9 million jobs and unemployment is at 10%. Facts are facts and we must realize that we have a president who will over promise and under deliver. He will say anything to get his way. Do YOU still believe in his type of change? Do YOU still believe that this Health Care plan will save us money? Let’s not fight WITH each other but fight FOR each other.

Opine:The few Obama supporters left in Chicago, besides the mob, will be eating themselves within a year after the Obama Betrayal of Chicago. No food. Next year. Imagine: Chicago turns Canniballistic...no gas to run delivery trucks...Cap and Cannibalize!

Do you suppose the white house is attempting to exterminate fox news for the greater collective good of a master race of democrats? After all, facist tactics are facist tactics whether done by National Socialists in a foreign land or voluntarily elected democrats from Chicago.

The term "Chicago Style" politics sounds American, like midwest football - brutal, cold, dirty, ironman play. The of football that sells tickets and everyone loves to hate. The style of politics coming from this white house is European Facism, entirely Un-American!!!

I really wish you people would stop comparing Obama with Hitler. It just isn't fair. After all, Hitler was able to get the Olympics.

How is that stimulus working for you? unemployment, no jobs, no manufacturing, taxes increasing, foreclosures, socialism coming, Corzine is a multi-millionaire from Goldman Sachs, etc. Be happy for Obama. He attended another party last night at your expense.

To all left wingers; If this is the king of
governance you want, you've got it and
good luck to all.

So, this is unity? this is bipartisanship? i believed in all of that in the beginning, but i can clearly see that our country is more divided than ever, and our internal differences make our issues with, say, the muslim world appear weak and pale by comparison. i was warned by friends in law enforcement that open class warfare is on the way, and im sensing a trend in that direction. i have mixed race sons and was pretty heavily victimized in a marriage to a black woman, who had the full support of the system, so my patience is pretty thin with the liberals...after all, i actually go to work..i dont sit on my rump whining that someone owes me a living...instead of taxing the wealthy while simultaneously slashing executive compensation (!), perhaps some form of welfare fraud investigation could be considered. oooh LAWDY NO!

Fox News(the not a real news channel news channel) uncovered the following:
Van Jones, Green Jobs Czar, is in fact a Communist, he resigns.
Yosi Sargent politicizes the NEA from inside the Whitehouse, he resigns.
ACORN engages in activity that reveals a widespread pattern of corruption, the IRS and the Census Bureau cease partnerships with them and a democratically controlled congress completely ends federal funding.
I don't know? Kind of seems like a real news channel to me.

Every time this boy opens his mouth he exposes himself....this emperor certainly has no clothes. complete empty suit, gutless and shameless.

sad times for america.

Every time this boy opens his mouth he exposes himself....this emperor certainly has no clothes. complete empty suit, gutless and shameless.

sad times for america.

Gotta' love the Obama clowns that can't defend his policies (he has none)
all they can do is lash out in anger throwing Bush out there even though it's Obama running the country. Oh, and guess what the dems. have the majority in the House and Senate yet they don't have the guts to pass what Obama has promised and he is about ready to throw himself on the floor and start crying he's been whining long enough.....

We need to start poining out how extreme left wing Obama is. He called in the White House the following: Olbermann, Madow, Bob Herbert, etc ... look how strident those individuals are now and how they were against Bush. And Bush did not launch a media attack as Obama has.

By the way, Obama is starting to sound like Chavez in Venezuela, "shut down media that speak against you!"

A straight , by the book road to Marxism and the press in it's sychophant desire to hang a false tag on what is happening by putting the "Chicago Style" on it t as if to explain it is despicable.

Chicago Res, Zell Miller was right!

A weaker dollar so we can sell goods overseas and attract tourism is actually a decent idea.

Funny thing is, many of the Republicans are the guys working the assembly line at GM and other bailout companies (including higher up execs at some bailout banks) who wouldn't actually HAVE jobs at all were it not for Obama and our current administration.

Posted by: Chicago Res | October 23, 2009 5:53 AM

Once again, I see that most of the posts that were made during the traditional working hours were made by the liberals. Then the working people got home from work and posted more conservative and thoughtful posts. I see this pattern repeated more and more.

Hey A True Patriot...You have to be kidding. You really think the military would side with the libs?You know they are overwhelmingly conservative right? You realize your prez is hanging them out to dry in afghanistan right now? PS America is a republic, not a democracy, get a history book

obama is feeling the heat because he knows that it is valid. He can't take any criticism and is now working to silence his critics bet he will fail in that endeavor. The post-election euphoria has worn off and been replaced with disappointment and anger. Everything that obama touches turns to raw sewage.

In 2004, John Kerry and his fellow Democrats were merciless in their criticism of George Bush for the shortage of available flu shots, declaring the shortage to be another example of Bush's "incompetence." So, just wondering, why aren't we hearing their cries of incompetence this year? Maybe it's just too hard to single out one area of incompetence when there are presently so many.

In 2004, John Kerry and his fellow Democrats were merciless in their criticism of George Bush for the shortage of available flu shots, declaring the shortage to be another example of Bush's "incompetence." So, just wondering, why aren't we hearing their cries of incompetence this year? Maybe it's just too hard to single out one area of incompetence when there are presently so many.

Hey left wingers, your time is almost up. The Democrats may never recover from what will go down as the worst presidency in US history. The Kenyan is a mental midget. I would call him retarded, but that is not politically correct. It is obvious that most of you cool aid drinkers don't have a business degree or even a degree besides art or political science, because apparently you don't understand math. He is doing a nose dive in the polls, because the American people are finally paying attention to his actions, and not his words off a teleprompter. They are also waking up and getting the real news from Fox and talk radio. Hell, even SNL is starting to make fun of him.You also can't spend your way out of debt. That has never worked, just ask the Japanese. Y'all need to quit following the Jim Jones of politics and snap out of it. Your ignorance is harming all of us. Better yet, lets just divide the country in half. The liberal side would be like escape form New York. Of course, only the bad libs would have guns.
God Bless America! (Not sorry if I defended all of you panty wearing libs)

Senator Demint (R-SC)-- "Obama's water loo". Rush--"I want Obama to Fail". If they really believe in what they are all saying, why do they care? After all, their forecast will come to fruition and they will be victorious, right?
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When you tell 1/2 a story to make a point you purposely tell a bare faces Lie normal for Socialist .
Rush said he wanted Obama to fail "IT " He is trying to turn America into a radical Socialist Nation ,
So would 90 % of all real Americans since we have seen the failure of Socialism. Marxism since its destructive birth 200 Million murdered an starved to death later .

How quickly you all forget what's important. Stop the whining, pull up your big boy pants or your big girl panties and stop the government from running rampant over your rights. Can you take money from your neighbors to run your household budget? Can you spend more than you make? Do you run debt that your future generations will have to pay for? The Repubs are just as guilty as the Demo's. Please tell me what Hate crimes legislation and funding has to do with a Defense Budget? If a bill can't pass on it's own, don't hide it somewhere else. Take your country back from the politico's or remain subservient. Your choice.. I spent 20 years defending this country from enemies both foreign and domestic. It looks like the enemies have breached the gates and are running us all into the poor house.

Geez, Commie didn't work, Hitler didn't work, Socialist didn't work. So, now it is pick on Chicago week !! The Republican-Libertarian's convoluted logic, looks something like this: Maybe we can get the country to forget about our sisters-in-crime, the Weasels of Wall Street or the Bandits in the Boardrooms and distract them with anything that was the fault of the Incompetent Duo, of Cheney&Bush !!. What jokes these lame Republican-Libertarians are !! They can't even find an honest point of attack. They are on a hit-or-miss mission. We gotta find something that can stop President Obama from doing the right thing for America, otherwise, we can say good-bye to nation prominence for the next 20-30 years. Don't worry boys and girls of the Republican-Libertarian Party, we will be a lot fairer to you, than you were to us, the Democrats, when you had all the power !! In the meantime, find some logical, reasonable argument for not supporting President Obama and his attempts at restoring our economy, the one which you and the Bush&Cheney fringe so completely undermined !! Good luck and happy hunting, boys and girls of the Incompetent party, the Republican-Libertarian Party !!
SUPPORT OUR TROOPS, BRING THEM HOME, ALIVE AND WHOLE. NOW.

It is truly hard to conceive that Barak Obama will have us all soon looking back fondly to the Jimmy Carter Years as a good time in America.

Yes, the Repub Party was nealry down and out - just 11 months ago. But in that very brief time, this media-backed empty suit with NO qualifications for the CONUS position has lied so much, acted so paranoidly and so imperialistically that without the Repub Party actually having to do anything, BO's lies, non-stop campaign style (more lies) and ineptitude has brought them back to life single-handedly.

Will the Dems get turned out of Congress in sufficient numbers to fully thwart BO this time next year? Probably not. But will Barak's, Reid's, Pelosi's, Frank's and Dodd's arrogance be cuase for an Election Day embarrassment for the Dems? Most assuredly.

As the case has been made here already, America is and has always been center-right. With BO's ascendency combined with his unique arrogance, American's have begun to throw off the blinders of their Election Day political correctness and are slowly seeing our nation - one that in a mere 233 years has estabalished a standard of living unknown in previous world history - being gutted by people with clearly socialist tendencies.

Will America wake up quickly enough tot stop it though? Probably not. What I fear most of all that on this day in 2009, the individual citizen is held in virtual contempt by ALL of our 535 self absorbed politicians in Washington. Every bill introduced nowdays comes hand-in-hand with special interest deals written into laws (ones not even being read by legislators before they vote on them) and any Senator or Congressman who uttters critical coments about a bill coming fup or a vote with get his or her own "backroom deal" to buy his/her vote...

Of course, it is you and I, the law abiding taxpayer left out of the discussion, who will be expected to pay for these back room deals and our interests will be ignored because we are too busy paying our bills to make 4-figure political contributions to those on Capital Hill, at 1600 PA Avenue and all over K Street who are collectively picking our pockets.

Us taxpayers - those of us who DO pay taxes (we are nearing minority status now) - no longer fit into the equation at all.

If George W. Bush had been the first President to need a teleprompter installed to be able to get through a press conference, would you have laughed and said this is more proof of how inept he is on his own and is really controlled by smarter men behind the scenes?

If George W. Bush had spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to take Laura Bush to a play in NYC, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had reduced your retirement plan's holdings of GM stock by 90% and given the unions a majority stake in GM for free, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had made a joke at the expense of the Special Olympics, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had given British PM Gordon Brown a set of inexpensive and incorrectly formatted DVDs, when Gordon Brown had given him a thoughtful and historically significant gift, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had given the Queen of England an iPod containing videos of his speeches, would you have thought this embarrassingly narcissistic and tacky?

If George W. Bush had bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had visited Austria and made reference to the non-existent Austrian language," would you have brushed it off as a minor slip?

If George W. Bush had filled his cabinet and circle of advisers with people who cannot seem to pay their income taxes, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had been so Spanish illiterate as to refer to "Cinco de Cuatro" in front of the Mexican ambassador when it was the fourth of May (Cuatro de Mayo), and continued to flub it when he tried again, would you have winced in embarrassment?

