# Thank God, change is finally here. **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 20, 2009, 9:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thank-god-change-is-finally-here/61626 "2009-01-20T09:51:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![JoesTypeS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joestypes/32/7190_2.png) [@JoesTypeS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JoesTypeS)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 4:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thank-god-change-is-finally-here/61626/161 "2009-01-20T16:51:48Z")
> [@Oroc](#): > > yes joe i do know what that means. That wasn’t what i was trying to emphasize. my bad, i slipped up and gave you fuel to redirect the point i was making tward my mistake, your a good politician > > Abraham Lincoln was ‘blacker’ than Obama yet every channel on tv is going off about how great it is we have made history, blacks weren’t even allowed to sit in a diner way back in the day and now we have one as president. Why is it all about race? No you don’t. Because if you knew what being an Arab meant you would never say Obama is Arab or of Arab ancestry (any more than the rest of us) 3 x combo post FTW ---
**Author:** ![budsdubbin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d2c977/32.png) [@budsdubbin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/budsdubbin)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 5:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thank-god-change-is-finally-here/61626/162 "2009-01-20T17:09:27Z")
> [@2TurboZ](#): > > I’m not upset for losing…I am upset at the blind optimism and false sense of hope this country has wrapped up in one man. > > What are you lovers going to say if/when he fails? > > Its impossible to get anything done in Washington? > > The system is corrupt? > > He did his best? > > Bush screwed things up so bad noone could fix it? > > Give me a break. He is human…he can’t walk on water like so many of you seem to think. No he shouldn’t be completly at fault for his decisions it was his party that most likly pushed him into making those decisions. But, you’re seriously going to defend a guy who can barely peice together a sentence? Let alone make up his own words… I wonder how a guy like that ever graduated from Yale :picard: ---
**Author:** ![fiend540](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bcef8e/32.png) [@fiend540](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fiend540)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 5:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thank-god-change-is-finally-here/61626/163 "2009-01-20T17:25:13Z")
> [@budsdubbin](#): > > No he shouldn’t be completly at fault for his decisions it was his party that most likly pushed him into making those decisions. > > But, you’re seriously going to defend a guy who can barely peice together a sentence? Let alone make up his own words… I wonder how a guy like that ever graduated from Yale :picard: Yea because public speaking, is a direct reflection of intelligence. ---
**Author:** ![sureshot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sureshot/32/7578_2.png) [@sureshot](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 5:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thank-god-change-is-finally-here/61626/164 "2009-01-20T17:28:48Z")
For what it’s worth, would someone please link me to posts where members have claimed Obama is going to remedy all of the countries problems? This is a recurring theme and a focal point of Republican hate. I’d just like to see these insolent posts so I can look at this conversation from the other point of view. I’ve read posts by members who are hopeful for a successful Obama term, but not necessarily the delusional posts so often referenced. :shrug: > [@fiend540](#): > > Yea because public speaking, is a direct reflection of intelligence. Certainly some people have intense anxiety and aren’t capable of speaking in front of groups of people, _but I think the jabs at his intelligence were founded in what he actually said_, not how poorly he presented it. ---
**Author:** ![Oroc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c68b51/32.png) [@Oroc](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Oroc)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 5:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thank-god-change-is-finally-here/61626/165 "2009-01-20T17:32:49Z")
> [@Fry](#): > > Interesting. yes sir it sure is ---
**Author:** ![fiend540](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bcef8e/32.png) [@fiend540](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fiend540)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 5:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thank-god-change-is-finally-here/61626/166 "2009-01-20T17:36:51Z")
> [@sureshot!](#): > > Certainly some people have intense anxiety and aren’t capable of speaking in front of groups of people, _but I think the jabs at his intelligence were founded in what he actually said_, not how poorly he presented it. While I can agree with this, the op ripped on him for being dumb because he couldn’t string together a sentence. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 5:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thank-god-change-is-finally-here/61626/167 "2009-01-20T17:39:05Z")
