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Obama Launches 2012 Presidential Campaign On Twitter
Literally moments ago, Barack Obama tweeted the announcement of the start of his 2012 campaign. In a surprise to nobody in particular, the president stated that he plans to file the necessary papers with the Federal Election Commission today in order to begin campaign fundraising, further tweeting: "While I stay focused on the job you elected me to do, the work of laying the foundation for our campaign must start today." Perhaps this finally means that the USD is due for a bounce as the concerted effort at destroying the US currency will be slightly delayed among all the takes for various campaign clips like the one below. As for his competition, a poll by Farleigh Dickinson university has the President outperforming most competitors except for Mike Huckabee, with whom he is locked in a dead heat: "The president steamrolls former Alaskan Gov. Sarah Palin by a 20-point margin, 54%-34%. The president also wins easily - 48%-34% - over the only major Republican to have formed an exploratory committee for the 2012 election, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty. And the president handily beats the former Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich, by 15 points, 52%-37%. The president runs even with former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee 46%-46% and about even with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, 44%-43%." Of course, what happens to Obama's reelection chances is directly proportional to just three factors: jobs, the price of gas, and the stock market. Alas, while the jobs number is improving courtesy of the continued exodus of disgusted former workers from the workforce, the latter two factors are now mutually exclusive, and any further gains in the RUT will necessarily come at the expense of further cuts in affordable transportation distance, and vice versa, which naturally leads us to the question of what Goldman will order its subordinate at the FRBNY Bill Dudley to do: as usual it all boils down to this: "To QE or not to QE. That is the question."
Obama's official campaign launching video:
A comparable and opposing video:
And the Fairleigh Dickinson poll:
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Now let's not be too hasty - I think we should review qualifications first. It is time for the birth certificate.
Isn't there something left in the Constitution prohibiting cruel and unusual punishment, or did they already remove that one? Because that's what this announcement constitutes.
Can we just not do this? I mean, at least here, on ZH. Can we just pretend there is no 2012 election cycle and talk about fun stuff instead? I really don't want to go through this. We just "elected" this guy what seems like weeks ago, or at least judging by the lack of accomplishments it sure feels that way. So can we just pretend this isn't happening and talk about more joyful topics like, I don't know, radiation emanating from Japan, or shocking hikes in the price of oil and food?
I am Chumbawamba.
"can we just pretend there is no 2012 election cycle and talk about fun stuff instead?"
I hear what you are saying, it is a real Debby Downer, but I thought part of the whole point of Zero Hedge was to discuss stuff that others don't because it is not fun. I look at it (discussing the current presidents ACTIONS) as necessary evil, as long as we can do so w/o being divided in divisive dialogue. Even then it is necessary...along with understanding where the true power resides...behind the throne.
Enjoying London so far...
Well said, Chumba. You voice my frustrations eloquently.
Give me some more fucking CHANGE you fucking nigger!
And next time bring you fucking birth papers you fucking cocksucker.
And stay the fuck out of Denver you fucking slimely piece of shit.
One billion dollars should be easy to rasie from your Wall st buddies, seeing how you looked the other way while the finance fraud bill was being passed.
And give back the Nobel Peace prize you fucking war mongering puppet!
You seem a bit upset. Something on your mind?
PS. I didn't junk you. Michelle must be checking the blogosphere.
the election is rigged to keep either gingrich or west out.
http://covert2.wordpress.com
Can't we rig the election to keep ALL candidates out?
Where is opESR when you need them?
http://media.adamdodson.org/index.php/Illuminati-Card-Game/backlash
Just another in a long (seemingly endless) line of puttets.
Did you mean puppets or putos.
"While I stay focused on the job you elected me to do, the work of laying the foundation for our campaign must start today."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mFSj5Fecc4&feature=related
Please someone wake me up from this nightmare....
You'll awaken from it once you die. :-/
Woke up and still alive which proves what a lying sack of shit you are. That make you and Obama like 2 peas in a pod.
http://tinyurl.com/yb9a8n3
We're fucked.
This guy is a Robot.
