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Obama's approval rating grows following memorable week

I remember that and the fact that McCain said he would notify the Pakistani's 1st meaning Bin Laden would have been moved and the chance lost. It was like they were protecting him rather than hunting him and I would like to know why.

Given Carter's failed attempt to rescue the Iranian hostages it took balls to try to pull it off. If he failed ...
 
Obama made a campaign he would get OBL even if he needed to go into Pakistan.

So terrorism has stopped by getting Bin Laden? So Afghanistan is stable now that Bin Laden is dead? Congratulations Obama on the actions of Seal Team 6 and the intelligence they had, intelligence that you didn't support.
 
There was at least 3 million jobs lost in Bush's last year.

Bush took office with 137 million working Americans and took it to 136 million. Democrats took Congress and the recession of 2007 began in Dec. 2007 employment went to 139 million. Tell me Pb, fact or lie, Obama inherited 142 million employed? Fact or lie, he signed an 842 billion dollar stimulus and employment went to 139 million two years later? Interesting how after 7.6 trillion added to the debt, a stagnant economy, we have 149 million employed today over 7 years later. Looks like a 3 million increase to me
 
Thank you for demonstrating for everyone how truly delusional and biased you are. Yes.....as I said...every bad thing that happened during your heroes tenure was the result of Clinton....every good thing that has happened in Obama's tenure is the result of Bush...and you completely avoid the financial mess that Bush created in this country and blame it on Obama. Classic Con game here.

You voted for Obama, you continue to support Obama, you ignore the actual Obama results. You have zero credibility. Please take a civics class and tell me what the Democrat Controlled Congress did to prevent Bush from creating the "financial mess?" Was Obama in that Congress? It is absolutely stunning that Bush with a Democrat Congress is solely responsible for the financial mess and still responsible for the mess Obama created after taking office again with a Democrat Congress. Let's see if I have this right, President Bush is responsible for the financial mess and the Republicans in the Congress are responsible for the terrible Obama recovery?

There is no question that results don't matter to an Obama supporter as they never learn from history and make the same mistakes over and over again.
 
It is amusing that you point to job growth as a metric of success when Clinton alone created more jobs than Reagan and the 2 Bushes combined. It's time for you to tell us what you liked about those GOP losers given their obvious lack of job creation. You talk about slow job growth and the last Republican left office with LESS jobs a negative job creation score. While you are digesting that you can look at Obama's score compared to Saint Reagan.

By the way.... This is the best private sector jobs creation performance in American history

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Obama Outperforms Reagan On Jobs, Growth And Investing

So tell me which Obama economic policy created private sector jobs? Was it ACA? How about the focus on increasing the minimum wage? How about his current stand on overtime? How about his EPA attack on coal?

You are looking for anything to prop up the incompetent you support but reality just goes to show how economically challenged you are. Still waiting for an answer to the question I asked you but as usual you ran from it.

Thread after thread, post after post you are here supporting Obama. Please tell me what economic or foreign policy results have generated this support? What you and others continue to do is post support based upon feelings making this nothing more than an American Idol vote. Gruber defined people like you and really would like to understand your mindset and why such loyalty?
 
You voted for Obama, you continue to support Obama, you ignore the actual Obama results. You have zero credibility. Please take a civics class and tell me what the Democrat Controlled Congress did to prevent Bush from creating the "financial mess?" Was Obama in that Congress? It is absolutely stunning that Bush with a Democrat Congress is solely responsible for the financial mess and still responsible for the mess Obama created after taking office again with a Democrat Congress. Let's see if I have this right, President Bush is responsible for the financial mess and the Republicans in the Congress are responsible for the terrible Obama recovery?

There is no question that results don't matter to an Obama supporter as they never learn from history and make the same mistakes over and over again.


