Your morning jolt: At Fort Stewart, President Obama targets the votes of military families
President Barack Obama and the first lady will mingle with soldiers at Fort Stewart on the Georgia coast today.
The official agenda, via Larry Peterson and the Savannah Morning News:
President Barack Obama is due to launch a national crackdown on scams used to bilk veterans out of their federal education benefits.
The White House on Thursday described an executive order Obama will sign when he and first lady Michelle Obama visit soldiers, veterans and military families.
White House aides have pointed to today’s excursion to a red state as proof that Obama isn’t just visiting electoral swing states on Air Force One. But a clearly jaded Washington Post posits that today’s trip is a case of niche marketing aimed at “a novel and potentially fruitful voter set: military families:”
The message from Obama and Biden is clear: They will campaign on the president’s foreign policy record and actions to bolster services for veterans while aggressively criticizing Romney on the same subjects — and issuing pointed examples of the Republican’s lack of proposals to assist returning veterans and their families….
The overall strategy gives Obama a chance to widen his audience on military matters at a time when war-weariness has grown — even among Republicans and in less Obama-friendly Southern states. The push also echoes a hallmark quality of the president’s 2008 campaign: its ability to identify supporters from unlikely regions and constituencies.
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Not-quite-but-nearly-former GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, who is still making appearances in North Carolina, lost his Secret Service protection last night, according to NBC News.
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Ninth District congressional candidate Doug Collins sent out a fund-raising email this morning that included this undated YouTube clip of his chief GOP rival, Gainesville radio talk show host Martha Zoller, explaining her position on abortion:
Says Zoller:
“I think I’m a different kind of pro-life person, in that I don’t think abortion should be illegal, but I think the way we change people’s minds on life issues are not with legislation.”
Collins, a lawmaker from Gainesville, has begun calling himself a “consistent conservative.” From the email:
”You’ll never have to worry about where I stand on the issue of abortion, and I vow to stand behind the same convictions I’ve had throughout my lifetime. You’ll never have to wonder if my campaign rhetoric matches with the beliefs of my past.”
The response from Zoller’s campaign strategist, Joel McElhannon:
This race is between a conservative firebrand in Martha Zoller and a wimp.
Martha Zoller was endorsed by Georgia Right to Life before Doug Collins. Why? Doug’s legislative endorsement was suspended by GRTL because he was killing their pro life legislation in committee over the last several sessions at the request of leadership.
Eleven second manufactured clips from years ago will not change the fact that when it’s time to take a stand, Doug Collins consistently waves the yellow flag of cowardice.
After seeing the above remarks, Collins strategist Chip Lake messaged to say that the video clip is from the 2011 CPAC gathering in Washington.
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Better Georgia, a progressive group headed up by Bryan Long, has been engaged in a campaign to draw attention to the link between Republican state lawmakers and the American Legislative Exchange Council, a powerful private, non-profit group that generates conservative legislation for use in state capitols across the nation.
Six years ago, state Rep. Earl Ehrhart, R-Powder Springs, headed up ALEC. From Jon Gillooly and the Marietta Daily Journal:
Ehrhart responded: “Mr. Long doesn’t like free speech, doesn’t like advocacy for anything other than what he wants. The majority of the citizens in this county and this state are going to agree with the principles of ALEC. Again, back to the founding principles of this country. I’ll stand them up against his tent principles all day long. I’m not afraid of some Occupy pansy sitting in a tent without a bath, I’m sorry.”
Replied Long this morning:
“Representative Ehrhart sees public scrutiny like a bad rash. If he has nothing to hide, he’ll tell us every ALEC backed bill so that voters can decide whether they agree or not. The secrecy of this group has lasted too long.
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In a major break with the past, this year’s farm bill is moving through the halls of Washington without the support of Southern farmers. From Politico.com:
Cotton won concessions on its own revenue protection program, including a decision to lift the acreage cap on land enrolled. But the leadership resisted any return to a countercyclical program with target prices, and Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) bluntly warned that peanuts and rice will take a “huge hit” and are left “without any safety net whatsoever.”
Indeed, corn and soybeans appear the big winners in what would be an historic shift away from direct cash payments and price supports in favor of new forms of subsidized crop insurance.
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The AJC’s Politifact Georgia today takes a look at the claim that, because of traffic tie-ups, “The average Atlanta resident … spends an extra $924 each year in additional gasoline and wasted time.”
- By Jim Galloway, Political Insider
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Centrist
April 27th, 2012
9:33 am
Georgia VOTERS certainly prefer conservative ALEC over Better Georgia, a progressive (read liberal) group.
The opposite is as certainly true for AJC writers, editors, a majority of their readers and posters.
sheepdawg
April 27th, 2012
9:39 am
centrist- those stated preferences correlate perfectly with education levels. Georgia voters are the new Mississippi as evidenced by our state leadership and initiatives. Us and SC voted for Noot, #49 and #50 in education.
GaBlue
April 27th, 2012
9:45 am
Alleged Centrist,
More likely scenario: Most Georgia voters are blissfully unaware of the American Legislative Exchange Council and the corporate interests they represent OR the group called Better Georgia that dares to suggest that we deserve better than this current mess of a state government and being at the bottom of every good list and the top of every bad one.
You get “alleged” today for the way you condescend to us by adding the “liberal” label to the word progressive. Newsflash, Sparky: if we can read this blog, we probably are (a) familiar with basic vocabulary, and (b) sick of haters boiling every single complex issue into one of two labels — AS IF that somehow proves anything.
Jack Tudor
April 27th, 2012
9:50 am
1. GRTL’s endorsements are for sale to the highest bidder…sign their pledge and purchase their list.
2. 2011 isn’t “years ago”as ‘We are coming to Athens and bringing hell with us” Joel states, it is last year.
3. Trying to distract the voters with fabricated committee votes and name calling won’t work in the 9th. Martha should stand by her words and just admit that she isn’t a social conservative.
TBone
April 27th, 2012
9:51 am
I guess this another attempt at unifying our country. Looking for votes from military families will be like pissing in the wind I am afraid.
Centrist
April 27th, 2012
9:55 am
@ GaBlue – I agree that most Georgia voters probably are unaware of both the ALEC and Better Georgia groups. But I stand by the philosophy preferences I stated.
The term “progressive” is purposely being substituted by liberals and the media simply because the “liberal” philosophy has fallen out of favor with a majority of voters. Such re-branding and spin is done to confuse perception, so I do a service by equating the two.
ByteMe
April 27th, 2012
9:57 am
Martha should stand by her words and just admit that she isn’t a social conservative.
