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1. #1
   On March 26th, 2009 at 10:41 am, wighttrasch said:

   I heard about this on this morning’s news. You could submit questions via the website & I thought, what a chance to shut down the website with a 100,000 questions asking for his real birth certificate.

   ‘Economy’ questions be damned!

2. #2
   On March 26th, 2009 at 10:42 am, desertdweller said:

   He’s creating an Obotomatic!

3. #3
   On March 26th, 2009 at 10:46 am, ajmontana said:

   At this moment, the White House website reports that “92,889 people have submitted 104,079 questions and cast 3,608,538 votes.”

   This is exactly how the Votes in Nov. were counted. Fishy Ratios. acorn? acorn?

4. #4
   On March 26th, 2009 at 10:49 am, Tazed and Confused said:

   The prez is a dimwit and a spammer

5. #5
   On March 26th, 2009 at 10:49 am, richardbo said:

   All of this stuff reminds me of an old Mickey Rooney movie phrase–”Let’s put on a show gang!” Too bad the price of admission is going to destroy us.

6. #6
   On March 26th, 2009 at 10:53 am, tpitman said:

   Instead of wasting taxpayer money with all these “gee-whiz” internet schemes, designed to show us just how technologically-sophisticated he is, why doesn’t he just quit screwing around and do some work?

7. #7
   On March 26th, 2009 at 10:55 am, fighterDC said:

   I went to the website to ask a question and then realized they would probably log my email and IP address and use it for political gain later on.

   Not surprisingly, immigration wasn’t a topic you could select.

8. #8
   On March 26th, 2009 at 10:56 am, lgm said:

   Thank you MM and the noisy right for hanging on every word out of the Obama White House. Have a hissy fit over the blog registration privacy policy (I’m sure it will accept fake names and email addresses).

   By the way, how is the market doing today? How do you like the Republican alternatives to Obama’s budget? How is Obama doing in the polls today?

9. #9
   On March 26th, 2009 at 10:56 am, cpodug said:

   As a permanent candidate, could we say he’s really a PINO?

10. #10
    On March 26th, 2009 at 11:01 am, flmom said:

    What’s really going on? It’s the teleprompter’s day off.

11. #11
    On March 26th, 2009 at 11:01 am, tpitman said:

    Thanks, and remember to check back Thursday to watch the President answer some of your questions live.

    I think Obama should dress up like Johnny Carson used to with the big turban, and hold the envelope containing the question to his head, give the answer, then open the envelope and read the question. If we’ve got to listen to his bullsh!t, he could at least favor us with a little entertainment!

12. #12
    On March 26th, 2009 at 11:01 am, ajmontana said:

    LGM start your own damn blog if you don’t like the content.

13. #13
    On March 26th, 2009 at 11:02 am, BlameAmericaLast said:

    He’ll be using this list for his re-election campaign.

14. #14
    On March 26th, 2009 at 11:08 am, cpodug said:

    AJ – lgm doesn’t have time to start his own blog – he’s too busy indoctrinating all those innocent young minds.

15. #15
    On March 26th, 2009 at 11:10 am, txvet2 said:

    On March 26th, 2009 at 10:56 am, lgm said:

    By the way, how is the market doing today? How do you like the Republican alternatives to Obama’s budget? How is Obama doing in the polls today?

    What do you think about that idea for a 90% tax rate on math teachers?

16. #16
    On March 26th, 2009 at 11:10 am, sergeantmajorbill said:

    Wonder who is really going to answer the questions? Him, his surrogates or his teleprompter? And one more question, why do these “elected” officials write letters addressing me as “friend”. Whether they want to believe it or not, I (and you) are their employers. We can fire them! Maybe it is time to teach some of them that.

17. #17
    On March 26th, 2009 at 11:10 am, John Deaux said:

    On March 26th, 2009 at 10:56 am, lgm said:
    How is Obama doing in the polls today?

    Since you asked.

    The funny part isn’t that his approval rating is slowly dropping, it’s that his disapproval rating is climbing fast. I guess it’s easy to be popular when all you have is campaign slogans and criticism, but when you get judged on actions, people expect results.

    Elections have consequences.

18. #18
    On March 26th, 2009 at 11:14 am, rplatt said:

    On March 26th, 2009 at 10:56 am, lgm said:
    Thank you MM and the noisy right for hanging on every word out of the Obama White House. Have a hissy fit over the blog registration privacy policy (I’m sure it will accept fake names and email addresses).

