Obamaramma! - Page 14

iCraig · 22-01-2009, 12:10

His car can apparently withstand machinegun fire, and an RPG blast. It has its own backup air supply in case of a local chemical attack. The tyres will run when flat. It has three fuel tanks, each reinforced from gunfire and sabotage.

DO WANT

On a more serious note:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/ame...on/7843864.stm

Quote:

US President Barack Obama is expected to sign an executive order to close the Guantanamo Bay prison within a year.

Good start.

Justsomebloke · 22-01-2009, 14:38

Why are they making such a Big deal out of him fluffing his lines

Only a Bloody day & Already we have Negativity creeping in, It Really boils my piss

Whether you like Him, the Yankys/USA or not we should All get behind him & at least give him some time before we start picking holes.

*Not directed at Anybody here just a general Anti negativity post/Rant*

loki · 22-01-2009, 16:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Justsomebloke

Why are they making such a Big deal out of him fluffing his lines

Only a Bloody day & Already we have Negativity creeping in, It Really boils my piss

Whether you like Him, the Yankys/USA or not we should All get behind him & at least give him some time before we start picking holes.

*Not directed at Anybody here just a general Anti negativity post/Rant*

Agree with all of that there Malc. There is so much negativity in the world that I think we have all become cynical beyond belief. In as much as Obama has come with the tag line "Yes we can", half the world is so down beat that it believes "No we can't" before it even tries.

It would be refreshing to see the world try and ride this new wave of optimism and see where it takes us

Garp · 22-01-2009, 20:36

He's off to a good start with some of his promises. Guantanamo is being closed down and torture is being banned. CIA illegal cells across the planet are to be closed down (suspect they'll still be open, but entirely off the books where he won't be able to see)

Von Smallhausen · 26-01-2009, 12:35

I don't think the issue is so much as Barack Obama but more the fact that 45 years ago a black man wouldn't have been allowed service in a restaurant let alone the highst office in the United States and probably the world.

Personally, I like him a lot and think he can breathe life and belief into the US perhaps similarly to the Way Ronald Reagan did in the 1980s.

He has a very tough in tray though but I wish him the best.

Will · 26-01-2009, 12:40

He has a very tough road ahead, and I wonder if he'll deliver or be able to stick to his promises. I'm still very skeptical, and still wonder whether or not some of things that will "stop" will actually stop and not go on without him knowing. Ultimately it's the people around him that make a good president, if they don't support him or if they hold cards close to their chest, which they often do as most advisors live to see several presidents in their career then he has no hope.

I think what I'm saying is, I'll believe it when I see it. I don't see the relevance of his skin colour or that he made a hash of his lines, probably me being thick, but I really don't understand it. :/

22-01-2009, 14:38	#132
Justsomebloke The Night Worker Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,228	Why are they making such a Big deal out of him fluffing his lines Only a Bloody day & Already we have Negativity creeping in, It Really boils my piss Whether you like Him, the Yankys/USA or not we should All get behind him & at least give him some time before we start picking holes. Not directed at Anybody here just a general Anti negativity post/Rant __________________

22-01-2009, 20:36	#134
Garp Preparing more tumbleweed Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Hawaii Posts: 6,038	He's off to a good start with some of his promises. Guantanamo is being closed down and torture is being banned. CIA illegal cells across the planet are to be closed down (suspect they'll still be open, but entirely off the books where he won't be able to see) __________________ Mal: Define "interesting"? Wash: "Oh, God, oh, God, we're all gonna die"?

26-01-2009, 12:35	#135
Von Smallhausen I'm Free Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tyneside Posts: 3,061	I don't think the issue is so much as Barack Obama but more the fact that 45 years ago a black man wouldn't have been allowed service in a restaurant let alone the highst office in the United States and probably the world. Personally, I like him a lot and think he can breathe life and belief into the US perhaps similarly to the Way Ronald Reagan did in the 1980s. He has a very tough in tray though but I wish him the best. __________________ " Well, old bean, life is really so bloody awful that I feel it’s my absolute duty to be chirpy and try and make everybody else happy too." David Niven, 1910-1983.

26-01-2009, 12:40	#136
Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	He has a very tough road ahead, and I wonder if he'll deliver or be able to stick to his promises. I'm still very skeptical, and still wonder whether or not some of things that will "stop" will actually stop and not go on without him knowing. Ultimately it's the people around him that make a good president, if they don't support him or if they hold cards close to their chest, which they often do as most advisors live to see several presidents in their career then he has no hope. I think what I'm saying is, I'll believe it when I see it. I don't see the relevance of his skin colour or that he made a hash of his lines, probably me being thick, but I really don't understand it. :/ __________________ *No No!*