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227. Because many Americans are as stupid as a bag of rocks! n/t

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Wed Oct 22, 2014, 08:48 PM

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I simply don't understand how voters can turn their backs on a President who brought us back from [View all] kelliekat44 Oct 2014 OP

I think we had impossibly high expectations. PDJane Oct 2014 #1

And who raised those expectations for us? Peregrine Took Oct 2014 #51

Bull shit madokie Oct 2014 #144

Exactly. The problem with real change, as usual, is us. raouldukelives Oct 2014 #196

No, he did not. LawDeeDah Oct 2014 #160

That is complete nonsense. Adrahil Oct 2014 #171

I distinctly remember... ReRe Oct 2014 #178

Statistics tend to contradict you bigbrother05 Oct 2014 #187

I'm sorry, but anybody who just stayed at home is dumb. Adrahil Oct 2014 #194

You're right... ReRe Oct 2014 #201

Good for you and bad for them. Adrahil Oct 2014 #203

I don't know how he's accomplished... ReRe Oct 2014 #207

...but...but...but... he's NOT PERFECT ENOUGH!!!!!! calimary Oct 2014 #234

I'm with you Faux pas Oct 2014 #2

Well ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #3

^^^^^^^^^^THIS^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ProfessorGAC Oct 2014 #13

+1000 heaven05 Oct 2014 #47

Yes! Tis a mystery, ain't it? LawDeeDah Oct 2014 #161

Voters? You mean "Democratic Candidates"? Scuba Oct 2014 #4

+1 justice1 Oct 2014 #9

Anybody in mind? fadedrose Oct 2014 #78

The only thing that makes sense to me... fadedrose Oct 2014 #95

+1 uponit7771 Oct 2014 #155

They're not, the media just wants us to believe that. JaneyVee Oct 2014 #5

^^^^ THIS ^^^^ FSogol Oct 2014 #6

^^^DOUBLE THIS^^^ valerief Oct 2014 #21

Yeah, hopefully that's right. Remember how they skewed all the polls in favor of R$... C Moon Oct 2014 #48

DITTO Iliyah Oct 2014 #60

Being ablely assisted by.... BobbyBoring Oct 2014 #64

You're dead on. Ineeda Oct 2014 #74

Exactly! The media of today is just a brainwashing tool! Truth has a hard time RKP5637 Oct 2014 #106

^^^ TRIPLE THIS ^^^ n/t Triana Oct 2014 #180

I really don't get the whole... NCTraveler Oct 2014 #7

This is an example of the thinking discussed in the OP riqster Oct 2014 #11

Not what I said at all. NCTraveler Oct 2014 #14

No, you said that nothing had changed. That is contrary to reality. riqster Oct 2014 #18

Absolutley nothing has changed fundamentally to the structure of the economy. NCTraveler Oct 2014 #20

Crap. Every numeric measure of the economy has shown improvement. riqster Oct 2014 #25

Minus your last sentence I agree with you 100%. NCTraveler Oct 2014 #27

That is hysterically funny. riqster Oct 2014 #32

I am always glad when someone laughs. Smiles need to happen more in this world. NCTraveler Oct 2014 #41

Ahhh . . . your first post seems to back Peregrine Took's OP about Obama shoving us off the mountain brush Oct 2014 #192

"about Obamshoving us off the mountain" NCTraveler Oct 2014 #193

I never said you said Obama shoved us off the mountain brush Oct 2014 #197

I never agreed with anyone that Obama shoved us off a mountain. NCTraveler Oct 2014 #198

So what is your contention? brush Oct 2014 #199

Can you please tell me where I replied to Peregrine? NCTraveler Oct 2014 #200

Never mind. It's not worth it. nt brush Oct 2014 #210

You tried multiple times to link me to something that wasn't there. NCTraveler Oct 2014 #212

In Spite Of All The Repub Obstruction - He Brought Us Back From The Brink..... global1 Oct 2014 #36

For my wishes to come true we need to hold both houses and the executive branch. NCTraveler Oct 2014 #43

Frankly, I think you hit the nail right on the head. I really think he thought there would be RKP5637 Oct 2014 #112

YES. n/t MBS Oct 2014 #77

Evidence is specious Man from Pickens Oct 2014 #58

Good post, Man from Pickens. I could expand on your thoughts but ballyhoo Oct 2014 #120

exellent post Skittles Oct 2014 #145

This really is a great post laundry_queen Oct 2014 #149

If Americans don't give Obama credit.. sendero Oct 2014 #165

Keep stabbing heaven05 Oct 2014 #50

Stabbing whom? NCTraveler Oct 2014 #55

I agree with you. The recovery mainly benefited Wall Street, as did his "Look forward, not back" Dustlawyer Oct 2014 #116

