Surprise? Obama Calls A Meeting With The People He Called "Teabaggers", "Racists" and "The Enemy" And Everyone Is Shocked That They Didn't Show Up?

historic landslide avalanche victory

No it has happen before.

they don't want the democrat party in charge of running the country

The Pubs only have the House and that will be contentious at the very least with the Teabaggers nipping at the Republikans heal all of the time.

No, this was an historic landslide that has never been seen before in American politics.

Yes NOT in your lifetime.

The Dems did to the Republikans in 1933

The republican landslide of this November is the biggest avalache ever in American politics! E-V-E-R!!! ( ;

You like Beck just because you say its true does NOT make it a fact.

Jack Death, 1933 is when we went off the gold standard and America went to hell

Nice try but in 1957 the Republikans added "In GOD We Trust" by 1965 the silver was gone from the paper as well as the coinage but, we still had GOD so take it on "FAITH" because there is NO back up plan.

Then in 1971 good old Tricky Dicky floated the dollar against gold and sold us out to the Chinese.

Once the Deity was added the money became worthless and then Nixon sold US into slavery.

No, this was an historic landslide that has never been seen before in American politics.

And won't last either. Two years at tops. The surprises for the voters will start happening in January is my guess.

What they said in a historic landslide avalanche victory that day was they don't want the democrat party in charge of running the country

not when they lost the senate, they didn't. what they said was that clear channel got their big lie over. ask them why they voted for republicans and all you get are corpofeed talking points. this was a citizen's united and corpofeed victory. people still hate the republicans and their running dogs, and there's the same strife internally. what they'll get is more unemployment and personal vendetta. you all will love that, but it'll cost you. whatever little work we have left here will be going overseas under corpos.

Biggest E-V-E-R!!!? Hardly. The seats won in American elections are not directly proportional to the popularity of the parties. The American people weren't yelling as loudly as you think.

Looking at the House, 85,649,021 votes were recorded. Of those, 44,611,545 or 52.09% of the vote went to Republican candidates and 38,328,014 or 44.75% went to Democratic candidates. A difference of 6,283,531 votes or 7.34%.

Let's compare that to 2008 House elections. 122,686,190 votes were recorded 65,241,408 or 53.18% for the Democratic candidates and 52,184,380 or 42.53% went to Republican candidates. A difference of 13,057,028 or 10.65%.

2010 Governors: 69,608,747 Total. 33,436,310, 48.03% Republican. 32,550,563, 46.76% Democratic. That "historic landslide" in the states came down to 885,747 or 1.27% of the vote.

There were only 11 Gubernatorial seats up in 08 but Democratic candidates won by 420,120 votes or 2.96%. In 06, when 36 seats were up, Democratic candidates won by 3,832,902 or 5.84% of the vote.

This year the Senate went Republican by 3,166,625 votes or 4.2%. In 08 the Senate went Democratic by 4,546,788 or 6.85% of the vote.

So there are some facts to chew on. Hardly historic, Republicans couldn't even match the popular margins of the previous election. How about that?

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1933 is when we went off the gold standard and America went to hell, economically.

hmm, sound familiar?

Jack Death, 1933 is when we went off the gold standard and America went to hell, economically.

It's a meaningless statement.

meaningless to those who do not understand economics....or understand that our monetary system is based on debt and the devaluation of the dollar.

yea I would agree...it is meaningless to those who dont understand.

peace.

Don't forget 1913 and the Federal Reserve Act which set the stage for 1933. Which president signed the Fed Res Act? And who was controlling Congress? Oh yes:

Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924) was the 28th President of the United States. A leader of the Progressive Movement,

In his first term, Wilson persuaded a Democratic Congress to pass the Federal Reserve Act, Federal Trade Commission Act, the Clayton Antitrust Act, the Federal Farm Loan Act and America's first-ever federal progressive income tax in the Revenue Act of 1913. Wilson brought many white Southerners into his administration, and tolerated their expansion of segregation in many federal agencies.^[1]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodrow_Wilson

(Yes, I know. It's wiki. It was quick...)

wilson began the enslavement and FDR finished us off.

james-1416766

meaningless to those who do not understand economics....or understand that our monetary system is based on debt and the devaluation of the dollar.

yea I would agree...it is meaningless to those who dont understand.

peace.

