The problem much of America has with Obama is that he is Black. Political correctness stifles the urges to express that, therefor these racists try to undermine him at every level. Occasionally they slip,ie: great white hope,Barack the magic negro, etc. The large undereducated, religiously brainwashed segment of America is easily manipulated by corporate politicians who use their ignorance to form the base of the Republican party. I mean, look at the Palin phenomenon, they actually supported one of their own for office. That's why they loved her, she was just as ignorant as they were. Obama is no perfect president either, as the left would like him to attain the holy aura of JFK. Obama has debts to pay too, to his supporters and daily he shows himself to be just another politician. But in reality, for many White Americans, its all about race and perverse desire to find a time machine where they all can return to 1956, when Elvis was alive, communists were evil, gas was cheap, and Blacks sat in the back of the bus.
Personally, I hate laws like the helmet laws. But it is only fair that Obama, who has supported a lot of "nanny state" stuff and believe government is the answer to everything, is getting his lumps over not wearing a helmet. Things like this are another reason to be against government control of health care. If the government has a financial stake in your health, then they can control more and more of your personal life. Seatbelt laws, etc are all responses to costs involved in caring for the injured. Think about it.
Well when people go about making a big deal about stuff like this they only hurt themselves because they make their party look retarded in the eyes of the people who matter most in this country the swing voters. Any swing voters who read stories about something like this are automatically "swung" closer to Obama's side because the whole thing is just nit picky and stupid.
WHen I was a kid my psycologist told me "when you fight and complain about everything you are really fighting and complaining about nothing and just making yourself look silly". She was right.
Dude, if I ever would have left my house on a bike wearing a helmet, I'd need it to protect me from the beating my friends would have given me. However, I know the law in Florida states that anyone under 16 has to wear a helmet on a bicycle. I'm sure Obama is over 16.
BTW, the 2 party system is the downfall of democracy in America anyone who thinks one is any better than the other is completely blind.
No more politics from me. Wearing a helmet on a bike is rediculous unless you are riding competetively (BMX, Tour de France, etc.)
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in dutchie land its considered gay to wear a helmet whilst riding a bike, and we should fuckin' know there's more bikes here than ppl.
what i don't get is why is every one bashing Obama? the biggest idiot ever to rule the ami's has just left the white house....
Don't be offended Brownell I didn't mean you personally. I know there are informed people who hate him for political reasons I just meant the vast majority doesn't even know why they hate him and when asked they give an answer that generally has already been proven wrong.
Same with GWB. Most people don't know why they hate him. They say "oh he started the war in Iraq" but that's ignorant because he didn't start it alone. A lot of people just hate him just because he couldn't make it through a speech without flubbing the entire thing and makin us all look like dumb rednecks but know very little about him politically.
I'm talking about the average majority in this country, not anybody with any intelligence.
I fully agree that he should be allowed to bike ride without a helmet. I also agree there are people who are enraged at him because he is black.
Bush wasn"t hated like this. Through things like the Patriot Act Bush pushed further into our personal lives than any President ever has. Through the Iraq war he has cost us well over a trillion dollars and 1000s of American lives. People scream socialism (I'm sure most of them don't know what it means), but Bush bailed out the banks, took over Fannie, Freddie and AIG. I don't think at any point he ever made us look good internationally.
That said, there was never the seething hatred there is Obama. The man has been in office for 7 months? He put through a stimulus package (Bush put through three -- two rounds of tax credits and the bank bailout), tried to right GM and is now talking health care (which regardless of the solution chosen is a problem in this country). That is it. And they treat him like he came in and suddenly ruined America. He has barely touched it. His desk chair has barely molded to his ass.
Whats more, Bush had a significantly lower approval rating and Obama won his election by substantially more than Bush won either of his. So when I compare the two situations, I see fewer people hating this man substantially more than any one hated Bush. Really, I don't know that anyone hated Bush. As a Dem, we hated Chaney. We hated Karl Rove. We thought Bush was a dumb ass, but personally, he'd probably have been ok to have a beer with. But for Obama, its ... on another level. The town hall meetings and McCain campaign stops sounded like Klan meetings. People show up to talk health care with guns on their hips. And why? I'm guessing cause he's black. I'm guessing its got the rednecks and the old white folks so agitated that people like Rush and crazy Palin (beware the death panels. They are coming to kill my downs baby!!!) barely have to flinch to set the mob off.
To be honest with you, I'm scared. The coverage of the heath care has died down a bit, but I live in a Republican neighborhood and I'm scared of these mother fuckers around me. It is gotten way out of hand and gone way to far and Dem control is going to be around for at least a few more years so its not going to get better. Its nuts.
You are so smart RumDum. Bike helmets are silly. That said, when my brother was like 8 or something he feel off his bike and fractured his skull. Spent a few days in the hospital.
8 isn't 47. I do see where putting on a helmet would have been a good, subtle PSA. But had he worn a helmet no one would have commented in any way shape or form. He doesn't wear one and it get attention. Damned if you do and don't I guess.
No tickets for me 'cause I to lazy to buy my kid a helmet