I'm ready to bet $10k he will get reelected.
The global economic recovery is on the march, and no bigot, nerdy libertarian will be able to stop it.
Put your money where your mouth is. Send him the 10K!!
Of course I will. It is my civic and patriotic duty to support the only one able to manage the USA efficiently. I'm sure the Founding Fathers would agree with me.
Do you imagine redneck bigots like Palin at the command? Lmao.
Socialism is the only acceptable future for America. Only uncivilized, immoral societies do not have a welfare State.
You tell 'em Hamy.
Of course it will be a very short future, but what the hell?
I think that's called going out with a bang or is it now going out with a bank.
Well Hamy, to start with, why the pre-emptive derision? I thought this thread was about the won!s announcement of the formal resumption of his permanent campaign, not Sarah Palin. And I hadn't seen any upthread mention of her either; so why mention her?
And as far as socialism being the only acceptable future? If you'd prefer to live in a failing Euro-socialist country why don't you just move to Europe?
Just curious.
Hey Hamy, how is the DOJ going to handle the new laws, proposed in ten states, that any Pres candidate present the "real" birth certificate, before being allowed on the ballot, in that state?
Not with my vote!
Obama said, "While I stay focused on the job you elected me to do, the work of laying the foundation for our campaign must start today."
7 Lies In Under 2 Minutes
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UErR7i2onW0
And that is JUST 2 minutes, of course we all know about the many other lies.
...lies you can take to the Bank.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFAt2KShEHs
Thanks MT for exposing what he was, has become, and will continue to be a LIAR!!!!
is Michelle still proud to be an American ?
Get her fat ass some ribs and she will be.
By an act of Congress they have renamed Michelle's butt the Oval Orifice.
Ron Paul/ Paul Ryan
They win by landslide.
If only it were true.
I hear he plans to collect 1 billion dollars to run. Shows how badly the dollar is performing, it used to only take 20 million to run for President. Talk about inflation.
thats a lot of EUC and Snap card money.
I wonder if this time when he files the clerk will have the balls to ask for a legitimate birth certificate. No matter, I am a life-long democrat who will not be voting for him (again).
I suggest you sit at home and jack off on voting day. The late great George Carlin was on the money when he described what a total waste of time election day is. You're voting for the same idiots each and every time no matter what color flag they wave.
Demoncracy is fascism in thin disguise. To prove that wrong, try to get your elected re[resentative to listen to you or more importantly change something that his electorate desires to change.
It is such an Animal Farmish sham, gone on so long, impossible to make people see otherwise.
On the other hand, if I was the leader of the 'free" world....mmmmmhhhh.... the possibilities, the possibilities....
I have a little hope and change I can sell you....cheap.
ORI
http://aadivaahan.wordpress.com/2011/04/03/re-fine-ment/
Well Ori , there are lost souls that junked me who will probably pay a good price for your hope and change.
The banking cartel does not care who is going to get elected. As long as it is not Ron Paul.
2 parties, 1 system
Ron Paul i think has allot of converts.
Ron Paul = #winning
are the blacks really going to come out again and vote for this clown.....he hasnt helped them a bit
You can't help a demographic that doesn't help itself.
So what are your thoughts on the situation facing the middle class then?
I thought rape was illegal.
Its a good thing the justice system is on our side then.
Yep, and the Mexicans too.
Well, score one for truth in advertising. That photo makes Obama look EXACTLY like the Antichrist.
http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/lcGV3CGdvuW/Antichrist+Press+Conference+T...
It will be interesting to see how the MSM handles Ron Paul? Do they pimp him (like they did Obama) into the WH so he is the fall guy, or do they ignore/ridicule him like last time? My guess is the latter, assuming we are even "doing" elections in 2012.
Advertising money and venue hiring will do the talkin' on the MSM
So basically a Huck/Mitt ticket is the only thing that can possibly send that mother fucker back to Chicago.
Fuck you. I dont want him in Chicago. Maybe we can send him back to Kenya.
