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Old 01-04-2008, 04:37 AM   #71
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I haven't been this excited about a political victory in my lifetime. Obama beat the odds and knocked off a tough Clinton campaign in Iowa, of all places.

I think there are lots of messages to take from tonight. First, independents are leaning HEAVILY Democratic right now. That may have shifted with an Obama loss tonight towards McCain, but Obama has HUGE momentum now, and independents are likely to continue flocking to his campaign, propelling him to wins in New Hampshire and South Carolina.

Second, people in America really want change. That is bad news for Clinton, who superficially appears to be more of the same, due to her connection to Bill. This could be a tidal wave election, where Obama has a real chance to overwhelmingly be elected as the next president. If a black man can win in Iowa, one of the whitest of all states with a solid evangelical base, from a party attracting more than twice the turnout in a caucus than the Republican party, where can't he win? For the first time in the history of this great nation, the ultimate glass ceiling may be about to be shattered for African-Americans. And, as the excitement about that fact builds, African-Americans may be involved in voting in unprecedented numbers.

This is a historic day, and a thrilling one.
Wow, you really do have some screws loose, don't you? What in the hell makes you excited about Obama? LMAO. Holy crap, you must be part of the masses that are asses.
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Old 01-04-2008, 04:38 AM   #72
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Don't go freaky on me, I'm just asking how he's going to address the issue of new taxes. If the Repubs have spent us into oblivion, how does he plan to explain how he will he get us out and pay for these things at the same time? The question will come up. Will he answer it honestly and lose, or hedge? What would you suggest?
Why is this a peculiar question for Obama? Ask the same thing of any candidate. We are currently operating at a gigantic deficit, so no matter who is elected, the question of "how are we going to pay for all this" is going to have to be answered.

This just seems like a dishonest attack on Obama.
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Old 01-04-2008, 04:38 AM   #73
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Wow, you really do have some screws loose, don't you? What in the hell makes you excited about Obama? LMAO. Holy crap, you must be part of the masses that are asses.
The fact that you hate him led me to conclude he was perfect for America.
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Old 01-04-2008, 04:40 AM   #74
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Well, Repubs always lie about such things and get elected.

This is a thread about Obama. Just answer the question. Or is this how Obama will address it?
I have no idea, and don't see why it matters. Taxes will be raised, barring the election of another retard who doesn't care about our nation's future.
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Well, Repubs always lie about such things and get elected.

This is a thread about Obama. Just answer the question. Or is this how Obama will address it?
He will give a political answer, just like they all will. You can't win an election by promising to raise taxes, so nobody does it. Obama has promised a tax cut for the middle-class, so he will have to deliver one. That is how you get elected. Ask Bush I, Bush II, Clinton and Reagan. They all promised the same thing.

He will indicate that we have to cut out the pork projects, just like they all will. He will say that we need a new era of fiscal responsibility, just like they all will.

I really don't know what you are after here.
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Wow, you really do have some screws loose, don't you? What in the hell makes you excited about Obama? LMAO. Holy crap, you must be part of the masses that are asses.
Obama is a rock star, which after Gore and Kerry seems to be sole Democrat criteria for the presidency.
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I won't ever argue that our experiment in capitalism is not an outrageous success in economic terms, but there are other costs, and the current furor in response to 9/11 has done much to reduce our position in the world.
Ok Ron Paul. Are you really that much of a pussy that you care what the rest of the world thinks about us? As far as I am concerned, the less those pussies in Europe think about us, the better our response to 9/11 must be. Geez...
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Obama is a rock star, which after Gore and Kerry seems to be sole Democrat criteria for the presidency.
No, we have also incorporated intelligence, which is one better than Republicans can do.

Are you going to get out the vote for Huck?
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Ok Ron Paul. Are you really that much of a pussy that you care what the rest of the world thinks about us? As far as I am concerned, the less those pussies in Europe think about us, the better our response to 9/11 must be. Geez...
It is called globalism for a reason. It is important to work with the rest of the world.
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Ok Ron Paul. Are you really that much of a pussy that you care what the rest of the world thinks about us? As far as I am concerned, the less those pussies in Europe think about us, the better our response to 9/11 must be. Geez...
You are a jingoistic simpleton. "If everybody else hates me it's because I'm soooo right." I suppose you also believe they "hate us for our freedoms." Jackass.
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