Obama Delivers Victory Speech in Chicago After Decisive Election Win: ‘The Task of Perfecting Our Union Moves Forward’
CHICAGO, IL – NOVEMBER 06: U.S. President Barack Obama walks on stage with first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia to deliver his victory speech on election night at McCormick Place November 6, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Obama won reelection against Republican candidate, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. (Credit: Getty Images)
President Barack Obama delivered his victory speech to thousands of rowdy supporters shortly before 2 a.m. Wednesday morning following his decisive win over Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
Greeted by a roaring crowd, Obama said: “Tonight, more than 200 years after a former colony won the right to determine its own destiny, the task of perfecting our union moves forward.”
“Tonight in this election you, the American people, reminded us that while our road has been hard, while our journey has been long, we have picked ourselves up, we have fought our way back, and we know in our hearts that for the United States of America, the best is yet to come,” the president added.
Obama expressed his gratitude for all voters, saying regardless of who they voted for they made their voices heard. The president rolled to a second term over Romney, winning more than 300 electoral votes.
Obama says he wants to meet with Republican rival Mitt Romney to discuss how they can work together. He says they may have “battled fiercely, but it’s only because we love this country deeply.”
Obama also thanked his running mate Vice President Joe Biden, who the president called the “best” VP to ever hold office.
“Thank you for believing all the way,” he told supporters. “You lifted me up the whole way and I will always be grateful for everything you have done and all the incredible work you have put in.”
“Tonight, you voted for action – not politics as usual,” said Obama. “We’ve got more work to do.”
CHICAGO, IL – NOVEMBER 06: U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his victory speech after being reelected for a second term at McCormick Place November 6, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Obama won reelection against Republican candidate, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. (Credit: Getty Images)
President Barack Obama hugs his wife Michelle and daughter Sasha as daughter Malia, left, looks on before speaking at his election night party, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Chicago. President Obama defeated Republican challenger former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. (Credit: AP)
CHICAGO, IL – NOVEMBER 06: U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his victory speech after being reelected for a second term at McCormick Place November 6, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Obama won reelection against Republican candidate, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. (Credit: Getty Images)
“I have never been more hopeful about our future. I have never been more hopeful about America,” Obama proclaimed.
Very much like his victory speech in 2008, Obama promised to fix the economy, create new jobs and fight for equality for all.
Romney telephoned the president and congratulated him before he spoke to disappointed supporters in Boston. In a graceful concession, he summoned all Americans to pray for Obama and urged the night’s political winners to put partisan bickering aside and “reach across the aisle” to tackle the nation’s problems.
Watch Obama’s entire victory speech below:
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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SituationalGravity
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:03amSince perfection is impossible; Obama is really saying: The task of chasing the impossible dream moves forward.
Chasing perfection is akin to chasing lightspeed; its impossible and will leave you bankrupt (see Special Relativity).
Next towwwnnnn!!!! Bankruptville!!!!
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RANGER1965
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 12:43pm“What good fortune for governments that the people do not think.”
- Adolf Hitler
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yiska8
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 12:58pm@Ranger1965
Hitler was an evil, manipulative, psychopath, but hit the head on the nail with that quote.
We’ve got four more years of an evil, manipulative, sociopath that we cannot escape from.
If Texas doesn’t secede, I’ve narrowed it down to Mexico, Ecuador, and Israel. Maybe the Dominican Republic. (At least it’s a Republic.)
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naughtycal
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:12pmObama is wrong WE HAVE NO UNION we’re two dogs like in a cage together trying to establish the Alpha. It is looking like it might just be time to devide the cage and create two or possibly more cages.
Obama flock are primarily the takers or consumers, the other side is primarily the makers or producers.
His electorate is based on governmental power,the other side is based on the power of the individual.
We are polar opposites and it’s time to get a divorce.
And whne that happens and it will alway remember who halp put him in office to make sure they go with him.
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vox_populi
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:22pmSo can you all surrender to the glory of Socialism now? Thanks.
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TH30PH1LUS
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:42pmYou would not believe the texts I was getting last night from military friends and business owners as the results came in.
