"...it is the first thing I will do..."

[Ripley]

"I will get our troops home, we will bring an end to this war. You can take that to the bank."

Obama said that in 2007 and a hell of a lot of people voted for him just for that reason.

What happened?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr9ywEFRQkQ

[Brickbat]

1. The bank was one of those that failed.

[Nite Owl]

3. Good answer!

[tavalon]

21. DUZY!

Why am I not laughing?

[rfranklin]

2. He's a politician...

Next question?

[emilyg]

4. I thought he would be different. Didn't

take me long to realize I was wrong.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

16. .....

“Now, the man on the stand he wants my vote,
He's a-runnin' for office on the ballot note.
He's out there preachin' in front of the steeple,
Tellin' me he loves all kinds-a people.
(He's eatin' bagels
He's eatin' pizza
He's eatin' chitlins
He's eatin' bullshit!)”

Bob Dylan

[Boojatta]

5. Listen carefully...

His first words are: "I will promise you this..." Don't you believe that he will make the promise? Now go read the small print on all the contracts you have signed.

[flvegan]

6. Quick! Bring forth the blue linked post of Change!

:rofl:

[DURHAM D]

7. LOL

:bounce:

[Bluebear]

9. Emergency!

[Greyhound]

22. LOL! Let's see what happens when they comeback on...

:popcorn:

[Bluebear]

8. That bank is no longer in business. nt

[stray cat]

10. You clearly are not talking about Afghanistan because that would be a lie

He also never said he would pull everyone out of Iraq in a year either.

[Touchdown]

11. This thread needs... THE LIST!!!!!!

That will convince you to love him!

[TheWatcher]

12. Instead The Banks ended up taking us for a ride, and we still have two never-ending wars.

Keep The Change.

I no longer believe your words, Mr. President.

[KG]

13. Ripley never loved him!

:cry:

[Oregone]

14. "What happened?"

He got elected

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

15. He had to choose to give our money to the banks or the wars. He chose both.

[bobbolink]

17. ooooh, that's cold....

:applause:

[Zhade]

18. You know exactly what happened, but I'm not allowed to say it.

NT!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

19. K&R, sadly...

[Ripley]

20. When will the Iraq War end Mr. President?

Millions of Americans are tired of their tax dollars being spent on that war.

[Radical Activist]

23. The Iraq withdrawal is on schedule.

That's what happened.

The last time I saw that video it was from a right-wing friend who falsely claimed it was about Afghanistan. That went around for a while. Funny seeing it here.

[Smashcut]

24. You mean the "withdrawal" where he's planning to leave 50,000 troops there permanently?

That "withdrawal?"