If George W. Bush had mis-spelled the word "advice" would you have hammered him for it for years like Dan Quayle and "potatoe" as proof of what a dunce he is?

If George W. Bush had burned 9,000 gallons of jet fuel to go plant a single tree on Earth Day, would you have concluded he's a hypocrite?

If George W. Bush's administration had approved Air Force One to fly low over millions of people in downtown Manhattan; followed by a jet fighter, thereby causing widespread panic, would you have wondered whether W and his administration actually got what happened on 9-11?

If George W. Bush had failed to send relief aid to flood victims throughout the Midwest with more people killed or made homeless than in New Orleans, would you want it made into a major ongoing political issue with claims of racism and incompetence?

If George W. Bush had ordered the firing of the CEO of a major corporation, even though he had no constitutional authority to do so, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had proposed to double the national debt, which had taken more than two centuries to accumulate (in less than one year), would you have approved?

After doubling the national debt in his first year, if George W. Bush had then proposed to double it again within 10 years, would you have approved (for the mathematically challenged, that a 300% increase in four years – or three times greater)?

If George W. Bush had said that he had visited 57 states, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush's spiritual mentor had spewed hatred toward everything American for the past 20 years, would you have approved?

So, please tell me again, what is it about Bush that you thought made him so stupid and hated (because he did not do any of the above)?

p.s. you can easily figure out who made each and every one of the above blunders. And that guy is brilliant and impressive?

I am a Democrat and I have been very disappointed in the political game that the Obama administration has been playing and it seems more bent on political agendas than the American people.

But seriously . . . people keep saying that the Republicans are bitter because the American people turned their heads away from them during the last election and the American people voted for Obama for a new mandate on government. If that is so, then why are the Democrats expecting to lose several seats in Congress in the next election?

Oh that is right . . . because moderates and independents don’t like what they see in the Obama administration and Congress and I don’t either.

Obama is just as much of a failure so far as Bush was . . . Obama just does it with style.

As a staunch liberal democRat I feel the only way we can all get along is for us to each marry our toasters. See how liberal I am?

Obama is the President of ALL of the people. It is beneath the dignity of the office to publicly "call out" individuals or organizations for demonization. It is chilling to free speech to ask the news media to not report on a story that Fox might dig up - ACORN, Van Jones, etc.

The "real story" about the Obama White House is how they hid Obama from actual scrutiny, placed him on a pedestal, above the fray, and loaded the Whitehouse with far left fringe elements of society. They felt they had a manadate due to Obama's charisma. What they have is a puppet for the 60's fringe kook element to manipulate. Perhaps the President to actual work one of these weekends and understand what his job is. It is not to make daily proclamations. He is not a dictator.

My extended family and firends are middle of the road, hard working Americans. We see very clearly what this administration wants to do. We cannot understand how the American people could have been duped to begin with, but they have woken up. The sea change that will occur in 2010 will be profound.

If the Republicans want to control government - they should adopt a strict employment policy. No more than .5% of the population can work for the government (not including military). The less the better. Reagan was right, government is the problem.

I wanted him to succeed. I wanted him to be a president to all Americans. Now I see that he's never stops campaigning long enough govern. He never stops promising long enough to deliver. He never stops blaming long enough to make repairs. He's the type of man who chops off the heads of his opponents in order to make himself seem taller. He may be tall on words but he's very short on deeds.

He's the POTUS, but he's starting to seem like the leader of a gang who is bullying the neighborhood. Maybe that is Chicago politics.
John

I wanted him to succeed. I wanted him to be a president to all Americans. Now I see that he's never stops campaigning long enough govern. He never stops promising long enough to deliver. He never stops blaming long enough to make repairs. He's the type of man who chops off the heads of his opponents in order to make himself seem taller. He may be tall on words but he's very short on deeds.

He's the POTUS, but he's starting to seem like the leader of a gang who is bullying the neighborhood. Maybe that is Chicago politics.
John

Hey! You leave the libertarians out of this, Donny.

I am neither Repub or Dem, Independent for sure. For the Dems; Lamar Alexander is right. Carville on CNN absolutely knows Dems will lose seats in the House and Senate, quit crowing. The unemployment rate is going to lose you guys seats for sure so is the 13 trillion deficit. You're losing the Independents.
For the Repubs; You aren't gaining anything. Most of us don't like you either. Lamar Alexander is right. We also don't believe the White House should "control" the media or own private properties or businesses. Independents want balance not chaos, the only reason you will win some seats back in Congress.
Hope that helps in all your silly arguments. Since none of you actually listen to us, and we aren't as loony as you all are, we really do hope all of you will stop being such asshats and think about what both sides can do to bring some sort of sanity back to the political process.

Anna, why do the repugs care so much about Obama? Really? Obama has the votes to pass anything he wants, do it. He does need one Republican vote. You democrats just like to blame Bush and the Republicans. You are in power now so do it!
Well I have to watch Keith Oberman for fair and balanced.

Not talking to FOX is Chicago style politics. This is all the Republicans have to offer? Get a plan, present it to the people on your fake news channel and move on with your day. Funny how even with your own news channel you have nothing real to present to the American people.

libs,
Fox news(or Faux news as you call it) and Rush Limbaugh are beating the brakes off of any liberal news outlet. Fox just tends to report ALL the news, good or bad, about the politics of the day, unlike the obviously bias liberal outlets. Hence they are attacked by this white house. Thats why the liberal media is struggling, no one trusts them.

This President is a complete an utter failure. He absolutely no governing or management ability. Just an empty suit. This country is paying for what it voted for. Notice that there is nothing in the healthcare bill about tort reform? That is because he is in with the trial lawyers. This guy's resume is paper thin and now everyone is seeing it. Change? Oh yeah, we are getting hit with it. God help us.

Axelrod, Jarrett, Emanual,,, the liars and garbage feeders made up if slum landlords and greed mongers.. I would think their style fits bes in Telev or is that wall street,,, can't seem to tell the difference anymore..

How can a nation be strong with a weak currency? Wake up america, wake up democrats,you've been bamboozled..You certainly didnt vote for this kind of change did you? Get educated before you vote.

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The more I listen to Obama the more he sounds like a charismatic dictator
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He sold himself as The Great Uniter but he has brought some of the worst social, political and economical division to those country in decades. And his radical extremist appointments throw buckets of gas onto the fire.

Did someone link to this thread on Stormfront? What an ugly, ugly set of responses. Ignorant, violent trash. I am truly appalled.

Why is this surprising!!! Once a crooked Chicago politician always a crooked Chicago politician. I am still hoping the Obozo supports will see the light soon!!!

All we've heard from the GOP for DECADES is anything ANY news outlet says (other than Fox, which, in reality, isn't a "news" outlet) is false, has 'liberal' bias, are outright lies, can't be trusted, etc.. But when Obama calls Fox News the same thing, you'd think he slapped their Grandmother!

What is abundantly clear is that there are two Americas. One, based on The Constitution, the rule of law and the import of the individual. These people are commonly working hard, raising their families, paying their taxes and wanting the government to stay out of their lives as much as possible. They are commonly known as Republicans, Independants or Moderate Democrats. The other Amerika is populated by people who only make a living by divisive policies, extoling the virtues of victimhood and plotting ways to get their hands inside the pockets and lives of the Other Americans. Here's the rub; Amerikans will continue to lie, cheat, obfuscate (that means "hide stuff for you socialist, progressive and collectivists in Amerika) until you provoke America into violent revolt. There IS a second ammendment. Amerikans who forget that fact do so at their peril!
Don't Tread on Me~

Why in the world does the Democrat party trust the government to do ANYTHING right? Whatever the government does involves corruption, special interests and in general more burden for the taxpayer. That is ONE of the main reasons I am a conservative, because the Democrat party always wants expanded government and the Republicans have always supported smaller government, except in the case of GW who tried to appease the Democrats too much. What part of Big Government and Corruption don't you understand?

Mobbie Bobbie. You put words in peoples mouth and then ridicule them for it. Do you realize you just confirmed the articles point? "When you can't argue with facts...attack".

Obama is the biggest whiner in presidential history. He's incapable of handling a little criticism without lashing out like a Chicago thug.

Try living in Bush's shoes for the next 3.5 years, fool, and you'll have an anuerysm right in front of the teleprompter. Now, wouldn't THAT be poetic justice?

This isn't what I voted for. I was really hoping things would be much different. I thought there would be an end to the partisanship and dishonesty, and I expected much more. I am sick to think I bought Obama's promises hook line and sinker. What a terrible, awful disappointment.

It does not seem to me Obama would be able to do Chicago style politics. He is so incompetent that he cannot get anything done. He is all talk and accomplishes nothing. He seems to hate the citizens that question any of his agenda. I really think if the Democrat base continues to support him. he will effectively destoy the country.

With our economy suffering, any ordinary Obama failure gets magnified and causes that much more destructive effect (e.g. Stimulus).

I for one welcome my new Chicago Overlord.

At least he is trying. More than I can say for the "No Party"

Give it a rest people. No one is trying to "take your country" away.

Sheese.

Valerie Jarrett says, "it's nothing other than trying to speak directly with people, so that they understand what's in the bill'' and health care is passed this year."

HOW ALLOWING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TO READ IT FOR OURSELVES???

Are we too uneducated and stupid to read clearly for our selves? This is so obviously a secret giant pill being rammed down our throats. bottom line.

They're taking control of our healthcare and now they're attacking our freedom of speech, what next? Regardless of your party affiliation, you people better stand together and reject a Chavez style government!

Obama and his "crew" would be credible if they would point out exactly what FOX News or one it's commentators say is inccorrect/false/lie . They never do they just level atttacks with no substance. Hey Annitta, Glen is waiting for your call, I believe you have his number

Your city? It offends me that people like you say, oh I love Chicago, and then you, Obama, and Rezko screw your own people out of affordable housing for the poor. Valerie, you should be ashamed of yourself for what you did when you were at Habitat for Humanity.

Yo Bobbie Mobbie....obviously ocnsidering the polls, someone is taking us'n 'wingnuts' seriously...how about most Americans, vice Democrats.

More accurately than "Chicago Style politics", the New York Times earlier this year described Chicago politician (and Obama Chief of Staff) Rahm Emanuel's political practices as "knee capping" and "foul mouthed" political style.

People make (not very funny) jokes about how corrupt elections are in Chicago ---going back to Kennedy's days...and there are almost as many elected officials in office as there are in jail in Chicago/Illinois...there would be more in jail (than in office) if they had more honest investigators and prosecutors.

The "R" word...Revolution. I saw it 6 times here & I tend to agree.

If you want a good book to read this winter, then read, A Time To Stand by Olilver. It's a modern day version on how a small town in America stands up to federal tyranny & ends up starting the 2nd American Revolution. It's insightful cause its based in part, on real people/events. Got 2 for some friends, that's how contemporary it is for today. Read it & see what's nxt for all of us.

http://www.booksbyoliver.com

The Obama admin is filled with people who HATE this country. We all know the list. This is the first un-American administration in history.

We are being ruled by enemies of our country who want to "fundamentally transform" it. At least they did not lie about their intentions. You idiots who voted for this scum are responsible for the damage they wreak.