I am stunned that America handed the reigns of power once again to a man who:
1. Is the most radical pro-baby-killing politician. Ever.
2. Is openly anti-American Energy.
3. Embraces Marxist principles.
4. Presided of Fast & Furious scandal.
5. Lied for weeks about the murder of our Ambassador in Libya.
6. Doubled our national debt in his first term.
Military friends in TWO branches are echoing similar concerns – that Obama will attempt to dissolve the separate branches into one unified Armed Force. They are considering leaving rather than continue to watch this Commander destroy the military.
Small business owners texted me their concerns about the future of their enterprises.
America, God gave us a choice. We have chosen. I fear for my country when I consider that God is just, and that His justice cannot remain silent forever.
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Reality_Bites_You_on_the_Ass
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 1:33amWaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!
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Republic1
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:04amWhat Obama meant by saying “Tonight, more than 200 years after a former colony won the right to determine its own destiny, the task of perfecting our union moves forward.” – is that he will continue to perfect the North American Union of Mexico, Canada and America. All indicators point to that.
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GETLIFE
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:10amThat wildly enthusiastic crowd was by invitation only.
Check it out.
They don’t even represent the left.
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AZ Walt
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:02amI just can’t believe that the majority of the American voters were stupid/ignorant enough to re-elect Obama for another 4 year term. Obama is a wanna be, narsistic, Socialist-Marxist dictator, with an agenda that is NOT in keeping with the American Ideals of freedom and liberty nor its Constitution!
Given Obama’s re-election today De Tocqueville is quite right when he said in the 1840s:
“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the world’s greatest civilizations has been 200 years.” – Alexis de Tocqueville
Those that fail to learn from history, are doomed to repeat it. The Roman Republic fell to what De Tocqueville pointed out above, as have many other nations over the millennia. Sadly, appairently the United States will be the next example of de Tocqueville’s insightful comment above.
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SituationalGravity
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:04amYes; the same thing happened with Joseph and the Pharaoh.
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Slipstick
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 9:19amHe says he’s “perfecting his union.” Which one? SEIU? UAW? It will be interesting (as in the Chinese curse) to see how long it takes for the wheels to come off our once great country…
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TexPat
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 9:36amYou could not be more correct. Seeing what he has put in place in the first four and knowing what he will do in his second four makes me sick to my stomach. We are doomed to become a Socialist nation under his administration. During his next four you will see the fundamental transformation into just another European Socialist country. And we will have more Muslim influence. We have lost our family values, our patriotism and religious values. I though that if Romney could win we would at least have a chance to get back on track. But with his additional four years we will not get that opportunity ever. Once freedom is lost it cannot be regained. Unfortunately I have removed the American flag from my flag pole and will only fly the Texas flag as I feel America is NOT the country I have served for over 35 years. We are NOT united and NOT the America our founders gave us.
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Classical Liberal
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 9:59amYou better believe it. It just happened.
The American people, not being able to see much difference between the two candidates, decided to choose the devil they knew.
Romney was a strong candidate, but he doesn’t stand for anything. His views are whatever will get him elected and Americans recognized that character flaw.
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right-wing-waco
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 10:11amToo many people choose a ObamaPhone over Constitutional security. Class warfare is alive and well. The countries wheels are flat and Obama thinks if he can drive fast enough they will inflate.
My guess is that there will be a surge in gun & ammo sales this weekend.
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G-WHIZ
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 10:17amWelcome to O’DICTATOR-IN KING!! The speach is the SAME telleprompter-crappp HE gave 4yrs-ago!! HE is a multi millionaire=THE 1% BEFORE THE ELECTION!! There are several FAKE SENARIO’S about HIS “before-life”! Which is the REAL Berri/Barak/Soetro/Obama/Davis/?/?…??
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stopspending
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 5:02pmI think Obama said all we need to know about the next four years when he said ” the task of perfecting our union” is still to come. That is about the same as saying he will “fundamentally change” the US. He is part way there since there are more people dependent on the gov than four years ago. What steps will be taken now so that the US can become a “more loving, giving” nation – you know, one that takes from the rich and gives to the poor?