+1 ozone_man Oct 2014 #225

It's the product of a constant barrage of vitriol and misinformation. riqster Oct 2014 #8

Winner Cosmocat Oct 2014 #170

My guess is that is because of this: notrightatall Oct 2014 #10

And they didn't notice that feature when they voted for him in 2008? brooklynite Oct 2014 #16

The country/ media has not allowed him the credit for his victories. notrightatall Oct 2014 #24

"[O]versaw the apprehension of bin Laden..." OnyxCollie Oct 2014 #12

You think people are upset that Obama killed OBL? JoePhilly Oct 2014 #29

If memory serves me correctly, plenty of DUers were at the time. cherokeeprogressive Oct 2014 #115

A few were. Not many. Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #158

Too true. n/t cherokeeprogressive Oct 2014 #185

I didn't weigh in at the time truebluegreen Oct 2014 #214

believe me, don't believe me, it happened. Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #217

So no proof then. 'Nuff said. truebluegreen Oct 2014 #224

petty point heaven05 Oct 2014 #52

Awww, poor Binny... LawDeeDah Oct 2014 #162

Yeah, courts are so passé. OnyxCollie Oct 2014 #168

Really? Holy crap... NT Adrahil Oct 2014 #172

Oh for crying out loud, bin Laden wasn't "assassinated" FailureToCommunicate Oct 2014 #208

He was unarmed. OnyxCollie Oct 2014 #209

Go and question an average American about what's going on in the nation and the world.. Fumesucker Oct 2014 #15

Well, he did allow millions to get tossed out of their homes to bail out Wall Street. Octafish Oct 2014 #17

Is have mixed emotions... Adrahil Oct 2014 #173

if obama were a white republican, unblock Oct 2014 #19

Agree. JoePhilly Oct 2014 #30

No doubt about that BeyondGeography Oct 2014 #31

true but it cuts both ways Puzzledtraveller Oct 2014 #65

well, yes. but then, we haven't had anything resembling a liberal in office since nixon. unblock Oct 2014 #67

Hmm. What could it be about him that might cause this reaction? 6000eliot Oct 2014 #22

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2014 #23

The same way Democratic candidates can, I guess. MontyPow Oct 2014 #26

If you are afraid to define yourself, others will. nt Eleanors38 Oct 2014 #28

Maybe I can help your confusion. It'd be one thing to say that he didn't get done everything he rhett o rick Oct 2014 #33

Travis Smiley zipplewrath Oct 2014 #34

The media has spent 6+ years pushing two caricatures of Obama. JoePhilly Oct 2014 #35

Yup. And that's on 24/7 on Fox News...while MSNBC is airing reality TV shows of prisons. nt SunSeeker Oct 2014 #45

yup JoePhilly Oct 2014 #69

Exactly! Andy823 Oct 2014 #56

Absolutely ... it spreads to the internet. JoePhilly Oct 2014 #71

Exactly right. Who does not think the 1% would not control the media and the message, time to Fred Sanders Oct 2014 #70

Anger the right, discourage the left ... shift turnout ... win!!!! JoePhilly Oct 2014 #72

I'm going to say this until it sinks in ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #73

Exactly ... they don't care why you hate the government, just so you do. JoePhilly Oct 2014 #82

That's a vast oversimplification Fumesucker Oct 2014 #154

Your OP Should Be Made Into A Campaign Ad And Played All Over The Country Until The Election...nt global1 Oct 2014 #37

+++++ LeftInTX Oct 2014 #39

He promised ChANgE. Not Status Quo bandaids leftstreet Oct 2014 #38

And how was one man supposed to make that change happen? Avalux Oct 2014 #40

Why did he drop the Public Option? Where's promised Jobs Plan? leftstreet Oct 2014 #42

Come on, use your brain. Avalux Oct 2014 #49

What insulting, victim-blaming, revisionist nonsense. woo me with science Oct 2014 #97

^^+1^^ leftstreet Oct 2014 #114

Thank you. 840high Oct 2014 #231

The majority of Americans wanted single payer leftstreet Oct 2014 #98

Polls? Avalux Oct 2014 #118

So you're saying...why bother voting? leftstreet Oct 2014 #122

Let me try again.... Avalux Oct 2014 #124

Try harder leftstreet Oct 2014 #126

BULL. Obama had a filibuster proof majority for only 24 working days. SunSeeker Oct 2014 #53

