Brian Devon

They're afraid to list the real physical characteristics that really bug them about the Obamas. That's why they focus on such absurd things as finger length.

Like Paula Dean, they want the white privilege benefits that go with being a racist, without the social (and financial) liabilities.

Patty

Its ok folks. Just spoke to my OB/GYN she says "everythings fine". Shuuu that was a close one. "snark"

:lol:

Brian Devon

I was just commenting on the Republican idealized woman.

None of the liberal white women I know are Stepford wives. Certainly neither of our two U.S. Senators are Stepford wives.

Boo_Boo Loc: Jellystone

Actually, my ring finger is noticeably longer on both hands than my index finger. And my hands are large, still in proportion to my body but I have to wear a size large gloves. And my feet are big too. I wear a size 9 shoe. And if that were not enough, I am 5'9" tall. So, if you are a freak for having a longer ring finger then so am I.

That part, and the part about the shoulder/neck thing is really reaching for straws. But, you have to admit that the front view with the dress.....makes one think, now that I have seen the video I will not be looking at her face or arms, but the hip line. Then again, there are not that many pix of her in a form fitting dress where she is standing up.

Patty

Thanks.

:thumbup:

ginger

Yea, mine is. Does that mean I shouldn't have been able to have five babies but should have been able to grow a beard?

ginger

So you blame just him? All of your complaints have to go through congress and they all just love him and want to work with him RIGHT.
For not having much foreign experience, the other countries like us again. I remember near the end of the Bush admin. most of the other leaders wouldn't even answer the phone when they knew it was him. And his non-foreign experience has kept us out of three wars so far. Putin is starting to back down now.

Boo_Boo Loc: Jellystone

Ms. Ginger,

I would say that he did not lay the necessary ground work to encourage others to work with him. If you were honest, then you too would admit that he does not have a reputation for compromise or showing a willingness to work well with others. When all is said and done, there were other presidents that worked with the Congress and House rather than threaten them. If I am wrong, show me your proof.

I do not know for sure, and I doubt that you know whether or not people answered the phone or let it go to the answering machine in the Bush administration. If you have proof, then please do post it.

If you are referencing Syria, that show has not closed yet. If you are talking North Korea, that has not been resolved. Or perhaps you are talking about Russia, well as far as I know that has not been concluded. So, which 3 wars are you referencing?

So, I still say that he had no and still do not have the necessary skills in foreign relations to represent our nation. If you give me irrefutable proof, then I will consider your position and perhaps if your information is persuasive then I will change my position.

Yes, the buck has to stop at his desk. Right or wrong, this is his presidency and what has been going on, it is ultimately his watch and his blame or praise.

poppabear42

skott;
Republicans guru, r.Reagan was an actor, what qualifications did he have?
But most republicans worship him anyway, even though his woman ran his white house, because he was asleep, or busy eating jellybeans.
I think a person with president Obama's qualifications, out weigh the actor's qualifications in every way, and it shows, if you have the nerve to handle the truth.

ginger

On the night he took office and was at all those balls Mitch McConnell and most of the repubs were at a meeting . McConnell was on tv a few days later saying they had decided to ensure that the President would be a one term President. After that anything he wanted done, that we wanted done never got out of the house. The republican written jobs bill, the infrastructure bill, the vets training and jobs bill. All got denied because the President said he liked them and wanted them past soon. It's been a year for the vets bill and over two for the others. If these had been past millions more would be working now.
The wars I was talking about would have been Syria. Yea, it's not over but he has said he will send no troops. Iran. The republicans were pushing hard to bomb the place and not try to talk. Putin has been having long talks with Obama about diplomatic ways to back off. He has already started removing troops.
He has invited the repubs to dinner, to see a screening of Lincoln, to play golf, to lunch. I have heard him repeatedly say he is willing to work with anyone. He even said that today about some problems that have been brought up about the ACA.

Boo_Boo Loc: Jellystone

Was he not also a governor of California for 8 years prior to running for President? I could have sworn that he was elected President during a economic depression, some say that it was as bad as 1920s. In 1982, did we not have a complete turn around and had a bullish market that has not been seen since? I could have sworn that inflation rate fell from a devastating high of 13.5% in 1980 to just 3.2% by 1983. In 1982, when the stock market began a stratospheric ascent that would not really come to an end until 2000 (although there were a few temporary setbacks along the way, most notably a 500-point crash on 19 October 1987). On 12 August 1982, the Dow closed at a low of just 776.92. Before the end of that year, the index had surged past 1000, and by 1987 it peaked at 2722.42. He made it possible for me to triple the inheritance from my father. Taxes were exceptionally high when he assumed office. Tax cuts lay at the heart of the Reagan Revolution. Reagan believed that high taxes threatened individual freedom, suppressed overall economic growth, and encouraged wasteful government spending. Thus the tax reform bill passed in July 1981 was the single most important piece of legislation to emerge from Reagan's first term. That sweeping tax cut slashed federal income tax rates, for taxpayers in every income bracket, by 25% over a three-year period. Public opinion of President Regan remained better than 50 percent throughout his presidency. Reagan's ratings were higher than the averages of his three immediate predecessors -- Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford, and Richard Nixon, supporting the arguments of those who contend that one of Reagan's major contributions was to restore confidence in the presidency after the battering it took in the 1970s.
I will just give you the top ten of President Regan's accomplishments, now this is my opinion of his top ten.

