Muscatine

I have never been a big Obama supporter. But when he was elected I did want him to suceed.  So I reserved any judgements I had, ignored all the deflamitory things people were saying about him, in hopes he would suceed.  I did want to give him the benifit of the doubt.  But I have to tell you I am not to impressed with his first 100+ days.  Forget the billions of dollars he has wasted on bailouts that our grandchildren and great-grandchildren will be paying for all their lives, forget the flip flopping and waffling on things he said during the campaign, the thing that did it for me was a TV commercial I saw yesterday. (Twice as a matter of fact, on two different channels.) A TV commercial selling kids sneakers with Obama's picture on them.

"Kids help support freedom by wearing your Obama sneakers."

How dignified is that for the office off the presidency?  Using the highest office in the land to sell sneakers... but wait...

"And kids act now and order your Obama sneekers and get this Obama backpack free."

I am serious here. 

"And if you act right now we will also send you this offical basketball with Obama's picture on it."

This is what the commercial said.

How dignified is this?  Does his people know his job performance and policies are going to be so poor they have to hire a marketing firm to make him look good and promote his image?  He already has a commemorative coin and collector plate on the market.  Do we have a president in the White House or a pitch man?  Billy Mays would make a better president or that Sham Wow guy. 

What's next?  His picture on jock straps so he can honestly say he has a lot of supporters?  Perhaps Nancy Pelosi shot glasses.  "Yeah, I was briefed by the CIA, I was just to drunk to remember it."

This is as dignified as G.W. Bush endorsing Hooked on Phonics.  This is about as dignified as having Bill Clinton's likeness sewn into the crotches of ladies underwear.  "Ladies help support freedom by sitting on the face of a President."

I personally feel this tarnishes and belittles the office of the president.  Just about as bad as Clinton did with his sexapades in the Oval Office.  How cheap do we want to make the office of the President?

The only place I want to see Obama's picture is on the back of a milk carton.

I heard that in one poll that 65 % percent of people are tired of hearing him and his cronies blaming bush for everything......and as far as pelosi she was briefed before she wasnt briefed.....

But on  a more local note such as tlou wanted...who here supports paying for a bigger jail? so we can bring in even more federal prisoners

"The need to act quickly to capture the $500,000 savings is what Supervisor Wayne Shoultz said convinced him Monday to vote against holding a public referendum for the county to either enter a lease-purchase agreement or bond for the project costs.

Shoultz, who said he had been "on the fence" about a referendum, cast the deciding vote. Supervisors Tom Furlong and Dave Watkins favored asking voters for their approval, and Kas Kelly and Esther Dean were opposed.

Furlong and Watkins said voters should have a say given the high cost of the project, which is proposed to be paid for by increased revenue from housing at least 50 more federal inmates.

However, Dean said, "I just don't see that there's a big interest out there for us to go to a bond referendum."

Furlong and Watkins said they each heard from a handful of concerned residents.

Said Kelly, "All I'm hearing from the public is (to) do it already, get it

done. This is a no-brainer to the public."

http://www.muscatinejournal.com/articles/2009/05/19/news/doc4a12d0c492c62206208071.txt

so heres another question....who doesnt care about the new jail...who doesnt care about 50 more dangerous criminals in our town?.....are they (dean and kelly) smoking crack to think we actually want more very dangerous criminals in our town....im begining to see the most dangerous criminals ....are on the city council and board of supervisors.......unlike kas kelly i know of NO ONE WHO WANTS THIS BIGGER JAIL TO HOUSE FEDERAL INMATES......

I heard that in one poll that 65 % percent of people are tired of hearing him and his cronies blaming bush for everything......and as far as pelosi she was briefed before she wasnt briefed.....

Now there is a novel idea for a new product. Nancy Pelosi briefs.

Heres a funny tidbit i heard on the new this morning...the dems wont cut funding for club gitmo.......the story also went on to say that the dems dont want the detainees on american soil..........now correct me if i'm wrong...but didnt the dems want club gitmo closed while bush was prez? now that nobumma has promised it...the dems are trying to back away from it......who knows if they do let em on american soil......maybe muscatine will get them for the new jail expansion.....since kas kelly and esther dean thinks we want the expanded jail and 50 more federal prisoners............

nancys briefs will be her undoing......lol