Comments on: Obama's Win A "Nonviolent Revolution"

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[kevnkar]

Mclovin,
You should understand that Obama can not do any of those things you say he will do. Only congress can legislate! Secondly this is the greatest sham ever perpetrated on the american public. The economic crisis that got Obama elected began in the 90s when Barney Frank and Chris Dodd led the charge to loosen lending guidelines so poor people could buy houses This is what opened the door to the predatory lending practices that got us here. Pres. Bush tried several times to stop the crisis from happening but was blocked by the Dems. They allowed this to happen just to get their candidate into office. Shame on them and shame on the liberal media for not getting at the truth of the matter!

[demsts]

I hope the Secret Service is monitoring these blogs and investigating all the threatening and hate-filled writers.
They clearly have no love for our country nor respect for free, democratic elections.
President Bush would not want Obama assassinated on his watch. He, too, seemed deeply moved by this historic election.
I am so proud of us as is the rest of the world for leading the way to a better future.

[smurfcrusher]

"Obama: ''''''''For those of you who voted AGAINST ME, I hear you, too.''''''''

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Now why would Obama choose to say this instead of: "for those who did not vote for me..."?

Posted by bracemic at 01:35 PM : Nov 05, 2008

Looks like you want to have an argument over semantics, which is null because whether he chooses to say "voted against" to "did not vote for" the meaning is still the same..."he hears you too"."

Posted by msobamaishot



Actually, the meaning is NOT the same.

He would use those words to exclude the people who do not care - people who did not vote.

He is interested in the people who DO care - even if they wanted his opponent to win. Their passion can help make a stronger America, one that benefits ALL perspectives.

[msobamaishot]

Obama: ''''For those of you who voted AGAINST ME, I hear you, too.''''

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Now why would Obama choose to say this instead of: "for those who did not vote for me..."?

Posted by bracemic at 01:35 PM : Nov 05, 2008

Looks like you want to have an argument over semantics, which is null because whether he chooses to say "voted against" to "did not vote for" the meaning is still the same..."he hears you too".

[mclovin995]

For all of those people in here throwing around the socialist and marxist comments about President Obama, I ask you, have you read the communist manifesto? Do you know what socialism is? I doubt it, because President Obama is not a socialist or a communist he is a liberal democrat. He is not going to make public everyone''s property, he is not going to steal from the rich to give to the poor. What he is going to do is promote a better system of health care, where we do not have the insurance companies with all the power. He is going to reform the educational system in this country, because Bush''s no child left behind was a mess, underfunded with no real hope of ever working well. He will do more for this countries infrastructure instead of pushing all our tax dollars into pointless foreign wars and nation building. He is going to be far more fiscally responsible than the past eight years under Bush, I can promise that.

[mclovin995]

For all of those people in here throwing around the socialist and marxist comments about President Obama, I ask you, have you read the communist manifesto? Do you know what socialism is? I doubt it, because President Obama is not a socialist or a communist he is a liberal democrat. He is not going to make public everyone''s property, he is not going to steal from the rich to give to the poor. What he is going to do is promote a better system of health care, where we do not have the insurance companies with all the power. He is going to reform the educational system in this country, because Bush''s no child left behind was a mess, underfunded with no real hope of ever working well. He will do more for this countries infrastructure instead of pushing all our tax dollars into pointless foreign wars and nation building. He is going to be far more fiscally responsible than the past eight years under Bush, I can promise that.

[kevnkar]

MCCAIN WAS GOING TO TAX MY HEALTH CARE BENEFITS! MY 401K IS ON THE TANK. THERE WAS A BALANCED BUDGET UNDER CLINTON? LOOK IN THE MIRRIR REPUBLICANS! YOU HAVE NO ONE TO BLAME BUT YOURSELF

The "balanced" budget under the Dems was all smoke and mirrors. They illegally lumped Social Security and other seperate moneys into the general fund to create the illusion. We will now have more of the same trickery that will be the downfall of this great nation.

[smurfcrusher]

"...The only reason why some of you believe that the Republicans are the cause of all of Americas problems is because you who''''ve said that haven''''t been around long enough to remember how America used to be before the leftist Democrats took over the government and allowed the Communists to take over our culture."
posted by WillofLa


Actually, I read up quite a bit about McCarthyism. Didn''t seem like a really great example nor a proud chapter of our history.... or do you disagree?

[willofla]

The only reason why some of you believe that the Republicans are the cause of all of Americas problems is because you who''ve said that haven''t been around long enough to remember how America used to be before the leftist Democrats took over the government and allowed the Communists to take over our culture. They have destroyed our families means to take care of ourselves, they have perverted our moral base and made being moral a joke, they have dismantled our schools and education system and converted them into little Marxist training centers and mills of ignorance just like the schools in the former Soviet Union, they have wreaked our economy and have forced the jobs that had made this country great out of the country so as to rob families and individuals a means to accomplish their own greatness, and finally they have ruined our government and allowed the weak representatives that are in our government to make themselves rich and better connected than they were before they got there, with the highest corporate taxes in the world, and the highest taxation on it''s people than any other industrialized nation which are used to pander to the weakest people in our nation who lack the self determination to take care of themselves. Obama has been picked to be the one to bring this work that has been done to America by the Communist to fruition. People like Bill Ayers and the Islamic world are cheering that their work is finally done and America has been defeated.

[bjcone8559]

WOW, this room needs padded walls. There are a lot of nuts in here.

[bracemic]

Obama: ''For those of you who voted AGAINST ME, I hear you, too.''

