He told the ladies he was there as "eyecandy." You must respect a person who can produce such a clever line when the Middle East is on the verge of war, yet he refuses to meet with the leader of one of the countries. Our feeling of security and well-being has deteriorated, but he is "eyecandy," so things are not so bad.

Your debt has increased by 60%, resulting in the devaluing of your dollar by one-third. Groceries have gone up, unemployment for women, their children, their spouses, has gone up. So who is REALLY waging war on women?

And, don't forget, the death's of our citizens including our Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens. All just "bumps in the road".

Hey! No sweat folks. Nothing to get excited about. It's not like it was one of Obama's daughters or the father he dreams from. This Guy Is The Elected President Of The United States Of America! What the hell has happened to this nation?

Im confused in where you're pulling these facts from? Because I can assure you that this is not the case at all. President Obama has one of the highest approvial ratings by other world leaders when it comes to how he is handleing his foreign policy and world events in general. So why again would be loosing support from foreign goverments? Which Countries are you talking about, because I would love to know who & why?

Also, on a more personal level..
Unlike most here on this message board, I haven't spent my life in Dacula. I've traveled the world, deployed to two different war zones under three different conflicts, and two different presidents. With this, I can promise you, without a shadow of a doubt that there is more trust and more general accilades towards President Obama than there ever was for President Bush. The majority of the nations that I've visited under the current president whether it be Ireland, Germany, Iraq, Afghanistan, or where ever, have all expessed their support for Obama and his push to get reelected. Now I can not say the same about the last republican that was in office. All I'm saying is before you believe everything you read, & before you go taking the O'reilly Factor as scripture, look into it a bit. The narrow minded, bigoted agrenda that is sweeping across message boards such as this one are pathetic. It makes me sad to know that I'm fighting for peoples rights to free speech and their doing nothing but wasting it on narrow minded slander.

JP, you sound like a real smart guy with a real great head.

Also, thank you for your service.

I'd like to state that JP Frachiseur is entitled to his view and we appreciate his service. However, I believe HE needs to recheck where he's getting his information from. Obummer does NOT have the highest approval ratings - either domestically or abroad. Our credit rating has been downgraded and so has our military and domestic policies been downgraded under this man.

The only world leaders that love Obama are terrorists. JP never served anyone but himself. No Thank You.

Scott:

I really almost want to take your comments as a joke because they are so strung out and far fetched. I mean, honestly how can you say that the only people that support President Obama are terrorist? Is it because a U.S. led air strike on Libya brought detriment to their plan there? Or was in in fact the mass amounts of money that the United States rushes to other countries in the form of cash and munitions to fend off these militant groups? I'm pretty damned sure that these extremist aren't thanking the United States for making their cause harder to reach. That comment was obviously null and has no backing at all. And to tell you the truth it does. Oth g but make you look like a narrow minded, wrong side of the track, Hebron attending bigot that's idea of being cultured is ordering the "south west omelet" at the waffle house. Leave the couch, turn off the television and actually become educated before you throw out horrid statements lke you just did because this doesn't accomplish anything but prove the mullet haveing, snake skin rocking stereotype that the rest of the free world places on us.

And you can say all you want about me and my service. I know what I've done, and I know what I've saw. I was running missions out of camp taji Iraq in Baghdad and FOB delta in Al Kut Iraq from 2009-2010 and then went on to run missions all along the airborne valley in the eastern providence of Afghanistan from 2011- June of this current year. (cont below)

So in less than a year I'll be wrapping up 6 years of military service that all started when I was 17, because unlike you and the rest of the majority in Gwinnett county I wanted to see what was outside of the confines of the church and actually do a little free thinking for myself rather than play into everythingnthatni see on FOX news. Thank you sweet baby jesus for making me a liberal, athiest, soldier that has the ability and mental fortitude to overcome the slums that are the standardized education system and that podunk narrow minded babble that is spewed through out those streets.

Very well said Sandy! People should not vote for the party but the person. Unfortunately most Democrats are walking around with earplugs in and blindfolds on.

Agree!