Let's go over this again Mr Boehner. The GOP had complete control of they government from Jan 2001 to Jan 2007 and the American people threw them out because they were incompetent and ran up a huge debt with pork and a war based on lies. That is how the democrats became in charge. If you don't like what they are doing look in the mirror and blame yourselves. Face it you blew it. And to all those Obama haters. If you don't like America leave

Will the adults who are supposed to be capable of running this country please stand up and take control of your children? They are destroying the place.

who takes someone seriously that signs bobbie mobbie? ... what a tool.

obama hates america

I see we must have a pipeline from the funny farm today!!!!!

Wha a bunch of BS. If he really wanted to talk directly to the people he would go on the OTHER "O". Not Oprah, but O'reilly. He has more viewers and more people that want to know the real truth.

The word "Loan Shark" also comes to mind. Don't take a penny from the administration or you'll be sorry.

Wha a bunch of BS. If he really wanted to talk directly to the people he would go on the OTHER "O". Not Oprah, but O'reilly. He has more viewers and more people that want to know the real truth.

I see the minions of the moronic Right are out by the droves, trying to help destroy President Obama's Presidency, in spite of the fact that he is doing everything in his power, to undo, what the Bush&Cheney fringe has visited upon our nation. Do you think they will ever grow up and realize that he is our nation's President, not just the Democrats !!? I hope they wake up soon, before their hate helps sink our nation into further chaos, but I guess, according to their convoluted logic, it beats President Obama's succeeding !! To the boys and girls of the moronic Right: All of your hate, will not put the Bush&Cheney fringe, together, again. Thank, God !! America couldn't stand another dose of those morons, or their clones !!
SUPPORT OUR TROOPS, BRING THEM HOME, ALIVE AND WHOLE. NOW.

I totally agree that Obama and his administration are very dangerous people, working a long established global agenda to bring this great Nation to it's knees. Obama is not a patriot, but rather a world traveler, who has absolutely no loyalty to America. He cannot relate to growing up in this free country as a child, living the American experience. What's it going to take to stop his destruction, another revolution?

Boehner wouldn't know chicago politics if it bit him in the ass!

Lefty said: [[In 2004, John Kerry and his fellow Democrats were merciless in their criticism of George Bush for the shortage of available flu shots, declaring the shortage to be another example of Bush's "incompetence." So, just wondering, why aren't we hearing their cries of incompetence this year? Maybe it's just too hard to single out one area of incompetence when there are presently so many.]]

Iwas thinking of that this morning, when I read that -- who would thunk it!!?? -- that millions fewer swine flu vaccines are available that our illustrious, oh-so-competent, not-Bush administration thought would be available.

Where's the outrage? Where are the cries of "bad, bad administration?"

And where is the outrage over the WH saying to Fox yesterday, Feinberg can talk to everyone in the Press Pool by Fox?" Thankfully, the press pool said no can do.

Thin-skinned whiny babies, that's what the WH is filled with these days. Duplicitous whiny babies.

I find it funny that everyone in the country knows what "Chicago-Style" politics is, without being told.

When you Dems stop name-calling, perhaps I'll listen to you.

Most of you miss the point here, especially those on the left. Obama won the election, promising to rise above the party rancour and usher in a new bi-partisanship.

It's one thing to go after an opponent during a campaign; it is another to be in perpetual campaign mode. The president fails to realise is that he the country's president, including those who oppose him. As president, he has a duty to rise above the fray instead of indulging in thuggish hit-list political antics against the opposition. Call it what you want, Chicago style etc, what Obama's behaviour is not, is presidential.

Everyone from you knew exactly what this band of thugs would do once they got in office. It's no surprise that they're doing it. If you thought corruption was bad here in Chicago you ain't seen nothin' yet.

Change?

I'd like mine back please.

I guess 'Boehner politics' would include passing out 'tobacco bucks' on the floor the of the House?

Tell me one thing that is being done by Obama in the last 9 months that was openly discussed by everbody Involved? Obama has introduced Chicago style politics to Washington, and that is do it my way or we will bury you with the help of the liberal media.

Republicans attack ACORN, unions, lawyers, and the state run liberal media. HOORAY ... next time PLEASE use bats, clubs, and large sticks ... they leave marks to remind them of the reason they were beaten down in the first place - Obama supporters are likened to the followers of Jim Jones ... another narcissist.

I'm kind of starting to enjoy watching the right wing dig themselves deeper and deeper into their hole of idiocy. And I'm glad that the Dems are starting to grow some spine and quit trying to mollycoddle them. Send these petulant children to their corner with orders not to come out till they can behave in a constructive manner.

Keep blaming Bush, please. A real leader leads and doesnt blame others. Blame Bush when NJ and VA Governors lose, blame Bush when the Libs get swept in 2010, never look at the real monster in the mirror, keep thinking exaclty what you are and we'll be fine and you'll be gone. Or maybe Obama will re deploy troops to the US to stop his dropping poll numbers and abolish the constitution.

I find it funny that everyone in the country knows what "Chicago-Style" politics is, without being told.

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Not everyone. Appearantly the incompetent Valerie "My Daddy sure did hate dem white folk" Jarrett doesn't have a clue. Yet again.

If the shoe fits......

I find it quite illuminating that the proponents of this Statist administration always resort to personal attacks on their opponents, much as their masters in the White House and Democratic leadership demonstrate. They infer, anyone who disagrees with them must be "stupid, illiterate, or some other derogatory about their intellect" simply for disagreeing with their UNAMERICAN agenda. The venom is all on the "left side". At least Fox News and others who challenge the status quo do so against both parties. You "highly intellectual" . . . NOT . . Statists, can't do anything but viciously attack those of differing opinion by regurgitating the venom of your masters and look the other way or cheer when your tyrants take another piece of our freedom away.

Well I've got news for you slaves to the state, those of us who love "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Property" will never go quietly into the night and we will not be cowed by your jibes and insults. You are the "sheep for the slaughter" on your totalitarian state's altar. Not US! Go crawl back under the baRocs you crawled out from under! Liberty is an unalienable right granted by a Higher Power than your thugs of the day.

Those of you ripping on Lamar Alexander about his "enemies list" comments - if they had reported it completely, you would have seen that he said he was in the Nixon White House and saw first-hand how destructive it was for Nixon to do that. And if you see the tape of him saying it you see that his comments were intended to be helpful - not delivered to rip into Obama.

Most of the comments here defending "O" sound like they come from clueless, naive colege students ignorant of the history of Chicago-style politics. It sounds bad, so they launch juvenile attacks in defense of their idol when in reality they have no idea how dumb they sound.

I had the misfortune to have been transferred to "The Chicago Office", and lived in the ChicagoLand Purgatory 13 years.

These people are thin skinned and very very mean. I continue to joke the most prestigious shool in ChicagoLand seems to Our Lady of Perpetual Adolescence

What other president DECLARED WAR on a news media network, boycotting it and DEMANDING other networks do the same?

What other president set up an email address, asking people to send names and numbers of those distributing "misleading" information about the Democrat's health plan?

What other president in a highly publicized speech accused a hardworking cop of racial profiling all the while admitting he didn't know the facts?

What other president called people attending town hall meetings as liars, and was silent when other high-ranking Democrats called these ordinary citizens mobsters, terrorists, Nazi sympathizers, un-American racists?

I could go on....but call it Chicago-style politics, gutter polictics or coconut, it's something that would make Tricky Dick proud.

"The White House and congressional Democrats know that their liberal special-interest agenda is not very popular,'' Boehner (R-Ohio) said at his weekly press briefing on Thursday.

Interesting, giving that approximately 60% of the country is in favor of the so-called "public option" for health care. Sounds popular to me.

And who is the "special interest?" Citizens of the USA? And the health insurance industry the Republicans are trying to protect, they're not a special interest, are they?

What short memories of years gone by when leftists called all of their opponents Nazis, baby killers,and whined that there were too many religious people who did not like them. Ya think? This enemies' list is interesting since Obama promised transparency, a new way, civility and lied all about it. The WSJ today has an article on the Chicago way. Ill. has now two sitting guvs in prison. And MSNBC, Kos, Moveon lie, smear, use profanity to describe anyone who dares differ with the faux Messiah. Oh yeah, his poll numbers are dropping like an anvil and so are the corrupt Dems in Congress like Reid, Dodd who btw along with Frank, caused the Fannie and Freddie bust up. Methinks, these people have thin skin and rabbit ears.

Boehner enjoys a whopping 14% support from his own Rethuglican Party. Just imagine the actual influence he has on ANYTHING, what a freakin' putz.

When you Dems stop name-calling, perhaps I'll listen to you.

Posted by: deb2 | October 23, 2009 10:29 AM

And when you right wing nuts stop threatening to overthrow thew government and shoot liberals, and condemning mthose who post such things, maybe we'll listen to you. The violent rhetoric in this thread from the right is truly appalling as are thiose, like you who accept it.

Childish nonsense from the right, yet again.

Too boring to read through; let's just pull typical idiocy from the bottom of the pile:

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totally agree that Obama and his administration are very dangerous people, working a long established global agenda to bring this great Nation to it's knees. Obama is not a patriot, but rather a world traveler, who has absolutely no loyalty to America. He cannot relate to growing up in this free country as a child, living the American experience. What's it going to take to stop his destruction, another revolution?

Posted by: Tom C. | October 23, 2009 10:28 AM

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Real heavy, zombie dope. Any evidence, whatsoever, to support such gross hyperbole? Any particular motivation you would ascribe to Obama's desire to "bring this great Nation to its knees?"

A revolution? That would require fighting, Tom C. My guess is you're another Chickenhawk Coward who supported Murder Boy's wars but lacked the courage to actually serve. Could be wrong; almost certainly right. Answer if you have integrity to do so.

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As for you zombies who think Obama will lose in 2012? Guess what, that won't happen unless he has an opponent of any substance. You haters have no such person. Obama would of course pray that Sarah Palin would run against him, as that would eliminate the need to campaign at all, but even you zombies are smart enough to prevent that from happening.

If you have constructive criticism, bring it. But if you're just going to spew hateful, over-the-top platitudes, save your fingers the stress. You move no one.

Hahaha, you Obabots are something else. Where is the transparency for ObamaCare ? Why do Pelosi, Reid and Baucaus do this behind closed doors ? The dayyam thing is up to 5 Bills now and 7,300 pages with multiple pork barrels attached to it. Let me ask you dipsticks a question. Right now, you claim the Insurance Industry is evil, but Healthcare is affordable and voluntary, you do not have to purchase it and if you are between the ages 18 - 45 more than likely you won't need Health Insurance. In ObamaCare everybody will be mandated to purchase Health Insurance whether you need it or not, that is how they will fill the Gov't coffers. So, in other words, if you are a healthy Tax Paying Citizen then you will have to pay up or be fined. Now, if you are on the Welfare Tit and are a Democrat Minority Constituent then you will get a subsidy.

Yea, now you get it. We the Tax Payers will be paying for free Health Insurance to Obama's Constituents that are getting HealthCare thru Medicaid and Medicare anyway, not to mention; providing Health Insurance to 46 Million Democrat Minority Constituents is not passion, that's Highway Robbery.

