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“President Obama is tapping Senator John F. Kerry to deliver a speech focused on national security issues during the closing night of next week’s Democratic National Convention,” The Boston Globe writes. “The three-day gathering in Charlotte, N.C., will have a heavy national security focus, underscoring the administration’s intention to highlight its work to end combat operations in Iraq, draw down US forces in Afghanistan, and approve a military raid that killed terrorist Osama bin Laden and contrast these accomplishments with the rhetoric of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney."
“The Obama camp, eager to showcase what officials view as the president’s sterling record on foreign policy (and Mitt Romney’s lack of experience on global issues), is designating a special night at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte next week as national security night,” the New York Times writes. “And it’s Thursday no less—the night of President Obama’s big acceptance speech.”
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I loved seeing a clip of President Obama on the morning news, as counterpoint to the ridiculous we hear on him from the Republican convention. The contrast could not be clearer- our gifted current President vs the self-involved, ideological zealots on the right.
I'm looking forward to the contrast between an effective sitting President, and Mitt the Twitt, who showed off his skills by insulting London at the start of the Olympics, and then proceeded to Israel to tell them it is ok if they want to bomb Iran and drag us into another war.
Yeah, that's political showmanship to Wrongme and Lyin'.
Better than Osama Bin Biden we currently have in the office.
Not "self-involved" ??? Have you been watching Mr. Obama...I...I...I..I...I..I...I...never a "we" on his agenda.
edit: ridiculous attacks.
Amy,
What about the ridiculous attacks we here from NBC and the likes of you. Is anybody going to mention why NBC decided not to air Artur Davis speech?
I hope the President had his smoke this morning. Sure he quit?
Concern Citizen - ridiculous attacks - case in point. Who the H is Arthur Davis and why should I care? Every news source edits something, and maybe it was their judgment, right or wrong, that Arthur Whatsisname was not as worthy of prime time as the Republican convention organizers thought he was. That decision is not based on skin pigmentation.
And on the other topic that apparently has CC frothing: I hope President Obama continues to smoke, smokes in public for all to see, and smokes in every room in the White House, just like FDR.
Obama is a selfish man. He does not care about decades of traditions and only cares about himself. Mr. President, this is not about your fragile ego - this is about America (something you know very little about). Decency would demand that he would lay low.
Here is hoping the RNC goes crazy during the DNC Convention in Charlotte. I hope Obama starts crying - once the gloves come out.
Decorum is lost. I feel sad.
It is also tradition that the candidate not appear at his nominating convention until the last day. No, Mitt has to be in the spotlight. He doesn't have the courtesy to let Ann have her night all by herself. He could be hidden behind the scenes or watch from a hotel room as others have done in the past but this is all about Mitt. He doesn't care about anyone but Mitt. Any sociopath would behave like that and he certainly does.
Decorum has been lost in this country for a decade or so.
It is hardly decorum when Mr. Obama's predecessor calls the President of Russia "pootie poot poot" or The Queen of UK as being around in 1776.
Besides, what have you and other righties got against change. If it weren't for liberals you'd still be living in a cave wondering how to make fire. Oh, by the way, the founding fathers of this country were considered ultra liberals in their time. (I just thought you should know) Going backward or stagnation is not the way to lead the world.
Obama is a selfish man. He only cares about himself.
The RNC needs to bombard the DEM convention - that will make the First Gay President cry.
I think we got it. You think Obama is selfish. Funny. 66% of the country prefers Obama to Romney. Americans must like selfish men. Or, maybe you are totally wrong and clueless.
66%? Keep making stuff up and deluding yourself. Your President does the same thing.
Starderup, Where are you getting your numbers from? Real Clear Politics average has Obama leading 46.8 to 45.8. that is only a 1% lead. History has shown undecideds go to the Challenger. If that holds up Romney would win by 6%
Yes Paul you are a correct, people make things up all the time and follow what others say and not get the information for themselves. Especially selfish people, that want every one to have health insurance and to make college education affordable to every American citizen. Really the nerve and self centered selfishness of it all....
Paul sound like a racist and a bigot, how's that for selfish
Keep it real - you really need to.
Your premise is that Romney does not want to make college affordable or provide healthcare? Am I understanding you correctly?
