A man who came into office with a lot of good ideas, but ran face first into a veritable wall of shit trying to implement them in a system that is rife with shit.
Obama's healthcare reform was watered down, and the individual mandate added to appease Republiturds, but still not a single turd voted for the bill. Obama has extended many such olive branches to his political adversaries in a genuine but (imo) misguided effort at bipartisanship only to be bitten by the party of tear down Obama at all costs, even if it means tearing down the rest of the country with him.
Barack Obama actually has delivered on some of his promises, and while it may seem easy to bash him for not doing enough, presidents do not possess dictatorial powers and are largely beholden to the pit of dysfunction and corruption known as congress. There is a reason congress' job approval rating is at 9%. If you want change, start with your representative or senator.
Obama's healthcare reform was watered down, and the individual mandate added to appease Republiturds, but still not a single turd voted for the bill. Obama has extended many such olive branches to his political adversaries in a genuine but (imo) misguided effort at bipartisanship only to be bitten by the party of tear down Obama at all costs, even if it means tearing down the rest of the country with him.
Barack Obama actually has delivered on some of his promises, and while it may seem easy to bash him for not doing enough, presidents do not possess dictatorial powers and are largely beholden to the pit of dysfunction and corruption known as congress. There is a reason congress' job approval rating is at 9%. If you want change, start with your representative or senator.
Despite the foul odor cast upon his presidency by the right-wing bullshit machine, Barack Obama actually has a good shot at winning re-election in 2012. As polarizing a figure as he is, he will look like Gandhi compared to whatever sideshow clown the Republicans offer up.
Also, for those who have not yet figured it out - the top definition of Barack Obama, written by KEEPin It REAL, can be disregarded. This author, who also goes by the pseudonym ABSOLUTEs, uses voting bots to vote thousands of times on his own and other equally absurd definitions, and this same deranged, xenophobic, ultra-Christian ignoranteer has single-handedly vandalized many other pages on UD such as evolution, liberal, obama, and birther to name a few. Yet another instance of right-wingers having to cheat to get ahead.
Also, for those who have not yet figured it out - the top definition of Barack Obama, written by KEEPin It REAL, can be disregarded. This author, who also goes by the pseudonym ABSOLUTEs, uses voting bots to vote thousands of times on his own and other equally absurd definitions, and this same deranged, xenophobic, ultra-Christian ignoranteer has single-handedly vandalized many other pages on UD such as evolution, liberal, obama, and birther to name a few. Yet another instance of right-wingers having to cheat to get ahead.
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This brings back horrible memories for me. ..
During my school days this horrid gang of brats made my life a complete hell with their rubber-sucky red rings and juvenile pranks - I still wake up in a cold sweat sometimes. They were, at least in my school, the roughest, toughest gang of boys around and the ruthlessness with which they performed their savage initiation ceremony was a sight to behold - leaving some members scarred for minutes, if not hours.
This brings back horrible memories for me. ..
During my school days this horrid gang of brats made my life a complete hell with their rubber-sucky red rings and juvenile pranks - I still wake up in a cold sweat sometimes. They were, at least in my school, the roughest, toughest gang of boys around and the ruthlessness with which they performed their savage initiation ceremony was a sight to behold - leaving some members scarred for minutes, if not hours.
Oi! There he is... Get him!
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Big Boss Man: Sue, why didn't you show up for work yesterday?
Sue: Honestly I tried to, but my new Barackmobile drove me to the mall and told me to stimulate the economy instead.
Sue: Honestly I tried to, but my new Barackmobile drove me to the mall and told me to stimulate the economy instead.
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Bush and McCain Republicans, wishing to remain in Iraq indefinitely, suffer from extreme Baracknophobia.
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Pronunciation: \bə-’rak\
Function: verb
Etymology: eponymous usage, a verbing of the given name of the 44th President of the United States, Barack Hussein Obama; African derivation, “Blessed”; a form of the Hebrew name Baruch Date: 2008
1 : to deceive, 2: to conceal intended meaning in communication, 3: to abandon persons or issues for self-gain,
4: to pander, 5: to obfuscate
—-common usage: “Don’t barack me! Tell the Truth for a change!”
Function2: noun
1 : untruthful information 2: excrement
—-common usage: “What a crock of barack!”
Pronunciation: \bə-’rak\
Function: verb
Etymology: eponymous usage, a verbing of the given name of the 44th President of the United States, Barack Hussein Obama; African derivation, “Blessed”; a form of the Hebrew name Baruch Date: 2008
1 : to deceive, 2: to conceal intended meaning in communication, 3: to abandon persons or issues for self-gain,
4: to pander, 5: to obfuscate
—-common usage: “Don’t barack me! Tell the Truth for a change!”
Function2: noun
1 : untruthful information 2: excrement
—-common usage: “What a crock of barack!”
verb: —-common usage: “Don’t barack me! Tell the Truth for a change!”
noun: —-common usage: “What a crock of barack!”
noun: —-common usage: “What a crock of barack!”
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