You mean a social authoritarian.
A libertarian will try to change your mind to get you to do the right thing, but in the end recognize that your rights are important.
A authoritarian will use the awesome power of the government to enforce their view.
People think “conservative” is a catch-all for their position. At this point, it’s a marketing term. There are other terms available that are more descriptive and haven’t been abused for political gain.
oppo
April 27th, 2012
9:58 am
Collins is a clown. what a pathetic candidate and campaign.
Swinging Stefan
April 27th, 2012
9:59 am
Obama got Osama while bush was clearing brush in yeehawville.
ByteMe
April 27th, 2012
10:01 am
I’m not afraid of some Occupy pansy sitting in a tent without a bath, I’m sorry.
This is — in a nutshell — the state of our Georgia politicians. You don’t agree with someone, call them a “pansy”. Yeah, that’s the ticket, Earl.
GaBlue
April 27th, 2012
10:01 am
Alleged Centrist,
So you infiltrated the super-secret underground meeting of liberals where we decided that, huh? How ever did you get past our security team? (**INSERT EYE ROLLIE ICON**)
I agree with you on this, though: “Such re-branding and spin is done to confuse perception.” IMO, that is the basis of every single post you make, day in and day out, so I do a service by calling you out on it.
Swinging Stefan
April 27th, 2012
10:05 am
Romneybot does not compute!
jt
April 27th, 2012
10:15 am
Shouldn’t Saxby’s farmers have to be drug tested before picking up their welfare checks???
c
April 27th, 2012
10:16 am
Total waste of time. He has no shot to win Georgia
BL
April 27th, 2012
10:17 am
I am truly upset he is not going to fly in at 5:30 on a Friday then motorcade through all of downtown Atlanta. What is my commute going to do?
Member of a fading nation
April 27th, 2012
10:29 am
Obama’s visit to the military base is simply political smoke and mirrors. He was raised by left wing, pro socialist parents, (Least us not forget, one of them NOT an American citizen) not of Christian faith, the basis for which this country was formed.
He was indoctrinated into believing that capitalism and America are evil. He won’t change. He is absolutely the WORST President that this country has had the displeasure of having. The one and ONLY thing that I can think of that he’s done that was successful was the bailout of the auto companies. They have either all paid back their debt or are about to and are starting to make money again. That’s the only thing. Everything else has been a disaster.
He said that Bush was irresponsible and unpatriotic for running up the debt 5 trillion dollars in EIGHT years. Well, if that’s the case Mr. Obama, then what do you call yourself for running up the debt 6 trillion dollars in LESS THAN FOUR years? With plans to add an additional 5- 8 trillion over the next four if reelected? Absolutely pathetic!!
Obama stated that he was his brother’s keeper. Well, isn’t his brother dirt poor and live in a mud hut in Africa? Yeah, I think I’ll pass on being kept by Obama and his horrific administration.
Don't tread
April 27th, 2012
10:31 am
“you condescend to us by adding the “liberal” label to the word progressive”
It’s condescending to call a mallard a duck, I suppose. It should be offended.
Liberals know nothing about progress, evidenced by the last 30 years or so. (Unless you define “progress” as moving closer to socialism.) But you can call yourselves “progressive” all you want, if it makes you feel better about yourself.
GaBlue
April 27th, 2012
10:34 am
Call the paramedics! Kool-Aid Overdose @ 10:29. Somebody please HELP him!
Hang in there, buddy!
Member of a fading nation
April 27th, 2012
10:36 am
Please GABlue – Enlighten me. What, if anything that I said, was false. Do tell.
(This outta be good)
Centrist
April 27th, 2012
10:36 am
@ GaBlue – Maybe it is because we are now in an election year, but you have been a lot more polite in your past debates.
I simply made an observation about different philosophies between GA voters and the AJC. Please note that I am NOT conservative (and they have not re-branded). My secular humanism, pro-choice stance, and agreement with liberals concerning the “Buffet rule” would get me tarred and feathered at one of their conclaves. I am not a liberal/progressive either -
This is from Wiipedia:
Progressivism is a general political philosophy advocating or favoring social, political, and economic reform or changes usually in opposition to conservative or reactionary ideologies.
Today, members of the Democratic Party or the Green Party of the United States are most likely to self-identify as progressives. In the US Congress there exists the Congressional Progressive Caucus, which is often in opposition to the more conservative Democrats, who form the Blue Dogs caucus. Some of the more notable progressive members of Congress have included Ted Kennedy, Russ Feingold, Dennis Kucinich, Barney Frank, Bernie Sanders, Al Franken, John Conyers, John Lewis, and Paul Wellstone.
yuzeyurbrane
April 27th, 2012
10:37 am
Georgians will get to experience an ALEC govt. after the next session of the legislature which Ehrhart and his Republican buds have gerrymandered to virtually assure a 2/3 veto proof majority. Which makes me wonder why Ehrhart continues to engage in slanderous name-calling? I guess he still thinks he has to keep his Teapeople followers distracted from how they are being sc***** by him and his buds.
Slip
April 27th, 2012
10:38 am
It may have been more than 6 years ago but wasn’t Rep. Earhardt associated with the General Assembly, ALEC, and a private prison company when ALEC and the legislature were promoting privatization of prisons?
Watkins
April 27th, 2012
10:42 am
Have a little time on your hands? Compare the initiatives of ALEC with recent stated objectives of House and Senate leadership in GA. ALEC link is below. If you post here, you should be able to find GA legislative news.
http://www.alec.org/initiatives/critical-state-fiscal-reform/
DannyX
April 27th, 2012
10:42 am
Don’t Tread, why don’t you tell us about all of the progress red state Georgia has made the past 10 years. How is Georgia doing after Red State George ruined the economy? Tell us how we have progressed.
You can’t, can you?????
DannyX
April 27th, 2012
10:46 am
“(This outta be good)”
Not nearly as good as your 10:29, I’m still LMAO!
Liberal loather
April 27th, 2012
10:52 am
Obummer is flailing like an energiser liar.as his deliberate community organiser trashing of the USA is starkly exposed. The SCOTUS is about to “crucify, EPA fascist style of course, his regime in several big cases of repugnant leftist federal over reach. Mitt is “crucifying” him in the polls, as his selfish grasping wife’s ongoing greed is finally exposed – but only after two years of cynical liberal stonewalling (by the supposedly most open admin in history) and a selfless lawsuit by the heroes at Judicial Watch allows the folks to find out almost $500,000 of taxpayers hard earned was utterly wasted on an utterly undeserved Spanish holiday. No word yet on the presumably equally expensive and equally pointless jaunt to South Afrika. Still at least George Zimmerman’s obvious innocence will soon provide hilarious entertainment watching the shameless race baiters going apoplectic on the regime’s news outlets.
