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jared8783 05-04-2012 05:41 PM

Obama's accomplishments
 
Ok so I tried doing something similar to this once before on here with no success. Then the thread turned in a completely different direction.

Can somebody (preferably an obama supporter) please list some of his accomplishments, good things that would not have come without him or his policies.

Braineack 05-04-2012 05:43 PM

Lol. I can count more cats in my house...

Gryff 05-04-2012 06:01 PM

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This is how I just pictured you Scott.

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1336168880

It made me laugh.

Ps, I am not saying anything about the politics, Purely what I pictured based on Scotts comment

Braineack 05-04-2012 06:19 PM

that dude owns a cat farm. im jelly.

olderguy 05-04-2012 06:22 PM

Well, I got out a blank sheet of paper and sat for awhile listing his positive accomplishments. Except for his taking credit for killing Bin Laden, I still have a blank sheet of paper.

arga 05-04-2012 07:08 PM

I passionately dislike his healthcare bill but my daughter does have healthcare under my insurance even though she's moved out and is no longer going to college. You can argue it isn't a good thing but it's a good thing for me. The Supreme Court will likely negate this one by election day, anyway.

While he's done a number of subtle things to undermine the second amendment (Supreme Court nominations, Fast and Furious/Holder, tracking sales in boarder states) he has not openly attacked it like many thought he would. In fact he passed up an obvious opportunity during the Arizona shooting last year and instead make a plea for bipartisanship. <Really less an accomplishment and more a pleasant surprise>

The market has been solidly above $13k for months now. Obama's accomplishment? Of course not, but many will give him credit. He sure as hell would have been blamed if it was still under $10k.

The pull out of Iraq seemed to be handled well. I honestly don't comprehend the subtleties here, though. What do ya'll think?

njn63 05-04-2012 07:09 PM


Originally Posted by olderguy (Post 873714)
Except for his taking credit for killing Bin Laden,

Presidents are always the quarterback of the team: too much credit for a win and too much blame for a loss.

Only things I can think of offhand that have happened during his term:
-expansion of domestic energy production
-repeal of don't ask, don't tell
-Bin Laden
-Health Care Reform (getting it passed was an accomplishment, regardless of my opinion of it)

Here's a list if you actually care. It is bias as hell but it's what you'd get from an Obama supporter: http://obamaachievements.org/list

elesjuan 05-04-2012 07:11 PM


Originally Posted by olderguy (Post 873714)
Well, I got out a blank sheet of paper and sat for awhile listing his positive accomplishments. Except for his taking credit for killing Bin Laden, I still have a blank sheet of paper.


Failed policies, 5 trillion dollars added to the debt, unemployment at the worst since Carter, and a failed health care reform which will be overturned 100% in about another month.

But hey, the real hero's killed Bin Laden while he happened to be President. Guess that's something to run on, you know, "not spiking the football."

:facepalm:

njn63 05-04-2012 07:12 PM


Originally Posted by arga (Post 873720)
While he's done a number of subtle things to undermine the second amendment (Supreme Court nominations, Fast and Furious/Holder, tracking sales in boarder states) he has not openly attacked it like many thought he would. In fact he passed up an obvious opportunity during the Arizona shooting last year and instead make a plea for bipartisanship. <Really less an accomplishment and more a pleasant surprise>

He also signed the bill to allow carry in national parks. Not his idea I'm sure but it definitely seems like he's a lot more friendly to guns than people expected.

fooger03 05-04-2012 07:55 PM

He singlehandedly took away black people's ability to claim that they are an oppressed minority.

thirdgen 05-04-2012 09:28 PM

Wait...isn't he the only person alive to win the Nobel peace prise for absolutely no reason at all?

Ryan_G 05-04-2012 09:53 PM

I was really expecting to open this thread and see a completely blank OP.That would have been appropriate.

hustler 05-04-2012 11:24 PM

He showed us Osama bin Laden's head, proving he killed him.

jboogie 05-04-2012 11:34 PM

Got me $8k after I bought my house.

jared8783 05-05-2012 01:43 AM

well jboogie, i can actually take what you say seriously
only cuz i believe our income tax system is a big fraud

that being said, he probably only did it to buy votes

thirdgen 05-05-2012 02:28 AM

Insert slavery voting booth photo here:

Faeflora 05-05-2012 03:20 AM

Accomplishment:


You put the dick in your butt. The end. Fuk you.

Braineack 05-05-2012 11:12 AM


Originally Posted by njn63 (Post 873721)
Only things I can think of offhand that have happened during his term:
-expansion of domestic energy production
-repeal of don't ask, don't tell
-Bin Laden
-Health Care Reform (getting it passed was an accomplishment, regardless of my opinion of it)



-expansion of domestic energy production -- debatable. he's killing off nuclear and coal energy, he's causing energy to be more expensive, all his alternative energy investments have been failures. Not something I'd want to be proud of.

-repeal of don't ask, don't tell -- now if he could only close Gitmo...

-Bin Laden -- this had nothing to do with president Obama

-Health Care Reform -- I'll give him this. Not that I agree with it, but it's the only thing that has happened on his watch...but it again, wasn't really his doing...he just signed the bill.

hustler 05-05-2012 11:28 AM


Originally Posted by Braineack (Post 873963)
-Bin Laden -- this had nothing to do with president Obama

He could have refused the kill when we had the opportunity like Clinton did.

Braineack 05-05-2012 12:00 PM

Admiral McRaven.


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