Let me tell you about "Employers". My former employer, just prior to the Presidential election sent out a memo saying that if Obama won the election and put his tax plan into effect he would have to fire 300 some people. Obama of course won, and even before Obama took the oath of office, they fired on the order of 380 people and told the rest that we wouldn't get a raise that year because the cost of living went down so much. He then went out and bought a private jet and another mansion in Glenmoor (a high end gated Arnold Palmer designed golf community) to add to the one he already had there (the second largest in Glenmoor) and his place on Miami Beach among others. A new year for the companies health care plan rolls around and the rates were supposed to go up 22% (the same amount as last year, but this is not mentioned the memo) but they held the line at only a 5% increase (again just like last year but not mentioned in the memo); the very next sentience of the memo about the health care cost increase goes to say how the company disagrees with Obama's costly health care plan as if it had anything to do with the insurance rate increases that year (one should note it is deceptive stuff like that which they put in their marketing which is why they can't do business in FL, PA, CA and a few others). Then when the Ohio governorship is up for election he sends another memo out talking how under Ted Strickland the company lost 380+ jobs and that we should vote for John Kasich. John Kasich wins and the owner fires 230+ people and once again no raises for anyone. 600+ people out of work but guess who still has his private jet. And it isn't like he is a rare case. Aside from the memos of voter intimidation he is typical of the rich and what they think of their employees. He has been given huge tax credits and incentives from the state, county and cities, but he still hasn't hired many people, and as a matter of fact fired over 600 people (far exceeding those hired by several hundred still) and pocketed the savings so he could get a jet. So don't believe or spread the lie that if we give the rich tax breaks or more money it will eventually help the working class. 30 years of trickle down economics has proven that doesn't happen. Of course you Republicans won't let facts stand in the way of robing the working class to support the rich, and using the media to tell them it is for their own good... sadly too many of the American public is too brain dead to realize they are being coned.
People like that guy is who the Republicans are all about rather blatantly, at least the Democrats pretend to care about the working class even if they don't have the balls to stand up to the Republicans or the rich. Some of the more caring Democrats have a plan that would balance the budget 10 to 20 years faster than the Republican plan, all without cuts to essential services to the working poor. If the Republicans really wanted to balance the budget as they say, and cut spending as they say, then they would go with the People's Budget, but since that cuts into Republican funded things like Tarp and cuts the military budget and raises taxes on the upper 2% they won't have it. Of course Obama and the majority of the Democrats are too chicken to support it themselves...

A similar thing happened when George Bush the First took his oath of office...he replaced the words and said something that wasn't in the oath. So he was technically never President if we want to be Pedantic about it. Also if we wanted to be really pedantic if George Bush WAS president he would've been the 40th man to be president not the 41st, because Grover Cleveland was president for two nonconsecutive terms.

These are just some of the incredibly boring things I've picked up.

Precisely.

Besides, Palin didn't fulfill her Oath of Office pledge, which states:

"I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion"

Purpose of evasion. Meaning, you can't just suddenly decide you don't want the job anymore and quit. Citizens don't want to elect people who aren't going to stick around for their full term. If Palin had said "yeah, I want this job but I may leave for something better" she wouldn't have even been on the ballot.

Palin left for the exact reasons that curiousity stated.


>> ^curiousity:

>> ^lantern53:
Sarah trying to be polite, conciliatory and accommodating to this one person who i doubt has any idea where Mrs. Palin actually stands compared to other Alaskan governors. She sounds a bit naive in that anyone who runs for an office like Pres. or VP automatically becomes a celebrity.

Umm, what? Seriously?
Her point was that Palin left the governor's office before her term was up. Initially Palin said that it was to get her family out of the spotlight. And to accomplish this, she had some books written (and promoted them), started touring the country to promote things (like the Constitution and stuff), and took a job as a Fox News consultant. Yep, those actions seem consistent with her initial statement of wanting to be out of the limelight, right? Bullshit. She failed to finish her term as Alaska Governor because she wanted to leave and earn more money. She saw a chance to cash in and jumped on it. Is that wrong? In my mind, yes - because leaving a public office before fulfilling your full term is not the same as just getting a new job. There is some honor and duty when you accept a public office position.
In conclusion, I think that your opinion lacks facts or logic and you should work on that.
Edit: I apologize for my peevish tone, but I don't take anything back. lol - I guess that's not much of an apology, eh?

and 50 years later it has turned on its ass.
here we see kennedy defending his right to be a faithful catholic and still uphold his oath of office.
nowadays if a candidate is not part of some form of christianity he/she is not only ridiculed but marginalized.
i live in bizarro world.

The Senate Oath of Office:
I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God.

How many lies will these people be allowed to say before they are disqualified from ever holding public office? It would appear that virtually everyone in this video was at the very least treading on thin ice in regards to violating their oath.

