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President Obama on The View

Posted: Jul 30, 2010

I am reminded why I voted for him and still have confidence in him, even if I don't always agree with him. Bash me all you want, I don't care. It reflects on the bashers more than the bashee, and he is great man.

http://www.fancast.com/blogs/2010/tv-news/behar-and-hasselbeck-praise-obamas-view/

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President Obama - LadyMT

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No bashing. I agree with you

Suave, debonair, charming, sophisticated, gracious, classy and - intelligent...

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It's called charisma, a trait that just drives his opponents insane.

LOL!! Charisma, however, does not a good president make. - TX

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Thats what Obama is depending on. Women who "fall" for his charm. I guess it worked with you. I would rather have an actual leader who knows what he is doing. With the direction this country is still headed, he aint THE ONE.

No one said that. Fact is that charisma in a politician - comes in REEAAALLLYYY handy

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when election time rolls around and in the world of political science is considered key in establishing leadership, generating interest in agendas, constructing persuasive arguments and motivating support.

I wouldn't be dismissing the notion so casually if I were you. It has proven to be quite a potent trait and a great source of power. A few examples of folks who has used their charisma to great advantage: Mahatma Gandhi, Adolf Hitler, Martin Luther King, Winston Churchill, Benito Mussolini, Tony Blair, Fidel Castro, Nelson Mandela, Osama bin Laden, Jack Kennedy, Franklin Roosevelt, and Eva Peron.

Well, I dont want some dimwit who happens to have - charisma running my business.

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Obama is running the country, and I could not care less about his charisma or Hollywood style. I care about his destructive policies for the nation.

It does not matter what you want. Charisma - has played its part in

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in the evolution of political leadership throughout history. It is a fact of life. You dont have to like it, but to dismiss it as insignificnt would be sheer folly, considering the direct relationship it can have to power.

You are not getting the point. TOO many have used his - charisma to elect him... that alone!!.

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In the big picture, it SHOULD be insignificant. Used car salesmen can have charisma, but many of them are swindlers. Will you ever get it?

I am not talking about what SHOULD be. - sm

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I am making a simple statement about what IS. There is no need to repeat what is in the other two posts. I didnt say one way or the other if it is good or bad. It can be both (which I tried to convey by my examples) and it can be neither. It is very difficult to define, its meaning varies from one person to the next but its effect on groups or even whole populations of people is curiously universal.

In psychology, sociology, political science and even business studies, there are standardized systems used to measure, rank and rate a persons charisma. It comes from a Greek word meaning gift. You either have it or you dont and if you dont, there are not a whole lot of ways you can develop it as its power is something bestowed to you by the way others perceive you.

Charisma is as complex as it is fascinating. Instead of scolding me like a child, I suggest you read up on the subject.

Wow...if you were wanting to shed a positive - sm

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light on Obama and his charisma....I don't think I would have used some of the examples that you did...just to name a couple....Hitler and Castro.

Look, not EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD is about Obama. - The subject is charisma, sm

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I was not trying to shed a positive light on Obama. I was discussing the power or charisma, which, as you can see by my OBJECTIVE example citations, can impact leadership across all spectums, from the extreme positive to the extreme negative. It has its dark side.

That said, Obama obviously has the charisma factor. It helped im in the last election and it will give him a certain edge in 2012 unless the GOP can come up with a canidate who has his share of charisma AND substance. Good luck with that.

Says a lot about the USA that they would vote for - someone based on charisma.

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The Hollywood factor. What a superficial, artificial nation the USA has become. ...not because charisma doesnt matter, but it seems to matter TOO much these days.

Very well said - anon

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And how sad. Nobody cares about experience anymore. Just gotta have that "charisma". Whose next? Brad Pitt for president.

LOL. Thats what I was thinking.. Brad Pitt.. - or maybe George Clooney.nm

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You are still not getting it. - sm

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The appeal of charisma is a phenomenon that has been observed across all cultures throughout history. It is not a product of Hollywood, the media, the US or any such parochial institutions. You are confusing it with celebrity.

