Up to 2 Million March on D.C. to Protest Big Spending

Oh, it is fun to speak for other people!

People only support the healthcare proposal because they are greedy and want other people to pay their bills.

Why do you only care about money?

 

You know all about speaking for others as I have read what you think Obama is doing with his actions . . . trying to socialize America . . . did Obama say that is what he trying to do?

Speaking for others can be fun huh?

 

Oh, you mean when I use direct quotes from him? Or when I use his own projected budget numbers?

Don't let those details get in your way of an unfounded rant where you get to make up nonsense.

Why do you only care about money?

 

Oh come on, do you realize what this thread is about? Its about tea-baggers protesting because of big government spending. Yet the failed to do so for 8 years. That is the point of that comment. It is absolutely relevant to the thread.

Talking about the fact that the foundation of these deficits were built pre-obama isn't a strawman. Thats a pretty lame tactic for arguing on a message board.

He is wrong because he has a differing opinion? Hmm...

 

OK, so Obama has said he is trying to socialize America . . . I guess you aren't putting words in his mouth . . . you are simply speaking exactly what Obama is saying . . . he is trying to socialize America. I haven't caught him saying that, but I believe you that he is preaching that.

I don't only care about the money or I would be out there protesting my whinny little ass off to stop taking my money away . . . in the name of freedom of course.

 

Do you disagree that his actions have taken us more in the direction of socialism?

At least your past the first step: admitting you have a "whinny little ass".

 

Just like you think I am speaking for those who protest, I think you are speaking for Obama. Doesn't mean either of us is wrong or right, simply that we are speaking about others based on thier actions.

Funny you call me out on it when you do it all the time.


I have the ass of an 18 year old boy . . . whinny or not, chicks dig the little ass.

 

Agreed.

Again, for the 3rd, 4th or 20th time. The spending has gotten worse, and is projected to get worse. That should elicit more protesting.

Is that really hard to understand?

Yes, it is a strawman, because nobody is arguing to the contrary. Show me where somebody argued that we didn't have deficits before Obama. Go ahead. I'll wait. If you can, I'll apologize.

You picked that and started using that in your arguments. Basically the definition of building a Strawman.

 

You didn't answer my question.

 

I can't speak for others, but for me, it's much more than about money. For me, it's the loss of freedom, it's the loss of choice (if healthcare gets passed), it's the violation of the heirarchy of corporate ownership, and mostly it's that I think if we continue down this path, my son will have a worse life than mine. Money is just the first thing I'm going to lose.

 

I don't know if Obama's actions are leading us towards a more socialist society. I could see why some are claiming that, but it's not to a point that I am currently overly concerned about.

I do believe protesters are so emotionally charged about the topic because it is their money at stake.

Now my question to you is are you putting words in Obama's mouth when you interpret his actions to mean he is trying to turn us into a socialist society or did Obama actually say that was his intent?

 

Yes and I don't see you holding a sign claiming Obama is Hitler or that he is a parasite. The people doing that have clearly gotten very personal (and irrational in my mind) about the issue . . . I've seen people act irrationale before and many times money and financial stress was what drove people to take a legit complaint and become crazy about it.

I'm guessing in your line of work you have seen people do some crazy things when their money is at stake. People's personal money creates more crazy emotions and actions than any other issue I have seen . . . including sex . . . and sex makes people do some pretty wacked out stuff.

 

I side with the protesters, and for me it is about health and healthcare, freedom, and my children's future and the debt they will owe. Maybe there are some protesters who only care about the money, but I doubt it is the majority.

To me, this is more important because implementing a program like this is a much bigger deal than a tax increase. Tax breaks can come and go. Government programs tend to just grow, and grow and get more expensive. They never die, regardless of how bad they are.

I don't think I've said he will turn us into a socialist society (without being tongue-in-cheek). I think I have been consistent in saying that his proposals and actions move us more towards socialism.

The latter is pretty hard to dispute.

 

Bitching at each other about Bush and Congress spending like drunken sailors.

 

Ew! Does his mother know?

 

No I don't tell most mothers about having thier child's ass . . . do you?

 

The need has never come up because I've never had a child's ass, nor have I ever wanted a child's ass.

 

Shhh..you're letting the secret out.

Well, that and the fact that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will easily cost more than double the health care costs.