Swinging Stefan
April 27th, 2012
10:52 am
The christian movement has gone off the tracks and become a danger to society. Jesus’ is rolling over in his tomb.
james
April 27th, 2012
10:56 am
Obama coming to Georgia is another wasteful trip.. He is the worst
ever and I hope things change in November. He needs to go or the economy
will continue to go in the tank…. Business People will not hire anyone until
they know this idiot is out… not to say the repubs don’t have there fair share
as well and some of them need to go as well…
DannyX
April 27th, 2012
10:56 am
“Mitt is “crucifying” him in the polls,”
Liberal loather I realize your 10:52 was a parody but just for more laughs what polls/poll has Romney ahead right now?
NOBAMA
April 27th, 2012
10:58 am
NOCHANCE NOCHANCE
More wasted money by this hustler buffoon.
gm
April 27th, 2012
11:02 am
james
I’m sure the people around the country care about conservative Georgia idiots who voted for Newt.
President Obama has passed more bills and laws to help veterans then any other President in our history, when he took office this country was on alert color codes at alll airports, Americans were scared to fly.
President Obama has taken the fear out of this country all you nut jobs on the right can do is take shots at him, I wonder would you prefer him to allow attacks on our country like GW Bush, where 3500 Americans died, what a bunch of Anti Americans on the right””’
James
April 27th, 2012
11:03 am
I will say this, if anyone in the military supports this guy still, then lord help us all. I will give him credit for killing those pirates a while back, and of course bin laden, but other than that, he has made us a JOKE internationally. I also am happy to see that my tax money is being used by him to fly around and campaign. Another wonderful and efficiant use of our money by the D’s.
Liberal loather
April 27th, 2012
11:05 am
Any lieberal incumbent who is BEHIND the 50% level as obummer has been unremittingly now for well over two years is effectively being “crucified”. You need to finally learn the difference between lieberal packed “registered voter” polls and much more accurate “likely voter” polls. Rasmussen is the most accurate polling .org, because they always use likely voters. Hows that ATF gun smuggling to Mexican cartels criminality by Steadman’s DOJ crew working out for you lieberals? Guess they can always get the snouts in the trough GSA video team to make a video defending this outrage on their next Vegas trip.
James
April 27th, 2012
11:06 am
EVERYONE KNOWS that the 9-11 attacks are on Clinton, not Bush….come on now, that is accepted common knowledge :0 he should have taken him out when he had a chance, and certainly after the failed attempt on the Towers in the 90s.
DannyX
April 27th, 2012
11:07 am
Maybe we should go back to the good ol’ Bush days when our troops in Iraq were being blown up because their vehicles didn’t have adequate armor.
Oh yes the good ol’ Bush days for our military, sending our troops into harms way for a useless trillion dollar unfunded war!
Liberal loather
April 27th, 2012
11:08 am
Americans are STILL scared to fly – nowadays overwhelmingly because of the TSA fascists who invariably treat folks like they were in a line at Treblinka.
DannyX
April 27th, 2012
11:11 am
James brings up a good point about Commander in Chief George W Bush, what a leader he was on 9-11 when he sat in a stunned state reading “My Pet Goat” to a bunch of school kids!
Yes, wow, I’m sure our military personnel can’t wait to get back to the good ol’ days.
Btw, has Bin Laden released any tapes lately???
Swinging Stefan
April 27th, 2012
11:12 am
loafer,
U sound like a scared puss.
Centrist
April 27th, 2012
11:12 am
The name callers (both sides) and partisans (both sides) are out in force this morning. Anybody have some chill pills?
Liberal loather
April 27th, 2012
11:14 am
Swishing Stephanie
U are a scared puss
gm
April 27th, 2012
11:14 am
James
I guess that was Clinton security team in place when 911 happen? during Bush years Americans were being captured and being held hostage every week, nobody respected Bush, GW can not even leave the country for he might be captured and brought up on war crimes.
I wonder would you right nut jobs would have forgiven Obama the way you have Bush if Americans were attacked like 911?
DannyX
April 27th, 2012
11:19 am
Lets go back to the good ol’ days! Remember when Americans had to lie and tell people they were Canadian when traveling outside the country?
Good times, good times. I’m feel nostalgic today, I think I’ll have some freedom fries for lunch.
Swinging Stefan
April 27th, 2012
11:20 am
loath,
I’ve passed bigger terds then u.
gm
April 27th, 2012
11:22 am
Thanks President Obama and First Lady for helping our Veterans, for the last 3 years, passing laws, and supporting the spouse of veterans who have lost their lives.
The losers on the right look at your skin, instead of seeing your loyalty to our soldiers who have fought hard so Anti Americans scum like Hannity, Rush can bash the Commader and Chief day in and day out.
DannyX
April 27th, 2012
11:22 am
Liberal loafer, you were going to post all the polls with Romney ““crucifying” Obama in the polls, when were you going to get to that?
Member of a fading nation
April 27th, 2012
11:25 am
….and people respect Obama? All he is doing is going around and apologizing for the things that this country did to defend itself. The terrorists show no respect for us, so they can kiss my @$$ if and when I choose to burn the koran or draw a spoof of the child molester, mohammad.
curious
April 27th, 2012
11:26 am
Just what have the Republicans done for the military?
Yellow bumper stickers and freedom fries are acknowledged.
Weetamoe
April 27th, 2012
11:27 am
I hope Obama learns about the conservation program at Ft Stewart. The DOD under Dick Cheney was very supportive of the hard work done by dedicated civilian natural resource professionals who accomplished so much in supporting training sites while managing the millions of acres of diverse land on our military installations. They even got Barb Boxer to cooperate in turning The Presidio into something to be proud of. Now the imperial presidency has a high ranking appointee in the EPA shouting crucify and urging the equivalent of the Romans’ practice of decimating populations as a means of discouraging dissent.
TiredOfIt
April 27th, 2012
11:30 am
Going back to the fall of 2008 is far enough back for me. Wonder if the republicans remember what happened and who was president?
jd
April 27th, 2012
11:30 am
If the average Georgian supports ALEC — why not rewrite our constitution to let a committee from ALEC make all the decisions? We could save the costs of elections, paying all those staff folks, heck, outsource all of government to IBM, AT&T, Brown & Root, etc…
gm
April 27th, 2012
11:31 am
President Obama has common sense to know you can not fight the world along, had Bush realized this, maybe 4500 Americans would have not died in Iraq, the world hated Americans during the Bush years, so if aplogizing mean other Americans can travel around the world without being killed, you conservative John Wayne idiots should be glad.
gw
April 27th, 2012
11:31 am
“You don’t change horses in midstream.”