    I’ve heard of those “hissy” fits . . . as I recall they are positively correlated with a deficiency in the number of effective synapse connections. I would judge that you’ve suffered from these fits and really can’t help yourself.

    Now, take a hike over to KOS where you’ll be appreciated.

19. #19
    On March 26th, 2009 at 11:17 am, BlameAmericaLast said:

    According to ABCNews.com, the most popular questions being asked are about pot.

    Nice crowd of followers there Obama. Good to know where your constituent’s priorities are.

    Do we really want this country to become a nation of stoners? Give me a break.

20. #20
    On March 26th, 2009 at 11:22 am, MarcoPolo said:

    Did anybody notice some of the more popular questions? “Ask just what your country can give to you!” is the new battle cry.

    “For students graduating from college and graduate school, many of us have obscene amounts of debt. Do you have any plans to help alleviate some of that debt, given the current state of the job market?”

    “Why do I have to be to the point of foreclosure to get any help with my mortgage? Why aren’t you helping the people who want to PREVENT foreclosure?”

    “Why can’t the refinancing of your home, at the home’s current values, be availabe to any homeowner, not just the ones in trouble now. Help the homeowners across the board, give us all relief, treat us all the same.”

    “We have been focusing a lot on relief for homeowners, many of whom knowingly overextended themselves. But, what about relief for students who are having trouble paying back tuition loans?”

    “As a bankurptcy (sic) lawyer, most of my clients are underwater or behind on payments. Despit (sic) the programs that have been promoted, my clients tell me that they can’t get help or answers from their lenders. What can be done to force the Banks (sic)to negotiate?”

    And my personal favorite:

    “Teachers’ salaries are being capped at astonishingly low points around the country. Teachers love what they do but cannot live anymore on these salaries. What are you doing to better the lives of teacher’s and the lives of those they touch?!”

    “Low points around the country?” I would suggest she should go teach in higher elevations! And perhaps she should also brush up on apostrophe rules and proper punctuation over the summer.

21. #21
    On March 26th, 2009 at 11:22 am, DesertLover said:

    lgm = lacking gray matter

22. #22
    On March 26th, 2009 at 11:24 am, DBNinKY said:

    By the way, how is the market doing today?

    Couldn’t be better for your side’s (tee-hee) biggest financial backer, George Soros and his hedge fund buddies.

23. #23
    On March 26th, 2009 at 11:24 am, Jet Jaguar said:

    On March 26th, 2009 at 10:56 am, lgm said:

    Thank you MM and the noisy right for hanging on every word out of the Obama White House. Have a hissy fit over the blog registration privacy policy (I’m sure it will accept fake names and email addresses).

    [another pathetic attempt to misdirect ignored]

    Yes. It’s too bad for libcreeps like you that the Conservative vanguard just won’t go away. “Hissy fit”? – you ain’t seen nothing, yet.

24. #24
    On March 26th, 2009 at 11:29 am, Room 237 said:

    Actually, I am not so negative on this. Of course the issue is how do they choose the questions, but anything that goes around the MSM bottleneck is a good thing.

25. #25
    On March 26th, 2009 at 11:30 am, pueblo1032 said:

    Another SHAM pulled on the folks In LA LA LAND… From NEW YORK to LA, and all the FLYOVER COUNTRY in between… The SHEEPLE will fall for this, just like they did in the ELECTION… Ohhhh, look, FEARLESS LEADER is going to answer all our QUESTIONS… How sad, HOW DISGUSTING!!!

26. #26
    On March 26th, 2009 at 11:31 am, NJ-Aviator said:

    I guess the DNC wants to add to it’s mailing list.

    Transparent for sure. A transparent attempt to build their contact database.

27. #27
    On March 26th, 2009 at 11:31 am, James Felix said:

    “For students graduating from college and graduate school, many of us have obscene amounts of debt. Do you have any plans to help alleviate some of that debt, given the current state of the job market?”

    Translation:

    I borrowed money and I don’t want to pay it back. Who are you going to force to pay my debt, since it’s obviously unfair to expect me to do it myself?

28. #28
    On March 26th, 2009 at 11:31 am, cheapseat said:

    lgm; let’s see where the stock market is after the end of this quarter. lots of short covering on the financial sector, and lots of 401k money being placed this quarter by end of year bonus recipients. wait until the taxpayers pay the april 15 confiscation, as that generally dips the stock market considerably and will do so this year also.

