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Planning under way for Obama holiday
The Capital-Journal
Published Sunday, November 09, 2008
Plans are being made to promote a national holiday for Barack Obama, who will become the nation's 44th president when he takes the oath of office Jan. 20.
"Yes We Can" planning rallies will be at 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. every Tuesday at the downtown McDonald's restaurant, 1100 Kansas Ave., until Jan. 13. The goals are to secure a national holiday in Obama's honor, to organize celebrations around his inauguration and to celebrate the 200th birthday of President Abraham Lincoln, who was born on Feb. 12 1809.
At 7:30 a.m. on Inauguration Day, Obama Cake will be served at the downtown McDonald's, and a celebration is scheduled for 8 p.m. to midnight Jan. 20 at the Ramada Hotel and Convention Center, 420 S.E. 6th.
For more information, contact Sonny Scroggins, (785) 232-3761, 845-6148 or at biasbustersofkansas@yahoo.com; Lamont Lassiter, McDonald's general manager, 608-2739; Ava Chander-Beard, (785) 234-9138, ava.beard@sbcglobal.net
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KFC wouldn't host?
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ok thats going too far. we dont need anymore fucking 'national holiday' type shit
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U see why some on the far right are abit worried. I god damm guarantee that there would have been no calls for a McCain holiday by our side.
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and then this.................... ...
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So they're getting together to celebrate new leadership, new direction in the USA, and it's a bad thing?
Community members planning peaceful meetings to celebrate the grassroots change they helped create, and this is wrong somehow?
Dude, just because the republican party used fear and anger to govern for the last 8 years... it's no reason to shit on people because they're appreciative of their leaders for once.
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This reminds me of the NBA. Pay a man based on his "potential"
in this case the pay is praise and worship.
We know very little about Obama from a leadership perspective. The jury is still out.
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We know very little about Obama from a leadership perspective. The jury is still out.
Actually - I think the only thing he's proven is that he is a leader.
First, he *led* enough voters to oust the Clinton political machine.
Then, he *led* enough people away from the Repub party to win the election.
He *led* Americans into voting him into the biggest popularity contest on the planet, US President.
There are 100 million Obama followers out there. You don't get that many dsiciples by not being a leader.
Attack him on any policy, experience, etc. All valid. But to say the man cannot lead when he just led 300 million people (and the entire world) to support him being the most powerful man on the planet... that's serious leadership.
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This reminds me of the NBA. Pay a man based on his "potential"
in this case the pay is praise and worship.
We know very little about Obama from a leadership perspective. The jury is still out.
This reminds me of the 8 fucking years of abject failure from republican leadership.
8 of the most fucked up ass-backwards anti-american years this country has seen since the golden McCarthy Era of the 1950s.
How dare the people express themselves.
Just where in the hell is that nazi-fascist rightwing boot on the throat of the common man?
This kind of 'celebration' must be smashed.
Where the hell is the elevated terror alert?
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Actually - I think the only thing he's proven is that he is a leader.
First, he *led* enough voters to oust the Clinton political machine.
Then, he *led* enough people away from the Repub party to win the election.
He *led* Americans into voting him into the biggest popularity contest on the planet, US President.
There are 100 million Obama followers out there. You don't get that many dsiciples by not being a leader.
Attack him on any policy, experience, etc. All valid. But to say the man cannot lead when he just led 300 million people (and the entire world) to support him being the most powerful man on the planet... that's serious leadership.
Hitler led....Stalin led...Pol Pot led....he hasn't done shit but outspend the Repubs and hoodwink the populace...just wait. He's already backing off his bullshit claims.
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So they're getting together to celebrate new leadership, new direction in the USA, and it's a bad thing?
Community members planning peaceful meetings to celebrate the grassroots change they helped create, and this is wrong somehow?
Dude, just because the republican party used fear and anger to govern for the last 8 years... it's no reason to shit on people because they're appreciative of their leaders for once.
What cause is there to celebrate? He hasn't even done anything to celebrate OR appreciate yet.
And you've got to be kidding me about his "leadership." He hasn't "led" anything yet except a presidential campaign and it wasn't even him running that. Anyone can run a great PR campaign but running a country is something else entirely. I appreciate you wanting to play the part of devil's advocate but that's all bullshit and you know it.
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What cause is there to celebrate? He hasn't even done anything to celebrate OR appreciate yet.
And you've got to be kidding me about his "leadership." He hasn't "led" anything yet except a presidential campaign and it wasn't even him running that. Anyone can run a great PR campaign but running a country is something else entirely. I appreciate you wanting to play the part of devil's advocate but that's all bullshit and you know it.
