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Did Obama really do all of these things?

I received an email that began with "IF George Bush would have..." it goes on on to detail a long list of undesirable actions for a president. Then at the end, it says that Obama actually DID these things. Here is the list, can anyone tell me if any or all of this is true?

If George W. Bush had been the first President to need a teleprompter installed to be able to get through a press conference, would you have laughed and said this is more proof of how he inept he is on his own and is really controlled by smarter men behind the scenes?

If George W. Bush had spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to take Laura Bush to a play in NYC, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had reduced your retirement plan's holdings of GM stock by 90% and given the unions a majority stake in GM, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had made a joke at the expense of the Special Olympics, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had given Gordon Brown a set of inexpensive and incorrectly formatted DVDs, when Gordon Brown had given him a thoughtful and historically significant gift, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had given the Queen of England an iPod containing videos of his speeches, would you have thought this embarrassingly narcissistic and tacky?

If George W. Bush had bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia , would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had visited Austria and made reference to the non-existent "Austrian language," would you have brushed it off as a minor slip?

If George W. Bush had filled his cabinet and circle of advisers with people who cannot seem to keep current in their income taxes, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had been so Spanish illiterate as to refer to "Cinco de Cuatro" in front of the Mexican ambassador when it was the 5th of May (Cinco de Mayo), and continued to flub it when he tried again, would you have winced in embarrassment?

If George W. Bush had miss-spelled the word "advice" would you have hammered him for it for years like Dan Quayle and “potatoe” as proof of what a dunce he is?

If George W. Bush had burned 9,000 gallons of jet fuel to go plant a single tree on Earth Day, would you have concluded he's a hypocrite?

If George W. Bush's administration had okayed Air Force One flying low over millions of people followed by a jet fighter in downtown Manhattan causing widespread panic, would you have wondered whether they actually get what happened on 9-11?

If George W. Bush had failed to send relief aid to flood victims throughout the Midwest with more people killed or made homeless than in New Orleans , would you want it made into a major ongoing political issue with claims of racism and incompetence?

If George W. Bush had created the position 32 or more Czars who report directly to him, bypassing the House and Senate on much of what is happening in America , would you have approved.

If George W. Bush had ordered the firing of the CEO of a major corporation, even though he had no constitutional authority to do so, would you have approved?

If George W Bush had proposed to double the national debt, which had taken more than two centuries to accumulate, in one year, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had then proposed to double the debt again within 10 years, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had spent more than all the Presidents combined since George Washington, would you have approved?

So, tell me again, what is it about Obama that makes him so brilliant and impressive? Can't think of anything? Don't worry. He's done all this in 10 months -- so you'll have 3 years and 2 months to come up with an answer.

Update:

Sorry, that last part was the end of the email. Please respond with sources if you have them

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  • ?
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    The ipod he gave Queen Elizabeth was full of music not speeches but the rest are accurate even though he tries to explain some...he still did it

    Wow...read the post before mine...this guy is just crazy...all lies...all lies

    Gabriel,

    You should have asked an adult to proof read your response. You are wrong on every one...I have never seen a bigger failure. LOL...you probably felt good about it too...ignorance is so sad.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    Everything you simply mentioned is absolutely garbage. First off, why might the federal government legalize weed and now not permit it in shops? You feel the federal government might simply permit persons to promote it in stands at the part of the street and now not tax the sh*t out of it? Why might they do this in the event that they arent going to become profitable on it? Second, our executive has a (even though very wrong) set of exams and balances. If Obama simply determined he used to be going to disregard that and make legislation for each thought that got here into his cranium, he might speedily be attempted for treason and be impeached. Believe it or now not, just about part of Americans dont consider him in any respect. Third off, have you ever ever heard of inflation? If every person had one million bucks, a gallon of milk might rate $forty five, fuel $50, the mcdonalds buck menu might be the $one hundred menu. All printing more cash will do is force the significance of a buck down the sh*tter. I imply no disrespect, however Im truthfully afraid for my long term if there are plenty extra in the market who consider your common sense.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    All of these are true, but some are a bit slanted. For example, in number 4 he didn't mean to say a joke at the expense of the special olympics and later apologized but it was blown out of proportion. In number 8 he later stated that he did not intentionally bow. And in number 16 I'm not sure if he actually made the order though he was involved. The rest are completely true.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    FYI

    Bush used teleprompters too.

    Bush doubled the National Debt in EIGHT YEARS, not ten.

    George Bush DID INCREASE the debt more than all Presidents before him combined, Obama hasn't even come close to that!

    (Obama has spent about 3.6 trillion dollars - Bush alone spent over 20 trillion dollars just in his 8 years - this is a laughable lie that Obama somehow spent more than all presidents combined.)'

    Bush had 26 Czars himself - more nonsense.

    Bush flew around with his staff and family FAR MORE than Obama has - back and forth to Texas all the time costing WAY MORE than Obama's trips have.

    (Need I go on? Get the picture - this is all BS.)

    Source(s): The fact is if Obama had done even ONE of the damaging things Bush ever did, Fox TV and the rest of the Republican propoganda machine would have been all over him for it until the end of time - pure hypocracy.
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  • 1 decade ago

    Yes, Obama has done these things.

    But, don't worry.

    He is not George Bush.

    So that makes everything fine with Liberals.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    George Bush Trumps every thing you have mentions with Iraq .

  • 1 decade ago

    If Obama had started an unnecessary war killing thousands of soldiers, just to try to outdo his daddy, would you have approved. Wat. You probably did.