29. #29
    On March 26th, 2009 at 11:34 am, Rogue Cheddar said:

    On March 26th, 2009 at 11:22 am, DesertLover said:
    lgm = lacking gray matter

    aka Baron Of Gray Matter!

    Sorry lgm, couldn’t resist. I’m a bad boy. (spanks bottom)

30. #30
    On March 26th, 2009 at 11:35 am, Rogue Cheddar said:

    Yes, I have a question. “Where the ef is my Blackberry?”

31. #31
    On March 26th, 2009 at 11:37 am, MtsEdge said:

    And one more question, why do these “elected” officials write letters addressing me as “friend”. Whether they want to believe it or not, I (and you) are their employers. We can fire them!

    Great point! And yet another example of how PC has gone awry. We have been indoctrinated for years now to believe that children don’t have to obey their parents, that they are smarter than their parents, and by gum, they should be doing whatever they want! No authority figure should be obeyed! Parents should be friends with their children!

    This is another example of the topsy-turvy world that PC and liberalism has created.

32. #32
    On March 26th, 2009 at 11:37 am, Ed Mahmoud abu al-Kahoul said:

    I wonder what Obama will say, and how much of a drop in the Dow it’ll trigger.

    Rumor has it foreign investors no longer trust US debt, meaning the Fed will print more money from thin air (well, a paper/linen mix and special inks, but you know what I meant), further devaluing already existing debt instruments, further weakening confidence in US issued debt, which should trigger more Zimbabwe style non-stop money printing which the government then uses to ‘buy’ its own debt.

    One could not damage the US economy and our national security more if one actively tried. Of course, I think the ‘Fresh Prince of Bill Ayers’ is actively trying.

33. #33
    On March 26th, 2009 at 11:38 am, MtsEdge said:

    I wonder how many of these questions will come from CONSERVATIVES?? Or from the 95% of the American public that is paying their mortgages and debts on time?

34. #34
    On March 26th, 2009 at 11:39 am, MtsEdge said:

    Of course, I think the ‘Fresh Prince of Bill Ayers’ is actively trying.

    Me, too. A bloodless coup.

35. #35
    On March 26th, 2009 at 11:40 am, Savage24 said:

    Who is going to answer the questions? I’ll bet it’s the TELEPROMPTER. DHS is going to have one hell of a job chasing down all those mean spirited people. I hear that people that don’t agree with him an are vocal get visited by the Feds.

36. #36
    On March 26th, 2009 at 11:42 am, Ed Mahmoud abu al-Kahoul said:

    OT

    People from Amarillo to Olathe should be preparing for a once in a lifetime Spring Season Winter Storm starting tomorrow that could drop 2 feet of snow from the Northern Texas Panhandle up to Liberal, and along the Oklahoma/Kansas State line to near Olathe.

    Power out, howling winds, no travel. Bad stuff.

    OK, back on topic.

    I am 99 44/100% sure now Obama is a Maoist, and the whole cap and trade thing is to move us all Pol Pot style onto small farming communes, where excess population will be killed off, and the survivors will grow crops without benefit of modern tools.

37. #37
    On March 26th, 2009 at 11:43 am, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    Mr. President-why won’t you release your birth certificate as millions of us have had to? Is it because you were
    A) NOT born in the USA
    B) You are a Love Child
    C) You haven’t a clue who your father is
    or
    D) All three?

    Respectfully
    ArizonaNeanderthal

    ===================

    Damn
    

    No longer accepting new questions at this time.

    Life is cruel

38. #38
    On March 26th, 2009 at 11:45 am, ajmontana said:

    Getting e mail accounts is way more important than N. Korea with a missile on the launch pad.

39. #39
    On March 26th, 2009 at 11:46 am, FruNobulux said:

    Wouldn’t it be funny if the folks took a page from the O’Boingo campaign to spam the $#!+ out of this puppy. Using The Onion Router to hide their IP addresses. Not that I would encourage any such thing…

40. #40
    On March 26th, 2009 at 11:47 am, rplatt said:

    This guy has the same effect as tainted food . . . the only way to get relief is to throw up.

41. #41
    On March 26th, 2009 at 11:54 am, madshark said:

    The graph is interesting. The BHO approval line is concave facing downward, and the slope as time increases is negative. The BHO disapproval line is concave facing upward, and the slope as time increases is positive. It appears that these two lines are converging and will soon intersect.

