US President Obama marks 100th day in office.

Started by Netto Azure April 29th, 2009 11:53 AM
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What do you think of the Obama Administration's achievements?

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US President Obama marks 100th day in office



US President Barack Obama has been sketching out the future direction of his administration, as he marks his first 100 days in office.

Mr Obama is addressing a town hall meeting in St Louis and will hold a primetime news conference, which will be broadcast live on most TV networks.
Traditionally, commentators have used the milestone to assess presidents' early successes and failures.
Latest polls suggest Mr Obama continues to enjoy a high level of popularity.
"I'm pleased with the progress we've made but I'm not satisfied," Mr Obama told the audience in St Louis.
"I'm confident with the future but I'm not content with the present."
So many things have happened over the past 100 days...So many things have happened over the past 100 days... G-20...eh here:

100-DAY MILESTONES
Guantanamo closure ordered
Ban on abortion funds lifted
Obama unveils executive pay cap
Stimulus plan signed into law
Obama outlines Iraq pullout plan
Obama ends stem cell funding ban
Iran offered a 'new beginning'
Obama promotes nuclear-free world
Obama publishes 'torture' memos
Cuba offered 'new beginning'

So What do you think? I know that the "100 Days" thing isn't a good way to gauge a Presidency (Especially since things have changed a bit in the World) but as per tradition I had to make a thread. XD

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Wowie! Should we bake him a cake with 100 candles? That sounds like fun! I can't wait 'till tomorrow, we'll be able to give him a cake with 101 candles! And the day after that? 102 candles!

...also, he's doing exactly what Hoover did. Which is why I lol, considering he called his plan the "New New Deal" or whatever.

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The "100 days" report card doesn't matter at all. It's setting the nation up for failure to mark how much progress it has made in only three months. The 100 day marker was invented by FDR to show how much he did during the first 100 days of his time in office. It has not been relevant in any other presidency. In fact, it was not brought up again until the Clinton Administration. While I do believe we are in a recession, I don't believe we are in nearly as a bad a situation as in 1929. All in all, people need to stop making a big deal over this. We cannot judge Obama from the first 100 days. Only after four or eight years can we really judge just how well he did.
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Well considering he's doing exactly what Hoover did and they're calling it a "new new deal" can't be a great start. I know he didn't coin the phrase, but that is how it was sold.

Which is stupid. If it were a new new deal, he'd be making reforms in several administrations, adding new ones to ensure stability, bashing old ones that are detrimental, and of course, giving jobs instead of money.
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*slaps forehead*

Personally, I'm neutral about the guy. Is he our President? Yeah. Is he what our country needs right now? Um...no. He is making the problems Bush made worse. Do I hate the guy? Well no, but I EXTREMELY dislike what he is doing with our economy. He wants everybody to be happy...

Unfortunately, we all know that never works in the end.
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Bleahhh. Even putting aside all of his policies that I disagree with, the guy seems to pretty much be flopping around like a fish in a boat. The way he's handling the economy is just wretched. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that you don't hand out billions of dollars worth of money that doesn't exist to bolster the economy.

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I dont see how you can vote bad when it has not been worse than what Bush achieved. There also are not very many good things so I am voting neutral.

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The Bank bailout plan was a dud if you ask me. Why the heck are we so tough on the Auto Makers but lax with the bankers? (probably all those campaign Contributions. >.>)

But I updated the list...
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How can you say he's done a bad job? He's closed Gitmo, vetoed the stupid ban on stem cell research, improved foreign relations immensely, and is basically saving the world from a future nuclear Armageddon.
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The Bank bailout plan was a dud if you ask me. Why the heck are we so tough on the Auto Makers but lax with the bankers? (probably all those campaign Contributions. >.>)
Completely agree. They're so hard on the Auto Industry, even though its survival is crucial to millions of jobs.

Lol it's Hoover all over again.

Sure, he'd done good things in the social department, but seriously. Priorities first. What good does all those social advances mean if nobody has the money to support them?

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Completely agree. They're so hard on the Auto Industry, even though its survival is crucial to millions of jobs.

Lol it's Hoover all over again.

