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nageov3t

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Originally posted by: shadow9d9
Originally posted by: Fear No Evil
Originally posted by: sandorski
Obama is a busy guy who actually does things. Don't hate him for being a Hard Worker.

What exactly has Obama been busy at? Attacking Fox News? Not making a decision on troop levels in Afghanistan? Not closing Gitmo? Not doing anything for energy independence? Not lowering the decifit? Not doing anything about the imploding value of the dollar?

But seriously, what exactly has he accomplished other than the sham of the Nobel Peace Prize?

Pushing health care legislation, allowing stem cell research, closing guantanamo, withdrawing from Iraq....

Name 4 good things Bush did in 8 years.

um...

funding for fighting AIDS in Africa, enacted the do not call list, signed the partial-birth abortion ban act... and I got nothing else. the medicare overhaul maybe? I'm not a fan myself, I'm a proponent of soylent green over medicare.

I guess one could argue, though, that he did what his supporters wanted him to, which isn't something I can say for Obama yet.
 

fallout man

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Originally posted by: loki8481

um...

funding for fighting AIDS in Africa, enacted the do not call list, signed the partial-birth abortion ban act... and I got nothing else. the medicare overhaul maybe? I'm not a fan myself, I'm a proponent of soylent green over medicare.

I guess one could argue, though, that he did what his supporters wanted him to, which isn't something I can say for Obama yet.

What about AIDS in the United States?

Partial-birth abortion ban? Are you saying that Bush potentially increased the number of permanently-disabled, high-healthcare costing, medicare-receiving, freeloading welfare queens to the taxpayer bill?

WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE?!?!?!?!!!!!!!!!!!! (!!!???)

Edit: Oh, the do not call list... High-Five! Let's clear some brush!
 

nageov3t

Lifer
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Originally posted by: fallout man
Originally posted by: loki8481

um...

funding for fighting AIDS in Africa, enacted the do not call list, signed the partial-birth abortion ban act... and I got nothing else. the medicare overhaul maybe? I'm not a fan myself, I'm a proponent of soylent green over medicare.

I guess one could argue, though, that he did what his supporters wanted him to, which isn't something I can say for Obama yet.

What about AIDS in the United States?

what about it?

Partial-birth abortion ban? Are you saying that Bush potentially increased the number of permanently-disabled, high-healthcare costing, medicare-receiving, freeloading welfare queens to the taxpayer bill?

show me the statistics. I can't imagine there were many "welfare queens" getting third trimester abortions.

WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE?!?!?!?!!!!!!!!!!!!

the Bush presidency is over, thank god.
 

AyashiKaibutsu

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Originally posted by: Patranus
When it comes to making appearances at political fundraisers, President Obama apparently can't say no -- especially when compared to his two predecessors.

Just nine months into his presidency, Obama has appeared at 23 Democratic fundraisers, including the two he attended Tuesday night, according to Mark Knoller of CBS News, who keeps a detailed log of presidential activities.

By comparison, George W. Bush attended six political fundraisers and Bill Clinton went to five during their first year in office
http://www.foxnews.com/politic...outpaces-predecessors/

Doesn't he have a job to do?
I wonder how much Obama appearing at all of these fundraisers for the DNC is costing the taxpayer?
Air Force One alone runs $65,000/hour....

funny how I could narrow it down to one of two posters by the title alone.
 

monovillage

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No surprises about Pres. Obama, he's from Chicago and he's just putting his FOR SALE signs up.
 

fallout man

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Originally posted by: loki8481
Originally posted by: fallout man
Originally posted by: loki8481

um...

funding for fighting AIDS in Africa, enacted the do not call list, signed the partial-birth abortion ban act... and I got nothing else. the medicare overhaul maybe? I'm not a fan myself, I'm a proponent of soylent green over medicare.

I guess one could argue, though, that he did what his supporters wanted him to, which isn't something I can say for Obama yet.

What about AIDS in the United States?

what about it?

Shouldn't we be tackling our own problems before we heavily invest in health-care for the brown people who hate us? I don't understand why George W. Bush didn't "cowboy-up" and toss that funding where it's 'bound to do most good for 'Murkans--right here in 'Murka!

Partial-birth abortion ban? Are you saying that Bush potentially increased the number of permanently-disabled, high-healthcare costing, medicare-receiving, freeloading welfare queens to the taxpayer bill?

show me the statistics. I can't imagine there were many "welfare queens" getting third trimester abortions.

Any middle-to-upper class, well-educated woman would have the gift of timing to get her voluntary abortion she so desperately desired (it's ok to do it, as long as you're rich and don't have to go to Planned Parenthood--rich skanks get their insides vacuumed with discretion) well before the stretch-marks started to show up. There are only a couple of reasons why one would have a partial birth abortion. Banning partial birth abortions makes GWB a genocidal class-war criminal, or a fundie-religious nut who wanted to see pregnant women die of complications in the name of Jesus, and flood the medicare rolls with the crippled consequences of dreadfully complicated births.

WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE?!?!?!?!!!!!!!!!!!!

the Bush presidency is over, thank god.

I'm very upset that we lost a brush-clearin' man's man, and replaced him with a constitutional scholar. This here land sho' don't feel right no mo'.

Couldn't the republicans have come up with yet another "monkey's side-kick" alternative. I'll vote for that for a dollar!

 

fallout man

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Originally posted by: monovillage
No surprises about Pres. Obama, he's from Chicago and he's just putting his FOR SALE signs up.

YEAH!!! That guy is from CHICAGO!!!

Get it, guys? It's a city! Try the veal!
 

umbrella39

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A lot of people would have cut Bush more slack had he been fund raising as opposed to clearing brush for 35% of his presidency.
 

Patranus

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Originally posted by: shadow9d9
Pushing health care legislation, allowing stem cell research, closing guantanamo, withdrawing from Iraq.....

If you knew anything on the subject, there was never a ban on stem cell research only federal funds to stem cell research using stem cells from aborted fetuses. Additionally, the vast majority of research is showing that there is little benefit to using these types of stem cells.

Iraq? Obama is sticking to the time line imposed by Bush.

GITMO? It is till open and will still be open after the deadline of one year Obama promised it closed.

Health care legislation? Is he really pushing it? I mean the Democrats control the house, senate, and white house, whats the hold up if this is a major priority for the American people or if the American people wanted what Obama is selling.

I am sorry if the truth doesn't jive with your propaganda.
 

JEDIYoda

Lifer
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Originally posted by: Patranus
When it comes to making appearances at political fundraisers, President Obama apparently can't say no -- especially when compared to his two predecessors.

Just nine months into his presidency, Obama has appeared at 23 Democratic fundraisers, including the two he attended Tuesday night, according to Mark Knoller of CBS News, who keeps a detailed log of presidential activities.

By comparison, George W. Bush attended six political fundraisers and Bill Clinton went to five during their first year in office
http://www.foxnews.com/politic...outpaces-predecessors/

Doesn't he have a job to do?
I wonder how much Obama appearing at all of these fundraisers for the DNC is costing the taxpayer?
Air Force One alone runs $65,000/hour....

You are a bigger joke than Kylebisme...rofl...hahahaa
 

fallout man

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Originally posted by: Patranus
Originally posted by: shadow9d9
Pushing health care legislation, allowing stem cell research, closing guantanamo, withdrawing from Iraq.....

If you knew anything on the subject, there was never a ban on stem cell research only federal funds to stem cell research using stem cells from aborted fetuses. Additionally, the vast majority of research is showing that there is little benefit to using these types of stem cells.

You're full of shit, and don't know anything about the subject. A federal funding ban on stem-cell research was effectively a ban on stem-cell research. If you had even a distant clue about how biology research is conducted in academia (where the majority of basic research is done) and the limbo which that cluster-fuck of a ban put research departments in with regard to grant and space management, you wouldn't be puking up this talking-point copypasta.

Also "the vast majority of research" will tell you that using non-embryonic, chemically induced, quasi-pluripotent cells is currently dangerous because the cell machinery involved is on the bleeding edge of research (you know, the stuff those hippie ivory-tower professors do for a living), and an injection of those cell can be akin to getting an injection of CANCER. "Adult" stem cell research, in my opinion, is more "Frankenstein" than using embryonic cell lines.


Iraq? Obama is sticking to the time line imposed by Bush.

GITMO? It is till open and will still be open after the deadline of one year Obama promised it closed.

Health care legislation? Is he really pushing it? I mean the Democrats control the house, senate, and white house, whats the hold up if this is a major priority for the American people or if the American people wanted what Obama is selling.

I am sorry if the truth doesn't jive with your propaganda.

You alone hold the key to the truth, and the jive. Keep it smoof, 'anus.
 

monovillage

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Originally posted by: fallout man
Originally posted by: monovillage
No surprises about Pres. Obama, he's from Chicago and he's just putting his FOR SALE signs up.

YEAH!!! That guy is from CHICAGO!!!

Get it, guys? It's a city! Try the veal!

Sorry Falloutman, i thought pretty much everyone knows just how corrupt politics is and has been in Chicago that i took it for granted people would understand my reference.
Here's an article from the frothing at the mouth right-wingnut Slate publication.
http://www.slate.com/id/2206364/
 

Patranus

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Apr 15, 2007
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Originally posted by: fallout man
You alone hold the key to the truth, and the jive. Keep it smoof, 'anus.

HAHAHA. What you just wrote only back up my claim.

First of all, it was a federal ban on funding for EMBRYONIC stem cell research.
(note the embryonic)

Secondly, you you claim that injecting other forms of stem cells is equivalent to injecting cancer but this is simply not the case. The vast majority of medical breakthrough regarding the use of stem cells currently come from other NATURAL sources of stem cells such as the blood found in the umbilical cord.

