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Topic: Obama: Voters agreed with me |
Obama: Voters agreed with me
Politico, by Reid J. Eptstein
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Posted By:earlybird, 11/10/2012 5:16:40 PM
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| President Barack Obama’s first post-election radio address centered on the themes he pushed in his speeches in Chicago Tuesday and in the East Room Friday. Obama couched his reelection victory as giving him the authority to focus on job creation his way, with protections for the middle class and deficit reduction paid for by the nation’s wealthiest. The way to avert the year-end fiscal cliff, he said, is the very proposal he has been making for months on the campaign trail. “The message you sent was clear: You voted for action, not politics as usual,” he said.
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Comments: Taxes. That´s what they voted for, that´s what they´ll get.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
jdh, 11/10/2012 5:21:18 PM (No. 9005781)
I was just crunching some numbers after thinking about Obama´s supposed "mandate". In 2010 (latest data available) there were 217,342,419 eligible citizen voters in the US. In 2012 Obama received 61,710,131 votes or approx 28% of eligible voting age people. The 61,710,131 votes that Obama received in 2012 is 7,788,385 fewer than he received in 2008, and is even 318,154 fewer votes than Bush got in 2004. Not much of a mandate....
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
fritzilou, 11/10/2012 5:22:24 PM (No. 9005783)
Yes, fools that they are agreed with you.....then there are the rest of us.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
SoCalGal, 11/10/2012 5:30:55 PM (No. 9005803)
Waiting for the wealthy Dems who voted for him to figure out that they have shot themselves in the foot. Will feeling "patriotic" make up for the "contribution" they will have to make to Obie´s government? It´s their wealth he wants to redistribute.
Lemmings.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
escaped commieny, 11/10/2012 5:37:45 PM (No. 9005822)
Ah, but he gives waivers to those he loves. No equal protection under the law with this POS
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
mominNoCA, 11/10/2012 5:41:09 PM (No. 9005832)
In urban areas, in cemeteries, yes, they did.
Elsewhere, not so much. Obama needs to look at a map breakdown of the vote. He probably is - so he can punish those red states.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
MMC, 11/10/2012 5:41:44 PM (No. 9005835)
The 50 percent that doesn´t pay taxes agrees with tax the wealthy. Except, now, the wealthy won´t expand their companies, move operations overseas, and stop giving to the non profits.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
jalo1951, 11/10/2012 5:41:57 PM (No. 9005836)
I wish obama would say that only those who voted for him will reap the good life. I would fess up right away and admit that I wouldn´t walk across the street to save his life.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
RightShoe, 11/10/2012 5:45:45 PM (No. 9005842)
Remember, 2 Democrat majorities rejected the idea of tax increases. Don´t expect a Republican majority to make up for their failure on this.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
yuban, 11/10/2012 5:51:06 PM (No. 9005853)
60 mill voters didn´t agree with you.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
lakerman1, 11/10/2012 5:52:16 PM (No. 9005856)
Whe Bill Clinton in 1992 received 43% of the vote, he said it was a mandate. When a reporter asked him to clarify that statement, Bill said, ´even a one vote victory is a mandate.´ The only mandate President Zero has includes Reggie Love.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Hamrman, 11/10/2012 5:54:09 PM (No. 9005860)
Hey Barry, don´t misread or overestimate what it is the people said with the election...
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
trapper, 11/10/2012 6:02:19 PM (No. 9005885)
Mr. Big Shot desperately needs to be reminded that the voters also agreed with 240 REPUBLICAN congressmen in the House. When Obama sneers "I won" at Mr. Boehner, the only appropriate response is "So did I."
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
King of all trolls, 11/10/2012 6:17:22 PM (No. 9005921)
Vote "present". Let the rubes have their taxes and let the Democrats own the depression. Don´t cave on anything that would shift composition of electorate, i.e. amnesty. fire Reince. Fire McConnell. Hire Sununu, Wayne Allyn Root, Liz Cheney, or Ann Coulter ( iff she apologizes for Christie Creme) for GOP Chair. Hire Rand Paul or Rubio for Senate Majority Leader. Recruit some sane, disciplined, cunning, professional, conservative candidates for 2014.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
MamaD, 11/10/2012 6:18:35 PM (No. 9005924)
Me, me, me. I, I, I. It´s all about him, as usual. Lord, four years of this? Really?
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
lavalette, 11/10/2012 6:19:15 PM (No. 9005927)
The same voters gave the House to the Republicans so maybe they have the mandate.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
janylou, 11/10/2012 6:19:16 PM (No. 9005928)
FOX is posting a poll saying that 55% think Republicans should cave to The Won. As they say, be careful what you wish for!
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
Davids918, 11/10/2012 6:21:51 PM (No. 9005935)
Boehner should give him and the Democrats EXACTLY what he´s asking for, and right now!
Why? Because it won´t do what he says it will, and he, and them, will be held accountable next election - in 2 years.
Loved how he was "expecting to find" leaders who will do what he says.
Execpt for him, every other member is worried about their jobs starting right now.
And remember too, not 1 Democrat voted for Obama´s budget the last 2 he´s proposed, which means they´re poison to Democrats.
Boehner should STOP trying to save the President and the other Democrats and give them what the President wants.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
CEP, 11/10/2012 6:26:26 PM (No. 9005950)
Not exactly. Take a look at the map and then take a look at the House of Representatives, that is what voters agreed to.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
Spidey, 11/10/2012 6:27:04 PM (No. 9005951)
A tax increase on the rich won´t make a dentin the deficit and that isn´t the reason anyway. The left will spend the money before the first dime comes in. Blue states all over the country have raised taxes on the rich and they´re as underwater as ever.Europe has VAT taxes and high gas taxes and their still broke.
