Fed up with Congress?

Associated Press
Oct 20, 2013






























Pres. Obama:


Wow! What a profound grasp of the glaringly obvious.

American politics can be acrimonious? Who knew?




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Re: "hit the nail right on the head."

Pres. Obama, Feb, 5, 2008:



Better be funding for gulags and re-education camps.

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So you're a Repub with Repub ideas. I disagree.



So the antithesis of this statement would be:









And no Dems supported the above?


Pot, kettle, black.

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Dr. Information





Shouldn't your name be Dr. MisInformation?


That's what I call him , Miss Information.








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Darwin's choice

I'll go with: "seriously missing some essential necessities upstairs" for the win!


And now it is the republicans who want to embrace and go back to the Jim crow laws. The dems decided to change in order to survive. Many left the dems because they were going away from this belief. Now it is repub who embrace the same beliefs they keep trying to blame dems for. If Martin was alive I'm sure he would not be a repub.


Please provide links and/or other references that prove there's a movement of one or more Republicans in Congress lobbying for Jim Crow laws. I won't hold my breath...


Are you turning blue yet Sam?


I haven't heard of anything on this, either, Sam. On the other hand, it wouldn't surprise me if any one of a number of rightwing groups (TeaParty, NRA) lobbied for this. Practically every day, someone from one of those groups says something that 80% of Americans thinks is reprehensible or unbelievable.


Have to agree. There is absolutely no way that MLK would be any but a Democrat if he were alive today. Republicans, by definition, are against civil rights/equal rights of all shapes and sizes. From race, to sexual orientation, to income inequality, and a host of other issues, they are always found on the team fighting implementation of equal rights. So, it's hard to imagine MLK being on their team.


In the mid-19th century, Democrats were the conservatives. In other words, today's Republicans would have been Democrats. Bigotry didn't change from one party to the other. It stayed with whichever party was more conservative.


YELLOW JOURNALISM is why the public votes the way it does! So typical for the liberal press to blame the public which acts upon the reports from the news agencies who deliberately manipulate the news, usually by not reporting ALL the facts but only those that shore up their personal political positions.
Google YELLOW JOURNALISM or go to the link and learn how the press has and continues to manipulate society with their distortions, lies, loaded forms of questions that can’t be answered honestly.
Newspaper titan Hurst stated that 'if you give me the pictures ( of the sunken USS Maine) I'll give you the war!" Spain never attacked us but the newspapers influence caused us to go to war and over 58,000 people died because of the NEWSPAPERS LIES, and PEOPLE STILL BOUGHT and continue to by his papers~!

Hurst was directly connected to the Democratic party through Pulitzer. So if someone needs to look in the mirror I would start with them! Its obvious they STILL refuse to print everything necessary to establish a position on Obama and the people who are ignorant will continue to read and believe those who historically have caused the murders of 10’s of thousands and call the ones who know better names.

Award winning publicist Seymour Hersh, when speaking about many in his reporting professions stated: “It’s pathetic, they are more than obsequious… we lie about everything. Lying has become the staple."
We all learned in high school social science that oligarchies control populations with three key areas:

1. Government in order to manage laws and enforcement.
2. Creating what is used for money for their own riches and to pay minions.
3. Media propaganda to “cover” these crimes.


"YELLOW JOURNALISM is why the public votes the way it does!"

The corporate owned news media doesn't report the news. They "create" the news by holding back (hiding) the truth and reporting on hearsay. You can use the corporate news as a guide but research and find the truth on alternative news online sites. I use wikipedia as a guide and research the topic in more detail on the internet.

The corporate owned news media helps start wars based on lies (false flags). They also pick the candidates for you to vote into office. The news media will not give any exposure to more honest and qualified candidates.

The corporate owned news media ignored Dennis Kucinich and made him appear like a fool. When Kucinch was mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, he refused to give business to the mobsters. Do you ever wonder why politicians become rich once they are in office?

Like him or hate him, Kucinich will not take money for special favors.

Estimated wealth $33,504 in 2010

Met worth Rank: 429th in House

Kucinich: American Wealth Stolen - Political Theater Diverts Attention

Kucinich: Obama Admin Transferring Wealth to the Few


why repeat what the definition of Yellow Journalism is.
And no one needs to make Kucinich look like a fool, he bankrupted Cleveland! I detest Kucinich, hes a Socialist and 30% of his votes came from Socialists, being an American who believes in freedom I consider Kucinich and his followers treasonous.