@Rex Smithers
It is an insult to every citizen to call the "electorate depraved and lacking in common sense and good judgement".Perhaps; you have been hanging around the plutocratic elitist too much. In general, the American people will always get it right. Don't ever forget that.

Rex - you are right on!

Jordan, your attitude is exactly why this country is in trouble. Stop drinking the Obama Kool-Aid and actually watch Fox News before you render such an uneducated comment. Feel free to check my spelling since you are obviously a member of superior group qualified to pass judgment on others.

@Jordan Canu
These are both biased sources.Try reading the New York Times and watching MSNBC for balance and other view points.

George is there such a thing as an unbiased source anymore?

George forgot to mention NBC. If they don't like the facts, they have an excellent editing staff.

Amen Ryan. Folks need to understand that posting on Patch is not a right; it is a privilege. I am a Democrat. I was emailing yesterday with a prominent Gwinnett Black conservative. Despite the fact that this person and I have very different political perspectives, this person called me "a great American". If only the folks who post regularly on Patch could learn to respect their political adversaries in the same manner.

Thanks Ryan. I was delete-happy on another thread. I think that as the election gets closer, the debates will get more heated, but we definitely need to keep a level of respect for one another.

Boo hoo Jordan......quintessential liberal playing the victim card. I'm not whining about my posts being deleted. Ryan did the right thing and he did it fairly. Man up!

Without seeing what was actually deleted, I can't say for sure, but what I have seen on Patch is that some editors will not only delete the offending post, but any following posts where the content is nothing more than a response to the post being removed. I think that is more for the sake of continuity for any reader coming to the thread, than it is to think that you had posted anything equally offensive. Just imagine if one person was on here posting a bunch of offensive, personal attacks, to which several people were responding and then only the personal attack posts were removed. That would leave a bunch of responses that would not make any sense to the average reader.

Not every editor handles it that way and I don't know for sure that was the case here. I am just saying that I have seen this before and recognize the logic behind doing it.

Jordan,
I didn't delete that post because it spoke of an attitude being what's wrong with America rather than "John Smith, of Boise, Idaho, is what's wrong with America." In other words, it attacked a mindset and not a person. It's a fuzzy distinction, but I'm hesitant to delete posts and feel like I have to draw the line somewhere. It's difficult to make a hard and fast rule about where. Also, some of the comments that were deleted weren't necessarily direct insults, but replied specifically enough to previous deleted posts that they would not have made sense out of context. They were deleted simply to keep the poster from looking like he was talking to himself.

Watts,
You hit the nail on the head. Some posts were deleted for continuity's sake. The thread would have been confusing otherwise. I've deleted my own posts in the past for the same reason -- they responded to a post that, upon reflection, violated the terms of service and needed to be deleted.

Watts
There was at least one leader's request that was bypassed and while I don't have access to the President's travel arrangements to post them, the View appearance was frivolous considering the options.

But it probably seemed like a better choice for the President so he could get back to Russia on that matter that will be easier to address in his second term... remember?

He did the right thing by deleting questionable posts by each of us. And where am I attacking you? You have very thin skin...or better stated, victim mentality.

You're right, John. Calling me an oxygen thief was "questionable". The point of the attacking is that we're not discussing each other, we're discussing politics. Which means that you don't comment on my skin or my mentality. You comment on the politics. In an argument like this, you state facts that support your opinions. You don't attack the character of the person you're arguing with. That will get you no where.

Jordan:
I don't want to play tennis with you my friend. But if you think that painting all Republicans with an idiot brush and accusing them of bigoted agendas is politics I must really be missing something. The problem as I see it is you want to talk trash and make accusations and when it gets stuck back up in your tailpipe you want to whine and cry like your a victim and accuse me of being unfair and off topic. Hard to attack someone's character if that character is lacking. Now you can go play in your liberal sandbox with the rest of the leftwingers in this thread. Just talking politics ya know...........

I'll just sit here and wait for that to be deleted.

