Comments on: Predictions for the early days of the Obama administration http://www.urbanagora.com/2009/01/predictions-for-the-early-days-of-the-obama-administration.html An exchange of ideas from thinkers spanning the spectrum Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:46:08 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Plastic Pond  http://www.urbanagora.com/2009/01/predictions-for-the-early-days-of-the-obama-administration.html/comment-page-1#comment-10976 Plastic Pond  Wed, 20 Oct 2010 21:07:39 +0000 http://www.urbanagora.com/?p=2049#comment-10976 wind generators are expensive but they do deliver lots and lots of clean electrical power.:: wind generators are expensive but they do deliver lots and lots of clean electrical power.::

]]> By: Electric Shower  http://www.urbanagora.com/2009/01/predictions-for-the-early-days-of-the-obama-administration.html/comment-page-1#comment-10960 Electric Shower  Wed, 13 Oct 2010 20:58:26 +0000 http://www.urbanagora.com/?p=2049#comment-10960 wind generators are not very efficient but they are clean sources of energy":: wind generators are not very efficient but they are clean sources of energy”::

]]> By: Todd http://www.urbanagora.com/2009/01/predictions-for-the-early-days-of-the-obama-administration.html/comment-page-1#comment-10086 Todd Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:33:25 +0000 http://www.urbanagora.com/?p=2049#comment-10086 It blends, Comments with several links automatically require moderation because they're often spam. I just disabled that feature because the spam filter seems to be catching all of our spam already, but if we start getting spam, I guess it'll have to be turned back on. It blends,

Comments with several links automatically require moderation because they’re often spam. I just disabled that feature because the spam filter seems to be catching all of our spam already, but if we start getting spam, I guess it’ll have to be turned back on.

]]> By: Ragnar http://www.urbanagora.com/2009/01/predictions-for-the-early-days-of-the-obama-administration.html/comment-page-1#comment-9946 Ragnar Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:39:08 +0000 http://www.urbanagora.com/?p=2049#comment-9946 Jeez I already said I was leaving when Texas secedes. An eventuality that I consider imminent by the way. The last vestige of our once great democracy and all that sort of thing. Or maybe Alaska. Their governor is HOT! Jeez I already said I was leaving when Texas secedes. An eventuality that I consider imminent by the way. The last vestige of our once great democracy and all that sort of thing. Or maybe Alaska. Their governor is HOT!

]]> By: it blends! http://www.urbanagora.com/2009/01/predictions-for-the-early-days-of-the-obama-administration.html/comment-page-1#comment-9942 it blends! Wed, 21 Jan 2009 06:52:48 +0000 http://www.urbanagora.com/?p=2049#comment-9942 Not sure why my previous comment is still awaiting moderation -- perhaps a bias against high torque blenders that let you make everything from smoothies to bean dip? In my last (so far unpublished) comment, I noted that media would spin issues so as to not disillusion the ignorant Barack followers. My previous evidence was strong. Today's events provided another example: The Oath. Who muffed it? Within minutes the media was spinning it such that Roberts had misspoke and ruined everything. In reality, Barack jumped the gun, Roberts misspoke and corrected himself, and then Barack repeated the incorrect phrasing. If the difference between story-line and reality is nonexistent (or negligible) to you, you're probably a Barack Obama supporter. And by the way, why do the progressive editors of this blog feel the need to isolate for moderation and not approve a reasoned exhibition of media bias while loosely allowing incoherent stereotypical wingnut rhetoric? Don't you feel the least bit hypocritical when making those "constitution through the paper shredder" jokes about Bush? Not sure why my previous comment is still awaiting moderation — perhaps a bias against high torque blenders that let you make everything from smoothies to bean dip?

In my last (so far unpublished) comment, I noted that media would spin issues so as to not disillusion the ignorant Barack followers. My previous evidence was strong. Today’s events provided another example: The Oath. Who muffed it? Within minutes the media was spinning it such that Roberts had misspoke and ruined everything. In reality, Barack jumped the gun, Roberts misspoke and corrected himself, and then Barack repeated the incorrect phrasing. If the difference between story-line and reality is nonexistent (or negligible) to you, you’re probably a Barack Obama supporter.

And by the way, why do the progressive editors of this blog feel the need to isolate for moderation and not approve a reasoned exhibition of media bias while loosely allowing incoherent stereotypical wingnut rhetoric? Don’t you feel the least bit hypocritical when making those “constitution through the paper shredder” jokes about Bush?

]]> By: chrism http://www.urbanagora.com/2009/01/predictions-for-the-early-days-of-the-obama-administration.html/comment-page-1#comment-9939 chrism Wed, 21 Jan 2009 05:37:56 +0000 http://www.urbanagora.com/?p=2049#comment-9939 Ragnar, this is America. If you don't like it, feel free to leave. Ragnar, this is America. If you don’t like it, feel free to leave.

]]> By: Brandon http://www.urbanagora.com/2009/01/predictions-for-the-early-days-of-the-obama-administration.html/comment-page-1#comment-9936 Brandon Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:14:04 +0000 http://www.urbanagora.com/?p=2049#comment-9936 Someone sounds like he needs a nap. Someone sounds like he needs a nap.

