YES We did! - Page 9

sleepyjeff · 01-21-2009, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JWBear

Republicans: Want to look important
Democrats: Want to do important things

Which makes Democrats for more dangerous to our Nation, it's Constitution and our very freedom.....if you think about it

JWBear · 01-21-2009, 04:33 PM

After eight years of Bush, is there any more damage that can be done?

Capt Jack · 01-21-2009, 04:36 PM

ugh...never say that.

thats like asking the universe...how could it be any worse?

sure as shineola, it'll bend over backwards to show you.

Cadaverous Pallor · 01-21-2009, 04:57 PM

Leo - first of all, you said you had never heard of him. As if that is a valid point, somehow. I'm still rolling my eyes at that one.

Also - I'm pissed at everyone who takes offense at something like that, no matter which race is targeted. Hello, America? Get over yourself. Grow a thick skin. We're going to need it.

Know what? He's got a reason to hate white people. I'm no history buff, but seeing the basics about his past means that he saw American whites during their ugliest moment in the 20th century - fighting against equality and freedom for blacks. I'm sure he had things thrown at him, got spit in the face and had death threats against him and his loved ones. If you translate his words to mean that racist whites need to be more accepting of minorities, you think he means YOU? How laughable!

If this is the mildest thing he says in reference to the struggles that HE HIMSELF faced, never mind the struggles all minorities have and continue to face (however diminished, they are multiplied by the multitudes around us) then we are to consider ourselves lucky.

Personally, I think he meant something different. I am a White person and I want to do What's Right. As in, truly getting on board for equality, for all, even if it's not my own self that is subjected, as in Gay Rights, as in anything else that comes our way. That's what he meant by doing What's Right. I'm happy to hear the wakeup call, and I hope others heard it as a wakeup call as well.

In fact, I'll repeat it. Hey, Whites! If your rights are secure, fight for the rights of others! Do What's Right!

Not Afraid · 01-21-2009, 05:24 PM

I LOVE Obama jacket-less in the office. The changes he's making and the image he is putting forth are, in my opinion, wonderful. The Official White House Website changed yesterday as well - at approximately Noon Eastern.

Quote:

Almost at the instant Obama was sworn in, www.whitehouse.gov relaunched with a redesign to signal a new era in government. Gone was the staid site of the Bush White House, replaced by a dynamic new site reflective of his tech-savvy successor.
The new design includes more interactive features, a prominent photo gallery displayed across the top of the site, the ability to get e-mail updates, and a White House blog. The site's "briefing room" also includes places for a weekly video address, slide shows, proclamations, and executive orders as well as news about nominations and appointments.
"It's a great first step, and the tip of the iceberg in what's coming with participatory politics and the relationship between the president and the public," said Andrew Rasiej, founder of the Personal Democracy Forum and co-founder of techPresident.com.
Visitors to the site are invited to e-mail the president and his staff, although -- perhaps in a nod to the Twittersphere, where brevity is key -- comments are limited to 500 characters.
"President Obama is committed to creating the most open and accessible administration in American history," states the site's Contact Us page.

Article here.

JWBear · 01-21-2009, 05:27 PM

I was very inpressed with the order he gave for the departments to be more cooperative with Freedom Of Information requests.

innerSpaceman · 01-21-2009, 05:28 PM

W00T ... Tweeting to Obama! I can hardly wait to begin!

BarTopDancer · 01-21-2009, 05:31 PM

Thanks Lisa! I heard about that this morning but I hadn't remembered to check it out.

wendybeth · 01-21-2009, 05:36 PM

Obama looks great in those pictures- he's only been in the office one day, and he's made it his. The cons are just pissed because he is everything their guy was not- intelligent, articulate, confident and kind. He's a loving husband, a great dad, a good human being and I'm beyond proud to have him as my President.

innerSpaceman · 01-21-2009, 05:42 PM

Ok, I sent my first tweet to the President! In support of my friend Tanner's Postcards to the President campaign ( http://www.postcardstothepresident.com/ ), I made my first subject a request for the repeal of DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act) ... and offered my hearty congratulations and best wishes.

01-21-2009, 04:33 PM	#82
JWBear Worn Romantic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 8,435	After eight years of Bush, is there any more damage that can be done? __________________ Unrestrained frivolity will lead to the downfall of modern society.
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01-21-2009, 04:36 PM	#83
Capt Jack check your head Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,174	ugh...never say that. thats like asking the universe...how could it be any worse? sure as shineola, it'll bend over backwards to show you. __________________ a clear conscience is a sure sign of a fuzzy memory
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01-21-2009, 04:57 PM	#84
Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	Leo - first of all, you said you had never heard of him. As if that is a valid point, somehow. I'm still rolling my eyes at that one. Also - I'm pissed at everyone who takes offense at something like that, no matter which race is targeted. Hello, America? Get over yourself. Grow a thick skin. We're going to need it. Know what? He's got a reason to hate white people. I'm no history buff, but seeing the basics about his past means that he saw American whites during their ugliest moment in the 20th century - fighting against equality and freedom for blacks. I'm sure he had things thrown at him, got spit in the face and had death threats against him and his loved ones. If you translate his words to mean that racist whites need to be more accepting of minorities, you think he means YOU? How laughable! If this is the mildest thing he says in reference to the struggles that HE HIMSELF faced, never mind the struggles all minorities have and continue to face (however diminished, they are multiplied by the multitudes around us) then we are to consider ourselves lucky. Personally, I think he meant something different. I am a White person and I want to do What's Right. As in, truly getting on board for equality, for all, even if it's not my own self that is subjected, as in Gay Rights, as in anything else that comes our way. That's what he meant by doing What's Right. I'm happy to hear the wakeup call, and I hope others heard it as a wakeup call as well. In fact, I'll repeat it. Hey, Whites! If your rights are secure, fight for the rights of others! Do What's Right!
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01-21-2009, 05:27 PM	#86
JWBear Worn Romantic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 8,435	I was very inpressed with the order he gave for the departments to be more cooperative with Freedom Of Information requests. __________________ Unrestrained frivolity will lead to the downfall of modern society.
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01-21-2009, 05:28 PM	#87
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	W00T ... Tweeting to Obama! I can hardly wait to begin!
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01-21-2009, 05:31 PM	#88
BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	Thanks Lisa! I heard about that this morning but I hadn't remembered to check it out. __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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01-21-2009, 05:36 PM	#89
wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	Obama looks great in those pictures- he's only been in the office one day, and he's made it his. The cons are just pissed because he is everything their guy was not- intelligent, articulate, confident and kind. He's a loving husband, a great dad, a good human being and I'm beyond proud to have him as my President. __________________
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01-21-2009, 05:42 PM	#90
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Ok, I sent my first tweet to the President! In support of my friend Tanner's Postcards to the President campaign ( http://www.postcardstothepresident.com/ ), I made my first subject a request for the repeal of DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act) ... and offered my hearty congratulations and best wishes.
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