dreamdancer 0 #451 January 25, 2012 QuoteBarack Obama has used his state of the union address to launch his 2012 re-election campaign, with a populist speech portraying himself as the champion of working-class America against the small, wealthy elite he claimed is protected by the Republicans. As the Republicans tore strips off one another over tax and wealth in the Florida primary to choose the party's nominee to face Obama, the president set out a strongly populist agenda, promising to tackle the inequality gap. He touched on issue after issue raised by voters, from the power of Wall Street to the pervasive influence of money in politics, and offered proposals for dealing with them. In one striking passage, delivered in a joint sitting of the Senate and the House, Obama said the defining issue of the present time was how to keep alive the promise of America as a land of opportunity. "No challenge is more urgent. No debate is more important. We can either settle for a country where a shrinking number of people do really well, while a growing number of Americans barely get by. Or we can restore an economy where everyone gets a fair shot, and everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules," he said. "What's at stake are not Democratic values or Republican values but American values. We have to reclaim them." http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/25/state-of-the-union-obama-fairerstay away from moving propellers - they bite blue skies from thai sky adventures good solid response-provoking keyboarding Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,122 #452 January 25, 2012 QuoteSure we do So you either play childish games during your work, or you were "misunderstanding" in your previous post. Got it. Quotewhat we *don't* do is say "we're going to change *this* now, just in case *that* happens at some point in the future". You are the one introducing change, I just asked you a simple question. Which you seem to be unable to answer. What you *did* do was start acting based on an assumption. In the mean time, you state here you wouldn't do such a thing. Looks like your actions don't support your mouth. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,623 #453 January 25, 2012 Too late. You've admitted your red herring.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #454 January 25, 2012 QuoteToo late. You've admitted your red herring. I've admitted a typo and the other posts in thread show that. Just like the concessions, the smelly fish are all yours.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #455 January 25, 2012 QuoteWhich you seem to be unable to answer. "You see no potential problems with a very small minority owning the far majority of wealth?" "They or their families worked for it and took the risks." I answered the question quoted.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,623 #456 January 25, 2012 QuoteQuoteWhich you seem to be unable to answer. "You see no potential problems with a very small minority owning the far majority of wealth?" "They or their families worked for it and took the risks." I answered the question quoted. Nope. That wasn't an answer to the question. It was another mnealtx weasel worded statement.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluetwo 0 #457 January 26, 2012 Good. It's about time they started doing their parts. I'm sure they'd be happy to sit pretty while the country crashes but they shouldn't be allowed to._______________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
