Yukon Jack Posted January 24, 2011 Report Posted January 24, 2011 If a glorified and totally unqualified nobody like Obama could become President, who could not and should not be eligible? This clown lowered the bar low enough for a slug to jump over it. Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted January 24, 2011 Report Posted January 24, 2011 If a glorified and totally unqualified nobody like Obama could become President, who could not and should not be eligible? By constitution, anybody not a natural born American citizen. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
Yukon Jack Posted January 24, 2011 Report Posted January 24, 2011 (edited) By constitution, anybody not a natural born American citizen. In spite the lack of supporting evidence, I acknowledge that Obama is indeed an American born citizen. My reference to qualification was pertaining to life and political experiences. Or, in Obama's case the glaring lack thereof. Edited January 24, 2011 by Yukon Jack Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted January 24, 2011 Report Posted January 24, 2011 In spite the lack of supporting evidence, I acknowledge that Obama is indeed an American born citizen. My reference to qualification was pertaining to life and political experiences. There is no such requirement for a certain threshold of experience, save for being 35 years of age. This is by design. Nearly anyone can become president within these constraints. What a country! Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
Yukon Jack Posted January 24, 2011 Report Posted January 24, 2011 There is no such requirement for a certain threshold of experience, save for being 35 years of age. This is by design. Nearly anyone can become president within these constraints. What a country!/quote] So why is there so much antipathy about Sarah Palin? Quote
M.Dancer Posted January 24, 2011 Report Posted January 24, 2011 So why is there so much antipathy about Sarah Palin? Because she is a silk purse. Quote RIGHT of SOME, LEFT of OTHERS If it is a choice between them and us, I choose us
bush_cheney2004 Posted January 24, 2011 Report Posted January 24, 2011 So why is there so much antipathy about Sarah Palin? Because she is a God 'fearin Christian woman...who looks a lot better than Hillary Clinton! Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
Yukon Jack Posted January 24, 2011 Report Posted January 24, 2011 Because she is a silk purse. And by now it it plain to see that Obama is a pig's ear. Or in his case elephant's ear. Both of them. Quote
Yukon Jack Posted January 24, 2011 Report Posted January 24, 2011 (edited) Because she is a God 'fearin Christian woman...who looks a lot better than Hillary Clinton! And even worse: She CHOSE to carry her child to term. And lovingly raise him, in spite of being differently abled. (Pardon the political correctness). Something that the convenience-driven, politically correct, lazy Democratic/liberal-abortion-loving slugs masquerading as females would never know or understand. Edited January 24, 2011 by Yukon Jack Quote
WIP Posted January 24, 2011 Report Posted January 24, 2011 Yes of course, he's psychotic, immoral and a degenerate. More name calling. You mean rolly eyes is the only rebuttal? There's no contrary character evidence telling us what a wonderful human being Donald Trump is....that says volumes right there! I wasn't aware you're a mind reader. Do you always attached motives to people that are impossible to prove one way or the other? It doesn't take a crystal ball to figure out a guy who's schemes investors out of their money for personal gain, and then buys his way into celebrity culture through beauty pagents and reality TV shows. If he acts like a greedy, self-absorbed narcissist, I'm going to assume he is one. Nice. Now you can predict the future! Past behaviour can tell us a lot about what someone will do in the future. Especially when it's someone who tries to wrap up their vices and present them as virtues for others to follow. Are combating China's currency manipulation, unfair trade practices such as tariffs on American exports and taking on OPEC using the nation's wealth and resources for personal advantage? Of course not. You're acting like a crazy person. So, you're going to insist that I take this idiot's ramblings about oil seriously. Donald Trump is a dumbass and a liar! First, he makes a false claim that Wall Street is being scapegoated...when Wall Street has created a range of new, derivative investment schemes that still threaten the entire world banking and finance system....nuff said. Then the idiot claims high oil prices are because of OPEC collusion...apparently unaware of how little the U.S. oil market depends on the M.E. We're America's main supplier of foreign oil....not Saudi Arabia. But, if the Donald finds out, he'll be going on Fox and calling for an invasion of Alberta. What this dumbass doesn't know, is that this isn't 1973. This isn't just a matter of the U.S. reaching the limits of domestic oil production; now, it's the world oil market that's past peak oil production. Why do you think they're drilling through 2 miles of rock under the sea floor, and fraking oil out of the Tar Sands? Conventional oil is running out, and there is nothing OPEC or anyone else can do to put the oil-based economy back together again. Considering the affect this industry is having on climate, the only downside to running out of oil is that they are now going after the dirtiest, and riskiest sources of supply right now. But, Trump's threat of invading Kuwait and Iraq to take their oil isn't new. Sean Hannity thinks Iraq should be showing it's gratitude for the invasion that has killed more than 100,000 civilians, and led to an internal and external refugee crisis that is still not being addressed....and they should just say 'here America, take the oil!' If Trump has to steal ideas from a dimbulb like Hannity, he really is as dumb as he sounds. It's