Many are celebrating the defeat of Dubya and his fearmongering. Remember how angry Palin was during the debates? Remember Mccain's inability to admit Bush mistakes, save for that one slip-up/meltdown a week out?
Many are celebrating we don't have a guy in charge who reads "my pet goat' after learning we're under attack.
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Many are celebrating the defeat of Dubya and his fearmongering. Remember how angry Palin was during the debates? Remember Mccain's inability to admit Bush mistakes, save for that one slip-up/meltdown a week out?
Many are celebrating we don't have a guy in charge who reads "my pet goat' after learning we're under attack.
yes yes its all fear mongering ::) you fuking twit...this have nothing to do with obama which is what they are getting together to celebrate moron. He is right he hasnt done shit yet and you know it, who wouldnt admit their mistakes "the surge"? Again you wonder why we call this guy your savior well take a good long look at yourself 240 and maybe you will realize why.
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From Blackfive.net
Anyone would think we had just elected a hip, skinny and youthful replacement for God, with a plan to modernise Heaven and Hell – or that at the very least John Lennon had come back from the dead.
The swooning frenzy over the choice of Barack Obama as President of the United States must be one of the most absurd waves of self-deception and swirling fantasy ever to sweep through an advanced civilisation. At least Mandela-worship – its nearest equivalent – is focused on a man who actually did something.
I really don’t see how the Obama devotees can ever in future mock the Moonies, the Scientologists or people who claim to have been abducted in flying saucers. This is a cult like the one which grew up around Princess Diana, bereft of reason and hostile to facts.
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From Blackfive.net
Anyone would think we had just elected a hip, skinny and youthful replacement for God, with a plan to modernise Heaven and Hell – or that at the very least John Lennon had come back from the dead.
The swooning frenzy over the choice of Barack Obama as President of the United States must be one of the most absurd waves of self-deception and swirling fantasy ever to sweep through an advanced civilisation. At least Mandela-worship – its nearest equivalent – is focused on a man who actually did something.
I really don’t see how the Obama devotees can ever in future mock the Moonies, the Scientologists or people who claim to have been abducted in flying saucers. This is a cult like the one which grew up around Princess Diana, bereft of reason and hostile to facts.
Come on HH. Give Peace A Chance.
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We tried that......Germany invaded Poland....North Korea invaded South Korea....Saddam invaded Kuwait....u get the picture.
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The bitterness is so amusing.
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We tried that......Germany invaded Poland....North Korea invaded South Korea....Saddam invaded Kuwait....u get the picture.
You don't really believe that peace initiatives are the cause of those conflicts, do you?
Germany was driven by a power mad dictatorial fascist...not a peacenik.
North Korea and south Korea....who knows what those little yellow devils will do.
Saddam invaded Kuwait with the US's tacit approval...according to April Glaspie. Kuwait, he alleged, was tapping Iraqi oil illegally.
Why blame the people pushing for peace? If Homer is right and war is a condition of humanity, don't we need the peaceniks as a counterbalance to the warmongers? Otherwise war would never take a break.
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No...I'm saying that folks thought we had peace...we got promises and words while the bad guys continued to make plans. Obama is all about the showy peace plams, handshakes...peace in our time crap.
We'll be fighting in the streets
With our children at our feet
And the morals that they worship will be gone
And the men who spurred us on
Sit in judgement of all wrong
They decide and the shotgun sings the song
I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around me
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Then I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again
The change, it had to come
We knew it all along
We were liberated from the foe, that's all
And the world looks just the same
And history ain't changed
'Cause the banners, they all flown in the next war
I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around me
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Then I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again
No, no!
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No...I'm saying that folks thought we had peace...we got promises and words while the bad guys continued to make plans. Obama is all about the showy peace plams, handshakes...peace in our time crap.
We'll be fighting in the streets
With our children at our feet
And the morals that they worship will be gone
And the men who spurred us on
Sit in judgement of all wrong
They decide and the shotgun sings the song
I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around me
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Then I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again
The change, it had to come
We knew it all along
We were liberated from the foe, that's all
And the world looks just the same
And history ain't changed
'Cause the banners, they all flown in the next war
I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around me
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Then I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again
No, no!
I don't equate all efforts for peace as some iterations of Neville Chamberlain's effort prior to WWII.
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We're dealing with people who think Obama is weak. They were afraid of Bush and scared stiff of McCain.
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We're dealing with people who think Obama is weak. They were afraid of Bush and scared stiff of McCain.