Is the Right Wing of this nation in a rush (NPI) to see which one of them can be the most class-less and batshit crazy? I knew when Obama won, some screws would come loose on the Right, but since he's taken the oath of office, the GOP has lost its collective mind. It's like watching some horrible film of an elephant blinded by pain smashing its way through everything its ever loved. I'm more worried about one of these batshit motherfuckers trying some "we had to burn down the village to save it" moves involving either nukes or the military than I am with anything Osama could pull out of his evil bag of tricks.

Yes, I just said I'm more worried about my own countrymen destroying America than I am about some terrorist doing the same.

>> ^gwiz665:
^That he said no? Naw man, it would rock.
For once a man would actually be in charge of the white house, instead of just being a sockpuppet for "god". "God came to me and told me to invade Iraq" is bullcrap, you invaded Iraq. I'd like to see people in power actually take responsibility for their actions.


please give me one example of a president saying "god told me to invade iraq, so i did." its been a while since we've had a president who's been a direct "sockpuppet" for god (politely asking that you don't put it in quotes. its called respect) but more of just acting on good morals in the name of religion.

In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
related: http://www.videosift.com/video/Jean-Luc-Picard-s-response-to-Rick-Warren

Hehe, I was lucky to find that video and glad to see it become such a hit.

As I understand it, the "So help me God" in the oath is a quite recent addition, similar to the "one nation under God" in the pledge of alliegance.


Edit: Erm, that was supposed to be a comment on the blog, but it seems I hit the wrong button. Whatever...

>> ^gwiz665:
I would be hard cash to see a president do that.

I'm glad I got to experience that moment with my best friend and a few hundred other people :-)

In reply to this comment by alizarin:
Wiki summary:
As Obama and Chief Justice John G. Roberts recited the Oath of office, Obama interrupted Roberts as he administered the oath. Roberts then incorrectly recited the Oath of office, stating, "that I will execute the Office of President to the United States faithfully" (rather than "that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States"). Obama began to recite, and paused, whereby Roberts attempted to correct his mistake.[23] Several constitutional lawyers have said that Obama should retake the oath as soon as possible, as Calvin Coolidge and Chester A. Arthur did under similar circumstances.[24]

I'm sure he redid it already in private.

I watched the inauguration in a packed theater in my home town and it was an incredible experience for someone who's lost faith in his fellow Americans over the past 8 years.

Wiki summary:
As Obama and Chief Justice John G. Roberts recited the Oath of office, Obama interrupted Roberts as he administered the oath. Roberts then incorrectly recited the Oath of office, stating, "that I will execute the Office of President to the United States faithfully" (rather than "that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States"). Obama began to recite, and paused, whereby Roberts attempted to correct his mistake.[23] Several constitutional lawyers have said that Obama should retake the oath as soon as possible, as Calvin Coolidge and Chester A. Arthur did under similar circumstances.[24]

I'm sure he redid it already in private.

I watched the inauguration in a packed theater in my home town and it was an incredible experience for someone who's lost faith in his fellow Americans over the past 8 years.

>> ^StukaFox:
>> ^NetRunner:
(...) Chris Wallace, the Fox News anchor, said: “I’m not sure that Barack Obama really is the President of the United States. Because the oath of office is set in the Constitution, and (...) I’m not sure he actually said what is in the Constitution.”


That's FOX NEWS, defending the Constitution since 1996.

CNN: Roberts 'screwed up' oath of office
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/CNN_Roberts_screwed_up_oath_of_0120.html

>> ^NetRunner:
I thought the same thing as pierrekrahn when I watched it live, but yeah, watching it again it's clear it's Roberts who flubbed, not Obama.
I expect the wingnut media to now claim that Bush is still President because of the flub.


This may explain why CNN gleefully pointed out that Obama was already prez at 12:00 noon per the rules - even though he hadn't been sworn in.

All that power, and no oath of office - booya. For like 5 minutes, until they caught up.

Pretty funny that they fell behind schedule like that. Couldn't they, like, I dunno, DO THE JOHN WILLIAMS THING AFTER?

Silly.

>> ^NetRunner:
I thought the same thing as pierrekrahn when I watched it live, but yeah, watching it again it's clear it's Roberts who flubbed, not Obama.
I expect the wingnut media to now claim that Bush is still President because of the flub.


Fox News beat ya to it:

"Wild Oaths | 1:51 p.m. For those who remain really upset about Barack Obama’s election, here is a new argument contesting his legitimacy, courtesy of Fox News Channel. Noting that Chief Justice John Roberts flubbed his recitation of the oath of office during the swearing-in ceremony, Chris Wallace, the Fox News anchor, said: “I’m not sure that Barack Obama really is the President of the United States. Because the oath of office is set in the Constitution, and I wasn’t at all convinced that even after he tried to amend it that John Roberts ever got it out straight and that Barack Obama ever said the prescribed words. I suspect that everybody is going to forgive him and allow him to take over as president but I’m not sure he actually said what is in the Constitution.”