SA@Takimag - The Democrats' Reagan

[AnthonyJPiccione]

It's interesting how so much changes in terms of how we view our politicians in just three years. Considering how bad the Republican field is, I wonder if Obama will be able to be successful again in 2012, or if will go down in defeat and become a one termer. Moreover, while we already know that he will be remembered the same as Carter and Bush Sr. if he loses, could he still be seen as another JFK or Reagan in retrospect if he leaves office as a two term president?

[Thrashfan21]

If Obama ends up a 1 term President then no he will not be the Democrats Reagan.

[walterbeech]

Well, I agree with you on what you said about Ron Paul, too bad he didn't get it. At this time not even the Democrats want to be associated with Obama so I guess you didn't predict that one so well. I do appreciate your very well made vid even if I think your wrong.

[DuckTapeMan98]

obama is awsome i vote himi didnt listen to mom or dad

BUSH MADE THE WAR PPL U DONT HAVE TO LISTEN TO UR PARENTS!

[walterbeech]

@DuckTapeMan98 Yea, I am sure you got a hammer and sickle hanging over your bed.

[DuckTapeMan98]

PCHSRAIDER09 that not true plz does it matter he won get over it

[PCHSRAIDER09]

More like he got the response because he's Black.

[dude28405]

Obama is just the 2nd Jimmy Carter. He is like if Karl Marx and Jimmy Carter had a son.

[dude28405]

I can't wait till the Obama people realize he is what they thought he was. I think he will be another Carter not a Democratic Reagan. I can't wait, however they won't admit that they were fooled but we will know.

[TheRevolution1988]

Amen to that. I'd be extremely surprised if he doesn't lose in a landslide at the rate he's going. The good news is his approval rating has already slid to 58% though. Hopefully people won't take three years to wake up more.

[joshfif]

obama will change nothing

[Zyozyoma]

I say Obama will be more like America's Gorbachev. Mikhail Gorbachev tried to save the Soviet Union but grossly underestimated the damage Leonid Brezhnev did to it: massive unrepayable debt and massive spending on various follies such as war in Afghanistan. I think maybe Barack Obama is underestimating the similar damage George Bush is doing to the United States.

[mialst]

PUKE

[Felix1085]

As Usual, a fair and balanced opinion, from someone who truly understands the real issues.

Thank you.

[HighPlainsWoman]

My parents were die-hard, southern, Republicans and I've voted Rep must of my life. BUT after 8 years of a Pres who spent money like he was running the printing presses himself, did little to stop the pourous borders and threw civil rights and the constitution "under the bus" I voted for Obama. I knew McCain would be 4 more years of the same policies.

[MikeyMcCrashCap]

And what makes you think that Barack Obama is going to do anything about illegal immigration? He has spoken before the National Council of La Raza, and is going to give ALL of them citizenship. I call it "citizenshit."

[ZarathustrasFinalSin]

Neither are the republicans, they had control in both house and senate, they did nothing, absolutely nothing. Voting on a single issue basis, or voting on a "value" issue (suitcase issue (both are really)) makes you into a stupid lemming. The only thing that even remotely resembles REAL conservative ideals of the past in action are libertarians or the independents, repubs & dems are for people who are team cheerleaders and don't want to admit neither stands for a damn thing in reality.

[rockymountainwest]

"My parents were die-hard, southern, Republicans and I've voted Rep must of my life. BUT after 8 years of a Pres who spent money like he was running the printing presses himself, did little to stop the pourous borders and threw civil rights and the constitution "under the bus" I voted for Obama. I knew McCain would be 4 more years of the same policies."

Considering all of that, it is easy to understand why you didn't vote for John McCain. Why Obama instead of Bob Barr or Chuck Baldwin though?

[dude28405]

You should listen to your parents.

[tomrdee]

Reagan could not do what he wanted because he had a Democratic controled congress and a hostile news media that claimed he would through old ladies in the streets. In fact, when he was running for the 1st term they gave him what I call the "Buchanan Treatment".

Obama has congressional and media support to do what he wants for at least the 1st 2 years.

Obama will spend more and WILL continue the war expand it and start a draft

(civil service). Obama supporters may be in for a suprise.

[Zakoichi]

Why yes, I'd say so. Well put, sir.

[GoneGeechee]

Very nice SA....