1. Ending the Cold War: The Cold War had raged since World War II and communism‘s quest for world domination remained an existential threat to the United States when President Reagan took office. Reagan reversed the policy of détente and stood firm against the Soviet Union, calling it the Evil Empire and telling Mikhail Gorbachev to “tear down this wall” in Berlin. He was relentless in pushing his Strategic Defense Initiative and gave aid to rebels battling Soviet-backed Marxists from Nicaragua to Angola. Those efforts were critical in the ultimate collapse of the Soviet empire and essentially ended the Cold War.

2. Reaganomics: Reagan’s mix of across-the-board tax cuts, deregulation, and domestic spending restraint helped fuel an economic boom that lasted two decades. Reagan inherited a misery index (the sum of the inflation and unemployment rates) of 19.99%, and when he left office it had dropped to 9.72%. President Obama take note: Under Reaganomics, 16 million new jobs were created.

3. Revitalizing the GOP and the conservative movement: The Republican Party was at its nadir after Watergate, but Reagan was able to form a winning coalition of fiscal conservatives, family-values voters, blue-collar Reagan Democrats and neo-conservative intellectuals and set the stage for future GOP electoral gains. His free-market, small-government, pro-liberty conservatism helped to revitalize the GOP and his influence resonates today as conservative candidates still invoke Reagan as their standard-bearer.

4. Peace through Strength: The military was diminished during the Carter years, but Reagan reversed that by rebuilding the armed forces. His Peace Through Strength philosophy was manifested by his reviving the B-1 bomber that Carter canceled, starting production of the MX missile, and pushing NATO to deploy Pershing missiles in West Germany. He increased defense spending by more than 40%, increased troop levels, and even got much-needed space parts into the pipeline. Those efforts ensured that America remained a military superpower.

5. Morning in America: It was basically a slogan for Reagan’s 1984 reelection bid, but Morning in America symbolized a new beginning for the country. Reagan’s jaunty optimism and an economic boom was a much-needed tonic for a country that had experienced the malaise of the Carter years and the traumas of Watergate and Vietnam.

6. Star Wars: Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative was derided by his opponents as being technologically unfeasible, but the mere threat of the U.S. building the system was instrumental in the Soviet Union’s collapse. The successful use of Patriot missile batteries in the first Gulf War proved the critics wrong, and the missile defense system that ensued has lessened the threat of ballistic missiles.

7. Nuclear weapons cuts: Even as massive demonstrations were held in Europe against Reagan’s hawkish stance on nuclear arms, the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty he signed with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev eliminated an entire class of nuclear weapons. He also laid the framework with Gorbachev for the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), which reduced both countries’ arsenals of nuclear weapons.

8. Voiced values: Reagan gave voice to the values that had served America well—thrift, patriotism, and hard work—and often recounted the wisdom of the Founding Fathers. He also championed the causes of the pro-life and family-values movements that sought to counter the societal upheavals of the 1960s and 1970s.

9. Tax reform: Not only did he cut tax rates, but the Tax Reform Act of 1986 simplified the income-tax code by eliminating many tax shelters, reducing the number of deductions and tax brackets. Reagan’s dream of tax returns fitting on a postcard has been nullified as Congress has regressed and continued to make the tax code more complex, necessitating a new push for reform.

10. Taking on PATCO: Early in his administration, members of the federal air traffic controllers union (PATCO) went on strike, violating a federal regulation. Declaring the strike a “peril to national safety,” Reagan gave the workers an ultimatum and ended up firing more than 11,000 of the controllers, sending a strong signal that union workers needn’t be coddled.

Boo_Boo Loc: Jellystone

Ms. Ginger,
That is a song we have heard for 7 years. Let me ask you, has he compromised in his positions? If so, provide me with the proof. A book reference, a url. Anything other than what you have committed to memory because you have heard it so many times. Thank you.

BoJester

You overlook the fact that reagan RAISED taxes/fees 8 times during his 8 years of ever increasing spending, and forced bush 1 to raise even tax revenue to off-set reagans "voo-doo" economics.

Even stockman realize that reagan was a economic fool and had no idea what he was doing.

If it wasn't in his prepared script, he was lost and had to ask nancy to check with her astrologers for guidance

Boo_Boo Loc: Jellystone

Hello Bo,

You are right about the tax increase by President Bush having to raise taxes. But, by this time I had invested and placed my money into safe places. For those that did not spread their wealth into safe places got hit hard. Even when the stock market took a tumble a few years ago, I was not harmed too bad. I lost only 7 million dollars. It hurt, but more my pride than anything else. I pay 38 percent in taxes. I plan for it, and budget for it. Even this tax rate is better than when President Regan took office.

I understand you point of view, and I appreciate your comment because you were, as always, a gentleman.

Regarding the first lady and astrologers, you are writing to a Jew. Outside of many Native Americans, we are the most avid believers in mysticism. :lol: In fact, were you aware that Mary Todd Lincoln, Abigail Adams, and Dolly Madison, all believed in astrology and ghosts?

rumitoid

Pure dumb.