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Charming Nemesis		#3601	[-]
Posts: 19999 03/23/12 08:55 AM Double Crumpet Spy More Recent Posts	Even Oprah shakes her head at how much he says "I or me."
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Trainwreck		#3602	[-]
Posts: 9305 03/23/12 10:35 AM Registered user More Recent Posts	Juan Twirled wrote: Trainwreck wrote: Clinton cared for America, however Obama only cares for himself. You can just feel it oozing out of his narcissistic self. I actually think it's pretty clear that Obama and his family are head-and-shoulders above the vast majority of politicians at that level today on a scale of down-to-earth-ness and being "in the game" in the interests of the average American family. I think you're wildly deluded on this count. I sort of chucked when I read your statement. Actually I chucked a lot.
bob2559		#3603	[-]
Posts: 9477 03/23/12 10:52 AM Registered user More Recent Posts	Beefcake wrote: bob2559 wrote: It's hard to believe, but I think Obama is even more narcissistic than Bill Clinton. At least Clinton lucked into a booming economy that he could claim credit for. Obama has seen mostly failures from his policies, so he claims credit for things he had little or nothing to do with, like oil production being up, even though, due to his pandering to the environmental lobby, it's down almost 30% on federally controlled properties. The Lefties certainly do seem to love egomaniacs. I think Clinton the Politician trumped Clinton the Narcissist. So when the political winds shifted rightward in 1994, Clinton followed it and took credit for all the Republican ideas he suddenly supported. Obama isn't really a politician, he's an ideologue. He'll stick to his fantasy world no matter what the facts are. That's what makes him so much more annoying (and dangerous) than Clinton. I think that at his core, Clinton had a strong respect for the political process and the American people. Obama has nothing but contempt for both. Good point
Beefcake		#3604	[-]
Posts: 21518 03/23/12 10:58 AM Thinks astrology is real More Recent Posts	Private vs. Public Barbershop Douglas French The Supreme Court is going to consider the constitutionality of ObamaCare in the coming weeks, but the government takeover of healthcare didn’t start with the current president, but with Harry Truman decades ago. We’re told the nation’s health care needs fixed: That the free market isn’t providing for this vital service adequately. However, America’s healthcare hasn’t been left to the free market since World War II. The president has promised that more government will make healthcare cheaper and more available. A comparison of two capitol hill barber shops will shed some light on whether the president has it right. The Senate and the House of Representatives each have a barbershop for member use. In 1994, the House barbershop was privatized by Republicans who had taken over control of the House that year for the first time in decades. The Senate shop has remained a government operation. Before it was turned into a private enterprise, the House shop employed 16 barbers, each of whom received federal pensions and benefits. Now the shop has three employees, one of which is part-time. “We’ve gone through a lot of changes, with members going back to their districts on the weekends and fewer customers because of the extra security that the House has put up after 9/11, but we’re all self-employed,” long-time House barber Joe Quattrone says. “Money’s not everything. I love coming to work every day. Would you rather go to a job you hated for $50,000 or one you liked for $40,000?” The House shop actually turned a profit last year, despite occupying an inferior location in the Rayburn House Office Building, farther from the two adjoining House buildings than is the Senate’s barbershop. Meanwhile, the Senate Hair Care Services, the formal name for the Senate barbershop, with its 11 employees, required a $300,000 taxpayer bailout to keep its barber pole lighted, despite not having to pay the government a dime in rent. Having the advantage of government subsidy, one might assume senators pay less for their haircuts and shaves than House members. Not hardly. While the Senate barbershop charges $23 for a trim with water but no shampoo and $20 for a shave, the House barbershop charges $17 and $10. So while many lawmakers are all for having the government take over healthcare and other things that private enterprise can provide better and cheaper, the inefficiency of the Senate barbershop has at least one big government cheerleader wondering. Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., is no fan of free markets, but says “I would like to know why the Senate barbershop is running its business into the red.”
youfist		#3605	[-]
Posts: 23332 03/23/12 11:02 AM Everyone's favorite bigot More Recent Posts	beefcake, you fat racist
Beefcake		#3606	[-]
Posts: 21518 03/23/12 11:03 AM Thinks astrology is real More Recent Posts	I'M NOT FAT!!!
merkyl		#3607	[-]
Posts: 79889 03/23/12 11:09 AM Registered loser More Recent Posts	Right! And youfie's not a poo pusher.
