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Obama: By Almost Every Measure, America and World Are Better Than 8 Years Ago
CNS News ^ | May 15, 2016

Posted on 05/16/2016 8:22:11 AM PDT by Zakeet

Delivering the commencement address at Rutgers University in New Jersey today, President Barack Obama told the graduates that "the good old days weren't that good" and that both America and the world are better than they were "even eight years ago."

"When you hear someone longing for the good old days, take it with a grain of salt, take it with a grain of salt," Obama said in his address.

"In fact," he said, "by almost every measure, America is better and the world is better than it was 50 years ago or 30 years ago or even eight years ago."

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New Jersey; US: New York
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To: Zakeet

If by “better” Obama means ****** up beyond all recognition then, yes, it’s better.


21 posted on 05/16/2016 8:32:00 AM PDT by MeganC (The Republic of The United States of America: 7/4/1776 to 6/26/2015 R.I.P.)
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To: Paladin2

And ain’t it funny that the only one getting much incense is the bathrooms.

How little, how petty, we have gotten. OK, it finally became a leaf blower to our fig leaves, now THIS gins up some kind of unified (if still misdirected) outrage.


22 posted on 05/16/2016 8:32:16 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Zakeet

Delusional rant from the man who set the Middle East on fire. A legend in his own mind.


23 posted on 05/16/2016 8:32:22 AM PDT by NonValueAdded (Keep out of our bathrooms)
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To: NonValueAdded

Setting the Middle East afire? That wasn’t a bug, that was a feature!


24 posted on 05/16/2016 8:32:56 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Zakeet
FUBO
25 posted on 05/16/2016 8:33:03 AM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: Zakeet

I guess he’s really delusional enough to really believe that. I’m not.


26 posted on 05/16/2016 8:33:05 AM PDT by libertylover (The problem with Obama is not that his skin is too black, it's that his ideas are too RED.)
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To: Zakeet
Oh I see the problem: you thought he meant better for you. You really are stupid. 😀
27 posted on 05/16/2016 8:33:31 AM PDT by Tzimisce
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To: Buckeye McFrog

All he can say is its better than 8 years ago when it was crashing in flames. Nine years ago things were much better than they are now.


28 posted on 05/16/2016 8:34:00 AM PDT by ichabod1 (Make America Normal Again)
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To: Zakeet

Obama is utterly delusional.


29 posted on 05/16/2016 8:34:31 AM PDT by AlaskaErik (I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
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To: Zakeet

Except for minor measures like median family income.


30 posted on 05/16/2016 8:35:03 AM PDT by glorgau
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To: Zakeet

Having lived through the good old days, 0 is either a liar or a fool or both.


31 posted on 05/16/2016 8:35:19 AM PDT by Nuc 1.1 (Nuc 1 Liberals aren't Patriots. Remember 1789)
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To: Zakeet

Well, the world community is certainly closer together and more appreciative of each other and more grateful for each other too. well, I THINK that’s what more indebted to each other means...


32 posted on 05/16/2016 8:35:20 AM PDT by Vanders9
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To: Zakeet

I want what he’s smoking.


33 posted on 05/16/2016 8:35:37 AM PDT by stocksthatgoup (GOPe/MSM - "When we want your opinion, we will give it to youGo to trumps websites look at issues an)
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To: ichabod1

If the stock market was the whole of America, which it isn’t.

Barack has done a stellar job of pumping it up with funny money since then. But funny business has hidden the drawbacks.


34 posted on 05/16/2016 8:35:43 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Zakeet

Ann Barnhardt calls it ‘diabolical narcissism’ in her latest video. Spot on.


35 posted on 05/16/2016 8:35:52 AM PDT by who knows what evil? (Yehovah saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.com)
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To: Zakeet

Finally! Proof that the Mexican cartels are smuggling crack into the WH for 0bozo for personal consumption


36 posted on 05/16/2016 8:36:18 AM PDT by jsanders2001
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To: Zakeet

Insanity.


37 posted on 05/16/2016 8:36:50 AM PDT by armydawg505
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To: stocksthatgoup

Run far, far away from it. Reefer madness wasn’t madness. This is madness.


38 posted on 05/16/2016 8:36:58 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: stocksthatgoup

I want what he’s smoking.


“Dave isn’t here, man”..


39 posted on 05/16/2016 8:37:19 AM PDT by AFret.
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To: jsanders2001

If they were, Barack would be too happy to wreak any real harm.


40 posted on 05/16/2016 8:37:27 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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