hahahahahahahaha

Love that change.....

/did people really think politicians would change?

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Remind me, who is in said league?

Keylock, you really need a new bag of magic. Frankly your .jpg is rather lame.

I'm amazed of two things:

1) Shenanigans haven't been called.
2) This thread isn't Fascist.

But I'm not sure 'amazed' is the right word.

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Remind me, who is in said league?

With respect to Fark posting etiquette, I will only say no members are present at this time...


Dupa: Keylock, you really need a new bag of magic. Frankly your .jpg is rather lame.


Feel free to make a better, less lame one.

If it worked for the Republicans, it will work for the Democrats

/sucks when you write the rules and then other people use them like you did, huh?

I'll let the Patrick McFitzpatrick dude do the investigations. He seems to know what he's doing.

And stop accusing our President Elect while we've got troops on the ground in Iraq. It's just not supporting them.

/obvious fail is obvious

PC LOAD LETTER: If it worked for the Republicans, it will work for the Democrats

Well then! That makes it OK!

Tr0mBoNe: /obvious fail is obvious

HA HA!

/Former VooDoo season ticket holder.
//You suck, Benson.

Dancin_In_Anson: PC LOAD LETTER: If it worked for the Republicans, it will work for the Democrats

Well then! That makes it OK!

I hope Obama takes full advantage of all the crap the Right has put in place just to see you all squirm with "IT'S NOT FAIR!! WAAAHHH!!!"

Tr0mBoNe: /obvious fail is obvious

That's great... That's top tier failure, right there.

PC LOAD LETTER: I hope Obama takes full advantage of all the crap the Right has put in place just to see you all squirm laugh with "IT'S NOT FAIR!! WAAAHHH!!!" "HA! HA! You really thought we were going to see change?!"

Because that's what I'm already doing.

hey - if a palin-appointed board can exonerate her, then an obama report can do the same for him.

or is it only ok when republicans do it?

Unindicted co-conspirator is not exactly the same thing as exonerated.

conservatives: we demand obama give us a report on his dealings with blago!
obama: ok, here you go.
conservatives: this is an outrage!

Dancin_In_Anson: PC LOAD LETTER: I hope Obama takes full advantage of all the crap the Right has put in place just to see you all squirm laugh with "IT'S NOT FAIR!! WAAAHHH!!!" "HA! HA! You really thought we were going to see change?!"

Because that's what I'm already doing.

If you have been paying attention, I have said that I don't think Obama will change much of anything since I started supporting him after the Iowa Caucus.

I just wanted a non-ignorant person who sees the value in international cooperation and appreciates the complexity of diplomacy and doesn't use fear to rule. I also wanted someone who supports scientific progress and is willing to properly fund such efforts generously. I was also looking for someone who didn't get sucked into the usual political speak as much (unavoidable, but he's said things that politicians are not "supposed to" say, which lent some frankness to the discussion).

Glad we got my wish.

How else is this investigation going to happen? Obama was never accused of anything by the authorities and I doubt he is going to hand over all his stuff to another group... His options seem to be do his own investigation or don't do anything.

It seems to me that Blago exonerated Obama and Rahm from the get go. The issue here is whether Obama was going to "pay to play." In other words, would he be willing to give Blago something in order to get the Senate seat for Valerie Jarrett. Blago himself (or it could have been John Harris his CoS) said that all that Obama would give him for the seat is farking gratitude. If that is a crime, then lock up every politician (hell, most of politics is actual pay to play but I digress). The contacts between Obama and Blago are only an issue because of GOP desperation. There is no there there from a corruption perspective, but since the GOP has nothing else to offer, they will pretend that Obama and Blago are BFF and that Blago is going to be Obama's ambassador to Utopia.

BritneysSpeculum: The issue here is whether Obama was going to "pay to play." In other words, would he be willing to give Blago something in order to get the Senate seat for Valerie Jarrett.

Didn't he appoint her to his staff and take her out of the running right after his staff would have found out Blago was trying to get something for the appointment?

PC LOAD LETTER If it worked for the Republicans, it will work for the Democrats

/sucks when you write the rules and then other people use them like you did, huh?

When you consider that Democrats have been saying that they'll be better than Republicans, more honest, blah blah blah, then go and pull the same things that the Republican party has while saying "OMG it sucks when you're not the only ones who do this crap, doesn't it?" then yes, it does suck.

I'm sorry, I'm failing to see a problem here. Anyone care to point out why I'm supposed to be hating on Obama?

Yeah what a "neutral" headline mods.

Take a report that will even have the FBI saying they were cleared of any wrong doing at spin it like a cover up.

JLShuttle: PC LOAD LETTER If it worked for the Republicans, it will work for the Democrats

/sucks when you write the rules and then other people use them like you did, huh?

When you consider that Democrats have been saying that they'll be better than Republicans, more honest, blah blah blah, then go and pull the same things that the Republican party has while saying "OMG it sucks when you're not the only ones who do this crap, doesn't it?" then yes, it does suck.

What did the Democrats do here wrong exactly?

No one is saying there was any wrong doing by Obama or his staff including the FBI.

So this means Blago is innocent too?

Sorry once again reality hurts:

THE FBI LOOKED INTO THIS AND CLEARED OBAMA'S STAFF!


Sorry for those who are living in the spin of the submittards headline.

real shaman: hahahahahahahaha

Love that change.....

/did people really think politicians would change?

Sorry I'm not American so I'm not used to making stuff up and calling it fact, but is there something I missed where Obama actually did something wrong or are you just a pathetic troll?

Corvus: Sorry once again reality hurts:

THE FBI LOOKED INTO THIS AND CLEARED OBAMA'S STAFF!


Sorry for those who are living in the spin of the submittards headline.

