The Final US Election Thread

**Spino** · 11-06-2008, 20:29

Originally Posted by Divinus Arma

And America breathes a collective sigh in solidarity. Hillary is the anti-christ.

No way. I'll take Hillary over Obama. I hate the woman but she's a known variable who is not nearly as far to the left as Obama. Furthermore Hillary would be much easier to beat in 2012. So that's four years of doom and gloom versus a possible eight. You see even if Obama's administration and the Democrat controlled Congress screw the pooch six ways to Sunday the media will still love him and treat him with kid gloves. It is entirely reasonable to believe that no matter what terrible turn(s) of events occur during his administration come 2011 Obama will gear up that hype machine and enter into the 2012 election as teflon coated as he was in 2008. Obama proved he is one of the greatest purveyors of snake oil our country has ever seen, even more effective than the previous record holder... Bill Clinton.

So yeah, I'll take Billary over the Obamination any day.

**seireikhaan** · 11-06-2008, 20:46

Spino- Why so hateful? Obama will not have a chance of being successful in your eyes, simply because you do not allow him. The election is over. Breathe. The slate is clean. Lets see what happens.

**Hooahguy** · 11-06-2008, 21:32

Originally Posted by seireikhaan

Spino- Why so hateful? Obama will not have a chance of being successful in your eyes, simply because you do not allow him. The election is over. Breathe. The slate is clean. Lets see what happens.

seriously, spino. if you keep hating him nothing will come out of it. i threw away my hate and while i may not like his policies, he is still my president and deserves the respect. why people couldnt show some respect to GWB, even after all him horrible policies and such is beyond me.

**yesdachi** · 11-06-2008, 21:41

I was on a plane when they announced the winner of the election and the Australian couple next to me said “it sounds like you have a new president” I replied with a little less than excited “ I guess so” and the ladies response was “change is as good as a holiday… and you get this one for 4 years”

**Koga No Goshi** · 11-06-2008, 22:33

Originally Posted by hooahguy

seriously, spino. if you keep hating him nothing will come out of it. i threw away my hate and while i may not like his policies, he is still my president and deserves the respect. why people couldnt show some respect to GWB, even after all him horrible policies and such is beyond me.

Deciding Obama cannot possibly do a single thing right before he has even taken the oath =/= people fed up with 8 years of incredibly poor administration under Bush.

No one can say people are judging Bush with no record to base it off. Right now, the right is responding to Obama as if they've already suffered under 8 years of super liberal madness and the verdict is in.

**Seamus Fermanagh** · 11-06-2008, 22:44

I repeat, from an earlier post,

A candidate does not win that many states, nor upset so many "safe" states for the other party, simply by being the "he's not from them" candidate. A clear majority of our electorate actively CHOSE Senator Obama as our next President. This was not a 2000 -- where Bush won in Florida because too many Dems opted out by voting Green; this was not 1976, where any nominee who was from the party that wasn't the party of Nixon had a clear route to victory. Obama won, W-O-N.

Over the next year, we will begin to learn his agenda and the direction he will take us. To actively oppose for the sole purpose of opposing is the kind of partisan obstructionism the GOP so decried from 2000 through 2006. Let us oppose his policies where they can be demonstrated to do harm to the USA and our interests, but opposing soley to say "we don't like what you are" is rather pointless.