Don't feel like the Lone Ranger. I can't stand the greasy, slick-talking, lying SOB! What a fraud, and what a stupid following he brought along for the show.

That's OK. While I'm pissed now, his devoted followers will soon match me as the wheels fall of his wagon of promises.

We're in for one miserable two years. Minimum. And fortunately, it's going to be an all-Democrat show!

Originally posted by ghostlandseller
I dont know how humble or genuine he is, i think a lot of that is due to his knowledge of how to speak. I can convince people i am a charming genuine guy. Its easy if you got the right technique.

Is it that his eloquence and intelligence intimidates you, or is it that his eloquence as a speaker is (as you seem to indicate) somewhat personally reminiscent of your own deviousness when attempting to charm others while in actuality being totally dishonest?

I'm not sure what you are saying here since you don't have any concrete reason to hate him laid out in this thread but nevertheless you don't have to like any of the Presidents dead or living. It isn't an obligation to love them and you certainly aren't alone on these boards.

I personally don't like or dislike him. He seems okay enough though and hasn't given me a reason to despise him or...God forbid...hate him. I don't feel that strongly about anyone and hope I never have to. I don't think anyone deserves the right to bring me to such a negative area.

I will wait and see how well he leads, and I do think he has potential to do a lot better than Bush, or his challenger McCain.

Meanwhile you just go on ahead disliking him, it won't make much difference at this point to him anyway I am sure.

- Lee

I work in a predominately black lower income city on the AL/GA boarder. I am genuinely happy for the african-american community. They were positively glowing today. However, I heard not once not twice but three times that Obama was going to give everyone money today. I enjoy my job so I chose not to laugh or try to explain economics 101 to any of our customers. Only smiled and said that's nice, since I voted Libertarian I didn't have a dog in that fight. I did however attempt to explain to one of my Obamaphile co-workers that just giving away money would make prices to everything go up i.e. be inflationary. She didn't understand/care about that even after I explained that inflation is hardest on those on fixed incomes and public assistance(SS, welfare, pensions, food stamps, etc) and it's really a net loss because the money is spent and prices remain at inflated levels she didn't care, just wanted a check she didn't have to work for. I don't feel bad for not liking the fact that Obama is Prez-elect. I also don't advertise it. Neither do I feel bad for voting third party (deeply red state so i didn't have to sweat out that decision either).

One of the possible ironies to Obama's election is this. If things aren't brought under control fisically and soon, and the government chooses to hyper-inflate, Obama will not be remembered as the "first black President", but as the "last American President". Though I'm stil holding to my deflationary thesis, recent government actions along with a populist (possibly lefteist masquerading as a populist)President is not allowing me to rule out hyperinflationary circumstance during the first term of BHO. I challenge anyone here to name me one democratic government that has survived a hyper-inflationary event. Wiemar Germany and Argentina are the only two developed economies that suffered hyper-inflation I'm aware of.

To respond to the OP. Don't feel bad, but don't argue with those who are emotionally supporting BHO due to race, hatred of Bush, etc. Immerse yourself in why his policies are doomed to failure, and practice debating the issues with people who support BHO logically not with their hearts. Don't whine about losing, that's what Democrats do.

The only reason i feel guilty is because where i live. I live in Austin TX on UT. About 80% of the students here are Obama supporters. Maybe that doesnt help. haha theres no point in arguing my side hey just wont even acknowledge that i may have something half way correct to say.

But its jsut being named as uninformed and "stupid" for not fallowing him.

Its like fallowing a cult leader. i have the same feeling! imagine you feel that someone is not exactly honest, and everyone you know is saying, COME ON! ITS SO GREAT! and im thinking...No way. but they keep pressuring you. A part of ou wants to go with it, but my gut and my brains tell me...WOW hold on..Dont do it. its like drugs almost! You know its jsut going to waste your time, and maybe your going to get so into it to where you will always have that craving for it, you want to do it cause everyone else is, but you know its not really a wise idea.

I watched in sadness as the world started to get on the obama-train.

knowing full well that the whole thing was staged.

I watched in sheer horror as pretty much the whole freakin
earth celebrated the new...... Us President....

a world gone Mad... sucked right in to the whole game...

Bought it hook line and sinker.....

Change????


..
Ron Paul, Kicinich, or even Bob Bar ,,,,

the ones who really want change were swept
under the rug and all but forgotten .

Im not trying to argue with anyone about why or why they shouldnt like/dislike Obama.
But being from Silver Spring, MD. I live 1 block away from the NE DC. border I can tell you that this was the happiest day ever for a TON of people around here. Given this is a very black area,
But it was more a sense of relief,
The Idea that there might be a president that will talk to foreign countries and gain allies instead of alienating the rest of the world.
just a different train of thought, And I agree with a lot of people, what worse could happen than what is happening now? The economy is already dying... we will go nowehere on the path that we are on.
people are looking for some kind of relief and want to be able to walk by the white house on our daily routine and say...
if nothing else we tried...

Do what you want. I just want to know... do you seriously, in ALL honesty trust Palin to be President if something were to happen to McCain?

I completely agree with you. Having actually read his economics and social policies it makes me sick how people don't see what he is trying/ going to do once he is elected. I think the bulk of the votes he received were people voting for him because he is black. I'm not saying we shouldnt have a black president, but we shouldnt vote for a guy because hes black and completely disregard everything else that he has been saying.

I can not believe you let them make you feel guilty!!!

Staged elections are not elections.

Take away media coverages over last two years and he is nobody!

This isnt the direction i wanted to go with this forum but i see a division coming. I think it will be the hard core Obama supporters being united and becoming in essence a force. And they will be influenced by Obama to Get the other people to be followers too.

It will almost be like Good vs Bad. The Obama people think they are good and that they want to spread the good word. They are very devoted to Obama. Almost to a freakish degree. And there are people like me who really oppose Obama, almost being pushed even further way by the people who blindly fallow him and try to suck me in. i see them and fear for myself that i do not become so blinded.

So me and people like me are being seen as...BAD. The ones who need to be converted. And we wont be saved unless we fallow him, and they wont be saved unless everyone is on board with him. Its like we should all love him and do what he asks unconditionally.

I think this view is only going to be strengthened. I heard Obama may try and use his very devoted and large following to maybe form anther party or create an agenda of his own. I heard this on a major news station.

I just dont want to go to civil war with these people! It might be heading this direction if this tension continues to build liek this.



Why do they care so much that i do not liek the guy?