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Has President Obama delivered on his election promises?

Published: 22 June, 2009, 11:13
Edited: 30 October, 2009, 10:42


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RT catches up with a former U.S. congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, who resigned from Obama's Democratic Party and is a critic of his administration.

 
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Biloxi June 22, 2009, 09:55 quote
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"... America seems to be getting a Yeltsin, not a Roosevelt." "Instead of Real Financial Reform, Obama’s Plan capitulates to Wall Street," by Prof. Michael Hudson Too bad the actions of those who pledge promises as saviors of the planet earth in the 21st Century, so-called "politicians," and the market is free to them, but of course - stars of the world, leaders of 'free market capitalism' .... Too bad, yes, it is a shame these human beings' actions are not found guilty and therefore, sentenced for the obvious product liability consumer claims, internationally - billions are able to file the complaint/s since it happens to be masses of human beings who are affected and effected by the fraudulent BRAND/s sold to all humanity by the same criminally insane class of antiquity. Dressing up their zombie goons to do the bidding of evil. Using every imaginable split of the persona, spirit or soul, to 'make a puppet,' for the agenda of families who can no longer find the gene of altruism. Then, selling this 'product' by the technological media corruption, distortion and downright evil -- reflecting the Hopi Indian's statement of the television demon. OBAMA BRAND. Sold the same as toothpaste, as Noam Chompsky would say. Fluoride is a poison. Question marks about the food brands, which President Medvedev is clearly cognizant of, and this is a discovery of how poisons can be manufactured in an appearance of delicious and healthy, but the obvious - poison is poison. And, the rotten apple in the cart does not stop decomposing once the decay has set-in. Russia understands this concept - Yeltsin was an instrumental teacher of the insatiable greed golden rule. Fortunately for Russia, the current leadership is aware of how to restore balance, before time is unforgiving in the forced nature of too many graves burying those who are blessed with true genius. Competition for the criminally insane is too dangerous a game. America appears to not have hit its bottom, yet, as the saying goes in 'drug rehabilitation, and/or recovery.'

Meslin June 22, 2009, 12:49 quote
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Before the London' G-20, I wrote to RTTV about what I had called the Barnum-Obama-Circus. Honestly, I would have liked to be mistaken. Unfortunatly, our french experience with Nicolas Sarkozy, when marketing, furbery, communication and machiavelic comedy dictate politics make peoples suspicious because not everybody is unconscient about the present times true and sad realities...It seems to me that the Obama's election was a smoke' screen well orchestrated and premeditated to cover-up the worldwide financial crisis, resulting from the capitalism fiasco. As I explained, for the past 60 years, under the influence of the USA, mankind (its taxpayers) wasted 60 trillions € on armaments and police equipments (65% US made). At the same time, huge technical innovations in all industries make millions of jobs and salaries needless when other millions from emerging countries become aviable for very low salaries (Example: Tomorrow 23/06 an Airbus A-320, 100% made in China will be delivered to its owner). Naturally the EADS main investors are not chineses. It became really evident that a huge clean-up from top to bottom was necessary and that the country initiator of the mess had to find a credible scenario to cover-up the whole shame. Consequently, the rise and election of a nice looking, polite, well educated comedian was the answer. His color and origines were the cream on the top of the pie. Then was elected at the head of the supposed to be greatest nation on Earth, the perfect puppet: Barack Obama. The whole humanity falled in admiration before such a result which could backfire in Moscow if the US president keep on talking and does not initiate any concret actions concerning his country's prioritites. There is no possible arguments denying the facts that for the past 60 years, America decisions'makers and businessmen created most of this planet's problems and initiated all WMD that Humanity possess actually. To avoid such straight forward answers to correct the curse of events will be for russian leaders to be weak. I hope that will not be the case ! Thank You Internet for the future generation'sake... Sincerely. Jean-Claude Meslin

Biloxi June 22, 2009, 14:23 quote
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My conscience is clear by the way: I voted for Cynthia!