> [@sureshot!](#): > > For what it’s worth, would someone please link me to posts where members have claimed Obama is going to remedy all of the countries problems? > > This is a recurring theme and a focal point of Republican hate. I’d just like to see these insolent posts so I can look at this conversation from the other point of view. > > I’ve read posts by members who are hopeful for a successful Obama term, but not necessarily the delusional posts so often referenced. > > :shrug: It’s almost as if the extreme haters are as bad as the extreme humpers… ---
**Author:** ![Oroc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c68b51/32.png) [@Oroc](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Oroc)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 5:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thank-god-change-is-finally-here/61626/168 "2009-01-20T17:39:30Z")
edit… nevermind… ---
**Author:** ![JEG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeg/32/7246_2.png) [@JEG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JEG)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 6:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thank-god-change-is-finally-here/61626/169 "2009-01-20T18:07:49Z")
I didn’t get to see it, but I will watch it later if I have the chance. While I do not support Obama, I do wish him the best of luck and really hope he does do a good job. ---
**Author:** ![JEG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeg/32/7246_2.png) [@JEG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JEG)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 6:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thank-god-change-is-finally-here/61626/170 "2009-01-20T18:11:19Z")
> [@JoesTypeS](#): > > Umm his father was BORN IN AFRICA. That makes him African American. Actually, that would make his father an “African American”. :P. I would really like to see an end to all the political correctness of such words as African American, Chinese American, Hispanic American, etc. I do not think there should be a name preceding “American” when one speaks of their citizenship to the USA. Don’t get me wrong, I am all for celebrating your heritage and being proud of who you are, but I see this as further segregating the masses as far as nationality goes. What is wrong with just being called an American? I am an American of Austrian decent. I do not consider myself an Austrian American, as I have never even been to Austria, nor have I ever had citizenship there. just my .02 on that subject. ---
**Author:** ![StrokedZ28](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/strokedz28/32/7592_2.png) [@StrokedZ28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/StrokedZ28)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 6:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thank-god-change-is-finally-here/61626/171 "2009-01-20T18:12:18Z")
> [@JEG](#): > > I didn’t get to see it, but I will watch it later if I have the chance. While I do not support Obama, I do wish him the best of luck and really hope he does do a good job. wow jeg that was srsly so mature. srsly ---
**Author:** ![TORQDSS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/torqdss/32/5125_2.png) [@TORQDSS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TORQDSS)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 6:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thank-god-change-is-finally-here/61626/172 "2009-01-20T18:12:27Z")
> [@JEG](#): > > I didn’t get to see it, but I will watch it later if I have the chance. While I do not support Obama, I do wish him the best of luck and really hope he does do a good job. I just keep saying to everyone I hope he proves that i voted for the wrong one. ---
**Author:** ![JEG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeg/32/7246_2.png) [@JEG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JEG)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 6:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thank-god-change-is-finally-here/61626/173 "2009-01-20T18:22:40Z")
> [@StrokedZ28](#): > > wow jeg that was srsly so mature. > > srsly Like I said before, he is not my first choice, but he IS the president now. and if he does a bad job, that means that this country is in a worse off state than it is currently. He is very young and inexperienced, especially for the level of politics he is at now. It is going to be very trying for him and his family and I wish him the best of luck in what he does and hope he leads us in the right direction. But if he doesn’t, I will be the first one to say I told ya so 😛 lol. ---
**Author:** ![nappy1380](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nappy1380/32/7502_2.png) [@nappy1380](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nappy1380)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thank-god-change-is-finally-here/61626/174 "2009-01-20T18:23:41Z")
> [@camarojoe](#): > > So the county doesn’t see any tax revenue from people eating at restaurants, staying at hotels, buying gas, paying toll. Plus it puts Buffalo on the map 8 times a year locally. Oh I see you point. Everyone pays for something and only a select few profit from it. The business owners, and the state seem to be the big winners. I can’t imagine county tax returns would generate $800,000+ per game so in the end it costs every single tax payer. Lets say the avg seat is $50. They sellout the 71000 seats. The county gets $168,625 back in taxes. I can’t imagine the business sales from each game make up the remaining $650,000 gap to allow the county to break even. Yes, it puts Buffalo on the map in a negative light for the most part. Edit: I work for the Bills. When I work and it’s not a game day Ralph pays my salary. When it’s a game day every person on this site that pays taxes in Eire County pays my salary because it’s funded by the county. ---
