fresh political humor (barack obama)

Winterfire2008 · 03-12-2009 -- 02:37:18

To be unemployed through no fault of your own is something a growing portion of people living in the US and the world is experiencing. They are losing everything.

Some feel that the only way to qualify for government assistance, and I am referring to all forms of assistance, at least in the United States....is to lie.

I served my country during the first Gulf War and when I returned through no fault of my own I was forced to make a choice. Continue serving my country or get out so I could have custody of my children. A Florida judge had ruled during a divorce that as long as I was in the military and deployable my drunk unemployed husband was a better choice to take care of the children. This was a no brainer. I got out and as a result, for a time, I was on public assistance.

Well I didn't lie and without that assistance I would not have been able to raise three beautiful children, one of which is now serving in the US military.

I have held a job and continue to do so and pay taxes.

I guess some feel I should send them a father's day card.

Duckbutta · 03-12-2009 -- 09:04:16

Winterfire,

While I feel compassion for your innocent children, I was struck by your lack of acceptance of personal responsibility for the situation. Did you willingly marry this man and choose him to be the father of your children or did you wake up one day and discover that you suddenly had three children and their father was an unemployed drunk? Focusing on his role, while totally ignoring your own, has allowed you to assume the role of victim. Society is full of people that will feed into your victimhood and continue to allow you to blame others for your poor choices. I, however, am not one of them. What you need to come to grips with is the fact that if you want to attract a better man, you must first become a better woman. Accepting personal responsibility for your life would be a good place to start. I sincerely hope that you are not raising your children to be victims, and therefore not responsible for the outcome of their lives. That would be tragic.

Some may consider this post a bit harsh, I call it compassionate conservatism.

Smokey · 03-12-2009 -- 13:58:24

QuoteWinterfire,

While I feel compassion for your innocent children, I was struck by your lack of acceptance of personal responsibility for the situation. Did you willingly marry this man and choose him to be the father of your children or did you wake up one day and discover that you suddenly had three children and their father was an unemployed drunk? Focusing on his role, while totally ignoring your own, has allowed you to assume the role of victim. Society is full of people that will feed into your victimhood and continue to allow you to blame others for your poor choices. I, however, am not one of them. What you need to come to grips with is the fact that if you want to attract a better man, you must first become a better woman. Accepting personal responsibility for your life would be a good place to start. I sincerely hope that you are not raising your children to be victims, and therefore not responsible for the outcome of their lives. That would be tragic.

Some may consider this post a bit harsh, I call it compassionate conservatism.

Duck,
WOW! I have met some pretty self centered, arrogant, self-righteous people in my life but you take the cake. Maybe you are speaking this way to just hit a nerve or simply antagonize and belittle someone for the fun of it, or maybe you actually believe all that B.S. who knows.

She was explaining a situation, I sincerely doubt her ex was a drunk and unemployed when they met thus making her fall madly in love and marry him! People change and circumstances change all the time, not everyone has the forsight and collective wisdom that you obviously possess. She made the right decision for her children as best I could read although I know my feeble mind cannot ever grasp or comprehend at your level so please forgive my ignorance.

I am sure you are the best Metrologist in the world, you are an obvious Political genius, and probably an up and coming Nobel Prize winning Economist not to mention with the way you write and put into words those wonderfully eloquent thoughts you have you will surely be on the list for the Pulitzer.

I think we all should stop for a second and thank Duck for allowing us to even be in his presence and also to recieve such sound advice on all levels of Metrology, Politics, and life.

I thank you for all your kind words Duck, and with a classy grown up name like DuckButta(A$$Cheese said another way) how could I not accept such geinuinely heart felt advice and immediately change my ways, my political thoughts, oh yeah and also take my feeble minded under-educated moronic self back to school so some day I can grow up to become DuckButta.

Thanks
Your frigging hilarious!

griff61 · 03-12-2009 -- 14:43:11

Quote from: Duckbutta on 03-11-2009 -- 18:52:30
They should at least have the courtesy to send me a Father's Day card.

I'm sure they will, right after you get through with all the thank you notes to taxpayers for your cushy job, feeding "at the government trough", as you so eloquently put it in a different forum.

Broken_Wings · 03-12-2009 -- 15:07:04

Oy I opened a can of worms. Was supposed to be humor. I said you could insert any name into most of them. I'm not putting my ideals down.

Instead lets find another link: (sleepwalking dog)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy0xRHD2eik

Winterfire2008 · 03-13-2009 -- 12:39:48

For someone who knows nothing about me to judge is so amazing.

He considers me to be a victim!!!!!! That I made poor choices!!!!!!! That I blame others!!!!!!!

What is compassionate conservatism?

Lets call it a sugarcoating or empty phrasing to make traditional conservatism nothing more than a hardhearted, stingy, old fashioned way of dealing with the those less fortunate than them. As Manet says "Telling the poor that they are victims of of a vast economic force is nor only false but destructive, paralyzing the poor with thoughts for their own helplessness and inadequacy." It's like saying "I want to help you. I really do, but you know I just can't!!!!

Duckbutta · 03-13-2009 -- 16:35:02

Winterfire,

You misread my post. Go back and take a closer look. I didn't call you a victim, you implied that yourself. Using bad judgement and making poor choices doesn't make one a victim, it makes them a volunteer.

Manet should have said, "Telling these poor women that they are victims of drunk, unemployed husbands is not only false but destructive, paralyzing these women with thoughts of their own helplessness and inadequacy."

What is compassionate conservatism, you ask? Compassionate conservatism is about giving people a hand-up rather than a hand-out.

flew-da-coup · 03-13-2009 -- 19:13:56

I guess personal responsibility is out the window for some. Same with the phrase " If there is a will there is a way." I guess I am old fashion about controlling my own life. I believe in helping others that need it, but I don't believe in helping those who don't want to help themselves. I will buy a homeless person a meal and I have, but I won't give them money. I give 10% of my gross income to charity every year. I wonder just how much you liberal minded people here give a year. It's like Al Gore who claimed in the 2000 election that he was a man who wants to help the unfortunate, yet his tax records were disclosed and he only gave $325 to charity. Then his kind points their finger at people like me and call me mean spirited and cold. They want to help people with other peoples money, but not their own money. Oh well, such is life here in the US.

Winterfire2008 · 03-14-2009 -- 05:21:10

Listen to the hooting and the hollering!!!!

flew-da-coup · 03-14-2009 -- 14:31:05

Quote from: Winterfire2008 on 03-14-2009 -- 05:21:10
Listen to the hooting and the hollering!!!!

Who is hooting and hollering? I was just making a statement. Unless, you are speaking of Duck's post.

jimmyc · 03-25-2009 -- 09:54:22

Quote from: baileyda on 03-10-2009 -- 14:53:43
Support the President? Most military folks refused to salute Slick Willy and I see this happening again in the near future. Duckbutta you rock.

really? which? by most do you mean greater than 50%? most of the military are professionals, doing their jobs as best they can. they have taken an oath to support and defend and obey the orders of the president, so which is most? where did you see this greater than 50 %? i traveled with "slick willy" as you call him for five years and didn't see it. Maybe you were in a "civilians in uniform" branch

USMCPMEL · 03-25-2009 -- 10:51:58

I was in the Marines back then and although I never did hear of anyone refusing to salute him I did read the communications stating that we were not allowed to joke about the current commander in chief. I was told by my Gunny at the time that he had never heard of that in the past. Apparently enough people had such a complete and utter disrepect for that man that the higher ups decided to put out a directive stating you are not allowed to "joke" about the president or you could face UCMJ for doing so. Thats Bill Clinton just in case the post was not clear.