Say 101, I read a comment some weeks ago, from a Chicago resident, that claims he saw a video of Obama from the late 1990's, declaring that he could never run for Pres, "because he wasn't born in this country". Blowing smoke, or have you ever heard any such thing?
Admittedly I don't know much about the guy, but I am of the impression that Huckabee is a Christian Fundamentalist who will happily scorch the entire middle east to kick start the Rapture. The thought of him having his finger on the big red launch button scares the living crap out of me.
To the anonymous junker: I appreciate your well thought out attempt to correct my apparently erroneous impression of the man.
Well, Huck is never going to run on the same ticket as Mitt, and certainly not in second place. But as much as I like Mitt, the difficult reality is that he is too attuned to the upper class of America to really connect with the working class; and they will make the difference in this election. Mitt is a brilliant manager (his work on turning around the 2002 Winter Olympics was incredible), so I hope I am wrong on the electoral calculus, but that remains to be seen.
He needs to go all the way back to Kenya.....
Don't be too quick, Seasmoke. McDonalds is hiring 50,000 people on April 19th:
http://money.cnn.com/2011/04/04/news/companies/mcdonalds_jobs/index.htm?...
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- McDonald's said Monday that it is planning a one-day hiring spree of 50,000 new workers on April 19 for its U.S. restaurants.
McDonald's said that these new "Mcjobs" will include crew and management positions, part-time and full-time.
he said the average pay for the jobs is $8.30 an hour. That's compared to the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, though in some states the minimum wage is higher. She said that restaurant managers can make $50,000 a year.
This announcement from McDonald's is just the latest sign of an improving job market. On Friday, the U.S. government announced a gain of 216,000 jobs in March, pushing the unemployment rate down to 8.8%, its lowest level in two years.
Tig Gilliam, CEO of staffing giant Adecco , says his firm is handling surging placements for engineers, computer professionals and accountants. Many employers, spoiled by a big pool of jobless workers, now seek college degrees even for customer service jobs."Clients still (can) pick and choose," saysRoy Krause, CEO of staffing firm Spherion. Meanwhile, the battle for skilled workers is becoming fiercer. Many job candidates are getting multiple offers for the first time in the recovery, says Evan Davis , chief operating officer of MRINetwork, an executive search firm.
http://pulse.alacra.com/analyst-comments/event/CD090DB8-7A2D-42FA-801D-6...
Jobs Added in Variety of Industries
Data from the Labor Department shows that the optimistic numbers spread across a variety of industries. In March, 17,000 new jobs were added in manufacturing, 37,000 in health care, and 78,000 jobs in professional and business sectors. For private sector industries, there have now been 13 straight months of growth.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/back-work-numbers-show-us-employers-hiring/stor...
How can anyone with 1/8th of a brain vote for that lying, worthless piece of shit?
I ask you this. Why would anyone vote? Where has voting got us? No where fast, correct? They system is broken and we have to party like is 1799..........
Folks junked you for being 100% correct. Come on, fellow ZHers.
great employment news. macdonalds says they are going to hire 50,000 people this year. these are great jobs. you don't have to do any thinking. you don't even have to know how to read.
And you never have to handle any real beef.
50k jobs / 10k US locations = 5 shit jobs per location that can be gotten rid of in minutes.
Plus the jobs suck.
It’s a criminal plan that TARP was paid for by The Taxpayers to save the banks from extinction, only for them to revive and viciously attack the hands that feed them. Henry Paulson should be charged with Treason for using The Taxpayers' Money to re-arm The Banks of Mass Destruction. The Banking Cartel is waging war against American Citizens, and it won’t be happy until every savings account is drained, every homeowner is broke & evicted, every credit card holder is “paying” 24.9% + $88/ mo. in overlimit and late fees, and every house is in their possession. The Banksters operate with impunity. It's time to ditch Obama, Geithner, & Bernanke.
It was time to ditch Obama three years ago, and where did that get us? Nowhere. It's hard to be optimistic nowadays.
Don't tell me that we'll make the same mistake we did with G.W. Bush and re-elect this lying asshole / warmonger.
Oh,hell no! Obama's gotta go!