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miltionmiseshayekIII
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:02amThis is an intellectual civil war. There are 2 countries within 1. We have as much claim to this country as those clowns do. We won’t stop the fight. It’s been raging for 100 years with these progressives and we will continue to fight no matter what. So enjoy your victory douchebags because it is fleeting.
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DIgnified
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:16amLOL. Made a profile to say that? Lame. Youre right about one thing though. It is an intellectual battle. To bad Republicans have broken weapons and no ammo. A GOP battle with intellectuals would be a very republican thing to do, get into a fight they have no hope of winning.
Ahochau
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 4:10am@Dignified
Forward to where? Or if you prefer, forward to what?
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DIgnified
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 6:02am@AHOCHAU an actual response. omg. lol. From the childish attitudes at least. Look at the idiots here and how they talk. Everything needs to go their way or they get violent and threaten and dont want to play. All of these idiots i speak of I promise you have made a comment herre about Obama being divisive, but they never say how, and then they turn around an d act like all of these “people”. Thats a good opener form me I think.
Chet Hempstead
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 6:38am“We have as much claim to this country as those clowns do.”
No, you have almost as much claim to this country, because there are almost as many of you. That’s why the only we can decide things is by holding elections that have winners and losers, loser.
DoseofReality
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 7:04amAll it takes for someone who is figuring out their political beliefs to turn democrat is to come on the blaze and read th comments form people on this site….it will turn you off from the conservatives, i know it id for me. The propblem is I truly think a smaller government is a better government in many ways, but I cannot allign myself with the crazy ramblings from the people on this site. It has shown me the true colors of the right wing…..its angry, full of bigotry and prejudice, unwilling to compromise, unwilling to listen to any other other point of view without ridicule, as conspiritorial of the 911 truthers, full of untruths and lies….and most imortant to me, just full of a bunch of *ssholes. Seriously now, your side NEEDS to change in order for our country to move forward. YOur side has mny good points that blances out the other, but stop being such d*cks…..who are you trying to win over?
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WarMunger_Al
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 7:19amHey CHet-
Just wait until money for food stamps and welfare runs out. Of course I am sure you will welcome the chinese when they come in to collect on their investment.
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iampraying4u
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 8:20amOne good thing will come out of this We will have to pray more
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let us prey
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 9:27amWhy don’t you free loading progs go elsewhere? Go lick the boots of the dictator and report back on how they taste.
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Classical Liberal
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 9:41amMaybe this lot will start praying for a real liberty candidate for the next election. It is philisophically flawed to run a campaign on “anybody but Obama”.
The American media may have handed Obama this victory, but it was foolish to believe a position flipping candidate could win the election. The American public at large are not stupid, and mistrustful of those who will say anything to win your vote.
Here’s to the rebirth of the liberty movement, hope you all hop on before it’s to late.
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G-WHIZ
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 10:22amThis is only one of a few “wins”…NOT A TOTAL VICTORY!
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IsThereADifference
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:07pmThe Blaze is ran by a bunch of freank’n Nazi’s!!!
What’s wrong? You don’t like what I have to say? Enough to erase my posts after less than a minute of being on the board. You make me sick! This is what is wrong with America and this site is just as much of a problem as any other out there that is trying to SILENCE PEOPLE!
May God have mercy on you Glenn.
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VanceUppercut
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 9:34am@miltionmiseshayekIII
“This is an intellectual civil war.”
An “intellectual” war? Well, Cons lost that one a long time ago. LOL.
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Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:01amBy “more work to do”, he means:
1. More deficits
2. Print more money
3. Build a bigger police state
4. Regulate every aspect of human existence
5. Indiscriminately bomb countries
6. Extrajudiciously kill Americans
7. Tell you what to eat
8. Tell you what you can keep of what you earn
9. Pick winners and losers in the economy (mostly losers)
10. Write a ton of executive orders to go around congress
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bukowski72
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:25amYeAH. Right. My Cat smells like catfood.
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Exiled
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 8:36amHe’s not PRINTING money, he’s borrowing it. I don’t know which one is worse.
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Deuteronomy22
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 9:45amWhich number would have been different with Romney? None!
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G-WHIZ
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 10:20am…Pardon THE BLIND SHIEK!!