And this ain't the end of it either. Cap and Trade are coming next, then it will be Amnesty, then Global Warming Lesgislation, then these clowns will gut the Defense Budget (Carter and Clinton both did it and it cost us dearly, think Somalia and 911) So, just let the left and the alphabet channels keep on lying that's what they do to distract you, but come 2010 we will send the Messiah, Pelosi, Reid, Dodd and Bacaus and the Liberals who want to destroy this country a message; Don't Tread On Me.

The real story is the attempt to regulate the internet thus silencing all disenting points of view.
A real liberal would and should be as outraged and nervous about even the suggestion of censorship. We must join together for this fight or it will be our last.

We live in the Midwest and for us Chicago politics has always been a punch line. Now they run the entire show so it isn't funny anymore. Where is the transparency when you ask for the link to the 1,502 pages of the Senate health care reform bill? They must feel we are their children and we must be watched or silenced when appropriate.

anyone supporting this corrupt and shady admin should be ashamed

I am a life long Denocrat, but not a liberal. I hold Kennedy's memory in high regard as well as Reagan's. Obama is trying the LBJ method of get it done before they catch you.
In the next SEVERAL elections I will be voting for names with "I" or "R" behind them and will disregard the "D" people. I am not alone because this past 9-10 months have been an embarassment for the US. The world is laughing at us now... What a shame.

The Post a Comment page seems rather selective when it asks to enter the letter p but repeatedly loops to "please enter the proper" anti spam letter.

Chicago, Chicago, that Todl'n Town,

Donny spoke: "Clown,
Bush is a war criminal and Faux News is not a real news outlet. And if Obama was really using "Chicago Style Politics" on you Wingnut cretins - Lamar Alexander, Boehner and you would all be sitting on the bottom of Lake Michigan wearing cement shoes right now."

Bush is a war criminal, but Obama isn't even though he has yet to pull the troops out of Iraq and even INCREASED troops in Afghanistan? Pretty logical (not).

"Faux" News not a news outlet? I guess you get your talking points from David Axelrod, eh? Nice original thinking....

Face it, Donny: O's been in power for over 9 months. Technically everything that happens from here on out is HIS problem, HIS fault. Stop blaming Bush... it won't work any more. And it makes you look like a 3-year old crybaby.

The Blame Game and name-calling. Pretty typical of the Left. Thanks for the reminder of who the real hate-peddlers are in this country.

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What's wrong with the White House criticizing Fox News? Isn't this America, where anyone can say anything?They aren't trying to shut them up - they're just pointing out their bias. MSNBC has a bias the other way and they have taken many shots because of it (President G.H.W. Bush recently called Olberman and Maddow "sick puppies").

I'm from Chicago, and if "Chicago-style" means sticking up for yourself and responding directly to attacks (like "Obama hates white people"), then I'm proud that Obama is a Chicago-style politician.

Perhaps if Obama had apologized to the nation for Chicago style politics right after getting elected instead of apologizing to the world for the United States’s behavior he might be viewed in a better light.

Of course we all know a leopard can not change his spots, and you can take the man out of Chicago but you can’t take Chicago out of the man. Now we are beginning to see what this man is really all about.

The economy is in a shambles and the president has and is making it worse. He is behaving arrogantly and he is ruling against the will of the people. He is making an enemies list so he can bring a Change to the county that he never defined but he will certainly shove it down our collective throats.

I have never disliked a president as much as I dislike Obama. Contempt for his ideas and policies is all that remains in me ten months into his term. The poles suggest that I am in good company and my Hope is that more people will open their eyes to the problem we all have al long as Obama is in the White House.

If enough people are sickened by this man’s politics he may be able to live in the White House for the rest of his term but he won’t be able to rule from there or damage the country further.

Hey conservative Republicans:

Regardless of how big and important watching Fox News makes you feel, you are a shrinking minority. You got blown out in the last election, not just because of Bush, but because the majority of Americans don't agree with your opinions. They still don't.

Latest polls show that 57% give Obama a positive job approval rating, over 60% favor a public option for healthcare. Less than 20% identify themselves as Republicans. You are loud and your leaders have a lot of money, but you don't speak for the rest of us. This country has changed for the better since Obama took office and it will continue to get better, in spite of your efforts to derail things.

In anticipation of that bonus money, the trollish scriveners of the right have been re-employed, above, at least as "independent contractors", not necessarily full time on the payroll yet as during the election.

Their ignorance of Chicago is on full display.

Anyway, they could at least read OBAMA BIOGRAPHY FOR DUMMIES before embarrassing themselves.

Obama was never a part of Machine politics in Chicago and in fact the Machine tried to suppress him, probably seeing him as a future reform candidate for Mayor or Governor.

Bill Clinton and the Organization supported Bobby Rush against him in the 2000 House of Representatives election in my District. Clinton even made radio commercials in favor of Bobby R.

In the famous Senate election, the Machine favored another candidate.

All along, the Machine viewed Obama as too clean, too academic, too "good government".

So, keep spreading the Chicago canard, and the birf certifite canard, and the communicist canard and the Rev. Wright canard etc. etc.

It hasn't helped block Obama's ascent to Olympus, and it sure as ---- won't bring him down.

Seriously, Valerie Jarrett is defending the White House? First of all, what a surprise that Obama's friend comes to his defense. Second, Jarrett PERSONIFIES CHICAGO-STYLE POLITICS!!!!!!!!! Give me a break.

The left-wing media's extended honeymoon for Obama has now led to a culture of "this is what we want, so anyone who disagrees is doomed." True, the Bush White House was not much better - but then again, Obama and the rest of the left had a beef with that style. Until they embrace it as their own, that is.

So "Faux News" is so bad, but where do you get your "news" from? Keith Oberrman and Michelle Maddow (sp) over at May Sometimes Be News Coverage? If a Republican points out how biased Obermman is (how many times has he criticized Rangel for breaking tax law (the writing of which his Committee is responsible for) or violating House Rules, or for giving campaign money to those responsible for investigating him? But if a Republican says this, they are pummelled by the media for "censorship" but when Obama does it you celebrate.

Think what you will of J. Edgar Hoover, but he was right on in 1935 when he said, "It is no coincidence that all criminals come out of Chicago." So true! And now we have a GOTUS, Gangsta of the United States, who has turned the presidency into an extension of welfare. I will purchase tickets to The Ford Theater for the obaminationa and 100 of his closest friends and family!

[Nixon"s enemies list were people he wouldn't invite to functions. Nixon with all his faults ended the war ..]

Dude, sorry, can't let that one go by. The North Vietnamese ended the war - when they won.

Poor Boner...never seen hardball played for real hey?? Well, butthead, no time to catch up and if you don't keep your defense up 24x7 - you're done.

Deal with it...

This is nothing new from Barry. Does anyone remember when he was on the campaign trail and if a reporter didn’t ask a softball question or was critical of him he would clam up and pout like a little b--ch in the corner. Secondly, this guy’s political career was spawned from all the crooked Chicago politicians. Why would he act any differently?

“Obama is becoming Jimmy Carter faster than Jimmy Carter did.”

This is nothing new from Barry. Does anyone remember when he was on the campaign trail and if a reporter didn’t ask a softball question or was critical of him he would clam up and pout like a little b--ch in the corner. Secondly, this guy’s political career was spawned from all the crooked Chicago politicians. Why would he act any differently?

“Obama is becoming Jimmy Carter faster than Jimmy Carter did.”

If Obama wants his policies to win so badly that he feels it is right to go against everything that he has promised just to get it done, then he deserves to be fired or at the very least, not receive a 2nd term. The Presidency should be about diplomacy and being President to all americans not just those who agree with you. When people protested Bush and he was asked about it, he said something like "Isn't America great?" We have the right to disagree, free from bullying. Obama has surrounded himself with advisors that are only interested in doing what it takes to win, no matter what lies they tell and no matter who they threaten. If the recent threats by advisors on news networks hasn't proven that, then those who can't see will never see the truth.

The real story is the attempt to regulate the internet thus silencing all disenting points of view.
A real liberal would and should be as outraged and nervous about even the suggestion of censorship. We must join together for this fight or it will be our last.

Posted by: jim | October 23, 2009 11:26 AM

Correct. That's why it is so important tpo pass net neutraility regulations. Do you want you ISP to be able to block your access to Redstate, Free Republic or Michelle Malkins blog? No? Then you need to support Net neutrality. Net neutrality protects you from censorship, not the other way around.

Don Fitz - Conservatives don't need to "try" to bring down Obama, he and his lackies are doing a fine job on there own. And don't your garbage about "Support our troops - bring them home" shows that you don't know diddly about our troops and their dedication to their mission. You can't say you support them without standing with their honor and determination to complete their mission successfully. You are a fool.

As an Independent, I love to watch the game in these comment sections.

The Republicans stubbornly but impotently debate issues, while the Democrats sling manure (the Chicago form of rational argument.)

Change your style, guys. You gotta listen before you begin to type. Otherwise you're just passing wind.

I have one question for all you out there that think this current administration is doing such a fine job.

Name for me (1) goverment program that actually works as it was sold??

Want to see goverment health care why not look at Medicare / Medicaid / The VA.

Want to see where liberal programs run amuck will lead us, take a look at California.

Never mind facts when you can baffle them with BS.

Do we need healthcare reform YES. Do we need goverment control NO.

Remember when you trade freedom for security you lose BOTH.

I would have to agree with Jenny's comment. If you think about it, all of these politicians are buddy buddy behind the scenes. They put on this aggressive, polar facade in order to get US, the PEOPLE to fight each other, much like what is happening in the comments on this website. As someone who voted for Obama, I am seriously disappointed in how he is currently running the country. However, all the Republicans are doing is pointing out all flaws, refusing to help the country recover, all with the hopes of taking back some seats of power next year during the elections. Seriously!? Fire them all! Dems, and Repubs, and put in a bunch of centrist, independents. At least we will weigh both sides and then make decisions. Enough bickering. Fix America before it's too late!

"What's wrong with the White House criticizing Fox News? Isn't this America, where anyone can say anything?"

Technically, yes. But - the leader of the country, naming an entire network (which happenes to be the only network that aired the Van Jones story) sounds like an abuse of power to me. He cheapens the office by stooping to this level. And yes, if W called people out then I would say that was wrong too.

Obama is the epitomy of Chicago Style politics, which is to say, it doesn't matter the cost, "I want it". Do it and worry about the outcome later. Try some "Indiana Style" politics where we only do things when we can afford them, there is a lot of great programs out there however, if you can't afford them, maybe, just maybe we shouldn't do them.

@Jess Griffith:

Gov't programs that work? Highways; Courts; Food Stamps; Scientific Research; National Parks; etc.

Don't like VA hospitals, Medicare or Medicaid? Fine, but your money where you mouth is, and push to eliminate those programs. For all their limitless, mindless blather, idiots like Boner and McConnell would not dare consider even mentioning such a thing. Republicans ran the country for 8 years and never suggested any such thing.

Government -- being all of us -- is entirely capable of good things, as evidenced by the fact that even the party of no has never lifted a finger to try to change it.

