[gSjQEEmq]

Obama really is the polar opposite of Ronald Reagan.

[nizcreare]

If I hadn't included that, the poll would be invalid and HC's annoying older brother would be posting about it.

[TEFSADDERFISA]

Did you guys hear his commencement speech at Michigan.

Holy ****ing jesus...

[Bvghbopz]

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/02/us...s/02obama.html
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — President Obama on Saturday directly confronted the sharpening political rancor in Washington, on the airwaves and on the Internet, telling the graduating class at the University of Michigan that the country needs a “basic level of civility in our public discourse.”

As a panoply of protesters shouted outside, many of them carrying signs decrying Mr. Obama as a “socialist,” the president told some 8,500 graduates —and 80,000 family members, professors and others in the audience in Michigan Stadium — that passions were overheated and that people on all sides of the political debate needed to find ways to listen to one another.

“Throwing around phrases like ‘socialist’ and ‘Soviet-style takeover,’ ‘fascist’ and ‘right-wing nut’ may grab headlines, but it also has the effect of comparing our government, or our political opponents, to authoritarian and even murderous regimes,” Mr. Obama said. Such rhetoric, he said, closes the door to political compromise.

Clad in a black robe, the president, who received an honorary doctor of law degree from the university, at times struck impassioned tones, giving a defense of government intervention at times of crisis.

“Governments make sure that oil spills are cleaned up by the companies that cause them,” Mr. Obama said in a reference to the BP oil spill that is threatening a vast part of the Gulf of Mexico. The White House said Mr. Obama would travel to the region on Sunday with a “small footprint” to avoid getting in the way of cleanup efforts.

The mostly friendly crowd inside the stadium was the largest that Mr. Obama has addressed since his inauguration. He urged the graduates to engage with people from different backgrounds and different experiences, and with opposing points of views.

“If you’re someone who only reads the editorial page of The New York Times, try glancing at the page of The Wall Street Journal once in awhile,” he said. “If you’re a fan of Glenn Beck or Rush Limbaugh, try reading a few columns on the Huffington Post Web site.” Mr. Obama has followed his own advice, a White House spokesman said afterward, and tunes in to his critics on the cable television channels, particularly when he has time during travel on Air Force One.

“It may make your blood boil,” the president said. “Your mind may not often be changed. But the practice of listening to opposing views is essential for effective citizenship.” and this as well
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...MPLATE=DEFAULT
Obama spoke of judges who ignore the will of Congress and the democratic process, imposing judicial solutions instead of letting the political process solve problems.

“In the ’60s and ’70s, the feeling was, is that liberals were guilty of that kind of approach,” Obama said. “What you’re now seeing, I think, is a conservative jurisprudence that oftentimes makes the same error.”

He said the notion of judicial restraint should apply to liberal and conservative jurists. Instead, the president said arguments over original intent and other legal theories end up giving judges a lot of power — sometimes more power than elected representatives have.

Obama said judges should presume that the laws produced by the House and Senate and state legislatures should get “some deference as long as core constitutional values are observed.” so much for political dissent as being patriotic.

[Tyncneiff]

Yeah, I'm sure Reagan wasn't full of himself.

Reagan was a king of self-deprecating humor.

[mQb0aVZe]

This one is more in line with Obama.

[gZAhTyWY]

Opinions are like asssholes... Cornhuskers don't have them

[Escamsrasiush]

I don't care... Google it.

[Sowsunese]

Floyd's Mom:

[Averti$ingGuru]

???

[pitoufsd]

I had no idea Drake was a Chinaman.

[Usesdiums]

MY MOTHER'S A SAINT!!!

Your mom is Dorothy Mantooth?

[Ruiceara]

It's all starting to make sense now.

[JacksHH]

Well, you certainly could use that.

[MiniBoy]

Naw, Drake is just dumb.

[Obgrfbke]

Is that brotherly love?

[Illirmpipse]

At least we've finally identified the defining problem with Obama. I'd rather have 20 more years of depression than a president who won't depreciate himself at every public event.

Exactly. When you've lost your job, basking in the president's great personality will make everything okay.

Also, thank you for bringing up that Reagan was a traitor.

[TheLucyLee]

I just don't like him because he's black.

[24MurinivaMak]

So that's why Japher doesn't like me.

[Berta]

WTF are you talking about?

If you can't see why DaShi's posts reek of stupidity, let me spell it out for you.


Takes an entire presidency and reduces it down to a single event and at worst is not even as noteworthy as the worst scandals of Carter, both Bushes and Clinton.


Assumes that Obama has prevented us from undergoing a 20 year depression cycle even though many economists are unconvinced that Obama's efforts have significantly helped the economy, and while some support his efforts I doubt any respected economist would agree with this grossly exaggerated figure.


Presumes that Reagan's sense of humor was the the most positive thing about his presidency.

EDIT: I left one thing out. DaShi also presumes that our biggest gripe with Obama is his lack of a sense of humor.

To be young...