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You know that the whole Welfare queen thing was just used to transfer money from welfare programs to military.... Ronald Reagan could never point of the woman who "road her Cadillac and wore her fur coat to pick up her welfare check".
I'm in germany now and get ALL the news from around the world and from almost any country you could name, they were excited and hopeful that Barak Obama will change the world for the better. Everytime I watch Russia Today, Al-Jazeera-Eng., BBC World, news channels from France, Poland, countries in Africa (today was the first time I saw an indepth report about the pirates in Nigeria; not just some two-liner online), Spain, ad infinitum - news in depth from all over the world and coverage of current stories with actual journalists on site - well, you realize that Americans are really cut off from feeling part of all the people of the world by the lack of in-depth information provided by our poor news services. A real shame. If you had seen how people from every corner had followed so closely our election and their hope when Barak was elected; not just in Keyna but everywhere, well it was overwhelming and I finally felt maybe there was a chance we could be part of the community of man again instead of their enemy. Sappy maybe, but true.
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I would think you worry too much about international opinions. There are many countries that wish us ill and that didn't change when Obama got elected.
The great thing about America is that we have changes in power without bloodshed and everyone comes together to give the new leader the benefit of the doubt and a fair chance. Well... almost everyone. Jonmarc can't seem to get his partisan blinders off. Ah well... as the old saying goes... there are none so blind as those who will not see.
Partisan politics aside... For those who are old enough to remember Jim Crow laws and negroes (that's what we called them then) not even being able to vote in many places in the United States, you have got to recognize that our country has taken a great step forward. Not only a step for our country alone, but we are the first Western nation to elect as our leader someone of African descent.
Clearly we should all feel an increased national pride in our ability to overcome centuries of prejudice and systemic racism in this country and show the world that America was, is, and will continue to be a truly unique and special place.
That's a laugh. a) You obviously don't know the meaning of the word "appeaser" b) Many people don't think there's anything wrong with being leftist or anti-gun, and c) When has Obama ever killed a baby?
You, on the other, hand can't wait to go back in time to blow baby Hitler away with your trusty .44. So watch who you're calling "baby killer."
United States
I've always had a high levels of pride for my country, no loss or gain in esteem here. : ]
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[-4 points] 3 years ago by deleted user ReplyYou know that the whole Welfare queen thing was just used to transfer money from welfare programs to military.... Ronald Reagan could never point of the woman who "road her Cadillac and wore her fur coat to pick up her welfare check".
I truly believed that my fellow citizens would find it, in the end, impossible to vote for an AFrican American. So glad to be wrong!!
I had faith.
I'm in germany now and get ALL the news from around the world and from almost any country you could name, they were excited and hopeful that Barak Obama will change the world for the better. Everytime I watch Russia Today, Al-Jazeera-Eng., BBC World, news channels from France, Poland, countries in Africa (today was the first time I saw an indepth report about the pirates in Nigeria; not just some two-liner online), Spain, ad infinitum - news in depth from all over the world and coverage of current stories with actual journalists on site - well, you realize that Americans are really cut off from feeling part of all the people of the world by the lack of in-depth information provided by our poor news services. A real shame. If you had seen how people from every corner had followed so closely our election and their hope when Barak was elected; not just in Keyna but everywhere, well it was overwhelming and I finally felt maybe there was a chance we could be part of the community of man again instead of their enemy. Sappy maybe, but true.
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I would think you worry too much about international opinions. There are many countries that wish us ill and that didn't change when Obama got elected.
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[-3 points] 3 years ago by deleted user ReplyThe great thing about America is that we have changes in power without bloodshed and everyone comes together to give the new leader the benefit of the doubt and a fair chance. Well... almost everyone. Jonmarc can't seem to get his partisan blinders off. Ah well... as the old saying goes... there are none so blind as those who will not see.
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[-2 points] 3 years ago by deleted user ReplyWow... this is the first reasonable thing I've heard you say... did you get new meds?
Partisan politics aside... For those who are old enough to remember Jim Crow laws and negroes (that's what we called them then) not even being able to vote in many places in the United States, you have got to recognize that our country has taken a great step forward. Not only a step for our country alone, but we are the first Western nation to elect as our leader someone of African descent.
Clearly we should all feel an increased national pride in our ability to overcome centuries of prejudice and systemic racism in this country and show the world that America was, is, and will continue to be a truly unique and special place.
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[-4 points] 3 years ago by deleted user ReplyThat's a laugh. a) You obviously don't know the meaning of the word "appeaser" b) Many people don't think there's anything wrong with being leftist or anti-gun, and c) When has Obama ever killed a baby?
You, on the other, hand can't wait to go back in time to blow baby Hitler away with your trusty .44. So watch who you're calling "baby killer."
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[-1 points] 3 years ago by deleted user ReplyI see... so now you want to kill me as a baby too, so I can't grow up to ask you questions that you can't answer.
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[-1 points] 3 years ago by deleted user ReplyFailure once again to answer the questions noted.
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[-1 points] 3 years ago by deleted user ReplyContinued failure to answer the questions noted.
I can't say actually until the elections have passed. (my country hold elections for parliament on nov30)
I believe this article speaks the truth.
http://www.northstarwriters.com/pi139.htm