Saul Alinsky would be so proud! Then again, so would old Uncle Joe (Stalin, that is).
Posted by: Liberalism is a plague -- eradicate it! | October 22, 2009 1:58 PM
*******************************Let me guess Teresa,
Obama is also a commie/fascist/socialist nazi who wants to indictrinate our school kids and kill granny?
Do you Wingnut morons still not understand why no one takes you seriously anymore?
Posted by: Bobbie Mobbie | October 22, 2009 2:23 PM

N O W you're getting it, "B.M.", F I N A L L Y! ! That's EXACTLY what he's attempting. And do you think maybe he would have any success teaching one of his favorite lackeys how to spell? (That's you, nimrod! indictrinate (sic)......, HA!)

This is a start...now we need to see some honest American democrats speak out...this president is pushing the constitution aside and abusing his power...we are living under a dictatorship and unless we stand up to it it will continue...good to see the press take a stand

Ouch!Now, little bill & donny, please provide some factual response to the comments made. Where is the "Transparency" promised? It's not Bush's fault guy's. It's not FOX news fault fella's.
Posted by: springfield | October 22, 2009 2:19 PM
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Clown,
Bush is a war criminal and Faux News is not a real news outlet. And if Obama was really using "Chicago Style Politics" on you Wingnut cretins - Lamar Alexander, Boehner and you would all be sitting on the bottom of Lake Michigan wearing cement shoes right now.
Posted by: Donny | October 22, 2009 3:01 PM
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Well, mr. donny, it appears you have an "in depth" (pardon the pun) understanding of how things are done in chicago. Would you be willing to wear a wire??

I agree that slandering the windy home of Al Capone et al. and the Daleys is beyond the pale. Boehner should have had the courage to call a spade a spade. (Use your words, JB.) BarryO's White House operates like a blustering, free-wheeling, mexican street gang that uses vicious strong-arm tactics in the dark to give sinister teeth to all its daytime threats and warnings. Effective radicalism? We'll see. American? Most certainly not.

God bless Glenn Beck.

Anybody who watches Fox News knows it's biased toward Rupert Murdoch's politics.

Does not take a social, political or rocket scientist to know this fact.

Who cares? Let Fox News fawn over the Republicans and lambaste the Democrats but please don't call it NEWS !

Donny, you little squirrel.
Where have you been?

Posted by: USMC37 | October 22, 2009 7:42 PM

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USMC37, wherever he's been, we know where his head is, and always will be unless it's kicked up between his ears!

Semper Fi

I have to take exception to the statement that those who voted for Barry Obama are ignorant. Ignorance can be fixed – stupid is forever. Please make the correction.

In 11 days, that Virginia election is going to settle things, when they reject Obambi's favorite candidate, in Obambi's own backyard.

Rejection. For the first time in his life, what he wants isn't being handed to him.

Welcome to the real world, socialist.

Obama is the epitomy of Chicago Style politics, which is to say, it doesn't matter the cost, "I want it". Do it and worry about the outcome later. Try some "Indiana Style" politics where we only do things when we can afford them, there is a lot of great programs out there however, if you can't afford them, maybe, just maybe we shouldn't do them.

Dude, sorry, can't let that one go by. The North Vietnamese ended the war - when they won.

Posted by: Jim | October 23, 2009 11:55 AM
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Actually it was the cowardly policies of a liberal government that LET the North Vietnamese win. We were days away from victory, but once again the yellow, weak spined libs used thir default position of cut and run, to doom millions of South Vietnamese to death. Never mind how many brave and loyal soldiers were lost because of this stupidity. Pretty much like right now.

Bobbie Mobbie: Who is the moron? Evidently you haven't looked in the mirror lately? To those idiots that thinks BHO received a mandate to chance America, wait unitl you see America reverse that and throwout all the socialist, Maoist, and kool-aid drinkers that now occupy the "People's House. This will come to pass!

Let me guess Teresa,

Obama is also a commie/fascist/socialist nazi who wants to indictrinate our school kids and kill granny?

Do you Wingnut morons still not understand why no one takes you seriously anymore?

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Talk about the pot calling the kettle. Do you left wing nutjobs understand why no one takes you seriously anymore?

And if anyone ought to know and understand vicious personal and political attacks made in defense of agendas that don't stand up to facts it would be Boner and the Republican party.
Firing generals that don't fall into line with the "6 month" Iraq war, ignoring scientists that don't toe the line about global warming or the enviromental effects of oil exploration.

Yeah...the repubs are definitely the experts there.

You idiots had 8 years to do something positive for the country and you decided to divide and destroy, so sit down, shut up, and let the grown ups try to straighten out your mess.

Interesting to see that Obama's paid apologists are out in force at this site today. With unemployment being what it is, I doubt whether the country could take the economic shock of his PR/ damage control minions being laid off as well. Can you imagine how low his poll numbers would be without these guys?

"This Chicago-style politics is shutting the American people out and demonizing their opponents,''

When the Repupblicans were in power, they locked the Democrats out and held meetings behind closed doors. Obama extended his hand to the Republicans and had it batted away.

"This Chicago-style politics is shutting the American people out and demonizing their opponents,''

When the Republicans were in power, they locked the Democrats out and held meetings behind closed doors. Obama extended his hand to the Republicans and had it batted away.

Teresa ... keep the faith! I give you a long-distance internet high-five!

In anticipation of that bonus money, the trollish scriveners of the right have been re-employed, above, at least as "independent contractors", not necessarily full time on the payroll yet as during the election.

Their ignorance of Chicago is on full display.

Anyway, they could at least read OBAMA BIOGRAPHY FOR DUMMIES before embarrassing themselves.

Obama was never a part of Machine politics in Chicago and in fact the Machine tried to suppress him, probably seeing him as a future reform candidate for Mayor or Governor.

Bill Clinton and the Organization supported Bobby Rush against him in the 2000 House of Representatives election in my District. Clinton even made radio commercials in favor of Bobby R.

In the famous Senate election, the Machine favored another candidate.

All along, the Machine viewed Obama as too clean, too academic, too "good government".

So, keep spreading the Chicago canard, and the birf certifite canard, and the communicist canard and the Rev. Wright canard etc. etc.

It hasn't helped block Obama's ascent to Olympus, and it sure as ---- won't bring him down.

Doesn't matter what party you belong to or if you are a liberal or conservative in the face of the following facts:
1 - The national debt now stands at close to $400,000 per PERSON.

2 - Pelosi is bragging about how the house healthcare bill will cost ONLY about $900,000,000 (multiply that figure by the 1.5 reality factor for the true figure)

3 - Moody’s predicts the bond rating of the U.S. will fall in the next 3 - 5 years if the debt continues to climb at its present rate

4 - Everyone seems to want 'Free' money from the government but most don't realize that the 'Free' money from uncle Obama isn't really free. Where does the FREE money come from, well, it comes from the taxes paid by the middle and upper classes and business. Here is what may be a revelation to some, NOTHING IS FREE.

After reviewing the above, if you aren't scared out of your wits then something is wrong with you.

Ask yourself the following:

- How can we possibly hope to pay off such a huge debt?

- What is going to happen when our bond rating goes into the toilet and China tries to cash in on all that U.S. debt they are holding on to? (HINT: start learning mandarin now)

I don't care what party you belong to and it really doesn't matter now how we got here, how the heck do we get out of here? As the debt grows uncontrollably taxes on individuals and business will go up to service it. Business will cut payrolls to pay increased taxes which will translate into an even higher unemployment you can take it from there.

Unless we return to the Constitution, remember that, stop all these entitlement programs that make people dependent on the government, preventing them from being self reliant we are going to be stuck in this downward spiral.

Capitalism did not caused our problems greed caused this mess. Greed is found in underhanded business dealings, political back scratching and people lining up for miles because of rumors of government handouts. What happened to people wanting to work for what they get, distaining charity????

This country has seriously lost its way and I am afraid for our future.

To all the conservatives out there, it seems that no matter how much information or how many facts you put in front of a liberal, they will always ignore it. To all the liberals out there, socialized health care is socialism. The government calling out a part of the news media is third world crap best left to dictators like Chavez. Telling private companies how much they can pay their executives is socialist. Governmental take over of the banking industry is Communist. Put it all together and what do you get???? The Obama administration’s gradual dismemberment of the constitution until he gets what he wants and rewrites it to redistribute wealth, make the public dependant on the government to survive and take away our right to stand up to a corrupt government. If you do not like the way this country was created to run, leave. Otherwise take a few minutes and read the damn document that formed this country. By the time this administration spends us to death, taxes us to death and mandates what, where, who and how we get health care, I “HOPE” that we still have “CHANGE” left in our pockets.

President Ocoward,

How about being a MAN and go get Osama bin Laden and stop worrying about a damn news station.

Grow a pair.

"President G.H.W. Bush recently called Olberman and Maddow "sick puppies".
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G.H.W. Bush isn't the sitting President. He's an 85yo private citizen.

Obama's health care will mean less health care for the people who pay the bills in this country.

All of the people doing the work and paying the taxes to provide the healthcare will have less to provide their families with.

The winners will be the government bureaucrats who will pay themselves handsomely and expand their roll at the expense of the people in this country who pay taxes and provide/receive health care (it's what they do - as Obama would put it).

Just think of the ambulances passing by closed hospitals in Los Angeles who depended on government reimbursement to drop them off at surviving hospitals that depend on private paying citizens.

Obama is terribly over advertised he's never got his hands dirty or suffered through anything - he's a wafe and that's why he does not pay much attention to reality.

Just look at his deficit spending plans - how can any self respecting American applaud this man ?

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"Hey conservative Republicans" ...

Less than 20% identify themselves as Republicans.
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Yeah, I'm no longer a conservative Republican. But that does not mean I will vote for a liberal Democrat. It just means I'm not going to vote for another moderate Republican. I will vote for the best candidate regardless of party and regardless of the likelihood they will win. No more voting for the "lesser of two evils".

The reality is that big government never shrinks, it only gets bigger. Big government programs never reduce costs, they only end up costing us double or tripple what was projected by those who government who want our support. And big government doesn't serve the people, no matter how noble the cause may sound. Big government only serves to feed big government - power and coffers. Wake up! Look at how far we have come from the principles that this country was founded on. Read the words of our founding fathers. They saw the danger in government bing too large and too powerful and becoming a burden to the people. They wrote the constitution to protect us from that fate. But nobody pays attention to that silly constitution anymore. Most the fat cats in washington seem to only care about their own power and not what has made this country great for 225+ years.

VOTE #45 IN 2012!!!

It's hilarious that the Libtards keep refering to O'Reilly, Beck and Hannity when criticizing Fox as a News organization. None of them are news anchors. Shepard Smith is the prime-time Anchor, and then there is Chris Wallace. The other guys have Op-Ed shows, which by definition are intentionally opinionated.

MSNBC has Olbermann and Fred Savage, oops, I mean Rachel Maddow, and Ed Schultz. Are any of these people "journalists"? Hell no and they make no pretense of objectivity as they deliver their willfull liberal slant. The three partisan Op-Ed shows on MSNBC are just as much of a propaganda arm for the Obama White House as the Fox triumverate is for the Conservatives.