LOL....like I said....you are the most biased and delusional person on this site. You want to give Bush credit for things that other Presidents accomplished and you want to blame everyone else for things that occurred on his watch. I understand why. If you look at the actual result that you claim are so important to you....then the God/Myth that you have created and elevated your hero to would not exist. So you have to create these fictional scenarios in your mind....where 911 occurred on Clinton's watch, Bush responded by going after those who attacked us, captured and killed Bin Laden and then led the United States to economic Utopia, which he handed over to the next guy. It must be cozy living in your mind.
 
LOL....like I said....you are the most biased and delusional person on this site. You want to give Bush credit for things that other Presidents accomplished and you want to blame everyone else for things that occurred on his watch. I understand why. If you look at the actual result that you claim are so important to you....then the God/Myth that you have created and elevated your hero to would not exist. So you have to create these fictional scenarios in your mind....where 911 occurred on Clinton's watch, Bush responded by going after those who attacked us, captured and killed Bin Laden and then led the United States to economic Utopia, which he handed over to the next guy. It must be cozy living in your mind.

That of course is your opinion and I could say the same thing about you regarding Obama. Still waiting to find out if BDS is covered under Obamacare? You continue to buy the leftwing rhetoric and divert from the leftwing results. Typical liberalism as results don't matter to people like you
 
So terrorism has stopped by getting Bin Laden? So Afghanistan is stable now that Bin Laden is dead? Congratulations Obama on the actions of Seal Team 6 and the intelligence they had, intelligence that you didn't support.

Terrorism increased after we invaded Iraq. President Bush said he would get bin Laden "Dead or Alive" it's one of the reasons we invaded Afghanistan. Bush failed. Who says I didn't support the intelligence??
 
Terrorism increased after we invaded Iraq. President Bush said he would get bin Laden "Dead or Alive" it's one of the reasons we invaded Afghanistan. Bush failed. Who says I didn't support the intelligence??

Yes, Bush did say that and was stonewalled the entire way. Tell me you supported enhanced interrogation? Tell me that the enhanced interrogation didn't impact the capture and killing of Bin Laden? Tell me that Obama supported the techniques used to get that information? You buy the liberal rhetoric and ignore the background, why is that?

Has the killing of Bin Laden made us safer? Has the peace been won in Iraq or Afghanistan? Name for me the Obama accomplishments that have made the economy stronger and the world safer?
 
Yes and how many of those are part time jobs or does that matter? the primary reason that the unemployment rate is dropping is the fact that there are many more dropping out of the labor force because they are discouraged about the Obama economy and a very slow growth in the labor force. Giving Obama credit for the private sector growth is total ignorance.

And if private sector jobs had declined, would you blame Obama's "job killing policies" as you tried to do in the previous post? As for your claim that the unemployment is decreasing because people are just dropping from the labor force, let us be clear about who we are discussing. When you mention folks "dropping from the labor pool," are you also including those individuals who no longer wish to work at all (e.g. retiring)? Or can we limit that discussion to those individuals who dropped out temporarily, but wish to look for a job in the future?

Because if it is the later, you're wrong. I know this because that number gets tracked as the U6 unemployment rate. The unemployment rate which also counts individuals that are marginally attached (i.e. working part time, but would like to work more hours) and those who temporarily discouraged (i.e. wish to look again in the near future).

At the height of the recession, the U6 was at 17.1 in October-December of 2009, that rate currently sits at 10.8%.

U6 Unemployment Rate | Portal Seven
 
That of course is your opinion and I could say the same thing about you regarding Obama. Still waiting to find out if BDS is covered under Obamacare? You continue to buy the leftwing rhetoric and divert from the leftwing results. Typical liberalism as results don't matter to people like you

Its not just my opinion....your posts continue to back it up. On one had you claim that the only reason you voted for GWB was because he was the best of the possible evils. Yet you idolize the man almost as much as you idolize Gruber....and why? Certainly it isn't results....which you claim are the most important thing to you. In the history of your posts...you have failed to acknowledge responsibility for anything that GWB did. You want to blame everything on the Democrats, Clinton and Obama and give Bush credit for things that didn't occur on his watch and divert responsibility for things that did occur on his watch. I know your ilk. You hide behind your right-wing radio and find comfort hearing the lies and the rhetoric that support your mentality. That's where you find your comfort zone. Reality is a little too harsh for you. And even when people point out that your "statistics" don't support your claims, you continue to lie in the face of the facts.
 