]]> By: kevin http://www.urbanagora.com/2009/01/predictions-for-the-early-days-of-the-obama-administration.html/comment-page-1#comment-9933 kevin Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:43:39 +0000 http://www.urbanagora.com/?p=2049#comment-9933 What the hell was that? What the hell was that?

]]> By: Joshua http://www.urbanagora.com/2009/01/predictions-for-the-early-days-of-the-obama-administration.html/comment-page-1#comment-9931 Joshua Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:37:27 +0000 http://www.urbanagora.com/?p=2049#comment-9931 Ragnar, Did your lobotomy leave a scar? Ragnar, Did your lobotomy leave a scar?

]]> By: "if Texas secedes I am becoming a Long Horn" alias Ragnar http://www.urbanagora.com/2009/01/predictions-for-the-early-days-of-the-obama-administration.html/comment-page-1#comment-9930 "if Texas secedes I am becoming a Long Horn" alias Ragnar Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:29:01 +0000 http://www.urbanagora.com/?p=2049#comment-9930 The only one of you guys with a clue, besides of course me, is this Evan guy. We have just put in power the least experienced, most impractical, idealistic pack of dolts ever conceived. At some point, despite the media's best efforts, reality must sink in. This is akin to "if a million monkeys typed for a million years would one of them come up with Hamlet." Well we just put the monkeys on the computers and have all convinced ourselves that Hamlet is forthcoming. It is called Group Think - you dumbshits. My picks: Rahm gets thrown under the bus because he is implicated in the Blago mess. The stimulus package will be so jammed with pork and stupidity that it will have little impact on the economy. We will build exactly no new nuke plants, but we will give incentives to buy electric cars (think about it). We will build solar power station where the sun doesn't shine and wind generators where the wind doesn't blow. We will build roads to employ union workers but will drill no wells to feed the cars to drive on the roads (think about it). To appease the really stupid of the dumbocrat party Barry will cave to some far left agenda. Stuff like a token tax increase, an ineffective health care compromise, pointless gun control, and probably a pro-abortion bill. A buddy of mine predicts that one of the first things will be this Freedom of Choice act. Force the Catholic hospitals to close, (which they have vowed to do rather than perform abortion on demand), declare a medical crisis, and then try to jam through socialized medicine. Beyond that, we will get a lot of feel good stuff that does nothing to promote business, national defense, immigration control, or any other important issue. Little if any of his bs promises will get carried out or, and this is the kicker, actually work. We are in a war on two fronts, Iran continues to back Hamas and continues developing nuclear arms, Russia is openly laughing at us, our immigration control is broken, and you morons are worried about "don't ask, don't tell!" When we should be worried about one of our cities getting blown you "Progressives" are worried about which of our soldiers is! I find it incredible> I for one will be thrilled if at the end of the next four years we even have a sovereign nation left. I was willing to give hopeychangey the benefit of a doubt until he surrounded himself with all of the Clinton retreads. This is the change you sheep got conned into. Well guess what? All adult leadership has now left the building. We have Pelosi, Reid, Biden, and Obama at the helm. Combined IQ of 2. Hope Hope Hope Change Change Change equals SUCKERS! The only one of you guys with a clue, besides of course me, is this Evan guy. We have just put in power the least experienced, most impractical, idealistic pack of dolts ever conceived. At some point, despite the media’s best efforts, reality must sink in. This is akin to “if a million monkeys typed for a million years would one of them come up with Hamlet.” Well we just put the monkeys on the computers and have all convinced ourselves that Hamlet is forthcoming. It is called Group Think – you dumbshits. My picks: Rahm gets thrown under the bus because he is implicated in the Blago mess. The stimulus package will be so jammed with pork and stupidity that it will have little impact on the economy. We will build exactly no new nuke plants, but we will give incentives to buy electric cars (think about it). We will build solar power station where the sun doesn’t shine and wind generators where the wind doesn’t blow. We will build roads to employ union workers but will drill no wells to feed the cars to drive on the roads (think about it). To appease the really stupid of the dumbocrat party Barry will cave to some far left agenda. Stuff like a token tax increase, an ineffective health care compromise, pointless gun control, and probably a pro-abortion bill. A buddy of mine predicts that one of the first things will be this Freedom of Choice act. Force the Catholic hospitals to close, (which they have vowed to do rather than perform abortion on demand), declare a medical crisis, and then try to jam through socialized medicine. Beyond that, we will get a lot of feel good stuff that does nothing to promote business, national defense, immigration control, or any other important issue. Little if any of his bs promises will get carried out or, and this is the kicker, actually work. We are in a war on two fronts, Iran continues to back Hamas and continues developing nuclear arms, Russia is openly laughing at us, our immigration control is broken, and you morons are worried about “don’t ask, don’t tell!” When we should be worried about one of our cities getting blown you “Progressives” are worried about which of our soldiers is! I find it incredible> I for one will be thrilled if at the end of the next four years we even have a sovereign nation left. I was willing to give hopeychangey the benefit of a doubt until he surrounded himself with all of the Clinton retreads. This is the change you sheep got conned into. Well guess what? All adult leadership has now left the building. We have Pelosi, Reid, Biden, and Obama at the helm. Combined IQ of 2. Hope Hope Hope Change Change Change equals SUCKERS!

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