Congratulations President Barack Obama!

baklawa said:
Ok, Ashoor, b'khatirookh akhchee......

I wish George W. Bush good luck in trying to spin his legacy into something other than what most people and historians will remember him for.

How was that?  :mrgreen:
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Now that is better. You just acted as gracious and as humble as Bush has always been, up to the last day, and the way he treated the Obamas. What a great man la? haha :)

Give it 5-10 years, and you Bush-bashers will eat your words. You will realize, ironically enough, how ahead of time this 'dumb' ex-president was!

History can be fair, or cruel, but with Bush, it will be fair.

ASHOOR
 
ASHOOR said:
Now that is better. You just acted as gracious and as humble as Bush has always been, up to the last day, and the way he treated the Obamas. What a great man la? haha :)

Give it 5-10 years, and you Bush-bashers will eat your words. You will realize, ironically enough, how ahead of time this 'dumb' ex-president was!

History can be fair, or cruel, but with Bush, it will be fair.

ASHOOR
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Wishful thinking Ashoor.  History will be an even worse judge of him than his current critics.  He will be rememberd as a shallow, short-sighted man who lived in a bubble surrounded by his cronies.  He lied us into one war, bungled another, and oversaw the economic collapse of a nation (one that had an economic surplus when he first came into office.)  He leaves behind nothing but death and destruction.
 
We shall see Baklawa. Let us leave it to history. Time to focus on Obama now, whom I wish the best of luck. Not only US, but the whole world have their hopes in him. Let us hope he delivers.

ASHOOR
 
OBAMA! OBAMA! OBAMA!

Oh crap they got me too! lol j/k

But I do hope he does succeed. Can't get any worse then we are at now.
 
Jon said:
OBAMA! OBAMA! OBAMA!

Oh crap they got me too! lol j/k

But I do hope he does succeed. Can't get any worse then we are at now.
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lol
for the sake of our country I hope he does an amazing job. I honestly just want things to get better no matter whose running this place at this point.
 
Honestly i don't think everyone would of made a big deal if another white person won the election,its only a really special win because his of African decent.
 
Aturaya said:
Honestly i don't think everyone would of made a big deal if another white person won the election,its only a really special win because his of African decent.
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Only One word comes to mind: Duhhhh!  :)
 
Jon said:
Only One word comes to mind: Duhhhh!  :)
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nah its like everyone is calling him a "Special" "remarkable" "Amazing" person not because the impact he has done to the country (because he just started his presidency) but just because he is black and won the US election.
 
Aturaya said:
nah its like everyone is calling him a "Special" "remarkable" "Amazing" person not because the impact he has done to the country (because he just started his presidency) but just because he is black and won the US election.
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That's because it is remarkable, special, and amazing when considering that 44 years ago blacks couldn't even vote in America and now a black man holds the highest office in this land.

All this in the face of very harsh racism in the US.  In the very face of members of Senate like former Democratic Senator from Georgia Richard Russell, who led a filibuster against the Civil Rights Act in 1964, and said "We will resist to the bitter end any measure or any movement which would have a tendency to bring about social equality and intermingling and amalgamation of the races in our (Southern) states."  That is why Obama and his achievement is remarkable.  Just about 44 and 3/4 years after that remark was made, Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America.

In conclusion, Suck It Russell!
 
CNN was suppose to show a satellite picture of the crowd from space, i fell asleep so i didn't get to see it, anyone have it?
 
Aturaya said:
Honestly i don't think everyone would of made a big deal if another white person won the election,its only a really special win because his of African decent.
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and that is the great change about this, thats it, he will do no better no worse, its a cycle that repeats itself

Republican come into power, go into a war somewhere,economy goes down,  bring $$$$ to USA which a Democrate get the credit for after many years  :razz:
 
Lets see if he will do anything like take troops out of iraq or afghanistan. Stop the jails in cuba. I just hope to god that his not like the rest and go looking for soo called Osama we all know his dead. And i hope he makes the Jews realise that the world is not stupid and we know that their so called excuse of getting HAMAS is all bull and all the want to do is wipe out all the ppl of palistine
 
DaNoOsHi said:
Lets see if he will do anything like take troops out of iraq or afghanistan. Stop the jails in cuba. I just hope to god that his not like the rest and go looking for soo called Osama we all know his dead. And i hope he makes the Jews realise that the world is not stupid and we know that their so called excuse of getting HAMAS is all bull and all the want to do is wipe out all the ppl of palistine
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He just made a video about killing all the Jews.
 