    For those MM readers who are not math nerds like I am, I was trying to explain the significance of the lines using terms of calculus so that our math teacher friend can understand future trends.

42. #42
    On March 26th, 2009 at 11:55 am, madshark said:

    The graph I was referring to was the one linked in response no. 17. Sorry for not including the quote in my original post.

43. #43
    On March 26th, 2009 at 11:56 am, ajmontana said:

    Is Odopey the President or is he Billy Mays? geez, nothing more on his “townhall” right now but sham wow and oxy clean BS.

    G.E.T. T.O. W.O.R.K. !.!.!

44. #44
    On March 26th, 2009 at 12:02 pm, Dave Turson said:

    On March 26th, 2009 at 10:56 am, lgm said:
    Thank you MM and the noisy right for hanging on every word out of the Obama White House. Have a hissy fit over the blog registration privacy policy (I’m sure it will accept fake names and email addresses). By the way,…

    Seething with rage, Obamabot leader LGM drops by, knocks on the door, and procedes to harangue the host. You should apply for a job at Soup Kitchen International–I know you’ll just love shouting the company line: “No soup for you!”

45. #45
    On March 26th, 2009 at 12:03 pm, Flyoverman said:

    If someone would interface a voice Synthesizer with the TOTUS, Obama would have more time for basketball and appearances on The View, Oprah, et. all.

    I can assure you the TOTUS would never thank himself like his human half did.

46. #46
    On March 26th, 2009 at 12:07 pm, MtsEdge said:

    I can assure you the TOTUS would never thank himself like his human half did.

    *grinning* Where were the White House Press Corps “titterers” when he bumbled this one????

47. #47
    On March 26th, 2009 at 12:08 pm, Sunshein said:

    RNC communication people should be watching this town hall signup-question-submitting process very carefully. Not only does the continuing Obama campaign acquire new names and email addresses, they also acquire points of interest as submitted in the question to categorize and feed back to the potential supporter/contributor in several formats as a way of automating and personalizing future contacts.

    Wake up RNC. You should be learning from this process. This online town hall meeting is not an experiment in sharing information and answering questions. It is a unique way of gathering information from impulsive voters.

48. #48
    On March 26th, 2009 at 12:13 pm, USN RET said:

    Q: President Obama, why are all the liberals running around with their heads up their a**es?

    A: So they can smell the Hope and Change

49. #49
    On March 26th, 2009 at 12:14 pm, TheEnergyAnalyst said:

    The questions are a testament to ask not what you can do for you country, ask what your country can do for you. Unbelievable!! And, is the entire population illiterate?

50. #50
    On March 26th, 2009 at 12:18 pm, tiredofit08 said:

    I wasted an hour going through some of the questions and voting on them…a bunch of “what can you do for me” posts, a bunch of legalize grass posts, maybe 20 or so questioning his birth certificate, and a bunch about 2nd amendment rights…

    my favorite:

    “Do you plan on statues of yourself all over America like “The OTHER Hussein?”

    My second favorite:

    “We spend way to much on the United Nations. Make them move to another country and get out of it. We will save a bundle. Stop giving money to other countries, When they go to war with us, do not go and help them build their cities back up.”

    And, is the entire population illiterate?

    no just the obamabots….

51. #51
    On March 26th, 2009 at 12:19 pm, wighttrasch said:

    How will Obama restore education as a “right?”

    As soon as he finds it in the Bill of Rights.

52. #52
    On March 26th, 2009 at 12:22 pm, Jamfish said:

    He just jumped from government-should-take-over-student-loans to the Bush-Deficits-Boogyman. Wtf?

53. #53
    On March 26th, 2009 at 12:22 pm, NJ-Aviator said:

    at 10:56 am, lgm said:
    How is Obama doing in the polls today?

    He sucks today and every day. How’s that work for ya?

54. #54
    On March 26th, 2009 at 12:32 pm, Misscheryl said:

    and who exactly is surprised by this ‘sharing?’ It’s just Obama doing what Obama does..the Chicago way.

55. #55
    On March 26th, 2009 at 12:35 pm, mojack420 said:

    12:13pm Eastern. Obama just asked if he could interrupt to make a point. He’s the only one talking.

    is he talking to the voices in his head???