Sure, he'd done good things in the social department, but seriously. Priorities first. What good does all those social advances mean if nobody has the money to support them?
I understand...But there's just sooo many problems to tackle, as per his joke yesterday. And the Republicans and Conservative Dems will vote against a true "New New Deal" D:

So compromises are the way.

Favorite Quote from the 100th Day Press Conference.

"If you could tell me right now that when I walked into this office that the banks were hummin', the autos were sellin', and that all you had to worry about was Iraq, Afghanistan, North Korea, getting health care passed, figuring out how to deal with energy independence, deal with Iran and a pandemic flu, I would take that deal,"
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Bleahhh. Even putting aside all of his policies that I disagree with, the guy seems to pretty much be flopping around like a fish in a boat. The way he's handling the economy is just wretched. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that you don't hand out billions of dollars worth of money that doesn't exist to bolster the economy.

So what do you propose to fix the economy, then? Tax cuts?

The Bank bailout plan was a dud if you ask me. Why the heck are we so tough on the Auto Makers but lax with the bankers? (probably all those campaign Contributions. >.>)
YES! The only problem I believe Obama is guilty of is compromising with the Republicans - it's one thing to compromise on an issue where both sides have a point, but the fact is that Republicans/ Conservatives are just plain wrong when it comes to their "plan" to fix the economy (which is basically tax cuts, and that's it).

Conservatives tend to say that the economy can only be fixed if we keep the "talent and expertise" on Wall Street - which means not firing the executives who got us in this mess. But can we really say that they have talent and expertise if they were selfish and bone-headed enough to make those risky investments?

It's obvious, then, that their first priority is to look after the executives, despite their truly incredible shortcomings. Statements like "No one else has the expertise needed but the people on Wall Street! They're irreplaceable" show that they don't want those executives to be fired and replaced with people from Main Street, for no rational reason....because yes, there definitely are talented, and honest people on Main Street who could easily replace the "expertise" on Wall Street....despite what CNBC might want you to think.

If Obama acted on these glaringly obvious facts, he would have an A+ in my book.

That his approval rating is only 65% just shows how terribly a) uninformed, or b) just plain stupid many Americans are.

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I'm not a politically-minded person, but I do like the fact that Obama is taking action against this crisis, even though the stimulus didn't do much.

He has a long road ahead of him though... Growing Recession, Bush's leftovers in the Middle East... oh, and the danger of a cataclysmic flu outbreak that appeared out of nowhere...
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I'm not a politically-minded person, but I do like the fact that Obama is taking action against this crisis, even though the stimulus didn't do much.

He has a long road ahead of him though... Growing Recession, Bush's leftovers in the Middle East... oh, and the danger of a cataclysmic flu outbreak that appeared out of nowhere...
... Stimulus didn't do much? What's it been, a few months? A plan like that isn't going to have much effect for some time. It isn't going to be: bam! insta-fix.

I do feel bad for him about the swine flu outbreak. The guy has enough on his plate xD

Though I dislike the idea of spending nonexistent money, I do have to agree with Richard Wagner here. And, we have to remember, something > nothing. Even if it totally screws us over, once we pick ourselves back up, nobody else is going to make the mistake again.

I really just dislike the people in my class that don't know crap about any of this and say Obama is screwing up. My biggest concern now is college affordability.

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I'm not really up to date with all these politics, so forgive me if what I'm sayin' doesn't make sense.

Obama and his administration are actually doing something. Even though it looks like they're failing, they're still tryin', unlike Hoover.

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I have to admit, Obama has guts really. He's done a decent job so far. I can't say I agree with everything he has done, Nor do I ever think I will ever fully agree with everything any president or congress member will do. It's a simple fact.

He's taken some major steps. Steps that are bold, but not really out of line or too extreme considering what just happened with the economy. Yes, it's painful. We're in a depression. Big deal. We pick up the pieces and move on, like nothing ever happened. That's the best thing for the US right now.

Ok. So what. He's a Democrat. He spent a ton of money on the bailout. That's how Democrats like to get things moving in our economy. Yes, it's not always the best way, but neither is turning the government into a scrooge.

