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Showing Original Post only (View all)I've figured out the hostility to the President, and its not "Obama Derangement Syndrome"... [View all]
...it's the transference of "Bush Derangement Syndrome". Some people are (justifiably) so angry at the Bush Administration that they are projecting the same behavior on President Obama:
Bush lied about foreign intelligence to get us into a war, so President Obama is lying about foreign intelligence to get us into a war.
Bush was seen as beholden to the "MIC", so President Obama must be as well.
Bush was a "warmonger", so President Obama is also.
Bush ordered military attacks without considering the consequences, so President Obama must be equally irresponsible.
My only question is: will they decide that Bush should have impeached, so.....
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I've figured out the hostility to the President, and its not "Obama Derangement Syndrome"... [View all]
brooklynite
Sep 2013
OP
One other possibility is that people may have problems with certain issues, regardless of the "D."
LearningCurve
Sep 2013
#5
The OP has not figured it out, he neglected to mention the most important reason why
sabrina 1
Sep 2013
#22
+Infinity. If Obama manages to cram this shitpile down the throats of an unwilling
HardTimes99
Sep 2013
#29
I do know who Tice is and I think he may be right because nothing else makes any sense.
sabrina 1
Sep 2013
#47
Thank you. Perhaps this wounded electorate is just what corporate 'handlers' have wanted
ancianita
Sep 2013
#118
And lets just pretend that all the accomplishments Pres. Obama has had are non-existant because you
VanillaRhapsody
Sep 2013
#32
A million vietnamese killed doesn't say much about US concept of "human rights".
delrem
Sep 2013
#202
Women getting the right has no bearing on the 1,000,000+ killed by US bombs. Warmonger.
delrem
Sep 2013
#215
so what? He did plenty as I pointed out previously on his own as well...
VanillaRhapsody
Sep 2013
#159
When it involves killing people and assaulting the Constitution, it does [n/t]
Maedhros
Sep 2013
#160
Then it is unfair to bash the guy like he is unworthy of our support..
VanillaRhapsody
Sep 2013
#172
Not when you cannot help but notice the evidence of and epidemic all over the forums...
VanillaRhapsody
Sep 2013
#205
"bleeding heart, pacifist, ivory-tower living, tree hugging, fancy-pants wearing, hippy haven"
delrem
Sep 2013
#201
and I have a problem with Anarchists attempting to take over Democratic Underground...
VanillaRhapsody
Sep 2013
#221
You have no idea what an 'anarchist' is. In spite of some *very good* educational material.
delrem
Sep 2013
#222
Well it would be acceptable as a source for educational purposes wouldnt it?
VanillaRhapsody
Sep 2013
#230
"education"? Why don't you quit the warmongering for a bit, and educate yourself.
delrem
Sep 2013
#231
So long as War Criminals are free to continue to influence the Foreign policies of this country,
sabrina 1
Sep 2013
#123
Being nominally "better" than the USSR <--(which doesn't exist) is hardly reaching for the stars
99th_Monkey
Sep 2013
#95
Obama doesn't need to sell himself, because he did that running for office
99th_Monkey
Sep 2013
#155
The 400 Richest Americans Are Now Richer Than the Bottom 50 Percent Combined
99th_Monkey
Sep 2013
#182
though critical of the Obama Administration - I am not "disappointed" in the sense
Douglas Carpenter
Sep 2013
#9
Exactly...the moment I heard he was pulling Summers and Geithner into his inner circle
deutsey
Sep 2013
#117
Let me see....Lily Ledbetter Act...check....Obamacares the biggest change in healthcare in this
VanillaRhapsody
Sep 2013
#52
Gandhis vs Oppression. Freedom Fighters vs Evil Empire. These fantasies about the US
uhnope
Sep 2013
#145
Personality cultists see everything through the lense of personalities, I've noticed.
Marr
Sep 2013
#15
I believe he's thoughtful and intelligent as well. That doesn't mean he's on my side.
Marr
Sep 2013
#37
You've aligned your interests with those of (among others) Karl Rove, Eliott Abrams,
HardTimes99
Sep 2013
#21
How's it feel being in bed with the likes of Norm Coleman? You and people like you make
HardTimes99
Sep 2013
#33
How's it feel being in bed with the likes of Rand Paul? (edited to add Ted Cruz...)
brooklynite
Sep 2013
#49
have Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren committed themselves to authorizing force in Syria?
Douglas Carpenter
Sep 2013
#34
bullshit. people who're promised change and don't get it, are right to describe the continuation
delrem
Sep 2013
#23
as I posted in a previous thread, the ugliest crap comes from the least well informed.
KittyWampus
Sep 2013
#28
horrible generalization. I've noticed little hostility or transference.
NRaleighLiberal
Sep 2013
#30
Confusion? How about outright ignorance. And bias. I've spent the better part of 2 weeks reading
KittyWampus
Sep 2013
#36
Sorry - I don't see it that way. I trust NO politician or news source right now - and that defines
NRaleighLiberal
Sep 2013
#40
Why would a former Harvard Law professor care about something so quaint and
HardTimes99
Sep 2013
#39
Futher to your point, no one here is saying or even hinting that Obama should be impeached over
HardTimes99
Sep 2013
#55
Maybe people just think that in regards to Syria, he's wrong to want to bomb them.
Triana
Sep 2013
#68
In this thread, I've learned that if I have problems with the President, I'm either a rube
DisgustipatedinCA
Sep 2013
#70
"My only question is: will they decide that Bush should have impeached, so....."
R. Daneel Olivaw
Sep 2013
#71
If you're a Dem, and you SUPPORT bombing Syria, you're on the RIGHT SIDE because PO wants it.
cherokeeprogressive
Sep 2013
#87
that makes it a strain of ODS, doesn't it? projecting Bush's real crimes onto Obama.
uhnope
Sep 2013
#93
Obama loves drone warfare and that what he has in mind. They don't care
The_Casual_Observer
Sep 2013
#99
They are so much in love with Assad, they love it when he gassed the "terrorist". Nt
Sand Wind
Sep 2013
#108
Would there have been the hostility to Bush if he had been a more moderate, do nothing Republican?
yurbud
Sep 2013
#126
Yeah, it has nothing to do with actually evaluating his policies and actions
LondonReign2
Sep 2013
#147
Golly - I never thought this thread would run for 24 hours...did I hit a nerve?
brooklynite
Sep 2013
#171
That's some hypocritical bullshit there. You post what you posted then claim others are
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2013
#210
i think this is true but liberals typically oppose war. so the fact that we dont want to go into war
La Lioness Priyanka
Sep 2013
#173