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I don't recall how I stumbled onto this article last night. I read it and didn't have the sense to back out. I have spent hours today reading every comment, working on numbers and looking at pages, trying to get an idea about the microcosm of ire and discontent displayed in this article and ones like them.
When I started this morning the article had 17 votes and 382 comments. About 90% were what I'll call green-boxers. When you look at the conversation box, there are rows of anonymous little green heads. After much non-scientific research, I figure that the commentary ran about 53% Republican/Conservative/I Just Hate Obama, 23% Democrat/Liberal/I Just Love Obama, and 24% Independent/Moderate/Who Knows/I'm Sick of it All. Overall, there was no shortage of hate, vitriol, racism, personal attacks and slurs. What was accomplished? Zero. Any ideas exchanged? None. You know what they say at Newsvine…Get Smarter Here. I did. I fell into the trap and posted my own angry rant. Pointless. Angry. Stupid. I just added to the stew of resentment and rage that has permeated our nation for the last 7 months. I also learned that while I still love America, I am starting to lose faith in its people. That's why I typically don't get into these threads, however the headline seemed pretty innocuous: President, first lady dine in The City of Lights. More fool me.
Below are some of the comments from the thread. Some are redacted so as not to reveal any names. One or two are a part of a post, but do not take away from the theme of the entire post. I think the comments say more about the direction of the country than what they are commenting on. My moronic comment is first.
The lot of you need to get a calendar, a calculator and a glass belly button. @!$%#, @!$%#, @!$%#. I am so sick of your cry baby pissing and moaning. Get over it. If you don't like it, talk to your legislators, write letters, fix your (&%damn party! DO something! But stop your CONSTANT complaining. Grow the F*$^ UP!
I really hope they both get serious food poisining whic is nomral with frog food.
And whores (including skanky hollywood whores), convicts, criminals (this includes Acorn), porn stars, welfare cheats, crack heads, drug dealers, etc are all left-wing, liberal democrats.
I can't wait till about another year goes by and things still aren't going well. Maybe then the press will not be all glowing and he will start staying out of the limelight for that reason, and he we don't have to see him and his fat-ass ugly, low-class wife anymore.
I wish someone would enlighten me about how this is any different from what any previous president has done on foreign trips? If our current president had an "R" after his name instead of a "D", would there be all this hate and vitriol spewing from the right? I don't think so. You'd all be gushing about what a swell job he's doing!
It is interesting to me the type of commentors here seem to move in packs...and feed off one anothers' negative rages... Who will you natter about when our President succeeds?
; it's funny how the GOP right wing refuses to be accountable for anything bad that happened under their control. But let something good happen and it's "all them". Unfortunately nothing good has happened and that's why they are extra bitter. Oh well. We're suffering from Bush's mess. They better deal with it as it sunk their party permanently.
The voters elected him. We're going to have to learn to live with it. Maybe four years will go by quickly. But who to replace him?????????? And what kind of a mess will there be in four years?
thankfully he will get another 4 years because the repugnuts are out to lunch while the president is having a modest french dinner. this place isn't that deluxe. repugnuts are the biggest bunch of whiny pissy pants. grow up -- you are retired and still act like infants.
your not knowing every dinner in paris isn't 200. a plate just further shows how much we need to spend to fix the education system in red states.
snark is not a virtue. and as my grandmother used to say -- if you can't say something nice shut the frick up.
So Obama goes to France as part of an annual tradition performed by EVERY POTUS to commemorate D-Day, and as is usually the case, the spouse of the head of state comes along. And oh my God, he had the audacity to actually eat a meal while there!
If Obama had stayed home, the haters would no doubt @!$%# and moan about him dissing the D-Day ceremony. Damned if he does, damned if he don't. Doesn't leave much room for rational discussion.
Racist???? LOL, typical liberal. If someone doesnt agree with you they are a redneck, racist, radical right winger.. well I am all of the above. So kiss my azz and come call me that to my face.
This country needs an enima. We have too many illegals, welfare lifers, and liberals. Once we flush all the garbage out this country will get back to what our founding fathers intended it to be. A free society where everyone can follow the American dream and be a Christian without being persecuted for it. I am discusted that we have this many morons that still believe Obama is the savior. He has bankrupted the country, utlity bills are about to rise, illegals are ALL going to get amnesty, and inflation is going to skyrocket. I didnt spend my life serving the millitary for these idiots and I will be the first one to slam the door in their ass when they get kicked out.
(redacted) both parties are equally worthless, and the fact you are so inept, by taking either side shows your limited education. Neither party care about the working person, they only care about making it past 1 term, and filling up their pockets, before they get ran out. VOTE Against republicans, and democrats, it is high time we send the message "WE DO WANT CHANGE".
You can't wait? What exactly are you hoping for? I don't understand how one can hope for America's downfall just so they can say "look I told you so" because they don't like the President.
Regardless of who the President is and my feelings about him, I will never hope to see America and my fellow citizens flounder. Is it really America you care about?
Are you that dumb and naive or do you have downs syndrome? Yo ureally really cant be that stupid. Helen Keller could see through this sham.
(redacted), so you reply with stereotyping and name calling. Shows your one notch below on the scale. Obama is not good looking, is skinny, cant speak unless he is reading the teleprompter, and their are many white women that could/would beat his ass. As far as his wife Patrick Ewing... she is not good looking at all... sorry. I guess your standards are far below the average person... and mybe you should stop with the farm animals and sister jokes since you obviousley have settled for less. By the way... get off welfare and get a job.
Stop whining, be part of the solution, open your big yaps and TELL the government what to do. If your elected officials won't do what you want, vote them out the next cycle. Why do we seem to be the only country that has no established vote of no confidence between elections, or can't recall someone if they are so unsatisfactory? If you're lucky enough to live in the mid-Atlantic states, organize and march on Washington. Jesus Christ, people in other countries riot, smash and burn. We could at least have marches for the causes we believe in, if we'd get off our fat asses and away from the computer or the latest reality show on TV. March on your state capitals if they're easier for you to access.