Liberal loather
April 27th, 2012
11:32 am
I’ve passed bigger terds then u.
Stephanie
Funny how you vulgar lieberals always revert to your coprophagia. As Dr Savage so astutely says, Lieberalism is a mental disorder.
Danni Y … Rasmussen’s tracking poll has Mitt **UP** by 4/5 points depending on the day. THAT is a “crucifixion”, as obummer is stuck in the low 40’s. As anyone with a political brain knows historically the presidential undecideds ALWAYS break for the non-incumbent – at around the 80% level. Although GW Bush was the incumbent exception in 04 when he mercifully beat the cowardly haughty windsurfer Kerry. Mucho thanks be to the weirdo Heinz Kerry for that result.
zeke
April 27th, 2012
11:35 am
james if 9-11 is on clinton (clarke warned condi & bush), then all of 2008 crash on bush using your logic
DannyX
April 27th, 2012
11:38 am
LMAO @ Liberal loafer, perhaps the weakest right wing poster ever on this blog!
Loafer, Rasmussen has Obama +1 over Romney today, LMAO! You are definitely not ready for prime time blogging loafer. You are good for a few laughs, stick around.
Still waiting for those polls that have Romney ““crucifying” Obama! LMAO
MiltonMan
April 27th, 2012
11:39 am
“centrist- those stated preferences correlate perfectly with education levels. Georgia voters are the new Mississippi as evidenced by our state leadership and initiatives. Us and SC voted for Noot, #49 and #50 in education.”
Please remind us how “great” our education was when the libtards where in control.
gw
April 27th, 2012
11:40 am
“Is our children learning?”
MiltonMan
April 27th, 2012
11:41 am
“…the world hated Americans during the Bush years, so if aplogizing mean other Americans can travel around the world without being killed, you conservative John Wayne idiots should be glad.”
And they love us now??? My company has barred travel to areas where we use to do business during the Bush years.
gm
April 27th, 2012
11:41 am
Liberal loather
I wonder how many Latinos, Blacks, Women, Gays did they poll? the Rasmussen’s poll is the same one that had Mccain beating Obama, oh, it could be the Sean Hannitty poll and the foxs and idiots.
When will fox and idiots learn there are more people in the world then over 50 angry white males who are still fighting the 21st century.
MiltonMan
April 27th, 2012
11:42 am
Why are you guys so wrapped up in polls? Polls are useless.
gw
April 27th, 2012
11:44 am
“I love banjo playing frog art.”
DannyX
April 27th, 2012
11:45 am
Our education system in Georgia sure would have done better than the libtards if the first Republican State School Superintendent, Linda Schrenko, hadn’t had the misfortune of going to prison for stealing money from a deaf school to pay for a face lift.
She’s due to be released soon, maybe Republicans can get back on track.
RealTalk
April 27th, 2012
11:53 am
Worst President ever. Can’t wait to get these Un American jerks out of office.
RealTalk
April 27th, 2012
11:53 am
Vote NO on T-Splost!!
gw
April 27th, 2012
11:54 am
“As govt. crumbles, art rebuilds.”
DannyX
April 27th, 2012
11:58 am
Speaking of polls and US foreign policy, SOS Hillary Clinton now has a 65% approval rating.
More nostalgia, Rice with Bush like 39% approval during most of her term.
mehlman rings twice
April 27th, 2012
11:58 am
Bad ole Obama – the nerve of him campaigning on his strengths.
mehlman rings twice
April 27th, 2012
12:03 pm
On another note, remember when the Bush twins were kicked out of the hotel in Argentina for running nude through the hallways? Was the Secret Service too busy “entertaining” instead of being concerned about their behavior?
aylon
April 27th, 2012
12:04 pm
Zimmerman is cashing in on his murder.
clyde
April 27th, 2012
12:07 pm
I served under Kennedy and was proud of it.I would not be that way under this President.I would not serve. .
mehlman rings twice
April 27th, 2012
12:11 pm
So Newt is dropping out of the race. Expect him to be seen riding a motorcycle in Arkansas soon.
gw
April 27th, 2012
12:14 pm
“Thinking ain’t good for faith.”
gm
April 27th, 2012
12:14 pm
clyde
You prove my point another angrey over 50 white male: sorry Obama skin tone dont match Kennedy.
RealTalk Worst President ever:
4500 American troops died in Iraq, first attack on American soil ever 3500 Americans dead in Ny, caused the worst meltdown in America history, that honor will always go to GW Bush.
super focus
April 27th, 2012
12:15 pm
Clyde,
Your a traitor.
yuzeyurbrane
April 27th, 2012
12:19 pm
jd, I hate to tell you but your dire prediction about ALEC control of Georgia legislature is already a long way down the road. It will be total next year with gerrymandered districts giving ALEC a 2/3 vetoproof majority of legislature. Georgians, just bend over and see how you enjoy it.
As to military, Obama’s visit was pretty smart in that it will appeal to many soldiers nationwide. The military is not a monolithic Tea Party bastion. It tends to vote much like the general population. Enlisted men, except white Southerners, tend to vote Democratic; officers tend to vote Republican.
Centrist
April 27th, 2012
12:25 pm
@ yuzeyurbrane posted “Enlisted men, except white Southerners, tend to vote Democratic”.
Maybe E1 – E3 with few skills and little education. Do you really think that is true for Petty Officers and above? How about the elite Seals, Rangers, and Marines?
Hint for answers to the above questions: Not a chance.
clyde
April 27th, 2012
12:26 pm
Dear gm—–Over 50,not angry,and I’m sure not racist.You have no point.Kennedy was a military man.Obama is a community organizer.See the difference?
super focus—— Traitor??????
yuzeyurbrane
April 27th, 2012
12:33 pm
I know you are retired from military with a generous govt. pension and my views are based mainly on what I hear from relatives who are similar to you and voting analysis articles, but, based on that, I think my view is more accurate than yours. What I have suggested are general rules. Certainly there are exceptions. I also think you reveal your disdain for the “unwashed masses” and I would venture a guess that you support having them disenfranchised in both military and civilian life. I say we have an obligation to make it easy for every citizen to vote and let the chips fall where they may as far as who gets elected.
yuzeyurbrane
April 27th, 2012
12:34 pm
Excuse me for clarification, my last comment was directed to prior comment of Centrist.
super focus
April 27th, 2012
12:44 pm
Pat Tillman would support Obama.
super focus
April 27th, 2012
12:46 pm
Who would P. Tillman support?
