well, the nobel peace prize was totally corrupted when they gave it to kissinger, responsible for keeping the veitnam war going for years at the expense of many thousands of lives.
You wonder what some of these people expect a President to bbe doing... Should he be out chopping wood or finding lost puppies ?
Obama just spent a long period evaluating various plans for the conduct of the war in Afghanistan, and then arrived at a responsible decision.
But some of these folks, who seem to know nothing but the constantly repeated talking points of far right wing radio, come here and recycle them daily.
by gboyd41 December 10, 2009 11:50 PM EST Yes, he makes good speeches, nothing more! He has no clue as to what it means to be President. ====================================
Previous Presidents -- Teddy Roosevelt, Harry Truman among them -- made good speeches about health care reform.
Barack Obama is about to get it done. It will be a tremendous achievement for just his first year in office, and a testament to his leadership prowess, since health care reform has been but one of many major issues he's been working on.
Yes, Obama makes great speeches. So did Lincoln and Churchill.
NtheNews- it's Xanax,not Zanax. By the way, some might be of the opinion that a lack of the ability to spell might indicate a low intelligence. Just a hint.
Correcting the spelling of others in an oblique attack of the messenger when one does not like the message is even more low brow and ignorant as you accuse another of being. Just a hint.
It was one of the best speeches barack Obama has ever given. My favorite line that will go down in history I'm sure. "I make this statement mindful of what Martin Luther King said in this same ceremony years ago ? ?Violence never brings permanent peace. It solves no social problem: it merely creates new and more complicated ones.? As someone who stands here as a direct consequence of Dr. King?s life?s work, I am living testimony to the moral force of non-violence. I know there is nothing weak ?nothing passive ? nothing na?ve ? in the creed and lives of Gandhi and King."
Just to add what I said earlier there have been lots of misconceptions about freedom fighters, just as there have been about terrorists. The biggest misconception is that all freedom fighters are terrorists and that all terrrorists are freedom fighters. Lets face the facts here, some freedom fighters are terrorists and commit violent acts and some do not use violence to achieve there goals. Now of course then not all terrorists are freedom fighters but some terrorists are freedom fighters that use violence as a means to attain ther goals. During our American revolution we may have considered ourselfs as freedom fighters but the British may have considered us to be terrrorists. The Romans may have considered the Celtic tribes on the fringes of the empire as being terrorists but the Celtic tribe may have considered themselves as freedom fighters. Do any of you get my point here?
Whether you are a terrorist or not depends on which side you are on. People who commit "terrorist acts" do it not because they are "bad people". They are desparate, fighting for what they believe in, and are using the only tools left to them.
I never said I hated you. Your the one that projected hatred towards me by calling me a terrorist thesevenveils. Like Dylan says," Everybody wants you to be just like them". This is one of the driving forces of terrorism. There are many driving forces of terrorism. Also one mans terrorist is another mans freedom fighter. It is all very relative.
Well, now it is time to bring on the draft. Tax everyone for this war, put the tax on everyone's paycheck or retirement check. Let's get the guys who are without jobs and running around the streets at night shooting people into the Marines and Army. We already have so many of our soldiers overseas that if America were attacked there isn't enough of our old soldiers to protect us. If there was a terrible flood, fire, earthquake, hurricanes or other natural tragedy, we don't have enough of our national guard people left to help us. We, ladies and gentleman, are sitting ducks. We voted for Obama because he told us that if he was elected President, the first thing he would do was to bring home our troops..He lied. I am ashamed of our own government. My ancestors came to America in te 1600's, we in our family, are all Americans. We love our country, we just love the people running it. Do you? This Nobel Peace prize is now tainted forever. Who ever sent and the committee who selected Obama to be given it, under false and utter lies, must be very unhappy. I would like to know if anyone knows who and how Obama's name was selected.
War started around the time our ancestors came to this country - it is not a new or novel concept. I voted for the President also, but he is not a magician; he has to execute a withdrawal strategy first. Even when companies downsize and jobs are lost, the company must have a strategy. The President must withdraw troops a few at a time just like in every other war. He deserves to be have the Nobel Peace Prize bestowed upon him for taking a giant step to get us out of a war. The President is doing what is necessary and he is not promoting Rambo style missions where more lives can be lost. There are sufficient soldiers based on our soil to help defend us. Take your Zanax - The President is not a miracle worker!
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You wonder what some of these people expect a President to bbe doing... Should he be out chopping wood or finding lost puppies ?
Obama just spent a long period evaluating various plans for the conduct of the war in Afghanistan, and then arrived at a responsible decision.
But some of these folks, who seem to know nothing but the constantly repeated talking points of far right wing radio, come here and recycle them daily.
Yes, he makes good speeches, nothing more! He has no clue as to what it means to be President.
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Previous Presidents -- Teddy Roosevelt, Harry Truman among them -- made good speeches about health care reform.
Barack Obama is about to get it done. It will be a tremendous achievement for just his first year in office, and a testament to his leadership prowess, since health care reform has been but one of many major issues he's been working on.
Yes, Obama makes great speeches. So did Lincoln and Churchill.
He clearly has no new ideas and his economic policies are made by wall street. He will bankrupt america and be a one term president!
"I make this statement mindful of what Martin Luther King said in this same ceremony years ago ? ?Violence never brings permanent peace. It solves no social problem: it merely creates new and more complicated ones.? As someone who stands here as a direct consequence of Dr. King?s life?s work, I am living testimony to the moral force of non-violence. I know there is nothing weak ?nothing passive ? nothing na?ve ? in the creed and lives of Gandhi and King."
The poll that the news keeps talking about only surveyed 1031 people. THOSE OF US NOT POLLED STILL SUPPORT YOU.
We voted for Obama because he told us that if he was elected President, the first thing he would do was to bring home our troops..He lied. I am ashamed of our own government. My ancestors came to America in te 1600's, we in our family, are all Americans. We love our country, we just love the people running it. Do you?
This Nobel Peace prize is now tainted forever. Who ever sent and the committee who selected Obama to be given it, under false and utter lies, must be very unhappy. I would like to know if anyone knows who and how Obama's name was selected.