Barack Obama is the 44th President of the United States

[3rkid]

Why does everyone hate Bush? He is not the idiot that everybody thinks he is. I bet that no more than 3 people on the TIF have a higher IQ than Bush or went to a better school than him. I think that so many people hate Bush, because of the war in Iraq, but a majority of people supported the war at first. Americans just have a hard time with sacrafice and this is why America lost in Vietnam as well. It was, because the American people are a bunch of pansies with no backbone. It takes a leader with a backbone to stand up and keep America as a superpower. We will very soon see if Obama has that backbone and then America will be wanting a leader that does not worry about his image, but about the well being of the country.

 

 

 

I don't think you comprehend how much America sacrificed in World War II. Bush thought that this was the same country that supported and sacrificed so much for the WWII war effort that he went into Afghanistan and Iraq with a 92% approval rating.

 

 

 

It's simply that America has become, to be honest, a lazy country and it's going to take a damn good president to change that.

 

 

 

Good night everyone, and please don't kill each other by the time I get back!

[superson]

Why does everyone hate Bush? He is not the idiot that everybody thinks he is. I bet that no more than 3 people on the TIF have a higher IQ than Bush or went to a better school than him. I think that so many people hate Bush, because of the war in Iraq, but a majority of people supported the war at first. Americans just have a hard time with sacrafice and this is why America lost in Vietnam as well. It was, because the American people are a bunch of pansies with no backbone. It takes a leader with a backbone to stand up and keep America as a superpower. We will very soon see if Obama has that backbone and then America will be wanting a leader that does not worry about his image, but about the well being of the country.

 

 

 

Don't have time to refute everything you said, it's late, but do you really think Bush would have gotten into the school he did without his last name being 'Bush' and his daddy being powerful.

[Inuashakent]

Why does everyone hate Bush? He is not the idiot that everybody thinks he is. I bet that no more than 3 people on the TIF have a higher IQ than Bush or went to a better school than him. I think that so many people hate Bush, because of the war in Iraq, but a majority of people supported the war at first. Americans just have a hard time with sacrafice and this is why America lost in Vietnam as well. It was, because the American people are a bunch of pansies with no backbone. It takes a leader with a backbone to stand up and keep America as a superpower. We will very soon see if Obama has that backbone and then America will be wanting a leader that does not worry about his image, but about the well being of the country.

 

 

 

You are about to get BLASTED.

 

inb4blast

 

 

 

War in Iraq wasn't sacrifice... it was a pretty stupid move.

[Kill_Thomas9]

Are you dense?

 

 

 

Obama is helping lower and middle class famalies, and making sure that the richest of the rich aren't given breaks. Someone really ought to stop this madness.

 

Ok, I'll say "spreading the wealth" instead of socialism, since socialism consists of more than just that.

 

So Obama is spreading the wealth. Which is bad as well.

 

 

 

And I did read the article. Although Obama is making sure the upper class isn't "given a break", he is also raising taxes on them. So it isn't like they aren't being hurt by this.

[Azvareth]

ron paul...?

 

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:( indeed.

 

 

 

 

 

No not really the man is crazy.

[Rahila]

Well.. taxing the "Upper Class" (those who make above 140k a year) and giving the "Lower Class" free healthcare sure sounds like socialism to me.

 

 

 

Someone ought to slap you.

 

 

 

READ:

 

http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/o ... 30.article

 

 

 

I was hoping you would prove me wrong, but obamma is still providing welfare for the lower income familes. And 45% tax on "estates" over 3.5 million? That is absurd.

 

 

 

So with the majority of americans being lower/middle class, your saying its a bad thing to lift some of the burden off of their shoulders at the expense of the upper class being taxed? Hell if your house is worth 3.5 million i'm guessing you could handle some heavier taxes :? just saying..

 

 

 

Why would anyone want to work their [wagon] off to become wealthy then?

 

 

 

ie. John goes to undergrad and post grad college for 8 years while working at a hospital to become a respected and high payed doctor so he can COMFORTABLY support a family. Why should he give his money to Jim, who only graduated from high school and is in poverty because he works at burger king and is addicted to cigs?

[NoMoreDead]

Are you dense?

 

 

 

Obama is helping lower and middle class famalies, and making sure that the richest of the rich aren't given breaks. Someone really ought to stop this madness.