Dave June 22, 2009, 17:27 quote
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Bush was a poor President, McCain would have been a poor President. From the outset Obama could have not been anymore than a BAD president. While Obama will likely be good for Russian/US realtions, he is bad for the US. His "Bail out" was riddled with payoffs for his political crowneys. That money could gave every man, woman and Child in the US $1,000,000. That really would have stimulated the Economy isstead of wrecking it as Obama has. Granted the mess started under Bush, But Obama promised that he had the plan to make it better quickly. In short HE LIED. Unless things get fixed in 3 years there will be a new president elected in 2012

Norman June 22, 2009, 21:40 quote
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2 or 3 points: 1. President Obama was elected on a wave of discontent with Bush. And he is a smooth talker. 2. Is what he is doing autocratic or a small sample of the change that America needs. 3. There is still a vocal opposition, Democratic and Republican. Is this opposition just voices of discontent or do they have an alternate plan? Could Obama, the Democrats and Republicans have a dialogue based on what Americans really need? Last, all leaders usually have an agenda, with their own way of solving problems.

Count Cash June 23, 2009, 04:36 quote
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Meslin, you wrote "Consequently, the rise and election of a nice looking, polite, well educated comedian was the answer. His color and origines were the cream on the top of the pie. Then was elected at the head of the supposed to be greatest nation on Earth, the perfect puppet: Barack Obama." With this you capture the whole tenet of what is going on here. This is an act, a nice act, and a diversion for a pleasent evening, the actor is chosen well and the script carefully written, However, a show, a circus, is not going to achieve anything, be it for the American people themselves or the wider world population. An act cannot deliver on anything, because as always, and by definition it is unconnected with reality. Whether Obama, meant good I do not know, all I do know, is that he is a powerless act, controlled by the inner circle of institution USA. Whether he is a willing puppet, I do not know, however, the stark reality is that he is a puppet. This whole Hollywood American revolution will come off the rails, when people realise it is all just words, and that they are still in a financial mess, that they are still with empire ambitions, they are still torturing, still raping, still conducting a war against Islam. You can lie to some of the people, some of the time, but you can't lie to all of the people, all of the time. The American people, and the rest of the world, will become tired of these lies and facade, becuase it will bring them nothing as a people, nothing as a nation and nothing as a world of nations. The Obama expectations, as it looks today, will not be delivered on. Unless Obama conducts a real revolution, and rests power from the 'few' who are the self interested inner circle of empire USA. Actions speak loader than words, at present we are being deafened by words that overshadow the silence of US positive actions. Talk it up, may work, in a cheap marketing campaign, but it doesn't work on the world stage, on this stage, people want contruction, which by definition requires positive, constructive action.

lolo June 23, 2009, 08:47 quote
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Do the American people even have access to interviews with Cynthia? She is the real deal. What a president she would make. The one point that really stood out, was when she said she is baffled that Americans are not protesting, their hard-earned money has been literally taken from them through taxesand given to the 5% of thw wealthiest people in the country. Americans are living in tent cities, and yet they are not rioting, it's incredible, I mean how ignorant are Americans exactly??

Bill S. October 30, 2009, 07:08 quote
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The answer to your question is so obvious, because so far at least, Obama has been no treat. Are we getting free health care like other civilized countries? Nope. Have the Wall Street bankers been punished? Nope. Have we made peace with Cuba and allowed Americans to travel there? Nope. Have we started a program to prevent economic collapse from peak oil? Nope. Does every American have high-speed access to the internet? Nope. Can we ride across our Country on high-speed trains like the Germans, French, and Japanese? Nope. Are nuclear plants being quickly built to reduce global warming? Nope. Tens of thousands of windmills being put up? Nope. Has New Orleans been protected from flooding like St. Petersburg? Nope. Are gays safe in the military? Nope. Yes, it was a trick question. Happy Halloween.

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