I don't hear any Libtards bashing MSNBC for its blatant efforts to carry water for Obama.

"The White House and congressional Democrats know that their liberal special-interest agenda is not very popular... And now they are following a familiar pattern: when you can't win an argument based on the facts, launch vicious political attacks."

- John Boehner (R-Ohio) said at his weekly press briefing on Thursday.

That's hilarious.

First a former "enemies list" participant (Republican Lamar Alexander) complains about Obama keeping an enemies list; then Boehner complains that White House is "launching vicious political attacks" because their (unspecified) "liberal special-interest agenda" is "not very popular."

That is funny political theater.

Heh heh heh ... his name is "Boehner" ... heh heh heh.

Can you imagine how low his poll numbers would be without these guys?

Posted by: Dennis | October 23, 2009 1:14 PM

As low as the poll numbers of the Republican Party?

Jim said, about this comment, [Nixon"s enemies list were people he wouldn't invite to functions. Nixon with all his faults ended the war ..]

"Dude, sorry, can't let that one go by. The North Vietnamese ended the war - when they won."

We were winning and would have won but the politics in our country would not allow it.

As a result we turned tail and ran leaving the people of South Vietnam at the mercy, or lack thereof, of North Vietnam.

To make matter worse the left played the traitor while our soldiers were deployed and then demonized them when they returned from the conflict. To make matter worse the left played the traitor while our soldiers were deployed and then demonized them when they returned from the conflict.

You can count on the left to show their lack of tolerance for those who do not take the same stand they deem not just appropriate but compulsory.

Citizens that obeyed the law and served their country were less than human in the eyes of the left. Wonderful people the left, they talk of inclusion and celebration for diversity but they will bury you every time if you do not think and act like them.

That is a trait defined as arrogance and left to proliferate it leads to tyranny.

This President is sold out and bought out to the most liberal agenda in the history of the USA. He would like nothing better than ram down the American public's throat the beliefs and policies not held by the majority of Americans. His disdain for Bible believing, gun toting Americans is evident and he is doing all within his power to destroy any evidence of God's law within our Government laws. The question is, how long-suffering God will be.

I regret voting for this man. I will not vote for him again. He let the USA down with the flase promises of transparency.

I thought he would really change, hes worst than the GOPers

Becareful of the dummie post on the internet they have paid staffers monitering these sites and posting basically the same comments and changing their name. How sad Roger!

In reply to:
Yes, the Liar-in-Chief has broken EVERY campaign promise related to TRANSPARENCY for the TAX PAYING AMERICAN CITIZEN. He is a liar, crook and fraud who was elected on the lie that he was moderate. The guy is a conman selling America a lemon.

Posted by: mark | October 22, 2009 7:35 PM

Come on now mark, the One is trying to keep at least one of his campaign promises. He promised that if Cap and Tax was passed, the cost of electricity would skyrocket. Too bad that is one of the promises that people apparently did NOT believe at the time.

Teresa ... keep the faith! I give you a long-distance internet high-five!

Posted by: pjoe | October 23, 2009 1:18 PM

Back at ya, pjoe.

Quiz:

What was the name of the recent POTUS who characterized the U.S. Constitution as "just a [g-d] piece of paper?

Bonus:

If the "G-D piece of paper" was not to be found on the back of a box of Lucky Charms, what are the chances that said POTUS ever read it?

Obama/White House Hit List
Joe the Plumber
Rush Limbaugh
All of talk radio
Report emails that attempt to "misrepresent" healthcare
Fox News Network

To all the people that deny the White House is doing anything wrong: What do all of these things have in common? None of them are elected officials. All are private citizens or private enterprises. Since when is it acceptable for any Branch of government to attack private citizens or enterprises? Is this the United States or is this Venezuela? Did we elect Barak Obama or Hugo Chavez? Who are they going to come after next? At some point you will have an opinion that the WH does not agree with. Are you going to keep your mouth shut out fear of being attacked or do you feel confident in you Constitutional Rights to Freedom of Speech?

Obama/White House Hit List
Joe the Plumber
Rush Limbaugh
All of talk radio
Report emails that attempt to "misrepresent" healthcare
Fox News Network

To all the people that deny the White House is doing anything wrong: What do all of these things have in common? None of them are elected officials. All are private citizens or private enterprises. Since when is it acceptable for any Branch of government to attack private citizens or enterprises? Is this the United States or is this Venezuela? Did we elect Barak Obama or Hugo Chavez? Who are they going to come after next? At some point you will have an opinion that the WH does not agree with. Are you going to keep your mouth shut out fear of being attacked or do you feel confident in you Constitutional Rights to Freedom of Speech?

Mr. Obama and his White House can't seem to get their brains around the fact that the election of '08 is over, and he won. A candidate feeds on red meat, but a president is the president of everyone, and must set a different table. Mr. Obama campaigned with promises of a post-racial, post-partisan, post-rancor administration, and millions of Americans responded with enthusiasm. The candidate who said he took inspiration from Abraham Lincoln of Illinois now acts as if he takes inspiration from the distinguished statesmen of the Third World, where press opposition to the leader is usually a bloody no-no.

After reading a majority of the posts here, I've come to the conclusion that there really is a great divide between people in this country. One could call it "irreconcilable differences". No wonder we have such low regard for marriage and such a high divorce rate. And you know, just as in our personal lives, if we try to force and manipulate our perspective and wants onto the other person who is vehemently opposed to it, it will always end badly. Just think of all the domestic violence assaults following a long and messy divorce. I've seen the remarks about a revolution, which is not good. No one likes war. No one wants to die. But this infighting amongst the American people has become so intolerant, heated, and manipulative, that if either side trys to solve it's wants by force through legal, legislative, or executive means, what has already begun in the mind will come to fruitation in the physical. Our government is being ripped apart by two feuding spouses who can't for the life of themselves behave civilly or speak rationally to each other. God help us, the only logical conclusion/ consequence to this is another civil war. Any good marriage counselor will start by saying it is not about who did what to whom from this day forward, but rather about learning to speak to each other in a respectful manner and not demanding change but asking for it, and learning to live with what you get. Life is not fair, but it should always be just. Try as hard as you might you can’t wish the other side away. They will always be there. We have got to learn to respect each other. And we have got to agree on some basic rules of engagement or we will never work past our differences.

Lamar never had an enemies list. Obama is very unAmerican in the way he will not talk with Fox. He is also loosing popularity fast. He is the biggest phoney and obviously is in way over his head! He is not smart enough to be president.

What I would like to know is why is Hussein Obama trying so hard to shove his Socialist health care bill down our throats when it really won't take effect for several years.There are a lot of important issues that need to be looked at immediately yet the stupid Democrats/Communists are doing everything their half-black messiah tells them to do Hussein Obama is the worst thing that has ever happened to this country. He is a liar, hypocrite, racist, commie, and a narcissist. You go Fox News keep telling the truth about that slime and his commie czars because the kiss-ass liberal networks sure won't.

Yes, it is Chicago Style politics. Chicago may have put up with it, but the rest of the country will not.
The steps they have taken to shut down opposing point of views is appalling. If a movie were to be made about the current White House it would be called be called "All the President' s' Thugs."

If the president's policies are so great for our country, the people will back him. Why is he so afraid of FOX?

LET FREE SPEECH REIGN!!!!

What if Richard Nixon and Jimmy Carter had a baby: Jimmy Nixon

BHO = Jimmy Nixon

@Cathy:

I'm a liberal but I very much support your right to tote guns. I think you should tote many. Loaded. Always. Make sure the kiddies each have a couple too. Feel free to take target practice. Clean those guns often. By all means do everything possible to maximize your contact with your precious guns.

Why is anyone listening to people from Chicago. This city is proven to be one of the most corrupt cities in the Union behind New Orleans. This is how you can reform health care. Tell people who do not have issurance to get rid of their cell phones and spend the 150 per month for insurance. It's all about priorities and it seems like we are taking care of babies. Health issurance is not a right.

The point is, you can not trust anyone in politics they are all crooks and liars.

a blinkin,
Because I believe in our Constitutional right to bear arms, and you do not, does not mean I believe they should be used irresponsibly. What a faulty assumption!

Disgusted Democrat - AMEN! I can't agree with you more. What the hell is the matter with all of you fire-breathing haters. Everybody on both sides need to settle down and have a rational conversation. As for the fire-breathing leftists/democrats here, I have a general rule of thumb for you: If Bush did the same "X" thing as Obama, would you have been outraged? If the answer is yes - then you should be just as offended with Obama (if not more since you vote for him).
What many people find disturbing about this issue is that the O administration is pursuing a compaign to remove journalism that opposes or criticises their administration. This not only is fundamentally in opposition to the idea of the freedom of press, but also smacks of unnecessary partisian politics. The freedom of press is the freedom to report information and ideas that are contrary to any official press, otherwise they would not need that freedom protected. O and the gang, while not engaged in illegal anti-press activity, is effectively usurping the right of the American citizen to hear contrary viewpoints. And come on really Leftist Dems, there is only ONE conservative national news station - FOX, One (its not even available to me in HD, unlike Commie News Network).

So HML John Boehner is whining about the “vicious political attacks” by the WH because the President referred to Fox News as “talk radio”. And the best analogy that Boehner could come up with was another disparaging attack on the Windy City by calling the ‘vicious attacks’ “Chicago-style politics”? When will the GOP learn to stop marginalizing parts of the country for cute sound bites? This is the UNITED STATES of AMERICA which includes the beautiful city of Chicago, Illinois. Can the GOP please pick another target for their vitriol hatred and stop demonizing Chicago. They have already endured the Right-wing’s degrading and divisive theatrics regarding the 2016 Olympic games. Grow-up GOP! Find the gumption to use some other tactic for forwarding your (non) agenda other than name-calling.

"It's not an attack, it's nothing other than trying to speak directly with people, so that they understand what's in the bill''

What's in the bill?

1. Why do liberals use name calling to make them selves sound smarter than they really are? Hmmm…
2. Why can’t a liberal admit when one their own is doing something wrong.
a. Fact – There is no “Transparency” in this administration.
b. Fact – Trying to prevent FOX from covering the news and Human from contacting their customers IS a violation on First amendments rights. (Play it this way, would it wash if Bush did that?)
c. Fact – The White House has tried to intimidate Fox News, Humana, U.S. Chamber of Commerce and anyone with a different opinion.
d. Fact – FOX was right about Van Jones
e. Fact – FOX was right about Acorn
f. Fact – God help us if they are right about the rest. THINK what would be worse, to ignore is with slurs or actually investigate the charges?
g. Fact – ABC, NBC, CNN and the rest have their own slant just like FOX, only liberal.
3. THINK what would be worse, to ignore the argument with slurs and name calling or actually have an open, honest debate? WHAT WOULD IT HURT?