"Literally moments ago, Barack Obama tweeted the announcement of the start of his 2012 campaign."
I hate to correct you, but I am fairly certain sure the 2012 re-election campaign started even before the last of the 2008 ballots had been counted.
I'd venture to say it's more like there is one continuous "election campaign." The folks being elected may change, but the forces behind these elections don't.
yes we can yes we can,, ribbet ribbet
No you can't... Watch him use NLP again to get elected
And the alternative.....Mike Huckabee.......HAHAHAHAHHA.
His biggest success was becoming less obese (2nd derivative positive), and credits "divine intervention" for his political success.
There should be a simple test for all candidates:
1. Do you believe in evolution (if not go back to barista school).
2. Define the difference between Monetary and Fisical Policy.
3. Can you find Libya on a Map?
Pretty sure based on those 3 questions, that the winner in 2012 will be the same as 2008:Dimon/Blankfein.
This is the part that bothers me. While I don't mind if folks have their particular beliefs, the Rapture crowd, of which I believe Huckabee is a member, absolutely terrifies me, just because they actively want to influence specific world events in order to realize their Messianic aspirations. I believe Huck is a Zionist of the highest order, which I also find discomforting.
Having been raised a Mormon (left at age 13), I realize that Romney is also a member of the end times crowd, but unless something's changed with the LDS in the last 20+ years since I left, I don't recall LDS position being "we need to help Armageddon along" by starting WWIII in the MidEast.
I get the impression that the Rapture crowd takes a decidely more...active...stance on the end times ie Start WWIII, live out Revelations, Jesus shows up, party like rock stars.
Commenting at work, apologies for the disjointedness, rapidly switching back & forth between screens.
Anyone engaging in any sort of organized "religion" is a superstitious kook. Might as well be wicccan.
Kooks I tell ya, kooks.
No kidding. That whole Global Warming...er...Climate Change, Nature Worship thing seems pretty well organized.
By all the progressive, commie, usual suspects.
All hail the UN approved high priests of Gaia.
Sounds familiar:
In an interview with his lawyer Servatius Adolf Eichmann said the following:
Asked about his views on Adolf Hitler, the Nazi criminal said, he had respect for him. Hitler was only a "puppet doll" of international financial community, Eichmann said.
Obama is too historic to fail according to his MSM shills.
Obama is infallible, comrades.
They don't call the Republican party the Stupid Party for nothing.
They'll dick it up.
It seems guaranteed doesn't it?
Yes, especially since that's the way it's planned.
Every single time. I'm ready for a third party, even if it means losing for a while. I've been voting for the lesser of evils since I was 18, and things suck a lot more than in 1980.
I am sure the Republicans will betray me, so I'm ready to end them. The Tea Party will not reform them.
It the Tea Party wants my vote, they can declare open war on the Republican establishment. No negotiation.
People like Grahmnesty, and MurSlutSky must be forced out. And I mean this very fucking week. Otherwise:
Dear, Sen. Cornyn,
Fuck you, you sell-out son of a bitch. I will walk your district to ensure you do not win re-election, you traitorous mother fucker.
If you are the best Texas has to offer, then fuck Texas too.
Sincerely,
Rodent Six.
imagine if $5 trillion went short the market? the tape goes down, so does the liklihood of his re election. will the tape be higher by nov 2012, imo...no. let's see what the market says.
Obama care states you can be on your parents healthcare plan till your 26. Perfect, that should be the voting age.
If you don't pay taxes you don't get a vote.
I'm sick of welfare babies voting themselves gifts from the public treasury.
BTW...anyone here ever try to enlist in the military without a birth certificate? How the fuck is this guy Commander In Chief Of The Armed Services if he can't even qualify to enlist?
On the plus side, if you are in a union, or a big crony capitalist corp., you can get a waiver, not problem.
So, we have that going for us.
And Congress gave themselves a waiver, since it was not good enough for them either.
Made a quick few grand last week on FOREX and closed my account today, withdrew all my money.