youfist		#3608	[-]
Posts: 23332 03/23/12 11:10 AM Everyone's favorite bigot More Recent Posts	merkyl wrote: Right! And youfie's not a poo pusher. wait, wut?
bob2559		#3609	[-]
Posts: 9477 03/23/12 11:10 AM Registered user More Recent Posts	Does Obama ever take the blame for anything? No. But he does take credit for successes whether he deserves them or not. President Obama’s Hall of Blame by Keith Koffler on March 23, 2012, 9:18 am President Obama has passed the buck to others – mainly George W. Bush – for no less than 13 problems that characterize his presidency, suggesting time and again that his own policies are not to blame for his difficulties and he is simply doing the best that can be done with the cards he was dealt. Even so, Obama is aggressively staking a claim for successes for which Bush shares significant or nearly all responsibility, including increased drilling for oil and natural gas, the end of the Iraq War, and the killing of Osama Bin Laden. What follows is a roster of Obama’s efforts to assign blame for 13 problems that prevail or have faced him during his presidency. In several cases, the quotes here are just one or two of many that show Obama passing the buck on a particular issue. Oil Prices “The key thing that is driving higher gas prices is actually the world’s oil markets and uncertainty about what’s going on in Iran and the Middle East, and that’s adding a $20 or $30 premium to oil prices.” - March 23, 2012 Solyndra “Obviously, we wish Solyndra hadn’t gone bankrupt. Part of the reason they did was because the Chinese were subsidizing their solar industry and flooding the market in ways that Solyndra couldn’t compete. But understand, this was not our program per se. Congress–Democrats and Republicans–put together a loan guarantee program.” - March 22, 2012 Afghanistan “When I came into office there has been drift in the Afghanistan strategy, in part because we had spent a lot of time focusing on Iraq instead. Over the last three years we have refocused attention on getting Afghanistan right. Would my preference had been that we started some of that earlier? Absolutely. But that’s not the cards that were dealt. We’re now in a position where, given our starting point, we’re making progress.” - March 14, 2012 Iran “When I took office, the efforts to apply pressure on Iran were in tatters. Iran had gone from zero centrifuges spinning to thousands, without facing broad pushback from the world. In the region, Iran was ascendant.” - March 4, 2012 The Economy “We’ve made sure to do everything we can to dig ourselves out of this incredible hole that I inherited.” - February 23, 2012 The Deficit: “We thought that it was entirely appropriate for our governments and our agencies to try to root out waste, large and small, in a systematic way. Obviously, this is even more important given the deficits that we’ve inherited and that have grown as a consequence of this recession.” - November 9, 2011 “When I first walked through the door, the deficit stood at $1.3 trillion, with projected deficits of $8 trillion over the next decade. If we had taken office during ordinary times, we would have started bringing down these deficits immediately.” - February 1, 2010 The Debt: “Look, we do have a serious problem in terms of debt and deficit, and much of it I inherited when I showed up.” - August 8, 2011 “I inherited a big debt.” - March 29, 2011 Unemployment: “We inherited the worst recession since the Great Depression, a banking system on the verge of meltdown. We had lost 4 million jobs by the time I was sworn in and would then lose another 4 million in the few months right after I was sworn in before our economic policies had a chance to take root.” - May 10, 2011 The BP Gulf Oil Spill “In this instance, the oil industry’s cozy and sometimes corrupt relationship with government regulators meant little or no regulation at all. When Secretary Salazar took office, he found a Minerals and Management Service that had been plagued by corruption for years –- this was the agency charged with not only providing permits, but also enforcing laws governing oil drilling.” - May 27, 2010 Decline of the nuclear stockpile “Among the many challenges our administration inherited was the slow but steady decline in support for our nuclear stockpile and infrastructure, and for our highly trained nuclear work force.” (This one was offered up on Obama’s behalf by Vice President Biden). - January 29, 2010 The Election of Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) “The same thing that swept Scott Brown into office swept me into office. People are angry, and they’re frustrated. Not just because of what’s happened in the last year or two years, but what’s happened over the last eight years.” - January 20, 2010 Anti-Americanism “I took office at a time when many around the world had come to view America with skepticism and distrust. Part of this was due to misperceptions and misinformation about my country. Part of this was due to opposition to specific policies, and a belief that on certain critical issues, America has acted unilaterally, without regard for the interests of others. And this has fed an almost reflexive anti-Americanism, which too often has served as an excuse for collective inaction.” - September 23, 2009 The Financial Crisis “We inherited a financial crisis unlike any that we’ve seen in our time. This crisis crippled private capital markets and forced us to take steps in our financial system — and with our auto companies — that we would not have otherwise even considered.” - June 1, 2009
token lunatic		#3610	[-]
Posts: 34465 03/23/12 11:25 AM Registered user More Recent Posts	Does Obama write his own material?
