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Old 08-23-2011, 08:59 AM
 
Location: Chandler, AZ
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Well the housing market isn't improving even as Obama & Co. deliberately continue to manipulate the release of foreclosures onto the market.

The unemployment rate isn't going down anytime soon; the nation's confidence in Obama is now nonexistent.
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Old 08-23-2011, 09:20 AM
 
Location: Tennessee
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Well the housing market isn't improving even as Obama & Co. deliberately continue to manipulate the release of foreclosures onto the market.

The unemployment rate isn't going down anytime soon; the nation's confidence in Obama is now nonexistent.
He doesn't want it to go down. He wants more people dependent on Democrats so they vote for them. That's why his administration is also encouraging more people to go on food stamps. That's why Obamacare increases federal employee hiring.
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Old 08-23-2011, 09:22 AM
 
Location: the very edge of the continent
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Is that what you consider to be a logical conclusion? Then I can say that conservatives logically wanted a President whose grandfather was a big contributor to the Nazis. And a business failure. And a cocaine user.
As was Obama, and admittedly so. Also, he was a terrorist sympathizer. At least one member of his campaign team staff had to quit due to ties to known terrorists.
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There are questionable personalities and associations involved in Obama's campaign, as well. Recently, Obama's campaign staffers met with terrorist sympathizers...

*Original link: Obama concedes mistake over Muslim outreach meeting - Deep Background - msnbc.com
*Currently available link: Obama concedes mistake over Muslim outreach meeting | All American Blogger

Conflicting stories from Obama's staffers...

“Would a campaign staffer have attended if they were aware of the complete list of attendees? No,” said Obama spokesman Ben LaBolt in an email statement to NBC."

But, LaBolt was not involved in the meeting. Those who were involved tell a different story.

"A second meeting participant speaking on condition on anonymity said he was stunned to learn that Awad and Bray had been invited to an event where Obama representatives would be present. The participant said Awad and Bray are considered politically “radioactive.” He said that some in the Obama group knew ahead of time that top CAIR officials would be in attendance--an allegation the Obama campaign disputes.
“Yes, when I knew they were coming it made me uncomfortable,” the attendee said. “There was some hope it wouldn’t get out” into the media, the attendee added. “There was some concern within the Obama camp that some of these people coming may be a political liability.”

and finally...

"The Obama campaign would not allow NBC News to interview its Muslim outreach director, Minha Husaini."

The fact that Obama's campaign refused to let NBC News interview Husaini on this is highly problematic - it gives the impression that they have something to hide.

But that isn't the only problem. Husaini is Obama's second Muslim Outreach director. Here's what happened with Obama's previous Muslim Outreach coordinator...

"The Muslim-outreach coordinator to the presidential campaign of Barack Obama has resigned amid questions about his involvement in an Islamic investment fund and various Islamic groups.

Chicago lawyer Mazen Asbahi, who was appointed volunteer national coordinator for Muslim American affairs by the Obama campaign on July 26, stepped down Monday after an Internet newsletter wrote about his brief stint on the fund's board, which also included a fundamentalist imam. ...Jamal Said, the imam at a fundamentalist-controlled mosque in Illinois."

"The Justice Department named Mr. Said an unindicted co-conspirator in the racketeering trial last year of several alleged Hamas fund-raisers, which ended in a mistrial. He has also been identified as a leading member of the group in news reports going back to 1993."

*Original link: Obama's Muslim-Outreach Adviser Resigns - WSJ.com
*Currently available link: LiveLeak.com - Obama's Muslim-Outreach Adviser Resigns

Bottom line - there are millions of peaceful Muslims, so why has Obama's campaign repeatedly associated with those who support and fund terrorism - and then try to hide it?
ALL known BEFORE the 2008 election.

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I'm mostly liberal but I didn't vote for Obama because he wasn't the best choice. But I supported his win when it became inevitable. As far as his ties to big banksters, I didn't know that beforehand.
You ADMITTEDLY voted for a candidate without knowing who pulls the strings?

Shame on you!

Well... Wall Street really raked it in, thanks to Obama.

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Wall Street owns both parties. Wall Street owns the government. Why argue over which party has more hand up its puppet butt?
Look at the campaign donations. There was a HUGE difference in the 2008 election campaign donations. Wall Street owns Obama. It was BLATANTLY clear before the election.
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Old 08-23-2011, 09:26 AM
 
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It doesn't matter, he'll still get their votes over someone they find even more ideologically obnoxious.
So, they'd rather erase DECADES of economic gain than vote for a candidate from the other party?