Reason I gave for closing account: manipulation of the entire markets, not free markets anymore
Until they fix the corruption, the lies, and green stock shoots everyday, I'm done. They ain't gonna steal back what I just took from their asses.
hahahahah..good job, i was recently questioned why i had left the equities markets also(didnt totally leave, but more then 90% was transfed out 2.5 yrs ago) gave a similiar reason..the charts were proven to me to be to manipuleted. i've found trading on a roullette table to be much more consistant, regulated, and just good sportsmanship when losses occure.
when i had been implementing trades akin to what LTCM was doing(in cash however, 180+ trades daily in futures and equities) and found that private bankers could simply "remove credit" from the markets, and sink ship the way they did. My broker got nervous....180 trades daily is alot in commisions for them. However by that time i had transferd a large chunk of it into PM's..now those PM's are sittin in a hole in the ground...and my brokers pissed.
looking closely at a 100yr DOW chart in bar format says it all to me...until that changes, i'll be diggin more holes.
oh...and anything less then RON PAUL for KING is a waste. I think he'd give us back our republic....in 30 days or less.
I hope you withdrew your "money" in the form of commodities. If you withdrew dollars, they're already stealing it back as I type.
Tyler, this sentence split my skull open, and it now hurts:
"Alas, while the jobs number is improving courtesy of the continued exodus of disgusted former workers from the workforce, the latter two factors are now mutually exclusive, and any further gains in the RUT will necessarily come at the expense of further cuts in affordable transportation distance, and vice versa, which naturally leads us to the question of what Goldman will order its subordinate at the FRBNY Bill Dudley to do..." and it does not even end there.
Great observation: it continues.
Oddly QE3 has yet to be announced.
Who needs an announcement of the glaring obvious?
BTW,
If you love welfare, food stamps, unemployment benefits, and national debt
Obama is your man!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Obama Is Going To PAY FOR My Gas And Mortgage!!!
www.youtube.com/results?search_query=obama+pay+my+mortgage+and+gas&aq=2
How about Paris Hilton and Snookie and Charlie Sheen? What a shame. I am investing in a teleprompter.
How's that hope and change workin' out for y'all?
http://www.youtube.com/user/BrotherJohnF?feature=mhum
More dumbness in the USA and we allow these mf's to breed.
A billion for re-election? Sweat act.
Please Chris Christie, run. The country needs you. His no nonsense, common sense approach is needed to turn this country around.
This fool isn't even eligible to play t-ball with his foreign student aliases.
These retards are presenting a political landscape as barren as a hollywood actress/mistress.
Who the fuck cares. Obama or a republican will win, and Bernanke will still be chair of the Fed and well be at QE6 and the bankers will continue to rape the economy while people argue who they like better on team red or blue.
But, the people like to think they have a say in the country. What a scam these elections have become.
Health care will still be insane, medicare and social security will be kicked down the road until it can be no more, defense spending will stay par for the course, small token cuts will be made to appease those following the shills, ad nauseum. Wake me up when it comes down to cuts in SS vs cuts in defense.
http://www.tgdaily.com/mobility-features/49682-obama-criticizes-generati...
Announcement made on twitter? The fucking guy was bitching about how people use to much technology which is deliberately being used to manipulate public opinion. Not even a year later the fucking guy does exactly the doublespeak we all have come to expect. Why am i so outraged? This jobbery is the exact reason why I believe our system needs to burn. QE9.99^0938574937504987 Bring it Bernanke, you fucking toad.
Ron/Rand 2012--Only chance to repeal the (anti) Patriot act, and bring our boys home.
Obummer will probably win because the other side will be so fragmented. As long as they don't have a supermajority in congress it doesn't really matter if he/mitt/huck wins. It will be business as usual. They will all suck up to the monied interests.
William Banzai...WAKE UP...we need you to destroy Obama's 2012 logo asap.
Thanks.
I can't imagine voting for anyone other than Ron Paul.
wow twitter again, facebook to follow soon i'm sure. Maybe we should all reflect upon how many "campaigns for leadership" have started in the past 6 months. i wonder if the recent MENA campaigns started this way have taught him something.
and the DOW will come down to 15000 before elections.....hahahahhahah
You'd better believe it's all been focus-grouped.