No! We are giving an opinion on how people judge - charisma and confuse with character..get a clue.nm

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I used to find him inspiring, but now see through - his phony speeches.. get real.nm

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President Charming did The View instead of seeing the - Boy Scouts...what a man..not!.nm

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Another Fox feeding frenzy falsehood. - Ever wonder

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why nobody else is reporting this? Obama declined the invitation months ago and long before the View deal was sealed. Pointless puny propaganda.

not the point - mm

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I don't think the ooint was WHEN he declined the Boy Scouts, but the point that he DID decline.

Guess which other sitting presidents - snubbed the Boy Scouts?

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Wanna go there? OK. Fine. Let us set the record straight once and for all.

Presidents who attended the Jamboree
1. Franklin D Roosevelt - Democrat
2. Harry S. Truman - Democrat
3. George H.W. Bush - Republian
4. Bill Clinton - Democrat
5. George W. Bush - Republican

Presidents who did not attend the Jamboree:
1. Dwight D. Eisenhower - Republican
2. John F. Kennedy - Democrat
3. Lyndon Baines Johnson - Demcorat
4. Richard Nixon - Republican
5. Gerald Ford - Republican
6. Jimmy Carter - Democrat
7. Ronald Reagan (Oh, my!) - Republican
8. Barack Obama - Democrat, who BTW did send a taped message.

So let's see, what do we have here? Only 5 presidents out of 13 attended the Jamboree in the last 100 years. Of those there were 3 democrats and 2 republicans. Of the 8 presidents who did not attend the Jamboree, 4 were republicans and 4 were democrats.

Here is the reason for bringing Fox News into the mix. When all the information is disclosed, there IS no story, no smoking gun, no outrage (well, phoney outrage, of course), no nothing. Zilch. Zero. Nada. Now I suppose if we wanted to get REALLY absurd, we could point out that more democrats than republicans actually did attend the Jamboree....but then again, let's just leave it as is.

There is no THERE there. Got it? Case closed.

P.S. Here is what a reliable source looks like. The Jamboree was held in Dayton. Therefore, the local newspaper probably has a handle on the situation, dontcha think?

http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/dayton-news/scouts-celebrate-100-years-at-jamboree-ud-838001.html

Very nice post! I get sooooo tired of people - listening to Faux and their

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ilk and taking it as fact when I know for a fact it is a lie, but I know beyond a shadow of doubt that there will be some ignorant Regressives here taking it as fact without checking it out.

FOX does not lie. You just dont like what they say - YOUR propaganda is what gets old.nm

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Fox has you doing what it does. - sm

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When a body facts is staring you straight in the face, you select which ones you believe and promote (restricted to only the ones that support your own subjective beliefs) and which to ignore and suppress (the ones which do not, of course). You then proceed to construct a belief system based on half-truths at best, omission and outright lies, which can only be acceptable to those who share your same distorted world view. Those who do not will not and when they confront you with irrefutable facts, you cannot handle it on any level.

Breitbart/Sherrod and the Boy Scouts story are by no means isolated incidents. This has been their game plan from the get-go, and the broader cable and network viewing audience is well aware of it. Your post shows that you have no more interest in the truth than Fox. THAT is what gets old.

Fox manufactures phoney outrage, plays on its viewers limited scope and manipulates them to promote its political agenda. Five presidents attended the Jamboree and 8 did not. Obama taped a message, as others have done in the past. These are the facts that deflate the hot air out of that puny and pointless piece of propaganda. Deal with it.

Go watch your garbage left-wing biased rants then. - There is a reason those networks are dying

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in the ratings. They are full of lies and hate. I used to watch them too until I woke up.

Unlike you, I think it is important - sm

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to gather information from all sources and points of view, whether I agree with them or not and certainly do not confine myself to the shallow well of cable news or US sources. Your attitude is exactly what Fox nurtures, one of division and polarization. They seek to close you off from any input that would equip you with white matter functional enough to recognize their deceptive pratices. Enjoy that parallel universe thing.

When spouting all that ratings nonsense, might want to stop and consider the numbers of all those other media outlets combined (that reject Fox agenda and never tune in) and how much of the audience they collectively capture. You might be really surprised to find out what other programs outrank Fox in any given time slot by shoving them into the dust. Jersey Shore and the Bachelorette come to mind.

oh hahaha! I am sure you get a balanced view from - all sides...not buying it !.nm

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You know what? Who cares what you believe! - You don't know the poster

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or me or any other Progressive. We think differently. We look for different points of view and try to get our information from different sources. In this case, we tried to get it from Fox but it was sooooo apparent to anyone with an open mind and 2 brain cells to rub together that this was NOT a reputable station. Do not accuse me of lying. I do not lie. I leave that to you Regressives. You, as usual, do not know what you are talking about so your statement does not matter.

