OBAMA HATE TRENDS

What did this guy do again?

I guess some people thought he was some kind of genie, that he'd just snap his fingers and all of the problems would go away...not realizing that most of these issues were years in the making and will take years to fix.

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I think the majority of people voted for him simply because of his color.

If it makes you feel any better, there are also a surprising number of people who DIDN'T vote for him simply because of his color.

If it makes you feel any better, there are also a surprising number of people who DIDN'T vote for him simply because of his color.

Oh, that doesn't surprise me, I live in Alabama. Shit, we own that kinda thing. And it doesn't really bother me, what I said before. I guess you could say I'm apolitical. I think that Democracy has turned into a joke.
I stay out of the voting booth, and mostly keep my opinions to myself. I'm of the "could give a shit less" party.

RON PAUL 4 LIFE

I thought he bombed/derailed the debates and was a bit surprised when he got elected (of course, McCain's Senate voting history always made me a little nervous, and I am rather conservative, fiscally at least) . Now that he's in office I'm quite relieved that he's not doing terribly. I don't agree with a good number of his decisions, but I can't think of a President in my lifetime where this was the case :p

I don't love the dude, but I have to admit that most of the Obama hate I hear is pure fiction; people love to accuse Democrats of having all sorts of retarded agendas that, while they may have tried to implement in the past, the ones smart enough to any shot at the presidency have all realized that those issues hurt them every time they're brought into play (i.e. gun control). It's amazing how strong of a political opinion a person can form while actively avoiding the factual information typically used to form such opinions on.

But the link provided isn't even about politics, it's just a weak attempt to jab at the President that reflects more on the stupidity and desperation of the author than on Obama. I remember during G-Dubs' two terms every right-leaning Bush supporter was chanting "you might not agree with him but we have to support him because he's TEH PREZ a house devided etc herp derp". Now that the shoe's on the other party's foot it looks like they were just kidding!

Democracy is about people electing representatives to state and act on their views. If you do not vote, you are only hurting yourself. You can use your free speech if you want, but it's empty if you don't actually do anything to further it.

How does not voting hurt me? All of these people, the politicians, they're all the same. The tell you what you want to hear, get elected, then do what they want. Sometimes, what they tell you and what they want happen to be the same thing. It's a happy coincidence, that's all. And there has never been one, not one presidential candidate that represents MY views. So, instead of settling, of picking the best of a bad lot, I just stay away. Where is the problem there? As soon as we get a candidate that legalizes pot and prostitution, then I'll vote.
Maybe.

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It's people like you that make Democracy not work. You have absolutely no right to complain at all if you do not vote.

By not voting you can complain about what the elected did wrong because you weren't responsible for it!

I didn't tell the guy at Ft. Hood to whack all of those people, or the weather, but I can complain about those things too. I still don't see the logic in that argument.

I am actually glad he doesn't vote in a skewed sense.