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So... am I the only one who's not stoked on Obama anymore?

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charmander
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Discuss.
Jul 16 2009 10:48PM
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skiminnesota
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elaborate? like maybe why you might have been stoked in the first place... or was it change?  in that case. im sorry.
Jul 16 2009 10:50PM
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youRsmellA
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Obama deception!!!

but fer realz, i don't blame Obama too much, financial institutions run the country.
Jul 16 2009 10:52PM
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tinkytwinky
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even though hes spending a trillions dollars on "change" wtf? do we even have a trillion dollars?
Jul 16 2009 10:53PM
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kepler.
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Yup. He's starting to become less transparent and it's a little scary. I really don't like these czars that are being created.

But I will say. I'm going to wait some time until I pass final judgment for myself. Right now I'm just not as stoked as I used to be about him being president, but I'll still give him time to make decisions. I hope everything he's doing will work out.
Jul 16 2009 10:55PM
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tuna.
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we should try to keep this from being a 20 page thread thoroughly filled with crap that no one wants to read. lets keep it simple people.

i guess i get what you mean, but especially in the given situation, you cant expect miracles from the man. imagine how much worse everything could be in the hands of someone else

Jul 16 2009 10:55PM
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charmander
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this.

and i think obamas been making a lot of bullshit claims, and trying to do alot of things that dont help the everyday person.

Jul 16 2009 10:55PM
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skiminnesota
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(sigh) his spending will accumulate to much greater numbers than just a trillion. not to mention our federal budget was already around 3T....but yes it would seem as though the private creating sector would be shrinking while our president wants to expand the wasteful public sector...
Jul 16 2009 10:57PM
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charmander
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http://www.stonerrock.com/forums2/allposts.asp?Forum=ap883406056&ID=2560145&StartAt=0

thats kinda interesting of a read imo.
Jul 16 2009 11:02PM
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CypressGrove
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always judge and question the government, even if they're makin people happy. and vote for ron paul.
Jul 16 2009 11:04PM
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Ben.
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x2

slightly less stoked, but reserving judgment.

and also in general sick and tired of partisan inefficient bullshit in congress, but thats not so much obamas fault, as our country in general.
Jul 16 2009 11:05PM
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Josh_B
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I never was stoked on Obama
Jul 16 2009 11:11PM
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babujib
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i told you when he was elected that youre stoke-o-meter would drop after awhile and you yelled at me about it.

in other news, my mother said that he wants to raise taxes to 53% so you get less than half of what you make...dont know if thats true or not because i havent looked into it and sometimes my mom hears voices...
Jul 16 2009 11:13PM
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8ONE657
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never have been.
Jul 16 2009 11:14PM
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youRsmellA
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to elaborate, i think he's spending money on what powerful people ask him to. the money will go through their companies and they will pocket some. Obama is not doing much to stop this, but i doubt he creates much by himself. The govt is run by many like minded people.
Jul 16 2009 11:16PM
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Ben.
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hahahaha sorry, was it the night of the election? i was in montana surrounded by angry conservatives, and just didnt give a fuck and was having fun lol.


regardless i am 99% sure hes doing a better job than mccain wouldve :)
Jul 16 2009 11:26PM
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.jr
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Glad that all you fucking trend whores who were finally given voting privilages are starting to realize what you just did.

Obama was elected because he got the naive vote from 1) ethnics 2) abercrombies (kids who follow trends because its cool yo!)

Thanks for fucking up the country even more! And for costing my dad his job in a few months! But who gives a fuck right, cause us skiers are G, and Obamas black so Im going to vote for my homie!
Jul 16 2009 11:35PM
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BEARS.
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i feel like obamas more of a celebrity among teenagers than a president.
Jul 16 2009 11:35PM
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.jr
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see above post ;)
Jul 16 2009 11:37PM
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skier_boy26
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Well, I didn't buy into Obama's campaign in the first place. I only voted for one republican (the rest were reps who were like dem or non-partisan shit) and that was Mccain. I didn't think he was a good choice either, but his approach was at least seemingly far more fiscally tight, especially since within half a year, over a trillion in additional spending has been put forth, hasn't worked the way they intended (nice contradiction between biden and obama on this front), and with more trillions in proposed spending, amongst a host of other shit. Ultimately, I'm not stoked in the slightest, but he has a couple more years to do some shit. If things he does turn out well, cool, but I'm leary on a lot of this stuff, since it's big ass government and big ass spending; it doesn't matter if he has been prez for fucking 6 months.
Jul 16 2009 11:39PM
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BEARS.
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youre saying kids who could vote voted for obama. im talking about the minors, it seemed like he was getting more attention at my school than anywhere else during the election.
Jul 16 2009 11:40PM
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ONT_rider
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Hahaha like another 4 years of Bush and his administration... Even we would be screwed in Canada.
Jul 16 2009 11:41PM
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babujib
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oh i agree with you there, but they both just suck. and to above post, i was dumbstruck when, after the first North Korean missile test that it was not the top news story. instead, it was that obama got a new dog...
Jul 16 2009 11:43PM
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skibum2292
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One of my biggest problems with Obama is that he keeps on giving people on welfare more and more money when they don't work and just have kids to collect on welfare money. He is a pussy when it comes international affairs. I'm sorry to offend any liberal obama supporter on here but you have to stop listening to left wing media it's dragging or country down. Obama is all talk! He isn't and never will be ready to be president. Liberals also have to stop helping illegal alliens. They'll are stealing jobs and killing our economy! The far left needs to get on board and focus on the AMERICAN PEOPLE!! Left wing nuts like obama, franken, and palosi are killing this nation. Obama supporters it's time to live up to the facts! If this country keeps heading in the current direction we will be a socialist nation and I'll move to Ireland or Autsralia. Just tellin' how it really is something that CNN and MSNBC aren't doing!
Jul 16 2009 11:51PM
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anxju
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obama is a bigger pussy than that girl from mean girls that says "i have a wide set vagina and a heavy flow"

just go to war with DPRK al-fuckin-ready
Jul 16 2009 11:54PM
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jakepwilliams
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damn, i've said this so many times...