You do know that if the dollar were still on the gold standard inflationary pressure would be even worse. In the 19th Century when we were n the Gold standard recessions were much deeper and longer.

are you @!$%#ing kidding me??? deeper and longer???? lol

it was called the great depression because nothing had ever come close.

deeper and longer

lmao unbelievable.

do you know why the fed was even made??? what their job is??? was??? what they failed to do???

here this might help you out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGlmidTTIKg

he is a pro on the federal reserve....maybe you should listen to him.

austrian economics is the only way.

here this one is also good and is a diredt explanation of the great depression.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTXsKBwKiZY

Ron Paul isn't an Economist.

pretty funny how he can shut up greenspan and bernanke.

he seems to be able to hold his own.

funny how an austrian economics student can hold his own with a keynesian scholar.

and trust me he has more knowledge in his pinky toe about the federal reserve than both of us do in our entire bodies.

oh and you obviously arent aware of his credentials and you didnt watch the last video.

so it shows you really do not want to be educated.

No, Luke, they ARE playing games. I don't know anything about faux outrage, I'm not outrage, but, I'm not surprised either..not after their meeting on Jan 29, 2009.

They didn't like the results of that one, so, they ARE playing games..no doubt they leaked this faux story...

I, as an American tax playing citizen, just want the COUNTRY TO COME FIRST, not the petty tit-for-tat BS that has been going on for 20+ years.

In case you missed it Obama already knew that they weren't coming.

Which made me wonder all the more why you chose to premise your article in the fashion you did....

Just who is engaging in hyperbole?

lol, Oh, I'm not bitter King Dave...I'm just at work on a slow Friday killin' time...what are you doing?

Killing time, trolling about, bored behavior. I can get this anywhere on the net. The assessment written about the Republicans not showing up as usual is one sided, slanderous, dribbling and mean.

They told his they couldn't come on the 18th because of scheduling conflicts with new members going through orientation this week.

that was a lie. Lawrence odonnell had mcconnel and no broehner followed. there was an address to the heritage foundation on how to make obama a one term president and nothing at all that would excuse the arrogance.

The best thing for right wingers is to have an unadulterated exposure to exactly what they wanted. When they've enjoyed as much of raw corpo as they can stand, maybe it still won't be too late. maybe it already is.

Personally, I don't believe the "scheduling conflict" excuse. I think if they were really serious about getting the "Country on the right track"...

The President did politely invite these people as is socially correct. The Republicans rudely slapped his face as usual.

Now why would anyone of sound mind voluntarily meet with obinsky? It's crazy!

It's their job.

Rachael ,, Did you miss what he said about the People of Arizona when we passed a law(SB1070) against people that are in this Country Illegally. He did call Arizonians a bunch of "Racist" and even did a news spot on TV where he Lied to the American people and said, I quote, "If you live in Arizona and you go out with your kids to get ice cream, you are going to be stopped for being Brown".

Of course he tried to back up after so many people including me, called him on the fact that he either hadn't or couldn't read the Law we passed ! As the Law SB1070 clearly stated that "Race" Could Not be used in any way for making a stop.

Obama and Eric Holder both admitted that in fact they had not read the Law (SB1070) before they issued their hateful comments towards the people of Arizona. Neither has ever given an apology for what they said or for being wrong.

ArizonaBill........ because that law is racist. There are already reports out that Hispanics have left Ariz which is what the white people who wrote that racist law wants. I read a report that said 100,000 Hispanics have left the state of Ariz.

No one has to read that law to know that it is a race base law.

ArizonaBill the law was conceived by a person who has racist ties.....Russell Pearce. It was conceived in order to justify (and for political kickbacks for unused prisons) AZ paying 11 million dollars a month in prison costs. I wonder just how many non minorities would have or will be stopped to be asked for papers.

Lifeisgood,,,I will agree with you on a few points here.