Will agree with that. You DO think differently, but you - are one-sided, not fooling anyone.nm

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Not trying to fool anyone. I am being honest - about how I feel, something

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I don't expect people like you to understand, it is just so far out of range.

Excellent, outstanding and totally and complete - post! Thanks!

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And yet another drive by remark made only to - argue and provoke,no proof

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Faux News knows ONLY how to lie and manipulate. They do NOT care about being fair. They do NOT care about being balanced. They do NOT care about being correct. Above all, they do NOT care about being truthful. I am hoping Sherry Sherrod sues the pants off of them AND Andrew what-his-name. And you should be embarrassed for blinding following along like a good little soldier and regurgitating their crap and thereby making it seem somehow more credible just because you are doing it, which is of course, exactly what they want you to do. Being manipulated must suit you, because you do it very well.

Its called FOX news. -and I am sure you dont watch them - so why bother commenting all the time?

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just talk about things you are actually knowledgable about.

Are you familiar with - sm

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the concept of freedom of speech? Anybody anytime can speak on any subject for as long as they want to on this forum. Lord knows the wing-nuts get up here day after day after day talking about things they know less than nothing about and we all hacve to put up with that.

You have no way of knowing whether or not she watches Focks, and it does not matter anyway. Everybody knows they do not have a shred of integrity and in fact they made national headlines just last week with their ongoing false propaganeda machine. She is right. You should be ashamed of yourself for defending them and you are really good at the lock-step march, so suck it up, soldier. You asked for it.

FOX NEWS is at least good to watch to get a balance from - all the liberal networks. Give me a break!

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Your post was one of the most childish I have seen here in a while. We should be ashamed for defending Fox? "Everybody knows they do not have a shred of integrity" ?? Wow, lady, you have some kind of nerve. Gee, I am so glad we have you here to inform us. What would we ever do without your advice?? LOL! I guess we can use you for comedy purposes. thanks

I have actually forced myself on a number of - occasions to watch Fox

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just so I could be sure to hear what they were saying and be able to honestly say that I gave them a listen. I listened for as long as my gag reflex could stand it. I do know what Fox is, what is says, and very little of it is true. Most of it is what they want you to hear, and they will spin it however they need to to get you to keep swallowing it and then regurgitating it to the general public. Don't get angry at me or other thiking Progressives because we can turn on Fox and see through something so obvious. Either direct your anger at them for lying and leading you around the garden path, or at yourselves for being so easily led.

Bravo. I do the same. Its like taking raw fish oil, - but I do it.

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One cannot stand up to the oppositional party without first knowing who they are and what they are saying about their own issues.

So very, very true. And, we can honestly say - that we know for a fact

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that Fox is not a "news" organization, or even a reputable one. I would tend to put them on par with Jerry Springer! Lots of drama and lots of garbage and lots of name calling and nothing of substance or value.

By golly, I think youre onto something!. - sm

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I have never really thought of it that way, but a more appropriate comparison could not be made. I have always been overwhelmed by the cheap sleaze factor and the shock jock mentality but never could quite find the right words. You nailed it!

Yes, but isn't it really, really sad??? - I hate having my country

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related in any way to anything or any show of that mentality, but...there we are!

See above post about John Cleese and his views on Sarah Palin, American politics and so on. Funny and right on.

I think or at least hope that - we are better than that

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At least we were during the last election cycle. To believe otherwise is to surrender entirely too much power to those blowhard bullies and dumbed down dodoes. I look at it as growing pains. The angry white man mentality and all of its ugly social manifests is drawing its last dying breaths before going the way of the dinosaurs, but refuses to go quietly into the night.

Evolution marches on despite their best efforts. I can only hope I live long enough to catch a fleeting glimpse of what awaits us on the other side of that transition and, for my son's sake (age 32), that it does not take too much longer.

