Just saying, lets wait a couple of years. He could end up being worse than Bush (I'm not sure how, but it could happen).

Right now, he's a nothing and a nobody when it comes to presidents. Even the Duh-bya cultists weren't so incredibly idiotic as these liberal dimwits who want to name everything for ol' Barry O. BEFORE HE EVEN TAKES OFFICE!

Silly_Sot: Right now, he's a nothing and a nobody when it comes to presidents. Even the Duh-bya cultists weren't so incredibly idiotic as these liberal dimwits who want to name everything for ol' Barry O. BEFORE HE EVEN TAKES OFFICE!

To me, the whole thing of naming things after famous guys doesn't resonate.
Of course, you righties are a lot worse about it than the lefties - you name shiat after PROVEN failures, like Bush and Reagan - but I think that's because you contards are just failed human beings, and you worship a cult of failure.
This is because you are cowards, racists, and punks. Suck it contards, you lost.

Silly_Sot: Right now, he's a nothing and a nobody when it comes to presidents. Even the Duh-bya cultists weren't so incredibly idiotic as these liberal dimwits who want to name everything for ol' Barry O. BEFORE HE EVEN TAKES OFFICE!

People on the right want to blame him for everything - before he's even taken office - so, it seems to balance out.

Having to name a sports team after a guy named with the letter "o" is different.

Critters don't really make it.
The Obama Opossums? The Obama Ostriches? The Obama Ospreys?

Or you could get pretentious.
The Obama Overdrive. The Obama Olympians. The Obama Opus.

Maybe even throw in obscure:
The Obama Octohedrons. The Obama Ochos. The Obama Ovums. (what a bunch of pussies)

varmitydog: Critters don't really make it.
The Obama Opossums? The Obama Ostriches? The Obama Ospreys?

What about the Obama Orangutans? Their mascot could be a guy in an ape costume going around picking up all the pretty white cheerleaders.

varmitydog: Having to name a sports team after a guy named with the letter "o" is different.

Critters don't really make it.
The Obama Opossums? The Obama Ostriches? The Obama Ospreys?

Or you could get pretentious.
The Obama Overdrive. The Obama Olympians. The Obama Opus.

Maybe even throw in obscure:
The Obama Octohedrons. The Obama Ochos. The Obama Ovums. (what a bunch of pussies)

Whitney Young Dolphins?
Foreman Hornets?
Obama Ocelots
Obama Orcas
Obama Osprey

Silly_Sot: Even the Duh-bya cultists weren't so incredibly idiotic as these liberal dimwits who want to name everything for ol' Barry O. BEFORE HE EVEN TAKES OFFICE!

Never underestimate the dimwittedness of the Duh-bya cultists.

I see quite a few missed the little factotum at the bottom of the article.

FTA In November, the Ludlum Elementary School in Hempstead became the nation's first school to adopt Obama's name.


It's already happened. So yea that gives the right a little room to biatch about the guy prematurely. The left Lionizing him Prematurely is the balance.

/Hopes soon people start to come to their senses both right and left.
//Not to diminish the nature of his election but A) It's not like he's a dark southern Black, he's half and half, and B) This isn't exactly the 60-70's. Let's leave his farking face of Everest until he earns it mmmkay?

Excuse me, I don't appreciate being lumped with Valley Stream, they're the ones who trampled the Wal*Mart employee.

And nobody on Long Island appreciates being lumped with Hempstead.

It's Racist.

speedballtucker: Silly_Sot: Even the Duh-bya cultists weren't so incredibly idiotic as these liberal dimwits who want to name everything for ol' Barry O. BEFORE HE EVEN TAKES OFFICE!

Never underestimate the dimwittedness of the Duh-bya cultists.

To be fair, it is only Stockton.

jso2897: To me, the whole thing of naming things after famous guys doesn't resonate.

Famous guys I can understand. It's the nobodies I don't get. We've got an intersection - that's right, a place where two road meet - named after a cop. The Joe T. Sumguy Memorial Intersection. How farking embarrassing is that?

But don't you have to be dead before you get a school named after you? I hope this isn't a case of foreshadowing.

Death By Monkey: varmitydog: Critters don't really make it.
The Obama Opossums? The Obama Ostriches? The Obama Ospreys?

What about the Obama Orangutans? Their mascot could be a guy in an ape costume going around picking up all the pretty white cheerleaders.

Orangutans are some pretty tough customers, too.

\Wouldn't want to meet one in a dark alley!