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Yeah_Buddy
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:25pmAhhh…a dictators work is never done
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Eastinfection
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 5:11pmEXILED….
‘He’s not PRINTING money, he’s borrowing it.”……
wrong. (see QE3)
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NothingisFree
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 6:51pmI think golfing belongs on his top 10 list!
Hitting all the talk shows is also hard work you know!
And of course…vacations are hard work!
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UnknownUser1
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:01amI wont worry one bit! Ill just play my fiddle while Rome burns around me! Let them abort themselves into oblivion!
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pwatkins
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:01amI will stand with those who believe in the republic…One nation under God and will never back down on that stance. I do believe before all things are said and done, the Obama voters will wished they had. I pray for our nation and I will let God deal with Obama.
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Luisa48
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:14amAmen
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bukowski72
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:29amSo true. Since the siver plate lovers don’t believe I am glad you voted for Obama.
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kryptonite
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:29amIt is no longer one nation under God. You are in denial. America the Beautiful is gone.
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ranwar
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:34amDid it ever occur to you that God my be on Obama side? Maybe God raised Obama to deal with these hateful rightwingers who are the only people standing in the way of this nation working together to move forward. I’m warning you guys to accept this, Americans will NOT be on your side!
West Coast Patriot
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:44amPWatkins, If what you say is true, go here and watch the video link, eye opening: http://www.nebraskarepublic.org/
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kryptonite
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 3:23amRANWAR
Did it ever occur to you that God my be on Obama side?
—
No. Liars belong to Satan.
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Ahochau
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 4:42am@RANWAR
Same question. Forward to what?
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338lapua
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 8:35amI will certainly NOT stand with the looters and the thugs. The republicans are too weak to win. HMMMMM, what to do.
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UnknownUser1
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:00amMy friend said he was ashamed of his country tonight. I told him dont be ashamed of your country be ashamed that so many ignorant people could reelect a proven failure on all things! I hoped he was going to do what he promised in 2008 and it didnt take me long to see what they were all about. But I tell you this Im not going to worry one bit about it I will be like Nero playing the fiddle while Rome burns around me! I just kept hoping more people would have been woke up by the past four years. Let them abort themselves into oblivion!
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DIgnified
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:18amOh yeah, it cant be just as simple as youre wrong and have wrong ideas. It must be someone else. Ironic that the party of ‘personal responsibility” never takes any, for anything.
RobbieTLHughie
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 7:55amNero didn’t fiddle while Rome burned, that’s a myth and a poor analogy.
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ndmOB
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:00amAny guesses on the unemployment rate come the end of January? The money and jobs will flee this country as quickly as they can and here comes that double dip we’ve been awaiting.
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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 3:58amIf were fortunate no more than fifty percent (the real rate)
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glennpatstu
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 9:46amWhy exactly? Because the majority of us voted for someone you don’t like? and because unemployment has been gradually improving under Obama? Or just because you have spent the last 4 years listening to Glenn’s fear-mongering? Why will jobs flee this country in January?
I am absolutely , 100% better off today than I was 4 years ago. Sorry you losers can’t say the same.
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copatriots
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:00amGod help us all.
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4xeverything
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:25amAmen
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rubrducky999
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 3:38amAmen
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marybethelizabeth
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:00amI suggest you listen to what the President says
and
Not what Mr. Beck says the President says.
You would then develop a clearer picture of who the President is.
Lord_Frostwind
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:07amThat all depends on which President you talk about, the one he described himself as in his own book, or the one who stands and gives speeches. Be careful how hard you stare at him, you might not like what you find staring back.
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Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:08amWhy listen to what he says? What he does screams so loudly in my ear. I know exactly who the POTUS is and he isn’t a constitutionalist…let’s just say that.
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Keatonc333
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:34amAmen!!!
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American_Mourning
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:42amAs if you ever actually did any thinking on your own, LOL
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cosmic dogma
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 3:13amYou will soon find out what we nasty conservatives know, obama is a muslim communist. Clear as air.
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wigone
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 4:56amRevenge
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LIBSALWAYSLIE
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 5:58amMARY, I suggest you have your head examined you ignorant twit. Beck uses quotes and video clips, he does NOT tell us what obumbler says, thats what your low life side does. Lying cheating low life liberals ruining our once great country, so sad.