not like Hannity is a source of original thinking himself after all. And his comments on China: did I miss something! Did he say anything about the fact that the trade imbalance is due to U.S. manufacturers who have shut down their factories and moved their operations to China? But why should we be listening to Donald Trump anyway? Why not just go to the original sources of profound wisdom to find a presidential candidate? But, it's not like Trump would have a snowball's chance in hell of getting a Republican nomination anyway. Even if he says all of the right things that the rightwing aristocracy wants to hear, the great unwashed masses of Republican backers who are drawn in by conservative social policy and religious appeals, are never going to go near someone as odious as this clown. Donald's just looking at the publicity and attention that can be gained from a two year run for the WhiteHouse....if he has the stamina and focus to actually put up with the long hours of campaigning. This seems to be the constant knock on Trump from his communist/progressive detractors. If one looks at the facts, and not at the kook leftwing hate speech directed toward him, it tells an entirely different story. Yes, in the early 90's, the recession hit his business hard, and he fell behind on loan payments. But those loans were restructured, so that he was able to pay them back. He also gave up 50% ownership in a couple of his luxury casinos to the banks he owned money to. Those casinos have been thriving for many years now. A shrewd investment for the banks that agreed to those terms. His casino business filed for bankruptcy largely because his Taj Mahal couldn't generate enough revenue to cover the loans. Who payed for that btw, and allowed him to reorganize and come back in with new investors? It was his choice to finance the operation through high interest junk bonds, so the fact that the recession took a bite out of revenues for the new casino, puts him in the same boat as every other reckless investor who just assumed the good times would keep on rolling. And, he almost filed for personal bankruptcy, and that might have been the last we would have heard of this clown otherwise. This is the fundamental problem of the corporate system. A guy who opens a restaurant, or any other business, has everything to lose if his business goes under....but not the bigshot who has the resources to incorporate and limit the reach of bankruptcy trustees to take his personal wealth. If a bigshot sleaseball still has connections to find new investors (suckers), he can do it all over again....and somehow, the right sees all of this as a system of virtue! But again, I'm not sure what that has to do with wanting a leader to actually hold foreign currancy manipulation and unfair trade practices accountable. I'm not sure what that has to do with calling out OPEC on their economy killing policies. It's bizarre to me that you far leftwingers actually attack Trump with a thousand times the vitriol, than you do China and OPEC. Two entities that have a very negative impact on our economy and way of life. About a million times more of an impact than anything Donald Trump has ever done. It's as if your strict partisan dogma refuses to allow you to look at things any other way. It's pretty sad if that's the case. I've already said what's wrong with his take on OPEC and China, but the biggest problem with electing a totally immoral, self-interested billionaire as president, is that he may just use the office to advance his own financial and personal interests....like the typical banana republic dictator...or Dick Cheney, if you want a domestic example. If Trump had a summit with Chinese leaders, and they offered a secret side deal to build a Trump casino in Hong Kong for him, or funneled significant amount of business to his other operations, do you think a Trump would say to himself 'I can't take the money, I have to do what's right for the country.' There are probably few leaders who put their nation's interests ahead of their own anyway, but if you deliberately seek out someone like this to start with, it's a sure guarantee that they will change nothing of importance in the country, but leave office with an even greater fortune....if they don't try to become president-for-life first. Quote Anybody who believers exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist. -- Kenneth Boulding, 1973
Guest American Woman Posted January 24, 2011 Report Posted January 24, 2011 Because she is a God 'fearin Christian woman...who looks a lot better than Hillary Clinton! :lol: Quote
Guest American Woman Posted January 24, 2011 Report Posted January 24, 2011 And even worse: She CHOSE to carry her child to term. And lovingly raise him, in spite of being differently abled. (Pardon the political correctness). Something that the convenience-driven, politically correct, lazy Democratic/liberal-abortion-loving slugs masquerading as females would never know or understand. :lol: Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted January 24, 2011 Report Posted January 24, 2011 (edited) We're America's main supplier of foreign oil....not Saudi Arabia. But, if the Donald finds out, he'll be going on Fox and calling for an invasion of Alberta. Nope...Canada only supplies about 25% of America's foreign oil, and part of that goes back to Canada as refined distillates. The capital investment for Alberta's oil patch came largely from...you guessed it...Americans and other multinationals. Total Imports of Petroleum (Top 15 Countries) (Thousand Barrels per Day) Country Oct-10 Sep-10 YTD '10 Oct-09 YTD '09 CANADA 2,345 2,475 2,516 2,367 2,447 MEXICO 1,345 1,256 1,263 1,136 1,223 SAUDI ARABIA 1,121 1,093 1,090 943 1,032 VENEZUELA 930 1,008 998 955 1,103 NIGERIA 872 1,174 1,037 869 770 RUSSIA 655 648 626 385 596 ALGERIA 451 543 503 491 497 COLOMBIA 422 363 366 292 285 ANGOLA 324 417 409 450 481 VIRGIN ISLANDS 270 302 263 215 283 KUWAIT 215 172 207 104 174 ECUADOR 203 229 198 180 198 BRAZIL 169 181 275 174 326 UNITED KINGDOM 152 178 265 278 255 IRAQ 143 422 429 499 462 Edited January 24, 2011 by bush_cheney2004 Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