One being that it is true that the News reported 100,000 Hispanics "Choose" of their own free will to leave Arizona. This was mostly cause by the fear that was generated by the lies that the Hispanic Leaders and people like Obama told to them.

The truth is that no Legal Hispanic people have been in any way harmed or injured by the new law SB1070 since it went into affect ! But it has helped in the capture and deportation of Illegals.

And yes most of SB1070 went into affect months ago, only a few parts (3) were referred to the Ninth Circuit Court and they heard them on Nov. 2nd and have yet to rule on those parts of the law.

Another truth is that in no way is a law that is only directed at criminals as race based law, and SB1070 clearly states for all that can read that Race nor Skin Color may be used in making a stop or determining if a person is or is not an Illegal alien ! Sorry but those are the true facts ! The rest are just Lies told by people that simply want to instill fear in the Hispanic people.

Sorry to all , but this subject of SB1070 is off topic to Luke Wright's Article. So I will not answer any more on it.

If you would like to debate it I suggest you write an article of your own and please let me know as I would be most happy to share with you any and all facts pertaining to it.

Luke

If you honestly believe that race will not be a factor just because some politician writes it into law then I have some beachfront property to sell you in arizona. What I was implying is that the police can pull you over based on race and deny that that was the reason they pulled you over. The police have perceived and actual power.

http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/crime/accused-officer-credibility-10-14-2010

ArizonaBill....... you do know why Hispanics are leaving right. I say that they don't want to be harass every freaking time they leave their home. Believe me when I say it sucks and makes your day have a bad taste in your mouth when you are stopped by cops. Has a black man who has had 9 DWB' s in my lifetime, I know about being stopped by cops for doing nothing more than walking or driving in America.

What do you mean "no legal Hispanic" would be harmed. Tell me how does the cop know what or who is legal. I can only assume that you mean no legal Hispanic should not have a problem getting pulled over and detain to see right. I can only assume that you think that legal Hispanics should be happy to be stopped on their way to see family or do errands.

So you think that you know that no legal Hispanics have been harmed. Wow, you don't know crap. How about those harmed by having to move out of Ariz. Do those people count. Also how many legal Hispanics that moved were stopped already. I bet that some that have left Ariz has already been harassed. You know "Harmed"

You know you really are clueless if you think that race didn't or does play a part into that racist law. Tell me about the laws that are suppose to protect me from my 8 DWB's. You know that law that says I can't or shouldn't stopped for my black skin. Wow huh

lifeisgood43,, Which is it 9DWB or DWB ? As you site both in your reply. And old saying is that, "you don't have to remember what you said , when you are telling the truth."

Example, I didn't say "What do you mean "no legal Hispanic" would be harmed." I said "None have in any way harmed or injured by the new law" if you read my comment. You ask how do I know this, Well none have reported any problems.

The 100,000 Hispanics that left, Chose to leave because of Fear and Lies spread by the so-called Hispanic Leaders and Activist. But the 1,685,737 that Choose to stay are still here and as far as I know living as well as the rest of us.

As for having to show your ID when stopped by a cop, well grow up we all have to do it and have had to for the last 80 years or so, so get use to it as it didn't start with SB1070.

I personally am proud to show my ID if stopped because I have nothing to hide and I am not ashamed of who I am. I would suggest you should feel the same. After all, if it just cost me a little time on the side of the road to help Law Enforce get rid of Illegals, I don't mind one bit. And I think it is a small price to ask of Americans that support their Country.

DS12

I will buy that beach front property in AZ, means Cali has finaly sunk into the ocean.

lifeisgood43,, Which is it 9DWB or 8DWB ? As you site both in your reply.

Tinkerfarie,,,,Good point, and great thought !

Thanks Arizona

Ariz... it is 9 DWB's. I don't have to lie about that crap. As a black man, I get the stares from the man in blue. I have never ran into a cop that didn't stare me down. That is a freaking reality of my life. Rather you choose to believe make no matter to me. I just gave my views on cops that profile even when the law says you can't. I just pointed out how you seem to not care about the harassment because you deem illegal that bad to you that you don't have a problem getting stop. Well that is you. See I don't like that crap. I have had to many cops pull their guns on me. The sad thing is that I have never been arrested.

