02 Sep 12
Originally posted by KunsooSo he would not vote for a cancer but will vote for Obama? Isn't that contradictory?
"If you're voting against Obama because he can't get stuff done it's kind of like saying, "This guy can't cure cancer. I'm gonna vote for the cancer."
-Chris Rock
02 Sep 12
Originally posted by KunsooNo, it's like saying "I'm going to vote to give someone else a chance to cure cancer."
"If you're voting against Obama because he can't get stuff done it's kind of like saying, "This guy can't cure cancer. I'm gonna vote for the cancer."
-Chris Rock
Rock's quote makes no sense at all in any context.
02 Sep 12
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Originally posted by SleepyguyEr....um....there is no cure for cancer. It's like asking how to cure death.
Exactly. If the guy's job is to cure cancer, and he can't do the job ... you gotta let him go. 🙂
So it all boils down to how we want to die. Do we want to all go out flat broke or a little bit of change in our pockets? 😛
Of course, both parties claim to have the cure, don't they?
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Originally posted by sh76But you of course miss Rock's point, which is that the Republicans themselves ARE the problem. To the degree that he's failed, it was in his inability to overcome the historical record on filibusters, a party which made an insane pledge to never raise any taxes under any circumstances, to obsess over the debt when the primary issue should have been economic development, and which was hellbent on bringing Obama down from the first moment of his Presidency. You failed to get the context, because you refuse to see it.
No, it's like saying "I'm going to vote to give someone else a chance to cure cancer."
Rock's quote makes no sense at all in any context.
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02 Sep 12
Originally posted by SleepyguyHis job was to reverse the Republican course - which was the cancer. He wasn't entirely successful, but he did finally bring the country to the 21st century with regard to health care.
Exactly. If the guy's job is to cure cancer, and he can't do the job ... you gotta let him go. 🙂
Rock's point, which was elaborated on by Jon Stewart last week, is that the Republicans had it in for his presidency from the get-go. Romney said in his speech that he supported the President in the beginning, but Stewart brought out some interviews of the time which show it was clearly not the case.
Unfortunately the Republicans have been taken over by nihilists, some of whom are willing to bring the economy down just to keep Obama to one term.
02 Sep 12
Originally posted by KunsooBut people aren't going to vote for him or not because he did or did not stop the Republicans. They're going to vote for him based on whether they like his policies and his own economic record.
But you of course miss Rock's point, which is that the Republicans themselves ARE the problem. To the degree that he's failed, it was in his inability to overcome the historical record on filibusters, a party which made an insane pledge to never raise any taxes under any circumstances, to obsess over the debt when the primary issue should have been economic ...[text shortened]... first moment of his Presidency. You failed to get the context, because you refuse to see it.
03 Sep 12
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Originally posted by sh76Of if he is Samual Jackson because he looks likes him. (cough, chris rock)
But people aren't going to vote for him or not because he did or did not stop the Republicans. They're going to vote for him based on whether they like his policies and his own economic record.
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Originally posted by sh76Exactly. And that's what Rock is commenting on. The Republicans stonewalled everything Obama tried to do, so it's their economic record in reality. But many voters don't dig that deep. That's the point of the comment.
But people aren't going to vote for him or not because he did or did not stop the Republicans. They're going to vote for him based on whether they like his policies and his own economic record.
03 Sep 12
Originally posted by KunsooI just loved how they stonewalled Obamacare.
Exactly. And that's what Rock is commenting on. The Republicans stonewalled everything Obama tried to do, so it's their economic record in reality. But many voters don't dig that deep. That's the point of the comment.
Classic.