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Originally Posted by Willravel
It wasn't belittling, as belittling suggests an attempt at reducing the standing of something. The standing was already reduced. Remember President Bush's numbers toward the end? It was maybe in the 20s. President Obama cited President Bush's failed policies, but of course he did. Do you expect him to not mention the 8 years of screw-ups when he's running against someone that shares many of the same plans as the guy in charge over those 8 years?
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First he was not running against Bush. Second, I would understand if he took a materially different course than Bush, he has not, hence my confusion.
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Anyway, President Obama's outreach started right after he came into office. Why do you think the left is so pissed off at him? He's continuing wiretapping, rendition, (torture), and he's fumbled closing Gitmo. He only went with the public option instead of single payer, and he CUT TAXES for over 95% of Americans. That's major outreach, and it's more than the GOP should have ever hoped for considering how badly they screwed up. And yet all President Obama's gotten in response to the blatant attempts at reaching out is uber-right wing extremists fearmongering and insanity. Instead of "thanks for not pushing through single payer", we got "OMGDEATHPANELS" from not just morons like Palin but echoed from those who used to be considered moderate conservatives.
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You support my point. I would not continue or outreach to "failed policies". I would govern based on my beliefs. Obama had a super majority, he won the election based on his words, yet he has governed differently. Why?
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Let me ask this: when did President Obama lie or significantly exaggerate during his lecture? And didn't he really make an effort to answer even ridiculous questions as honestly as possible? How is this not transparent and bipartisan, things generally considered to be of pinnacle importance by conservatives?
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I have a low tolerance for B.S. If you recall I was calling out Edwards long before it was fashionable, and I got it from some of you folks. My gut tells me Obama is like a "snake oil" salesman. When it comes to the test, his "elixir" just does not work and I think he realizes that.