56. #56
    On March 26th, 2009 at 12:35 pm, ajmontana said:

    lol Aviator. smack/down

57. #57
    On March 26th, 2009 at 12:36 pm, Living in the PSRK said:

    Two things from George at UrbanSurvival.com:

    It’s Not Fair: So…California governor Schwarzenegger opens California Fairgrounds to homeless campers. Just a short hop, skip, and a jump to larger government camps, seems to me. Why not take a few State Parks and turn them into spontaneous communities? No, not enough fencing. See how this flows?

    The big carrot and the big stick. The first few in the herd will be lured in with what? Food! The rest of the herd follows. Slowly, inexorably, first a few, then a river. Not good.

    I’d be looking for stories out of the Fair Grounds in the near future explaining how good life is there. May even be…for now. But is it all coincidental? Or, like I worry about: Is it more of a migration path setting up?

58. #58
    On March 26th, 2009 at 12:37 pm, Living in the PSRK said:

    and this…

    The Police State Migration Path?

    Language is powerful stuff. Most folks don’t even think about how imagery bends feelings around and so when a name-change comes down the pike, it is given little notice. Maybe something in passing, but not a lot of discussion on internet fora, or other such places. Instead, it just ‘happens’ and that’s it. But I’d draw your attention to the Washington Post’s coverage of how the “Global War on Terror” is given a new name.”

    As I’ve explained before, the problem with the GWOT is that people are becoming a bit desensitized to it, if not downright cynical about it. Because the countries where our principal focus tends to be on drug production, or oil potential, there’s perhaps some reason for cynicism.

    But it goes much deeper than just a name change to “Overseas Contingency Operations” coming out of Washington. The deeper story is that the term ‘terrorist’ is well on its way to being reframed such that anyone who doesn’t support the ‘old way of doing things’ otherwise known as the ‘existing paradigm’ is being selected as a ‘threat to society’.

    You may remember a couple of weeks ago how the Missouri Information Analysis Center got into hot water because it was discovered that in something called the “Modern Militia Movement” folks who supported Ron Paul, or Libertarians were singled out as being potential domestic terrorists.

    Not that it’s confined to Missouri, either. The Fox News Report on topic Monday noted:

    “ACLU officials blasted a Texas fusion center last month for distributing a “Prevention Awareness Bulletin” that called on law enforcement officers to report activities of local lobbying groups, Muslim civil rights organizations and anti-war protest groups.”

    What seems to be going on, or evolving out of the chaotic news headlines if you don’t think there’s a PTB aspect of things is what we call in marketing a “product migration path”. It’s how we get a large population of consumers from one behavior to another.

    One step, a sort of kick-start, is to reframe and rename the GWOT to include anyone who sells drugs, anyone who votes independent or Constitutionally, and then, while the economy is crashing down around us, select out those who have shown the least resilience at ‘staying in the game’. Think it can’t happen?

59. #59
    On March 26th, 2009 at 12:37 pm, sonofdy said:

    Bread and circuses, BTW SS seems to be bankrupt.

    Bet the one didn’t mention that one.

60. #60
    On March 26th, 2009 at 12:38 pm, sonofdy said:

    LGM: You seem confused, DEMOCRATS are writing the budget, not republicans. DEMOCRATS.

61. #61
    On March 26th, 2009 at 12:40 pm, sonofdy said:

    The social security fund is empty, like bush said it would be and the dems said we need not worry about.

62. #62
    On March 26th, 2009 at 12:41 pm, conservativesRus said:

    I don’t believe for a moment that “unapproved” questions get answered, let alone even get acknowledged/posted.
    In fact, cynical me suggests those asking “unapproved” questions just might have their ip addresses recorded.

63. #63
    On March 26th, 2009 at 12:42 pm, Living in the PSRK said:

    On March 26th, 2009 at 10:56 am, lgm said:
    Thank you MM and the noisy right for hanging on every word out of the Obama White House. Have a hissy fit over the blog registration privacy policy (I’m sure it will accept fake names and email addresses).

    George and the ALTA Group has something to say about your ignorance:

    Coping: Silently Self-Profiling — YOU
    A couple of readers have asked me lately “Is there some stuff on your mind that’s bothering you? You sound kinda bleak lately.” Well, yeah, kinda sorta maybe. Let me share just one of those things that’s been bothering me; perhaps you’ll understand. Here’s what’s going on:

    It starts off simply enough…you get an email from a friend and it says something like: “OMG You have to see this video about [fill in the blank]. Because you’re very interested in [fill in the blank] as a topic, you click over to the link to see what’s a highly charged video about [fill in the blank] and the video urges you to ‘tell all your friends about this video and send them the link…’.