Now I don't know if you have been detain for doing nothing. I don't know unless you tell me. But from my personal experiences, "IT IS NOT FUN AT ALL"

So once again, those 100,000 you claim only left because of fear using are the ones that this law attacks. Don't you understand that. WHT in the hell makes you think that those people want cops to stop them when they are going about their way. You are saying that those 100,000 should have just stay in Ariz even though that law makes them "Illegal" in the eyes of cops who can be and will be nasty to some of those 100,000 people. But hey, according to you they should just "Grin and Bear it"

Well this American refuse to pay that small price

Well if 100,000 left the state then that is 100,000 that SHOULD have not been there in the first place, so good riddens....that's no loss to arizona, that's a gain for them and the usa...

legal americans don't run from the cops, only illegals and criminals...

Also let's not forget the health care summit when Obama took the Republican leadership to school. So yes they are definetely cowards.

aren't you astute! sure, i'm calling them racists. let's look at some of the events that have taken place since obama has taken office.

1. a congressman from the south calls obama a liar during an address.

2. a supreme court justice shows his partisanship during a presidential speech(state of the union) that obama is delivering.

3. two southern senators refuse to compromise with anything obama proposes because it is their stated intention to make sure that obama is a one term president. doesn't matter to them how it will affect the nation, rather, it matters how it will affect the conservative agenda.

had any democratic politician treated any republican president with such disrespect the noise from the right would have been deafening. president obama has done nothing as bad as his 4 immediate predecessors. unlike reagan, the two bushes, and clinton, he has no ethical problems. so why is it that a black man in the white house is excoriated at every turn by the conservatives?

BaddestBob you forgot one

4. Senator Demint saying that they will "break" Pres Obama.

so why is it that a black man in the white house is excoriated at every turn by the conservatives?

For many in the conservative party this is the perfect opportunity to let out those deep resentment and fears.

Try a real argument...

Probably wouldn't do any good since you obviously think racism has magically disappeared since the election of PRes Obama

Of Obama's policies sell us down the river( like they have) I hope the party of NO continues to say no, as a matter of fact, "crap, no"!

that's why for the first time in my life I voted a straight repub ticket this past election...just so they would put the brakes on the obam agenda....after locking the doors on the repubs during any legislative discussions these past 2 yrs, I hope they {the enemy, the tea partiers,} continue to tell obam to talk to the hand...

They are racist, teabagging, cowards

yep that and being call enemies by the Prez is why you lost the elections...next?

YUP..I consider it an honor to be on obam's enemy list..it means you must be doin something right for america

I wear any listing on Obama's enemies list as a badge of honor. I am proud to stand against almost everything the President stands for and believes in economically and politically. I am proud to be an enemy of this regime, and not an enemy of the constitution as it is.

There are people who think our ancestors ran with dinosaurs and the sun orbits the earth and that the earth is flat and that there really were WMD in Iraq when Bush started his War Based on Lies in 2003.

Tell me 'bout it, LOL.

Are you suggesting that the party which continually refers to the POTUS as a foreign-born, socialist, Marxist, fascist, elitist, uppity, tyrannical, terrorist-sympathizing closet Muslim bent on the destruction of American society skipped an important meeting because Obama hurt their wittle feelings? Really?

Heh...excellent point, one that the right seems to be pointedly ignoring. Good for you for silencing the nonsense momentarily. 8)

I love all the diversionary tactics going on here.

You mean diversionary tactics like this?:

The issue isn't whether Obama said they were racists. The entire story of Obamas candidacy and presidency has been one of race baiting and racial politics. So there's really nothing to be said by the left on the matter

The real issue is that he and the entire left have ignored the Republicans for two years. He considers them his enemy. Now that Obama needs Republicans to get anything done he's suddenly interested in talking. Before the paint is dry in their offices he wants them on his doorstep so he can show the world he's still in control. Well guess what. He's not in control any more. Republicans aren't playing his game. I hope they ignore him for the next two years.

Looks like you really enjoy using them.