Actually these stem cells found can be genetically reprogrammed to act exactly like embryonic stem cells. This was found in 2007 via GOVERNMENT funded research (but wait, government can pay for stem cell research.....oh wait that was embryonic stem cell research I forgot ;) ). These reprogrammed "adult" stem cells have been used as a tool for the development of CURRENT drugs.

But wait....there are not stem cells because government didn't fund them.....

It is late and I am pulling this off the top of my head but might I suggest you try google next time to at lease find out if there is any basis behind your ranting.

Emperor Pat-ANUS out.
 

Pens1566

Lifer
Oct 11, 2005
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Nuke the site from orbit. Only way to be sure.


Truer words were never spoken ...
 

PokerGuy

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The cult leader in chief is busy fundraising and giving speeches instead of doing actual work, and the only thing you can hear from the cult followers is "bu...bu...but Bush!".

I've yet to see an actual answer, dispute, justification of the facts in this case. Any of you lefties care to provide an answer other than "bu...bu... but Bush!"?
 

Ausm

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WTF do you expect...when you have a predident who is a "rockstar" in the the Democratic party then of course he is going to be out there making appearances. I think he has done 30 compared to 6 like Bush did in the same time frame but nobody could stand that authoritarian motherfucker...

Man the GOP is jealous lmfao I guess they have to try to get a few more cheap shots in while the party is circling the drain. ;)


 

PokerGuy

Lifer
Jul 2, 2005
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Originally posted by: Ausm
Man the GOP is jealous lmfao I guess they have to try to get a few more cheap shots in while the party is circling the drain. ;)

So pointing out a *fact* and the truth is now considered a "cheap shot"? Again, another weak deflection about the GOP blah blah blah. Do you have an actual answer as to how spending more time than any president in history on fundraising instead of doing actual work is a good thing?
 

ebaycj

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Originally posted by: PokerGuy
Originally posted by: Ausm
Man the GOP is jealous lmfao I guess they have to try to get a few more cheap shots in while the party is circling the drain. ;)

So pointing out a *fact* and the truth is now considered a "cheap shot"? Again, another weak deflection about the GOP blah blah blah. Do you have an actual answer as to how spending more time than any president in history on fundraising instead of doing actual work is a good thing?

At least he's doing something productive, instead of spending more time than any president in history TAKING FUCKING VACATION.
 

Mean MrMustard

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Originally posted by: Patranus
Originally posted by: ebaycj
Funny you weren't bitching how much Air Force One costs to run when GWB was flying back and forth to Crawford every other day. Not to mention the fact that he was actually TAKING VACATION most of the time he was down there.

Fucking whiny ass republicans.

But...but...but...BOOOOSH

You fail to realize that
He worked from Crawford
WASN'T RAISING MONEY FOR A POLITICAL PARTY ON THE TAXPAYER DIME

Yes, Bush never made any appearances to help fellow Repubs. :roll:
 

Genx87

Lifer
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Originally posted by: ebaycj
Funny you weren't bitching how much Air Force One costs to run when GWB was flying back and forth to Crawford every other day. Not to mention the fact that he was actually TAKING VACATION most of the time he was down there.

Fucking whiny ass republicans.

You have to be pretty naive to believe the POTUS really takes a vacation in a traditional sense.
 

Fear No Evil

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Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Originally posted by: Patranus
WAHHHH!!!!!!
Originally posted by: Fear No Evil
WAHHHHH!!!!.
Sounds like you guys need your diapers changed

It might be time to just hang up your P&N hat. Its not like you've ever provided any actual serious commentary, but now even your 'witty' responses are falling quite short. You honestly don't seem to have your edge anymore and its kind of sad.
 

Fear No Evil

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Originally posted by: Genx87
Originally posted by: ebaycj
Funny you weren't bitching how much Air Force One costs to run when GWB was flying back and forth to Crawford every other day. Not to mention the fact that he was actually TAKING VACATION most of the time he was down there.

Fucking whiny ass republicans.

You have to be pretty naive to believe the POTUS really takes a vacation in a traditional sense.

Bush being in TX probably saved the country money. The secret service probably didn't even need to bring their weapons or anything they could just grab whatever they needed from the back of local pickup trucks.
 

dmcowen674

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Originally posted by: Patranus
When it comes to making appearances at political fundraisers, President Obama apparently can't say no -- especially when compared to his two predecessors.

Just nine months into his presidency, Obama has appeared at 23 Democratic fundraisers, including the two he attended Tuesday night, according to Mark Knoller of CBS News, who keeps a detailed log of presidential activities.

By comparison, George W. Bush attended six political fundraisers and Bill Clinton went to five during their first year in office
http://www.foxnews.com/politic...outpaces-predecessors/

Doesn't he have a job to do?

I wonder how much Obama appearing at all of these fundraisers for the DNC is costing the taxpayer?
Air Force One alone runs $65,000/hour....

He's doing an awesome job pissing you and the rest of your Republican buds asses off. :beer: