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Discussion: What the **** has Obama done so far?
Member Since: 1/14/2007
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Originally posted by Red
I was thinking about responding to this whole mess, but I think I'm just going to say that I love your hyperbole and your "everything I say is a fact" logic. NE, your domination of that social tick is being challenged! DO WE NEED TO THROW DOWN, GUYS?!
*sigh*
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LOL @ the avatar
But seriously, you should respond. What fun is a topic like this without throwing out your opinion?
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Member Since: 2/6/2010
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OH how nice it is the the REPUBLICANS are in control of the HOUSE!!!
Obama pioneered very few of those listed reforms, anyhow.
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ATRL Senior Member
Member Since: 9/26/2001
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Originally posted by Beatfreak
I'm with Red on this one. You need to open your ****ing eyes. Maybe you live in your perfect little world where your district may have been one of the few unaffected, but I have tons of friends on the Jersey side & I've heard how bad it is. It's no secret.
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I've thought about asking my ex-girlfriend to come back here and reply to this topic. Why? Well, she's a teacher in New Jersey. If ANYONE has a right to state their case about this topic, it's a teacher from New Jersey.
Oh, and thank you, Yankald, for being the only person to take the time to point out the hilarity of that avatar.
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Member Since: 10/5/2005
Posts: 11,422
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Originally posted by discostickk23
I know the answers to all my ? and I actually agree with you on the private business part. But the main problem is MANUFACTURING. A huge portion of people have lost their jobs due to manufacturing moving to China or other countries. That is really the only way we can pick up this economy.
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Actually the more appropriate word you would be looking for is Outsourcing.
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Member Since: 12/31/2009
Posts: 3,465
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Originally posted by GaGaFan
OH how nice it is the the REPUBLICANS are in control of the HOUSE!!!
Obama pioneered very few of those listed reforms, anyhow.
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Now ya'll want to give credit to the greatest/most successful speaker of the house of the past century??? We all know the republicans won the house because they demonized her.
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Member Since: 5/15/2009
Posts: 8,461
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Originally posted by yankee04
You are right on this part. Nothing can be done to make manufacturing more popular in the USA. When you can pay next to nothing for labor in other countries, why would any company ever keep their manufacturing in the USA. Perhaps getting rid of minimum wage on these jobs might make it more attractive. That is why so many economists are highly against minimum wage. I can't really think of many more options.
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It might seem better, but overall it has hurt the companies who have moved away. If people don't have jobs, they aren't going to buy. So much can be done and it is POSSIBLE to bring manufacturing back to this country, but that is where the government has to get involved. The government has to hit these companies hard and make it difficult for them to move overseas and then bring their goods to the US.
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Member Since: 11/13/2009
Posts: 25,902
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Originally posted by Red
I've thought about asking my ex-girlfriend to come back here and reply to this topic. Why? Well, she's a teacher in New Jersey. If ANYONE has a right to state their case about this topic, it's a teacher from New Jersey.
Oh, and thank you, Yankald, for being the only person to take the time to point out the hilarity of that avatar.
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one of my friends knows a Jersey teacher. The teacher's union (NJEA) is such an easy target for Chunky and his ****servatives. And they may want taxpayers to think njea is bad, but the union is the only thing giving teachers their needed benefits. If teachers lose their benefits, they're out. That state cannot afford to lose one more good teacher. I'm saying it now, Christie is going to drag Jersey's education through the gutter and throw it in the sewers too.
But going back to the prime topic, my opinion still stands on the ****servatives.
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Member Since: 2/6/2010
Posts: 27,892
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Originally posted by Beatfreak
But going back to the prime topic, my opinion still stands on the ****servatives.
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Hmmm. Nickname violation?
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Member Since: 2/6/2010
Posts: 27,892
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Originally posted by MissTina
Now ya'll want to give credit to the greatest/most successful speaker of the house of the past century??? We all know the republicans won the house because they demonized her.
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Ummmmm, I never, ever, ever credited ANYTHING like the healthcare reform to Obama. That was allll Pelosi's....doing.
Whether that was good or bad, well, no one even knows.
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Member Since: 11/13/2009
Posts: 25,902
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Originally posted by GaGaFan
Hmmm. Nickname violation?
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Fine, I'll continue that in nhb if necessary then. hopefully you got my message. Also it's apparent you didn't even read what I wrote because I used that nickname one time before your quote.
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Member Since: 5/15/2009
Posts: 8,461
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Originally posted by Beatfreak
I'm with Red on this one. You need to open your ****ing eyes. Maybe you live in your perfect little world where your district may have been one of the few unaffected, but I have tons of friends on the Jersey side & I've heard how bad it is. It's no secret.
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Actually I can deal with not living in a perfect ****ing world like your friends. I can live without a Science Olympiad team if that means our state is in less debt. And what do you know if you live in NY?
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Member Since: 11/13/2009
Posts: 25,902
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Originally posted by discostickk23
Actually I can deal with not living in a perfect ****ing world like your friends. I can live without a Science Olympiad team if that means our state is in less debt. And what do you know if you live in NY?
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I know enough to see the ignorance.
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Member Since: 5/15/2009
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Originally posted by Beatfreak
I know enough to see the ignorance.
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keep that in your state then. I still have yet to hear why students in New Jersey are suffering..
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Member Since: 2/6/2010
Posts: 27,892
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Originally posted by Beatfreak
Fine, I'll continue that in nhb if necessary then. hopefully you got my message. Also it's apparent you didn't even read what I wrote because I used that nickname one time before your quote.
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Oh no, I just didn't feel like mentioning it the first time because I thought it was going to be a one-time show of rudeness. Apparently not.
But Let's not dwell on that now.
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Member Since: 8/2/2010
Posts: 12,507
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Originally posted by GaGaFan
Ummmmm, I never, ever, ever credited ANYTHING like the healthcare reform to Obama. That was allll Pelosi's....doing.
Whether that was good or bad, well, no one even knows.
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THANK YOU
Everyone just wants to give him the credit for certain things, but he was not spearheading it. Pelosi has gotten so much flack, yet if more Democrats were like her **** would seriously get done. I love this woman, she holds it down like no other.
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Member Since: 11/13/2009
Posts: 25,902
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Originally posted by GaGaFan
Oh no, I just didn't feel like mentioning it the first time because I thought it was going to be a one-time show of rudeness. Apparently not.
But Let's not dwell on that now.
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Yes let's not, and it's good to see you know the report button is not your friend.
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Member Since: 2/6/2010
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Originally posted by Mr Telephone Man
THANK YOU
Everyone just wants to give him the credit for certain things, but he was not spearheading it. Pelosi has gotten so much flack, yet if more Democrats were like her **** would seriously get done. I love this woman, she holds it down like no other.
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As much as I despise Pelosi, she has singlehandedly done more than any other Democrat in the past several years.
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Member Since: 11/13/2009
Posts: 25,902
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Originally posted by discostickk23
keep that in your state then. I still have yet to hear why students in New Jersey are suffering..
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LOL i guess you tuned out throughout all of spring when 958235 schools were having rallies and sit-outs to petition and spread their opinion on the matter.
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Member Since: 2/6/2010
Posts: 27,892
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Originally posted by Beatfreak
Yes let's not, and it's good to see you know the report button is not your friend.
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Trust me, reporting is to me is the bitchiest bitchslap someone can do, especially for unnecessary things. I don't like doing it at all.
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Member Since: 12/31/2009
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