 

Ok, I'll say "spreading the wealth" instead of socialism, since socialism consists of more than just that.

 

So Obama is spreading the wealth. Which is bad as well.

 

 

 

And I did read the article. Although Obama is making sure the upper class isn't "given a break", he is also raising taxes on them. So it isn't like they aren't being hurt by this.

 

 

 

The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.

 

 

 

Why is spreading the wealth bad?

[lonellama]

Why does everyone hate Bush? He is not the idiot that everybody thinks he is. I bet that no more than 3 people on the TIF have a higher IQ than Bush or went to a better school than him. I think that so many people hate Bush, because of the war in Iraq, but a majority of people supported the war at first. Americans just have a hard time with sacrafice and this is why America lost in Vietnam as well. It was, because the American people are a bunch of pansies with no backbone. It takes a leader with a backbone to stand up and keep America as a superpower. We will very soon see if Obama has that backbone and then America will be wanting a leader that does not worry about his image, but about the well being of the country.

 

 

 

Im sorry, but the guy is a complete moron. He's a simple and easily manipulated leader, but more importantly he is surrounded by some pretty evil men (a.k.a. Cheney, etc.). The war in iraq has had so much criticism, as well as amounting a huge toll economically and in human life. Your right though, the war was supported initially, but who wouldn't support it? I mean their country was attacked and they wanted nothing but revenge and to find who was responsible, just as any other person would. But the fact that this war has been going on for as long as it has, despite its heavy criticism, amazes the hell out of me :o

[lonellama]

Are you dense?

 

 

 

Obama is helping lower and middle class famalies, and making sure that the richest of the rich aren't given breaks. Someone really ought to stop this madness.

 

Ok, I'll say "spreading the wealth" instead of socialism, since socialism consists of more than just that.

 

So Obama is spreading the wealth. Which is bad as well.

 

 

 

And I did read the article. Although Obama is making sure the upper class isn't "given a break", he is also raising taxes on them. So it isn't like they aren't being hurt by this.

 

 

 

The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.

 

 

 

Why is spreading the wealth bad?

 

 

 

Exactly.

[Kill_Thomas9]

Well.. taxing the "Upper Class" (those who make above 140k a year) and giving the "Lower Class" free healthcare sure sounds like socialism to me.

 

 

 

Someone ought to slap you.

 

 

 

READ:

 

http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/o ... 30.article

 

 

 

I was hoping you would prove me wrong, but obamma is still providing welfare for the lower income familes. And 45% tax on "estates" over 3.5 million? That is absurd.

 

 

 

So with the majority of americans being lower/middle class, your saying its a bad thing to lift some of the burden off of their shoulders at the expense of the upper class being taxed? Hell if your house is worth 3.5 million i'm guessing you could handle some heavier taxes :? just saying..

 

 

 

Why would anyone want to work their [wagon] off to become wealthy then?

 

 

 

ie. John goes to undergrad and post grad college for 8 years while working at a hospital to become a respected and high payed doctor so he can COMFORTABLY support a family. Why should he give his money to Jim, who only graduated from high school and is in poverty because he works at burger king and is addicted to cigs?

 

 

 

Exactly. The majority then has less of an incentive to work, seeing as they will be taken care of no matter what. This also leads to the upper class being unhappy, and much of the wealth leaving the country. I won't go into deatails at the moment, but Obama should know that spreading the wealth never turns out well.

[Kill_Thomas9]

Are you dense?

 

 

 

Obama is helping lower and middle class famalies, and making sure that the richest of the rich aren't given breaks. Someone really ought to stop this madness.

 

Ok, I'll say "spreading the wealth" instead of socialism, since socialism consists of more than just that.

 

So Obama is spreading the wealth. Which is bad as well.

 

 

 

And I did read the article. Although Obama is making sure the upper class isn't "given a break", he is also raising taxes on them. So it isn't like they aren't being hurt by this.

 

 

 

The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.

 

 

 

Why is spreading the wealth bad?

 

Are you freaking joking? Take a lesson from history buddy.

[lonellama]

Well.. taxing the "Upper Class" (those who make above 140k a year) and giving the "Lower Class" free healthcare sure sounds like socialism to me.

 

 

 

Someone ought to slap you.

