[Digital Jedi]

Originally Posted by lasto

lets leave Elvis out of this (long live the king) - The beatles u can drag in i dont mind
The American population want change thats why there is so many behind him.They live in hope that this man will save them and bring peace to the world.(Fairytale over - plz close book here and fall asleep )
Now the real truth is - he wont bring much that Bush never brought,simple because he is not a one man band.DO you honestly think Bush woke up one day and throught, thats it,im gonna attack Afghan and Iraq - NOPE - he has a machine working behind him 24 hrs a day,telling him what he should and not do.This same machine will also be directing Obama during his term of office.So you may see some changes but the majorty will be the same and when things look really bad they will just say `well we had to clean up bush`s mess`.
Do u also think that every person who worked Under Bush`s term will be gone,Im afraid not - same people will still be there working in background for Obama.
So as u see,change will not come - Remember all Politicians promise u what u want to get voted in but once they in,you get nothing - then how sad and lonely will u be when u think back on the times u waved the american flag in honour of Obama and wished him all the best.

You mean nothing to Obama and his family so best u remember that.Obama would not look down upon u if it was`nt for the fact that he needed u to get in office.

I'm just going to reply to this by saying your not a very good judge of character at all. You also, don't quite understand how the transition of Presidents work. The important administrative positions will almost be all new people, with the exception of one he's keeping on. Everyone else has nothing to do with policy making or decisions and have been working in the White House for most of their careers through several Presidents. That last statement you made us just the epitome of pessimism. You've looked at the values the Obama's exude, and just assumed it was the opposite for no reason at all.

Originally Posted by iogames

Ok let's settle this once for all:

- I don't care if Obama is black [I'm super-minority =handsome+muscular+smart+soon will be rich with my forum
- For all the newspapers in the world to stop saying: 'first president negro' he must embrace his roots and we all can forget about color...
- Yeah it's historic and I congratulate him, and I wish him the best as a human who accomplice his goals
- I wish he will be more realistic and a natural person and no just a 'sweet-talker'

Yeah, we don't use the word "negro" anymore in English. It's not an insult, per se, it's just antiquated and reminiscent of different era.

As far what you said about newspapers, the should absolutely not. Black people have been waiting for a time like this for hundreds of generations. To dismiss it as something just "really nice", is to dismiss the depth of it's significance. An entire race of people doesn't cry in one night because their candidate gets elected. They cry because their people have overcome a hurdle they never believed would be overcome.

See my other comment in the other thread. Obama's statements are the epitome of realism. He sugar coats nothing.

Originally Posted by pressurepros

Yeah he's off to a great start.. in the midst of the worst economy in modern times, he has a $150 million dollar inauguration ceremony. Bush spent 1/4 of that. Clinton even less. Not a great precedent if you ask me.

Originally Posted by stangger5

I should watch it..
I`ll be paying for it with the rest of the Amercians..

What are you two talking about? Only a fraction of Inaugurations are paid for by taxpayer money. Obama's transition team gets 8.5 million in taxpayers dollars, and the rest is all voluntary contributions. As of the 15th Obama had raised about 9.7 million dollars. George Bush raised 42 million for his swearing in. Obama is getting far less for his ceremony, partly because he's not accepting donations from political action committees or corporations. I know all this because he's made the Inauguration finances a matter of public record.