Centrism
April 27th, 2012
12:46 pm
Only stupid military people vote democratic! That’s why I’m a centrist, as I am in the center and clearly see how equal both parties are. One is conservative and votes like me, and the other is full of liberal commies.
We’ll have to agree to disagree there yuzeyurbrane because I’m at the Center and you are Not. I know things and you don’t. I am the Knower.
Carole
April 27th, 2012
12:46 pm
Miltonman
And they love us now??? My company has barred travel to areas where we use to do business during the Bush years.
++++++
Not because of danger, but because some companies are working with Repubs in an effort to make our economy do poorly in hopes it will affect the President’s chances of re-election.
Centrist
April 27th, 2012
12:48 pm
@ yuzeyurbrane posted “I know you are retired from military with a generous govt. pension”.
What you “know” is incorrect. I did serve, and got first hand, up close and personal experience. I am NOT retired from the military and I DON’T get a nickel of pension. Although I qualify for VA benefits, I don’t use them – they are there for those in more need than me. I can get a free GA drivers’ license and discounts at many retail stores by simply asking and showing by Honorable Discharge DD-214 – I don’t do those things, either. I volunteered, and greatly appreciate the training and character building instilled by some of the most respected people I have ever met, and am still in contact.
tb
April 27th, 2012
12:50 pm
As a business owner I know everything about the economy and I know that our patriotic corporate over lords would never, I say, never, never I say, cheat us or stifle the economy in hopes of hindering it. I think, sirrah, that you, I say, you, that is to say, you put far too much focus emphasis on conspiracies. Never attribute to conspiracy what utter incompetence will do I say.
Carole
April 27th, 2012
12:50 pm
Touche’ Danny X regarding Linda Shrink the wrinkles. Funny how the Repubs don’t want us to look back 4 years at GWB, but they have been in office for 10 years now and I don’t see ANYTHING getting better. But then I’m not a Republican legislator or businessman. So much for doing anything for my benefit.
Sonny went out a millionaire. Deal came in broke and will probably go out a millionaire too.
Oh lawd it hurts
April 27th, 2012
12:50 pm
gm
Please stop your assault on the English language, I’m not sure how much more the old girl can take.
Centrism
April 27th, 2012
12:52 pm
@Centrism – Why you know or think you know is of no consequence.
No one can tell you what the military is, you have to see it for yourself. If you have seen it, you agree with me.
If you haven’t, then you’re a communist and should be burned alive. I am a veteran and only conservative veterans matter.
Form 123456-A told me so.
I am the Sun King. I am the State. I am the Center of All Things.
December 22, 2012 will be my 40th birthday, the center of my life, the center and awakening of the Age of Aquarius.
I. AM. THE. CENTER.
Oh dear lord I hurt people
April 27th, 2012
12:54 pm
gm
I am incapable of addressing the substance of your argument, so I shall instead assault your english skills.
Truth Squad
April 27th, 2012
12:54 pm
President Kennedy, “the military man”, thought deepening our involvement was a good idea.
How did that workout?
President Bush, also “a military man”(I know, just play along), was responsible for invading Iraq under false principles, and incompetent leadership including failure at Tora Bora and telling us “mission accomplished” when we weren’t even close!
I think many will take the “community organizer” who got us out of Iraq honorably, got bin Laden in a manner that demonstrates the awesome capability of our armed forces when used correctly,and has been blowing up Al Qaeda operatives quite effectively all while remaining respected around the planet. I like when people don’t throw shoes at our COC!
The truth is that the most voters are not going to want to turn over foreign affairs to a guy without core principles who has hired many Bush 43 people to advise him on foreign policy.
super focus
April 27th, 2012
12:56 pm
centrism,
your the goo betwixt the cookie.
Truth Squad
April 27th, 2012
12:56 pm
“…deepening our involvement in Viet Nam…..”
gm
April 27th, 2012
12:56 pm
clyde
Name 5 Programs that Kennedy has done to help Veterans? had Kennedy gave orders to kill 10 of the top terrorist in the world like Obama you would have been praising him untill the sun come up.
Centrism
April 27th, 2012
12:59 pm
@ Super Focus – I am the Terror that Flaps in the night.
I am the winged Scourge that pecks at your nigthmares.
I Am Darkwing Duck!
super focus
April 27th, 2012
1:00 pm
kennedy was a stud, romney’s a dud.
gm
April 27th, 2012
1:02 pm
Oh lawd it hurts
When you have no answers. no facts, if all fails insult the truth.
Oh lawd it hurts
April 27th, 2012
1:04 pm
Oh dear lord I hurt people
Here’ the substance of every single mutiliated point gm struggles to make…
Obama is great because he is black and everyone else is racist if they don’t agree with me.
There is no debating a single track mind.
Have a nice day.
super focus
April 27th, 2012
1:04 pm
Know before you owe!
super focus
April 27th, 2012
1:07 pm
Obama hit another homerun. Hooorah!!!!
gm
April 27th, 2012
1:08 pm
Oh lawd it hurts
Right wing jobs tell people every day how great Reagan was, and no one on the left said it was because he is white, this is the narrow minded bigot thinking of the right”””
oldtimer
April 27th, 2012
1:14 pm
Republicans and democrates have been using think-tanks forever to hopk with legislation. ALEC does have some good ideas…
Obama is now if full campaign mode.
yuzeyurbrane
April 27th, 2012
1:29 pm
I stand corrected Centrist re your military service, which, by the way, I greatly respect, as I do my friends and relatives who have served as you. I was relying on my memory of an old post of yours which was that you had served 10 or more years in the military and I thought you said you got retirement benefits. But I was wrong on that point and don’t mind apologizing. And I think you deserve the VA safety net and other perks even if you don’t avail yourself of them because you have earned them as part of a nation’s gratitude. Other vets do however and there should be no shame for them. My uncle, who served under Curtis Lemay, would get his pres. drugs at the VA because they were allowed to negotiate prices with drug companies, but chose to get his general medical care through a private insurance plan. Same for my brother-in-law, except he just finds quality of medical care is much higher outside VA.
Buck
April 27th, 2012
1:30 pm
barack hussein obama, most embarassing and worst elected official ever…
Mic
April 27th, 2012
1:30 pm
Obama is here to campaign pure and simple. On your dime. You can announce a new program or policy from D.C.
