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Old 09-08-2009, 07:39 AM
 
Location: London UK & Florida USA
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NEVER in the history of America has the rest of the World looked at America with such amazement and disbelief.
America has lost it's position as the World's innovator and is now becoming the also rans of industry,finance,health and Education.
Up until a few years ago, American products were thought of by the World as advanced and unbeatable. Not anymore. Even in America itself, foreign products are outselling American products. I myself ordered recently "Americanalia" products for my company in the UK from the USA such as signs, American flags, banners etc etc. Every single item was made in china...even the "God Bless America" signs.
The American motor industry is now virtually gone and foreign cars are selling better in America than American cars.
The financial industry in America is crumbling and China has America in its pocket.
The Health System in America is now falling behind many poorer Countries and fails millions of Americans.
Education is non existant to many poor children.
The President of the United States was slated and attacked, even before his first day in office was over. We watch the American media turn into partisan recruiting stations for their specific parties and news takes a back seat behind "party bashing".
The outside world had thought that Americans had had enough of the B/S that ran their lives when they overwhelmingly voted in Obama as President. Obviously not. We in the rest of the World are amazed at how gullable so many Americans are and how they are led by the nose by the big Corporations and the media. They use fear tactics to scare the American public and it works. This "Freedom" B/S is only for those in control or who have money in the USA. The good hard working Americans are "Free" to only do whatever the CEO's and "Fat Cats" tell them to do.
Wake up America!
The self interest groups laugh at you everyday. They know how to push your buttons and then convince you that YOU are making the decissions when really they are brain washing you with fear and paranoia.
If you want to know the truth about something then ask people who have real experience. Ask people with no "axe to grind". Ask people who have no hidden agenda or are payed by the media to say what the media wants them to say. Ask YOURSELF if these things like a UHC are so bad then why does the rest of the industrialised world use it. Ask yourself who gains from America staying exactly as it is.
I love the American people. I hate the manipualtion of good honest people in America by the greedy and the ruthless.
America has now got the chance to get rid of the corruption and self interest that only thinks of their own well being. Obama was voted into office for change. Why on earth are Americans now allowing the Beck's, Limbaugh's, Hanitty's and Rove's of this world (who are doing very nicely from this hatred) scare you into hiding under your beds and allowing them to dictate your lives and in the process put America on hold.
The outside World now has dubbed the USA as the "UNITED HATE OF AMERICA"
Just remember WHY you voted Obama into office....CHANGE!
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Old 09-08-2009, 07:41 AM
 
Location: Sierra Vista, AZ
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NEVER in the history of America has the rest of the World looked at America with such amazement and disbelief.
America has lost it's position as the World's innovator and is now becoming the also rans of industry,finance,health and Education.
Up until a few years ago, American products were thought of by the World as advanced and unbeatable. Not anymore. Even in America itself, foreign products are outselling American products. I myself ordered recently "Americanalia" products for my company in the UK from the USA such as signs, American flags, banners etc etc. Every single item was made in china...even the "God Bless America" signs.
The American motor industry is now virtually gone and foreign cars are selling better in America than American cars.
The financial industry in America is crumbling and China has America in its pocket.
The Health System in America is now falling behind many poorer Countries and fails millions of Americans.
Education is non existant to many poor children.
The President of the United States was slated and attacked, even before his first day in office was over. We watch the American media turn into partisan recruiting stations for their specific parties and news takes a back seat behind "party bashing".
The outside world had thought that Americans had had enough of the B/S that ran their lives when they overwhelmingly voted in Obama as President. Obviously not. We in the rest of the World are amazed at how gullable so many Americans are and how they are led by the nose by the big Corporations and the media. They use fear tactics to scare the American public and it works. This "Freedom" B/S is only for those in control or who have money in the USA. The good hard working Americans are "Free" to only do whatever the CEO's and "Fat Cats" tell them to do.
Wake up America!
The self interest groups laugh at you everyday. They know how to push your buttons and then convince you that YOU are making the decissions when really they are brain washing you with fear and paranoia.
If you want to know the truth about something then ask people who have real experience. Ask people with no "axe to grind". Ask people who have no hidden agenda or are payed by the media to say what the media wants them to say. Ask YOURSELF if these things like a UHC are so bad then why does the rest of the industrialised world use it. Ask yourself who gains from America staying exactly as it is.
I love the American people. I hate the manipualtion of good honest people in America by the greedy and the ruthless.
America has now got the chance to get rid of the corruption and self interest that only thinks of their own well being. Obama was voted into office for change. Why on earth are Americans now allowing the Beck's, Limbaugh's, Hanitty's and Rove's of this world (who are doing very nicely from this hatred) scare you into hiding under your beds and allowing them to dictate your lives and in the process put America on hold.
The outside World now has dubbed the USA as the "UNITED HATE OF AMERICA"
Just remember WHY you voted Obama into office....CHANGE!

