A couple of interesting posters at a recent "Tea Party"

[oakbar]

A friend of mine recently sent me several pictures of posters from the "Tea Parties"---I thought the two below kind of summed up what I've observed lately!!  JMHO

 

[cattlejunky]

thanks for sharing!

 

[TMJ Show Cattle]

There is NOTHING Obama could possibly do,right or wrong that will make up all the B.S. that we endured the 8 years befor he got elected. Personally I was a hell of alot better off when Clinton was in office than when Bush got elected,and some people wouldn't be happy no matter who was in office. I think most people including myself is far better suited raising cattle than trying to play polotician. I have endured Republicans and Democrats being in office and not one damn thing ever improved my lifestyle or made me any more money than the other.I'm NOT an Obama fanatic,but I sure as hell don't want Rush Limbaugh telling me what is right or wrong.I don't EVER post anything about polotics on this board or any other board.Just be glad you are an AMERICAN and let's stop the whining and crying every time something other than your way of thinking takes place. After all,I know of a lot of FARMERS and Ranchers that would never say publicly that they helped to get him elected,but they damn sure did. They also helped to get the past president elected too, and what a farce that turned out to be.

 

[oakbar]

I appreciate your input TMJ!!  If you'll notice I put JMHO behind my comments.  I'll respect your opinion, refrain from calling you names, and continue to post my opinions when I choose if that's OK with you!!   

 

[farwest]

I agree with TMJ. Obama is our president. All this dooms daying isn't doing any good and I'm sick of seeing it on this board and I don't read these peoples essays who think they're politicians.  Hell its all crap mostly read somewhere and has nothing usually to do with an owne experience.  For now obama is our man. We got to hope he's right on a lot this stuff. He should be. He went to Harvard. I didn't.  Yeah I got an opinion what president started is in the wrong direction. But that doesn't matter now.

 

[oakbar]

Now I know how "Joe the plumber" felt when he asked a simple question!!

I don't think there's a damn thing wrong with protesting our president's economic policies and the decisions he's made since taking office.  He's managed to nationalize most of our banks(even if they didn't want help),  fire CEO's of companies he has no business tampering with,  and made the American taxpayer major stock holders in two thirds of our  auto industry in 100 days.  I do know that all the liberals could do nothing but criticize Bush when he was in office even though the Liberals were running Congress when the ecomony went south.  Hell, they still blame everything on Bush.  But now its different---don't criticize OUR PRESIDENT--I guess I thought that's what Bush was--OUR PRESIDENT-- as well but its apparently still OK to criticize him even though he's not in office anymore!  Apparently, when Bush was in office, if you disagreed with him and expressed an opinion you were a concerned citizen, but, now that Obama and the Dems are in total control, if I disagree and express an opinion I'm a whiner.  Maybe you should call me unpatriotic as well!!

I know full well that SP is not a political website---we still discuss  politics and mulitiple other topics on here!!  Perhaps those of you who are so enamored of OUR PRESIDENT have forgotten the old adage  "I may not agree with your opinion, but I will fight to the death your right to express it."    I will never tell you not to express an opinion on SP--even if I don't agree with you!!  I'd appreciate the same courtesy!!    JMHO

 

[cattlejunky]

I agree with you whole heartedly oakbar.  There was alot of Bush bashing going on not to long ago.  I personally like political post.  They offer a different side that I may not have seen or they keep me informed on new policies that may affect me.
Talking politic isn't any different than discussing what bulls you are going to use next breeding season.  Some people will like your choices and some will not.  This is why its called America. 

 

[aj]

I want to get a "don't tax me bro" bumper sticker. If you are unaware of the magnitude of Ojama and the congresses spending you have the I.Q. of a grapefruit! This is the biggest change of american government in its history.The Republican congressmen are to blame also. I just don't believe in big government. Its not about giving Ohqama a chance it is about his socialist agenda. I know that socialism sounds good but it has failed to work yet.Maybe if we hold our mouth right...this time it will work? I hope his agenda fails.Period.

 

[TJ]

Yeah I got an opinion what president started is in the wrong direction. 

Me too... I think it was Bill Clinton.  I also think that we are still feeling the aftershocks of Jimmy Carter. 

 

[Eastcows]

I hope you realize that if we hadn't had the TARP aka Bank bailout that hundred of banks would have failed. If we didn't bail out Sallie Mae and Freddie Mac 20% of all regional banks would have failed. It seems to me that those are some pretty large figures that we can't ignore, and a widespread bank failure like that very well could have resulted in a great depression.

The only reason the government bailed out the automakers is because they were going bankrupt, no company was forced to take the government money, they only took it if they needed it AKA had a chance to go bankrupt. Chrysler might even file for banruptcy, and they took money hopefully GM doesn't go bankrupt.

Don't call me a socialist, but it is proven that pure capitalism doesn't work neither does socialism.

 

[aj]

I agree pure capitalism without enviromental regulations of some sort,safety features in the work place, and etc. probably isn't good. There were coal miners that were working in horrible conditions. Also the government is always meddling in import export restrictions. How about the"Olympic boycott"? I remember Jimmy Carter wheat embargo restrictions that killed the wheat farmers in what the 70's. It did no effect on the Russians but it killed the wheat market. Good point East Cows.

 

[oakbar]

Wells Fargo was forced to take money they didn't want.  At that point, the political maneuvering involved with the TARP moneys becomes more about control by the federal government than about actually helping a bank out of a difficult situation.  Wells Fargo has been showing profits this year and would have without government money.  OUR PRESIDENT--no matter who he is---should not be involved in the hiring and firing of company executives--that is way over the line separating our government's reponsibilities and those of private industry.  JMHO

 

[knabe]

hope

hope? 

 

[knabe]

socialism doesn't care one iota about safety.

 

[simtal]

I can't believe the number of people I hear say, "I feel so much better with BO as president"
(do people know whats going on in the world?)

I can't believe that our president is more popular than his policies.  This is a glorified populatiry contest.

This guy will divide this country about as much as Lincoln.

 

[knabe]

I can't believe that our president is more popular than his policies.  This is a glorified populatiry contest.

read about the concept of narratives.  the democrats picked up on this a long time ago. 

if you think about it, they have been practicing indoctrination a lot longer than republicans, and are good at it.

there's a reason you don't tax the majority of the population, it validates the narrative.