It is all they have.

The next 8 years of republican bawling and feet stamping over superficial issues are going to be tiresome.

Why do these headlines get greenlit? Does it really just not matter that there is absolutely NO evidence of any wrongdoing whatsoever on the incoming administration's part or is it just "Right WingNuts get to make stuff up" day again?

/suspects it's the latter
//it is a day that ends in "y" after all

sevon: Why do these headlines get greenlit? Does it really just not matter that there is absolutely NO evidence of any wrongdoing whatsoever on the incoming administration's part or is it just "Right WingNuts get to make stuff up" day again?

/suspects it's the latter
//it is a day that ends in "y" after all

And Drew told us these misleading BS headlines would stop after the election. I guess not so much.

Hey, I still remember the days of republican shooing off REPUBLICAN memos about the Iraq war saying it was going poorly. Dems kept going 'Look, guys, even the republican memos say it's going bad... it's going bad'. Which, is still funny.

In this case, if it didn't clear I hope we'd have better response than 'Nah, I'm just going to disregard this.'

please: The next 8 years of republican bawling and feet stamping over superficial issues are going to be tiresome.

That's what they do. They cry like a baby until they get their way.

They figure like Clinton if the call everything a scandal sooner or later they will either find a real one or people will believe the person is "scandal ridden" because they say it so much.

Can I try that?

"Yes, I.R.S., I will not be submitting an income tax return this year due to the fact that my internal audit shows I owe no taxes. Thanks for your interest."

You know, after my initial post, I realize folks like me are actually part of the problem. We know what reality is and that there was no wrongdoing by Obama or his staff or even significant connections between Obama and Blagojevich; Feeding the trolls does NOT make them go away. By even commenting on these ridiculous headlines we're giving them exactly what they want, our indignation, and exactly what they want, which is continuing to distract from anything that really matters.

pkellmey: Can I try that?

"Yes, I.R.S., I will not be submitting an income tax return this year due to the fact that my internal audit shows I owe no taxes. Thanks for your interest."

But the FBI looked into the matter too and cleared the staff.

sevon: By even commenting on these ridiculous headlines we're giving them exactly what they want, our indignation, and exactly what they want, which is continuing to distract from anything that really matters.

You don't do it to change their mind you do it so others, don't believe them.

If no one says the other side people will just believe they are right.

Corvus: And Drew told us these misleading BS headlines would stop after the election. I guess not so much.

You know, it's a big internet out there. I don't think Drew is forcing you to stay. Some of us enjoy BS headlines and the reactions they generate. And the Boobies, of course. Don't want to neglect those.

I'm really looking forward to the day after Obama is Innaugurated, when he signs the Presidential Order that will imprison all the Freepers and various other Rightwing nutjobs in those FEMA prison camps.

/Well, I can hope, can't I?
//Hoping really hard
///hoping for more slashies

What's with this Fitzgerald guy? His actions and inactions don't inspire confidence that his investigation is being conducted entirely apolitically.

Control_this: And stop accusing our President Elect while we've got troops on the ground in Iraq. It's just not supporting them.

I. Love. Saying. This.

Blagojevich and Jesse Jackson, Jr. already said they didn't do anything wrong, now Obama's report will say his staff didn't do anything wrong. Fitzgerald can close his investigation, obviously the whole controversy is about nothing.

Remember, Cheney's Chief of Staff went to prison for repeating gossip. Negotiating an appointment, even if he don't offer enough to get it, might be a problem for The Chief of Staff Of The Office Of The President Elect.

From TFA:

Two Democratic officials are predicting that the long-awaited report about aides to President-elect Barack Obama alleged contact with the office of embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich will largely exonerate Obama's transition team.

Note the word largely. That tells me they are not expecting a complete exoneration.

Hat Madder:
Remember, Cheney's Chief of Staff went to prison for repeating gossip. Negotiating an appointment, even if he don't offer enough to get it, might be a problem for The Chief of Staff Of The Office Of The President Elect.

Scooter was convicted of obstructing justice, lying to the FBI, and perjuring himself before a grand jury. And he didn't go to prison.

Corvus: And Drew told us these misleading BS headlines would stop after the election. I guess not so much.


The headline is not misleading or BS.... The headline happens to be pretty accurate. The story - on the other hand - happens to be a misleading pile of BS.

If my fellow righties/Republicans are going to be trotting out lame-ass shiat like this and slapping each other on the backs then this is going to be one long motherfarking 4 years for me. Don't make me register independent, you dumbass bastards. We're better than this.

For fark's sake my fellow Republicans - save your farking energy for when an ACTUAL scandal happens. EVERY president will have SOME kind of scandal or example of poor judgement (we are all human and flawed, after all) so have the farking honesty and decency at least to wait for that instead of trying to exaggerate a situation in which it looks like he did the right thing and declined to bribe someone. Getting all worked up over this one just makes us look pathetic and ineffectual. What are we going to do next, complain about what a scandal it is that he won't steal something?

Ugh... It's going to be a long, embarrassing, four years.

Nabb1: Corvus: And Drew told us these misleading BS headlines would stop after the election. I guess not so much.

You know, it's a big internet out there. I don't think Drew is forcing you to stay. Some of us enjoy BS headlines and the reactions they generate. And the Boobies, of course. Don't want to neglect those.


Wiener.

This is the thread where two sides argue on entirely different points right? Democrats will say Obama did nothing wrong. Republicans will say Obama was dishonest initially about his involvement, but agree nothing illegal was done. Then both sides argue for about 400 posts.

Dancin_In_Anson: PC LOAD LETTER: If it worked for the Republicans, it will work for the Democrats

Well then! That makes it OK!

Yeah, that's the CHANGE they were talking about.