CanisNoir: I see quite a few missed the little factotum at the bottom of the article.

FTA In November, the Ludlum Elementary School in Hempstead became the nation's first school to adopt Obama's name.


It's already happened. So yea that gives the right a little room to biatch about the guy prematurely. The left Lionizing him Prematurely is the balance.

/Hopes soon people start to come to their senses both right and left.
//Not to diminish the nature of his election but A) It's not like he's a dark southern Black, he's half and half, and B) This isn't exactly the 60-70's. Let's leave his farking face of Everest until he earns it mmmkay?

Actually, I think the name change has more to do with being the first black president than worshiping him.

But don't let that stop you from continuing the stupid left talking point about the messiah and all that. I appreciate it when people label themselves.

Does this mean my idea of Barack Obama plastic lunch boxes isn't a good one?

It's my idea because it's mine.

Silly_Sot: Right now, he's a nothing and a nobody when it comes to presidents. Even the Duh-bya cultists weren't so incredibly idiotic as these liberal dimwits who want to name everything for ol' Barry O. BEFORE HE EVEN TAKES OFFICE!

He's the first black President. Even if he ends up being a mediocre Commander in Chief, he's earned his place in the annals of U.S. history (and probably World history) for all time.

It's really weird how touchy some people are about Barack Obama considering he hasn't really done anything to disagree with yet. Obviously he could turn out to be a bad President, but that really doesn't diminish what he's accomplished to date, or the historical significance of it.

Rodeodoc: jso2897: To me, the whole thing of naming things after famous guys doesn't resonate.

Famous guys I can understand. It's the nobodies I don't get. We've got an intersection - that's right, a place where two road meet - named after a cop. The Joe T. Sumguy Memorial Intersection. How farking embarrassing is that?

But don't you have to be dead before you get a school named after you? I hope this isn't a case of foreshadowing.

There was a Dead Indian Road near where I live. Then it became politically incorrect, and they renamed it Dead Indian Memorial Road. That's about as generic as it gets.

We also have a Jumpoff Joe Creek Road, named after a man somewhat involved in creating dead Indians (in the Modoc War).

This is ridiculous. Not even in office yet; we should wait until he is out of office and if he has been a good president, then...maybe



/this does not surprise me at all though; as the left is filled with hyper reactionary overly dramatic douches who posses ZERO patience.They also have incredibly low standards to gauge achievement.

TwistedFark: Obviously he could turn out to be a bad President, but that really doesn't diminish what he's accomplished to date,


So what has he accomplished...to date?

I'll add the most significant, you can add the rest. Please feel free to use an extra sheet of paper if necessary.


1. Mr. Obama got elected to the office of POTUS, a great accomplishment for any person.

2.

3.

4.....etc

I'm loathe to blame him for his first year or so. Therefore, I'm also loathe to give him credit for his first year or so.

Let the guy at least finish out a term before you start renaming things after the guy.

Remember when schools were named after pillars of the community? George Washington didn't have schools named after him because he was simply the first president. Gone are the days of naming public areas after heroes, adventurers, scientists, and patrons. Now we name them after politicians and bureaucrats.

Americans deserve what they get.

Phil Herup: TwistedFark: Obviously he could turn out to be a bad President, but that really doesn't diminish what he's accomplished to date,


So what has he accomplished...to date?

I'll add the most significant, you can add the rest. Please feel free to use an extra sheet of paper if necessary.


1. Mr. Obama got elected to the office of POTUS, a great accomplishment for any person.

2.

3.

4.....etc

I have to agree. Running a brilliant campaign and breaking the color barrier are accomplishments in their own right, but they miss the point that it was so he could become PRESIDENT. Nixon, Buchanan, Grant and Hoover could have had just as ground breaking a campaign and election, but ultimately no one gives a crap.

That said, Phil, why don't yourself to the same standard and actually wait for him to be sworn in before snarking on Obama.

deevo: Excuse me, I don't appreciate being lumped with Valley Stream, they're the ones who trampled the Wal*Mart employee.

And nobody on Long Island appreciates being lumped with Hempstead Long Island.

Like those are the only minority towns on Long Island.

Phil Herup: This is ridiculous. Not even in office yet; we should wait until he is out of office and if he has been a good president, then...maybe


Really. I mean what happens if even though he's the first black president he screws up royally? Do you stick with the name because of what he was when the name was set, or do you change it because of what he became?

Nobody wants to graduate from Richard Nixon High.

In this enviornment? Someone would probably burn it down. Note the lack of Bush High.

