[gOOber]

 

[pedonbio]

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notty said:
I wasn't planning on posting in this thread after the election, but it seems I can't help myself. I'm sure my mood will improve after the inauguration, but right now I just want to scream, "I didn't vote for Obama! I don't give a shit about this 'historic event!' Go fuck yourself! In the ear!"

*takes a deep breath*

Nonetheless,

When I offer up criticisms of the man, they'll be based on his actions or lack thereof. My personal feelings will only season the dish, not provide the main ingredient.

*smiles sweetly*

Notty, usually I'm as bored with "historic event" crap as you are, but this time it's right. We white folks have gone a long, long way toward getting our souls back. In 1961 when Obama was born, his parents were prohibited by the laws of 26 states from marrying. In 11 states (The Old Confederacy) even if his father had acquired U.S. citizenship, he couldn't have voted in primary elections because his grandfather had not been eligible to vote in those states. More likely, his father would have been arrested for trying to register.

We old white farts have indeed come a long way, Baby!

[notty]

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Real said:
lol

of course many americans arent ready to do a tumble roll down the middle of the streets at the prospect of ridding themselves of one of the most vile leaders in your history.

i mean 47% of you voted for a ticket with freaking sarah palin on it.  no wonder you scare the shit out of the rest of the world...

What's your point?

If you're saying I should be happy Bush is gone, well, I am happy. But I knew this day would come 48 months ago, so the novelty has worn off a bit.

If you're saying I should be relieved Sarah Palin wasn't voted VP, come now my northern friend, we both know the outcome of this contest was never in doubt.

If you're saying I should embrace Obama because he is an improvement over Dubya, I'm afraid I must decline. You see, I hold the President to a higher standard than your George W. Bush litmus test.

[notty]

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pedonbio said:

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notty said:
I wasn't planning on posting in this thread after the election, but it seems I can't help myself. I'm sure my mood will improve after the inauguration, but right now I just want to scream, "I didn't vote for Obama! I don't give a shit about this 'historic event!' Go fuck yourself! In the ear!"

*takes a deep breath*

Nonetheless,

When I offer up criticisms of the man, they'll be based on his actions or lack thereof. My personal feelings will only season the dish, not provide the main ingredient.

*smiles sweetly*

Notty, usually I'm as bored with "historic event" crap as you are, but this time it's right. We white folks have gone a long, long way toward getting our souls back. In 1961 when Obama was born, his parents were prohibited by the laws of 26 states from marrying. In 11 states (The Old Confederacy) even if his father had acquired U.S. citizenship, he couldn't have voted in primary elections because his grandfather had not been eligible to vote in those states. More likely, his father would have been arrested for trying to register.

We old white farts have indeed come a long way, Baby!

Oh, PB. I'm happy you were able to assuage your guilt by voting for Obama. I'm happy your soul is on the mend. I guess it is a historic event for some people. But for me, I have no soul, and I feel no guilt, so...it's Tuesday.  

Edit: I just wanted to clarify that I'm not being flippant. I *am* happy for you. I'm happy for my parents. I'm happy for all the people who thought they would never see this in their lifetime. I suppose in that sense, it is a special day.

[Dearc]

I hereby declare that if I feel the urge to spout off some incomprehensible or totally inane comment, I can rest assured Notty says it better.  Give that man a cigar!

[rtpoe]

I'm already disappointed in him. The economy is still a mess because he spent the whole day watching parades and partying!

[solvegas]

Well, I didn't vote for him but as a patriot I want my Country and countrymen to do well. Unfortunately, there are forces out there having been unleashed by the Federal Reserve ( a goverment agency ) which I believe will cause a  lot of pain for a long time. For the last 15 years the Federal Reserve has been in a roller coaster money printing madness which has destabilized the economy. Remember the Clinton era Dot com boom ? It was caused by artificially low interest rates which made people believe money was cheap. Then the Federal Reserve stopped the money spigots in 1998 and by 2000 we had a recession ( according to the goverment conference board ). That's before Bush actually became President. Of course, the Federal Reserve  changed course and started printing money like mad. This helped create the housing bubble. I bought my house here in Vegas in 1998 for $132 K. In 2005 it was worth $325K. On paper I made a huge profit. Right now they say its worth $190 K.

