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If Obama was inclined to stop this sort of thing he wouldn't have ended up a presidential candidate in the first place.
by mcantelon 12y ago
If Obama was inclined to stop this sort of thing he wouldn't have ended up a presidential candidate in the first place.
- TeMPOraL 12y agoThat's true and this is a very important point. The system selects against people who would disturb the status quo too much - therefore if you get to the point of being elected president, you are most likely compliant enough and so deep in various deals that you don't have much choice except than to do what various power groups want you to.
- enraged_camel 12y agoThe sad part is that disturbing the status quo was Obama's campaign platform. "Change," he called it.
- rapind 12y agoIf a politician ever runs with a campaign branded "Irony" they will get my vote. Even if they are completely mad.
- couchand 12y agoHow about satire? You could support Die Partei [0]. [0]: http://www.economist.com/news/europe/21610332-election-satirical-party-european-parliament-speaks-volumes-curvy-cannons-and http://www.economist.com/news/europe/21610332-election-satir...
- robrenaud 12y agoI voted for him in part because he seemed to be in strong opposition to policies like these. It seems like a total 180 from the positions he was espousing in the campaign before the 2008 election. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6fnfVJzZT4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6fnfVJzZT4 http://www.cnet.com/news/obama-no-warrantless-wiretaps-if-you-elect-me/ http://www.cnet.com/news/obama-no-warrantless-wiretaps-if-yo...
- revscat 12y agoIt makes you wonder what exactly was said or done, doesn't it.