I was having a discussion with someone who was unhappy with President Obama's performance as president. I thought I should have have some ammunition to defend the prez, considering I think he is about a million times better than the alternative--by whom I mean any of the current crowd running for the Republican nomination. I can't say that I'm 100 percent happy with the what President Obama has done, but he has done some good things. It should be noted that he does have accomplishments. He also has one other thing his opponents do not have--a brain.
I got this info from Buzz Feed blog and an article by Gavon Laesigg from several months ago. You can read the full list of 20 accomplishments here. More information about Obama's accomplishments can be found here from Jack and Jill Politics blog. Also, if you want to get involved in the re-election campaign, go here.
1. The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, makes it illegal for employers to pay unequal wages to men and women who perform equal work.
2. Saved the American auto industry and its hundreds of thousands of jobs from disappearing by preventing Chrysler and GM from going bankrupt.
3. Overturned Bush Administration restrictions on Federal funding for stem cell research.
4. The Matthew Shepard Act, expands hate crime definitions to include gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, and disability.
5. The Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act, allows gay soldiers to serve openly in the United States military.
6. The Credit Card Bill of Rights, outlaws hidden fees and deceptive lending practices from credit card companies.
7. Student loan reform, significantly expands access to affordable government loans and Pell Grants for college.
8. The Affordable Care Act (Obama Care as Fox News would say) establishes universal health care, allowing, among other things, people with pre-existing health problems access to health insurance. And the Children's Health Insurance Reauthorization Act, provides health care to 11 million children who live in poverty.
9. New START Treaty, will reduce by half the nuclear missile stockpiles of Russia and the United States.
10. Oh yeah... Got Osama bin Laden.
Thanks for sharing this, Mark! I agree with you about Obama 100%. He's not been a perfect President, but he is a billion times better than scary Perry, "I'll say anything to win" Romney, and that evil witch from Minnesota.
ReplyDelete1. It's always been illegal to pay men more than women for the same job. It's call discrimination.
ReplyDelete2. Turning the auto industry over to the Union is "saving it?" How sad.
3. Oh, that's right; what's another dead baby?
4. Hate crime? Oh, I remember. That's that law that tells someone that their life doesn't mean as much as another person's does when it comes to crime. Oh, yeah. A lot of common sense in that.
5. Well, if I were in the military, that would be the first thing I'd want to know about, who you sleep with.
6. Nothing has changed. If you don't believe me, get a credit card and default on it.
7. Well, no, I didn't know about that. And neither do any of the college students I talked to.
8. I would have already established universal health care, too, if you would give me the money to pay for it. Oh, that's right. It ain't your money, so you don't care.
9. When?
10. And here I am, thinking that information obtained from Guatanamo (that he tried to close down) was what caused us to "get" Osama bin Laden.
Wow! I wish I was this smart.
I hope you don't think you made a case here. You did nothing but leave 10 little turdlets laying there stinking up the place. BO saved a miilion jobs relating to auto mfg. The repugs were ready to let the auto ind die. You should bend over and kiss Obama's black ass for saving America. He'll win another landslide.
DeleteStem cell research ≠ dead babies, you moron. Get informed.
DeleteWhat a stupid loudmouth...We dont care what you think ya troll!...Take your dead babies,and your stupid opinion and stick 'em! Republican retard! Obama is your daddy, and will continue to be your daddy you Nazi freak!...I would rather vote for Obama than a bunch of torturer, bank busting, free spending, child robbing conservative socialists bent on turning America into Iraq...Nothing but a stupid, drooling, nazi freak!
DeleteA moron calling somebody a moron, should himself get informed. Listen idiot, the vast majority of "embryonic" stem cells used in research are derived when the "embryo" is only a few days old, meaning that the embryo is just a mass of cells with no heart, no brain, no nervous system. At this stage cells are called blastolcyst. When the blastocyst loses its plasticity, half of the stem cells begin to develop into the placenta while the other half develop into the heart, nervous system, and other organs losing or severely limiting their viability to be used in stem cell research.
DeleteThe two primary sources of blastocst are those that are aborted, and those that were never implanted from in vitro fertilization. As an organism of only a few cells and with no brain, the blastocyst has no ability to reason, understand, or give informed consent. Since the blastocysts are nothing more than a group of cells the only person or persons to give consent for use in medical research would be the owners of the blastocyst. Get this, the owners of the blastocyst solely make the decision to destroy the blastocysts never implanted or donate them to scientific research and the potential mother and father who decided to abort! In both cases the blastocyst is unwanted by the owners, has no other use, and would otherwise be destroyed.
So, the question becomes, would it be better to destroy blastocysts or use blastocysts to make revolutionary medical advances, improve quality of life, ease suffering, and potentially save millions of lives?
Objections to stem cell research are emotionally charged, but the basis for objections are not rooted in fact or reasoning that justifies the destruction of blastocyst when it can be used to save lives, improve the human condition, and potentially eliminate deaths caused by certain diseases.
Scientists are excited about the potential for embryonic stem cells to be used as a way to transport medicine, reprogram cells within the human body, treat cancer, repair birth defects, repair spinal cord injuries, replace diseased or damaged organs, grow skin for burn victims, and treat or cure diseases such as Muscular Dystrophy, lymphoma, leukemia, and diabetes, Multiple Sclerosis, Heart Disease, Glaucoma, Parkinson, Alzheimer, and even Cancer.
The important thing to remember is this: Blastocyst stem cells provide a superior quality product for research, than do stem cells derived form adult humans. Besides what if an embryo was to die and they used tissue from it, do you think it's any different from cadavers the medical schools and teaching hospitals use for scientific advancements in medicine.
You know what "Troll" you remind me of the people who insisted on calling other stupid because they thought the world was round instead of flat! People from other countries are watching as you try to undermine President Barack Obama, a brilliant statesman, scholar, political strategist! A small Tea Party group in congress creating stumbling blocks on effective legislation proposed by the President for no other reason that to see him fail..All the lies, deceit, rumors, disgusting propaganda have only strengthened his resolve and he stands head and shoulders above you all.
I was going to delete the above comment, but the guy is so persuasive with his arguments, I may become a Republican. So much for no child left behind.
ReplyDeleteI think you forgot about the adding $2 trillion to the national debt. That's a good one...
ReplyDeleteHow much debt did we add with Bush again???
ReplyDeleteI believe when Clinton left us debt was 5.73T and when Bush left it was 10.63T. You can do the math Mr. Dec. 13th. Or can you?
ReplyDeleteHere's a list for you....Reagan increased the debt by 189%. Bush #1 by 55%. Clinton 37%. Bush #2 115%. Obama 16%.
DeleteYou and the others like you had best stay anonymous. It's easy to give a sum total without knowing how you got there.
DeleteFor example, Bush and Cheney using trickery to hide the real budgetary deficits, like not including the cost of two wars in their budgets, which President Obama corrected and included in his more realistic budget.
I will leave this one example as proof enough for you to see the error of your shallow ways. Stop using PARTY politics laced with lies and deceit to manipulate public opinion, try using people politics for the good of all Americans.
It is a sad commentary on having a polite and academic debate because you devils are always aggressive discourteous, rambling on and on full of hate and venom laced hypocrisy!