I LOVE FOX.. realized they are the only one who gives - the other side... sorry for you.nm

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LOOOOOOOOOOOL. - nm

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I just starting watching Fox.. I had misjudged them because - of my biased friend, but they are the best.nm

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fox is the ONLY one who gives the other side, and - you cant handle it..just admit it for once.nm

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I can handle facts fine, which is why I avoid - Fox. Sorry, but you

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devout Fox followers are just so funny to me. Kind of like an alien race that I don't understand, but don't really want to. Too "me" centered.

You obviously DONT watch Fox.. see right thru ya.nm - Fargo

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You don't see much of anything, apparently! - You don't see me and

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if you can't see Faux for what it is, then that is your very significant problem and I feel sorry for you. You will get no further response from me. You are not worth my time.

You are simply believing what the left wing says about - FOX. They feel threatened, and should be.nm

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No, I believe what I see with my own eyes - when I have tuned in to

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Fox to see for myself (and yes, I have tuned in to Fox, and NO, I am not lying and I do not lie-that seems to be the theme today). For me, it is painfully obvious. No, make that REALLY, painfully obvious. No, make that REALLY, ACUTELY, PAINFULLY, EXCRUCIATINGLY obvious. I don't need the left wing or anyone else to tell me. It is just THAT obvious!

Yep, its obvious Fox gives the other side. Good for them - Too bad for you. nm :-)

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You know, being that blind must be tough! - Have you seen a doctor

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about that?

Has anyone ever told you that you are supposed - to listen with your eyes

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and ears open?? Did you not get the memo, because frankly I do not see how any intelligent person could watch it and not see it. Or did I make an assumption there?

I could not have said it better. - Excellent post. nm

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And I get soooo tired of people... - anon

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who do not listen to Fox but seem to think they know so much about it. But can't blame the people after all this is what MSLSD tells them to say. The plain simple fact is you DO NOT know what Fox reports is a lie, because it's not a lie. Care to name specific lies? Most likely not.

If any station lies about issues they are going to face a law suit. Fox does not lie and at least if they ever say anything that is not right they immediately say "I aired something that was not correct" and they make sure they apologize. Something none of the liberal stations ever do. Sheesh! Talk about hypocrisy. The only ignorant people here are the ones who claim to know what Fox says without even listening to their station. Oooh another sign of hypocrisy.

On the issue with the Boy Scouts. The President opted to go on The View instead of celebrating the 100th Anniversary with the Boy Scouts. Instead he sent a pre-recorded video tape. And I don't care if you don't like any of the links...news is news and the fact is he dissed the BS to appear on the Spew. Hey...gotta show them that charisma. Guess you can't blame him though because his ratings are so bad he's gotta do something to prop himself up, and like one article said...he could say the sky is orange and his followers would believe him.

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/69988

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/jul/31/president-obama-has-shown-he-no-boy-scout/

http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/30/4784103-obama-missed-historic-boy-scout-jamboree-for-fundraisers-view-taping

http://www.thefoxnation.com/president-obama/2010/07/27/did-pres-obama-diss-boy-scouts-100th-anniversary-view

http://www.westernjournalism.com/obama-ignores-boy-scouts-100th-anniversary-will-appear-on-abc-tv%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98the-view%E2%80%99/

So true! ...and I actually find it embarrassing that Obama - chose The View over the scouts.nm

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Were you as embarrassed over Obama choosing the View - over the scouts

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as you should be over how childish you appear obsessing over this non issue and trying to promote a fictitious controvery?

its all a nonissue to you since you believe in THE ONE - I have an open mind.. try it.nm

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The Dayton News is not MSLSD. - Its report on its own event

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including the short list of 5 previous presidential guests blew Fox and all your other littlew wing-nut sources out of the water. They said all that needed to be said on the subject but feel free to wax bucholic while others stand by in amazement at how clueless and disconnected Fox fans are from the serious realtime issues that plague the nation.

What? They are known as liberally biased.. try again. - and your post is not really coherent.nm

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You missed the point - anon

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The point is that the people who don't even watch Fox come on here to proclaim they know what's on Fox.

Oh yeah....Dayton news...very liberal biased.

Yeah, but how many of them did some hollywood - talk show instead?? NONE!!

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Obama is such a phony.

