He has become disgrace to the progressives therefore he should be unseated, the idiot is continuing bush's policies that did not bear fruits. Americans will waste both blood and treasure and at the end of the day there is nothing to show for it. Eisenhower had warned Americans about the dangers of military industrial complex. U S president Barack Obama was elected in 2008 on a wave of hope. There was justified exhilaration that a black man had won the most powerful elected office in the world, in a country so marked by racism, Millions hoped for policies that would benefit the poor, women and those at the cutting-edge of the recession. Obama had made massive concessions to business during his election campaign to attract finance and the support of crucial parts of the Democratic Party establishment. But once he was elected, millions of voters believed Obama could use his popular base to move away from Wall Street, the wealthy and the power-brokers of the cracked establishment machine. Their hopes have been disappointed. When Obama was elected, black unemployment (measured in the narrowest way) stood at 11 percent. Now it is over 16 percent. The overall measure of underemployment for all workers, which includes those forced to work part?time, is over 18 percent—similar to when Obama came to office. As one economist noted, “Almost all the job growth during Obama’s time in office has come from those who have reached retirement age continuing to work or going back to work. The unemployment rate for young people ages 16-19 is 30 percent. The unemployment rate for black youth is an appalling 49 percent.” Obama's foreign policy is identical to that of his predecessor George W. Bush, proving once again that he is following the same failed policies. Since the inauguration, Obama has sent 30,000 more troops into Afghanistan and and rapidly expanded the Bush-era bombing raids on Pakistan. “Even though Obama was the so-called peace candidate and was going to bring the troops home from that war in Iraq, I’m afraid there’s evidence now that shows he’s going to pursue the same foreign policy – which was my argument during the campaign, that no matter what happens, both major parties support the same foreign policy, the same monetary policy, the same welfare policy and there’s never really any change,” said Congressman Ron Paul. by Kimber & Watson As the below editorial shows Obama is working with despots that commit crimes against humanity that was the unthinkable the donkey bush used to do however we never expected obama will continue the suffering of other people unfortunately he did. http://blackstarnews.com/news/135/ARTICLE/7032/2010-12-27.html (Museveni 2nd from right) Black Star News Editorial If New Year's prayers are answered, then the United States must stop bleeding the people of Somalia. The U.S. must abandon its current approach to the Somalia tragedy. Washington must explore a genuine solution to end Somalia's decades of warfare and political paralyses. Currently the U.S. underwrites a fictitious government in Mogadishu kept in place by Ugandan soldiers, sent there on behalf of the U.S. by dictator, Gen. Yoweri K. Museveni, who is without a doubt an unindicted war criminal. Washington finds this relationship beneficial because by Uganda propping up the fictitious Mogadishu government, the U.S. believes Somalia is secured from being overtaken as a haven by Al-Qaeda, the United States' avowed foe. The U.S. views Somalia as Africa's Afghanistan. Nothing could be further from the truth. For Gen. Museveni, the relationship is invaluable for many reasons: it prevents the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor, Luis Moreno Ocampo, from indicting him for the well documented war crimes his army committed in the DR Congo, on which the World Court found Uganda liable and awarded Congo $10 billion, or from unsealing the indictment if one already exists; it prevents Ocampo from indicting Museveni for well documented crimes against humanity committed by his army and generals, on his orders, in the northern part of Uganda; it provides him with the aura of international legitimacy, by being associated with President Barack Obama, even when his popularity continues to erode domestically as Uganda approaches a presidential election in February; and, it provides sustenance, in the form of military materiel and money, for his armed forces--which army he has primarily used to suppress domestic dissent and to commit wars of aggression against Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and now the Central African Republic. The United States' rationale for having Uganda act as its hired mercenary army is preposterous and actually counters its own stated policy objectives. The fictitious Somalia government currently holds only a few blocks of Mogadishu, the capital. This means that since it's unable to expand its writ beyond this area, Somalia is actually fertile ground to become a haven for Al-Qaeda. Therefore, the longer the U.S. pursues this strategically suicidal Somalia policy, the longer the crisis lasts, and with it, the suffering of the Somali people. Media accounts never refer to Somalia's civilians deaths, possibly tens of thousands--first through the U.S.