The entire story of Obamas candidacy and presidency has been one of race baiting and racial politics.

It that was true, he never would have won in the first place.

It's childish behavior on the part of the Republicans, and yes- it's also fear that they'll get rhetorically spanked like they did when they invited Obama to that Republican retreat.

Plantsmantx - duh... that IS how he won

He won because he "race baited"? Ah. ok...I get it- to you. "race baiting" means "not pretending you're not black and/or not being an Uncle Tom".

No, the real issue is that, although the Republicans campaigned on a platform of getting things done and "doing the people's business", their true objective is to make sure that absolutely nothing is accomplished during the next two years -- stall the economic recovery and sustain the suffering of the middle class -- in the hopes that doing so damages Obama's chances for reelection.

By skipping the meeting, they are simply sending a message to the nation that they have no intention of even pretending to work with the Democrats on the various national problems that need to be solved.

Scienceguy I voted your comment up. Not for sure everything you said is true, but even if it is, I can live with that. Doing nothing is FAR better than Obama's version of doing anything.

By skipping the meeting, they are simply sending a message to the nation that they have no intention of evenpretending to work with the Democrats on the various national problems that need to be solved.

...and he should use that message as justification for bypassing them at every possible opportunity.

kjmgirl.... but but I thought Pres Obama won because he got most of the votes. You know no Supreme Court had to give Pres Obama a victory because when all votes were tally up, Dems Pres Obama and VP Biden beat Rep John McCain and Rep Sarah Palin.

wow, I didn't know Sarah Palin was a Representative, All this time I thought she was the governor of Alaska. And I thought McCain was a Senator....hmm, oh well.

And I thought McCain was a Senator....hmm, oh well.

Details, details vol! You keep getting caught up in those pesky details. Don't you know that those silly things we used to call facts are irrelevant now? Facts are a thing of the past. Now we go by the narrative. Republicans are ignorant racist elitists. That's the narrative. The truth is unimportant. You just keep faithfully reciting the narrative and the victim groups will line up to drive you into power.

wow, I didn't know Sarah Palin was a Representative, All this time I thought she was the governor of Alaska. And I thought McCain was a Senator....hmm, oh well.

Given that the person wrote "Dems Pres Obama and VP Biden" I would think "Rep" meant "Republican" not "Representative."

thelopes.... thank you. I was not going to tell them that because they really know what I'm talking about. They just refuse to see how I describe John McCain and Sarah Palin by what party that they belong to.

I really don't care if "nothing gets done"

What a loser comment.

Which is like saying, "I don't care if the country goes to hell," which it almost did under the creep she voted for.

yeah, we are so much better now...unemployment at 9.6 %, 5 tillion in debt under the Dems, a financial bill that hampers everybody but those little devils in the fannie Mae and Freddie Mac who were getting and giving kickbacks, Obamacrapcare, TSA feeling up people and trampling rights, nothing done on his recent trip to Asia, and a treaty that will only harm American that Obama is pushing, and let's not forget, suing a state that is trying to curb illegals from coming in, Gitmo still open, Losing more and more soldiers in Afghanistan in a war we can't win because we have to play it PC, a terrorist tried in a civilian court and out of 276 convictions only one stuck that will probably be appeals (and won't that be great of he walks?), taking over the auto industry, the student loan industy, the royal screwup in the gulf....did I miss anything? Oh well, if I did that's just off the top of my head.

Yeah, our system of justice really sucks. We should have just followed the lead of those we claim to be fighting and murdered this boy. I lived in Tennessee one summer and I remember now why it sucked so much.

hey digitusmedius - WHO did I vote for???? You don't have a CLUE

hey GMC - why is it a loser comment? NO government is better than the one we've got

IMO, any legislation they will pass for the next 50 years is too much anyway.

... so I guess you don't want any legislation removing previous legislation, then. Status Quo, Ho!

thelopes - when is the last time there was meaningful repeal of ANYTHING?

lopes

the status quo anymore is a larger government and the destruction of individuality and human rights.

so the liberal agenda is the status quo.

not freedom

peace.

