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Thread #127472   Message #3168603
Posted By: Don Firth
10-Jun-11 - 05:14 PM
Thread Name: BS: The Tea Party a Terrorist Organization??
Subject: RE: BS: The Tea Party a Terrorist Organization??
Okay, GfS, fasten your seat belt.
1. Vowed NOT to take outside money for his campaign..but reversed
   himself.

What do you mean by "outside money," and who did he take it from? Martians?

2. Transparency.

That's pretty vague. What do you mean by "transparency?"

3. Campaigned that NO lobbyists would have a cabinet position.

There are lobbyists and lobbyists. Emissaries with a valise full of money from fat-cats to buy the favors of politicians are called "lobbyists." Private citizens who merely buttonhole a politician and call his attention to a concern—but have no money to offer—are ALSO called "lobbyists." Which cabinet members are you referring to and who have they lobbied for?

4. Gitmo.

On-going problem started by Bush. What exactly is Obama supposed to do about it. Close it? Simply release suspected terrorists? If you have a solution to that situation, maybe you'd better write Obama a letter and tell him what it is.

5. Was going to decrease the Mid-East war, then invades Afghanistan.

History lesson, GfS: Afghanistan was invaded during the Bush administration. Remember? You want to blame that on Obama? So do the Republicans.

6. Extended Bush tax cuts, when he said he wasn't.

HE didn't extend the tax cuts, Congress did. Remember?

7. Single payer health care plan.

He sure gave it a shot. But Congress immediately went to work ripping it to shreds. Remember?

8. Said he was going to go after big pharma.

Part of the health care plan he tried to put across. See above.

9. Bailouts to stimulate the economy, but gave it to his banker
   cronies.

When? And which "banker cronies?" Names? Institutions?

10.Unemployment would not be above 8%.

One does one's damndest, but one doesn't always succeed. Things like unemployment rates and other things economic generally depend on circumstances beyond one's control. To say that one "intends to" or "will try to" and then for various reasons not be able to does NOT make one a "liar."

11.Military tribunals.

What about them? He's had opposition on all sides on that one, too.

12.Being against the 'Patriot Act', then extends it. (Joe Biden one of
   it's authors.)

It may very well have been a wise move under the circumstances. I don't know for sure. Neither do you.

13.OBL details, and false press releases and lying in his speech to
   the country. (again transparency)

Again, you're very vague. Specifics, please. What are you talking about?

14.Reneged on energy policy.

Tried again. BIG opposition. He's bucking BIG OIL and their cronies in Congress. Again, to try and not be able to because of the opposition doesn't mean one "reneged." Put the blame where it belongs!

15.Claimed France was our closest ally.

When did he do this? At a diplomatic dinner? What was he supposed to do, tell the French we hate their guts? Glad YOU'RE not in the ambassadorial corp. We'd be a war with everybody!

16...and he finished with the verbatim quote, "Go back, and look at
   his campaign promises..he broke about every one of them!"

DETAILS, please! That kind of general slam is right out of the mouth of Bill O'Reilly.
Sorry, no sale, GfS!

Have a nice day.

Don Firth