Third Grade Class President

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

any more similar jokes out there?

I don't know about 'simililar'....but here are a few I expect people to take in the joking context.

Barack Obama has broken a long tradition by being the first black man to enter the White House without a mop and bucket.
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Barack Obama claims to be half white and half black.

Why is he not stripey like a zebra then ?
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I don't see why everyone says Barak Obama is such an advocate for "change"..

His 'Yes We Can' motto was being used years ago by Bob the Builder..
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Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and John McCain were flying to a debate.

Barack looked at Hillary, Chuckled and said, 'You know I could throw a $1,000 bill out of the window right now and make somebody very happy.'

Hillary shrugged her shoulders and replied, 'I could throw ten $100 bills out of the window and make ten people very happy.'

John added, 'That being the case, I could throw one hundred $10 bills out of the window and make a hundred people very happy.'

Hearing their exchange, the pilot rolled his eyes and said to his co-pilot, 'Such
big-shots back there. I could throw all three of them out of the window and make 325 million people very happy.'
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Breaking news:

In a last ditch attempt to aid John McCain’s campaign George Bush has come out as a supporter of Barack Obama.
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In a way I’m glad that Obama won.
Now that Sarah Palin won’t be on the TV any more it should give my right arm a rest...
The filthy looking sl*t.
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To Celebrate Barack Obama's election win, the American National Anthem "The Star Spangled Banner" is to be replaced with "Zippedy Doo Da"
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Barack Obama is already planning a "Presidential Inauguration Banquet" for January.

It's a rather grand name for what everyone else usually calls a "KFC Variety Bucket".
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Barack Obama says his daughter dressed up as a princess for Halloween and he took her trick-or-treating. When asked by reporters what he thinks John McCain will dress up as this year, Obama said McCain will most likely pretend to be the same character he's dressed up as for the past eight Halloweens: George Bush.

[donut]

Barack Obama is already planning a "Presidential Inaugurion Banquet" for January.

It's a rather grand name for what everyone else usually calls a "KFC Variety Bucket".:rotfl:

[Hylander_1314]

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

@ Skybird.

I blame the problems of America's financial system on "credit"

credit was originally something that was extended to businesses way back when.

Then the banks got the bright idea of extending credit to every day ordinary citizens, who saw it as a way to get what they want now and pay for it later.

I blame the problem on the fact that very few Americans have a good understanding of how credit works. specifically young people.

I had to explain to 4 or 5 people my age that you cant just pay the "minimum payment" every time and expect to pay off your debt. - they seriously had no understanding of that.

I also blame the financial problem on "predatory lending".

I'll explain

Banks dont make money by lending you money... they make money off the interest rate of lending you money. thus... banks WANT to lend money. the longer the term of the loan the less your minimum payment... but the interest will be a larger portion of your payment.

17 and 18 year old kids who dont fully understand this graduate high school and apply for college.

and in comes a torrent of credit card applications through the mail.

when i graduated high school and began applying for colleges, i must have received 100 credit card applications in the mail in a matter of weeks.

these kids get the credit cards, and max them out and the bank now owns these kids and they are reaping the benifits.

another problems.... home loans.

anyone who has watched TV or listened to the radio in 2006 - 2007 knows this to be fact.

all the ads about getting home loans with no social security number required, you dont have to speak english, no downpayment, zero interest for one year etc etc etc.

who do those ads target?

illegal immigrants, newly weds, young couples looking for their first home.

so whats the problem with that?

a $200,000 home becomes very affordable ... for 12 months, then the ungodly high interest rate kicks in and your payment doubles.

you discover you cant afford your house so you try to sell it.

problem is that almost every person who purchased a house in 2006 and 2007 is in the same boat so the housing market is flooded with homes for sale that cant sale!

then what happens?

foreclosures - record foreclosures.

and the predatory banking system is standing there missing hundreds of billions of dollars in money that has not been paid back. (what did the dumb asses expect?)

so that is the reason that when i was looking to buy a home in 2007 i would be driving through neighborhood after neighborhood of foreclosed homes.... ENTIRE communities on the outskirts of dallas, Texas - simply abandoned! it was like twilight zone. it was like a home buyers buffet.

my guess is that the financial crisis in america - and perhaps the world could be blamed squarely - on less than 20 individual people.

Yep. Our nation has been ruined by credit and the moneychangers. Those who with the stroke of a pen create money out of thin air, and then charge interest and demand tangible collateral, so if you default, they win. Reguardless of what happens, it's a win win situation for them.

[Buddahaid]

A very telling moment for me was watching the audience during the speeches. I could not find one non white person in McCain's crowd. Obama's crowd was multicultural. His mother was white so how much black blood is needed to be black? 50%? 25%? 10%? 1%? What are you afraid of? What was it? Hold your nose and vote for the white half?

I don't like supporting the unemployable, nor do I like those who expect entitlements. I laugh at those who espouse freedom and condemn liberals. Just what do you think liberty means? I don't want a nanny state, nor do I want a Nazi state. There is common ground in there somewhere, a balance. I support anyone who works for a richer life, but find CEO's making 400 times their average employee's wage sickening.

I gave GWB the benefit of my doubt, even if I did not like what I saw, and I hope others will give Obama the same.

We have bankrupted our nation over greed and fear. Sure Federal taxes have been fixed, but local taxes are rising to fill the gap. Mine will be nearly 10% on sales and services will now be taxed as well. Progress.

That's enough cryin' in me beer for now.

Buddahaid