Shine
April 27th, 2012
1:37 pm
Obama should win Ga easily. He’s a better pro gun candidate that gun grabber Mutt Romney. I will vote for Obama in November and it will be the first democrat for president I have voted for since Bill Clinton.
Boot a kook….vote democrat!!
Member of a fading nation
April 27th, 2012
1:49 pm
For those of you that keep blaming Bush, remember that most of the crap that happened, happened when it was a democratically held congress and senate. DOH!! Thanks Nancy
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Member of a fading nation
April 27th, 2012
1:50 pm
Shine, you should change your name to Dim because that’s what you are. Please don’t vote at all.
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Sister Sarah
April 27th, 2012
2:08 pm
I’m trying to figure out when EXACTLY the INCUMBENT President running for re-election is supposed to campaign? Let’s enter into…”The Wingnut Zone” (doo doo do dooo )
Never!!! He is supposed to just sit around n the Oval Office and allow the campaign of his opponent to progress uncontested and not promote his own agenda and vision. Just sit around and wait for the final election returns to roll in.
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Chris
April 27th, 2012
2:31 pm
Sister Sarah -
He can campaign on his own dime and own time. He flew Air Force One down here to campaign, masking his objective as a policy introduction. That’s against the law. He only used the policy introduction to get out of having to reimburse the cost of the travel of his actual campaigning. He’s as crooked and shady as anyone in Washington. Don’t be so easily fooled.
Please go away Obama
April 27th, 2012
2:39 pm
Does this guy give like 14 speeches a day? Geez…please STOP with all the speeches!!! When can we vote this nothing out of office!!!!
Sister Sarah
April 27th, 2012
2:42 pm
Ok @Chris, time to put it out there. Show us who and how shallow you really are. Define FOR ALL OF US in concrete terms:
1) On his own time (weekends, spring break, vacation time)?
2) Mode of travel (i.e. fly Southwest, Greyhound, maybe hop in the Chrysler 300)?
3) On his “own dime”…( please show us the expense reports that CONFIRM these expenses are not being reimbursed by his own campaign or the DNC?
Last thing, have you EVER made these SAME requests of any previous INCUMBENT President of the U.S.? Maybe your memory is short and only goes back to say, 2008? I bet if we lift that mullet of yours we might find a hand hole with a mouth trigger back there. I’ll be waiting.
Bryan
April 27th, 2012
2:42 pm
I love how Obama waits until electio rampup to start ramming legislation for every demographic. Why hasn’t he done anything up until now?
He should move to Venezuela and take over once Chavez keels over, leaving us the opportunity to get back to fighting for truth, justice, and the AMERICAN WAY….which is get off your rear and work, never ask for a handout, and mind your own damn business!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Bryan
April 27th, 2012
3:02 pm
If he is the least bit effective in his first four years the President really has no need to campaign….his work speaks for itself. If he has sucked incredibly he also has no need to campaign.
Larry
April 27th, 2012
3:27 pm
Please show the Georgia exit door to quite possibly the single most unaccomplished president in the last 100 years. I have voted both parties into presidential office, but clearly this is the biggest buffoon, the biggest “smoke & mirors,” and the least equipped person to lead the greatest country in history. On what basis was this man hired; on what basis should he be re-hired?
And as for Osama, please! The great American military found this man…he just gave the same order any president would have…shoot to kill!
MyPatootie
April 27th, 2012
3:45 pm
This is obviously the first stop on his comedy tour. Where’s Biden, his totally inept sidekick? They need to head to Hollywood immediately after the November election. They will after all be job hunting.
zeke
April 27th, 2012
3:47 pm
we may not have made much progress, but at least he didn’t dig biggest hole since hoover, like w did…or have you totally forgotten w and his band of merry men
Sister Sarah
April 27th, 2012
3:53 pm
@Bryan you 3:02p is the most idiotic post I have read today, and that’s tough to do with all the doozies on here. Where to begin…
“If he is the least bit effective in his first four years the President really has no need to campaign”
33 of our 44 Presidents have served two terms, each having CAMPAIGNED for their re-election. Suffice it to say then that 33 of them were “ineffective”….which is why they won re-election. See, makes perfect sense deductively speaking now doesn’t it??
And yes, I AM a graduate of the Jon Stewart “Make a MF Look Stupid At Will” Academy. You’re welcome.
TOOL!
April 27th, 2012
4:00 pm
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Wake me up when NoBama is out of the White House in January!
Sister Sarah
April 27th, 2012
4:02 pm
I have come to the conclusion that these Obama HATERS are bunch of BABIES that need a diaper change. They remind me so much of the little snotty-nosed toddler who sits in the middle of the floor with their two little teeth and throws a fit- beating and kicking into the floor. Reason and rationality has no place whatsoever in their lives, neither does honesty.
It kills them inside that this man (Obama) is a master chess player politician who continually rises above and barrels through every obstacle thrown in front of him. What makes it worse is that it wears on their psyche because of the visual image. Phenotypically, he’s NOT SUPPOSED TO BE INTELLIGENT ENOUGH TO DO IT!! This man’s resilience, charisma and intelligence flies in the face of everything they have been brainwashed to believe. Fuuuunnneeeeee!
"JOEL WARD"
April 27th, 2012
4:20 pm
I know it’s hard to give a brotha credit. Just ask ME.
Hang in there Barack!
(I know it hurts y’all , but it’s the reality in this “greatest nation in history” we live in). KEEPHOPEALIVE!! lmao
Bryan
April 27th, 2012
4:29 pm
Sarah sounds like a typical Cynthia Mckinney supporter….She is coming back…you can revel in “I’m gon gets minez”
Bryan
April 27th, 2012
4:37 pm
Sarah, It is clear that many in your family must be benefiting from all the social programs that Obama has created for us. I guess that is fine.
However, I graduated high school without help because of my color. I then entered the military because my family didn’t have the funds to pay for my college. Afterwards I paid my way through college, and then got a student loan to pay for my masters degree. I also paid that loan off.
So you see, I need no one to hand me anything. I don’t need anyone to tell me how stupid I must be and that the government needs to help me. I need no one to pay for my healthcare or be a proponent for my cause, because I have healthcare through my employer. I am employed because of hard work, and I think it is great that there are those out there that make much more than I do. It gives me something to strive for. I feel that I am smart enough to attain that level, and see no reason why those who attain those levels should pay more than I pay.
If some of these inner city idiots that live on the tit of the government would get off their rears and work for a living they may have similiar experiences in life.
Hell, maybe you too!
