Ya know, I tried to vote for Spring time in the South, but I could only vote for the season, or the place, and once I voted for one or the other, then the vote was closed. So I think the results are skewed (screwed ?) a little.
But I vote for Nashville in the Spring, because the coastal cities are expensive, and Nashville is somewhat centered and lots to do.
" I feel that you have not done enough to find out whether what you are saying it true or not "
Why do you feel that way??
Because we disagree?
You don't know how much I have researched, but I have posted several nationally and internationally acknowledged facts about him and his administration, facts that are not disputed by his administration.
So, those facts and others forms the basis of my distrust for him and his administration.
The United States has never been a very socialist country and the majority of citizens have preferred it remain that way.
And I would not call it "anti-socialist propagands shoved down our throat". You are spinning things pretty fast with that comment I would say.
We just have always been a Capitalist free enterprise society.
"Home of the brave, land of the free"
Ever heard that statement before? That is an old reference to the United States.
Capitialism is a form of freedom, that socialism cannot offer. Socialism takes away a good number of freedoms, depending on the degree of Socialism being implemented.
And that is not Capitalistic propaganda. It is just the basic truth.
When a person runs for public office, they give up their right to privacy in a number of areas: Their income and tax records become public, their birth certificate has to become public in order to qualify them for the office, and often health records become public.
Of course the degree of privacy given up depends greatly on the actual office the person is running for: local or national. But the presidency of the United States, requires the greatest release of privacy of any office.
Don't you think, in this day of the internet, I can see the same news as you?
I don't, and a lot of Americans don't get their news from the legacy 'news' outlets such as ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, and the major 'news' papers.
They are part of the liberal entertainment industry now. They are a beyond disgraceful in their lack of objectivity. These have become a disgusting disgrace.
I don't know where you get your news or why you think it is more truthful than the news Americans can read, but you are coming across as elite and smug, that you know so much, and anyone who disagrees with you is ignorant and hateful.
I don't hate anyone.
But I do have contempt for certain policies, ideas, and agendas.
So I don't hate Obama as a person, just what he is trying to change America over to.
"Ignorant people are holding a kangaroo court and finding him wanting according the their standards"??
Who are you to judge???? What Kangaroo court. Who are you to decide who is ignorant? What standards is Obama supposed to be judged by? Only YOUR standards???
That is kind of hateful and judgemental on your part. '
What qualifies you to judge citizens of the US in their judgment of this administration??
The problems with this administration are well documented nationally.
The income tax cheats in his administration is a fact.
The lie he told in his speech on health care is a fact.
His reversals on 2nd amnedment rights are facts.
His idea to redistribute wealth is a fact.
His support of the corrupt ACORN organization is a fact.
His attending the church of the United States hating Jeremiah Wright for 20 years is a fact.
And I could go on- these are just off the top of my head.
But go ahead and bury your head and ignore these facts, because they don't 'fit' with your liberal agenda.
The old: "Don't confuse me with facts, my mind is made up" position.
Obama ran for president and was elected. It is EXPECTED that his actions and performance will be judged. It is our duty as citizens to judge his performance and actions.
It is not like Healthy Living singled you out to judge your actions or motives.
When a person runs for political office, they know they are going to be put on a pedestal and under a spotlight. That is the expectation, and that makes it different.
Leaders need to be judged on their performance, and we should all be involved with that. That is the way\ a democratic republic works and functions.
The pro and con debate is not pointless and negative, it is useful and valuable.
And my opinion differs from yours: I don't think Obama is bringing this country into the 21st century, he is dragging us back into the last century with his socialist values, which was tried in the USSR, Cuba, China, Viet Nam and for the last 100 years, has not been proven to work.
But Capitalism has been shown to work.
The problem is, Capitalism takes courage and hard work.
BTW, why do you even mention that Obama is black??
That has absolutely nothing to do with his role as president. It is a non-issue, and liberals continue to bring it up??
Do you think because he is black, he is more qualified to be president or something??
I think it is great the US elected a black man president, I only wished he held traditional conservative values. Like respect for the Constitution and it's amendments, respect for Capitalism, respect for life, respect for states rights and so on.