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Now why would Obama choose to say this instead of: "for those who did not vote for me..."? It''s as if he is taking it personally if anyone did not vote for him. The last I checked, people vote for the candidate that they agree with. Obama is basically saying that to choose another candidate, including Barr and Nader, is to directly reject him. This is not only a distortion of the freedom of the election process, it''s also a subtle attack on free speech. Believe it or not Obama, there are many Americans who like their candidates just as much as your supporters like you.

[willofla]

CHLAI88, I hope you do remember this day. I hope you remember this day as the day that uninformed and ignorant Americans voted into their government a Marxist that has no intention of making America the most equal nation in the world. Obama will usher in the darkest days this nation has seen for decades. Obama is not going to do anything you think. And as far as his revolution taking place without firing a shot, I want you to know something you weren''t taught in the government run, leftist controlled public school, the Communist Soviets said 40 years ago that, "We will defeat your country without firing a shot. We will bury you in your own soil." And that is exactly what Obama is declaring. Your dear leader now, is your worse nightmare, and you will find out to late. It''s already to late for the rest of us that tried to tell you months ago who this man is. He''s a Marxist, and the liberal Democrats in the Congress and the Senate are going to find out the hard way that Obama isn''t going to do what they tell him. A dictator tells the government what they are going to tell THEM to do. Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid are going to find out that he is not going to do things in the historically traditional way other Presidents have done in the past, like bow to them. Obama bows to only one thing and that is the red star.

[vigilantmom]

It has nothing to do with racism. It''s called socialism, stupid! He, and the rest of you who voted for him, think that somebody elses wealth is public property and the gov''t can take it and "spread it around" as it sees fit. Wonder how long it will take before you measly income is needed to support all the gov''t spending that''s going to happen? Woohoo! Let''s dance on the ashes of the Constitution, though. We have our first black President!

[smurfcrusher]

""From each, according to his abilities, to each, according to his need." (Karl Marx, founder of communism). Anyway you cut it, its redistribution of wealth. Socialism he we come!! God help us...."

Posted by toto33

If the top 5% of earners pay 25% of the taxes, they should get 25% of the tax break, not 50%.

Barack Obama is finally going to restore balance.

After all, the rich have been getting richer, and the middle class have suffered, under Bush.

By design, I would add.

[bjcone8559]

"The large majority of Americans wants a handout and could care less about who''''''''''''''''s in the presidential office, since its the lesser of two evils and people in this country are lazy with a capital L."

Posted by ssholtis


This is exactly the attitude of the far right that has taken this country to the brink of destruction. Now all you negative, hate-spewing right-wingers will have plenty to talk about. Fresh fodder. No longer will you need to look back a decade or more to find someone on which to blame all the woes of the world. What we experienced yesterday was, indeed, a non-violent revolution. The true American patriots stood together and said "No More!". No more lies. No more needless war-for-profit. No more looting the treasury for the ultra rich. No More! No More! We have taken our country back!! America feels cleaner today!

[sondysue]

To all you angry democrat hating people out there take comfort in knowing that all the good that will come out of this election including a tax break to 95% of us will go to you too, even though you don''t deserve it. It always amazes me how the republicans blame everything that goes wrong on the dems. Especially when they are at the helm. Please give it up already. I''ve paid more taxes in the last 8 years than I ever did the eight years before (even though i made less) and the republican congress, senate, and administration spent every dime of it and borrowed another trillion from the American tax payers. It''s time you stop whining a take credit for the mess this country is in. And please tell me why is it that republicans hate it when people win peacefully and gracefully. I believe President Obama will be a great leader and I''m proud to have voted for him. God bless AMERICA!!!

[joduvernay]

I would wonder if the ''Rules of Engagement'' here are
actually serious about up-holding those ''rules'', but
have my answer: Of Course Not! when those same
worthless few - ssholtis; CBSispravda; john6pack;
innesfree4 and DangYankee69; SS-style, skin-head
maladjusts are still to be coddled in their, "libel,
slander, lying, fabrication, insults and slur" upon
slur in the violating angry way they have about them.
These are the killers of children and the indefensible
by crowd and mob who believe still, that they can get
away with any crime.
Threat? I found threat in their comments!
And I for one, wish them no well in their hate.

[krescera]

The next revolution will be wnen these hardboiled champions of the black cause adapt themselves to the new situation without going back to their old ways.

[bracemic]

"The large majority of Americans wants a handout and could care less about who''''''''s in the presidential office, since its the lesser of two evils and people in this country are lazy with a capital L."

Posted by ssholtis

I disagree. People are motivated and inspired by Obama. Can''''t you see that energy? They have hope again, after being demoralized for years. Hundreds of thousands protested against Iraq at several rallies. Bush ignored them. He sowed the seeds which have now borne fruit. There will be change, but not vindictive change. Barack Obama, as told in his speech last night, will work to become everybody''''s president. Not just his party''''s, as George Bush had done. We are far stronger united than divided, and better days are ahead.

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Americans tend to get exited and then lose interest. Think about the response to 9/11. It didn''t take long for Americans to lose their "we can do this together" spirit. I hope that there will be enough motivation in America to keep it strong during hard economic times. My worry though, is that people will grow increasingly selfish instead of united as the burdens of the world get heavier. The racial accomplishment of this election will eventually lose it''s novelty as we still face tough issues in America. Again, I hope that Americans look out for each other and strive for the greater good, but I fear that selfishness is merely on the back burner.

[dubya_luvr]

No more whining, Democrats - now you get to be the punching bag.
Posted by CBSisPravda at 12:43 PM : Nov 05, 2008

Awwwwwww, is someone sore about LOSING?

We''ll see how much power the neocons in the Republican party can retain. I imagine there will be a wonderful circular firing squad this morning at RNC headquarters.

Get comfortable with the fact that your politics have been rejected by mainstream America.