Orange12
April 27th, 2012
4:44 pm
Hopefully, this is his farewell tour. 16 Trillion National Debt and going North.
Bryan
April 27th, 2012
4:46 pm
Joel,
So you subscribe to the fact that you aren’t intelligent enough to get to the upper class? You need Obama to help you ring in those overachievers so that you can feel better about yourself? You aren’t intelligent enough to get a job with benefits?
Congratulations Bro
gm
April 27th, 2012
4:55 pm
Larry
Amazing how the right nut wings forgive Bush: 4500 Americans soldiers dead in Iraq, first attack on American soil in the history of this country 3500 Americans dead in Ny.
President Bush created the worst economy in American history, banks fails, wall street 14 days straight days under, auto failed, housing fail, bin ladin making videos every 7 days, Airport security codes alerts.
Oh, lets skip both Bush, and go back 30 years and relive the Reagan years when poverty was at all time high, oh, lets not forget he raised taxes 14 times, but these Anti Americans cry when Obama tries to get any thing done, to help America.
Bryun
April 27th, 2012
5:02 pm
I am special. I like to talk about the military a LOT because I am proud of my service. Except liberal veterans. They better SHUT UP! Like Max Cleland? He was a COMMIE. Only people that think like ME are allowed to talk about the military. Otherwise, they are just accepting government handouts and communists.
God bless America, Apple Pie and the Flag. Because *I* don’t need handouts. I earned my high school diploma and, by working as a paper boy, went to a private school instead of a public school. Because public anything is OF THE DEVIL. The military? I was in a division sponsored by corporations and I *EARNED* everything I have by sucking the teat of Mother Business.
I EARNED IT! (cries off in the corner) I earned it. (Rocks back and forth sucking thumb while criticizing liberal veterans…)
gm
April 27th, 2012
5:02 pm
Bryan
some of these inner city idiots that live on the tit of the government would get off their rears and
What about the trailer park people that live along 75 south who collect government assistance?
I guess va, ssi, femma, unemployment is not govn assistant? God bless you have insurance and doing fine, typical high minded idiot who think everyone who gets help want help forever.
FOOL?
April 27th, 2012
5:03 pm
I’m waking up to a BIG surprise in January!
Bryan
April 27th, 2012
5:04 pm
Gm, the last time someone tried so hard to help America my property values went down 50%. Do you recall that your buddy Bill helped decide that lower income families should have the same opportunity to own a home that well qualified families enjoyed? That went over well, right? How about when pretty boy Bill let Bin Ladin get away….but I’m sure the towers would still have fallen, right?
I currently pay 20k in taxes, and I’m fine with that. I just want some of the idiots that spend years on welfare and unemployement to get off their rears and get a job. I want them to live within their means, because that is what I do every day.
I don’t need gold teeth, 26″ rims, or a tattoo on my neck to be real. I need a job!!!
Please Will I Go Away
April 27th, 2012
5:04 pm
Geez, I post 14 pointless posts a day? Why won’t I quit whining…when will I go away? Why am I here? I’m going to go away now and cry in the corner next to Byrun.
gm
April 27th, 2012
5:06 pm
Bryun
What did Malcome X say that white people call a black doctor, miltary man, black lawyer, a nnnnnnnnnnnnnn you guessed it, go down in south georgia and run for office and tell them you served in the miltary and see how much you think these people love you.
Bryan
April 27th, 2012
5:06 pm
Byrun….you have attention deficit disorder, right Please?
gm
April 27th, 2012
5:12 pm
I am sure it was Bill Clinton security team that day on 911, denial is a sickness.
Bryan
April 27th, 2012
5:13 pm
GM….no…I have a couple of idiots working for me directly.
For one I have to answer the phone at least 5 times a day because the idiot won’t pay his bills. His wife has been on unemployment for the last three years, and during that time has put 90k miles on their car. Of course he loves Obama….he wants more handouts.
The other is so simple minded that he only votes for Obama because he is black. A short time ago there were a few people that got run over while walking on 285. This individual’s remedy was to put sidewalks on all the highways.
I’m not racist. I love Herman Cain. His ideas of earning what you have are incredible. But only Big Boy Bill and JFK seem to be allowed to have Indiscretions.
Bryan
April 27th, 2012
5:17 pm
You see GM, I would be absolutely embarrassed and raving mad if some idiot in Washington decided that my race was too stupid to make it own their own in life. I would make it my life’s work to prove them wrong, instead of rallying around him. Whitey hasn’t been keeping the man down for quite some time now. Whitey has been and continues to be propping the man up.
For example, just this week there were new regulations introduced as to what HR may look at in background checks….simply because those poor minorities keep commiting crimes and afterwards can’t seem to get a job.
Iraq Veteran
April 27th, 2012
5:41 pm
The response from Zoller’s campaign strategist, Joel McElhannon:
This race is between a conservative firebrand in Martha Zoller and a wimp.
Martha Zoller was endorsed by Georgia Right to Life before Doug Collins. Why? Doug’s legislative endorsement was suspended by GRTL because he was killing their pro life legislation in committee over the last several sessions at the request of leadership.
Eleven second manufactured clips from years ago will not change the fact that when it’s time to take a stand, Doug Collins consistently waves the yellow flag of cowardice.
Response:
¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬I read, with great interest, the comments of Mr. Joel McElhannon, identified as Martha Zoller’s campaign strategist, during which Mr. McElhannon suggested that “Doug Collins consistently waves the yellow flag of cowardice.” I am concerned that the Zoller campaign, obviously struggling with a candidate whose only claim to fame is that of being a talk show host would suggest that a Major in the United States Air Force Reserve, who deployed and served honorable in Iraq is a somehow a coward. How the heck would you know what a coward is? When was the last time you, Mr. McElhannon or your candidate deployed to Iraq? Heck have you or Martha Zoller ever deployed anywhere much less Iraq.
I served in the military for over 32 years. Since the beginning of the war in Iraq, I have deployed 3 times. I was an Explosive Ordnance Disposal officer and commanded teams in Iraq. My teams and I have cleared hundreds of IEDs and thousands of pounds enemy explosives in the field. I have received two Bronze Star medals; one of those was awarded with the “V” device for valor. I am currently retired from the U.S. Air Force secondary to injuries I received in Iraq. I know courageous men and Doug Collins is one of them.