dre Posted January 24, 2011 Report Posted January 24, 2011 Nope...Canada only supplies about 20% of America's oil, and part of that goes back to Canada as refined distillates. The capital investment for Alberta's oil patch came largely from...you guessed it...Americans and other multinationals. Total Imports of Petroleum (Top 15 Countries) (Thousand Barrels per Day) Country Oct-10 Sep-10 YTD '10 Oct-09 YTD '09 CANADA 2,345 2,475 2,516 2,367 2,447 MEXICO 1,345 1,256 1,263 1,136 1,223 SAUDI ARABIA 1,121 1,093 1,090 943 1,032 VENEZUELA 930 1,008 998 955 1,103 NIGERIA 872 1,174 1,037 869 770 RUSSIA 655 648 626 385 596 ALGERIA 451 543 503 491 497 COLOMBIA 422 363 366 292 285 ANGOLA 324 417 409 450 481 VIRGIN ISLANDS 270 302 263 215 283 KUWAIT 215 172 207 104 174 ECUADOR 203 229 198 180 198 BRAZIL 169 181 275 174 326 UNITED KINGDOM 152 178 265 278 255 IRAQ 143 422 429 499 462 Oops! You claimed he was wrong, then accidentally posted information showing he's right. Sucks when that happens eh? Quote I question things because I am human. And call no one my father who's no closer than a stranger
bush_cheney2004 Posted January 24, 2011 Report Posted January 24, 2011 (edited) Oops! You claimed he was wrong, then accidentally posted information showing he's right. Sucks when that happens eh? Try again rookie....and learn what "main supplier" means. The Saudis and Mexicans have been "main suppliers" far longer than Canada. Edited January 24, 2011 by bush_cheney2004 Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
Yukon Jack Posted January 24, 2011 Report Posted January 24, 2011 :lol: Yeah, some day the only thing you can do is roll your eyes, especially when you see symbols displayed by an illiterate. Quote
M.Dancer Posted January 24, 2011 Report Posted January 24, 2011 Because she is a God 'fearin Christian woman...who looks a lot better than Hillary Clinton! I kind of think she's hot....but at my age, women of a certain age are hot... Quote RIGHT of SOME, LEFT of OTHERS If it is a choice between them and us, I choose us
Guest American Woman Posted January 24, 2011 Report Posted January 24, 2011 Yeah, some day the only thing you can do is roll your eyes, especially when you see symbols displayed by an illiterate. When I come across a post such as yours, I wish I were an illiterate. But then I'd miss out on a good laugh ....... Quote
The_Squid Posted January 24, 2011 Report Posted January 24, 2011 Is it time for a leader that doesn't hold dinners for countries and people that are purposely screwing him and his country through currency manipulation and one-sided trade methods. Is it time for a leader that will also challenge OPEC? Yes, it is time for the USA to have a president that doesn't know the meaning of diplomacy. On a State dinner for the Chinese leader: This is what is done for visiting dignataries. This is nothing new, and is probably good for relations. In fact, the Chinese didn't put Obama up in a bamboo hut with a bowl of rice for his 2009 visit.... On OPEC: Stand up to them how? They are selling THEIR oil. THey own it. The only way anyone could "stand up to OPEC" is to not buy their oil. Good luck with that.... Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted January 24, 2011 Report Posted January 24, 2011 I kind of think she's hot....but at my age, women of a certain age are hot... Fair is fair....lots of American women still thought that Bill Clinton was hot too...even after sexual assault allegations. "...better get some ice on that lip, darling..." Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
The_Squid Posted January 24, 2011 Report Posted January 24, 2011 Fair is fair....lots of American women still thought that Bill Clinton was hot too...even after sexual assault allegations. "...better get some ice on that lip, darling..." what sex assault allegations? I thought the allegations were that he was banging an intern, and it was true... Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted January 24, 2011 Report Posted January 24, 2011 what sex assault allegations? I thought the allegations were that he was banging an intern, and it was true... No...as Arkansas governor he got into several sexual harassment pickles (e.g. Jones, Willey, etc.). State troopers would watch the door while he worked his magic! Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
The_Squid Posted January 24, 2011 Report Posted January 24, 2011 No...as Arkansas governor he got into several sexual harassment pickles (e.g. Jones, Willey, etc.). State troopers would watch the door while he worked his magic! harassment allegations.... oh. Was he charged and found guilty, or were these people with an agenda ($$$)? You said assault... the two are quite different. Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted January 24, 2011 Report Posted January 24, 2011 (edited) harassment allegations.... oh. Was he charged and found guilty, or were these people with an agenda ($$$)? You said assault... the two are quite different. Willey's assault claims were not upheld....Jones prevailed out of and inside court in the long run in the now famous impeachment record. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathleen_Willey http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinton_v._Jones In any event, why is it acceptable for women voters to swoon over Mr. Clinton, but not for males to do the same for Ms. Palin? Edited January 24, 2011 by bush_cheney2004 Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
guyser Posted January 24, 2011 Report Posted January 24, 2011 In any event, why is it acceptable for women voters to swoon over Mr. Clinton, but not for males to do the same for Ms. Palin? the voice.... Quote
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