I was still working as a paramedic during Bush I and Clinton. I switched over to IT shortly after Bush II took office.
I also am aware that Bush had little direct impact on how well I did in IT and also how little direct impact Obama had in me losing my job recently. Those are the other things that come in after I ask myself, 'Am I better off now than I was x years ago'. I also think that in 2 years, I will be able to say I am better off now than I was 4 years ago, but who knows what the future may bring. On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 5:01 PM, Eric Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am not better off than I was 2 years ago, but then I would have said that > going back every 2 years up you Bush first stealing the office of president. > My better off'ness has been declining since. I do see things getting better > since I do get at least sporadic contracts, rather than none at all a few > years ago. So for me, Clinton was good and showed me a period of great > advancement, Bush sucked ass and was a period of a lot of unemployment and > great finacial difficulty, and Obama, well the jury is still out, but by all > indicators I would say he will turn out to be better than Bush was. Things > are still rough though. If you would have asked me a few months ago if > things were better than 2 or 4 years ago, I would have answered with a > resounding yes. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Scott Stroz [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2010 2:46 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: Gods. The US policy is now set by the Right Wing Media. > > > I feel the same way. It seems the media is fine referring to his race > when they deem it appropriate but condemn anyone else who uses his > race in a way they do not agree with. > > I'll be honest, I did not vote for him, but I do not think he is doing > a bad job. I did not think, overall Bush did a bad job, or Clinton > before him, or Bush before him. > > A while ago I was told a good measure of how a president did for you > is to ask, 'Am I better off now than I was 4 years ago' (Admittedly, > its not perfect, but a good place to start). Right now, I am not > better off than I was 2 years ago (actually, I am lucky, this is the > first time in my adult life I could ever say I am not better off than > I was even the year before), so, if this were an election year, Obama > as a choice would not start off too well. Of course there are a lot of > other factors that come into play, but I always start by asking > myself, 'Am I better off now than I was 4 years ago' and work from > there. > > I will say one thing about President Obama. I may not agree with him > on a lot of issues, but damn that man can speak. It is so refreshing > to listen to him after 8 years of listening to Bush stammering through > even the simplest of sentences. He is engaging in a way that kind of > reminds me of Ronald Reagan, but different enough for him to stand out > by himself. > > On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 10:37 AM, trish simon <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> I thought his mother was Caucasian and his father African? Personally, I >> think he is a human being...I also thought the other guy would be better > at >> the job...but, since he is the President, he deserves some respect. He >> deserves to be given the chance to be a good leader or a terrible leader, >> just as all the other presidents.The fact that he is the first colorful >> president in the US history is old news (almost 2 years old). There is > too >> much focus on race and not enough devoted to the real issues...the > economy, >> the "war on terrorism, health-care, the environment... >> >> We cannot blame the media for what we personally do or say. As an > individual >> I can focus on the issues, and make a difference by NOT allowing the media >> to influence my actions and speech. Using race to push an agenda is > wrong, >> wrong, wrong...but it works because we all fall for it, every >> time...unfortunately, in this country race matters. >> >> On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 10:05 AM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> Well, for starters, he is black - at least that what the media has >>> been ramming down our throats since they fell in love with him quite a >>> few years back. >>> >>> Want to blame someone? Blame the media. How many times do we here in >>> the news 'So and So is the first African American to do {x}'. You >>> cannot have your cake and eat it too. You cannot be OK with the media >>> celebrating that President Obama is the first black president, and >>> then get all pissy when other people say he is black. >>> >>> On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 9:36 AM, trish simon <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > >>> > Why are we calling the president Black? I thought he was just the >>> > President? I do not recall other presidents being referenced by color > or >>> > race. Hmm...more evidence that racism has "surfaced", or increased, > since >>> > the new president has been in the ""White" House. >>> > >>> > Beeblebrox's daughter has the right idea: >>> > >>> > "My daughters refer to their friends as "..the one with blond hair, > the >>> > one with brown skin, the one with tan skin, the one with black hair, >>> > the one with the green eyes"...as if skin color were nothing more or >>> > less different that hair color or eye color. They're not Black, >>> > Asian, Mexican or any of those labels our society uses. >>> > >>> > I wish I could be more like that." >>> > >>> > Me too... >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 9:12 AM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > >>> >> >>> >> Did you hear when she said this? >>> >> >>> >> I haven't seen such a mean-spirited people as I've seen lately over >>> >> this issue of health care. [Mumurs of agreement.] Some of the racism >>> >> we thought was buried [someone in the audience says, "It surfaced!"] >>> >> Didn't it surface? Now, we endured eight years of the Bushes and we >>> >> didn't do the stuff these Republicans are doing because you have a >>> >> black president. [Applause] >>> >> >>> >> Yeah, she's a uniter. >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 8:58 AM, Jerry Johnson <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >> > >>> >> > I have to admit. I read her remarks (admittedly taken out of context >>> both >>> >> > from a content and timeliness standpoint), and I thought "this woman >>> >> should >>> >> > be fired. today. nothing can justify this statement or attitude. >>> >> Especially >>> >> > not in a government employee. Escpecially not in one setting > policy". >>> >> > >>> >> > On Monday night, I did not think _anything_ could mitigate her >>> >> statements. >>> >> > >>> >> > Of course, I was wrong. And I was purposefully and skillfully >>> manipulated >>> >> > into that wrongness by professionals. >>> >> > >>> >> > So, I have learned an invaluable lesson that I _thought_ I already >>> knew. >>> >> > Don't take any story at face value. Don't rush to judgment. Nothing > I >>> >> learn >>> >> > today is necessarily more correct than what I learn next week. >>> >> > >>> >> > There are whole swaths of our society whose single profession is to >>> >> > manipulate us into doing what they want and feeling how they want. >>> >> > Advertising. Politics. Branding. Romance novels. Breaking news >>> stories. >>> >> > Blues albums. Movies. >>> >> > >>> >> > I can't blame them too much if they get good at it. >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >> >> > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:323670 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