In most polls that I've read over the yrs. regarding Congressional members, one conclusion has tended to be a constant:

Throw out all those "bums," but I like my representative.

I've got a suspicion that it's much the same now and would be confirmatory of this article.


It is great that he said this because it shows the hypocrisy of the admin and those in charge, Let alone those who flip flop to support the admin.
BTW The Debt is now at 17 trillion, That's 8 trillion more than when Bush left.


Was Senator Barack Obama right? It pains me to admit he's ever been right about ANYthing, but yes. He was dead right.

Is President Barack Obama a blatant hypocrite: Oh, yeah...and to an extent that defies adjectives.

How can you progressives castigate Bush (and I'm not going to argue with you there) and PRAISE Obama? Everything Bush did Obama has done an order of magnitude bigger and badder. Are you prepared to admit you're as much a hypocrite as your idol-in-chief? Or are you too racist yourselves to admit that criticism isn't racist when it's well deserved?


Sam. Really? Has Uneployment grown under Obama? No, it's gotten smaller. Has the deficit grown under Obama? No, it's gotten smaller. Has a new recession occurred under Obama, one that is worse than the one we experience under Bush. No. I'll take a slowly improving economy over the train wreck Bush gave us.

What color is the sky in on the planet where you live?


How about some truthful internet links to back up your comments? Internet links give comments more credence. Otherwise, comments are only opinions not based on truthful facts.




To much TV if its on the internet it has to be true.


Re: "Has Uneployment (sp) grown under Obama?"



Re: "Has the deficit grown under Obama?"

Sequestration - At which he "kicked and screamed" and the Dems want re-funded.


Re: "Has a new recession occurred under Obama,one that is worse than the one we experience under Bush"

Rhetorical question. However, the economy is sluggish and ONLY with the help of the Fed. Resv. is it limping along.

Fed. Chair Greenspan in an interview for his new book states that NO ONE, not even the Fed with it's economic tools saw the coming of the financial crisis.



Even then Fed Chair Bernanke said that sub-prime could be contained.

To "pin it" solely on Pres. Bush is nonsensical.

You continue to spew Progressive talking points without documentation.

Pterocarya frax...


Bulloney! Even I saw it coming. If you didn't see it coming, you are a moron.


Re: "If you didn't see it coming, you are a moron."

So when's the next one Carnac?

BTW, Thursday, 17 May 2007:

"Mortgage defaults unlikely to hurt economy, Bernanke says"


Pterocarya frax...

I prefer to follow the prognostications of Krugman, not Carnac, since a study a couple years ago showed Krugman to be the most accurate prognosticator.

But while we are at it, here are a few economists that saw the crash coming:

Nouriel Roubini, Robert Schiller, Peter Schiff, Kenneth Rogoff, Meredith Whitney, Stephen Roach, and let us not forget the 8 senators that voted against repealing Glass Steagal, since that was a major factor leading to the collapse. Those 8 (7 are democrats) were Byron Dorgan, Barbara Boxer, Barbara Mikulski, Richard Shelby, Tom Harkin, Richard Bryan, and Russ Feingold.


SO many mkt. "geniuses" in retrospect.

"repealing Glass Steagal (sp)"

Can't spell "Glass-Steagall" but YOU knew the month, day and the nature of the financial crisis. LOL.

BTW, "St. Paul" asked for a housing bubble.

Mr. Krugman: "And to do that, as Paul McCulley of Pimco put it, Alan Greenspan needs to create a housing bubble to replace the Nasdaq bubble."


Answer the question:

So when's the next one Carnac?

Pterocarya frax...

Well thank goodness that one keystroke you saved by abbreviating market gave you enough time to spell check my posting, and prove your great intellectual superiority over all liberals. Just think how many keystrokes you would have saved if you had used the historically more accurate plural of genius.

Sorry, no Carnac's here...just an honest, hard working American that believes in the role of government to help create an even playing field for everyone. But my prediction for the next crash is soon after Americans are stupid enough to elect Republicans into majority rule of the executive branch, House, and Senate for 6 years running, just like the last time around.


Re: "But my prediction for the next crash"

Too vague like ALL Mkt. timing know-it-alls and therefore USELESS.

If you KNEW the causes and the timing of the last one, how is that you don't know the hows, whys and whens of the next one Carnac?

BTW: The tech wreck which Lord Krugman was writing about began in Mar. 2000. Who was POTUS Carnac?


@ contango

This is what your posts sound like.