[uzijohn]

In a world were perception equals reality I guess Obama & Clinton would "seem" like great leaders,

But don't forget! used car salesmen also make great talkers

[mushmouth4life]

SA, I usually agree with you but Clinton and Bush I were substantially different with regard to finances. But then again, Clinton had a fiscally conservative Congress flogging him for a good 4 years.

[gadsden74]

Good points, SA. I hate Obama and hope that "conservatives" will use everything in their arsenal to fight his totalitarian Marxist rhetoric.

My mother once said that she thought that things are much better when we have a Republican Congress and a Democrat in the White House. (I don't know why.) Maybe we can see in 2010.

[mvega]

This man, Obama, that you, Southern Avenger, praise so much is happy to have pourous borders. He may end the war in Iraq, but he's certainly not going to defend the borders. Illegals from South of the border to him are future Democrat votes. Might want to think a bit more and do some soul searching before you praise Obama any further.

[keffbanan]

I'm sorry, but you need to watch a couple more of SA's videos. SA does not like Barack, he is not really praising him, he gives credit where credit is due. You think Barack is bad on the borders? What about McCain that supported amnesty for millions of illegals? SA would prefer an actual conservative president. Unfortunately that wasn't going to happen.

[mvega]

Hell yes, Southern Avenger! Together we can make change! YES WE CAN!

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I am being sarcastic by the way.

[briand787b]

I can't believe how soft you are going on this guy. What about all the other things that matter? Like abortion, wellfare, unions, and the 2nd amendment, issues which 0bama is about as far left as one gets. At least I could count on mccain to somewhat protect american values, whereas Obama is going to enjoy stomping on religious conservatives to make way for pot-smoking hippies and jigaboo hood rats. YOU ARE GOING TO REGRET THIS VIDEO IN A YEAR OR TWO, YOU WATCH!!!

[DragonnSlayerr]

OBONGO

[shiftstart]

Jack you hit the nail right on the head. Reagan if any was an old fashion Democrat preaching conservative values but ultimately it was his personality that made him an icon.

As for people who dare not taint Reagans name, they had one too many mainstream's Kool-Aid. If you pay close attation, Farce News is already talking about "modernizing" the Republican Party. That center to the right policies are no longer working. The hell are these fools talking about?

[larma7]

Obama will have A LOT of work to do to be comparable to JFK!

[laviciousness]

The difference is on the issue of abortion, specifically as it relates to Supreme Court appointments. I believe that Justice Stevens will go out sometime during the next four years, and Obama will likely choose a pro-choice judge to fill the empty seat. For all McCain's faults, I believe Americans would have had a greater chance at seeing a pro-life successor to Stevens tip the scales.

[trustusyeahright]

i think abortion is wrong, but there is so much wrong with country that people are bickering over abortion

[mvega]

Ok Southern Avenger. The NeoCon-Liberal McCain has lost. You can stop singing Obama's praises now. And start dreading how this "lesser evil" is going to screw up the country.

[MagnusIan]

I would've gone with Ron Paul. Sure there are some things I don't agree with him on, but for the most part he is the only one who tells it like it is.

[natesohl]

Regan never the race card, nor a republican majority in congress, nor the media as his own personal cheerleaders. Obama will have all this and an almost veto-proof majority at that. The next 4 years will be interesting. My hope is that people get sick of big government in general, regardless of which party is taking their money and freedoms.

[redgalaxy4]

I completely, the Democrats have definetely found their Reagan in Barack Obama. It's fascinating though when you think about how both ran on the message of hope and change yet they're both from drastically different ends of the political spectrum.

[Silvsilvchan]

Republicans hate it when you point out Reagan's short comings.

I am finding out the hard way democrats hate it when you point out Obama's.

It is infuriating to me.

[Joseph565112]

Sorry those 38,000 is in the first 8 to 10 months after his inauguration. More will most likely have the same fate though. I am already one of them. For me it's not Obama's doing, but I am going back to Afghanistan in March '09.

[Joseph565112]

McCain, and Obama both suck. Obama is going to pull near 38,000 troops home from Iraq, and let them take a breather. Then they are going back to the war he is not against, Afghanistan. He also seems ready willing and able to follow Clintons footsteps when dealing with Pakistan. Little airstrike here, sanctions there. We all know where that got us when Bill did the same with Iraq. McCain would have changed even less than that. AHH, when are we going to get rid of these Neo-Con warmongers?!