PC LOAD LETTER: That said, Phil, why don't yourself to the same standard and actually wait for him to be sworn in before snarking on Obama.


I'm not snarking on Obama at all. I was asking Twisted Fark to go into to a little detail about his accomplishments to date. That's it.

Stewart argued with several people during the heated gathering and insisted that many parents in the ethnically diverse school supported the plan.

*puke*

Oh, fark "diversity".

deevo: Excuse me, I don't appreciate being lumped with Valley Stream, they're the ones who trampled the Wal*Mart employee.

And nobody on Long Island appreciates being lumped with Hempstead.

The residents of Valley Stream don't want to be lumped in with the WalMart tramplers either. Just because the tramplers shop in the area, doesn't mean those people live in the area.

varmitydog: Having to name a sports team after a guy named with the letter "o" is different.

Critters don't really make it.
The Obama Opossums? The Obama Ostriches? The Obama Ospreys?

Or you could get pretentious.
The Obama Overdrive. The Obama Olympians. The Obama Opus.

Maybe even throw in obscure:
The Obama Octohedrons. The Obama Ochos. The Obama Ovums. (what a bunch of pussies)

I'd spring for the Obama Octoroks.

katrina_666: The residents of Valley Stream don't want to be lumped in with the WalMart tramplers either. Just because the tramplers shop in the area, doesn't mean those people live in the area.

But that poor man was shompled to death!

jso2897: Silly_Sot: Right now, he's a nothing and a nobody when it comes to presidents. Even the Duh-bya cultists weren't so incredibly idiotic as these liberal dimwits who want to name everything for ol' Barry O. BEFORE HE EVEN TAKES OFFICE!

To me, the whole thing of naming things after famous guys doesn't resonate.
Of course, you righties are a lot worse about it than the lefties,

Gee, I didn't know that terms like "Duh-bya cultists" were used by right-wingers. Oh, that's right, there are idiots who stpudidly blindly presume that refusing to worship Barry O. means that one MUST automatically be a "right winger". News for the brain-dead: Not being a Barry O. cultist does not mean that one is a "right-winger". Believe it or not, not everybody has to worship some political hack or another to have a nice day.

Of course, this is really to complex to go over the Barry O. cultits' heads, but I do try to educate even the stupidest.

At least I can now comfort myself with the knowledge that Barry O. cultists are intellectually identical to the Duh-bya cultists.

Snarfangel: katrina_666: The residents of Valley Stream don't want to be lumped in with the WalMart tramplers either. Just because the tramplers shop in the area, doesn't mean those people live in the area.

But that poor man was shompled to death!

Shompled, what an awesome word. Everytime I pass a WalMart now, I get Weird Al's "Weasel Stomping Day" stuck in my head, but I substitute Walmart stomping for weasel stomping (of course).

katrina_666: Just because the tramplers shop in the area, doesn't mean those people live in the area.


Damn right. You never trample people to death in your own neighborhood.

/Trampling 101


cue up the Zeppelin....Trampled Under Foot (pops)

you are welcome

TwistedFark: Silly_Sot: Right now, he's a nothing and a nobody when it comes to presidents. Even the Duh-bya cultists weren't so incredibly idiotic as these liberal dimwits who want to name everything for ol' Barry O. BEFORE HE EVEN TAKES OFFICE!

He's the first black President.

So farking what? HE HAS NOT YET EARNED ANYTHING BEYOND HAVING THE OFFICE. I realize this goes over the heads of the cultists, but at least you're now all publically as stupid as those folks who worship GW Bush.

Phil Herup: PC LOAD LETTER: That said, Phil, why don't yourself to the same standard and actually wait for him to be sworn in before snarking on Obama.


I'm not snarking on Obama at all. I was asking Twisted Fark to go into to a little detail about his accomplishments to date. That's it.

I know, I meant all your other posts in every other Obama thread :)

Silly_Sot: Barry O. cultits

Your "HURRR WHAARRGARBLE" is showing.

/agree with your basic point about naming shiat for him before he even signs a single bill, however

Silly_Sot: TwistedFark: Silly_Sot: Right now, he's a nothing and a nobody when it comes to presidents. Even the Duh-bya cultists weren't so incredibly idiotic as these liberal dimwits who want to name everything for ol' Barry O. BEFORE HE EVEN TAKES OFFICE!

He's the first black President.

So farking what? HE HAS NOT YET EARNED ANYTHING BEYOND HAVING THE OFFICE. I realize this goes over the heads of the cultists, but at least you're now all publically as stupid as those folks who worship GW Bush.