There is no personal attack Jordan...you just don't like what you're hearing and you're trying to influence the editors of the Patch. It's quite perplexing how someone can make a post like you did north of this one bashing Republicans but when you're challenged you want to cry foul. Good grief bro...do you own a pair of big boy pants?

It's a waste of time for the leader of the free world to meet with other world leaders? Turn the tanks around; they're pointed the wrong way!

@David
Obama gave a great speech that they all heard that stated brilliantly our nation's policy and values. He has already met with most of the major leaders of the world several times (G20).He is on the phone with them constantly and again our secretary of state is meeting with them. So bottom-line nothing worthwhile could have been accomplished except for photos with these leaders. I'm sure that if he had a meeting with the president of Iran, the right-wing would be going berserk.

A WASTE of time? Really? What golf is more important somehow...

Someone should have let President Kennedy know that a few years back.

Gee I thought the Sec of State was there to ASSIST the President in his administration's execution of HIS policy on OUR behalf...

In other cultures around the world, "assistants" are routinely discounted.
But now that I know the President doesn't need to waste time talking DIRECTLY face to face with leaders, lets ground Air-force One.

When Obama does it it's a publicity stunt. When Bush did it I'm sure it was called it's actual name. A campaign.

@RJ
What is the Secretary of States job? A good executive does some delegating, especially when he has competent people like Hillary Clinton working with him.

given that you have no posting history on here, nobody knows who the "guys" are or who the "takers" are. That sentence could be read differently, depending on a person's ideological perspective of who the takers are.

@Jerome Williams, I please ask that you refrain from harsh remarks toward my buddy George Wilson. I have only known George a few weeks and I've never agreed with his views. I have however come to respect my new friend for his civil manner and I have also learned that my own views are not always the gospel. By no means am I suggesting that we agree and hold hands. I have also learned that ad hominem is a fallacy in logic. Or something like that.

Thank you.

Actually it's more like this ...

WE are damned if he does and damned if he does not.

Tammy, I've had enough discussions with conservatives over the years to convince me that conservatives are difficult to reason with also. My Christian friends worshipped President Bush.

Very intelligent David. You never saw anyone faint while listening to Bush. Chris Matthews never had a thrill up his leg with Bush.

As much as we hear the words "Tax the rich" I would think that taxing the rich would result in trillions of dollars in revenue to the government. In actuality, it would result in 700 billion dollars in ten years--that's only 70 billion dollars per year to offset about $1.7 trillion of deficit spending each year, or 17 trillion dollars of deficit over the ten years of his budget.

Does this sound clever if you agree with the sentiments it conveys?

This is the type fo dopey jokes that I always imagined conservatives sitting around telling; simply because even if you accept the premise, the joke still doesn't make sense. Just think about the difference between a clock and a fan. No mater how fast a hand on a clock could spin, it could never create a breeze like a fan. The hands of a clock are basically flush to the face of the clock and, in turn, would have no airspace from which to be sourcing and generating a breeze.

And I am not dissecting this joke just to point out that it isn't funny, as much as to show the complete and utter lack or analytical ability and/or critical thinking of most conservatives. They blindly accept and regurgitate anything that they hear on talk radio or that ends up being passed to them in a chain email. Where do you think that cognitive elitism comes from in this country? It isn't just because of the levels of education attained, but because nobody could hear something such as a joke like this or hear somebody repeat something so wildly incorrect that they heard on Limbaugh and not feel some level of intelectual superiority to that other person.

I've never listened to Limbaugh in my life. I hold two Masters degrees and a Ph.D. I am intellectually superior to you, if for no other reason than I laughed at a joke rather than trying to defend a stupid position. And I retired very wealthy with my money protected from taxes.

Lighten up. And put your hand back in your pocket. No hand-outs here. L=Loser/Liberal.

I know a lot of people who hold those degrees and better who'd tell you how little they can mean. I could throw around my independently meaningless qualifications and accomplishments and use them to belittle you, but then the education and accomplishments wouldn't mean much.

I'd just be an asshole with acronyms.

I resemble those remarks. Proudly!

