Originally Posted by t walgamuth

I've never heard that Obama has used cocaine.

Originally Posted by Air&Road

You need to read more Tom. He told all about this in the book he wrote about his Father. Of course, it's not all your fault. It's just more evidence of how well the liberal press covers up for their guy. Even though there was never an admission by Obama's predecessor of the same drug use, the press did a thorough job with the implication.

A fair press would keep us all better informed.

Originally Posted by MTI

The "liberal press" covered up a story that was written in his autobiography?

Originally Posted by Air&Road

They virtually did not report it. Tom not knowing it is good evidence of that. The effect is the same.

Originally Posted by Air&Road

When Brian Carlton was moderator, he told me that the OP has more responsibility for his/her thread than those who did not start the subject. I think that he is right about this. For this reason, I feel it my responsibility to read all responses in my thread, even those who are on my ignore list.

I'm trying to find the similarities between Tammy Duckworths life up until the military and that of Barack Obama. Let's take a look, shall we?

Tammy Duckworth; raised by her Mother AND HER FATHER through her entire childhood.
Barack Obama; abandoned by his Dad at a young age

Tammy Duckworth; goes to college on an ROTC scholarship
Barack Obama; goes to college with NO responsibility for military service and the source of funds for his college education is still not public information, therefore from an unknown source.

Tammy Duckworth; stayed clean to fulfill her ROTC obligation
Barack Obama; admittedly did marijuana and cocaine ENTHUSIASTICALLY. His words, not mine.

Tammy Duckworth; Master of Arts in International Affairs(Boy could we use those skills in the Whitehouse)
Barack Obama; Education used to be a community organizer and basically groomed for same.

Tammy Duckworth; influenced as a youngster by her Dad, a retired Marine.
Barack Obama; influenced by various communist and socialist radicals(since his Dad wasn't around.)

Tammy Duckworth; Career decision, once commissioned she CHOSE to learn to fly attack helicopters. The reason was that it was one of the few officer specialty's that would allow her to be in direct combat as a woman.
Barack Obama; Career decision, be a community organizer and then start his political career in the living room of an admitted terrorist who had bombed police stations and the like.


Tammy Duckworth, in spite of being a female has proven to have WAY MORE BALLS than Barack Obama could ever dream about. She continues to prove this by taking people to task that defraud the American taxpayer out of a half BILLION dollars, while Barack Obama pisses away that much money on a phoney solar panel company that goes belly up.

I sure would like to see Tammy's response to an American traitor living it up in Moscow. I'll bet she wouldn't simply make flippant remarks like "I'm not going to scramble jets on a hacker." I'll bet she would be doing something about it.

Of course, it is unfair to compare his lack of leadership skills to the leadership skills of Ms. Duckworth. After all she was TAUGHT leadership in college, and successfully displayed it as an officer in combat. Willing to pay the price of both of her legs for your security and mine.

What has Barack Obama given up for the same payback?

Originally Posted by ruchase

So you fault B.O. for not growing up with his father around?

Comparing a child that was abandoned is almost like blaming a rape victim for her plight. This coming from a god-fearing Christian...you almost sound as hypocritical as Pat Robertson…

And to clarify – has a BA in International Affairs from Columbia. Also, one of the ‘communists’ that raised him was his maternal grandfather – also a WW2 vet.

Originally Posted by Air&Road

You're absolutely correct, Obama had no choice in being abandoned by his father, but the effect is still the same.

Too bad he didn't learn anything about international affairs in his education. I think he should go to Columbia and demand his tuition money be refunded.

I thank his grandfather for his WWII service, but it obviously did his grandson no good.

Originally Posted by t walgamuth

Most people would say that Obama has been pretty successful, especially having overcome some obvious obstacles in his early life.

You cannot accuse him of being born on third and thinking he just hit a triple.

Originally Posted by MTI

The "liberal press" covered up a story that was written in his autobiography?

Originally Posted by MS Fowler

I see that BO overcame, on his own, very many obstacles in life. He seems to have gotten preferential treatment, maybe even deferential treatment at every step along the way.
Did he earn his spurs, or were they given to him?
Compare his life's story to, say,Justice Thomas, and then tell me who overcame obstacles.

Originally Posted by Botnst

Clever bastards are like that.

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More closely related to the thread, if anybody got preferential treatment it would have been the Kennedys Ford and the Bushes, for the obvious reasons that their families are the ultimate establishment insiders.


Obama has done a masterful job of political planning and execution. Give him his due.

Originally Posted by t walgamuth

Or you could compare it to GW Bush's life.