So farking what?

ARE YOU SERIOUS?

Does someone need to beat you bloody with a history book until you understand the monumental significance of this man being POTUS?

Reasonable people can debate the wisdom in naming buildings after a President who has yet to obtain office, and that's all fine and fair. But you can argue that position without having to make the sum of your argument akin to "He's a nobody who hasn't done anything!"

That just makes you look retarded.

TwistedFark: Silly_Sot: Right now, he's a nothing and a nobody when it comes to presidents. Even the Duh-bya cultists weren't so incredibly idiotic as these liberal dimwits who want to name everything for ol' Barry O. BEFORE HE EVEN TAKES OFFICE!

He's the first black President. Even if he ends up being a mediocre Commander in Chief, he's earned his place in the annals of U.S. history (and probably World history) for all time.

It's really weird how touchy some people are about Barack Obama considering he hasn't really done anything to disagree with yet. Obviously he could turn out to be a bad President, but that really doesn't diminish what he's accomplished to date, or the historical significance of it.

Many in the far right disagree with Obama's insistence on being black on sunny days.

A long and proud tradition of having a clear stream...?

In LONG ISLAND...?

*confused*

Meh. There are schools named after Taft. Seriously. I don't see a problem.

TwistedFark: Does someone need to beat you bloody with a history book until you understand the monumental significance of this man being POTUS?


The historical significance of his election is not a measure of his accomplishments. I believe you may be missing that.


I do not think it is out of the question to point out that he really has not done a whole lot. I wish him the best, and hope someday there are many schools named after him because he was a kick-ass POTUS. We have to wait.

/I know... the left does not wait, patience is not a virtue the left treasures.

I never understand the problem the far right has on this issue. The far left didn't complain when Bush had a sewage plant named after him.

. . .

Does anyone remember Jackie Robinson because of his skill at baseball? No. They don't. Obama will be thought of favorably by history no matter what. He's the first black president, that's a big accomplishment, and fark you if you want to minimize that accomplishment.

Hey subby Long Island is not a single entity.

Long Island has two counties and within them separate townships and school districts.

jso2897: Silly_Sot: Right now, he's a nothing and a nobody when it comes to presidents. Even the Duh-bya cultists weren't so incredibly idiotic as these liberal dimwits who want to name everything for ol' Barry O. BEFORE HE EVEN TAKES OFFICE!

To me, the whole thing of naming things after famous guys doesn't resonate.
Of course, you righties are a lot worse about it than the lefties - you name shiat after PROVEN failures, like Bush and Reagan - but I think that's because you contards are just failed human beings, and you worship a cult of failure.
This is because you are cowards, racists, and punks. Suck it contards, you lost.

yeah, pretty much this

While at it, can you take John Glenn too? Unless you're in Florida or Ohio, that should not be a school's name.

Obama only came to Hofstra for a debate, nothing more. A school on a island shouldn't have named for him here unless we were in Hawaii where its 73 degrees now as opposed to 43 here

Merry Christmas

Phil Herup: TwistedFark: Does someone need to beat you bloody with a history book until you understand the monumental significance of this man being POTUS?

The historical significance of his election is not a measure of his accomplishments. I believe you may be missing that.

I do not think it is out of the question to point out that he really has not done a whole lot. I wish him the best, and hope someday there are many schools named after him because he was a kick-ass POTUS. We have to wait.

/I know... the left does not wait, patience is not a virtue the left treasures.

Actually, I would make the argument that the school should be named after him merely for being the first African-American to be elected President. He accomplished the task of becoming elected. Although I think it would make much more sense if the school were in Chicago.

Phil, I'm not sure why you don't view this as an accomplishment. However, I understand your argument that you'd rather wait until we see what he does once he's actually in office before people start naming buildings after him.

They're both valid points. It just depends what message the school is trying to convey by doing so. Do you want to celebrate a legacy (Phil's point) or the historical significance of one accomplishment (TwistedFark's point)?

But Phil, I have no clue what you mean by saying patience isn't a virtue of the left. I can rattle off a myriad of executive orders that Bush invoked so as to bypass due process, making it easier to incarcerate people. And the whole Iraq WMD lie in order to launch a war. It would seem that the right (or at least Cheney, Bush, Rumsfeld, et. al.) are far less patient than any Democratic politician I can think of.

Things shouldn't be named after people who are still alive, and things should never be named after the festering sores that are politicians.