Maybe they aren't afraid of Obama. But they certainly respect the office and the military under that office's command.
Would you agree with that?
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Maybe they aren't afraid of Obama. But they certainly respect the office and the military under that office's command.
Would you agree with that?
I think Obama needs to make them respect the office, otherwise they will tear him apart.
Watch what will start happening any day now. The insurgence will start active up as they believe they can make us leave in defeat.
As soon as the transition is near they will be giving us everything they got to rack us as much kills as they can to make the war look bad and the public outcry will be so great that Obama will get us out of there prematurely.
It will be vietnam all over again. Nixon had Vietnam won. They went to France to sign a peace treaty and then nixon was impeached and the democrats said FU we are out! then 1,000,000 south Vietnemese were slaughtered.
I HOPE that wont be the case, but you can see the writing on the wall.
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Actually - I think the only thing he's proven is that he is a leader.
First, he *led* enough voters to oust the Clinton political machine.
Then, he *led* enough people away from the Repub party to win the election.
He *led* Americans into voting him into the biggest popularity contest on the planet, US President.
There are 100 million Obama followers out there. You don't get that many dsiciples by not being a leader.
Attack him on any policy, experience, etc. All valid. But to say the man cannot lead when he just led 300 million people (and the entire world) to support him being the most powerful man on the planet... that's serious leadership.
You suck at math, he had a few percentile lead, he have just as much people hating him than loving him.
You are a blind trailer trash that think he will finally be accepted by the people who shunned away from you because you now have a common denominator.
This article makes me very sad, if you can't see it you have gone too far to ever get back.
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I think Obama needs to make them respect the office, otherwise they will tear him apart.
Watch what will start happening any day now. The insurgence will start active up as they believe they can make us leave in defeat.
As soon as the transition is near they will be giving us everything they got to rack us as much kills as they can to make the war look bad and the public outcry will be so great that Obama will get us out of there prematurely.
It will be vietnam all over again. Nixon had Vietnam won. They went to France to sign a peace treaty and then nixon was impeached and the democrats said FU we are out! then 1,000,000 south Vietnemese were slaughtered.
I HOPE that wont be the case, but you can see the writing on the wall.
Since Obama ran on a platform of phased withdrawal from Iraq, I don't see the problem with 'victory'. Victory was declared years ago and the Iraq people have to stand on their own feet. We created the problem there and we spent over half a trillion dollars to 'help' the Iraqi people recover from that onslaught. They don't want us there anymore. Our countrymen don't want us there, and whatever victory might look like to you, the fact of the matter is that we simply cannot afford to keep Iraq on the dole any longer.
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You are a blind trailer trash
you fuking twit
meltdown.
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So they're getting together to celebrate new leadership, new direction in the USA, and it's a bad thing?
Community members planning peaceful meetings to celebrate the grassroots change they helped create, and this is wrong somehow?
Dude, just because the republican party used fear and anger to govern for the last 8 years... it's no reason to shit on people because they're appreciative of their leaders for once.
(http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:L-UO9R5Hir606M:http://www.t0.or.at/spiral23/spiral1.gif)
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meltdown.
LOL way to address the point that this your rebuttle had nothing to do with obama which is what this was about and that he doesnt admit his mistakes either... ::) I say im suprised but ive come to expect much less than even this from you.
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Actually - I think the only thing he's proven is that he is a leader.
First, he *led* enough voters to oust the Clinton political machine.
Then, he *led* enough people away from the Repub party to win the election.
He *led* Americans into voting him into the biggest popularity contest on the planet, US President.
There are 100 million Obama followers out there. You don't get that many dsiciples by not being a leader.
Attack him on any policy, experience, etc. All valid. But to say the man cannot lead when he just led 300 million people (and the entire world) to support him being the most powerful man on the planet... that's serious leadership.
EXACTLY!
That's why I thought McCain's campaign rhetoric was so incredibly stoooooopid.
Why ask the population if Obama is ready to lead, when it was so blatantly obvious the man IS a leader?
When you ask a simple yes/no question like that, ...the answer better be an obvious NO, in Obama's case, it's YES.
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EXACTLY!
That's why I thought McCain's campaign rhetoric was so incredibly stoooooopid.
Why ask the population if Obama is ready to lead, when it was so blatantly obvious the man IS a leader?
When you ask a simple yes/no question like that, ...the answer better be an obvious NO, in Obama's case, it's YES.