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 7:17amBARYMETHELIZABETH, Just a very few months ago you did state that you did NOT support 0bama. Are you a liar now, or were you a liar then?
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bannedfromCNN
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 7:19amNo, watch what he does, or tries to do. That’s the true gauge of his heart.
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raderby
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:59am“perfecting the union”…….? what the hollyhocks does that mean?
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BODYBAG
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:08amIt doesnt require much imagination.
What any good little Marxist would do.
Finish the job of destroying capitalism and this once proud nation
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raderby
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:20amprecisely.
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kryptonite
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 3:09amRADERBY
He’s sweet-talking Repubs because he needs them to pass his tax hikes. Otherwise, he will have to cut back on all the obscene luxury he and his three girls have been enjoying for the past four years.
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spfoam1
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:59amMy parents both worked for nearly 70 years. Thier dream was to pass on what they could to thier children, but Obama will steal half of that. What about thier dreams? My savings are 60% less than when Obama came into offfice, and he wants more. What about my dreams? Obama talks the talk of hope, but walks the walk of a shakedown artist. He is not my president because he takes what he wants and offers no personal freedom to do anything besides follow HIS dreams. I see and hear a new Hitler.
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raderby
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:57am(all things said by MARY put aside……woke again from her med valley)
so some exit polls say worries about the economy as the number one issue. The current admin has done badly, putting it mildly, on that….. So why was BHO re-elected? Sorry, it doesn’t make sense. Really. Does not compute.
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Wool-Free Vision
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:56amOf all of the speeches I have heard Obama deliver, and man that’s a bunch, this is the first time I have ever heard him sound like anything resembling a leader. He actually sounds presidential.
So, though I wholeheartedly disagree with pretty much everything the man has done and wants to do to the free market, I have to give credit where it is due. Kudos to his speechwriter, because this one’s pretty good.
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Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:02amHitler and Mussolini gave good speeches too.
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raderby
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:03amwhat did the scorpion say to the frog mid-river?
be very careful from here on out.
and, mr. prez…..speeches are not going to do it…..
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ConservaTEA
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:17amJeez give me 4 years of practice reading off a teleprompter and I too could give a nice speech.
We need a REAL LEADER not a really good speech reader. . . God help us all. . .
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Wool-Free Vision
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:36amMaybe it would have helped get my point across a little better if I had used a colon instead of a period when I said “I have to give credit where it is due. Kudos to his speechwriter, because this one’s pretty good”
Yeah. I definitely should have used the colon.
“I have to give credit where it is due: Kudos to his speechwriter, because this one’s pretty good”
Sorry for the confusion.
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beckistheking
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 6:02amYes wool free, he’s great at bullshi##ing people. The man is unvetted and he’s extremely dangerous. We are all in deep trouble and there’s no getting around it. We’re screwed on so many fronts now that it boggles my mind. And all of Glenn Beck’s silly hocus pocus praying and fasting did NOTHING! No surprise there. Religion helped defeat Romney and the rest of us have to pay for it.
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johnpaulkuchtajr
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 7:10amDid he give that speech to the four Americans he killed in Benghazi?
I mean, that would have been a great, captive audience. They had to pay attention. They were pinned down by mortar fire and couldn’t ignore their Sewer Rat-in-Chief. One SEAL was so convinced that a C 130 was on the way that he was painting the mortar position. Talk about a convincing speech!
OK, all you sub-humans, school me in how very wrong I am! Before you tap out your ignorant message, know that you disgust me to nausea!
“Remember Benghazi!”
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Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:56amIt will be exciting to see what Obama meant when he told Putin he’d have more flexibility after he was re-elected. It’s like Christmas…only Santa Clause is an African tyrant.
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galicant wiseword
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 3:31amI’d like a candy cane, a pony, and a dis-armed America. Can you wrap that in pink paper for me Sante Claws?
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SacredHonor1776
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 4:43amRed Dawn, like in Call of Duty: MW2 & 3… go Wolverines.
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thegreatcarnac
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:55amUp your….obama….there is no union. We will not unite with traitors who vote for you.