Darwin's choice

Still polishing turds, eh troll? I'd like to see some backup to your statements also........good luck!

Dr. Information

Might as well start printing those 1 trillion dollar platinum coins. What a joke of an idea.


You have fallen hook line and sinker coaster. The deficit has actually increased under the Obama administration. Fool's I say.


What's up with you and this racist garbage. The only people anyone calls racist is the ones who have no problem calling Obama a monkey, animal, tries to call him a food stamp president etc. You make good points but this false news rush Limbaugh talking point is getting outrageous.

Dr. Information

food stamp president is now racist? that's assuming that most people getting food stamps are black.


Food stamps have more than doubled under the Obama administration. The same can be said for those receiving SSI.

To call Obama the "food stamp president" is wrong. He should be called the "entitlement president" as he has increased ALL entitlement funding. Obama is setting up the dems nicely by making those who recieve entitlements "slaves" to him and his party.


That may be ending, Contango. An article in today'sToledo newspaper quotes a number of Bowling Green businessmen. These are people who, in the past, were vehemence Bob Latta supporters. After Latta and Jordan voted with the TeaParty minority during the final shutdown vote, every one of the businessmen were asked for their comments on Latta's vote. To a man, they all replied "No comment".

Many conservatives are starting to realize the the conservative media provides a biased picture. Fox and others cited supposed pre-election bias in the "liberal media" with Obama-Romney polls, and the polls proved to be exactly right. The Fox/Rove coverage on election night were also telling.

The Republican Party is defined most by their inability to perceive what is actually happening, and the comments by conservatives here are certainly indicative of that. Life inside the bubble...


@ coasterfan:

In political terms, Nov. 2014 is an eternity away and for most, this "dust up" will be history.


You mean the "beatdown" the Cons took?


The Repugnants are going to get more beatdowns.


Just this week the headlines on Drudgereport.com

"U.S. debt jumps a record $328 billion — tops $17 trillion for first time"

The Democrats stated that legislation needs to be 'clean', that is with NO STRINGS ATTACHED> How many banks would make loans with that mentality? No wonder we're in trouble, we have a bunch of libtards who can't understand simple math. Maybe next year Obama will follow Oprah and give EVERYONE a new car with no strings attached, or to use the words of the Democrats, keep the car give away 'clean'

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Only thing left would be car-bon credits LOL : )


Ah yes, the Drudge Report... Bringing you "news" from inside the conservative bubble...


Re: "Ah yes, the Drudge Report..."

And THIS from someone who listens to Bill Maher and the Comedy Channel.

The "source" doesn't change the FACTS.

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The source doesn't changed the facts? You actually said that? ROFLMFAO!


Re: "The source doesn't changed the facts?"

So the fed debt would be less than $17T if Bill Maher said it?

Dr. Information

Big Dog wouldn't know a fact if it crawled into his mouth and came out in his poop.


"Are you a Sheeple? Take the Sheeple Quiz and find out"

Become an informed voter. Research the candidates who you send to Congress.


Is there a quiz to find out if I'm a conspiracy therorist ?

Darwin's choice

Sorry,no. But you do win the eternal azzhat award....goes without saying!


I have martial arts training too ,Centuri , LOTS .


In Huron County only 15% of voting populace exercised their right to vote. If other counties in America are similar, this is why we got the government we deserve.

Dr. Information

That is because 50% are either tied up in the court system for drugs and the remaining 35% just don't care because they are getting handouts.

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Section I.
No person may serve more than twelve years as a member of Congress, whether such service is exclusively in the House or the Senate, or combined in both houses.

Section II.
Upon ratification of this article, any incumbent member of Congress whose term exceeds the twelve year limit shall complete the current term but thereafter shall be ineligible for further service as a member of Congress.

Simple. Efficient. Non-partisan. Ensures better representation of all the people no matter where they live or which party affiliation (if any) to which they subscribe. It will allow more thoughts, ideas, and passions to enter the legislative arena instead of having it being a festering cyst of pet projects, long-term grudges, and GOBs.

For more on this, here's a ten minute video that does a good job of explaining even further.



I like it! Added bonus: When most in Congress have to actually go back to the REAL world and have REAL jobs after their term, the laws they pass will apply to them and theirs. And THAT means we'll see a little more reason and a little less authoritarianism coming out of the Capitol Building for a change. How refreshing would THAT be?


Could we also make it impossible for former Congressmen to be lobbyists, or work for companies that lobby Congress? Might just as well get ahead of the curve on the stampede that will happen if that Amendment ever gets passed. It would make many current, former Congressmen unemployed, as that seems to be the favored job after retiring or getting voted out.