Considering how badly the republicans bungled things over the past 8 years, 2 presidential terms and 4 sessions of congress, it's high time the Democratic party stepped up to the reins to help get things back in order. They aren't so afraid of doing something about the problem that is just crazy enough that it just might work. ;)

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He is trying his hardest. Some are blaming the stock market diving on him, when it was already atrocious when he went in, and it's not even slightly his fault. It's the market analysts, many of whom are republican and have a large audience, that are causing the problem. "The market is horrible, and it's all Obama's fault. Everything's going under and no one's making money in the stock market." Who the hell is going to put money into the market now?

Pulling out of Iraq is something that should have started a long time ago. Not a lot else can be said about this.

Anyway, that's my short input, and I'd like to see what people who voted "poor" think that any of the other candidates could've done about it.

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Here's what I think...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqOUxU4MLEY

Aside from this, be honest. Would you really have Bush still Prez?? Think about it.
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The bailout was a dud...

I think he's trying a bit too hard... but, whatever. He just wants everyone to be happy. Won't happen. But, it's gonna take more than 100 days for him to see that. So, I'm waiting to see how he can handle the pressure. He hasn't be the worst president. So far. That could change, though. As another poster said, 100 days is nothing. We have to put up with him until 2012. Then we can judge whether or not he was worth electing.

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Wowie! Should we bake him a cake with 100 candles? That sounds like fun! I can't wait 'till tomorrow, we'll be able to give him a cake with 101 candles! And the day after that? 102 candles!

...also, he's doing exactly what Hoover did. Which is why I lol, considering he called his plan the "New New Deal" or whatever.
um....sry to butt in and all but....wasnt the new deal a part of the FDR administration? im pretty sure it was..maybe im wrong...hang on a minute while i go check: *checks*..ok yeah i found it...yep im right..

Anyway...i really wanted to stay out of this but i guess i can put a little bit into the conversation. I dont really think its fair to be so critical of him. Give him a break, considering he is basically like the school's only janitor having to clean up the cafeteria after a food fight on sloppy joe day (HA:D made myself laugh there!) he has a big mess to clean up and not much time to do it. Now, personally i think he was just a bad choice for president..he is too young and a little naive. I believe that the only reason he was even elected president was because he was black and he got a HUGE percentage of younger votes. Basically if you were between the ages of 18 and 26, you voted for him because thats what everyone else was doing. But i also think that he may be able to rise to the occasion. but there is no way that he is going to do it in just three months. lets wait til the year marker hits and then wee see how he is doing.
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I'm going to be giving my honest opinion on this. I hesitate to do so for fear of getting assaulted by people wielding flaming fish, but here it goes.

How can you say he's done a bad job? He's closed Gitmo, vetoed the stupid ban on stem cell research, improved foreign relations immensely, and is basically saving the world from a future nuclear Armageddon.
1. Because we are all entitled to our own opinions. Just because people find and talk about some things that they believe are wrong doesn't mean that the media should go around insulting them personally, calling them "racist" and "rednecks" whilst claiming that they are covering everything fairly even though there are a large amount of people claiming otherwise who are thoroughly ignored and once again insulted when they decide to speak out.

2. Closing Gitmo means that the people held there now have no place to be held and may be moved and held on American soil, where they may be offered a right to trial. What's the matter with that? Well, in a perfect world, there would be no problem. But because many of those held in Gitmo were captured on the battlefield, there is little physical evidence on American soil linking them to the crimes they have committed. The judicial system here is rather lenient and many people who would be granted a trial would be set free on American soil. There would be terrorists released into our country merely because the physical evidence linking them to the crimes was left overseas.

3. The ban on stem cell research prevented much more than we realize. Taking it away opened up the door to allow for the cloning of stem cells as well. This does create new life, but since these new human lives are created within the walls of the scientific community, they are ripped apart and killed during the research done on them. This is research that is being conducted on human beings during which they are killed. I know that having morals and a firm hold on "no longer applicable" American values is outdated, but murdering human beings that have no way to let their voices be heard has to be crossing some sort of line. Now we are suddenly deciding at what stage a human is worth anything and at what stage a human being can be ripped apart and murdered because they aren't really human and are instead are merely "disposable research material". Think back to the Nazis. They decided that Jews were less than human and did horrendous experiments on them to see what the human body could withstand. Just because the embryos can't be heard doesn't mean that their destruction isn't any less of a murder than that of a drive-by shooting or the mass-extermination of Jews. Deciding whether to take the ban off of stem cell research or not was the major pivoting point for science: would we move forward through ethical science, or unethical science? There is an ethical debate as to whether or not we should use the findings from the holocaust because of how the data was obtained, so why on earth should we use medical findings that are discovered through the creation and then destruction of human embryos?