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Exrepublisheep
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:13amThis is America buddy, don’t like it? LEAVE!!!
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copatriots
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:21amThanks for the kind invitation, EX, but I’ve been planning the exit strategy for 2 years. Bye.
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EM2T93
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:29amEX…ever the idiot, aren’t you?
Leave? LOL…yet another weak comeback considering we all know that you commie government dole leeches would never allow that to happen. How the hell would you people eat? Who the hell would pay for you to sit on your a$$ so you can smoke pot, watch TV, and troll conservative blogs?
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ru12
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:55amNOOOO!
How many of you business owners have held on as long as you did, going into debt, keeping your employees on, just praying we could save this country with a new leader? Well, I for one will now have to finally close shop and put 18 people out of a job. I hope the other 50% can hire them!
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bukowski72
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:31amYou are patriot.
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American_Mourning
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:41amYep, sorry to say it but I am taking my money and going home. Let the idiots fend for themselves
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maryann72961
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:52amAmerica as we know it is over, This man wasn’t my president the past four years, and he isn’t my president the next four years. Mr. Obama is evil, and he is going to destroy this nation. and every single person that voted for him, I hold yo responsible for the destruction of the United states, tonight you all voted for a fraud, a murder, and a muslim, communist, marxist slug.
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biznesschic1
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:56amOh please. Finish the course in Welding, and become a productive member in society.
justa_thought
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:57amis there a check mark on my keyboard? No… Check!
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RedHeadedRepublican2424
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:57amI agree with you! If I weren’t a recovering alcoholic I would be knocking a few back right now.
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BODYBAG
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:03amSame here.
Voting obviously is a thing of the past and no longer viable.
Resistance is all there is left.
Until tonite, all my life Ive loved and believed in this great nation.
The country I loved no longer exists.
The first thing out of the Boy-King’s mouth tonite was that he will finish “Perfecting The Union”
Make no mistake about what that means
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BODYBAG
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:06am@BIZNESSCHIC1
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:56am
Oh please. Finish the course in Welding, and become a productive member in society.
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STFU
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Chet Hempstead
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 6:41amYeah, America is going to be okay because the candidate who won last night is Barack Obama the real guy who actually exists, not Barack Obama the imaginary monster that lives in your head.
Bluefish49
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 9:52amOh Chet…you drank the cool aid didn’t you…
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AdmiralQ
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:48amROmney was close in popluar vote, we have a guy with a record as bad or worst than Jimmy Carter. Many guys predicted victory for Romney. Now look. State declared before even half the votes are in, many vote problems from imtimidation and fraud and rather fight these Romney concedes tonight. Romney in the end was too night of a guy. Gingrich or better Herman Cain should have been there. In the end I blame these things.
1 voter stupidity, obviously they’re too many dumb people out there.
2 voter fraud
3 Romney not pushing harder
4 selecting Romney
5 Electoral College as it currently is
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thegreatcarnac
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:58amWe are constantly having to put up with presidents voted for us by someone like Ohio, the Northeast states, and California. I am tired of ohio dictating to me who the president is. I am tired of the northeast telling us who my president is. I demand that red states have autonomy.
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Dismayed Veteran
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 10:03amIt is a shame that a few counties in a few states can hold the rest of the US hostage. If Americans can’t elect a liberal Republican over a failed president, the Republican Party can be tossed into the trashbin of history. America used to be the place that “huddled masses” came for the opportunity for freedom. Now we are on the road to becoming the “huddled masses”.
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ThoreauHD
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:48amAnd this is the part of the story where I make plans to move out of the Country.
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kurwa
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:52amdon’t let the door hit you on the way out
DIgnified
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:53amok. bye. you wont be missed.
Lord_Frostwind
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:11amWhere will you run? There is nowhere to escape to. When this nation burns the rest of the world will burn with it, no one will be able to escape that.
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Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:29amJust come to Texas, we’ll be doing our own thing here soon enough.
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SoiledDove
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:47amI love my president.
Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:58amWinston Smith loved Big Brother in the end too. Next time just post “I’m an idiot”. It has less characters and is more accurate.
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miltionmiseshayekIII
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:58amGood for you, sad I can’t say the same.