**Author:** ![StrokedZ28](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/strokedz28/32/7592_2.png) [@StrokedZ28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/StrokedZ28)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 6:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thank-god-change-is-finally-here/61626/175 "2009-01-20T18:31:54Z")
> [@JEG](#): > > Like I said before, he is not my first choice, but he IS the president now. and if he does a bad job, that means that this country is in a worse off state than it is currently. He is very young and inexperienced, especially for the level of politics he is at now. It is going to be very trying for him and his family and I wish him the best of luck in what he does and hope he leads us in the right direction. > > But if he doesn’t, I will be the first one to say I told ya so 😛 lol. Ok who the fuck stole Jegs login information?! ---
**Author:** ![budsdubbin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d2c977/32.png) [@budsdubbin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/budsdubbin)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 6:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thank-god-change-is-finally-here/61626/176 "2009-01-20T18:51:13Z")
> [@fiend540](#): > > Yea because public speaking, is a direct reflection of intelligence. Of course any person can stumble with words or get overly nervious but that man can’t seem to think of even a somewhat intellegent thought with any of his responses unless they were prewritten which were still a murdering of the english language. Listening to any of his responses during questioning, it was almost clear that he was borderline retarded. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEbZqvMu2cQ](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEbZqvMu2cQ) - its sad. ---
**Author:** ![forthekicks385](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/forthekicks385/32/7484_2.png) [@forthekicks385](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/forthekicks385)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 6:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thank-god-change-is-finally-here/61626/177 "2009-01-20T18:55:47Z")
actually people if you want to get technical he is a Halfrican American. . ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 7:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thank-god-change-is-finally-here/61626/178 "2009-01-20T19:48:59Z")
> [@JEG](#): > > I didn’t get to see it, but I will watch it later if I have the chance. While I do not support Obama, I do wish him the best of luck and really hope he does do a good job. > [@JEG](#): > > Actually, that would make his father an “African American”. :P. > > I would really like to see an end to all the political correctness of such words as African American, Chinese American, Hispanic American, etc. I do not think there should be a name preceding “American” when one speaks of their citizenship to the USA. Don’t get me wrong, I am all for celebrating your heritage and being proud of who you are, but I see this as further segregating the masses as far as nationality goes. What is wrong with just being called an American? I am an American of Austrian decent. I do not consider myself an Austrian American, as I have never even been to Austria, nor have I ever had citizenship there. just my .02 on that subject. > [@JEG](#): > > Like I said before, he is not my first choice, but he IS the president now. and if he does a bad job, that means that this country is in a worse off state than it is currently. He is very young and inexperienced, especially for the level of politics he is at now. It is going to be very trying for him and his family and I wish him the best of luck in what he does and hope he leads us in the right direction. > > But if he doesn’t, I will be the first one to say I told ya so 😛 lol. 👏 Well then I’ll be the first to say “Maybe Jeg was right afterall.” ---
**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 7:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thank-god-change-is-finally-here/61626/179 "2009-01-20T19:57:05Z")
Wow… Jeg just made hugely valid points. Maybe this is the end of the world! \<3 Jeg ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 8:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thank-god-change-is-finally-here/61626/180 "2009-01-20T20:05:25Z")
Wow. I made it ~halfway through the first page (50ppp) before getting sick of the near sightedness. I’m impressed with what NYSpeed thought about today. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thank-god-change-is-finally-here/61626.md?page=8) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thank-god-change-is-finally-here/61626.md?page=10)