To me it's silly. He wrestled away power from the clintons and teh RNC. He *led* more people to vote for him.
they can attack him for his lack of major experience, sure. But if Obama is only one thing in this world - it's a leader! Is tehre a more popular man on earth at the moment? I dont think so.
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To me it's silly. He wrestled away power from the clintons and teh RNC. He *led* more people to vote for him.
they can attack him for his lack of major experience, sure. But if Obama is only one thing in this world - it's a leader! Is tehre a more popular man on earth at the moment? I dont think so.
Dude, take a pill and talk to us in 4 years.
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Dude, take a pill and talk to us in 4 years.
obama might be a terrible president. Goodness knows I hated every minute of the clinton presidency.
But when the OP said he wasn't a leader, i had to disagree. Maybe he'll fall apart under pressure, who knows.
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Damn lag ,argghghghghghghghfkljip[3545abf;,l
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you guys, this is one dude saying this stuff. I just found a protest he organized. 1 person showed up for a day long 2 man protest lol...
You remember what happened when I posted that neocon article where the guy wanted Bush to pull a Julius Caesar on the dems... Obama isn't doing this so not sure why he's getting mocked over some guy in Kansas lol...
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you guys, this is one dude saying this stuff. I just found a protest he organized. 1 person showed up for a day long 2 man protest lol...
You remember what happened when I posted that neocon article where the guy wanted Bush to pull a Julius Caesar on the dems... Obama isn't doing this so not sure why he's getting mocked over some guy in Kansas lol...
It's election withdrawal, ...plus they're feeling pissy.
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LOL, a meeting at Macdonalds.
240 should start meetings at Burger King to declare 9/11 an inside job and let's see if that can get press.
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If this is the caliber of criticism against Obama making the rightwing blog go-around, I'd say Obama is doing just fine lol...
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If this is the caliber of criticism against Obama making the rightwing blog go-around, I'd say Obama is doing just fine lol...
Yes, it's so weak I am a touch embarrassed.
I think maybe they should focus on other dems at this time and wait for better ammo on Obama.
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Hitler led....Stalin led...Pol Pot led....he hasn't done shit but outspend the Repubs and hoodwink the populace...just wait. He's already backing off his bullshit claims.
Exactly, the ability to lead does not equate to "good" leadership.
Now I am not equating Obama to Hitler by any means, but like all men who have a natural ability to lead and to be able to get the people singing their praises before they have done anything worthy of praise, is something they both have in common.
Hitler was a magnificent speech giver...obviously though what he did with this power was horrendous. No, I am not implying that in any way Obama is anything like Hitler...just wanted to clarify that again.
...and by "Magnificent Speech Giver" I am not referring to the ability to read and speak eloquently, that's all fine and dandy; but the ability to stir peoples emotions, to be able to speak to people in a manner where they feel you are speaking to their hearts (regardless if you actually are or not) is what makes any potential leader a threat to those who are after his position.
That's where Obama succeeded and McCain failed.
And for the record, most all future leaders, including Obama, get to their positions because they use fear on some level. Obama created a feeling of fear for the "right" by way of speaking to the public in terms they could relate to. However you look at it, it's still fear. He painted doom and gloom if McCain/Palin came to leadership...I call that fear.
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Hitler led....Stalin led...Pol Pot led....he hasn't done shit but outspend the Repubs and hoodwink the populace...just wait. He's already backing off his bullshit claims.
What's your CO's AKO account?
I think him and I need to have a talk about your respect for the officers above you.
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Will we all get the day off work?
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Will we all get the day off work?
that part is a good idea. Election day off for everyone... republicans won't recover :D
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If this is the caliber of criticism against Obama making the rightwing blog go-around, I'd say Obama is doing just fine lol...
We fear you fool being lead to the slaughter like sheep and dragging the rest with you.
I worry much more about the imbeciles with voting rights than the man they vote for :-\
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We fear you fool being lead to the slaughter like sheep and dragging the rest with you.
I worry much more about the imbeciles with voting rights than the man they vote for :-\
Ok genius, what you got? let's go at it. you wanna play, lets play....
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Ok genius, what you got? let's go at it. you wanna play, lets play....
Wow what a tough guy ::)
For now there are only his plans that we have all discussed enough and they seem to suck, no need to go over that again.
I do worry about this idolizing, and his plans to monetize on that are off course kept in secret until the right time.
The fact that you all seem to support retarded notions like having an Obama day is a good enough start, a blind man could see that a mile away.
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Wow what a tough guy ::)
For now there are only his plans that we have all discussed enough and they seem to suck, no need to go over that again.