Yes, Bush did say that and was stonewalled the entire way. Tell me you supported enhanced interrogation? Tell me that the enhanced interrogation didn't impact the capture and killing of Bin Laden? Tell me that Obama supported the techniques used to get that information? You buy the liberal rhetoric and ignore the background, why is that?

Has the killing of Bin Laden made us safer? Has the peace been won in Iraq or Afghanistan? Name for me the Obama accomplishments that have made the economy stronger and the world safer?

"Enhanced Interrogation Techniques"....LOL....you are such a sheep. You even adopt their talking points. Try "torture". GWB sold out the moral integrity of this country and lost the moral high ground. He destroyed our reputation and standing in the world among our allies. Oh....and there isn't a single shred of evidence that torture led to the capture and killing of Bin Laden. You might want to wish and hope that...but it isn't supported by the facts.
 
MrT;1064775995]And if private sector jobs had declined, would you blame Obama's "job killing policies" as you tried to do in the previous post? As for your claim that the unemployment is decreasing because people are just dropping from the labor force, let us be clear about who we are discussing. When you mention folks "dropping from the labor pool," are you also including those individuals who no longer wish to work at all (e.g. retiring)? Or can we limit that discussion to those individuals who dropped out temporarily, but wish to look for a job in the future?

What is it going to take for you to realize what a fool liberals have made of you? You buy the rhetoric and ignore the reality. Please explain to me why if the economy is so good that Obama lost the Congress. you parrot the liberal talking points without doing any research and out of total ignorance of the U.S. economy and our private sector. People who have retired aren't counted as discouraged or under employed and therein lies why the unemployment rate is being lowered. How do you explain a labor force 7 years ago of 154 million and only a 3 million increase today almost 8 years later? Labor force grew over 10 million during the Bush 8 years

Because if it is the later, you're wrong. I know this because that number gets tracked as the U6 unemployment rate. The unemployment rate which also counts individuals that are marginally attached (i.e. working part time, but would like to work more hours) and those who temporarily discouraged (i.e. wish to look again in the near future).

The U-6 rate is 10.8% today after adding 7.6 trillion to the debt. The American electorate continues to vote for conservatives in state and local elections and to give Obama credit for the private sector employment gains ignores the under employed number created by Obama policies

At the height of the recession, the U6 was at 17.1 in October-December of 2009, that rate currently sits at 10.8%.


Yes, amazing isn't it, 842 billion in stimulus and the U6 rate is 10.8? That isn't leadership that is incompetence and total lack of leadership. When the stimulus was passed there were 142 million employed people and two years later that was 139 million. That seems to be very low expectations from a liberal.
 
"Enhanced Interrogation Techniques"....LOL....you are such a sheep. You even adopt their talking points. Try "torture". GWB sold out the moral integrity of this country and lost the moral high ground. He destroyed our reputation and standing in the world among our allies. Oh....and there isn't a single shred of evidence that torture led to the capture and killing of Bin Laden. You might want to wish and hope that...but it isn't supported by the facts.

You are right, now use ACA to get treatment for BDS

No single shred of evidence? Apparently the CIA disagrees with you and last I checked that CIA was under Obama leadership

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/did-enhanced-interrogation-help-the-cia-find-osama-bin-laden/
 
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"Enhanced Interrogation Techniques"....LOL....you are such a sheep. You even adopt their talking points. Try "torture". GWB sold out the moral integrity of this country and lost the moral high ground. He destroyed our reputation and standing in the world among our allies. Oh....and there isn't a single shred of evidence that torture led to the capture and killing of Bin Laden. You might want to wish and hope that...but it isn't supported by the facts.