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copatriots
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:01amRoth, we finally agree.
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live-free-or-die-trying
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:46amholy crap
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marybethelizabeth
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:46amPresident Obama represents main stream America.
American Values. American Dreams.
It would be best for everyone if the fringe conservatives abandon the falsehoods that continue to be repeated on this website and join with your neighbors.
mewnani
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:51amRespectfully: HELL NO!
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Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:55amUm, did you see the same election as me? Last check “mr. mainstream” was still less than 50% of total votes. Get a grip.
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justa_thought
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:55amI cannot imagine a more stupid statement about this guy. That is about the furthest thing from the truth I could have thought of
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miltionmiseshayekIII
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:59amYou think this is over, this battle has been raging for 100 years and it will rage 100 more. We will still fight you, enjoy you victory because it will be short lived.
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Lord_Frostwind
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:14amShort answer, No.
Long answer, I have always understood that I would be different than the others, that my views would never be their views. That said, I also knew that I must be forever uncompromising in those views, so I will not bow down to the popular opinion, and if my neighbors want to all join the club more power to them, I am not a part of them. I carve my own path.
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oregon scott
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:15amyou can not really be this stupid, you really think that most Americans want a trillion dollar debt every year? you think they want a government that will not sign a budget to work from? you think they want a president that told troops to stand down when Americans lives were at stake? you think they want a man in that office that believes more in communism then in capitalism? and finally you think they want an idiot yes i said idiot in the two most important positions in the world? (biden and obama. really you think this is what mainstream wants. If you voted, and you and your family voted, I can now see that stupid is as stupid does.
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spfoam1
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:16amYou are a pinko groupie. I do actually hope you find yourself in one of the camps your dictator has built for you. He talks a good talk, but delivers only that which benefits him and his cronies. Wake the hell up. He wants to rule the world, not just the USA.
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Ducky657
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:55amJoin them in what? Destroying your opponent by saturation bombing using false and misleading commercials even CNN called the Obama Campaign out on? By frightening women into thinking Gov. Romney would take away their abortion and contraception rights when both were decided long ago (Roe v. Wade 1973 and Griswold v. Connecticut 1965) by the Supreme Court? By spending more than your predecessor did in half the time? By saying you are going to “Perfect our Union” when you have held out Constitution in total disdain? By refusing to reflect any level of compromise despite the fact your opponents have reached out repeatedly? By using Executive Orders to avoid the Congress or to dismantle the laws you s
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SiVisPacemParaBellum
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 3:22amYou can join the “Cool Kids” all you want, as for me I’ll have my own opinions,as long as that is legal, I’ll work to make my self better, not some faceless gov. agency that dose not care who I am, and pray to the who ever I believe in,even if the State outlaws it. I’m my own man, I will think my own way. We may agree in some things, disagree in others, But I’m never a sheep…
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Hatchimon
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 3:47amYeah, right. Lets pitch all that crazy right-wing “freedom” talk, and grab that Obama-money “free stuff” like the leeches who love big government.
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chalkdust
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 6:10amWhat falsehoods? Want me to abandon my principals over one election? LOL sure.
We better shape up or lord O will condemn us right?
Obama represents mockery, revenge, genocide of the unborn, bullying all some of the darkest traits of man. You not only support that, you actually want others to abandon their principles over one election. The height of arrogance.
You are an empty vessel.
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CALLMEMSGT
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 8:28amJoin this!
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live-free-or-die-trying
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:46amholy crap\
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thegreatcarnac
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:45amScrew you obama…..there is no union….and that idea is over with.
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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 3:57amObama’s idea of a ‘perfected union’ is a communist state with him as its God.
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Oldphoto678
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 6:29amGrow up snowflake!!! Really, you act like such a small minded little man. Go hold your breath and stomp your feet.
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Exiled
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 8:26amI will agree with Snowleopard that I think Obama’s idea of a “perfect union” would be a country without state boundaries. He wants every state to obey the mandates from the federal government, taking away their right to create their own laws and regulations. But it’s not just him. Many, many presidents have gone that route. Just look at what happened to Education. It used to be a state issue, controlled mostly be a local school district. Now, everything comes down as mandates from the federal Department of Education.
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