What will Obama's Scandals Be?

[ATB]

They always happen in the 2nd term because all the corrupt things presidents do in the first term come to light.

What are they going to be for Obama?

[Clanwolfer]

Michelle's been juicing. Also, Biden has like a half-gram stashed in his Trans-Am's door panel.

[hepcat]

Well, at least you're consistently angry.  I was afraid you might mellow out after the elections, but it's nice to see that irrational hatred isn't just an Eco thing.

[Captain Caveman]

I have it on good authority that Obama fathered two African-American children.

[hepcat]

I have it on good authority that Obama fathered two African-American children.

[Teggy]

Point shaving in White House basketball games.

[Scraper]

I have it on good authority that Obama fathered two African-American children.

Yeah and I'm not sure which one it is, but the older one is actually starting to look hot.

[hepcat]

I have it on good authority that Obama fathered two African-American children.

Yeah and I'm not sure which one it is, but the older one is actually starting to look hot.

Easy there, Jerry Lee.  She's not even 16 yet.  I know in the Canton area, that practically makes her a spinster, but for those outside the rust belt, that's still underage.

[Scraper]

I have it on good authority that Obama fathered two African-American children.

Yeah and I'm not sure which one it is, but the older one is actually starting to look hot.

Easy there, Jerry Lee.  She's not even 16 yet.  I know in the Canton area, that practically makes her a spinster, but for those outside the rust belt, that's still underage.

Is there grass on the field? Great Balls of Fire! 

[Scraper]

She's the one on the left.

[hepcat]

you're the one on the right.

[Scraper]

you're the one on the right.

Aspen cops must be hippies, they drive Hybrids. No way they are going to catch me in the General Lee with that rice burner.

[Ironrod]

I don't know what it will be. Probably not graft and corruption or other illegal activities; this white house seems as above-board as any. I'm leaning toward a clintonesque zippergate episode.

[hepcat]

As comedian Bobcat Goldwaithe said after the Clinton sex scandal, "If it helps him do a better job of running the country, I'll send him as many hookers as he wants."

[ATB]

I don't know what it will be. Probably not graft and corruption or other illegal activities; this white house seems as above-board as any. I'm leaning toward a clintonesque zippergate episode.

I see it the other way. Obama doesn't seem like a guy who would cheat. But given he's from Chi-town, corruption seems like an option.  Maybe around solar companies.

And Hep, how about you just answer the question without being a douche?

And I'm not angry at all. Apathetic is more appropos.

[Blackadar]

They always happen in the 2nd term because all the corrupt things presidents do in the first term come to light.

What are they going to be for Obama?

None

[hepcat]

I don't know what it will be. Probably not graft and corruption or other illegal activities; this white house seems as above-board as any. I'm leaning toward a clintonesque zippergate episode.

I see it the other way. Obama doesn't seem like a guy who would cheat. But given he's from Chi-town, corruption seems like an option.  Maybe around solar companies.

And Hep, how about you just answer the question without being a douche?

And I'm not angry at all. Apathetic is more appropos.

You effectively ask folks to respond to the age old, muck raking question, "When did you stop beating your wife" and I'm the douche?  To top it off, you want me to take that question seriously?

You want to troll?  Fine, troll.  But when you get treated as such, don't start crying about it.   

[Razgon]

I know this is the R&P area, but seriously? Trolling is still trolling.

HepC got it spot-on.

[gellar]

I don't know what it will be. Probably not graft and corruption or other illegal activities; this white house seems as above-board as any. I'm leaning toward a clintonesque zippergate episode.

I see it the other way. Obama doesn't seem like a guy who would cheat. But given he's from Chi-town, corruption seems like an option.  Maybe around solar companies.

Racist.

[th'FOOL]

Maybe around solar companies.

Here, look at this: http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-october-25-2012/picking-winners---losers

[ATB]

Maybe around solar companies.

Here, look at this: http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-october-25-2012/picking-winners---losers

I couldn't care less about romney.

I know this is the R&P area, but seriously? Trolling is still trolling.

HepC got it spot-on.

Not sure how it's a troll. Scandals come to light in the 2nd term.  But, fair enough. Let's revisit when the first one breaks...


 

[th'FOOL]

Maybe around solar companies.

Here, look at this: http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-october-25-2012/picking-winners---losers

I couldn't care less about romney.

Oh what a difference a day makes!

Ignore the Romney part of that and consider the ratio of success to failure, then. And by that I mean, the REAL math, not the imaginary math. And if that's not what you're referring to, please enlighten us.

[th'FOOL]

The topic of the thread isn't "will Obama have a scandal in the second term?" its "what will Obama's scandals be?" as if it is a forgone conclusion. Definitely trolling.

A better trolling question would be "What scandals will Fox News manufacture during Obama's second term?" So far they haven't had much luck with that...

[leo8877]

The world is ending

http://www.sfgate.com/news/politics/article/House-speaker-says-he-ll-consider-tax-increase-4016934.php

[Isgrimnur]

The Onion is impersonating real newspapers now?

[ATB]

Oh what a difference a day makes!

Explain.

[ATB]

The topic of the thread isn't "will Obama have a scandal in the second term?" its "what will Obama's scandals be?" as if it is a forgone conclusion. Definitely trolling.

The precedent is there. So no trolling. Stop being so sensitive.

[CeeKay]

it'll come the moment after he leaves office, when he says 'hey, guess what?  Kenyan all the way!' and then moments later President Biden will pardon him

[th'FOOL]

Oh what a difference a day makes!

Explain.

A day ago you COULD care less about Romney.

[ATB]

Oh what a difference a day makes!

Explain.

A day ago you COULD care less about Romney.

No. Not really. I think they're both bums. If you read the thread, you'll see that.

Look out! NYTimes is trolling!