@David

Just for fun, I went to your profile and randomly clicked on one of the recent threads that you have contributed to. You concluded three posts in a row by calling somebody a "pr**k." (censored by myself, not out of personal modesty, but as not to risk violating Patch rules which I am pretty sure that David may have in this other thread: http://dacula.patch.com/articles/the-boy-scouts-of-america-lose-funding#comments)

The likelihood that anything that you just said to describe your self is actually true, is absolutely zero.

I get suspicious when people cite high level qualifications to belittle others. It makes me think they're either lying or did the bare minimum of work to get through it.

A boat dock! David must be educated since he's using social signalling to demean people on the Internet.

Okay, I'll jump in here to point out that everyone here is obviously literate and educated, which means you're all capable of reading the terms of service. Don't make personal attacks, and don't use profanity. I've deleted a post that managed to do both in the same sentence. I've left the rest of the thread alone, but I've said this before. Stop it. Adults should be able to discuss differences of opinion without resorting to insults and vulgarity. This is a family site, and insults and vulgarity do not help you make your point.

I think the third wave of feminism passed him by.

@David

I get a feeling that I could have a field day going through your posts. We certainly can't ignore paranoid David, from the same thread as his comments on feminism:

"The revolution is coming.It's closer than you think. Arm yourselves well. The enemy could be your neighbor."

You exemplify why people look down their noses at the extreme right wing of this nation. But I don't have time to really take this any further to keep delving into the depth of your ignorance.

Knock yourself out Watts. I have all day.

And I never suggested women should only be housewives. But I do believe they should raise their own children or wait until they can before having them.

Oh, and the revolution is coming. I'm a prognosticator!

Wow, "prognosticator." Was that O'Reilly's "Word of the Day" yesterday?

"But I do believe they should raise their own children or wait until they can before having them."

So no consideration that the father should have the same responsibility to raise them? Now I am starting to believe that you may at least be retired, because you sound like you must be 100 years old.

Sure. If Mom is working, Dad should raise the kids. Otherwise, Dad should be working to support his family. He can do his part after hours. Or split the duties if Mom works different hours.

Who is O'Reilly? I listen to 60's on 6 on XM radio. The TV on my boat gets limited reception. And I only watch ballgames at the sports bar.

I am retired. I'm 55.

Thanks for the $10!

I used to do a lot of research on interpersonal communication through the internet and so far you had played out the classic case of fantasizing an identity. I had copied the communication so far and sent it off to a friend, including my exaggerated bait of calling you 100 years old. The bet was that you would come back with a reasonably believable, rounded to a 5 or 0, early retirement age. Ages that end with 5 are pseudo benchmark ages, especially when discussing social issues like retirement.

But thanks for playing along and thanks for the lunch!

I wonder what thesis David will come up with for his imaginary Ph.D.

I retired at 54. Because I could. I'm now 55 and if I make it four more months, I'll be 56. Can't help when my birthday is. My Ph.D. is in International Marketing from Duke University. My undergrad degree and one Masters is in Chemical Engineering from Georgia Tech. Any other questions I can answer for your guys?

I suppose international marketing and chemical engineering isn't any more bizarre a combo than marketing and network administration. Still doesn't make you intellectually superior.

@David

I did a little more digging through on your posts and have to admit that there is too much consistency of your posting of experiences to say that this education was made up. But likewise, there is a consistency in a lot of ignorance on social issues, as well. Some really odd antiquated views on people (women, especially) that shows a rather primitive perspective from somebody who could attain the level of education that you appear to have. I am similarly advantaged in this society with degrees and accomplishments and you have to admit that even in the deep South, that this type of ideological thinking starts to thin out (almost like climbing above the tree line) as you go up the ladder of enlightenment.

So what do you think of your old Duke stomping ground swinging Blue:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444549204578022813911439502.html

I don't live there any more. Actually, I never did as a state resident. I only went to school there for a few years. I can't influence their decisions on how to vote.

Hate to say it, but that is an excellent point.

And for fun, here is the SNL skit on low information voters:

http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/undecided-voter/1418227

Romney has met with world leaders. Romney has also been to Israel unlike Obama.