Welcome President Barack Obama, 44th President

gamefreakfatty · Post by **gamefreakfatty** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 5:02 pm

This calls for some music!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZAuY4ULNcE

edit by admin: LANGUAGE WARNING for profanity and racial slurs in that link!

Edit: Sorry about that, I forgot to mention that! The song is "My President is Black" by Young Jeezy.

grossaffe · Post by **grossaffe** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 5:02 pm

RockNRoll! wrote:He's gonna turn America into Canada, and that's not a good thing. Universal health care will tax to much, take too long, and not be as good. He better not mess with my gun rights. My main beef with him is his general support of the government meddling more in people's lives.

I agree. I've got nothing against Canada doing what it chooses to do, but we are America and built on the principles of individualism and freedom. I just happen to agree with the principles the country was founded on (rather than what it has become/is becoming)

ShockSlayer · Post by **ShockSlayer** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 5:05 pm

Democrats: YES WE CAN!
Democrats on Election day: YES WE DID!
Republicans on inauguration day: YES WE KNOW!

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grossaffe · Post by **grossaffe** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 5:12 pm

ShockSlayer wrote:Democrats: YES WE CAN!
Democrats on Election day: YES WE DID!
Republicans on inauguration day: YES WE KNOW!

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you forgot:
Bob the Builder on PBS: YES WE CAN!

wallydawg · Post by **wallydawg** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 5:13 pm

bicostp wrote:Yes but she was one McCain heart attack away from the White House. Consider that on top of McCain's questionable health...

Scary.

I had fun clicking everything

DJ711 · Post by **DJ711** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 5:44 pm

wallydawg wrote:
bicostp wrote:Yes but she was one McCain heart attack away from the White House. Consider that on top of McCain's questionable health...

Scary.
I had fun clicking everything

So did I except for the burning books part, another reason I hate Palin

dragonhead · Post by **dragonhead** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 5:53 pm

isnt politics a no-no here on benheck?

ghosstt · Post by **ghosstt** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 6:02 pm

Ya.

rules wrote: 3. No politics or religious talk. Past threads have proven the majority of benheck.com too immature to maintain a calm conversation about controversial issues and debates of religion and politics. Said topics constantly conclude with several hurt feelings, and a lock. Do not force or suggest your views and ideas upon others, this is not the place for it.

I don't think that last bit has happened yet, so it might still be in the clear.

Kurt_ · Post by **Kurt_** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 6:12 pm

This is an exception.

And universal health care rocks. We don't pay a hell of a lot for it either. That's the point. People don't pay a whole lot for health care when they need it. Sure, it might be a little communistic, but I'd be happy not paying $30,000 in medical bills when something goes horribly wrong. If everyone in Canada paid me a dime, I'd have enough money for life. The same way of thinking can be applied to health care. The rough cost of yearly coverage per person, based on Wikipedia, is $5000 per year. Not bad.

That's the cost of a foot ache and prostate problems in America, according to this story that might make $5000 not seem like so much.

http://www.codebluenow.org/press-center ... -nightmare

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_Canada

XPCportables · Post by **XPCportables** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 6:24 pm

It may not cost much, but universal health care does stagnate the health care market. Really good doctors have little incentive to make a good name for themselves, and research in the medical field dwindles because it is no longer a free market. It may not seem like a bad thing, but it really hurts the people that have more difficult diseases and injuries.

eurddrue · Post by **eurddrue** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 7:32 pm

nooooo how could you people vote for someone as atrocious as Joe Biden?

Twilight Wolf · Post by **Twilight Wolf** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 8:30 pm

Congratulations, President Obama. I'm still mystified by how you managed to get elected, but good luck, anyways. Just don't totally screw America up and I'll be satisfied.

gamemasterAS · Post by **gamemasterAS** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 9:08 pm

A welcome thread for the new president turned into

" Im bitter and pissy my pick did not win so I want you all to know"

dragonhead · Post by **dragonhead** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 9:15 pm

gamemasterAS wrote:A welcome thread for the new president turned into

" Im bitter and pissy my pick did not win so I want you all to know"

seriously. people grow up. its not like he won by a small margin. HE BEAT THE LIVING HELL OUT OF MCCAIN IN THE POLLS!! i mean come on! he got 3x as many votes!!!!

people just dont like to be wrong.

grossaffe · Post by **grossaffe** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 9:16 pm

dragonhead wrote:
gamemasterAS wrote:A welcome thread for the new president turned into

" Im bitter and pissy my pick did not win so I want you all to know"
seriously. people grow up. its not like he won by a small margin. HE BEAT THE LIVING HELL OUT OF MCCAIN IN THE POLLS!! i mean come on! he got 3x as many votes!!!!

people just dont like to be wrong.

I could be wrong, but I believe the popular vote margin was about 7%