The second term of a president seems to lead to some type of scandal involving possible criminal violations by administration officials. We have seen investigations and Congressional hearings over Watergate, the selling arms to Iran to fund the Nicaraguan contra rebels, a relationship with a White House intern and the disclosure of the identity of a Central Intelligence Agency operative.

Will Mr. Obama be embroiled in an issue of his own during the next four years? We have already seen controversy over “Operation Fast and Furious” that led the House of Representatives to hold Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. in contempt, but that has not caught the public’s imagination like other scandals have.

Unlike in previous investigations, the law authorizing the appointment of a special prosecutor who can act independently of the Justice Department is no longer in force. But that did not stop Patrick J. Fitzgerald, the former United States attorney in Chicago, from aggressively pursuing perjury charges against I. Lewis Libby, the former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney.

There is no way to know whether a scandal will erupt, or where it will come from. But if history is any guide, there is a good chance that white-collar defense lawyers will be called upon to represent government officials at some point in the next four years.

[hepcat]

The topic of the thread isn't "will Obama have a scandal in the second term?" its "what will Obama's scandals be?" as if it is a forgone conclusion. Definitely trolling.

The precedent is there. So no trolling. Stop being so sensitive.

The precedent also exists for human beings having sex with animals.  Using your logic, can we just go ahead and assume you're currently balls deep in a Llama?

[th'FOOL]

The topic of the thread isn't "will Obama have a scandal in the second term?" its "what will Obama's scandals be?" as if it is a forgone conclusion. Definitely trolling.

The precedent is there. So no trolling. Stop being so sensitive.

Over a dozen presidents have been elected for a second term. How many of them had a scandal in that second term? What's the ratio of scandal to scandal-less? Let's talk precedent after we've established that.

[th'FOOL]

An American media outlet trolling? Isn't that all they fucking do these days?

[ATB]

The topic of the thread isn't "will Obama have a scandal in the second term?" its "what will Obama's scandals be?" as if it is a forgone conclusion. Definitely trolling.

The precedent is there. So no trolling. Stop being so sensitive.

The precedent also exists for human beings having sex with animals.  Using your logic, can we just go ahead and assume you're currently balls deep in a Llama?

Do you contribute anything or do you just spend your time failing to be funny with these incompetent non-sequitors? ...You could, you know, play along and answer the question instead of shouting down the thread.

Over a dozen presidents have been elected for a second term. How many of them had a scandal in that second term? What's the ratio of scandal to scandal-less? Let's talk precedent after we've established that.

And here's a quick rundown back to Eisenhower.

http://www.twincities.com/politics-national/2012/11/can-obama-escape-the-second-term-scandal-curse/

Feel free to research it further.

Or, you know, you could play along and answer the question instead of trying to shout down the thread.

[th'FOOL]

Great. You found 5. Still not what I would call a precedent.

Or, you know, you could play along and answer the question instead of trying to shout down the thread.

It's a loaded question, hence us calling you a troll. Your semantics betray your intent. I don't consider a second-term scandal to be a foregone conclusion like you do.

[Autistic Angel]

I predict the major scandals of the next four years will include the Obamas flying a pizza chef and a barber from halfway around the country to cater to their whims on the tax payers' dime; a presidential vacation in India that costs more than $200 million a day; the collapse of military morale after gay people are allowed to serve openly; government-run death panels that murder people's grandparents; federal agents confiscating every privately owned firearm in the country; rolling blackouts caused by new federal regulations that drive the coal and oil companies out of business; the banishment of Christianity, the Bible, and the Boy Scouts; the public embrace of abortion as the new American pastime; ruthless manipulation of economic data and public polling agencies; and the handover of American sovereignty to the United Nations.

I mean, second term?  This time its a definite.  Otherwise, all that stuff would just come off like the delusional rants of jabber-jawed morons.

-Autistic Angel

[hepcat]

The topic of the thread isn't "will Obama have a scandal in the second term?" its "what will Obama's scandals be?" as if it is a forgone conclusion. Definitely trolling.

The precedent is there. So no trolling. Stop being so sensitive.

The precedent also exists for human beings having sex with animals.  Using your logic, can we just go ahead and assume you're currently balls deep in a Llama?

Do you contribute anything or do you just spend your time failing to be funny with these incompetent non-sequitors? ...You could, you know, play along and answer the question instead of shouting down the thread.

Over a dozen presidents have been elected for a second term. How many of them had a scandal in that second term? What's the ratio of scandal to scandal-less? Let's talk precedent after we've established that.

And here's a quick rundown back to Eisenhower.

http://www.twincities.com/politics-national/2012/11/can-obama-escape-the-second-term-scandal-curse/

Feel free to research it further.

Or, you know, you could play along and answer the question instead of trying to shout down the thread.

Nah, I'm good.  Worried about the Llama a bit, but he chose that life.

P.S. as has been pointed out to you over and over again, you're not actually trying to start a conversation.  However, I'm hoping that eventually it will sink in why people are calling you a troll.  Until then, this thread doesn't deserve anything but flippancy.

[Alefroth]

She's the one on the left.

She looks a lot like her dad.

Ale

[Alefroth]

I don't know what it will be. Probably not graft and corruption or other illegal activities; this white house seems as above-board as any. I'm leaning toward a clintonesque zippergate episode.

I see it the other way. Obama doesn't seem like a guy who would cheat. But given he's from Chi-town, corruption seems like an option.  Maybe around solar companies.

And Hep, how about you just answer the question without being a douche?

And I'm not angry at all. Apathetic is more appropos.

If it walks like a douche, and talks like a douche...

And then you insult our intelligence.

Ale

[Knightshade Dragon]

Easy, easy....no need to do the insult dance.  Let's keep the gloating to a non-personal level.