    If you’re not computer/military/PowersThatBe savvy, you’re likely to pass on the link without giving it a second thought. But you should give it some serious thought whenever you follow links because when you follow links you may be self-profiling yourself to the government…It’s called ‘memeering’ and according to our predictive linguistics friends at http://www.halfpasthuman.com the program is already underway. Toward what end? Well, what’s a low-cost way to find out who is what kind of potential threat to your paradigm? I’ll show you how it works, step-by-step so you ‘get it’.

    It begins with a government setting up a web site with an emotionally charged video about something like ‘black powder’ or ‘inter-racial relations’.

    Then a series of postings is put out on the net in places where such a video would likely get a lot of attention. Say, in a ‘black powder’ kind of video they will post something emotionally compelling to a bunch of gun web sites and discussion groups.

    Next, when someone goes to the web site involved, it’s a simple matter for the site to log your internet protocol address. Skeptical? go to http://www.whatismyip.com and your ‘net address comes up.

    Congratulations! You have just gotten yourself into a government database of people who have an ‘interest in black powder’.

64. #64
    On March 26th, 2009 at 12:42 pm, ajmontana said:

    12:13pm Eastern. Obama just asked if he could interrupt to make a point. He’s the only one talking.

    Oh man, I need to see the vid of that. way too funny.
    He’s spending to much time with Bidet…..

    teleprompter told him to do it.

65. #65
    On March 26th, 2009 at 12:43 pm, Living in the PSRK said:

    I so hope none of you Real Americans ™ used your real name/contact data.

    Not that using a fake name would help – they have your ISP/DNS…

    See ya at The Camps (TM)!

66. #66
    On March 26th, 2009 at 12:45 pm, flmom said:

    Just for lgm re Obama’s approval ratings, Iowahawks take on it
    http://iowahawk.typepad.com/iowahawk/2009/03/requiem-for-a-lightweight.html

67. #67
    On March 26th, 2009 at 12:50 pm, conservativesRus said:

    “As a bankurptcy (sic) lawyer, most of my clients are underwater or behind on payments. Despit (sic) the programs that have been promoted, my clients tell me that they can’t get help or answers from their lenders. What can be done to force the Banks (sic)to negotiate?”

    This guy is giving Chap a bad name. A lawyer?? I highly doubt it – or maybe law degree same way Obama got his – law degree by affirmative action.

68. #68
    On March 26th, 2009 at 12:51 pm, sonofdy said:

    12:13pm Eastern. Obama just asked if he could interrupt to make a point. He’s the only one talking.

    They give my nephew a drug that solves that problem.

69. #69
    On March 26th, 2009 at 12:52 pm, RabbidSquirrel said:

    At this moment, the White House website reports that “92,889 people have submitted 104,079 questions and cast 3,608,538 votes.”

    Who the heck are all of the people that have so much free time that they can sit on the internet all day long and not have a real job???

70. #70
    On March 26th, 2009 at 12:54 pm, Sanddog said:

    Give LGM a break. The left was briefly happy for a few days following the inaguration and now they’re back to being miserable, self absorbed, whiners. They really, honestly believed Barackie was going to fly his unicorn around the grounds of the WH sprinkling fairy dust on the nation with his magic wand. Now they’re pouting.

71. #71
    On March 26th, 2009 at 12:55 pm, Living in the PSRK said:

    LGM – here’s another “pearl” from your Obamessiah:

    Obama mum on proposal to scrap tax cut
    Obama outlines budget priorities, reserves comment on tax cut
    Tuesday March 24, 2009, 8:36 pm EDT
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he’s not ready to comment on a proposal from some Senate Democrats to scrap his middle-class tax cut after 2010. Obama says he hasn’t yet seen what changes are coming out of the House and Senate.

    But he delivered his bottom-line on the budget at a Tuesday evening news conference. Obama said the budget must move toward health care reform and include an energy policy that frees the U.S. from dependence on foreign oil. He also says he’s looking for investment in education and a reduction in the deficit…

    Yup, the Tax-and-Spenditis is spinning so far out of control even YOU will finally, at some point, squeal loudly for Vaseline…

72. #72
    On March 26th, 2009 at 1:01 pm, MarcoPolo said:

    On March 26th, 2009 at 11:31 am, James Felix said:
    Translation:

    I borrowed money and I don’t want to pay it back. Who are you going to force to pay my debt, since it’s obviously unfair to expect me to do it myself?

