The second Obama term

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I think it's more like they're taking a "don't ask, don't tell" approach to governmental incompetence.

They are Democrats, after all, which means they think government is just swell and never does anything wrong.
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Convicted. Certainly there are no more citizens in this country using their cash to alter election results.
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Well, none that made anti-Obama movies anyway.
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White House lies through its teeth.
The White House has pledged that the CIA will no longer use vaccination programs as a cover for spying operations...
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Obama on bipartisanship: blame the other party.
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Strategy for Democrats to win Congressional seats: throw B. Rock under the bus.
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Malcolm wrote:Obama on bipartisanship: blame the other party.
The article's author wholeheartedly agrees, so do the completely brainwashed commentators.

I mean, there is no way you can possibly live in this country and think this statement is accurate. You know, if you have an IQ above 100.

Not only is it partisan politics, but it's a complete lack of understanding about our governments, economics, society, etc.

These people couldn't have their heads buried farther in the sand.
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Michelle plays politics with children's health.
The first lady said families realize the country is facing a "health crisis," and the "last thing we can afford to do right now is play politics with kids' health."

Sam Kass, director of Mrs. Obama's Let's Move initiative to combat childhood obesity, called the GOP bill "a real assault" on administration efforts to make foods healthier for kids.

Again, the only thing that comes to mind is the Rick James bit from Chappelle.
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And yet... probably about half the country thinks that what she said was perfectly cromulent.
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If cromulent means delicious then you are probably correct.
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VA Sec resigns.
"This is my administration, I always take responsibility for whatever happens," Mr. Obama said in a press conference after their meeting. "The VA is a big organization that has had problems for a long time."

You avoid responsibility like Sally Struthers avoids tofu.
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Released 5 terrorist leaders for 1 U.S. soldier.

While I'm happy for the soldier and his family, the Republicans are correct on this issue. This sets a bad precedent. Even Bill Clinton agreed that you simply do not negotiate with these people.

Here's hoping they somehow low jacked these scumbags, and there's a plan in place to nuke them from orbit once they get to their destination.
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Rice and Hagel repeatedly disagreed with the argument that U.S. officials negotiated with terrorists to get back Bergdahl.

“He wasn’t simply a hostage,” Rice said. “He was a prisoner of war.”

Hagel told NBC’s “Meet the Press”: “We didn’t negotiate with terrorists. Sergeant Bergdahl is a prisoner of war. That’s a natural process.”

I have to go remove the top of my skull so I can soak my brain directly in whiskey and perhaps figure out what the fuck is going on in those sentences.
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Now it appears that the man Obama's administration released 5 known terrorist leaders to save is a deserter, and potentially, a traitor.

Read the article, this guy is basically hated by U.S. troops in Afghanistan, and his desertion seems to be responsible for a LOT of U.S. deaths.
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That Bergdahl was freed in an exchange for five detainees at Guantanamo Bay is a further source of consternation.

Maybe they're having a fire sale on inmates?
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Leisher wrote:Now it appears that the man Obama's administration released 5 known terrorist leaders to save is a deserter, and potentially, a traitor.

Read the article, this guy is basically hated by U.S. troops in Afghanistan, and his desertion seems to be responsible for a LOT of U.S. deaths.
Sadly I'm not even shocked by this. More perplexed by it than anything.
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B. Rock reassures Eastern European allies that we're not pussies.
Under attack from critics at home who say his leadership on the world stage has not been muscular enough, Obama unveiled plans to spend up to $1 billion in supporting and training the armed forces of NATO states on Russia's borders.

If his response to the Ukraine crisis is any indication, that's $1B towards learning how to make your balls reascend into your scrotum at will.
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