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BrandonsExWife		#3611	[-]
Posts: 1821 03/23/12 11:28 AM More Recent Posts	Small excerpt from a great article on Barack Obama's narcissism. Who is Obama? Obama is not an ordinary man. He is not a genius. In fact he is quite ignorant on most important subjects. Barack Obama is a narcissist. Dr. Sam Vaknin, the author of the Malignant Self Love, also believes, “Barack Obama appears to be a narcissist.” Vaknin is a world authority on narcissism. He understands narcissism and describes the inner mind of a narcissist like no other person. When he talks about narcissism everyone listens. Vaknin says that Obama’s language, posture and demeanor, and the testimonies of his closest, dearest and nearest suggest that the Senator is either a narcissist or he may have narcissistic personality disorder (NPD). Vaknin explains: “Narcissistic leaders are nefarious and their effects pernicious. They are subtle, refined, socially-adept, manipulative, possessed of thespian skills, and convincing. Both types [cerebral and somatic] equally lack empathy and are ruthless and relentless or driven.” These were the very traits that distinguished Hitler and Khomeini. Many of these traits can be seen in Obama. As for his ruthlessness, perhaps his support of legislation to let babies die if they survive abortion, gives a glimps into his soul, that he may lacks empathy, does not value life, and if in the position of power can be ruthless. Narcissists need power to show their ruthlessness. Considering the fact that Obama neglected his own half brother, George Hussein Obama, who lives on one dollar per month in Kenya, we can’t vouch for Obama’s empathy or say he is a caring person. What is Narcissism? The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) describes narcissism as a personality disorder that “revolve around a pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and sense of entitlement. Often individuals feel overly important and will exaggerate achievements and will accept, and often demand, praise and admiration despite worthy achievements.” The third and fourth editions of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) of 1980 and 1994 and the European ICD-10 describe NPD in similar language: An all-pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration or adulation and lack of empathy, usually beginning by early adulthood and present in various contexts. Five (or more) of the following criteria must be met: Feels grandiose and self-important (e.g., exaggerates achievements and talents to the point of lying, demands to be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements) Is obsessed with fantasies of unlimited success, fame, power or omnipotence, unequalled brilliance (the cerebral narcissist), bodily beauty or sexual performance (the somatic narcissist), or ideal, everlasting, all-conquering love or passion Is firmly convinced that he is unique and, being special, can only be understood by, should only be treated by, or associate with, other special, unique, or high-status people (or institutions) Requires excessive admiration, adulation, attention and affirmation, or failing that, wishes to be feared and notorious (narcissistic supply) Feels entitled. Expects unreasonable or special and favorable priority treatment. Demands automatic and full compliance with his expectations Is “interpersonally exploitative” i.e., uses others to achieve his or her own ends Is devoid of empathy. Is unable or unwilling to identify with or acknowledge the feelings and needs of others Is constantly envious of others or believes that they feel the same about him or her Is arrogant, has haughty behaviors or attitudes coupled with rage when frustrated, contradicted, or confronted
youfist		#3612	[-]
Posts: 23332 03/23/12 11:30 AM Everyone's favorite bigot More Recent Posts	wow, taht is Nomii and urban peado
token lunatic	lookee! I just wrote a jokee!!!	#3613	[-]
Posts: 34465 03/23/12 11:39 AM Registered user More Recent Posts	You know what you call a man who isn't narcissistic? Women (I hope I don't get banned for that joke.)
token lunatic		#3614	[-]
Posts: 34465 03/23/12 11:40 AM Registered user More Recent Posts	grammar fail
ginaf20697		#3615	[-]
Posts: 54620 03/23/12 12:10 PM Registered user More Recent Posts	Speaking of narcissism, is there ANYTHING he doesn't make all about him? President Barack Obama made a searingly personal plea on Friday for Americans to come together and do some "soul searching" after the shooting death of African-American Florida teenager Trayvon Martin by a neighborhood watchman, noting: "If I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon." "My main message is to the parents of Trayvon Martin. You know, if I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon. And you know, I think they are right to expect that all of us as Americans are going to take this with the seriousness it deserves and that we're get to the bottom of exactly what happened," Obama said in response to a shouted question in the White House Rose Garden. Amid angry charges that race played a central role in the tragedy, Obama said "all of us have to do some soul searching to figure out how does something like this happen—and that means that we examine the laws and the context for what happened as well as the specifics of the incident."
