The perfect quote - political in nature

[Randy V]

I have no idea as to the true origin of this as I recieved it in an email from a friend that is very much anti-Obama.
I will be honest with my feelings here. I don't like Obama. I don't believe he was ever qualified to hold the Presidency. I am not a died in the wool Republican or Democrat. I would like to elect people to office that I believe are qualified. I voted for some democrats this year and some republicans.
Back to the subject of this thread.... This email was sent to me with the same subject line I posted here.

Whatever the origin of this truly is, it has caused me to think... Maybe you will agree with it, maybe not.

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Some people have the vocabulary to sum up things in a way that you can quickly understand them. This quote came from the Czech Republic . Someone over there has it figured out. It was translated into English from an article in the Prague newspaper Prager Zeitungon

"The danger to America is not Barrack Obama, but a citizenry capable of entrusting a man like him with the Presidency. It will be far easier to limit and undo the follies of an Obama presidency than to restore the necessary common sense and good judgment to a depraved electorate willing to have such a man for their president. The problem is much deeper and far more serious than Mr. Obama, who is a mere symptom of what ails America . Blaming the prince of the fools should not blind anyone to the vast confederacy of fools that made him their prince. The Republic can survive a Barrack Obama, who is, after all, merely a fool. It is less likely to survive a multitude of fools, such as those who made him their president."

 

[Pete McCluskey.]

Interesting, those sentiments could certainly apply to our Prime Minister also.

 

[Bob Fechter]

Eastern Europeans know what its like. They love freedom because they lived a long time without it.

 

[Mark]

I am not going to post. I am not going to post. I am not going to post.

 

[Jeff Young]

NIce job Randy!

So if you voted for the President, you are part of a "depraved electorate" with no common sense or judgment. That's me I guess.

Is there no room in your world for honest disagreement between the two political parties? This year, the debates convinced me that we had two reasonable candidates, both of whom would do a fine job as President.

Seems like your reaction was to conclude the other side ( folks like me) are fools. Like I said, nice job.

THAT is the real problem with this country right now. Absolutely zero respect for the other side.

And no I didn't hate Bush. I actually voted for the guy in 2000.

 

[Keith]

I am not going to post. I am not going to post. I am not going to post.

I think you have made a wise decision. Trip trap, trip trap.

 

[Randy V]

Sorry Jeff, that's the way I see it...

Why?

I asked myself back when he was running for office ---
Other than the fact that he is a very eloquent speaker, what in this man's background even remotely qualifies him for the office of President of The United States of America?

I came up with nothing...

What did you come up with?

I think that many voted for who they thought was the lesser of two evils....

 

[Jim Rosenthal]

It's okay, Jeff, you've got company. I'm a fool, too. As a matter of fact, not only am I a fool, but I aspire to a greater degree of foolery. I figure I will have really arrived as a fool when I can dig up obscure sourceless quotes from "someone over there" and publish them on the internet. It's hard to imagine a more solid source than "someone over there", unless it's maybe several someones over there. Keep 'em coming, Randy.

 

[Keith]

Mustnotcommentmustnotcomment

Anyway, I have always believed we get the things we most deserve in life.

Government

Police Force

Wives

Children

I have to concur too Randy. "The Lesser of Two Evils"

Wonderful how far our democratic nations have travelled....Not.

 

[Jim Rosenthal]

Randy, what in George W Bush's background qualified HIM to be President? In case you missed it, the qualifications to be President include being a born US citizen and being forty. Can you name any others- aside from getting enough people to vote for you?

The fact is, for better or for worse, the chief qualification for being President of the USA IS getting people to vote for you. What exactly did you have in mind about qualifications for the Presidency?

 

[Bob Fechter]

Let's just see how these next four years go. Can they be attributed to B.O. now? I doubt it, unless somehow the economy turns around.

 

[Jeff Young]

Sorry Jeff, that's the way I see it...

Why?

I asked myself back when he was running for office ---
Other than the fact that he is a very eloquent speaker, what in this man's background even remotely qualifies him for the office of President of The United States of America?

I came up with nothing...

What did you come up with?

I think that many voted for who they thought was the lesser of two evils....

There's plenty I could say about the President's qualfications, most of which you'd disagree with. I'd respect that disagreement; you'd call me a "fool" for my opinion.

There's plenty I could say about your political stance and position that would be offensive, immature and divisive, but also have a kernel of truth to it. Rather than do what you did, and post that type of post, I'll refrain from doing so.

But I do have question for you -- compare and contrast this President's qualifications with, say John F. Kennedy, or Ronald Reagan, and explain to me whether you consider those two Presidents wholly unqualified as well.

