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Yay for Obama spending all this money on advertising yet trying to remain one of the guys who fights for the middle class and isn't the typical rich dude.

Would that apply to 2142? How the heck does that work...the guy would have to be legendary to be on paper that long.

[TUF]Catbox wrote:

his game ad money could feed a lot of less fortunate folks...

He can do that after the Presidency.

I'm looking forward to a presidential teabag (someday). /blush

This is too far.

I love how Republicans, who hold the very principles of Capitalism so dear to their hearts, are bitching and moaning that Obama has used some of his campaign money to purchasing advertising.

...it's a "campaign" people, that's what the money is there for. It's not there so as he can buy ice-creams for everyone in the office.

m3thod wrote:

I wonder how many bellies the (tax payer) funds used for the Iraq war could have filled compared to the funds donated by obama fans used for campaign advertising....

But you're missing the point m3thod, Obama is an evil, Communist with Islamic fundamentalist tendencies whereas the Iraq war is liberating millions of Iraqi Muslims and allowing Sunni and Shia Muslims to build a brighter future for themselves, side by side in harmony.

Last edited by Braddock (2008-10-15 03:53:27)

FEOS wrote:

Braddock wrote:

I love how Republicans, who hold the very principles of Capitalism so dear to their hearts, are bitching and moaning that Obama has used some of his campaign money to purchasing advertising.

...it's a "campaign" people, that's what the money is there for. It's not there so as he can buy ice-creams for everyone in the office.

Yet he's also trying to stamp out, via court action, advertising against him. Yep, he's quite the 1st Amendment defender.

My understanding was that he was asking for existing laws to be exercised to stamp out false rumours and lies being spread about him... unless I've missed subsequent stories about him, feel free to fill me in.

FEOS wrote:

m3thod wrote:

I wonder how many bellies the (tax payer) funds used for the Iraq war could have filled compared to the funds donated by obama fans used for campaign advertising....

None. Because if the Iraq War hadn't happened all that supplemental spending (which is nearly exclusively what funds the Iraq War) would never have been levied. People keep thinking that that money would have been spent elsewhere...it wouldn't have been spent at all.

Well, maybe it should be spent elsewhere. I'm sorry but when it comes to shaky moral ground spending billions on a war of folly easily beats spending on advertising in a campaign race... I mean for fuck's sake he needs to win the race to begin with if he actually wants to implement any of his supposed sweeping changes.

You're also missing the point... no one is saying the Iraq money would have been spent feeding hungry people, they are saying what if it was?

Last edited by Braddock (2008-10-15 04:20:30)

oug wrote:

TheAussieReaper wrote:

[TUF]Catbox wrote:

his game ad money could feed a lot of less fortunate folks...

He can do that after the Presidency.

no dude... the money they spend for elections are ridiculous and you know it

instead of buying ads they could both do something useful - which btw would probably benefit their campaign a lot more than a stupid billboard.

That would be a radical upheaval of the entire election campaign system and as we all know the US don't do radical reform... not in their own country at least!

SgtHeihn wrote:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,437763,00.html

EA has allowed Obama to purchase in game adds.

WTF, keep this shit outta mah games!

Ah capitalism, gotta love it. Nothing is sacred.

why didnt he give that money to the shitty community in south chicago which was shit when he got there and was still shit when he left?

[TUF]Catbox wrote:

his game ad money could feed a lot of less fortunate folks...

LIKE HIS BROTHER?

Ajax_the_Great1 wrote:

In game ads are annoying enough. Political ads in game is overkill.

Oh, and little kids can't vote Obama.

If you work for ACORN then they can.

Last edited by DBBrinson1 (2008-10-15 15:08:28)

mikkel wrote:

FEOS wrote:

m3thod wrote:

I wonder how many bellies the (tax payer) funds used for the Iraq war could have filled compared to the funds donated by obama fans used for campaign advertising....

None. Because if the Iraq War hadn't happened all that supplemental spending (which is nearly exclusively what funds the Iraq War) would never have been levied. People keep thinking that that money would have been spent elsewhere...it wouldn't have been spent at all.

You're saying that as if the money used in the Iraq war materialised out of nowhere along with backing assets. It might be supplemental spending, but the bill doesn't just disappear. It's paid using money that could've been spent elsewhere.

You're missing the point. It's money that wouldn't have been spent otherwise. Yes, the government could have increased spending dramatically, but that would only have increased the deficit...just as the Iraq War spending has. It's not money that would have been in the budget otherwise...it's not an offset from other programs. It is new spending. New deficit spending. It comes from borrowing from others. I never implied otherwise.