    So lets add uo the score. 3000 dead on 9/11 on Bush's watch. 4000 soldiers killed for no reason.

    Now all of those Obama things How many people did he kill?

  • Steve
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Don't ever believe chain emails is the first lesson. Next, and give me a minute, I'll hit them one by one for facts.

    If George W. Bush had been the first President to need a teleprompter installed to be able to get through a press conference, would you have laughed and said this is more proof of how he inept he is on his own and is really controlled by smarter men behind the scenes?

    Instead of portable -- who cares?

    If George W. Bush had spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to take Laura Bush to a play in NYC, would you have approved?

    Exactly how much do you think Bush wasted as the most vacationed president in US history by comparison?

    If George W. Bush had reduced your retirement plan's holdings of GM stock by 90% and given the unions a majority stake in GM, would you have approved?

    What a joke, don't you know Bush's involvement in, wait for it . . . Enron!? Hmmmm, which one was the bigger "scandal" that landed people in jail again?

    If George W. Bush had made a joke at the expense of the Special Olympics, would you have approved?

    I don't remember the exact joke but it was in poor taste, he apologized, he's human.

    If George W. Bush had given Gordon Brown a set of inexpensive and incorrectly formatted DVDs, when Gordon Brown had given him a thoughtful and historically significant gift, would you have approved?

    If George W. Bush had given the Queen of England an iPod containing videos of his speeches, would you have thought this embarrassingly narcissistic and tacky?

    If this actually matters to you I'm not going to be able to convince you otherwise. So, he's not good at presents, who cares?

    If George W. Bush had bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia , would you have approved?

    Get real, he kissed him and held hands. Either way, we're talking about foreign customs -- neither bothered me. That being said, kissing and holding hands sounds weirder than bowing in a society that you bow to the person that just sold you a pack of gum.

    If George W. Bush had visited Austria and made reference to the non-existent "Austrian language," would you have brushed it off as a minor slip?

    Do we have an American language? Kind of, right?

    If George W. Bush had filled his cabinet and circle of advisers with people who cannot seem to keep current in their income taxes, would you have approved?

    No. And just like I didn't approve of the dirtbags Bush surrounded himself with, Condie and ummmm, hmmmm, Cheney come to mind, I'm not thrilled with a lot of Obama's choices. I said it before and I'll say it again, he was the lesser of two evils.

    If George W. Bush had been so Spanish illiterate as to refer to "Cinco de Cuatro" in front of the Mexican ambassador when it was the 5th of May (Cinco de Mayo), and continued to flub it when he tried again, would you have winced in embarrassment?

    Of course. But, Bush was so bad at public speaking that a new term was formed just for him. You've heard of Bushisms, right? I winced nearly every I heard him on TV. Remember the whole "special kind of love" quote, ugh.

    If George W. Bush had miss-spelled the word "advice" would you have hammered him for it for years like Dan Quayle and “potatoe” as proof of what a dunce he is?

    Was Obama judging a spelling contest when it happened? Gee, the facts are just killing you on this list.

    If George W. Bush had burned 9,000 gallons of jet fuel to go plant a single tree on Earth Day, would you have concluded he's a hypocrite?

    Wow, the president burning some fuel for a PR stunt. This qualifies as news. Just to put it in perspective, a fully loaded 747 burns 40,000 pounds of fuel just on take off.

    If George W. Bush's administration had okayed Air Force One flying low over millions of people followed by a jet fighter in downtown Manhattan causing widespread panic, would you have wondered whether they actually get what happened on 9-11?

    Moronic and not OK'd by Obama, next one please.

    If George W. Bush had failed to send relief aid to flood victims throughout the Midwest with more people killed or made homeless than in New Orleans , would you want it made into a major ongoing political issue with claims of racism and incompetence?

    Sounds like your confusing Bush with Obama on this one. Katrina was Bush's fiasco, not Obamas. The flooding in the midwest was nothing compared to that of Katrina. To say otherwise is silly.

    If George W. Bush had created the position 32 or more Czars who report directly to him, bypassing the House and Senate on much of what is happening in America , would you have approved.

    Just like Reagan, right? Correct me if I'm wrong here, republicans hate Reagan, right?

    If George W. Bush had ordered the firing of the CEO of a major corporation, even though he had no constitutional authority to do so, would you have approved?

    I assume we're talking about GM, right? Obama didn't, get the facts straight. The CEO is getting canned though, and good riddance. The least profitable 8 months GM has ever had under his 8 mo of leadership. Do you need something to get upset about on this one. He's getting over $8 million to leave and $74,000/year for the rest of his life.

    If George W Bush had proposed to double the national debt, which had taken more than two centuries to accumulate, in one year, would you have approved?

    Maybe you missed the economic disaster last year? He stopped the second great depression and lots of the money is being paid back with interest.

    If George W. Bush had then proposed to double the debt again within 10 years, would you have approved?

    Are you talking about health care? If so, the facts are so far off base that I can't even comment on it. Let's say, YOU LIE!

    If George W. Bush had spent more than all the Presidents combined since George Washington, would you have approved?

    See my answer about the whole "economy" thing again, please.

    So, tell me again, what is it about Obama that makes him so brilliant and impressive? Can't think of anything?

    Stopping the second great depression, ending the war in Iraq, diverting troops to Afghanistan so we can end that war. And, don't forget my favorite, he wasn't McCain/Palin.

  • logan
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Come on, if you have any sense at all you'd admit that any and all of these are either spin or out right lies. Common sense dude.

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