    Holy smokes! Did you hear the answer> We’ll give out more grants!

73. #73
    On March 26th, 2009 at 1:03 pm, Living in the PSRK said:

    I luv Iowahawk!

    Way OT:
    My Dell is in love with the TOTUS. She is not sure if she can write fan mail to TOTUS or even if there is a Mrs. TOTUS.

    And could a famous hunk-o-equipment like TOTUS even be interested in a plain ole DELL. (Well, not SO plain — she does have a BlueTooth modem and some extra RAM, but not like THAT RAM, feminine RAM, really. Honest. My Dell doesn’t go AC/DC, ya know.)

74. #74
    On March 26th, 2009 at 1:10 pm, Cosmo said:

    Obama can email me at handsoffmybonus@aig.com.

75. #75
    On March 26th, 2009 at 1:20 pm, Flyoverman said:

    On March 26th, 2009 at 12:51 pm, sonofdy said:

    They give my nephew a drug that solves that problem.

    “Roses are red, violets are blue.

    I’m schizophrenic and so am I.”

76. #76
    On March 26th, 2009 at 1:28 pm, RabbidSquirrel said:

    My Dell is in love with the TOTUS. She is not sure if she can write fan mail to TOTUS or even if there is a Mrs. TOTUS.

    I have often wondered about which gym TOTUS goes to. There’s not an ounce of fat on him and he seems to have abs of steel (aluminum?).

    I think TOTUS is like Chap – a closet conservative. However TOTUS may be a plant (one of us perhaps?) and will start to insert conservative phrases into O’s speeches over the next few months.

77. #77
    On March 26th, 2009 at 1:28 pm, xler8bmw said:

    HHHMMMM, I can’t figure out why he didn’t answer my questions???? LMAO!

    “Why won’t you be honest and tell people this is actually a healthcare rationing program.”

    “Why are you trying to force and mandate public volunteerism? You do know conscription has been eliminated since the draft and it is a violation of the 13th amendment?”

    “Why won’t you give us your actual Birth Certificate and not a copy of a Live Birth Certificate?”

78. #78
    On March 26th, 2009 at 1:36 pm, silver_surfer said:

    Michelle,

    According to 44 U.S.C. 35 and 5 CFR 1320 (there are about 18 chapters each), any information we collect from the public (10 or more people/entities) the approval must come from OMB to collect such information. Information can be like your name, address, phone number, email address, etc. The process takes about 6-9 months for approval because it must go through several steps before it gets to OMB. First, a 60-day notice must be filed with the Federal Register requesting comments from the public. Then, a 30-day notice must be filed with the Federal Register informing the public that they are seeking OMB’s approval to collect such information. By law, OMB has 60 days to look at the Information Collection Request (ICR). However, it does not mean that OMB has to make a decision within those 60 days.

    So, my question is this: how can they subvert the law by by-passing the mandatory, regulatory requirements?

    PS: I’m the information collection manager for one of the gov’t agency here in DC.

79. #79
    On March 26th, 2009 at 1:40 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    No surprise, a link to this was on Google’s home page yesterday. Maybe they’re selling your info to the Chinese.

80. #80
    On March 26th, 2009 at 1:43 pm, Edouard said:

    I must say, given his insane rush to spend as many taxpayer dollars as he could get away with as quickly as he could, within the first 200 hours of his administration, to address a “dire” and urgent situation and “stimulate” our cold-corpse economy, Obama sure is taking his good old sweet time to get around to staffing the Treasury Department.

    Clearly he’d rather screw around and hold superfluous Q-and-A sessions, in order to address irrelevancies like marijuana.

81. #81
    On March 26th, 2009 at 1:44 pm, corkie said:

    On March 26th, 2009 at 10:56 am, lgm said:

    By the way, how is the market doing today?

    I predicted these type of comments.

    And you ain’t seen nothin’ yet. Wait until the AP, Reuters, and the NYT start running stimulus success stories.

    I predict that the economy will recover as the media continues to boast the effectiveness of White House policies by spinning the news.

    However, the economy will always be handicapped by the socialist methodologies being initiated.

