Good bye Bush...Hello Obama

[MoodyBlues]

...the fact that he's black helps. It makes him more human.

  Could you clarify this?  Because I really hope you didn't literally mean that.

[Domino]

Now that the Bush Administration is gone, I am looking forward to what Obama can bring to the United States.

It seems ever since Bush came into office, there has been nothing positive that came from him.  His approval ratings were not great, and it seemed that most of the world disliked him as the President.

I just want to say go Obama!! Help the US, Help the World.

Change and Hope....CHOPE!! (a reference from Mad TV)

[DGMacphee]

Some thread statistics...

21% of posts from this thread are from people generally happy Obama is now president and reckon things will change
23% of posts from this thread can be summed up with "pffft obama = bush and nothings gunna change""
15% of posts are from people who reckon things WILL change goddammit, and the previous 26% CAN SUCK IT!!
31% of posts are from non-committal people who are glad to see a black man as president and hope he does a good job but aren't solidifying any real support for him
9% of posts are of YouTube vids or image macros stolen from 4chan
1% of posts are from guys who masturbate over their statistical prowess

BRB

[DGMacphee]

Ah, that's better!

[Stumblebum]

Well, my brain agrees with the folks who see the self perpetuating nature of a two party democracy in which both parties are "sponsored" by stubborn corporate monopolies whose interference with the natural cycle of destruction and creation inherent in successful capitalist thought makes collapse almost inevitable.

However, my heart can't help but be lifted by the fact that Obama's first official act as president was to judo chop Cheney in the back and put his ass in a wheelchair.  Take that old man!

[Ultra Magnus]

9% of posts are of YouTube vids or image macros stolen from 4chan

Or not.

[miguel]

Moodyblues, I wanted to say exactly what you read.
And before you get offended please don't, I am not racist but am looking at the man like he is. It's just that, don't start a discussion.

[TerranRich]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090123/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_rdp

Breaking forcefully with Bush anti-terror policies, President Barack Obama ordered major changes Thursday that he said would halt the torture of suspects, close down the Guantanamo detention center, ban secret CIA prisons overseas and fight terrorism "in a manner that is consistent with our values and our ideals."

"We intend to win this fight. We're going to win it on our terms," Obama declared, turning U.S. policy abruptly on just his second full day in office. He also put a fresh emphasis on diplomacy, naming veteran troubleshooters for Middle East hotspots.

Amen. It's about damn time. This is something that I had a huge problem with since day one when the Patriot Act was passed in 2001. We basically destroyed our morals and Constitutional beliefs just to fight an enemy without a face whose threat was unknown, undetermined, and unseen. We should have never abandoned our basic tenents just to fight terrorism, which has existed in some form for centuries.

If this is a sign of things to come, change is definitely taking place. All the naysayers can therefore shove it.

[Stupot]

He's been promising this so it's no surprise.  It does sound promising, but the cynic in me suggests it might be a publicity gimmick.

[woot52]

to quote one of my friends
"Bush crashed the presidential limo then gave Obama the keys"

[Phemar]

  Could you clarify this?  Because I really hope you didn't literally mean that.

I think what he meant was that because all previous presidents were white, people started associating that with bad presidency. The fact that Obama is black makes people feel he can relate to them.