4. Obama's way of "improving foreign relations" is to make America seem as weak as possible and go around using the word "sorry" seemingly more than any other word, even when it wasn't America's fault. He accepted a book from Hugo Chavez. A book that is, to put it bluntly, insulting toward America and the American people. He described this exchange as a "kind gesture". He then proceeds to sit down silently and listen to a speech that lasted almost an hour about how horrible America is and when asked by reporters for a response merely said "I'm glad he didn't say anything about me." What a strong, strong president. He really seems loyal to the country that he is supposed to be devoting his life and heart to and is really doing his best to make it as strong as possible, doesn't he?

5. Whether he is apologetic or not, those who hate us and wish nuclear Armageddon upon us will attack and will continue to threaten us. Becoming weak in their eyes doesn't do anything but allow them to see an opening to take advantage of us. We can either stand up and fight against it, or we can be passive and, when being apologetic doesn't work, sit back and watch defenselessly as it happens. The latter seems to be taking place as we speak. We can improve relations without appearing weak, and one thing Obama needs to realize is that he can't be popular to everyone and that no amount of apologizing will change that. He needs to learn that his popularity won't spread to everyone, and he can't just go around compromising his undying dedication to his country in order to win a popularity contest. This isn't the "Miss Universe" pageant, this is real life.
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^ I thought you made some good points about the Gitmo detainees and stem cell research, but....

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4. Obama's way of "improving foreign relations" is to make America seem as weak as possible and go around using the word "sorry" seemingly more than any other word, even when it wasn't America's fault. He accepted a book from Hugo Chavez. A book that is, to put it bluntly, insulting toward America and the American people. He described this exchange as a "kind gesture". He then proceeds to sit down silently and listen to a speech that lasted almost an hour about how horrible America is and when asked by reporters for a response merely said "I'm glad he didn't say anything about me." What a strong, strong president. He really seems loyal to the country that he is supposed to be devoting his life and heart to and is really doing his best to make it as strong as possible, doesn't he?

5. Whether he is apologetic or not, those who hate us and wish nuclear Armageddon upon us will attack and will continue to threaten us. Becoming weak in their eyes doesn't do anything but allow them to see an opening to take advantage of us. We can either stand up and fight against it, or we can be passive and, when being apologetic doesn't work, sit back and watch defenselessly as it happens. The latter seems to be taking place as we speak. We can improve relations without appearing weak, and one thing Obama needs to realize is that he can't be popular to everyone and that no amount of apologizing will change that. He needs to learn that his popularity won't spread to everyone, and he can't just go around compromising his undying dedication to his country in order to win a popularity contest. This isn't the "Miss Universe" pageant, this is real life.
4. Obama's approach to foreign relations might divide Americans between those who think he is insulting towards America and those who think it benefits the world.

The opposite approach, that of villainizing those who are resistant to acknowledge the US's clout or the validity of its principles, justifiably creates anti-American sentiment world-wide. Self-righteousness and high-mindedness rubs people the wrong way in social situations, and foreign affairs are no different.

If America is about asserting the superiority of our values/ agenda and demonizing those who have different ideas, or have even violated our moral standard, then I am anti-American. A religious figure many people in this country claim to be followers of said to "love your enemies".

Is there anything that Obama's acceptance of Hugo Chavez' gestures is detrimental to other than the collective ego of a country with a serious case of ego-inflation? A lot of people seem to be confusing showing weakness with showing respect.

Obama's respect toward other world leaders improves our relationship with the leaders of those countries, just in the same way that respect between any individuals will improve their relationship. The logical conclusion here is that this eases tension between the two countries and improves the chances of mutually agreed upon, rational solutions to any conflicts they have.


5. May I just ask here, is there any nuclear power on this plane that wishes nuclear Armageddon on the US or threatens a nuclear attack?

Oh yeah.....no one.


Because that would be suicide. I personally believe that it is every country's right to have nuclear weapons if a single country does. It's like if one person has a gun, it would make sense for every one else to want one to keep themselves safe.