It is Obama's radical left wing Ideology that I am against. And I think he tries to conceal that as he moves to implement it. That puts him at odds and in conflict with conservatives, and we will always fight against him because of that.
I think it is a good thing that the US is now allied with Iraq, and we can keep a few armored divisions right across the border from these guys to give them something to ponder.
Canada needs to have its free socialized healthcare fixed????
The liberals in the US 'think' we should make our health care like your 'free' health care.
I guess that figures.
BTW, I doubt any government run health care program will ever find a cure for cancer. Government programs lack the innovation and inventiveness required to find new cures.
There is not enough incentive, and too much bureaucratic red tape.
And I imagine that has to do with the reason Canada does not have enough Doctors and Nurses.
INCENTIVES are needed. Private health care offers the these incentives.
One of Rubios quotes regarding cap and trade legislation: "Cap and trade legislation will do nothing but make America one of the cleanest Third World economies."
I don't know how many people have read and looked hard at this legislation, but last week Kiplinger report states it will add $2.00 to the cost of a gallon of gasoline, double electrical rates, and really, accomplish very little toward eliminating CO2. It will destroy our economy too.
So if health care doesn't wreck Obama's presidency, Cap & Trade is sure to. Kiplinger says Cap & Trade legislation is a good bet to pass, if not this year, then next.
Yesterday's National Review magazine has a photo of Marco Rubio on the front cover, and an article indicating he likely will play a significant role in the GOP's future.
He is a conservative. For those of you that do not know, conservatives normally promote: capitalism, limited government, individual liberty, responsibility and accountability, strong national defense, and support for the Bill of Rights, especially the first two amendments. Conservatives argue for traditional values, marriage being the union of a man and a woman and home schooling, and rule of law.
Conservatives do not feel the need to apologize for America, or blame America for everything. Conservatives are usually not pro-unions, as unions limited the individual, and promote the collective.
So, with that said, Marco Rubio is a 38 year old son of Cuban exiles. His father worked late nights as a bartender. and is mom was a hotel maid and a stock clerk at KMart.
He is getting set to run for Senator from Florida.
Daily Presidential Tracking Poll Monday, August 31, 2009 Email a Friend Email to a Friend ShareThis Advertisement Quantcast
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Monday shows that 30% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Forty-one percent (41%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -11
I got curious about this protocol issue and looked into it. Apparently YOU were wrong:
From Miss Manners, Washington Post
Dear Miss Manners:
What should an American president do when he greets a foreign head of state? What about his wife? And would that be any different from an average American citizen greeting a foreign head of state?
A handshake and "How do you do?" seem appropriate everywhere, but what about curtsies, head nods and genuflecting? Is a bend at the waist considered different from a bent knee? If anyone can have a final say on this, I believe it would be you.
"Final say? If only that were true. Miss Manners has now watched at least half a dozen administrations get this wrong. They go to one extreme or the other, behaving like other presidents' buddies or like monarchs' subjects.
Where is the Office of Protocol, for goodness' sake?
Yes, yes, Americans pride ourselves on being warm and open and spontaneous. But heads of state are the symbolic embodiments of their countries, and the greeting gesture is itself symbolic. If they improvise mistakenly, they can expect a spontaneous outburst of American disdain. ad_icon
The American greeting routine used to be simple. Because we officially consider all people to be equal and equally worthy of respect, the same gesture, the handshake -- simple, dignified and egalitarian -- would do for all.
We knew it wasn't universal, but it was our way. We felt superior to people who had to bow down to their leaders. And we found it side-splitting to watch news footage of French generals bestowing kisses on their soldiers when they gave out medals."...... ....."But symbolic subservience to a foreign ruler is worse. When Miss Manners sees American citizens delighting in bowing or curtseying to royalty, she tries to remind herself that they are just being silly, not treasonous. When an American official does it, we can only hope it was because he was noticing that his own shoelace was undone -- and not that he recognizes the divine right of kings in general, or the authority over us of that king in particular."
So.... There you go.
BTW, I do not hate Obama, (or whatever his real name is), but I do have real disdain and contempt for his Ideology. Other than that, I see him as just another flawed individual like all of us.
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