And when they do so, why should we feel sorry for them for making their own self-destructive choices?
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Old 08-23-2011, 09:29 AM
 
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Its simply going to come down to the unemployment rate circa Oct,2012. 7.2 plus, only one got term #2 in last 60 years.
That and Obama's MASSIVE deficits and COLOSSAL increase in the national debt. Both unprecedented.
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Old 08-23-2011, 09:41 AM
 
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It will come down to the young voters. They will decide on who becomes president. They will be the ones tipping it one way or the other. This assumes they show up to vote obviously.
The GOP will hammer Obama HARD on the extremely high recent college grad unemployment rate..

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Employment rates for new college graduates have fallen sharply in the last two years, as have starting salaries for those who can find work.

...Among the members of the class of 2010, just 56 percent had held at least one job by this spring, when the survey was conducted. That compares with 90 percent of graduates from the classes of 2006 and 2007.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/19/bu...rads.html?_r=2

From 90% to 56%. That's quite a decrease.

And that's even after Obama supposedly 'saved the economy,' and after 'Recovery Summer.' Those empty boasts can be used against Obama, as well.

The young voters already know Obama tanked their futures.
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Old 08-23-2011, 09:44 AM
 
Location: South Carolina
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Did I touch a nerve?


Voters in an election on which $3.5billion was spent made clear that they were not only frustrated about the weak economy, where unemployment is almost at 10 per cent, but also angry with Mr Obama personally.

Read more: MID-TERM ELECTIONS 2010: Obama defeat 'I need to do a better job' | Mail Online


Weren't the record number of new Republicans real R's?

Charm will only get you so far.
Oh the tide has turned on that group big time.
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Old 08-23-2011, 09:51 AM
 
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It doesn't matter by how much somebody wins the popular vote it's WHERE. If President Obama wins the states of Florida, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin he stands a pretty good chance of winning in 2012.

Remember Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin are the states WERE REPUBLICANS have:

Attempted to curtail collective bargaining by public employee unions.
NO WAY is that going to be a negative in Wisconsin.

Recent headlines clearly explain why:
Union curbs rescue a Wisconsin school district (http://washingtonexaminer.com/politics/2011/06/union-curbs-rescue-wisconsin-school-district - broken link)
New insurance plan will save school district $1 million plus | Hudson Star-Observer | Hudson, Wisconsin
KAALtv.com - Report:*Wisconsin Union Changes Saving Schools Millions (http://kaaltv.com/article/stories/S2228761.shtml?cat=10151 - broken link)

And not only that, the Wisconsin VOTERS have reaffirmed their support of Walker's and the Wisconsin GOP's efforts to regain Wisconsin's economic health by NOT allowing the Dems to unseat Prosser and NOT allowing the Dems to take control of the Wisconsin Senate in the recall elections.

Wisconsin taxpayers have learned that Dem policies are disastrous, and have VOTED accordingly.
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Old 08-23-2011, 10:13 AM
 
Location: South Carolina
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NO WAY is that going to be a negative in Wisconsin.

Recent headlines clearly explain why:
Union curbs rescue a Wisconsin school district (http://washingtonexaminer.com/politics/2011/06/union-curbs-rescue-wisconsin-school-district - broken link)
New insurance plan will save school district $1 million plus | Hudson Star-Observer | Hudson, Wisconsin
KAALtv.com - Report:*Wisconsin Union Changes Saving Schools Millions (http://kaaltv.com/article/stories/S2228761.shtml?cat=10151 - broken link)

And not only that, the Wisconsin VOTERS have reaffirmed their support of Walker's and the Wisconsin GOP's efforts to regain Wisconsin's economic health by NOT allowing the Dems to unseat Prosser and NOT allowing the Dems to take control of the Wisconsin Senate in the recall elections.

Wisconsin taxpayers have learned that Dem policies are disastrous, and have VOTED accordingly.

2012 ELECTION > Does This New Ohio Poll Spell Trouble for Obama?
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Old 08-23-2011, 10:15 AM
 
Location: South Carolina
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I was wondering how you'd like the new polling out today, considering how you were touting the generic republican against obama.

Amazing - the GOP neck and neck with obama and that's even before they've really started campaigning and hitting him hard.
2012 ELECTION > Does This New Ohio Poll Spell Trouble for Obama?
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