82. #82
    On March 26th, 2009 at 2:04 pm, Misscheryl said:

    Here you go from Politico

    At the White House’s celebration of Greek Independence Day Wednesday afternoon, President Obama got a little unexpected flattery from Archbishop Demetrios, the head of the Greek Orthodox Church in the United States

    Listing a series of challenges Obama will need to deal with as president, Demetrios predicted: Demetrios to Obama: “Following the brilliant example of Alexander the Great…you will be able to cut the Gordian knot of these unresolved issues.”

    Obama responded by making a face to the crowd, prompting laughter. And when he took the mic, he speculated on what the compliment could do for him at home.

    “I will tell Michelle I have been compared to Alexander the Great. I will see if that gets me a little more respect,” said Obama, who conceded: “She’s still the boss.”

    Obama doesn’t have a clue.
    http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0309/20494.html

83. #83
    On March 26th, 2009 at 2:09 pm, Batman said:

    lgm said:

    Have a hissy fit over the blog registration privacy policy (I’m sure it will accept fake names and email addresses).

    Just like Obama’s website did while collecting campaign contributions! At least he’ll be consistent.

    By the way, how is the market doing today?

    It’s still down nearly two thousand points since the day Obama was elected. Hope! Change!

84. #84
    On March 26th, 2009 at 2:10 pm, Jet Jaguar said:

    On March 26th, 2009 at 12:42 pm, ajmontana said:

    12:13pm Eastern. Obama just asked if he could interrupt to make a point. He’s the only one talking.

    Oh man, I need to see the vid of that. way too funny.
    He’s spending to much time with Bidet…..

    teleprompter told him to do it.

    One of these days he’s going to say, “pause for laughter”. Of course, the only real laughter will erupt unintended.

85. #85
    On March 26th, 2009 at 2:24 pm, RabbidSquirrel said:

    On March 26th, 2009 at 1:44 pm, corkie said:

    On March 26th, 2009 at 10:56 am, lgm said:

    By the way, how is the market doing today?

    I predicted these type of comments.

    Of course the stimulus is going to work. You cant dump that much fake money into a fake vacuum when the entire ‘depression/recession’ is built on a false psychological manifestation.

    But watch the video of the FedEx plane crashing in Tokyo.

    The economic oscillations will only grow worse until it will be unable to sustain its own momentum.

86. #86
    On March 26th, 2009 at 2:28 pm, RabbidSquirrel said:

    “I will tell Michelle I have been compared to Alexander the Great. I will see if that gets me a little more respect,” said Obama, who conceded: “She’s still the boss.”

    Behind every great man there is a psycho biatch from hell…

    (now how did I miss out on the greatness? oh thats right, you’re not supposed to fire the boss)

87. #87
    On March 26th, 2009 at 2:43 pm, rambler said:

    What! Ask BHO a question??? That’s just asking for the “Joe the Plumber” treatment.

88. #88
    On March 26th, 2009 at 3:40 pm, mattm said:

    conservativesRus said:

    “
    

    As a bankurptcy (sic) lawyer, most of my clients are underwater or behind on payments. Despit (sic) the programs that have been promoted, my clients tell me that they can’t get help or answers from their lenders. What can be done to force the Banks (sic)to negotiate?”

    This guy is giving Chap a bad name. A lawyer?? I highly doubt it – or maybe law degree same way Obama got his – law degree by affirmative action.

    I believe he graduated from the same school Lionel Hutz did.

89. #89
    On March 26th, 2009 at 4:44 pm, TimothyJ said:

    Just think, those of you who signed in on the Won’s webpage, you won’t even have to vote next time, because some kind hearted citizen has done it for you. You gave them everything they need to take care of that little matter for you.

90. #90
    On March 26th, 2009 at 6:01 pm, GraniteMan said:

    On March 26th, 2009 at 10:56 am, lgm said:
    Have a hissy fit over the blog registration privacy policy (I’m sure it will accept fake names and email addresses).

    Typical Democrat who lies rather than submit the truth. Must be related to slick Willie.

91. #91
    On March 26th, 2009 at 6:29 pm, T-Bone said:

    By the way, how is the market doing today?

    My 401k is still down 30% since Obama took office. I would not say that is something to crow about. Don’t brag to me about that market bs. Some Liberals don’t think before they speak. Probably been prayin

    I also heard Obama say he doesn’t take blame when markets go down so he should not be taking credit when it goes up. What a tool.

92. #92
    On March 30th, 2009 at 5:23 pm, PCWilliams said:

    I made a video for this one too:

    http://tinyurl.com/de4p6x

    Everybody enjoy!