I do worry about this idolizing, and his plans to monetize on that are off course kept in secret until the right time.
The fact that you all seem to support retarded notions like having an Obama day is a good enough start, a blind man could see that a mile away.
first, drop the tough guy comment, I was calling you out for a debate, not a fight ::)
second, that you say it's all been talked about and there is no need to go over it says you fear debating it. You called me and people like me who voted for Obama "fools being lead to the slaughter" Third, where did you get I support a National Holiday for Obama, read my posts here and tell me where I said anything of the kind? ::)
So what you got? Why am I the fool?
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Wow what a tough guy ::)
For now there are only his plans that we have all discussed enough and they seem to suck, no need to go over that again.
I do worry about this idolizing, and his plans to monetize on that are off course kept in secret until the right time.
The fact that you all seem to support retarded notions like having an Obama day is a good enough start, a blind man could see that a mile away.
Do you think we should put Obama's face on money?
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Actually - I think the only thing he's proven is that he is a leader.
First, he *led* enough voters to oust the Clinton political machine.
Then, he *led* enough people away from the Repub party to win the election.
He *led* Americans into voting him into the biggest popularity contest on the planet, US President.
There are 100 million Obama followers out there. You don't get that many dsiciples by not being a leader.
Attack him on any policy, experience, etc. All valid. But to say the man cannot lead when he just led 300 million people (and the entire world) to support him being the most powerful man on the planet... that's serious leadership.
hes the only proven leader....WRONG
mccain knows what it is to have leadership...he was a navy legend...sayin hes not a leader or has the qualities is pretty much slapping the face of all soldiers who have high rankin possitions...
he lead people away from the republican party...WRONG....
obama won because of the young vote and black people finally getting out to vote....take out the black people and the young vote(like the previous elections)...MCcain woulda killed obama...u watch too much msnbc ...keith overlbann and asshole liking rachel meddows
He won by popularity contest...TRUE..
winnig popularity constest is easy...just tell people what they wanna hear
There are 100 million obama supporters out there...MAYBE
there are 305 million currently living in america....U do tha math for the rest...(most of them are stupid and spoiled college kids and poor people)
300 million supported him...WHO KNOWS
msnbc and cnn say so....they are so highly paid off
moral of the story....im bored at work and i cant bealive i just did this
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first, drop the tough guy comment, I was calling you out for a debate, not a fight ::)
second, that you say it's all been talked about and there is no need to go over it says you fear debating it. You called me and people like me who voted for Obama "fools being lead to the slaughter" Third, where did you get I support a National Holiday for Obama, read my posts here and tell me where I said anything of the kind? ::)
So what you got? Why am I the fool?
1.I won't drop a thing, or do you plan on censoring the board to against Obama criticism?
2.A.Since Obama isn't in office yet we can only speak on his future plans, the board is filled with threads about that and I have stated my opinion, going all over the board and collecting all the data again is a waste of my precious time.
2.B.Fools because of your actions, if Obama would have been voted by the McCain supporters I would be much calmer but the sheep like mentality people use when it's Obama related is just frightening, if you think he won't use it to his own benefit you're wrong. He already proved in his past he is corrupted, call his friends Rezco,Wright, Farrakhan and more.
3.I said that people here support this idea and defend it, or at least doesn't totally oppose it which to me is ridiculous, I didn't specify you in my comments.
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LOL, a meeting at Macdonalds.
240 should start meetings at Burger King to declare 9/11 an inside job and let's see if that can get press.
haha I'd just end up ordering food, eating, and wanting to come home and post on getbig before tkaing a nap :)
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1.I won't drop a thing, or do you plan on censoring the board to against Obama criticism?
2.A.Since Obama isn't in office yet we can only speak on his future plans, the board is filled with threads about that and I have stated my opinion, going all over the board and collecting all the data again is a waste of my precious time.
2.B.Fools because of your actions, if Obama would have been voted by the McCain supporters I would be much calmer but the sheep like mentality people use when it's Obama related is just frightening, if you think he won't use it to his own benefit you're wrong. He already proved in his past he is corrupted, call his friends Rezco,Wright, Farrakhan and more.
3.I said that people here support this idea and defend it, or at least doesn't totally oppose it which to me is ridiculous, I didn't specify you in my comments.
Yes or no? Obama's face on money.
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Lame.
Let's see how the man does after 4 years.
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no on Obama holiday.
People like to think it was only the youth and black vote that got Obama the win.
There were tons of white people who voted for Obama also. Maybe they just don't want people to know.
Sandra