[DennyMclain2008]

obama has nothing. no aura.. nothing. he is a media creation ... a manchurian president. all these clowns work for the CFR... look at obama's appointments, Rahm and Ross. these guys are our worst nightmares. the sheeple are easy to control, they are zombies.

[BWF89]

I just hope that Obama doesn't enact more gun control laws or the Fairness Doctrine.

[steve0281]

Well done, Jack. I still am not an Obama supporter but you made well the point that he isn't all that much different from most of the other offerings placed before us.

[abolof]

s.a. remains optimistically aware of the big picture. even though viewed thru a glass darkly, some things stand out. much as i promote ron pauls constitutionalism i was a bit intimidated by his "whacky" eyebrows.

i agree, well done jack!

[RevolutionaryJam]

Ronald Reagan was the devil

[PanAndScanBuddy]

I voted Ron Paul, because fuck the two party system.

-PASB

[Jackthemeat]

Your eloquence makes my vagina squirt!

5 Stars!!

[ispeedtoo]

He is not even President yet Please note that he may never be President if he can not prove he was born here. The Law suits are still in the courts compelling him to prove it. and so far he has not responded.

[KarateKidX]

1: mccain was born in panama

2: obama was born in hawaii

3: obama's mother was an american, so it doesn't matter anyways.

[IronFury]

They tried to bring the case here in Connecticut and a judge dropped it. I'm sure a lot of judges are going to just drop it.

[purplecharger88]

It's a moot point. In order to get a passport in the United States you have to submit an original birth certificate to be certified by the US Government in order to get said passport. The fact that Obama has a passport seals the deal on that one. Any talk of him not being born here is unsubstantiated and useless chatter.

[abolof]

moot? hardly, do you think only natural born citizens can get a passport? now i wonder on obamas passport what his nationality is...

[purplecharger88]

It's because people say his birth certificate that says he is a natural born citizen is a fake. Therefor if the US Government accepted it for a passport than it's real.

[steve0281]

My wife has a US passport and she wasn't born a US citizen. Accordingly she cannot become president of the US. I have a feeling our Constitution will be trashed a little bit more when it is discovered that Obama was born outside the US and the courts will OK his election anyway.

[purplecharger88]

See post to abolof.

[abolof]

see post to germans4obama.

[germans4obama]

You should let go of all that balloney.Isn`t Obama`s mother a US citizen.End of story.McCain was born in Panama.Other`s running for President where Goldwater (Arizona Territory)and George Romney (Mexico).So even if Obama was born outside the U.S. he is eligible to be a fine President.

[abolof]

wrong! if he was born, say in kenya, even by two american citizens, he is legally a kenyan.

mccain at least could say his father was stationed in panama as a u.s. military member and that would include him as american.

[germans4obama]

It`s just the last desperate attempt by some nutty rightwinger and it will fail like the election,when Obama wiped the floor with McCain/Palin.P.S.I was born in Germany,but I am a US Citizen by birth.Since Obama didn`t renounce his Citizenship,there is nothing you can do.Get use to it.President Barack Hussein Obama,Babyyyyyyyyy.

[abolof]

you are one of three things, which?

omitting details? (like you father was stationed in germany as an american g.i.)

ignorant?

or a liar?

[purplecharger88]

You're missing my point. He has a original birth certificate that states he was born in the state of Hawaii. In order to get a US passport you have to submit an original copy of your birth certificate in order to get your US Passport for verification. Obama has a US Passport therefor the argument is moot. He has been verified by the US Government that he was born in Hawaii and is a United States citizen end of story.

[abolof]

and you miss my point, any legal citizen of the u.s. can get a passport. not all passport holders are natural born citizens. which is why i raised the question of his citizen status on his passport.

anyway, with all the attention brought to the question you would think obamas people would attempt to prove it wrong. and with something more substantial than a photo-copied, censored, online version of his preported birth certificate. just to shut folks up about it.

[purplecharger88]

No you still aren't getting to it. Strap on your reading comprehension helmet and mull this over in your head a little more.

