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2012/05/15 20:37:29
Subject: Obama Drops His Name Into the Other Presidential Biographies
Lux_Lucis wrote:American political discussions are so much more amusing than ours.
Our politicians doing this would lead to massive arguments between them no doubt, and the public wouldn't care.
Kudos for being involved.
Not nearly as fun as Korean politics though. They throw shoes at each other in their version of the Parliament. Now thats entertainment.
-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
2012/05/15 23:04:08
Subject: Re:Obama Drops His Name Into the Other Presidential Biographies
Self promoting? Dear god what will they think of next? Putting his name on signs and giving them to people?
"The Imperium is nothing if not willing to go to any lengths necessary. So the Trekkies are zipping around at warp speed taking small chucks out of an nigh-on infinite amount of ships, with the Imperium being unable to strike back. feth it, says central command, and detonates every vortex warhead in the fleet, plunging the entire sector into the Warp. Enjoy tentacle-rape, Kirk, we know Sulu will." -Terminus
"This great fortress was a gift to the Blood Ravens from the legendary Imperial Fists. When asked about it Chapter Master Pugh was reported to say: "THEY TOOK WHAT!?""
2012/05/15 23:11:33
Subject: Obama Drops His Name Into the Other Presidential Biographies
it's subtle but I checked a few former Presidents Bush might want to associate with, nothing. This administration is much more socially savvy than the last one...but it's still a little weird to go back to what is an otherwise unchanged biography and add toot your own horn...weird not insidious.
Avatar 720 wrote: You see, to Auston, everyone is a Death Star; there's only one way you can take it and that's through a small gap at the back.
Powder Burns wrote:what they need to make is a fullsize leatherman, like 14" long folded, with a bone saw, notches for bowstring, signaling flare, electrical hand crank generator, bolt cutters..
2012/05/15 23:23:13
Subject: Obama Drops His Name Into the Other Presidential Biographies
Kid_Kyoto wrote:Yeah it's pretty tacky. I mean if I'm looking at FDR on the White House site then I want to hear about him not Obama or the current president.
Definitely poor taste.
2012/05/16 08:56:17
Subject: Re:Obama Drops His Name Into the Other Presidential Biographies
The President comes up with the fairly interesting strategy of pointing out how past presidents, both Republicans and Democrats, have formed government bodies that have helped promote economic welfare and other national goals, and used this to distinguish himself from the nutters holding sway in the current Republican Party who like to pretend there is some historical record for their extreme brand of anti-government hysteria.
The Heritage Foundation completely ignores the rhetorical argument, and instead tries to invent some stupid nonsense about editing past president's biographies. As if summarised website biography of Calvin Coolidge had been held unchanged and sacrosanct since his death in 1933. They, as they love to do, make reference to the Soviets, using one of their favourite references with PRAVDA.
Then Fraz posts the Heritage Foundation piffle unquestioningly to Dakka.
The same forum members go through the motions of arguing about this latest round of pointless noise machine silliness.
“We may observe that the government in a civilized country is much more expensive than in a barbarous one; and when we say that one government is more expensive than another, it is the same as if we said that that one country is farther advanced in improvement than another. To say that the government is expensive and the people not oppressed is to say that the people are rich.”
Adam Smith, who must have been some kind of leftie or something.
2012/05/16 13:42:03
Subject: Obama Drops His Name Into the Other Presidential Biographies
Heritage Foundation piffle, as presented by Comedy Central:
* When Jefferson assumed the Presidency on March 4, 1801, the crisis in France had passed. Today, President Obama communicates with the President of France entirely through apologies.
* On March 4, 1841 William Henry Harrison became the first president to have his photograph taken. Today, the most dangerous place in America is between President Obama and a live camera.
* Inaugurated on July 10, 1850, Millard Fillmore had a weird name. Today, Barack Obama has a weird name.
* On March 4, 1857, James Buchanan became our first gay president. Today, Barack Obama is Our First Gay President.
* On July 2, 1862, Abraham Lincoln signed a bill establishing the United States' first land grant colleges. Today, President Obama fills out NCAA brackets.
* On July 1, 1893, Grover Cleveland had secret surgery to remove a cancerous growth from his jaw. The growth was said to have been caused by his habit of smoking pipes and cigars. Today, President Obama has given up smoking.
* On July 7, 1898, William McKinley signed a bill that annexed the Hawaiian Islands, making them part of the United States. Today, President Obama claims he was born in Hawaii.
* In November 1902, on a hunting trip, Theodore Roosevelt famously ordered a captured and beaten bear to be shot and put out of its misery. Today, President Obama cheers for the Chicago Bears.
* In August 1941, Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered the construction of what would become Andrews Air Force Base. Today, President Obama plays golf there.
* On January 11, 2002, George W. Bush ordered the first detainees to be sent to Guantanamo Bay. Today… President Obama keeps the detention camp open and functional, actually.
note: this isn't real. It's comedy.