You mean shows like Entertainment Tonight, Larry King, - Saturday Night Live...sm

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The Colbert Report, Comedy Central, Oprah and Dr. Phil? W appeared on all of these. I can provide dates if you like. My personal favorite W TV moment was that game show episode of Deal or No Deal in April 2008. If you want to read more about their very DIGNIFIED format, check out the link below. FYI, The View is filmed in NYC, not Hollywood.

It does not matter what he or the others were or were not doing. You can yell, scream, shout, throw your hands up in the air, have a tantrum, take out a billboard, WHATEVER. There is no story here other than Obama appeared on the View, revealed a more personal side of himself and anwered pertinent questions posed to him by the panel. He was well received by his audience, which is what is driving his critics crazy. In fact, 6.59 million people tuned in on workday morning to see him...more than the 2008 Presidential Election broadcast, and an all-time record breaker.

Now, if you like, I could research other previous talk show appearances by former presidents, but I think you get the general drift, huh?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0493378/plotsummary

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0123366/news#ni3564062

Bush didnt diss the Boy Scouts for these. Obama - is weak and desperately trying to bring approval u

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Yawn. Neither did Obama, Reagan, Ford, Nixon, LBJ - Kennedy or Eisenhower.

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Those record smashing audience numbers really chap your back side, huh? Fox failed to create Boy Scout Jamboree controversy except on Fox and in the fringe blogosphere. Get over it.

What? The facts are the facts. Obamas economy stinks, - which is another fact you would like to

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ignore or blame on Bush, but deal with it. Obama is a terrible leader, economist, and was never qualified to be president. Ignorant people elected him.. period!

When all else fails a logical argument has rendered you mute - by all means

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change the subject and post something totally unrelated to the thread. We get the message loud and clear...just might not be the one you intended.

POINT is, Obama is so desperate since his economy DOES - stink, he runs to Hollywood for support.lol.nm

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The big deal here is that - sm

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it was the Boy Scouts 100th anniversary....so this particular jamboree was a huge deal. As for the argument that other presidents didn't go, that is just a pathetic excuse. Do you realize how childish that sounds?

Take your pick here....go on The View and try to win women's votes....OR....go to the 100th anniversary of the boy scouts when those boys aren't old enough to vote for you. Hmmmm....seems to me like he sold out the boys to merely be praised by Joy and her groupies on The View.

Do you realize how childish and typically - Pub-like it is to make a

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a big deal over something like this?

Agree.. Obama looks like a real heel for doing this. - but, not surprised by it either.nm

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That would explain why - sm

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6.6 million women (millions of them moms with sons in boy scouts, no doubt) tuned in to see him, breaking all previous records for the show. What do you think they did, sit around and throw rotten eggs and tomatoes at their TV screens? In your dreams, baby, in your dreams.

All this grousing this itty bitty TV appearance is really very unbecoming.

Yeah, it just shows how many women are suckers - for charming men.. explaining why

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so many women get swindled by them. Wake up! Obama is plummeting in approval on almost every issue. He is charming and attractive, but he is a lousy lousy president.

Wrong WRong Wrong!. My best friend is mother of - a scout... and you are wrong.nm

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Why not tell your best friend that - sm

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he delined the invitation months ago and sent a taped message so she can get up to speed?

You have NO idea what you are talking about...none - keep watching the left wing junk.nm

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Sorry, I thought the video came through but I - guess not so here it is!

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http://abc.go.com/watch/the-view/SH559080/VD5578323/the-view-729

Thank you so much. I missed it due to work. - This is great!

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I watched the whole thing. He was awesome just like I knewhe would be. I think he did so well, the bashers had not\ choice but to make up smoeting to criticize. How sad is that?

I agree. Sad and pathetic. Why people can't - just listen to the man with

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an open mind and an open heart, understand and accept what a mess he inherited and find inspiration in it. Oh, that's right. Silly me. I forgot, it was the knee-jerk Regressives I am referring to.

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http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0110/32225.htmlBy PATRICK O'CONNOR & TIM GRIEVE | 1/29/10 12:58 PM ESTUpdated: 1/29/10 1:53 PM ESTBALTIMORE — President Barack Obama on Friday accused Republicans of portraying health care reform as a "Bolshevik plot" and telling their constituents that he’s "doing all kinds of crazy stuff that's going to destroy America."Speaking to House Republicans at their annual policy retreat here, Obama said that over-the-top GOP attacks on hi ...