I don't care which of the dumb and/or dumber party they "belong" to. I do realize that politicians "belong" to someone, at least the national politicians, either in office or as former congressmen.

Darwin's choice

For all the democrat turd polishers...you know who you are!

Great Orators of the Democrat Party, recently...

"It depends what your definition of 'Sex' is?'' ~ President William Jefferson Blythe Clinton

"That Obama “ I would like to cut his nuts off." ~ Jesse Jackson, Sr.


"I invented the Internet." ~ Al Gore

"The next person that tells me I'm not religious, I'm going to shove my rosary beads up their ass." ~ Joe Biden


"I have campaigned in all 57 states." ~ Barack Obama (Quoted 200


"Paying taxes is voluntary." ~ Sen. Harry Reid

"Bill is the greatest husband and father I know.
No one is more faithful, true, and honest than he is." ~ Hillary Rodham Clinton (Quoted 199


And the most ridiculous gem of wisdom, from the "Mother Moron Superior:"

~ Nancy Pelosi (Quoted March, 2010)



"She's not young or pretty enough to be the wife of a president, besides that she has cancer." Newt Gingrich on why he was divorcing his wife.


Don't forget the repub think tank false news after all there was never a major terrorist attack under bush. I guess that happened under Obama. After all Obama was the reason bush didn't respond to Katrina in a appropriate time manner. But we all can't have time to read all the magazines out there. I wonder when the new superman comes out maybe I should ask Sarah play-em.

Darwin's choice

Here's another one for you to ponder...Obamacare-fail! Not false news, just failure!


The one thing I ponder is : Who dresses you in the morning ?

Darwin's choice

When you're polishing those turds, which end do you hold on to?


The ends that you bit off.


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AJ Oliver

Ahem, quite a bit of thread drift here . .
The original article was an Associated Press bit about Congress.
Please treat AP stories with suspicion, not just this bogus article, but how they regularly bend the news to favor the right wing.
Want proof? They just put out an utterly phony story on the Virginia governor's race. But for a change, this time they got caught! Huzzah!


A statement I think we all can pretty much agree on. Out of 250+ million people how are these the best options that we have?


Being President is kinda like being a teacher. You'll have way way more training, intelligence and expertise in your field than the vast majority of the people who complain about you. It's a thankless, underpaid job that most of the few who ARE qualified would not want.

Would you want a job in which millions of less intelligent people complained about you, no matter what you do, and in which radio hosts from the opposing party spend 8 years riling up their listeners with hate-filled rants, in a vain attempt to delegitimize your presidency?


You're right.

The ignorant rails against the expert.


Re: "Being President,"

Nah. It generally comes down to which of the candidates can fool the most people with their lies, falsehoods and obfuscations.

Not unlike "so-called" teachers who are mostly "experts" in the art of bull sh*ting which is WHY they're in the public and not in the private sector.

I had one prof I truly respected, who would go on sabbaticals and test out her industrial psych theories in corps.


Exhibit A just showed up.


Pres. Obama is the incarnate of H.L. Mencken's cynical prediction.



- H. L. Mencken, The Baltimore Evening Sun, July 26, 1920


Enjoyed his ACA infomercial in the Rose Garden the other day.

There's a future for him after the presidency hawking steak knives in the AM hours on cable TV.

Dr. Information

To sum up most democrats, I can give you two scenario's with different results. Take your local school system. We all know most are hurting, and most people believe schools need to make due with what they have….aka staying within budget, making necessary cuts and NO NEW TAXES. When asked for more money….aka new taxes…..these same democrats say NO and say NO very loudly. I do not want to give more money to a school if they aren't addressing the issues of why they are going over budget, say most democrats.

Our government is no different than a school system. They operate this country on a larger scale, pay, spend and tax, yet you get a different reaction from democrats. They think the country is running fine, that borrowing and printing money that this country doesn't have is ok. They think its fine to keep raising taxes to pay for bills and ignore the real issues that is plaguing this country. We have a national spending problem and our government is bloated.

Again, 2 similar situations yet 2 different mindsets for democrats. Crazy.




Yeah & you miss Jerry Stackhouse.




4shizzle has a prepared speech of a little over 2 minutes.

Give 4shizzle your undivided attention for his factual wisdom.

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4shizzle's speaks his factual wisdom.


Thanks Centauri , I loved it !




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