Wait wait wait wait.

GWB was responsible for our "moral downfall" with the whole torture thing? Have you like...NEVER read books on the Cold War? Try this one:

This 127-page report, classified Secret, was drafted in July 1963 as a comprehensive guide for training interrogators in the art of obtaining intelligence from "resistant sources." KUBARK--a CIA codename for itself--describes the qualifications of a successful interroga

http://www.whale.to/b/ciaass.html

1963. Bush was 17. Yea sorry. You clearly don't understand how the intelligence community has worked since it began. Do you know what bush did wrong? PLAUSIBLE DENIABILITY. Our assets got caught. The world of intelligence and counter intelligence is a dark and scary world. It is the matter of national interests, security, and the dark secrets. And I'm not just saying this to be sensational. Just read Sun Tzu and you will understand that it is nothing new.

The only sheep is the one trying to cram morals into a business that has NONE, NEVER HAD ANY, and NEVER WILL. You think torture doesn't happen under Obama? Please.

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EVERY Nation engages in this stuff. Things like catching people cheating on wives for blackmail, trapping homosexuals (back in the older times) for black mail, and outright murder. Extortion, drugs, framing, and whatever else you can think of to gain leverage. That is the world of national secrets. And the terrorist organizations reached a level that caused Americans intelligence to react to them. Oops.
 
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Fact or lie

Obama inherited an employment number of 142 million, signed an 842 billion dollar stimulus, and had 139 million employed two years later??

Fact or lie

Obama inherited a 10.6 trillion dollar debt and has a debt today of 18.2 trillion??

Fact or lie

Obama signed the fiscal year 2009 budget?

Fact or lie

Obama had 1.3 million discouraged workers in December 2009 and those individuals aren't counted in the official unemployment rate?

So much for the Obama approval rating which just goes to show supporters don't really care about results and support Obama based upon feelings and thinking with their heart.
 
Unemployment rate is currently at 5.5%
The labor force participation rate is at 62.9%
So, if the people aren't unemployed, and they aren't working, where did they go?
They are....

• Retired
• In school
• On disability
• Yes, some are unemployed
• Taking care of someone full time (e.g. stay-at-home parent, or an adult child caring for a disabled person etc)
 
They are....

• Retired
• In school
• On disability
• Yes, some are unemployed
• Taking care of someone full time (e.g. stay-at-home parent, or an adult child caring for a disabled person etc)

Retired people are not counted in the labor force thus aren't included in the labor force participation rate
 
Yes, Bush did say that and was stonewalled the entire way. Tell me you supported enhanced interrogation? Tell me that the enhanced interrogation didn't impact the capture and killing of Bin Laden? Tell me that Obama supported the techniques used to get that information? You buy the liberal rhetoric and ignore the background, why is that?

Has the killing of Bin Laden made us safer? Has the peace been won in Iraq or Afghanistan? Name for me the Obama accomplishments that have made the economy stronger and the world safer?

"enhanced interrogation" is PC for torture. I don't support it and I don't believe it works. With torture you can make somebody say anything you want them to say. Have you ever had someone twist your arm around your back and say "Say Uncle?"
 
"enhanced interrogation" is PC for torture. I don't support it and I don't believe it works. With torture you can make somebody say anything you want them to say. Have you ever had someone twist your arm around your back and say "Say Uncle?"

Well, the CIA says differently but then again you obviously know more than they do. makes me wonder what you would do if a close family member of yours was being held hostage by terrorists?
 
Well, the CIA says differently but then again you obviously know more than they do. makes me wonder what you would do if a close family member of yours was being held hostage by terrorists?

Well, the CIA are the ones that did it, so why would they say anything else?
 
Well, the CIA are the ones that did it, so why would they say anything else?


So you believe a Democrat Congressional Representative who probably supported the war but now is looking for votes over the CIA? Interesting. What is it about liberal indoctrination that creates this kind of loyalty?
 
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