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Started by jimmy olsen, December 19, 2011, 07:06:58 PM

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Jacob

#2340
February 29, 2012, 05:12:28 PM
Quote from: derspiess on February 29, 2012, 05:09:10 PMThe broken promise that bothers me the most is his transparency pledge.  It took him just a few days in office to shit all over that one.

I bet you really regret voting for him now :console:

derspiess

#2341
February 29, 2012, 05:24:44 PM
Quote from: Jacob on February 29, 2012, 05:12:28 PM
Quote from: derspiess on February 29, 2012, 05:09:10 PMThe broken promise that bothers me the most is his transparency pledge.  It took him just a few days in office to shit all over that one.

I bet you really regret voting for him now :console:

More like I regret not giving more money to Hillary's campaign.  Anyway, it was one of those "silver lining"-type things I hoped would make his presidency less painful.
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

Sheilbh

#2342
February 29, 2012, 05:31:24 PM
Quote from: derspiess on February 29, 2012, 05:04:48 PM
I'd say 65 broken promises is a lot.  To me the raw number of promises broken is more important than the percentage.  And I'm not trying to dump on Obama-- I was just using him as a recent example.
I get it's not about Obama - neither's my point, but Politifact's easier to browse than a paper on Athens on Presidents from Wilson to Carter :lol:

I see your point.  But the context is candidates saying things to go with the flow or make easy promises in the primaries.  The percentage matters to me because you've got got a 3 in 4 chance they'll try and do it, even if there's lots of individual broken promises on the way. 
Let's bomb Russia!

Jacob

#2343
February 29, 2012, 05:42:26 PM
Quote from: derspiess on February 29, 2012, 05:24:44 PMMore like I regret not giving more money to Hillary's campaign.  Anyway, it was one of those "silver lining"-type things I hoped would make his presidency less painful.

You gave money to Hillary?  :huh:

derspiess

#2344
February 29, 2012, 08:04:16 PM
Quote from: Jacob on February 29, 2012, 05:42:26 PM
Quote from: derspiess on February 29, 2012, 05:24:44 PMMore like I regret not giving more money to Hillary's campaign.  Anyway, it was one of those "silver lining"-type things I hoped would make his presidency less painful.

You gave money to Hillary?  :huh:

I made a token donation, yes. 
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

CountDeMoney

#2345
February 29, 2012, 08:05:23 PM
Quote from: derspiess on February 29, 2012, 08:04:16 PM
Quote from: Jacob on February 29, 2012, 05:42:26 PM
Quote from: derspiess on February 29, 2012, 05:24:44 PMMore like I regret not giving more money to Hillary's campaign.  Anyway, it was one of those "silver lining"-type things I hoped would make his presidency less painful.

You gave money to Hillary?  :huh:

I made a token donation, yes.

Imagine his surprise when he couldn't just tuck it into her garter.

derspiess

#2346
February 29, 2012, 09:25:48 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on February 29, 2012, 08:05:23 PM
Imagine his surprise when he couldn't just tuck it into her garter.

Hillary's legs  :wub:
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

11B4V

#2347
February 29, 2012, 10:28:19 PM
Quote from: derspiess on February 29, 2012, 09:25:48 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on February 29, 2012, 08:05:23 PM
Imagine his surprise when he couldn't just tuck it into her garter.

Hillary's legs  :wub:
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mongers

#2348
February 29, 2012, 10:32:00 PM
No wonder your sports take so long, this is like death by a thousand sound bites.

Damn, I wish Obama really was like Putin, then is 'election' would be so much more orderly and concise.  :ph34r:
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garbon

#2349
February 29, 2012, 10:35:32 PM
omg, is that mongers whining again about the primary?
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Admiral Yi

#2350
February 29, 2012, 10:45:34 PM
Seriously mongers, you got that point across with the first three identical posts.

If someone started up a cricket thread and I posted every single day in there that cricket takes too long and is boring to watch, you'd think I was a retard, wouldn't you?

katmai

#2351
February 29, 2012, 10:50:08 PM
I'd think you were just talking common sense Yipster. I mean it is cricket.
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Admiral Yi

#2352
February 29, 2012, 10:56:01 PM
Quote from: katmai on February 29, 2012, 10:50:08 PM
I'd think you were just talking common sense Yipster. I mean it is cricket.

Even a cricket thread doesn't deserve to be stalked. :contract:

Razgovory

#2353
March 01, 2012, 04:06:49 AM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on February 29, 2012, 04:35:51 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on February 29, 2012, 04:34:14 PM
Why don't you give us examples of him actually saying these things.

Because it would be a trivial and meaningless excercise.

I suppose it would be a meaningless exercise to prove he broke some promises in the future.
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Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017

LaCroix

#2354
March 01, 2012, 04:21:35 AM
Quote from: Razgovory on March 01, 2012, 04:06:49 AMI suppose it would be a meaningless exercise to prove he broke some promises in the future.

really? you've somehow missed at least the news re: the hypocrisy related to obama condemning super pacs and then accepting what they have to offer? i mean, i don't really follow politics all that much, and still i've heard it

here:
QuoteIn October of that year, shortly before the mid-term elections, the president lambasted the role of outside spending groups, particularly those that are not required to disclose its donors.

"This isn't just a threat to Democrats," he said. "This is a threat to our democracy."

now, knowing raz, if he hadn't ignored me i can easily see him arguing for ten pages over little nitpicky issues that really don't mean anything like "oh obama never said super pacs" or "he never said he wouldn't use them, he just said they're a threat to democracy!" but .. alas  :(
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