-sponsored Ethiopian invasion, through starvation and diseases caused by the recurrent mass dislocations of population, and through the reckless shelling by Ugandan soldiers. How can the United States continue to underwrite a policy that is actually contributing to the deaths of Somalians, and to the continued destruction of their country? And what of the war crimes? In addition to the indiscriminate shelling of Somalian civilians, it's been widely reported, including in corporate newspapers such as The New York Times that the fictitious Somali government employs child soldiers trained by Uganda --some of whom are as young as 11 years old-- to defend the few blocks it now controls. This comes as no surprise to people who have followed Gen. Museveni's Modus Operendi for years; he employed child soldiers in his own successful insurgency in Uganda. Of course, the use of children in war is prohibited by international law; the Somalian children are being paid with U.S. taxpayers money, which means the Obama administration is actually an accomplice to war crimes. Fact is the Ugandan army: has not been able to check, let alone defeat the forces fighting against the fictitious Mogadishu government; it has not restored peace to any part of Somalia; it has not protected Somalians against violence from the armed militias; and, it has certainly not made Somalia a better country for its citizens. It was a tall order--to ask Uganda's president, using his army, to undertake in Somalia what he has not been able to accomplish in Uganda in 25 years in office as the United States' own ambassador in Kampala confided in his memos to Washington, which were revealed to the world, courtesy of Wikileaks. Will the United States reverse its Somalia policy in the New Year? Not judging by the latest reports that the United Nations Security Council has okayed thousands of more troop reinforcement --surprise, surprise-- from Uganda, to Somalia. Uganda's Gen. Museveni is an autocrat who is accountable to no one--his own regime's survival is predicate on continued anarchy in Somalia. The United States has a government that's supposedly accountable to Congress and to the electorate. What Somalia needs is an international conference that involves all major stakeholders, military, political, and civil society. Contrary to the global media misrepresentation, Somalians are actually some of the most industrious, entrepreneurial, and intellectual people in all of Africa. If such a conference were sponsored by the international community, Somalians could form a legitimate interim regime--not the fictitious and discredited government now imposed on Somalia by the United States and Uganda. African countries, including those with resources, such as South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Egypt, and Libya, might then be more inclined to contribute money and soldiers to a genuine African Union peace keeping force, with a clear mandate and rules of engagement, to ensure the security, while Somalia trains a police force. Perhaps Somalians may even be persuaded to lay down their weapons if they see that the world is genuinely interested in a comprehensive peace and recovery program. So long as Somalia remains a mere arena for Washington's proxy war with Al-Qaeda, it will in fact remain a haven for all sorts of lawless militias--contributing to more and more Somalian deaths. Gen. Museveni does not care; but what about President Barack Obama?
If you were somalian being shelled in his own country, You would hate the entity killing your family as well as the financier, you don't give a fuck about their color. There is no whiteman here with agenda if that is your point. I am BLACK and I don't like Obama now he has disappointed me, BIG TIME. Keep playing the race card brother at the expense of everything else.
I giggle when a black man says "RACE CARD" as if race were a game. I giggle I say. The shit makes me GIGGLE. Race Card? ha ha..and triple ha ha ha. Race Card is something white folk came up with to make other non-white feel back when race was brought up. Trying to take what is usually a valid argument off the table by saying "Oh you are using the race card" ..get the fuck out here. ...to be honest you and LA said the same thing. "Get rid of his tired black ass" And I fought in Somalia, twice and watched as the supported the very same men that would mow them down with .50cals out the back of pick up trucks, but attack UN convoys who brought nothing but food and water. So umm....bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, analogy. A lot of people hate you JUST BECAUSE you are not them, regardless if you are doing them a world of good or not. You being "not one of us" makes you their biggest enemy.