One of the left´s biggest schemes over the past 15-to 20 years has been building condo projects in cities hoping to lure high rollers back in to help the tax base.This was a big reason for the eminent domain the liberals on the SC agreed with.Never mind that private property seizures are unconstitutional unless it´s for roads or similar needs.Now, a lot of these condo projects set unfinished because the banks cut them off or the completed ones have been converted to public housing units that HUD is paying for.
The worst part of the higher taxes scam is Obama will carve out blocs of his donors from paying them.Just like carving out over half the country for paying for Obamcare,like felons.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
bpl40, 11/10/2012 6:28:35 PM (No. 9005952)
Once and for all we have rid ourselves of this fatal delusion that if we give Zippy what he wants, in two years he will be held accountable. He will NEVER be held accountable. This is not happenstance or default. Powerful forces that shape events in this country have gone to a lot of trouble and expense to ensure that this man is never caught and will never be held accountable for anything. This weasel has escaped. Let us concentrate on getting Congress back in ´14 and routing his would be successor in ´16.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
shamus, 11/10/2012 6:29:57 PM (No. 9005956)
Obama got a mandate. It was with Chris Christie.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
rburns, 11/10/2012 6:33:07 PM (No. 9005960)
Hey Zippy..............you WILL be held accountable AND impeached. You are a disgrace so count on it!
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
anonymous, 11/10/2012 6:36:27 PM (No. 9005963)
Obama´s campaign was a policy-free zone. There was nothing to agree upon. He won the election because more people decided to stick with the status quo than to change. It´s as simple as that. I don´t see much of a mandate considering his failure to run on anything of substance.
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
ColonialAmerican1623, 11/10/2012 6:44:48 PM (No. 9005983)
Not so fast Zippy. What I voted for was the other guy because you are a disaster.
He said after the election, he was open to suggestions.
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
uno, 11/10/2012 6:52:34 PM (No. 9005994)
If the Obamboozler is open to suggestions I got one...
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
steelbreeze, 11/10/2012 6:59:03 PM (No. 9006003)
voters agree with our skinny-armed commie loving little girl...aw horse hockey
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
bassman, 11/10/2012 7:02:25 PM (No. 9006011)
How do we know that most voters agree with him? Many of them are dead!
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
4Justice, 11/10/2012 7:12:49 PM (No. 9006026)
Yeah, maybe in those districts that had 140% voter turnout "agree" with him...
Most corrupt President ever...
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
pickle1, 11/10/2012 7:15:27 PM (No. 9006029)
Sure they did, Obama. That´s why you had to cheat to win.
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Reply 30 - Posted by:
nonsense, 11/10/2012 7:15:53 PM (No. 9006030)
Famous quotes from the stealer family: "Barack loves you" "I´ve got your back" "Middle class folks..."
Just wait until he slaps your back with the huge tax increase on Jan.1 Then you will know just how much he loves you. Suckers!
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Reply 31 - Posted by:
Mr. Hanky, 11/10/2012 7:19:27 PM (No. 9006035)
No, what the FSA (Free *Stuff* Army) voted for was more incompetence as usual, you dolt.
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Reply 32 - Posted by:
Olderyzer, 11/10/2012 9:58:10 PM (No. 9006219)
Nero lives!
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Reply 33 - Posted by:
GringoinQuito, 11/10/2012 10:31:52 PM (No. 9006255)
They can all go to hell. I´m so glad i bailed out and now live out of the country. I felt this way after Vietnam and I was a returning Marine Corps veteran. We have been screwed!
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Reply 34 - Posted by:
Bobn.T, 11/10/2012 11:32:01 PM (No. 9006314)
I didn´t agree with him and I voted for the WHITE American not the half-BLACK America hater who is hellbent to destroy this country.
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Reply 35 - Posted by:
NYbob, 11/10/2012 11:53:25 PM (No. 9006334)
Cheater. A rational universe would disallow all Philadelphia votes in light of Republican poll watchers being ejected from polling places. Imagine that scenario with the parties reversed. Someone would also do an in depth study of the crucial counties in Ohio where there were several allegations of bused in voters, thanks to unions.
On the other hand I don´t know why Allen West and myself care about blatant voter fraud. The Republican party and the previous Republican administration did NOTHING to prevent all of this when they had the chance.
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Reply 36 - Posted by:
PageTurner, 11/11/2012 12:05:31 AM (No. 9006343)
Mandate with Christie? More like a mancrush.
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Reply 37 - Posted by:
Twiggy, 11/11/2012 1:47:39 AM (No. 9006414)
I´m really surprised that Republicans don´t have recounts in other states where fraud was reported. Are their investigations going on regarding illegal ballots, etc.? I haven´t heard of any except our competent state of FL.
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Reply 38 - Posted by:
Charactercounts, 11/11/2012 2:08:28 AM (No. 9006422)
When Bush won over Kerry, I recall Sen. Schumer saying that the Republicans had to remember that there were many democrats who didn´t vote for Bush, and their opinions had to be considered. The Republicans couldn´t just do what they wanted, said the Senator.
Well, there are many of us who didn´t vote for Obama. Turnabout is fair play, Sen. Schumer.
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Reply 39 - Posted by:
Hamrman, 11/11/2012 12:26:20 PM (No. 9007225)
Bull-Loney, think again King Teflon...
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