Right, and I see he did let a 'teabagger' slip out. Who knew conservatives were such sensitive feelie types? I always thought they were the tough ones.

As for name calling - I guess they can dish it out but can't take it. It hurts their little feelings.

The president is not the boss of Congress. He is not their superior in any way, shape or form. The president is a paid employee of the people, paid to administer the laws passed by Congress and command the military in times of war. He has no authority to command anyone in the 3 co-equal branches of the federal government. No one in either Congress or the Supreme Court has to jump when he makes a request. They are NOT paid to do so, they are his equals.

The Republicans told him back when he first made the request that they couldn't make it the day he invited them, that they could do it later in the month. No one in Obama's administration has justification for going into a tizzy and I haven't seen any of his spokespeople doing so, only the media and Obama's die hard supporters have.

When the president calls a meeting, You go.

he was elected to 'serve the people" for 4 yrs.. it was an inauguration not a coronation, much to obams dismay and actions...

lee

obama can kiss my ass. authorizing the killing of american citizens without due process.

he can and I would tell him to piss off.

George Bush and Dick Cheney said if you are not with us then you are against us.

If and American citizen had a nuclear weapon and supported the terrorist and planned to use it are you saying we should not kill him if we could?

The military oath says our soldiers are to defend this country against all enemies both foreign and domestic.

If the soldiers are expected to defend us against all enemies foreign and "DOMESTIC", what about the Commander in Chief?

oh so who is a domestic enemy??? that would be someone interpretation.....scary proposition now isnt it that we just kill domestic enemies.

you truly are in over your head on this one trying to justify it.

he is the only president in our history to allow it...and condone it and authorize it.

we went through over 230 years without needing to do so.

wow you are truly in infatuation with him that you cannot see it is wrong.

even salon.com and huffington post blasted him on it.

but you think its the right thing to do.

wow

It looks to me as though the far right has played entirely into President Obama's hand.

oh yeah, huge mid-term losses were all part of Obama's master (oops was that racist?) plan; it's like the "My nuts to your fist" technique from Kung Pow.

Dear Isaac:

Racist? Let's put it this way. Since you raised the issue, you may have some sensitivity here. Not all Republicans are racist; but many racists are Republicans.

If you read carefully, you would see that I use 'far right' and 'T people' (alas, elsewhere 'T-Potty) interchangeably. And clearly, the context of my remark was not the election our President's post-election response to the hard right.

If the 'hard right' (meaning 'far right,' 'T people' or 'T-Potty') refuses to meet the President, then he has all the reason he needs NOT to deal with them. Unless they come to him.

And as I said, they'd rather die.

Therefore, a refusal to meet with the President means that he is under no onus to meet them. He asked, they refused. No discussion. All the best!

Don't forget they also called him the "N" Word.

numbskull??

yah that is sure to win over all those independents and mid america folks with legitimate concerns over taxes and the debt our country is in and the unemployment this country is facing...sheesh no wonder you guys took a "shellacking".........

I personally am glad the Republicans won simply because they now have some skin in the game.

Up to this point they were free to just say no, sit on the sidelines and privately root for the country to fail.

Some like Senator Jim DeMint took a more active role in trying to promote his failure

as a taxpayer I already have 'SKIN IN THE GAME" it is why the obama regime disgusts me so much..he seems to feel that some of us "enemies" don't fall into this category...and if all the repubs can do the next couple of yrs. is just say NO to team obam then they are doing what I elected them to do..put the brakes on obam..then the country does not fail ..failure is letting obam run wild with his/soros's wish list..

Katlin

I am a Liberal Independent! It's to bad those folks with legitimate concerns are gullible to the elixir being marketed by the TEA Party Pirates.

The Republicans can sit down with the President and try to find a happy median with the President. The Democrats were given a mandate for the last two years, they were elected to control both chambers of Congress and the Presidency by the Majority.

The Republicans have been given the lead in the House but they do not have a mandate other than to work with the Democrats who still control the Senate, and the President. Checks and balances are in place! Chew on that.

Why work with people looking to wreck the country? For the Republicans to cooperate with liberals would be like a homeowner working with the burglar to get his stuff stolen.