Trainwreck		#3616	[-]
Posts: 9305 03/23/12 12:20 PM Registered user More Recent Posts	ginaf20697 wrote: Speaking of narcissism, is there ANYTHING he doesn't make all about him? President Barack Obama made a searingly personal plea on Friday for Americans to come together and do some "soul searching" after the shooting death of African-American Florida teenager Trayvon Martin by a neighborhood watchman, noting: "If I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon." "My main message is to the parents of Trayvon Martin. You know, if I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon. And you know, I think they are right to expect that all of us as Americans are going to take this with the seriousness it deserves and that we're get to the bottom of exactly what happened," Obama said in response to a shouted question in the White House Rose Garden. Amid angry charges that race played a central role in the tragedy, Obama said "all of us have to do some soul searching to figure out how does something like this happen—and that means that we examine the laws and the context for what happened as well as the specifics of the incident." I thought it was a poor time to pander to the black constituency as well. He's rather shameless quite honestly.
StatelyWayneManor		#3617	[-]
Posts: 32942 03/23/12 12:22 PM Registered user More Recent Posts	Beefcake wrote: Private vs. Public Barbershop Douglas French The Supreme Court is going to consider the constitutionality of ObamaCare in the coming weeks, but the government takeover of healthcare didn’t start with the current president, but with Harry Truman decades ago. We’re told the nation’s health care needs fixed: That the free market isn’t providing for this vital service adequately. However, America’s healthcare hasn’t been left to the free market since World War II. The president has promised that more government will make healthcare cheaper and more available. A comparison of two capitol hill barber shops will shed some light on whether the president has it right. The Senate and the House of Representatives each have a barbershop for member use. In 1994, the House barbershop was privatized by Republicans who had taken over control of the House that year for the first time in decades. The Senate shop has remained a government operation. Before it was turned into a private enterprise, the House shop employed 16 barbers, each of whom received federal pensions and benefits. Now the shop has three employees, one of which is part-time. “We’ve gone through a lot of changes, with members going back to their districts on the weekends and fewer customers because of the extra security that the House has put up after 9/11, but we’re all self-employed,” long-time House barber Joe Quattrone says. “Money’s not everything. I love coming to work every day. Would you rather go to a job you hated for $50,000 or one you liked for $40,000?” The House shop actually turned a profit last year, despite occupying an inferior location in the Rayburn House Office Building, farther from the two adjoining House buildings than is the Senate’s barbershop. Meanwhile, the Senate Hair Care Services, the formal name for the Senate barbershop, with its 11 employees, required a $300,000 taxpayer bailout to keep its barber pole lighted, despite not having to pay the government a dime in rent. Having the advantage of government subsidy, one might assume senators pay less for their haircuts and shaves than House members. Not hardly. While the Senate barbershop charges $23 for a trim with water but no shampoo and $20 for a shave, the House barbershop charges $17 and $10. So while many lawmakers are all for having the government take over healthcare and other things that private enterprise can provide better and cheaper, the inefficiency of the Senate barbershop has at least one big government cheerleader wondering. Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., is no fan of free markets, but says “I would like to know why the Senate barbershop is running its business into the red.” The job I hated. I could afford to quit sooner. Duh.
youfist		#3618	[-]
Posts: 23332 03/23/12 12:26 PM Everyone's favorite bigot More Recent Posts	all the usual suspects are coming here ....just imagine if the shooter was white and not hispanic?
Trainwreck		#3619	[-]
Posts: 9305 03/23/12 12:29 PM Registered user More Recent Posts	youfist wrote: all the usual suspects are coming here ....just imagine if the shooter was white and not hispanic? Or if the victim was white like the border guard in Arizona? His family didn't get no stinkin' apology or sympathy
StatelyWayneManor		#3620	[-]
Posts: 32942 03/23/12 12:34 PM Registered user More Recent Posts	youfist wrote: all the usual suspects are coming here ....just imagine if the shooter was white and not hispanic? They would have made him admiral of the neighborhood watch?
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