So let me clear this up:  Is everyone creaming their pants simply because a black person became president, or because they think has the sole power to save America and the whole world simply by waving his hands?  I can accept both being dual reasons to celebrate, but not solely the former.
 
No it's because he will make the economy strong, help stop the war in Gaza and create peace in Iraq, all single handedly.
 
John_5_24 said:
I am literally praying for Obama to fail.  Sorry to ruin your celebratory thread.
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HAHA.

For me, and as mad as hell I am for all the idiots that booed Bush yesterday (how embaressing for America, booing a former president at such an important even where the whole world is watching) I wish him success.

I have come to the conclusion, and regardless of his ideals and what he belongs to, it is almost impossible to hate this man (Obama) He is very humble, gracious and overall nice. But of course, we all know that won't do when it comes to leading a country, which starts today.

A lot of people are convinced that there is a lot of hope in him, and he may not be able to deliver. And let us not kid ourselvs, we know it won't be possible. But I have on hope: given all the hope and faith that people have in this man, that could in itself create a postitive feeling and energy for people to work together, all of which will lead to positive things in the future.

His speech yesterday was pretty good, but at the same time, it was what a  lot of America's enemies wanted to hear: he did show toughness, but he also showed a willingness to back down.  Hoping that regimes like Iran, North Korea etc. will play nice is a false hope. Soon Americans will realize that Bush wasn't acting tough because he liked to. It is because the world is full of idiots and the only way to deal with them is through power.

Europe has been negotiating with Iran for close to 6 years now, during which Iran has gotten closer and closer to building their nuclear bomb. That tells you where negotiation with such regimes will get you. I don't want a war, but let us see what other options you will have with such regimes. Bush had it right. You will see.

Best to Obama. The celebration is over. Now get to work!


ASHOOR
 
I bought this pacifier for some of you.

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OBAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAA help usssssssssssss plzzzzzzzzzzz, the Queen is useless and won't do much lol


We are heading for a recession, we are losing Jobs by their hundreds, Factories are closing down, University fees have gone up & this is just in Australiaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa


What's even Worse, I have canceled all my Holiday plans this year... who can possibly afford to throw 10,000 when there is no gurantee there will be a job when we come back???


its a terrible year....how long will this economic Crisis last?  :cry: :cry:
 
John_5_24 said:
I am literally praying for Obama to fail.  Sorry to ruin your celebratory thread.
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His failure would mean much harm to the people in the states.  Why would you pray for this?
 
ultoMa said:
His failure would mean much harm to the people in the states.  Why would you pray for this?
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Because for Obama to "succeed", it would mean that deficits and taxes would be run up to astronomical levels.  An ultraliberal social agenda would be enacted and we would also see a HUGE expansion of government in general.  Those would have a far greater impact on America in the long term, than short term pain.  See FDR and LBJ and how their programs are CRIPPLING us financially now and will be even more so as baby boomers begin to retire.
 
John_5_24 said:
Because for Obama to "succeed", it would mean that deficits and taxes would be run up to astronomical levels.  An ultraliberal social agenda would be enacted and we would also see a HUGE expansion of government in general.  Those would have a far greater impact on America in the long term, than short term pain.  See FDR and LBJ and how their programs are CRIPPLING us financially now and will be even more so as baby boomers begin to retire.
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Yeah, social programs aimed at helping the most vulerable in the richest country are what is crippling this nation, not astronomical "defense" spending (more that most industrialized nations combined) and two wars  :bangin:  And the biggest government we've seen was enacted under the outgoing administration.
 
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