1. He has a birth certificated that says he was born in Hawaii.

2. In order to get a US Passport he has to submit a original birth certificate to the US Government.

3. The US Government reviewed the certificate and certified that it was correct and gave him his Passport.

[purplecharger88]

4. Because he got his Passport they certified that his birth certificate is correct and is not forged and that he was born in the United States in the state of Hawaii and is therefore a United States citizen by birth.

Did you get all of that or do I need to spell it out further to you? He was born in the United States, he is a United States citizen, and he is going to be the next President of the United States. GET OVER IT!

[steve0281]

There are special provisions for children of military or civil service employees stationed over seas under various SOFA agreements and in special areas such as the Canal Zone. This, however, does not apply to people born of one American parent and a foreign national living over seas under no official authority of the US government.  McCain: eligible. George Romney: ineligible. Obama: Let's see his documentation.

[ndfootballch]

listen mr german: you don't seem to understand the constitution. it very clearly states that the president has to be natural born - meaning born in the us. there are no exceptions to rules. it's not subjective, it's a rule and it must be obeyed. things can't just slide.

[germans4obama]

NO..You don`t.Don`t believe me.Here is wiki:However,the full text of the fourteenth amendment does not mention the phrase "natural-born citizen," nor does it address Presidential qualifications. The phrase "natural born Citizen"is not defined anywhere in the Constitution.Arnie is a naturalized American.Obama is a natural-born American.Like me.

[steve0281]

Whether or not he will be, in your terms, a fine president is irrelevent as to whether or not he will be a Constitutional one.

[lezlitaz]

what difference will that make, the last couple of presidents and congress for that matter sure have not cared

[steve0281]

What has Obama said/done that give you any indication that he "cares"? He appears to be a standard, run of the mill, politician. What he should care about is the rule of law and the Constitution. THAT is his job description.

[lezlitaz]

i agree, that is his job description, i was just lamenting the fact that the last few presidents have not shown much concern for the constitution. i dont see Obama being cahange in that respect. in fact, being a constitution lawyer could prove to be very detrimental to us all

[steve0281]

Amen, sister. I recall another lawyer president in the hot seat obfuscating the whole issue by arguing over the meaning of the word "is".

[germans4obama]

Well,starting with reinstating habeas corpus is a good start.The Constitution was raped by Bush and Cheney.If Obama is half as good a President as he has run his campaign,then we got ourselves a good President.Focused and on point and as you could see the entire world was celebrating when he won.Like fucking Independence Day the whole world was united at that moment.Didn`t see that,when Clinton and Bush won and you now why.Because America lost its way and came across as a bully for Haliburton.

[steve0281]

I defend not the actions of Bush/Cheney. I agree with you on this point wholeheartedly. As for how the rest of the world reacts is irrelevant. Clinton did not take the draft off the table when he had the chance, though. Will Obama reinstate habeas? I fear that he wants to turn the US into a police state beyond what Bush has already done.

[purplecharger88]

1. He has a birth certificated that says he was born in Hawaii.

2. In order to get a US Passport he has to submit a original birth certificate to the US Government.

3. The US Government reviewed the certificate and certified that it was correct and gave him his Passport.

4. Because he got his Passport they certified that his birth certificate is correct and is not forged and that he was born in the United States in the state of Hawaii and is therefore a United States citizen by birth.

[steve0281]

I have worked for the US government for nearly thirty years. You have far too much confidence in it than is demonstrably warranted.

[purplecharger88]

Your point. He has a valid birth certificated. Unless you can come up with photos of him being born in Kenya you are just grasping at straws.

[N37BU6]

Obama pushes a Clinton/Bush Sr agenda.

[TheRealDreadsen]

This was excellent piece here. I would like to have this put on another website along with the text from the charleston paper.

[tempusfugit68]

Time will tell how Obama will rule. He'll definitely be liberal in social issues.

[steve0281]

I am very uncomfortable with the use of the word "rule". He is not a king nor is he a dictator.  Someone needs to remind his supporters of that.

[Rahab111222]

I don't like the implications when people mention Clinton as a 'black president'... but I guess I'll stay subscribed, for now...

[freshasdida]

What are the implications?

[germans4obama]

I approve this message.Obama is more centrist,then the left would like and the right would think.

[eljefereal]

He is pragmatic and cautious. The fact that he isn't some raging ideologue is, in my eyes, refreshing.

[steve0281]

I think that you are correct, but that is only because the center has moved drastically over the years.