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2012/05/16 13:46:29
Subject: Obama Drops His Name Into the Other Presidential Biographies
ShumaGorath wrote:Bullet pointing a modern accomplishment and comparing it to a past presidents is hardly new or controversial and the scramble to take credit for the fall of the soviet union and comparisons to Reagan are like conservative oats. They live on that gak. This isn't unique, that isn't unique, this article is poorly written and bad. This is just partisan stupidity.
Well yes.Frazzled posted it, if it isn't about guns or wiener dogs, it's probably partisan stupidity.
Frazzled wrote:WH represents the office of the President of the United States, not Obama.
... who occupies the office of the President of the United States, and therefor until his term(s) end, he IS the office of the president of the united states.
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The people in the past who convinced themselves to do unspeakable things were no less human than you or I. They made their decisions; the only thing that prevents history from repeating itself is making different ones.
-- Adam Serwer
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2012/05/16 15:52:16
Subject: Obama Drops His Name Into the Other Presidential Biographies
-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
2012/05/16 15:54:00
Subject: Obama Drops His Name Into the Other Presidential Biographies
The people in the past who convinced themselves to do unspeakable things were no less human than you or I. They made their decisions; the only thing that prevents history from repeating itself is making different ones.
-- Adam Serwer
My blog
2012/05/16 15:56:20
Subject: Obama Drops His Name Into the Other Presidential Biographies
If it just represents the office than why are there big lists of previous office holders with their accomplishments. Why is this a big deal to you? Do they not credit the couch enough?
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Do you remember that time that thing happened?
This is a bad thread and you should all feel bad
2012/05/16 16:10:06
Subject: Re:Obama Drops His Name Into the Other Presidential Biographies
-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
2012/05/17 00:32:00
Subject: Re:Obama Drops His Name Into the Other Presidential Biographies
It seems like now all politics has devolved into is a series of storms in teacups because people care far to much about the extra guff the president does, not the important things.
Such as the fact we have had constant job growth for a while now, but people flip out over gay marriage or this.
Just storms in teacups.
"The Imperium is nothing if not willing to go to any lengths necessary. So the Trekkies are zipping around at warp speed taking small chucks out of an nigh-on infinite amount of ships, with the Imperium being unable to strike back. feth it, says central command, and detonates every vortex warhead in the fleet, plunging the entire sector into the Warp. Enjoy tentacle-rape, Kirk, we know Sulu will." -Terminus
"This great fortress was a gift to the Blood Ravens from the legendary Imperial Fists. When asked about it Chapter Master Pugh was reported to say: "THEY TOOK WHAT!?""
2012/05/17 01:45:25
Subject: Obama Drops His Name Into the Other Presidential Biographies
No silly biccat, comedy is funny. That list is anti-funny, anti-comedy.
I know we all get caught up in our politics and love it when someone attacks the people we hate, but there's no point pretending that it's funny.
This is something that infects the right and left. I mean, I know plenty of people who think Bill Maher is funny despite almost everything he says being smartarse comments with no humour in them at all, they just think it's great because they agree with him, and assume therefore it must be comedy.
We've already had the yay my team boo your team completely ruin sensible governance, does it have to ruin comedy as well?
“We may observe that the government in a civilized country is much more expensive than in a barbarous one; and when we say that one government is more expensive than another, it is the same as if we said that that one country is farther advanced in improvement than another. To say that the government is expensive and the people not oppressed is to say that the people are rich.”
Adam Smith, who must have been some kind of leftie or something.
2012/05/17 03:23:17
Subject: Obama Drops His Name Into the Other Presidential Biographies
No silly biccat, comedy is funny. That list is anti-funny, anti-comedy.
I know we all get caught up in our politics and love it when someone attacks the people we hate, but there's no point pretending that it's funny.
This is something that infects the right and left. I mean, I know plenty of people who think Bill Maher is funny despite almost everything he says being smartarse comments with no humour in them at all, they just think it's great because they agree with him, and assume therefore it must be comedy.
We've already had the yay my team boo your team completely ruin sensible governance, does it have to ruin comedy as well?
Yeah Comedy Central can't get anything right, Conservative hacks
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Avatar 720 wrote: You see, to Auston, everyone is a Death Star; there's only one way you can take it and that's through a small gap at the back.
Powder Burns wrote:what they need to make is a fullsize leatherman, like 14" long folded, with a bone saw, notches for bowstring, signaling flare, electrical hand crank generator, bolt cutters..
2012/05/17 05:36:48
Subject: Obama Drops His Name Into the Other Presidential Biographies
AustonT wrote:Yeah Comedy Central can't get anything right, Conservative hacks
How does 'that piece on Comedy Central wasn't funny' become 'Comedy Central isn't funny'? What happened in your brain to make those things one and the same?
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“We may observe that the government in a civilized country is much more expensive than in a barbarous one; and when we say that one government is more expensive than another, it is the same as if we said that that one country is farther advanced in improvement than another. To say that the government is expensive and the people not oppressed is to say that the people are rich.”
Adam Smith, who must have been some kind of leftie or something.
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