Obama helps out his own... - Page 2

DividedThigh · #11 08-20-2008, 01:18 PM

i dont believe in enabling people to continue there lazy or errant ways, period, stop taxing me to death and i can expand how many people i help, no kidding, dt

dansamy · #12 08-20-2008, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Baron1710

That's exactly the point. Obama is all for the give away programs yet he doesn't do any giving away on his own. All of us know people we would not support yet the democrate answer is support them with tax dollars, the very same people they won't lift a finger to help.

We are not in disagreement. I think you may have mistaken me for a Democrat. I firmly believe in a free market and capitalism. I believe there's nothing wrong with programs to help people get on their feet. But I don't think it's the government's job to administer those programs. Civic and religious organizations should be doing that. And we, as free citizens, should be able to choose to support the programs helping people in a manner that we believe in.

Baron1710 · #13 08-20-2008, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by dansamy

We are not in disagreement. I think you may have mistaken me for a Democrat. I firmly believe in a free market and capitalism. I believe there's nothing wrong with programs to help people get on their feet. But I don't think it's the government's job to administer those programs. Civic and religious organizations should be doing that. And we, as free citizens, should be able to choose to support the programs helping people in a manner that we believe in.

Sorry if I gave the impression I disagreed with you...I was agreeing.

Rico · #14 08-20-2008, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Baron1710

If I had a brother living in a hut on a dollar a month even on my income (which obviously is no where near what BHO brings in) I would be ashamed about to go out and talk about programs to help the down and out.

Shows he is all talk, and happy to spend my money to "help" others but won't even help his own family.

HOGWASH! You guys will use anything you can find to discredit Obama. It's getting so old, it isn't funny anymore. For all you know, Obama may not even have contact with his half brother. Y'all are something else. I am getting so sick of this nonsense.

DividedThigh · #15 08-20-2008, 01:41 PM

well isnt that better, obama should help his own, as should we all, i prefer that over the 4 welfare fams i financed last year, dt

Rico · #16 08-20-2008, 01:42 PM

If you're all so worried about Obama's brother, take up a collection amongst yourselves and send it to him. You don't care about him. All you care about is finding some other excuse to discredit BO.

DividedThigh · #17 08-20-2008, 01:42 PM

in all fairness rico it seems you will go to any length the defend him, touche, dt

soldoutochrist · #18 08-20-2008, 01:42 PM

From the article:

He has only met his famous older brother twice - once when he was just five and the last time in 2006 when Senator Obama was on a tour of East Africa and visited Nairobi.

Honestly, I understand how some think that Obama should help his brother out, but it obviously isn't like they grew up together or really know each other, IMO.

dansamy · #19 08-20-2008, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by DividedThigh

well isnt that better, obama should help his own, as should we all, i prefer that over the 4 welfare fams i financed last year, dt

I'd probably blow a gasket if I calculated how many welfare recipients I supported last year while also trying to feed my own kids.

Baron1710 · #20 08-20-2008, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Rico

If you're all so worried about Obama's brother, take up a collection amongst yourselves and send it to him. You don't care about him. All you care about is finding some other excuse to discredit BO.

On the contrary, Obama will be taking up a collection to help folks like him out. It's not an excuse, he will spend tax dollars to do what he will not do himself.