My men were/are battle hardened, we give no quarter to people who we deemed less than honorable. Doug Collins is welcome with us anytime, anywhere. We consider him our chaplain, our friend and we turn to him with our problems because we respect and admire Doug Collins. We know he gives us his best every single day. He has held the hand of wounded Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors and Marines. He has stood with them during the worst times of their lives, providing comfort when no hope remained. Nothing is harder than watching the suffering of a wounded soldier who knew he was dying; Doug Collins did not run away from that pain, that agony. He ran to it because he cared for those men and women. That, Mr. Joel McElhannon takes courage that you or Ms Zoller will never know.
To call Doug Collins a coward and a wimp is an insult to those of us who have fought for this country and demeaning to those who’s last few moments before they made the ultimate sacrifice were spent with Doug Collins.
Rest assured my family will support Doug Collins because the Zoller campaign has proven themselves dishonorable with these comments.
Sister Sarah
April 27th, 2012
5:57 pm
Bryan says on the one hand:
“and then got a student loan to pay for my masters degree”
THEN..
“So you see, I need no one to hand me anything”
*chuckle*
Just give it to the school ON MY BEHALF
smdh
Bryan
April 27th, 2012
6:10 pm
Sarah…it wasn’t a Stafford Loan if that is what you are referring to. I had a private loan, chuckle.
Bryan
April 27th, 2012
6:17 pm
I bet Sarah loves Herman Cain as much as I do. Well, no…..Herman believes that everyone should earn a living, not look to government to provide it.
Sarah….when you have a cat that has lived on a farm all it’s life, what does it eat? How does it care for itself? It hunts and provides for itself.
What happens when a cat that has lived inside and been fed all it’s life gets let out and has to live on it’s own? It can’t fend for itself, because it has become accustomed to someone providing for it.
That’s the same thing that has happened to all those welfare recipients that I’m sure you call your peers. You have had the government give for so long that you have no idea how to do anything else.
It’s time to learn Sarah. 24’s and gold teeth don’t make the man. What a man can do with his two hands besides drive a Cadillac is what makes the man.
Sara
April 27th, 2012
6:31 pm
An Occupy Atlanta response: http://occupyatlanta.org/2012/04/27/georgia-lawmaker-appears-angry-and-confused/ Please note that I did more research on ALEC and what they are up to than the MDJ reporter did. It wasn’t hard.
Bryan
April 27th, 2012
6:41 pm
Why can’t we 99% work hard and strive for more? Why do we just want a handout? What have we done to earn this handout? What have the 1% done to to be forced to take care of the 99%? Oh, they worked hard for what they have and never asked anyone for anything. I can see now why they should pay more!!!
Why does no one in the 1% have a tattoo on their neck, or have gang affiliations, or use all their money to play the lottery? Why do they not have a mouth full of gold teeth and tattoos in all their extremities?
I just can’t figure it out.
Bryan
April 27th, 2012
6:47 pm
I have an idea. Why don’t all you occupiers move to Williston, ND? If you occupy there you will find more jobs than people. That way you can get a job and contribute to this fine country of ours while you protest. Hell, you might even find out that you really had no reason to protest to begin with.
Just food for thought!
Sister Sarah
April 27th, 2012
6:54 pm
Bryan, I don’t care if your student loans were SUBSIDIZED or UNSUBSIDIZED, they were still given to you under the FINANCIAL AID umbrella. I don’t care if you walked into your neighborhood community bank, you STILL went with your hat in your hand, LICKING SOMEONE ELSE’S BOOT FOR SOME MONEY! You didn’t pay for that “Masters” out of your own pocket. You Bryan are a pion, just like everyone else. I guess you think YOU have the “formula” huh?? I won’t even waste my time touting my military credentials and educational/financial accomplishments to you, because I am not what you and people like you are.
You are a slave to that worthless @$$ dollar, that’s why you and others like you covet it so, Truth be told you don’t have anything more than anyone else. You are drowning in an upside down home JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, going to work TO MAKE SOMEBODY ELSE RICH…JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE. If you or yours are befallen by a terrible or catastrophic illness it will BREAK your @$$…JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.
So really, you need to stop SMELLIN’ yourself so tough chump!
ALL THAT RHETORIC you and your type like to push. You are all diplomats, economists, military generals and everything else *rolls eyes*. One thing I never get confused. In this SYSTEM, you have one of three options (REALITIES):
A. Become a lobbyist and control policy
B. Run for political office and get into the game (and it IS all a game)
C. Cast your vote as a “lowly” citizen and STFU
Bryan
April 27th, 2012
7:08 pm
Sista….there is a thing called credit. You earn that based on employment, availability to pay, history of payment….that sort of thing. I borrowed on a signature loan where I “paid for my tuition” plus “paid the bank for the loan of the money”. Now if I had been an occupier, or on welfare then maybe I would be licking someone else’s boot. But you see, I had already accomplished enough in my life and had sufficient standing in the financial community that I didn’t need that milk from the government. You see, there are things in life you can do without the help or guidance of the government.
I know its a novel idea, and one you aren’t familiar with, but it can be done.
And yes, I am a nobody just like everyone else. The difference is I don’t have my hand out asking for anything. I can honestly say I have never needed government assistance because I haven’t had kids I couldn’t pay for, and I haven’t given up in life. I’ve worked as hard as i needed to in order to get where I wanted to be in life. I only make $50 an hour, and I dream of making more. But I don’t need anyone else to make that happen for me.
Sister Sarah
April 27th, 2012
7:13 pm
Only $50?? LMAO With that massive ego wank you’re doing?
Get your weight up junior! ..and like I said, stop SMELLIN’ yourself.
*Chucks dueces*
Bryan
April 27th, 2012
7:19 pm
Sarah,
Why are you so ashamed of your race? Why are you so set in the fact that your race is too stupid to do anything for themselves? Why do you let Obama put your race down so? Are you conceding that all in your race cannot think for themselves? Is your only way out rapping or sports? Do you really need so many breaks and so much help?
Don’t you want more than a cell phone and some 24’s?
Or is there hope? Does Herman Cain’s success and ideas about self worth strike a cord within you?
Bryan
April 27th, 2012
7:38 pm
Sarah,
There are many other countries that would love to have your expertise. Why not move to one of those and tout your credentials. Why continue to ruin this one that you so obviously hate?
I imagine that you believe that everything should be given to you because it always has. You likely came from a large family with limited income, and lived on what the government provided you. It has been bred into you that there is no other way.
I on the other hand grew up in Forest Park, in a lower middle income family. I was taught to work for what you want in life. I was taught that government handouts were shameful, because those that needed them had obviously not worked hard enough to take care of what they had.
I never said I was anything special. But at least I don’t have a government telling me I am too stupid as a race to make it on my own, and then subscribing to that thought.