[solvegas]

I'm a slow typist so I had to cut myself short. Anyways, again in 2005 the Federal Reserve upped the interest rates, to contain the commodities and real estate bubbles, and now we are in recession. The artifially low interest rates which made banks believe money was essentially free made them do a lot of stupid loans and now the taxpayer is getting raped to bail out banks and others. Now the Interest rate is essentially zero but the economy may not respond. This happened to Japan in the 90's and their economy has stagnated for the last 18 years ( the Nikkei reached 39900 in Dec 31 1989. It's hovering between 10,000 and 11,000 lately, 19 years later ). My point is that the Federal Reserve screwing up of the money supply is going to take a long time to repair and frankly, it doesn't matter who is in the White House, He is fucked.

[TheRover]

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Dearc said:
I hereby declare that if I feel the urge to spout off some incomprehensible or totally inane comment, I can rest assured Notty says it better.  Give that man a cigar!

Ah-Ah-AHEM!!!

[BarnacleBill]

Great point solvegas.  Exactly what Paul Krugman said in his blog last week.

Krugman did a quick calculation based on historical Fed Reserve reactions to bad economic news (obviously, Fed lowers the interest rate to spur the economy in bad times).  

According to Krugman's calculations, for the Fed to respond as it has done historically, it would have to lower the interest rate to -6%.

That's NEGATIVE six percent.  Obviously, not possible.

Which is why Obama should do massive work projects like FDR, mainly in two areas.  (1) Building alternative energy sources, windmills, solar panels, etc.  (2) Creating millions of office jobs in a massive, unprecedented attempt to create a national healthcare history database.

Also, he should legalize pot.  It would save BILLIONS in prison and law enforcement costs while simultaneously creating BILLIONS in tax revenue.

Just some wacky ideas.

[Janus]

Legalize weed? You trust the same corporate douchebags who messed up banks and cars to handle weed?

 They're going to patent strands, raise tariffs on foreign crops, then use an RIAA type union to force wasting billions on patent protection.

J- That being said...Pineapple express was hilarious.

[TheZookie007]

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me: Yup, it's good value for money.

notty: Good value would be televising the oath from the Oval Office, and using the left over $149,999,950.00 to help the poor and homeless of Washington, D.C.  

Even better!

[TheZookie007]

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gOOber: I wonder if Obama's presidency will mean the end of political humor as we have known it for the past 16 years?

No way. The emphasis will no longer be on the president's stupidity, bad governance or malapropisms, but trust and believe that the late night comics will be able to find the funny in Obama

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JJ: Yeah, it will!   And shortly the Congress will be passing a law making it illegal to criticize the Exalted High Ruler and Annointed One, that being Lord Obama. Why, that would be racist.

No, but always insisting that anyone who wants to criticize him is racist, IS racist (or at least stupid). Obama is not a God, he is a fallible human being, and I for one, while being in his corner almost from day one, recognize this fact.

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JJ: According to CNN, we all "need to get behind this President" and come together.  Keep hearing how we really need for this President to "succeed"!

Don't recall that CNN put out the same appeal when Clarence Thomas ascended to a seat on the Supreme Court or when Colin Powell, then Condy Rice became Secretary of State?

None of those individuals became the head of state in a time of war. That's the difference. Why would anyone put out a call to rally behind a Supreme Court Justice? (Especially one who was essentially called upon to fill the black quota in the SCOTUS, after the death of the legal giant Thurgood Marshall. I mean, was he the best person of any color they could come up with? Please.)

[notty]

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Dearc said:
I hereby declare that if I feel the urge to spout off some incomprehensible or totally inane comment, I can rest assured Notty says it better.  Give that man a cigar!

Whoa, there. Let's not rally around me quite yet. If my only choices on the ballot had been McCain and Obama, I would've voted for Obama. My purpose here is to try to keep these starry-eyed goofballs somewhat grounded in reality. Our country is a mess. This isn't a good time for idol worship. We need to ask tough questions and demand more of our leaders than we ever have before.

P.S. I'm not a man.

[Dearc]

Ooops, my bad.  lol