Whether or not Obama is fascist, or communist, or socialist, or whatever is hard to tell for the smoke and mirrors. But if you take a look at who HE surrounded himself with it’s hard to deny. At least 8 to 10 people that are advising him at the White House are social extremists, probably more. Browse to any Socialist web site and you WILL see that he has almost the exact political stand. Go ahead, I dare you…

IS Obama a socialist? If it walks like a duck, talks like a duck, poops like a duck…

Socialism, according to Karl Marx, is the transition between capitalism and communism. To achieve communism, Marx says, there must be continuing revolution in which the fundamental principal is: The end justifies the means.

SOME Liberals may have good intentions but for the most part they are hamstrung by the fact that they just do not know what they do not know.
This president has had 10+ months to prove himself worthy of the Office. Besides partying on Wednesdays, flying hither and yon, and conducting the largest 3 card Monte game of all time, he has accomplished squat.
He has time and again allowed his ego and narcissism come to the fore thus blocking any chance for critical thinking and common sense.
If I could advise him I would tell him to get rid of Emanuel and the rest of his radical thinking advisors (although he appears to be a radical himself) and appoint those advisors who would think of America first and the feelings of the President last.

Gotta love it when libs put their feel-good spin on things. The good news is, they're scared to death b/c surprise surprise they thought they got a mandate, but they misread it. It wasn't a mandate it was a chance to show they could do things a little better, be a little more open, be honest and welcoming to "the other side". They are squandering it and will be out of control in 2010. The economy is a shambles, if Obama was smart he would strengthen it, but he didn't. He made it a hell of a lot worse. Bush = Obama. There is no difference only one was a little more quick on the draw with our troops. Obama can't even decide to stay or go, more troops or no more troops. Dude is about as smart as Bush was.

Let's face it. When you start to attack the media (like Pres. Nixon) you have lost the argument. Like it or not, the party out of power sweeps in and shuts down the presidential agenda. (See Clinton administration)
I say thank God. Obama will fail to deliver his leftist redistribution of wealth and capitalism will survive and prosper in the U.S.

It seems to me that our President is hell bent on turning the country into a pile of rubble. Perhaps that is his agenda. I am certain that our fore fathers never intended to have a man in the Whitehouse that is almost certainly against the Constitution. I have always loved this country and would still to this day give my life for her. However it seems to me that the President has no intentions of defending our great nation. I think that it is despicable that he uses our hard earned tax payer dollars to go out and campaign for his fellow democrats instead of do the job that a President should be doing. And oh by the way, why is it that he has had the DOJ in every court in the country trying to keep from revealing his true identity. If he was truly an honest man with nothing to hide then why does he continue to spend money to keep from releasing his historical records. Why not just produce eveything and be transparent as he promised he would be when he ran for the office. I was a loyal supporter until I realized that he was nothing more than a politician that would say and do anything to get into the White House. And his comments about hope and change turned out to be little more than strip me of my dollars and give me "CHANGE", leading me to "HOPE" that I can still survive when he is done destroying our country. Honestly, he is not even close to being Presidential material and I am starting to think that we need to seriously look at the impeachment process before it is to late!

How can ANY REAL AMERICAN like what this president is doing and how can ANYONE with an ounce of common sense defend it? The comparisons are ludicrous. If you base your comparisons on what someone else did wrongly how significant can they really be? If your argument is reduced to name calling, you've lost. Explain to me what the man is doing right and back it up with facts. Bankrupting the USA cannot be something anyone wants but thats where we are heading.

Despite the appearance of such bitter partisanship in Washington, the town is still mostly inhabited by political lifers who share drinks after a long day of yelling at each other for the cameras. Suckers!

question. Do you have to a liberal to post here? Seems like you do.

answer. no.

In anticipation of that bonus money, the trollish scriveners of the right have been re-employed, above, at least as "independent contractors", not necessarily full time on the payroll yet as during the election.

Their ignorance of Chicago is on full display.

Anyway, they could at least read OBAMA BIOGRAPHY FOR DUMMIES before embarrassing themselves.

Obama was never a part of Machine politics in Chicago and in fact the Machine tried to suppress him, probably seeing him as a future reform candidate for Mayor or Governor.

Bill Clinton and the Organization supported Bobby Rush against him in the 2000 House of Representatives election in my District. Clinton even made radio commercials in favor of Bobby R.

In the famous Senate election, the Machine favored another candidate.

All along, the Machine viewed Obama as too clean, too academic, too "good government".

So, keep spreading the Chicago canard, and the birf certifite canard, and the communicist canard and the Rev. Wright canard etc. etc.

It hasn't helped block Obama's ascent to Olympus, and it sure as ---- won't bring him down.

As a former Republican and now a Conservative Independent I would encourage everyone from both parties to start looking at everyone back in Washington and asking yourself if they are working for you or themselves. I believe we are on the edge of real "change" but it's not what was spoken of in the campaign.

Here is a clue for you clueless repugs.
President(OUR President) Obama is right. He inherited a mess almost as bad as a depression. It is ALL because of Bush. Just like our Governor (RE-ELECTED, by the way, in a bad economy) inherited a Michigan economy she was in no way responsible for and is still struggling with. Eventually, her policies (and the President's) will work. We re-elected Granholm because we beleieved in her. We will live with the unemployment and the tax increases because sometimes it is better to be right in the long run than to be better off in the long run. It took four FDR elections for the economy to recover from Hoover's repugs. I, for one, am willing to re-elect President Obama THREE MORE TIMES if that's what it takes. Better a man who knows the full extent of the problems like President Obama or YES EVEN PRESIDENT CARTER than some amiable DUNCE REPUBLICAN like Reagan or Sarah Palin.

And while Obama is spending his precious time hurling rocks at Fox News, our troops in Afghanistan are dying, our deficit is out of control and his poll numbers are tanking.

Blame Bush all you want but Obama is President now and he needs to fix this country, not fight a war with a news agency.

You said
"So, let me get this straight. It's evil "Chicago style politics" and making an "enemies list" when the Obama Administration publically disagrees with Fox News, the Chamber of Commerce, and doctors, but it's all american free speech when the Republicans attack ACORN, unions, lawyers, and the "liberal media'?

- "Republicans" and the office of "The President" are two completely different entities. How you can't seem to differentiate is beyond me. It was Obama that promised bi-partisanship while campaigning. Please keep believing that the empty suit of a president is making decisions. Poor 'lil Hussein is but a marionette for the likes of Pelosi/ Reid/Soros.

It looks like the Prez is a little thin skinned. The liberal media has to split its viewers among many outlets. The conservative media only has a few, thus better ratings. I'm sure the conservatives are thankful for publicity. Keep it up liberal media, the bias will soon set you free. Lets see 50% split 10 ways = someones gonna have call it quits. Who's first?

Obama and all of his thugs are done. As everyone with any sense predicted. "The worst President in history".

Practicing Alinsky methods is for the powerless to bleed power from the powerful.

Apparently these idiots don't realize that they now run the "system" that holds all the power. Alinsky doesn't work in reverse.

The more we see the more its evident that Obama is nothing more than a front man, a puppet with an enormous ego being fed by beling allowed by his minders to give speeches everyday while someone else is running the country. Running it very badly at that.

Whether or not Obama is fascist, or communist, or socialist, or whatever …

I’ve had this conversation with my wife regarding the guiding principles and ideology of Obama. We both came to the conclusion his is a hybrid as far as we can tell.

That he surrounded himself with socialists as a younger man is certain but he also drank from the well of black liberation theology and its political derivative defined by the Equity and Social Justice movement in government. Both of these latter two philosophies have been circulating under the radar until recently because they are unique to the Black community and that is where they have been fashioned over the at least the last 40 years.

These ideals are born of resentment and bitterness towards a country, its traditions and culture that bought their forefathers to be sold them as slaves. The subsequent generations that have had to overcome this stigma have been abused by years of racism and bigotry and thereby have sown a hatred so deep into the hearts of American blacks there is no means by which they can be relieved of the affliction. Our generation is about to reap a wrath that has simmered and brewed for over the decades. Change has been promised and its roots run deep into the soil of get even-ism.

Will it seem like communism when your wealth is transferred to those who do not have the ability or talent to earn what you have? Yes it will. Will it seem like fascism when you are burdened with expensive regulations foisted upon you by government departments who employ and pay the very people that had no ability or talent to earn what you earn? Yes it will.

Everything the largely white Left has hated about this country, big business corporations, the constraints of capitalism, and the obligations of a free market economy will be diluted and subdued to the advantage of the new emerging ruling class. These people will reap the goal that so many white liberals only dreamed of or tasted briefly, that is, the domination of the economy and the rule making and enforcing bodies of the nation. The government will become that which is for and by the descendants of those who were oppressed and deprived since the day the first slave set foot on the shores of this nation.

That is the change that is planned for our future. The paradigm shift will see the day when the minority becomes majority and the servant the master. Whether or not the wisdom and knowledge will transfer remains to be seen.
If wisdom and knowledge was a characteristic of those who working this agenda they would not have to resort to this type of power play. However having repudiated all that in their minds is responsible for their suffering and oppression nothing remains of the system that they can embrace.

Now is the time they must retool the implements of power and restructure the tactics to assure that they will forever have control over others. This is the goal of the game and that is how they see it – as a game.

The primary principle is: Never succeed so others may also, but, rather succeed at to the disadvantage of others and let your foot be always at the throat of those you have overcome.

You can call it socialism or fascism or a variant of feudalism. What ever it is it will work for a time but only for those ensconced the seat of power within this country. Regardless the name we give it, history can sort out the details; it will be painful and hopeless for all except those who helped to usher in the new order of things in America.

Obama needs to take a lesson from Truman: "The buck stops here."

To date, he and his administration are merely "blame artists"--blame Bush, blame Cheney, blame Fox, blame those who "cling to guns and religion."

Obama wanted the job of president. It's time he began owning the job and doing the work of the job.

I get it now.

The Might Wurlitzer is heard.

(above)

With all the stops pulled out.

Those execs who just got their pay cut are having back at Obama for cutting their pay. Through the scriviners.

A few comments for the liberals:

1) You folks keep saying that nobody takes Republicans sersiously anymore; PLEASE do us a favor and keep thinking that.

2) The attempt by the WH to shut out Fox news was scary-dangerous. If you can't see the obvious danger in ANY administration trying to shut out (and in effect silence) a news organizition you need help. Go ahead and say Fox isnt a "real" news organization. Okay, fine... call them whatever you want but their audience is world wide, enormous and growing. Feel free to call them anything you like, it isn't hurting their ratings - the ratings alone validate thier relevancy.

3) (On Healthcare) Do you REALLY trust the government so much? You trust them so much that you would let them know everything about you. You would let them make desicisions for you and your family's health? REALLY? Seriously think about it. Is it because your "team" is in charge that you trust the governement so much? It is a certainty that some day Republicans will be back in control; will you still trust the government with your medical decisions then? ... because it WILL happen.

Any free thinking, intellectually honest person knows better than to trust the government to the degree that you folks insist we should. I thought Democrats were the ones that had a distrust for government. I guess not anymore ?!?!?!

I don't care which party is in control - I don't trust any politician to make the right medical choices for my family and I. If you could get over your blind loyalty to a political party you might see how foolish your position is.

Kevin, re: I believe we are on the edge of real "change" but it's not what was spoken of in the campaign.