And all of this in 8 months

Sorry, this has taken 8 years
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Old 09-08-2009, 07:44 AM
 
Location: The Milky Way Galaxy
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And all of this in 8 months

Sorry, this has taken 8 years
Try longer
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Old 09-08-2009, 07:45 AM
 
Location: Inis Fada
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geeoro,

I might not always agree with you on other threads, but what you've written is very sad and true. When all is said and done, we will be owned by China and annexed by Canada and Mexico.
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Old 09-08-2009, 07:45 AM
 
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NEVER in the history of America has the rest of the World looked at America with such amazement and disbelief.
America has lost it's position as the World's innovator and is now becoming the also rans of industry,finance,health and Education.
Up until a few years ago, American products were thought of by the World as advanced and unbeatable. Not anymore. Even in America itself, foreign products are outselling American products. I myself ordered recently "Americanalia" products for my company in the UK from the USA such as signs, American flags, banners etc etc. Every single item was made in china...even the "God Bless America" signs.
The American motor industry is now virtually gone and foreign cars are selling better in America than American cars.
The financial industry in America is crumbling and China has America in its pocket.
The Health System in America is now falling behind many poorer Countries and fails millions of Americans.
Education is non existant to many poor children.
The President of the United States was slated and attacked, even before his first day in office was over. We watch the American media turn into partisan recruiting stations for their specific parties and news takes a back seat behind "party bashing".
The outside world had thought that Americans had had enough of the B/S that ran their lives when they overwhelmingly voted in Obama as President. Obviously not. We in the rest of the World are amazed at how gullable so many Americans are and how they are led by the nose by the big Corporations and the media. They use fear tactics to scare the American public and it works. This "Freedom" B/S is only for those in control or who have money in the USA. The good hard working Americans are "Free" to only do whatever the CEO's and "Fat Cats" tell them to do.
Wake up America!
The self interest groups laugh at you everyday. They know how to push your buttons and then convince you that YOU are making the decissions when really they are brain washing you with fear and paranoia.
If you want to know the truth about something then ask people who have real experience. Ask people with no "axe to grind". Ask people who have no hidden agenda or are payed by the media to say what the media wants them to say. Ask YOURSELF if these things like a UHC are so bad then why does the rest of the industrialised world use it. Ask yourself who gains from America staying exactly as it is.
I love the American people. I hate the manipualtion of good honest people in America by the greedy and the ruthless.
America has now got the chance to get rid of the corruption and self interest that only thinks of their own well being. Obama was voted into office for change. Why on earth are Americans now allowing the Beck's, Limbaugh's, Hanitty's and Rove's of this world (who are doing very nicely from this hatred) scare you into hiding under your beds and allowing them to dictate your lives and in the process put America on hold.
The outside World now has dubbed the USA as the "UNITED HATE OF AMERICA"
Just remember WHY you voted Obama into office....CHANGE!
Good post...until you had to include the "Beck's, Limbaugh's, Hanitty's and Rove's of this world" comment.

Then it went straight to the "Leftist Loony Bin" where the rest of the raging liberal lunacy on this forum ends up.

Not to mention the apparent inability of the "rest of the world" to understand that one man, Obama, will not (I repeat WILL NOT) change America. Policies may change, but fraud, waste, and abuse coming out of Washington will not. Posts like this reinforce the notion that the "rest of the world" simply do not understand how America works.
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Old 09-08-2009, 07:56 AM
 
Location: London UK & Florida USA
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Good post...until you had to include the "Beck's, Limbaugh's, Hanitty's and Rove's of this world" comment.

Then it went straight to the "Leftist Loony Bin" where the rest of the raging liberal lunacy on this forum ends up.