IT WAS A FUCKING ELECTION CAMPAIGN. this is how the system works. they say shit to get themselves elected, usually bullshit or empty promises. americans are fucking stupid.
Jul 16 2009 11:55PM
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Omega2227
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Because increasing government spending by over 200 Billion dollars by next year is definitely the best way to go....
Jul 16 2009 11:55PM
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prontocuts.com
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Jul 16 2009 11:56PM
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Daydreaming
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cuz when dubya wanted to spend trillions on a pointless war in Iraq it was cool but now that obama is spending trillions on repaving roads and helping rebuild the infrastructure of our country its a problem?
Jul 17 2009 12:03AM
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jakepwilliams
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you're straight up stupid.
Jul 17 2009 12:07AM
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skibum2292
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I just hope everyone who voted for obama remembers what a shit job he has done.
Jul 17 2009 12:08AM
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NW_Rider
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Because the poster you are replying too obviously stated he loved bush. Just because someone dislikes Obama does not mean they did not despise GWB. Ask most true conservatives and they will tell you that Dubya was NOT a conservative. Way too much spending and entered a war of choice, not necessity.
Jul 17 2009 12:10AM
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Daydreaming
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but seriously iraq was straight up stupid, they told us that there were WMDs and that he had aided Osama for 9-11.  osama is probably sitting in his cave in Afghanistan laughing at us.
Jul 17 2009 12:11AM
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Daydreaming
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very fair statement, and i didnt mean to imply the poster loved bush, my mistake
Jul 17 2009 12:13AM
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Ben.
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not getting into it anymore in this thread, but id love to get the all knowing crystal ball you apparently possess.
Jul 17 2009 12:13AM
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NW_Rider
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props for sackin up and not starting a worthless argument.
Jul 17 2009 12:14AM
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Daydreaming
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hey even im not as stoked as i was when he got elected but i dont think hes doing really terrible or anything.
Jul 17 2009 12:15AM
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Chronic_
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he hasnt really had a lot of time to do anything.
Jul 17 2009 12:16AM
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Daydreaming
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thank you, i dont want to make false assumptions so when i do i admit it.
Jul 17 2009 12:17AM
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skibikeclambake
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During the election, I supported McCain/Palin (wasn't crazy about Palin though). When Obama was elected, I accepted it, and hoped for the best.

HOWEVER, I kept the McCain decal on my Jeep after the election was over, with the intentions of removing it once Obama proved to me that I could trust him. Needless to say it is still on my Jeep, but I do hope that he does something that causes me to remove it.

Another thing, OBAMA'S GUN POLICY IS COMPLETE AND TOTAL BULLSHIT, but that's just my opinion, and I respect those of others.

Jul 17 2009 12:19AM
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Ben.
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as i like to put it he was a social conservative. (anti gay marriage, abortion, etc) but an economic moron. lower taxes and increase spending, always a good combo :)

i think he just took that money grows on trees statement a little too seriously.
Jul 17 2009 12:20AM
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NW_Rider
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Seriously, the exact opposite kind of conservative I am.
Jul 17 2009 12:22AM
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95959
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I'm gonna be brutally honest, you're dad probably would've lost his job regardless of the outcome of the election. Do you honestly think the economy would be back on its feet already if McCain were elected?
Chances are we'd be in the exact same position we're in now, only democrats would STILL be blaming republicans for all things wrong in america
Jul 17 2009 12:24AM
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dave44
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Jul 17 2009 12:27AM
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Ryan*
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I think Obama is too concerned with pleasing everyone, and because of this is working too hard to try to balance everyone's completely opposing desires instead of worrying more about getting things done.  As the president of the United States, he will have to upset some people.  He knows how to weigh opposing arguments and then make an educated decision, but he has to remember how to do this even in the face of extreme pressure.  Once he stops caring about keeping everybody happy and realizes that he will never be able to do that, I believe that he'll do amazing things for this country.  Let's not forget that he has the most difficult job in the world.  Give the man some time.  We didn't vote for him for nothing. 
Jul 17 2009 12:27AM
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Daydreaming
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just to continue your point.

in fact if mccain had won we might be even worse off not because he would be a bad president or anything but because the legislative branch would still have probably gone to the Dems.

long story short, mccain wouldnt be able to push anything through congress and the dems wouldnt be able to get him to sign off on anything and nothing would get done and the economy would tank even more.
Jul 17 2009 12:32AM
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Ryan*
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Jul 17 2009 12:34AM
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Ryan*
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ughh. fail.
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Jul 17 2009 12:38AM
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Ben.
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Jul 17 2009 12:47AM
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Daydreaming
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Bwahahahahahahahaha

and the best part is Ann Coulter tries to write him up as a national hero
Jul 17 2009 12:50AM
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Daydreaming
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Mccarthy that is, i should have made that clear
Jul 17 2009 12:50AM
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