 

 

 

READ:

 

http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/o ... 30.article

 

 

 

I was hoping you would prove me wrong, but obamma is still providing welfare for the lower income familes. And 45% tax on "estates" over 3.5 million? That is absurd.

 

 

 

So with the majority of americans being lower/middle class, your saying its a bad thing to lift some of the burden off of their shoulders at the expense of the upper class being taxed? Hell if your house is worth 3.5 million i'm guessing you could handle some heavier taxes :? just saying..

 

 

 

Why would anyone want to work their [wagon] off to become wealthy then?

 

 

 

ie. John goes to undergrad and post grad college for 8 years while working at a hospital to become a respected and high payed doctor so he can COMFORTABLY support a family. Why should he give his money to Jim, who only graduated from high school and is in poverty because he works at burger king and is addicted to cigs?

 

 

 

Exactly. The majority then has less of an incentive to work, seeing as they will be taken care of no matter what. This also leads to the upper class being unhappy, and much of the wealth leaving the country. I won't go into deatails at the moment, but Obama should know that spreading the wealth never turns out well.

 

 

 

From what I understand, this spreading of the wealth is to help the lower/middle class with their healthcare, something many people have trouble (if able to at all) financing. And as for the incentive to work and get rich... It's not like these taxes are going to devastate your income :roll: I mean do you honestly have no incentive to be well-off??

[Oy_the_Great]

Are you dense?

 

 

 

Obama is helping lower and middle class famalies, and making sure that the richest of the rich aren't given breaks. Someone really ought to stop this madness.

 

Ok, I'll say "spreading the wealth" instead of socialism, since socialism consists of more than just that.

 

So Obama is spreading the wealth. Which is bad as well.

 

 

 

And I did read the article. Although Obama is making sure the upper class isn't "given a break", he is also raising taxes on them. So it isn't like they aren't being hurt by this.

 

 

 

The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.

 

 

 

Why is spreading the wealth bad?

 

Are you freaking joking? Take a lesson from history buddy.

 

I'll repeat NoMore's question: why is spreading the wealth bad?

 

And this question comes from a Belgian guy with a Christian-democratic point of view that was raised by rich parents with a conservative background.

[dragoonson]

Are you dense?

 

 

 

Obama is helping lower and middle class famalies, and making sure that the richest of the rich aren't given breaks. Someone really ought to stop this madness.

 

Ok, I'll say "spreading the wealth" instead of socialism, since socialism consists of more than just that.

 

So Obama is spreading the wealth. Which is bad as well.

 

 

 

And I did read the article. Although Obama is making sure the upper class isn't "given a break", he is also raising taxes on them. So it isn't like they aren't being hurt by this.

 

 

 

The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.

 

 

 

Why is spreading the wealth bad?

 

Are you freaking joking? Take a lesson from history buddy.

 

I'll repeat NoMore's question: why is spreading the wealth bad?

 

And this question comes from a Belgian guy with a Christian-democratic point of view that was raised by rich parents with a conservative background.

 

 

 

Nothing,in fact if you do take a look into history,it was a concentration of either extreme wealth and extreme poverty that led to angry citizens and many rebellions.Hey,idea,if you yourself don't know much about history,don't ask people to look into history.

[dsavi]

Been following the election all night and all I can say is congratulations. You really needed this.

 

Sure as crap we did. Bush's word doesn't count for anything in Europe, as I'm sure you've witnessed.

 

 

 

Already today my classmates have said Obama's going to get shot. Nobody would dare say that in America, it seems. Here's hoping that he's safe.

[Pali]

 

 

 

 

 

 

The new face of our future of the United States of America.

 

 

 

Obama sweeps to victory as first black president

 

WASHINGTON Barack Obama swept to victory as the nation's first black president Tuesday night in an electoral college landslide that overcame racial barriers as old as America itself. "Change has come," he told a jubilant hometown Chicago crowd estimated at nearly a quarter-million people.

 

 

 

The son of a black father from Kenya and a white mother from Kansas, the Democratic senator from Illinois sealed his historic triumph by defeating Republican Sen. John McCain in a string of wins in hard-fought battleground states Ohio, Florida, Iowa and more. He captured Virginia, too, the first candidate of his party in 44 years to do so.