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at congress. I gotta give the president credit...he is an excellent finger pointer. lol In all honesty though, congress does have to own up to some of the blame here. However, I don't truly believe Obama blames congress. I believe he is trying to blame republicans in congress because now there are people opposing the democrats on their views. I guess my biggest problem with this blame game is that the democrats could have done anything they wanted before the l ...

Aug 04, 2011
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Oct 28, 2010
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Apr 17, 2010
I just want to say that I think President Obama is doing a fantastic job. I look forward to more positive changes in the future and am grateful that the majority of American citizens were intelligent enough to elect such a brilliant man to lead this country! ...

Apr 07, 2011
President Obama was clearly born in Hawaii or else 2 hospitals and the Health Department were in some kind of conspiracy when he was a baby. Did they know that one day he would be president? His mother was an American and that makes him an American no matter where he was born, even though Hawaii was in America at the time he was born there. ...

Apr 30, 2010
Whether or not you like Obama I think everyone will like this. There are two different clips. http://www.stevebridges.com/obamavideos-promo-jan2010-lg.html ...

May 04, 2010
"But what troubles me is when I hear people say that all of government is inherently bad," said Obama, who received an honorary doctor of laws degree. "When our government is spoken of as some menacing, threatening foreign entity, it ignores the fact that in our democracy, government is us." Government, he said, is the roads we drive on and the speed limits that keep us safe. It's the men and women in the military, the inspectors in our mines, the pioneering researchers in public universiti ...

May 25, 2010
President Barack Obama battled with Senate Republicans in a tense closed-door meeting Tuesday, facing tough criticism from his GOP adversaries — including John McCain — on issues ranging from health care to border security. Senators and other sources inside the meeting described the gathering as “testy” and “direct” — and Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) accused Obama of acting two-faced by asking for GOP support on regulatory reform only to push for ...

Sep 07, 2012
Yes. (This is from the Washington Post. The "through W's terms" are my words. His are below. Note the graph--that vertical axis is our debt as we try to maintain, not yet realizing that falling or stagnant wages are not just a temporary aberration.) TRUE. President Obama: "By 2008, we had seen nearly a decade in which families struggled with costs that kept rising but paychecks that didn’t; racking up more and more debt just to make the mortgage or pay tuition; to put gas in th ...

Sep 07, 2012
President Obama: "Now, I’ve cut taxes for those who need it – middle-class families and small businesses." TRUE – Obama has indeed cut taxes on 95 percent of Americans, and, among many other initiatives, passed the HIRE Act which cut taxes on small businesses who hire and retain workers. For the life of me, I don't understand why some are SO unhappy with this. By all means, don't vote Dem for social reasons if that's who you are. ...

Oct 10, 2012
U.S. Military Is Sent to Jordan to Help With Crisis in Syria By MICHAEL R. GORDON and ELISABETH BUMILLER Mohammad Hannon/Associated Press Refugee families arriving in Jordan in September. The United States military has secretly sent a task force to Jordan to help handle a flood of Syrian refugees and be positioned should the turmoil in Syria expand into a wider conflict. (As you'll recall, on its other border, Syria has attacked refugees inside Turkey and confli ...

Oct 24, 2012
I just took a look at Real Clear Politics and noticed that President Obama's job approval rating is overall +3.4 and Gallup has it at +11 for the past couple of days, and more people polled have approved of his job performance than have not for quite some time. If this is the case, and it appears to be, why would people vote for Mitt Romney and deal with the unknown? It strikes me as odd since Romney seems to be somewhat ahead in the polls with the exception of IBD/TIPP. ...

Jan 19, 2013
again to help further his agenda. Very smart on his part to take advantage of the loophole and make them tax exempt. They don't have to pay their fair share. ...

Jul 23, 2013
Some of you on this board can't stand Bill O'Reilly but he had a great Talking Points memo last night. He hit the nail on the head and Juan Williams agreed with him saying he was "bold and fresh like he used to be" and that Juan's book "Enough" pointed out the exact same things. No matter how much you hate BO, you should watch it. http://www.billoreilly.com/show?action=viewTVShow&showID=3440#1 ...

Oct 18, 2013
It's one of the things I like best about him!! I am ****** and I approved this message. ...