Good bye Bush...Hello Obama

[TerranRich]

What? I don't know, I'm hungry now.

[Sam.]

It's amazing what you can do with using a real photograph instead of mocking someone with photoshop.

You used a site proving the rumour wrong to make him look stupid.

Does this post make me look stupid?

EDIT: Snopes doesn't like hotlinking apparently.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/politics/bushbook.asp

[Radiant]

The Republicans generally have opposing thoughts on how america should be run to Democrats. So when a Republican is in office, and when something goes wrong, (It always does) the country will be more biased towards the democrats next election. Most people voted against the Republicans last year, rather than for the Democrats. When the Democrat takes over, he promises to undo the damage caused by the Republican. But something goes wrong, and the country goes republican next election. A republican who promises to undo the Democrat's mistakes... and the cycle continues. The war between the two parties mean nothing actually gets done.

Yes. That is the problem with a two-party system.

Anyway, Bush was different from Clinton, so I'm sure Obama will be different from Bush.

[AsimosVagan]

   Here in Brazil there are multiple parties but they are all the same, except for some really little ones that no one cares about. So, the two parties system from America aren´t bad either.

   I think that the choice for Obama was the right choice and will be better because Bush wasn´t prepared to be president. He was just a puppet, someone that, because of his incompetence in making decisions, put all his hope on imaginary beings (or at least he said so).

   Anyway, I would like to say that U.S. citizens deserve congratulations because they had the courage to change. Even with all the prejudice, all the "hate culture" (there are some really weird cults there, like the Westboro Baptist Church) they vote for someone new.

   Sometimes I dream of living there.

[TerranRich]

I was extremely proud when Obama was voted into office. Living in a blue state, I really don't feel that my vote matters, because Massachusetts usually votes the way I normally would have. But anyway, I was excited. And it's not just because of his empty-sounding promises of hope, change, new things, etc., but because I feel he can bring about that change. I just hope Americans won't assume that it'll happen overnight. That Wednesday all our problems will be solved and we'll live in a Utopia with King Obama reigning over his loyal subjects (yes, I know Utopias aren't monarchies, but... whatever).

It'll take years for changes to really take effect. I just hope Americans don't take that length of time as a sign that he failed. This country needs to give Obama a chance... a REAL chance, before assuming that he failed a few months into his term, and before judging him unfairly.

[Stupot]

It's amazing what you can do with using a real photograph instead of mocking someone with photoshop.

You used a site proving the rumour wrong to make him look stupid.

Does this post make me look stupid?

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http://www.snopes.com/photos/politics/bushbook.asp

To be fair, Zooty, that picture did the rounds years ago and most people with internet access have seen it already, and probably guessed that it was fake (I think it first appeared on B3TA or something similar, so that would be a clue).  The fact that I took the picture from Snopes should tell you that I know it's not real.
My posting that picture and comment was more of an attempt to satirize Bush's reputation rather than the man himself.  Apparently it wasn't obvious enough.   

[TerranRich]

Subtle humor around these parts apparently is lost on many people. No offense to anyone, of course. Just an observation.

[Sam.]

I thought it was TOO obvious, going all the way back around and being subtle again.

I am a very suspicious person, that's why snopes is on my top bookmarks.

[MrColossal]

You're suspicious?! I'm so suspicious that I don't trust that Snopes is one of your top bookmarks!

[i stole your car]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I'm fairly sure america is the first country to turn it's presidential election into a global reality tv show. I lost all respect for either of the main candidates when they started acting like celebrities rather than politicians but anything's better than Bush so good luck I guess.

[woot52]

ok seriously does anyone really think obama won't do any good, I'm Canadian and I know that he's doing good already. Last might I saw a commercial honoring the war veterans,at the end it said it was made by obama.......... dot dot dot are you all messed up in the head I personally think He's doing great, but you know what, that's all for you politically incorrect morons to decide, for the love of god, we all think he's all we really need to fix EVERY mistake bush has EVER made in his 8 years of major crap-ups, I'll repeat myself ONE LAST TIME
HE CAN'T DO WORSE THAN BUSH, are all of you morons to politically BLIND to see that, am I the only one that cares, all of you are so racist you can't see how good he's going to do. You think that he's black so he won't do any good. sorry for sounding so damn angry but just seeing all of this CRAP makes me angry. Obama doesn't deserve to take every blow he does, Obama is the best thing that ever happened to you and you sit there and complain about it, "oh why didn't mcain win" BECAUSE HE SUUUUUUUUUCKS

[LimpingFish]

Ah, the cutting sting of keen political debate.

[Eggie]

You know... cynicism doesn't automatically equal wisdom. A lot of the time it's a just a safe place the emotionally cowardly crawl into to avoid disappointment.
Usually I'd count myself among those numbers but right now I'm going to go out on a limb and say that I think Obama being elected is a positive thing and will have a positive effect on the world.

I'm probably not going to watch the ceremony, though. You know it's going to be as corny as hell... and I don't care about Leona Lewis...

[Stupot]

I can be quite cynical at times.  But it's usually based on at least some knowledge of what I'm talking about.
However, I have to be honest and admit that I don't know jack squat about Obama and his policies, so I'm not in a position to decide if he's a good thing or a bad thing.  He certainly looks the part, but then, he was campaigning for the US presidency.  Nobody can really know anything about him until he starts making some decisions.

I do seriously think he has some big tests ahead of him.  I'm not just talking about the economy and the Middle-East, I'm saying I think certain factions are going to test his "resolve" (a word that was used far too much by Bush and Blair in the years following 9/11).  If anything like this were to happen, it goes without saying that his decisions will be crucial.

I hope nothing like that does happen again, and I'm sure it won't really (I hope I'm just being stupid), but I like the cut of his jib and I wish him, and America, all the best.

[TerranRich]

I just hope we Americans don't judge Obama's failure to fix the country's problems overnight as a sign of failure in general.

[mkennedy]

Hopefully once Obama is president the rest of the world will forgive us for the actions of president Bush.

[Technocrat]

I dreamt last night that Obama had been assassinated during his inauguration...well, actually, I dreamt my professor coming up to me and telling me my dissertation was now going to need an awful lot of changing, because of such events. *That's* what I was worried about.

Ah, the perils of studying politics.

[Ultra Magnus]

Hopefully once Obama is president the rest of the world will forgive us for the actions of president Bush.

[m0ds]

Hello Oblackman Very powerful inauagauration speech, I hope for America and the world's sake, everything works out right. Why wouldn't it? I really like the guy! Heh, Obama vs Osama, I mean, that's not a one in a tridillion chance, is it? Peace!

[miguel]

Not trying to be too serious here, but I must say that there is a genuine hope about this man, and the fact that he's black helps. It makes him more human. I hope all goes the best way for him and the US.
To all Americans, a big hug from Portugal.