Nope, I also suspect you are not an american. If you are, you would know how hard it is to unseat an incumbent. Particularly one that was voted in as the most admired person in the usa of 2010, not 2008, 2010. He also has higher approval ratings at this point of his presidency than Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan during the worst recession ever and with a 9.8% unemployment. That's how fucking bad ass he is. Better ratings than both of those presidents in a far worse environment! The unemployment rate went up for everyone in the usa. It did not matter who we voted in because it was going to go up. He kept it from going higher. There are so many things Obama accomplished. dadt, ppaca(health care), stimulus. He also had an all star congress that was the most innovative in years. Bottomline, Congress is in charge not the president. He is doing his best for the american people.
Funnything is, (and no one really pays attention) Obama actually lowered taxes. Taxes are lower than they have been in 60 years. 1. Most folk don't seek information for themselves and love being spoon fed 2. The Dems simply do not have a strong information machine, this has more to do with the party and less to do with Obama.
yea yea yea :smt018 and that person will win while cows jumping over the moon and pigs flying through the air.
That reminds me of a quiz I saw posted somewhere else on issues. The quiz is at this link: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/1...-about-a-CNN-viewer-Take-our-quiz-to-find-out Are you smarter than a Fox News viewer? How about a CNN viewer? Take our quiz to find out. Enlarge In this photo, at the Fox News Studios in New York City, Glenn Beck, right, talks with guests Megyn Kelly, co-host of Fox's Americas Newsroom, left, and Judge Andrew Napolitano, Fox senior legal analyst, April 21, 2009. (Newscom/File) American voters were quizzed on their knowledge of issues and facts raised in the 2010 midterm elections, in a survey by World Public Opinion, a project managed by the Program on International Policy Attitudes at the University of Maryland. Respondents were also asked where they get their news from: Fox News, MSNBC, CNN, newspapers, network TV news, public broadcasting. The survey found that "substantial levels of misinformation were present in the daily consumers of all news sources." But Fox News viewers were significantly more likely to be misinformed than those who get their news from other sources. And, greater exposure to Fox News increased the degree to which viewers were misinformed. This is not simply a matter of partisan bias. People who vote Democratic and watched Fox News were also more likely to be misinformed than those who did not watch it – though by a lesser margin than those who vote Republican. Those who got their news from NPR, CNN, or MSNBC were better informed on most – but not all – of the issues in the survey. We've presented the 11 questions just as the survey asked them. How well informed are you?
That doesn't surprise me one bit. Plenty of people who watches Fox News get a horrendous spin on politics and the people who love the network are unbelievable misguided by lies and deception.
That's not just Fox that's all news. The minute News became about more about sponsorship than about news it stopped being a public service and just another corporate entity. Sad to say you have a better chance of getting the truth from the internet or foreign news sources.
All newstations possess some form of bias. It's just a matter of how far they spin their information. For instance, Fox News and MSNBC could be considered right and left supporting networks respectively. With Fox News, it's easier to assume that since Robert Ailes owns the Fox News network and he was at one time, part of the Reagan Administration. So, it's obvious his network would hold more a conservative slant and do so with their pundits. MSNBC is pretty much more moderate-left leaning, but definitely caters to more of the liberal audience. However, I could argue that when networks like MSNBC and CNN give their information, they usually tend to more focused on the stories rather than implementing their own spin. Also, Al-Jazeera, RT, BBC, and other popular international networks do hold their fair share of bias as well. Their audiences generally favor more of the liberal side of things, especially when it caters to their particular groupings.
Well, as long as you're the person with the video camera, you can see what's going on, but you can create your own interpretations on how things are seen.
'Strong' Green Party candidate?? Did they clone Bill Clinton??lol That's a pipe dream, even more so if the unemployment number drops a percentage point, point and a half by 2012. If BHO isn't found out to be fucking interns, he's the prohibitive favorite in 2012.;-)
Well, the liberal media is already trying to stab him in back.... An Anti-War Challenge to Obama in 2012: The Case for Alan Grayson http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/1...ge-to-obama-in-2012-the-case-for-alan-grayso/