 

[Jeff Young]

Let's just see how these next four years go. Can they be attributed to B.O. now? I doubt it, unless somehow the economy turns around.

Hey Bob! How about that 140% turnout in Port Lucie Co.

I won my bet, but you didn't uphold your end of the bargain! You little stinker!

 

[TimB]

But I do have question for you -- compare and contrast this President's qualifications with, say John F. Kennedy, or Ronald Reagan, and explain to me whether you consider those two Presidents wholly unqualified as well.

Just from a political perspective whether you agree with the reforms he enacted as governor of California his accomplishments are greater than voting present. Certainly Reagan accomplished more as president than governor but he did manage the California Welfare Reform Act (CWRA) and although proposition 1 was narrowly defeated it marked the first time that a statewide initiative to limit spending had qualified for the ballot. Sorry but that is real leadership which we have been sorely lacking lately.

 

[Jim Craik]

Randy,

First off, this was an election that could not be lost, yet the Republicans lost. They lost in a spectacular manner. They spent over a year attcking each other, each trying to be more consevative than the other, while at the same time alienating Hispanics, Asians, Unions, Teachers, Childeren, Gays, the Poor, the Middle class and oh yea Women!

Its a simple as that! The American people made the right decision and really, the only practical decision available.

Now Randy, you find this odd, name calling, attack on America, from some guy in Prague, really?..... The Czech Republic? Cause they obviously know so much more about America than we do.

Randy, are you really defending this guy? He says this about the American voters:

A depraved electorate
Lack good judgment
Are Fools
Are a confederacy of Fools
Led by the Prince of Fools

There was a time when win or lose, in the end we were all Americans, that no longer appears to be the case. Have you lost track of what it means to be a Democracy? What it means to be an American?

The Czech Republic? Give me a break! The fools in this election got just what they deserved.

This inept Republican campaign of alienation that we just witnessed, would not have won at any time in our history! Americans have not changed, they do not "lack good judjment" they are not "fools" they are not "depraved, they are Americans! Are You?

 

[TimB]

Jim or Jeff how about the courtesy of an actual answer regarding his qualifications prior to attaining office since I answered your question or was that merely a deflection because you can't name one? I think what was expressed in the article is not that people who voted for him are stupid but that we as a people have become more interested in our own self interest than what is in the best interest of the country....unless you believe his spiraling debt and deficits are a proper course while adding further entitlement programs like the affordable health care act. We can carp on and on about fair shares etc but if you seize all assets of the top 1% you still can't close his deficit gap. Will you still support him if they try to implement a wealth tax on assets not just income? I hope I'm wrong but I suspect that or a VAT will materialize in a second term.

 

[Jim Craik]

Tim, As far as I know the Qualifications to be President of the United states are:

A US Citizen
35+ years old
Enter the race, pay a nominating fee, collect signatures
Receive the most Electorial College votes

Tim, are there other qualifications I'm not aware of?

 

[Jeff Young]

I was not suggesting Reagan and Kennedy were unqualifed. I was suggesting that they had similar qualifications as the President.

Reagan was an actor, and sportscaster until he ran for Governor and was Governor from 67 to 75. Eight years.

Obama was a state senator for 8 years and then a senator for four before he became President. The list of legislation he was involved in while in both bodies is long. Don't start with the "present" vote nonsense, it just shows you are a Fox News stooge. Most legislators vote present a fair amount of the time for a lot of reasons.

The fact is that this idea of "unqualified" such that folks who voted for him are "degenerate fools" is a load of bunk. I frankly thought Randy was above that kind of crap, but I guess not.

And it's been posted here before many times. The additional debt we've incurred the last few years is actually accumulating at a slower pace than under the last President (and was, in the view of most mainstream economists, necessary to prevent a depression). I'm certainly concerned about the debt and the deficit. I'm open to listening to different ideas on how to address it. I listened to Governor Romney's -- increase miiltary spending, keep Medicare and SS the same, and cut taxes 20% -- and disagreed with them.

But I didn't think, and don't think, that people who voted for him are "degenerate fools."

 

[Wally]

Hi Randy First of all. Thank you for having the Balls to Post this. If they take the time to read your preface they should understand that you posted this as INFORMATIVE I have for years looked to see who would be the lessor of the evils ( I really was hoping everyone would have voted for Ron Paul ) That not being an option and the only vote I had I used against B.O. as I was tired of seeing what is happening to this country. Wally

 

[Jeff Young]

It takes balls to be rude?