Ron Paul for El Presidente.
Curious, who would you folks vote for in 2012? Tyler, would you consider a poll?
Barry Bright.
I will take the trek to the polling station to write in Tyler for all available posistions. If we get enough votes, maybe the blip will cause pants shitting amongst the pigmen.
I'll be writing in Ron Paul's name on the ballot.
As of what I see now, me too.
In 08 I voted for Obama, the last push being Palin. This time I'll just abstain, and plan to continue doing so until the two party system is abandoned.
Wayne Madsen almost has me convinced that ole Barry is a real life manchurian candidate.
http://www.infowars.com/bombshell-barack-obama-conclusively-outed-as-cia...
I called him the "BankermanChurian Candidate" a few years ago.
Does it matter a tinker's toss who is President ?
Not as long as dancing with the stars is on.
Obama is the perfect, spineless, malleable sock puppet.
TPTB will not take a chance, therefore, Obama will be re-elected
The republicans (partners in the plutocracy) will field someone totally undigestable just to keep this hand puppet in "power" and the borgification of the american public in progress.
Just another puppet; another neocon POS
He's done such a good job advancing the fascist/nazi agenda; does anyone think he won't get re-elected?
Nope. The only hope is a Joe Stack.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, well, you know...
Mr. Teleprompter speaks and Barama jumps.
2 minutes of empty words spoken (read) by mentally challenged individuals.
Yes we can.
/puke
If you's Americans vote this fucking dirty scumbag in again,you's deserve what you's get.
I f you's also keep up with this Democrats and Republican stuff you's are destined to be slaves.
YOU'S are AMERICANS.
The Banksters want to divide you's
You know...The old divide and conquer.....
Seems to be working fine.
Help me out here.
Didn't he come with the official EU/UN stamp of approval?
I predict an easy Obama win in 2012... unfortunately :(
Unless we get the economic collapse everyone says is coming.
In any case, got Gold/Silver?
2012 is the only reason Barama hasn't gone full on ballistic Charlie Sheen.
If ObaMao wins again it will be lights out USA... literally.
It would be far more accurate to say that he never stopped campaigning!
imagine if $5 trillion went short the market? the tape goes down, so does the liklihood of his re election. will the tape be higher by nov 2012, imo...no. let's see what the market says.
Or imagine if someone forced delivery on a shitload of silver contracts. Or imagine if 20% of the population withdrew all of their FRN's from the banks. Imagine; because that's all it will ever be. Without the current system there would be no master. No slaves. And no one left to bitch about it all. See the problem? Barry will be reelected in much the same way Wilson was elected in 1912, with similar end results.
I find it disgusting to listen to this CIA bred puppet/traiter... even worse to think that something like 42% of the prols think Barry the lying dirtbag's act is for real.
I must've been dreaming because I thought his big announcement was going to be: end the fed, fire Geithner, reform the treasury, stop funding for the IMF and Worldbank, and immediately step down as president after all this was accomplished... damn why did I wake up.
Here's a special goody from Obamby in person
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/305096#ixzz1IZhw321k
This fellatio expert, after taking care of a little over half of the morons who actually vote, has taken care of everybody on wall street, the EU, and the NCAA. Time to get out the knee pads. Of course, if he didn't, he'd already be dead...
RON PAUL/JESSE VENTURA 2012!! (if we're still one country by then)
Obama will do nothing but drive gold and silver much higher: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk3z-JUKp3k
if the sheeple vote him in (read: if you can believe elections are fair), i say sheeple will need to slaughtered to provide a new source of meat to replace mad cow beef, mechanically separated chicken and irradiated fish from the pacific ocean.
Totally down for Huckabee...you know, if McCain and Palin weren't so goddamn stupid in 08 they could have made their campaign more social media-oriented and grabbed the younger votes they so crucially needed. Obama's got a hold of the younger generations for sure, this is a smart move by him.
www.forecastfortomorrow.com