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Obama: What do you really believe?

Obama: What do you believe


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I wonder what people actually believe? How much mis-information is out there, how gullible are people?

I listen to talk radio every day at work but rather than thinkin its gospel i understand its just comedy and entertainment but listening to them, and the same people on Faox News, Hannity, Beck, Rush Id really like to know what fallacies people still believe?

Most recently on talk radio they said people just need to realize that Obama "Hates all white people" and "wants payback" and "has a chip on his shoulder hates this country, will do nothing for whites wants it all to go to minorities, wants to bring america down and he wants the terrorist to win? LMAO

Wow, do people actually believe this? A while ago harris polls stated this for republicans:

* Is a socialist (67%)
* Wants to take away Americans' right to own guns (61%)
* Is a Muslim (57%)
* Wants to turn over the sovereignty of the United States to a one world government (51%); and
* Has done many things that are unconstitutional (55%).

Also large numbers of Republicans also believe that President Obama:

* Resents America's heritage (47%)
* Does what Wall Street and the bankers tell him to do (40%)
* Was not born in the United States and so is not eligible to be president (45%)
* Is the "domestic enemy that the U.S. Constitution speaks of" (45%)
* Is a racist (42%)
* Want to use an economic collapse or terrorist attack as an excuse to take dictatorial powers (41%)
* Is doing many of the things that Hitler did (38%).

Even more remarkable perhaps, fully 24% of Republicans believe that "he may be the Anti-Christ" and 22% believe "he wants the terrorists to win."

total people believe this:
# He is a socialist (40%)
# He wants to take away Americans' right to own guns (38%)
# He is a Muslim (32%)
# He wants to turn over the sovereignty of the United States to a one world government (29%)
# He has done many things that are unconstitutional (29%)
# He resents America's heritage (27%)
# He does what Wall Street and the bankers tell him to do (27%)
# He was not born in the United States and so is not eligible to be president (25%)
# He is a domestic enemy that the U.S. Constitutions speaks of (25%)
# He is a racist (23%)
# He is anti-American (23%)
# He wants to use an economic collapse or terrorist attack as an excuse to take dictatorial powers (23%)
# He is doing many of the things that Hitler did (20%)
# He may be the Anti-Christ (14%)
# He wants the terrorists to win (13%)

so what do YOU believe check all that you find true
 
I suspect if he had his way, there'd be a lot more gun control.
I also suspect that if he were king of the universe, he'd lean heavily away from nationalism and toward the idea of one-world government.
Not that I believe he actually intends to do anything about any of this.
I'm just talking about what I suspect his personal preferences are.
Then again, perhaps I'm merely projecting.
 
Obama is none of those obviously-trying-to-make-conservatives-look-crazy things. Neither is Obama a "New" Democrat. He is the same old big government, overspending, private-sector-hating, government-is-the-solution-to-all-of-our-problems LIBERAL.
 
Really?
I'm not a conservative, and even I think Obama wants to take away your guns.
Or maybe it's just me who wants to take them away.

Obama's sort of a tabula rasa; he's very good at reflecting our own wishes, hopes, dreams and desires back at us, causing us to believe he shares them.
 
Obama is none of those obviously-trying-to-make-conservatives-look-crazy things. Neither is Obama a "New" Democrat. He is the same old big government, overspending, private-sector-hating, government-is-the-solution-to-all-of-our-problems LIBERAL.

oh its not "trying" it does, at least the percentage that said yes, ill let one go, socialist but the rest "IMO" are pretty nuts

and that goes for ALL people that said yes "IMO" not just "crazy conservatives" or Crazy Independents, Crazy Republicans etc etc
 
Really?
I'm not a conservative, and even I think Obama wants to take away your guns.
Or maybe it's just me who wants to take them away.

Obama's sort of a tabula rasa; he's very good at reflecting our own wishes, hopes, dreams and desires back at us, causing us to believe he shares them.

Speak for yourself.

Thanks.
 
I suspect if he had his way, there'd be a lot more gun control.
I also suspect that if he were king of the universe, he'd lean heavily away from nationalism and toward the idea of one-world government.
Not that I believe he actually intends to do anything about any of this.
I'm just talking about what I suspect his personal preferences are.
Then again, perhaps I'm merely projecting.

I dont get the gun thing, not saying its not true but why do people thing that, what am I missing.