 

 

 

On a night for Democrats to savor, they not only elected Obama the nation's 44th president but padded their majorities in the House and Senate, and in January will control both the White House and Congress for the first time since 1994.

 

 

 

A survey of voters leaving polling places showed the economy was by far the top Election Day issue. Six in 10 voters said so, and none of the other top issues energy, Iraq, terrorism and health care was picked by more than one in 10.

 

 

 

Obama's election capped a meteoric rise from mere state senator to president-elect in four years.

 

 

 

Spontaneous celebrations erupted from Atlanta to New York and Philadelphia as word of Obama's victory spread. A big crowd filled Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House.

 

 

 

In his first speech as victor, to an enormous throng at Grant Park in Chicago, Obama catalogued the challenges ahead. "The greatest of a lifetime," he said, "two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century."

 

 

 

He added, "There are many who won't agree with every decision or policy I make as president, and we know that government can't solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face."

 

 

 

McCain called his former rival to concede defeat and the end of his own 10-year quest for the White House. "The American people have spoken, and spoken clearly," McCain told disappointed supporters in Arizona.

 

 

 

President Bush added his congratulations from the White House, where his tenure runs out on Jan. 20. "May God bless whoever wins tonight," he had told dinner guests earlier.

 

 

 

Obama, in his speech, invoked the words of Lincoln and seemed to echo John F. Kennedy.

 

 

 

"So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of service and responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder," he said.

 

 

 

He and his running mate, Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware, will take their oaths of office as president and vice president on Jan. 20, 2009. McCain remains in the Senate.

 

 

 

Sarah Palin, McCain's running mate, returns to Alaska as governor after a tumultuous debut on the national stage.

 

 

 

He will move into the Oval Office as leader of a country that is almost certainly in recession, and fighting two long wars, one in Iraq, the other in Afghanistan.

 

 

 

The popular vote was close 51.3 percent to 47.5 percent with 73 percent of all U.S. precincts tallied but not the count in the Electoral College, where it mattered most.

 

 

 

There, Obama's audacious decision to contest McCain in states that hadn't gone Democratic in years paid rich dividends.

 

 

 

Shortly after midnight in the East, The Associated Press count showed Obama with 338 electoral votes, well over the 270 needed for victory. McCain had 141 after winning states that comprised the normal Republican base, including Texas and most of the South.

 

 

 

Interviews with voters suggested that almost six in 10 women were backing Obama nationwide, while men leaned his way by a narrow margin. Just over half of whites supported McCain, giving him a slim advantage in a group that Bush carried overwhelmingly in 2004.

 

 

 

The results of the AP survey were based on a preliminary partial sample of nearly 10,000 voters in Election Day polls and in telephone interviews over the past week for early voters. Obama has said his first order of presidential business will be to tackle the economy. He has also pledged to withdraw most U.S. combat troops from Iraq within 16 months.

 

 

 

In Washington, the Democratic leaders of Congress celebrated.

 

 

 

"It is not a mandate for a party or ideology but a mandate for change," said Senate Majority leader Harry Reid of Nevada.

 

 

 

Said Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California: "Tonight the American people have called for a new direction. They have called for change in America."

 

 

 

Democrats also acclaimed Senate successes by former Gov. Mark Warner in Virginia, Rep. Tom Udall in New Mexico and Rep. Mark Udall in Colorado. All won seats left open by Republican retirements.

 

 

 

In New Hampshire, former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen defeated Republican Sen. John Sununu in a rematch of their 2002 race, and Sen. Elizabeth Dole fell to Democrat Kay Hagan in North Carolina.

 

 

 

Biden won a new term in Delaware, a seat he will resign before he is sworn in as vice president.

 

 

 

The Senate's Republican leader, Mitch McConnell, survived a scare in Kentucky, and in Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss hoped to avoid a December runoff.

 

 

 

The Democrats piled up gains in the House, as well.

 

 

 

They defeated seven Republican incumbents, including 22-year veteran Chris Shays in Connecticut, and picked up nine more seats where GOP lawmakers had retired.

 

 

 

At least three Democrats lost their seats, including Florida Rep. Tim Mahoney, turned out of office after admitting to two extramarital affairs while serving his first term in Florida. In Louisiana, Democratic Rep. Don Cazayoux lost the seat he had won in a special election six months ago.