The difference between Obamao and Romney is that Obamao thinks that government can solve all the problems by taxing the heck out of those who are successful and making us in a nation of dependency. Romney wants make us a self-reliant nation. I pay more than my fair share and I find it insulting that Obama thinks otherwise. I worked my ass off and I make a lot of money and I will do with it what I choose (and I give more to charity than Obama and Biden combined). So let's revist what the definition of selfish is.
Also, come up with another argument rather than calling people racist because they don't agree with the Dear Leader.
I do not know what Paul-1765421 bottom line is, but I do know that my husband and myself have worked our whole lives. Myself at self-employed job for 41 Years. My husband has worked two and three jobs all his life. He worked as a firefighter and at capentary work and other varies jobs on his days off. I do know that we have paid a much larger percentage in taxes than those who are in the top 1%. I suppose because your college educated or come from a wealthy family and have a good job and work your A** off then it is ok to pay less in income taxes than we in the Middle Middle class have to pay. I ask what is wrong with that reasoning? Oh and by the way when my husband retired from the Fire Department after 34 years his social security was cut in half because he recieves a pension from the Fire deaprtment. Although he paid into social security on other jobs all his life. Again, Is there something wrong with that picture? As for the election, everyone has to vote their own concious and all the bickering back and forth will not make that big of a difference in the outcome of the election.
"Lie Low"
Obama looks and acts so pathetic these last days in office. Yes, he will surely leave a legacy ...divisiveness, distraction, debt and destruction. Very sad!
And here we go with another day.
I would really love to come on this site and for one day see Concerned Citizen, Paul, Redsux and numerous others just lay out their reasons for voting for Romney..
Tell us just what his plans are that will get this economy jumping. Everytime myself or someone else asks what he will do, we either get ignored or they go off on an insult and demeaning rant. And yes I resort to that. I'm a give what I got kinda guy.
Frank: What has Obama done - when he had majorities in both houses. Absolutely nothing to help the economy jump (as you say)
What did Obama do before he became President - absolutely nothing to understand American and American businesses. Heck he never held on to a job.
Romney understands what needs to be done because his history is littered with examples of him being successful at whatever he does. Simple thing is to get businesses to start hiring and spending money on people and training (not regulation). Get government out of our lives - yeah you will rant about how abuses happen - but then again everybody knows you libs lie.
Romney has a detailed plan, you just don't want to listen to it because it goes against you Attack and Blame mentality.
What's the plan? I've heard him say it and now you repeat it. Where is it? Would love to read it for myself or to even have you or him tell me the details....
All I get is someone saying that there is a detailed plan, but no details at all.
This is what I mean Paul, I didn't ask what Obama before or after.
Romney understands? How do you know? Are you just using the trust factor and "hoping for change"?
Get business to start hiring? How is what I want to know.
Government out of our lives? How are they in our lives that won't change no matter who is President?
You're coming up very short Paul.
Actually Frank, you have trouble understanding the argument. Your problem.
Obama understands? How do you know? Are you just using the trust factor and "hoping for change"?
Get business to start hiring? How is what I want to know. Obama had 4 years and NOTHING.
You're coming up very short Frank.
Tell me what OBAMA has done. We can hypothesize about what Romney may do then.
So I guess you cannot give me one reason for voting for Romney. Hypothesize? You really don't know what your guy has in the way of concise plans?
Parrotting what I say is a sure sign that you have absolutely nothing and lack the skills needed for a reasonable exchange of ideas.
Frank - my reasons were made earlier. Go back and read them.
Also give me your reasons that Obama still needs to have a job in 2013? You have none so you attack and blame the other side. Nice way to go through life.
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Paul give it up, FrankH has kicked your butt.
Yeah, I guess you did Paul. Romney certainly has a littered past.
Funny how Romney's (and Ryan's) detailed plan consists of the very things that Obama is doing and has been doing for years with little to no help from Republicans.
Obama has opened up so much area for drilling that we are now pumping more oil than we have in the past 10 years.
Obama has lowered taxes on businesses to the extent that they are sitting on record amounts of reserve cash after posting record profits.
Obama has strengthened the military such that we have accomplished in less than four what no one else could do in twice that amount of time.
Oh yeah, that's my kind of President. Sure don't want to change him for the likes of Romney.