Not to mention the apparent inability of the "rest of the world" to understand that one man, Obama, will not (I repeat WILL NOT) change America. Policies may change, but fraud, waste, and abuse coming out of Washington will not. Posts like this reinforce the notion that the "rest of the world" simply do not understand how America works.
The reason i used Hannity etc is that they are the "vanguards" of the scare tactics being used against Obama. There are many others and on both sides of the Political spectrum but these "fanatics" are becoming extremely hateful and use lies to disturb Americans. They only want to destroy Obama..plain and simple.
Obama is the President and cannot change things on his own but the Majority of Americans put him into office to start the change much needed in America. Now the right wing media is terrifying the America Public into going back on their dreams of change with constant fear tactica and lies. Americans, unfortunately, put a lot of faith in what their media tell them and in this case they are being sold down the river by self interest.
BOTH parties should take a break from their quest for absolute power and think of the American people both rich and poor.
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Old 09-08-2009, 08:02 AM
 
Location: Sierra Vista, AZ
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Try longer
20 years but I seem to recall a surplus in there somewhere
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Old 09-08-2009, 08:03 AM
 
Location: Raleigh, NC
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The Obama/Bush team, along with Clinton/Greenspan's NASDAQ bubble, helped to make this possible. Yay team!
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Old 09-08-2009, 08:04 AM
 
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NEVER in the history of America has the rest of the World looked at America with such amazement and disbelief.
America has lost it's position as the World's innovator and is now becoming the also rans of industry,finance,health and Education.
Up until a few years ago, American products were thought of by the World as advanced and unbeatable. Not anymore. Even in America itself, foreign products are outselling American products. I myself ordered recently "Americanalia" products for my company in the UK from the USA such as signs, American flags, banners etc etc. Every single item was made in china...even the "God Bless America" signs.
The American motor industry is now virtually gone and foreign cars are selling better in America than American cars.
The financial industry in America is crumbling and China has America in its pocket.
The Health System in America is now falling behind many poorer Countries and fails millions of Americans.
Education is non existant to many poor children.
The President of the United States was slated and attacked, even before his first day in office was over. We watch the American media turn into partisan recruiting stations for their specific parties and news takes a back seat behind "party bashing".
The outside world had thought that Americans had had enough of the B/S that ran their lives when they overwhelmingly voted in Obama as President. Obviously not. We in the rest of the World are amazed at how gullable so many Americans are and how they are led by the nose by the big Corporations and the media. They use fear tactics to scare the American public and it works. This "Freedom" B/S is only for those in control or who have money in the USA. The good hard working Americans are "Free" to only do whatever the CEO's and "Fat Cats" tell them to do.
Wake up America!
The self interest groups laugh at you everyday. They know how to push your buttons and then convince you that YOU are making the decissions when really they are brain washing you with fear and paranoia.
If you want to know the truth about something then ask people who have real experience. Ask people with no "axe to grind". Ask people who have no hidden agenda or are payed by the media to say what the media wants them to say. Ask YOURSELF if these things like a UHC are so bad then why does the rest of the industrialised world use it. Ask yourself who gains from America staying exactly as it is.
I love the American people. I hate the manipualtion of good honest people in America by the greedy and the ruthless.
America has now got the chance to get rid of the corruption and self interest that only thinks of their own well being. Obama was voted into office for change. Why on earth are Americans now allowing the Beck's, Limbaugh's, Hanitty's and Rove's of this world (who are doing very nicely from this hatred) scare you into hiding under your beds and allowing them to dictate your lives and in the process put America on hold.
The outside World now has dubbed the USA as the "UNITED HATE OF AMERICA"
Just remember WHY you voted Obama into office....CHANGE!

Oh, get off your high horse. The US is not alone in having politicians more interested in keeping their jobs then working for the benefit of the nation - the US is not alone in having jobs 'outsourced' to China or Taiwan or whereever the widget can be made the cheapest. The US is not alone in having fear mongers/hate mongers/ and all sorts of mongers out there warning that the end is near. The UK has it, France has it - hell, all nations have it. Sadly political corruption is not just a problem in the US.

As to our current situation - Christ, where have you been? This has been in the making since the rule of George I. People are angry because they are waking up to the fact that the terms republican and democrat have just about as much legitimacy as the slogan 'change' (don't tell me you bought into that bs? I have to admit I did, and I feel particularily burned by the lie it turned out to be). People are angry because NAFTA didn't turn out quite as it was supposed to, people are angry because W f'd us up both by running up huge debt as well as running down the US' good name.

I think it simplistic to look at what is happening as a blue v red thing. It goes much, much deeper then that. I have been listening to Hannity and Laura Ingraham lately and I detect nerves on both of their parts. They are trying to corral the anger but they know it will bite them as well. People are tired of politics as usual. Maybe a viable third pary will rise from the ashes.
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Old 09-08-2009, 08:04 AM
 
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THIS ! ! !is the day America imploded...
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YouTube - Obama Is Going To Pay For My Gas And Mortgage!!!
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Let 'em watch. Maybe they'll learn something, then they can put out their own fires.
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