 

 

 

The resurgent Democrats also elected a governor in one of the nation's traditional bellwether states when Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon won his race.

 

 

 

An estimated 187 million voters were registered, and in an indication of interest in the battle for the White House, 40 million or so had already voted as Election Day dawned.

 

 

 

Obama sought election as one of the youngest presidents, and one of the least experienced in national political affairs.

 

 

 

That wasn't what set the Illinois senator apart, though neither from his rivals nor from the other men who had served as president since the nation's founding more than two centuries ago. A black man, he confronted a previously unbreakable barrier as he campaigned on twin themes of change and hope in uncertain times.

 

 

 

McCain, a prisoner of war during Vietnam, a generation older than his rival at 72, was making his second try for the White House, following his defeat in the battle for the GOP nomination in 2000.

 

 

 

A conservative, he stressed his maverick's streak. And although a Republican, he did what he could to separate himself from an unpopular president.

 

 

 

For the most part, the two presidential candidates and their running mates, Biden and Republican Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska, spent weeks campaigning in states that went for Bush four years ago.

 

 

 

McCain and Obama each won contested nominations the Democrat outdistancing former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and promptly set out to claim the mantle of change.

 

 

 

Obama won California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin.

 

 

 

McCain had Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming.

 

 

 

He also won at least 3 of Nebraska's five electoral votes, with the other two in doubt.

 

 

 

(This version CORRECTS years since Democrat won Virginia to 44, not 40)

 

[magekillr]

Saying I'm happy, is an understatement.

 

 

 

I just got back from the bar, and I am ecstatic.

 

 

 

Short, sweet, to the point.

 

 

 

Oh, my feet have blisters on blisters; I walked today for 10-12 hours knocking on doors getting people to vote. If anyone wanted McCain to win, you should have been out there.

 

 

 

It wasn't George Bush that won us this election, it was the community organizers. Remember, we beat Hillary Clinton.

[Millard]

Really happy that Obama won.

 

 

 

And the guy who said Europe is full or riots, get an education before its too late.

[lordkafei]

The clear winner tonight is Fred Armisen. He gets to be on SNL for 4 years impersonating Obama. Darrell Hammond loses because he was McCain, but he's been on there for so long he probably welcomes the break.

 

 

 

Hillary Clinton is the big loser, as this win pretty much slams the door on any chance she has left to be the CiC. =D>

 

 

 

Always look on the bright side of life....

[pryomancer]

I'm glad Obama won, I wasn't really expecting him to lose.

 

 

 

I'm shocked though as I read through this topic, the amount of reported posts and racist comments removed is completely unacceptable.

 

Really I'm disappointed.

[Sly_Wizard]

Yay

 

I'll laugh when we get as bad as Europe

 

You fool, we're in worse shape as is. :twss: [/sarcasm] for those that think I'm serious

 

 

 

No, we're not. I dunno' why you seem to think that.

[trapical]

Lifetime republican, voted for Obama today. I did it for the rest of the world really. Billions of people off shore prefer Obama to McCain. The United States has a huge affect on the world, therefore I figure the world should have some say in the election.

 

 

 

By the way, I don't care if your for Obama or not, American or not, whatever. Watch his victory speech, its one for the history books. So full of morals, strength, and done with no notes or teleprompter. Best speech I have ever seen:

 

http://www.foxnews.com/video2/video08.h ... xnews.com/

[minniemouse]

Well done, guys. Finally a good leader. I'm impressed.

 

 

 

Let's just hope he won't become a scapegoat for all the bad things happening in your country right now, which were caused by his predecessor, and which are unavoidable at this point (recession, etc). Also let's hope he won't be assassinated like Martin Luther King, JFK, Robert Kennedy....etc etc. (basically like all the people who wanted to make a change.

 

I'd even add John Lennon to the list, but hey, I'd be called paranoid : PP

[blushenka]

Thanks for the vid link, trapical. Very inspirational. I usually don't dig politicians because they have an air of hypocrisy that is very transparent to me. But, I'm sure this has been mentioned before, Obama has a power of inspiration akin to Martin Luther King. I've been right time and time again when it comes to my instincts about people and this guy's the real thing.

[Sly_Wizard]

I apologize for the useless post in advance, but I just had to post this picture (If it hasn't been posted already).

 

 

 

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