Frank:
I can take each of your words of fiction and refute them. We are NOT pumping more oil than in the last 10 years. READ IT at the EIA website under crude (I cant post links here)
Obama has not lowered taxes on business and Obama policies has nothing to do with cash reserve (unless you consider that his bad policies are forcing companies to hoard on to cash overseas). Corp tax rates have been the same for a long time. Due to the crises, firms are sitting on a record loss, so their effective taxes as lower. Read it under Visualizing economic website.
Obama has destroyed the military so much so that most enlisted people despise the man. Again look at any polls catered towards the military. Also, as a %age of our GDP going to military, Obama has reduced it significantly. Look at the CBO website for this, under how tax $ are spent.
And Obamao had majorities in both houses for 2 years, so why are you blaming the Republicans. They only have the Congress for 2 years.
So please do not make up stuff. Obama lies, does not mean you need to.
For those of you who are not literate enough to type "romney's plan" into a search engine this is what you will get www.mittromney.com/jobs
Paul, that is just plain wrong on all accounts. Nothing but right wing talking points, fantasy and rewriting history. Pathetic and oh so typical.
Obama is campaigning in Colorado again for the third time this month. Hmmm someone must be worried about winning Colorado this election. I guess the people of Colorado won't be fooled a second time. Obama won Colorado by nine points in 2008 and may lose the state in 2012. GOT TO LOVE IT!!!
Who best to debunk the lies coming out of the republican convention than President Obama himself. I know you republicans would like for everyone to sit back and let your lies go unchallenged, But the President isn't going to let that happen. See you republicans don't know how to run a campaign against a brilliant candidate like President Obama.
NBC is in full-out campaign mode, but that statement should make even liberals choke. Obama's amateur, fumbling attempts at diplomacy have been an embarrassment to himself and to the US.
First, he publicly and loudly affirmed his support for a Palestinian state, even going so far as to demand that Israel should return to their pre-1967 borders! This had the predictable effect of encouraging the Palestinians to seek their own separate state. Then, he had to order his Ambassador to the UN, Susan Rice, to veto any UN resolution that might create an actual Palestinian state, in order to salvage the Jewish vote.
Most presidents (not all) have had sense enough to be consistent in the messages they send to the international community. Reversals, like Obama's, only create an atmosphere of uncertainty and distrust. One can easily imagine how Obama's blundering could have started a violent increase in Middle East hostilities.
bill bob - that was a complete non-sequitur. (get someone to explain that to you)
The President must stay on task with his messages conerning the economy, and never just lay low in "Quiet Rooms." Oh! That is what the GOP/RNC "Speculator and Chief" likes to do already. The President should be out on the road continuing to communicate with the American People. This just drives the Tea Beggers of the GOP/RNC more insane than they already are. That is fact!
Yes MO is very correct! President Obama is very intelligent, and can speak with great clarity. This President is a fighter for the Middle Class, the Working Poor, the elderly, and the disabled. That is fact! The President is very aware of the issues confronting our nation, and the President has several economic policies that were purposely destroyed/stopped in the GOP/RNC "House Of Hoodlum's." The GOP/RNC "Zombies" got their poltical marching orders from Senator "Mickey Mouse Mitch McConnell." His marching orders are to destroy an American President at all costs. Economically the GOP/RNC "Zombies" got their marching orders from "Goofy Grover." This President is very aware that the forces of Tea Beggers are out there mentally, and need to be challenged. That is fact!
In my opionon, the republicans have done nothing but focus on how to get Obama out of the Whte House ever since he was elected, instead of working together for the betterment of the Country.
Mitt and I are from the same home-town-Detroit, Mich. His father ,George, was a helluva guy; tough, honest, and loved the working man-He was our governor and the middle-class blue-collar guy voted for him in droves-in a Democratic and strong Union state, and he lived in Deroit (in affluent Palmer Park area) . The average guy could resonate with George. Mitt is a decent man,husband, father, etc-and he cares about people and their aspirations , he is aggressively ambitious, smart, and a workaholic.But watching his manerisms, body language, and carefully constructed campaign appearances it shows his unfamiliarity with the common man and obviously is only comfortable with his own kind; wealthy white men long used to living in the corridors of wealth, luxury, and power. His personality is to please everyone-and in the GOP that is impossible ! It's Obama by a comfortable margin !