If you can define what Obama was referring to when he spoke of “Change” you are doing better than the rest of us.

"Hope and Change", that phrase was by definition nothing more than sloganeering and frankly it was not very good sloganeering, It was trite and cliché' at best.

Time and chance played a far greater role in Obama's election. Obama was the first black man, had a pretty face, articulate it seemed, and after eight years of Bush and a bank scandal, well… that placed Obama where he is.

Oh, I forgot to mention that he also ran against a woman that was doomed because of her relationship to her husband and the hypocrisy she practiced in the aftermath of his scandal. Add to that her lack of ability and willingness to test the memory of the people and the press by rewriting the events of her life and it’s a wonder she got the job of Secretary of State.

But, back to the subject.

Now it's all in Obama’s hands and so far he has mishandled it at best. Yet, he resorts to whining about what he inherited and the mean spirited fact checking Fox news for all his problems.

Well, it's starting to look like time and chance might be his undoing since it really is becoming clearer ever day that he has no experience and is in way over his head. The longer he is in office the more time bears this out this fact.

I'd be laughing if it were not so serious a situation.

The man has all our lives in his inept hands and we have never been so great that we can not fall.

There's a scary concept to think about as we draw near the end of October.

Wow, just reading these posts shows that many Americans can't even debate civilly anymore...the name calling and hatred is amazing...don't worry, the liberals will finally see the light....when the guillotine comes down!

NY Times didn't refer to
"Chicago Political style" when they described Rahm Emanuel, Chicago politician and Obama Chief of Staff, and his political style as "knee capping" and "foul mouthed". Obama has never done enough to judge whether or not his "style" is like Rahm's, although he did hang out with convicted Chicago real estate crook Resko and about to be convicted IL Gov Blagovich.

Ornery wrote: "So, keep spreading the Chicago canard, and the birf certifite canard, and the communicist canard and the Rev. Wright canard etc. etc.
It hasn't helped block Obama's ascent to Olympus, and it sure as ---- won't bring him down"

Ornery, that was a nice bit of argumentation but it really doesn’t accomplish what you had hoped.

Bill Clinton may have played the role of the first Black white man but it was all show. He and Hillary were not about to share the wealth of power and the prestige of politics with an unproven black man and neither was the machine in Chicago.

For democrats the black politician is the guy who gets you black votes not the guy you want building his own political machine. That’s why the Clinton’s and the power brokers in Chicago were working for the other side against Obama.

Why the one older Machine is against a new start up machine is simply how politics is played regardless of the parties playing. What is different is that Chicago style politics is unique and, well, more than just slimy but isn’t that why they call it Chicago Style after all?

It’s Kind of like the pizza from the same location I suppose, except that stuff won’t land you in prison even if you eat it everyday of your life until your heart stops pumping.

No, Obama learned how to play the Chicago game from those that learned it from those that learned it till you get back to those that invented and perfected it long ago, still, Obama was always an outsider.

On the cable channel eleven months ago they ran the tape of Rahm Emanuel’s roasting at a dinner celebrating his birthday. There was one lone Republican in the audience and he almost had his head served on a platter by a few of the speakers, but I digress.

Among the folks in the audience was Barrack Obama. The camera panned to him sitting at a lonely table when the speaker, I think it was Hillary, mentioned his name.

This event took place sometime after Obama had become a senator in the Congress of the United States and I recall that Chris Dodd was sitting at a table behind Obama’s.

Obama appeared to be aloof and disinterested like someone who knew he was in a room with people who were not exactly his friends. Could be just the way I perceived it, but he wasn’t smiling and also seemed a bit smug.

Now it’s just a guess but it seemed he was well aware that he was not appreciated by those in the room that made it to Congress the honest way, Hillary Clinton not withstanding. By honest I mean honest in terms of paying one’s dues; working the system for others and putting in the time.

Somehow Obama had managed to leap frog the obligatory stations from being a community organizer all the way to the Senate of the USA in too short a time. Sure he was a state legislator in Illinois but that was a leap too wasn’t it?

Who knew a guy like Obama could pull this off? Even Jessie Jackson was over come with anger about this upstart that beat him at his own game and he manifested his seething hatred and jealousy of Obama on that fateful day with Julian Bond at his side and a hot mike in front of him. Wow that Jessie has a dark side most of us never appreciated until then.

So, now I wonder if Obama had any idea that he would have Rahm as his right hand man. I wonder that becasue it is funny how everyone speaking that night trashed Rahm for his lack of ethics, his explosive temper and foul mouth, his ability to run through an opponent from behind the curtain etc. All was in good fun and everyone laughed at the comedy because the grains of truth were in sufficient number in each one liner to make the stomachs ache as the room whooped it up. And it was pretty funny stuff!

Funny too was the look on Rahm’s face each time they hit him with a zinger. You could almost read his mind as he told himself he would get them for that one!

Funnier still, is that Emanuel in Hebrew means “god with us”. I mean let’s face it - Rahm has more in common with the other guy than he ever had with God…badda boom.

No, politics is a rough game regardless of which party you are playing for. In some ways it reminds me of the movies about organized crime, one family hitting another and all trying to keep their claim to a piece of the action in their territories and always paying tribute to the big guy at the top.

The late Lee Atwater played for the Republican team and was a tough and dirty operator by his own admission. Just before he died of brain cancer he apologized publicly to everyone he hurt and/or destroyed. I guess old Lee had taken a few pages from the Chicago hand book himself or perhaps his book had been written by someone that read the one Obama is now acquainted with.

One thing Obama and Rahm haven’t considered is this quote from Lee, “Never pick a fight with someone who buys their ink by the barrel”.

Well, perhaps I am assuming too much here, because maybe… just maybe Obama and team have figured out how to make the media an offer they can’t refuse, Chicago style.

I understand that President Obama wants the 2012 Democratic Convention to be held in Jonestown South Africa and is ordering extra grape flavored Kool Aid for the masses who will attend.

Mich Dem
You live in squalor.
Your choice.
I choose not to, so I reject Obamanamics.
Hope you get the scraps you earn.
Who's clueless?

Obama is a competant marketer without an actual product. He's an empty suit pimp peddeling PONZI POLITICS.

Chi town....where we beat our honor students to death.
Hey, how's Urlacher doin these days? heh heh

Oh, Valerie's just mad that Obama failed to get the Olympics and she can't cash in on all her Chicago real estate investments! For what was supposed to be the most 'transparent and inclusive' Administration ever, The Obama Administration has turned out to be more opaque than the Nixon White House, and about as inclusive as the Hugo Chavez regime. Time to lose the thin skin, boys and girls and grow up to play with the BIg People. Maybe the politics of personal destruction works during a Chicago Political campaign, but now you need to GOVERN- so drop the campaign mode, quit attacking anyone who asks tough questions, and don't assume you're the smartest people in the room. The last people who thought that were the folks running ENRON, and most of them have a cot and three squares in the pokey right now. Say- wasn't it the ENRON folks that thought up 'Cap-And-Trade' and Carbon Credits? Hmmm...

Folks, it's always a problem when one political party gains total control of the government (legislative and executive branches). The first thing the party in control tries to do is lock in their control by finding ways to silence/invalidate the minority party. Then the party in total control always tries to go too far to one extreme, because they have no counterbalance of power. This happens regardless of which party gains total control. Please bring us back to a "balance of power" in the next election.

With all the "hate speech" from the liberals here, I DO NOT SEE ONE SOLID statement of fact. Can you guys not read and think?

Allen, who do you reckon is running the country?

And who do you recommend should be running the country?

The real question is who is running Obama since it is clear he is not leading or standing for anything.

Totally inept and clearly out of his league. Who is the real Wizard of Oz behind the curtain?

Obama is spineless. He can never take a stand for fear he may make the wrong move. Makes proclamations as if he is still on the campaign trail, because that is all he knows….hot air and bullshit. He is nothing but a front man. But he can play basketball and dine with his wife with the added cost of secret service security added to cover him. Fly in entertainers to drink, socialize and have parties on the White House back lawn, while our sons and daughters give their lives for this county.

The man is disgrace to the office. There is no leadership only unapproved Czars making calls and demands of private business laws without any lawful authority.

While the liberal scream foul as they will do the facts or the facts. Sorry libs but the facts are in evidence, scream all you want but the facts or the facts.

Your comment secton sucks. You can lose your comment in an instant because your system doesn't follow it's own directions.

I am here to say I am from Chicago and Obama has studied at the feet of the master. Mayor Daley is a master manipulator, He;s more Republican than Democrat and Obama is picking up that point of view

Chicago is a Union Town. Unions won't support Daley in the next election. His good-will has been used up. He's has little man disease - He's a ruler who has lost the love of his people. Obama isn't smart enough to see he is going down the same path.

Goodbye to him. I want to vote for a real Democrat.

Paulie - Local 502 Cement Workers Union

Isn't about time forObama to grow some cojones, and quit his whining and crying.? He is beginnig to sound like a little girl

Obama is a spinless clown, it is about time for him to grow some cojones

Are we ever going to wake up. If you are truely americans you will watch this and pass it on to everyone you know

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8LPNRI_6T8

Dave, your comments are excellent, even if I don't agree.......

Too bad the comment updating is run by Univac....

11 hour time delay, wot?

Must tend to the mundane. It's Sat. morning....

So I'll to get back to ya .....

All anyone has to do is take a hard look at Chicago and you will see not the city with big shoulders but a city of "CORRUPTION". If Daley really cared for the citizens of Chicago, he would call out the national guard and finally deal with the gang bangers, and the drug problems. Its something he and his father should have done long ago. Listen up Chicago voters its time to hold Daleys' feet to the fire.

ornery,
I picture Mark punching up 80 column 5081 IBM cards on the 026, then inputing all the comments into a 402 tabulating machine, after collating on the 085, of course, and perhaps a sort on the 083.

Creaky, It's sort of like playing chess by post card.

Anyway, I think Dave concedes that the Machine and the Clintons didn't want to cede any power to our bi-racial state senator from Hyde Park.

But then he suggests that Barack's ascent has been a fluke.

And also suggests that Barack has learned the art of blackjack politics indirectly, through mentors in the blackjack arts.

None of which even if true explains the Barack phenomenon.

I'm reminded of those elitists who have clubs devoted to "proving" that Shakespeare, given his rude origins, did not write Shakespeare's works.

(What rubbish! Might as well claim that the son of an illiterate farmer could not possibly, at age 24, discover the laws of gravitation, invent calculus, invent the scientific method through experiments revealing facts of light with prisms he bought at a county fair.)

What the right can't or won't acknowledge is that Obama is to other politicians as Newton is to Hooke or as Mozart is to Salieri.

Yes, there are, once every 500 years or so, people of very modest origins who because of their gifts "bestride the Universe like giants":

E.g.
Shakespeare
Newton
Mozart.

Dare I add in the political realm:

Obama.

Yes, some of his appointments have been made on the theory that "it takes a thief to thwart a thief".

(I won't say which ones--that wouldn't be gentlemanly.....)

But don't ever delude youself into thinking Barack is some hack Chicago politician.

Chicago style politics won't fly in America. Obama administration is a failure. Wake up America. We have been duped.