I feel he wants the laws ENFORCED like they should be but nothing else
Also I should have said "going" instead or "wants" because frankly nobody wil ever take them away

Im a gun owner and lover I have no fear of him taking them nor would I mind new laws if it helps gun control but im not closed on the idea I just havent seen anything concrete that taking guns is what he wants
 
Obama is none of those obviously-trying-to-make-conservatives-look-crazy things. Neither is Obama a "New" Democrat. He is the same old big government, overspending, private-sector-hating, government-is-the-solution-to-all-of-our-problems LIBERAL.

Obama is far more dangerous than your average liberal....he's a progressive ideologue.
 
scale from 1 to 10 how dangerous do you think he is?

Having sustained ideological influence on policy?....a solid 10.
 
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Having sustained idological influence on policy....a 10

hmmmm

so how dangerous is a 10
do you think he is going to ruin or kill america?
isnt everything ideological depending on where you are sitting?
 
oh its not "trying" it does, at least the percentage that said yes, ill let one go, socialist but the rest "IMO" are pretty nuts

and that goes for ALL people that said yes "IMO" not just "crazy conservatives" or Crazy Independents, Crazy Republicans etc etc

Oh, there are crazy people on the right, I know. I try as much as I can to bring this minority of crazy people to see some common sense.

However, there are at least as many crazy people on the left that believe that George W. Bush was a second Hitler, in league with Osama Bin Laden, a conspirator behind 7-11, a religious nut, or in the Middle East just to get Oil.
 
Obama is far more dangerous than your average liberal....he's a progressive ideologue.

What has he done that Bill Clinton would not have done, had he the same majorities in the House and Senate?
 
Oh, there are crazy people on the right, I know. I try as much as I can to bring this minority of crazy people to see some common sense.

However, there are at least as many crazy people on the left that believe that George W. Bush was a second Hitler, in league with Osama Bin Laden, a conspirator behind 7-11, a religious nut, or in the Middle East just to get Oil.

Really
you think its at least equal?
I remember some people saying bush was hitler for "killing people with war" not my belife
never heard anybody say he was in bed with Bin Laden
or a "HE" was a conspirator behind 9-11

and Oil was ONE of his reasons for being in the middle east, it wasnt JUST by any stretch but its on the list

but lastly I dont think those number even come close to the numbers i listed from the harris poll

I do admit I could be wrong but unless I see a poll showing it I can only go by what I have encountered and its not even close


but in the end there are nutballs on both sides that i agree I just think you picked a very poor example
 
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hmmmm

so how dangerous is a 10
do you think he is going to ruin or kill america?
isnt everything ideological depending on where you are sitting?

Achieving a "10" requires a fervent desire to "fundamentally change" America.
 
Oh, and excuse me.... where is your source for this Harris poll?
 
Achieving a "10" requires a fervent desire to "fundamentally change" America.

really thats it? LMAO

what if a person believes the change is right? whos fundamentals or better yet whos VIEW of fundamentals

womens right
minority rights
minimum wage
medicare
Highway system

just some things that could be "argued" has fundamental changes

not a loaded question just trying to understand where YOU are coming from

what fundamentals are you worried that he wants to change
 
I love this part of the poll,

...because the sample is based on those who agreed to participate in the Harris Interactive panel, no estimates of theoretical sampling error can be calculated.
 
Just FYI, the Harris poll that led this DP poll was thoroughly trashed in another thread. Rightly so. Their methodology was very poor.

Respondents for this survey were selected from among those who have agreed to participate in Harris Interactive surveys. The data have been weighted to reflect the composition of the adult population. Because the sample is based on those who agreed to participate in the Harris Interactive panel, no estimates of theoretical sampling error can be calculated.
 
Perhaps it would have been better to not show who voted for what. I'm going to bet those who believe some of these things wouldn't want people to know they think so.

Being worried about gun rights under Obama is a reasonable fear... however the rest are purely conspiracy driven.
 
Perhaps it would have been better to not show who voted for what. I'm going to bet those who believe some of these things wouldn't want people to know they think so.

Being worried about gun rights under Obama is a reasonable fear... however the rest are purely conspiracy driven.

didnt realize I did that, thought I checked NOT to do that but im a rookie, although ive been told spamming of polls can and does happen here
 
SO to the people that think the harris poll isnt good

let me get this straight?

its a bad poll because only volunteers participated is that the debate?

I hope not, I hope Im just misunderstanding LMAO
 
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didnt realize I did that, thought I checked NOT to do that but im a rookie, although ive been told spamming of polls can and does happen here

Yes it does... and it drives me insane.
 
Yes it does... and it drives me insane.

yeah its dumb to spam polls, pure insecurity

btw help a rookie out, you said you can see what people voted for? why cant i see who voted for what?
 
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