NO heaven05 Oct 2014 #61

Well ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #75

He and the Dems had solid majorities for TWO YEARS...while the country was crumbling around us. kelliekat44 Oct 2014 #119

When has he ever asked Americans for support? leftstreet Oct 2014 #125

He is always asking for support. You apparently aren't listening. SunSeeker Oct 2014 #138

He was on TV 6yrs ago asking Public Option support? leftstreet Oct 2014 #141

It was not a solid filibuster proof majority. SunSeeker Oct 2014 #135

Public pressure would have solved it leftstreet Oct 2014 #140

No it would not have. SunSeeker Oct 2014 #153

Weak excuse making and minimizing. That was a rare and generational majority TheKentuckian Oct 2014 #167

No, what was rare was the GOP pact on inauguration day 2009 to block EVERYTHING. SunSeeker Oct 2014 #213

So your argument is such majorities are common? TheKentuckian Oct 2014 #218

My point is that it was not a filibuster proof majority, something you keep ignoring. SunSeeker Oct 2014 #223

I forgot about Carter's majority, fair enough. Still a generational high, been a a couple of years TheKentuckian Oct 2014 #235

The obstruction was unprecedented. It more than doubled when Obama took office. SunSeeker Oct 2014 #236

yup. n/t MBS Oct 2014 #79

Why didn't he raise minimum wage and index it to inflation when we controlled Congress? joeglow3 Oct 2014 #191

Yep , and if you notice the difference in Recs -- truedelphi Oct 2014 #44

Well mr. prez heaven05 Oct 2014 #68

As far as yr remarks - truedelphi Oct 2014 #76

like I said heaven05 Oct 2014 #80

So you want us to believe this - that the elected Democrats would be shot and killed if they truedelphi Oct 2014 #127

happened once before heaven05 Oct 2014 #174

How are you living in the real world more than I am? truedelphi Oct 2014 #220

well we will heaven05 Oct 2014 #233

+1 leftstreet Oct 2014 #99

given the makeup heaven05 Oct 2014 #59

he has been mediocre and slightly to the right of center on the vast majority of issues. bowens43 Oct 2014 #46

Well heaven05 Oct 2014 #63

How are ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #81

Not that he's up for re-election Kelvin Mace Oct 2014 #54

Basically, I like the guy. Hoppy Oct 2014 #57

Because most people feel their lives are not getting better... modestybl Oct 2014 #62

You mean all those people out at the malls and casinos and on those cruise ships? kelliekat44 Oct 2014 #87

"Most people" I see are struggling to make ends meet. winter is coming Oct 2014 #105

I guess we just don't see the same people.. nt kelliekat44 Oct 2014 #148

Government - Federal, State, and local was intended to work Iliyah Oct 2014 #96

Understand this ... Trajan Oct 2014 #66

The power of money and propaganda kentuck Oct 2014 #83

A large population... gcomeau Oct 2014 #84

The Tee Vee Tells them to Vote Rapuglican AndyTiedye Oct 2014 #85

It is a well funded groups on the right who cherry pick Peacetrain Oct 2014 #86

Lack of ponies. nt MrScorpio Oct 2014 #88

Here's a thought: R.Quinn Oct 2014 #89

What's he running for? I'll vote for him. Iggo Oct 2014 #90

"Red neck biggots" Iamthetruth Oct 2014 #91

As soon as the 'red neck biggots' start respecting all democrats Trajan Oct 2014 #101

Yet another shot Iamthetruth Oct 2014 #219

Poor poor right wing republicans ... Trajan Oct 2014 #229

You're the problem Iamthetruth Oct 2014 #232

I've always have his back! In the face of historic republican attacks the President, Sunlei Oct 2014 #92

Americans Abroad riverbendviewgal Oct 2014 #93

a little note DonCoquixote Oct 2014 #104

It is not only the very rich who move abroad riverbendviewgal Oct 2014 #137

Thepoint is DonCoquixote Oct 2014 #146

the rest of the world riverbendviewgal Oct 2014 #147

because DonCoquixote Oct 2014 #150

canada has a higher tax bracket riverbendviewgal Oct 2014 #152

"Only the rich can afford to live outside of the USA now." Or the very poor (less than $500,000). ieoeja Oct 2014 #132

You are misinformed as many are riverbendviewgal Oct 2014 #136

Hear, hear! SpankMe Oct 2014 #94

In 2008 85% had health insurance, today it's 86.5% One_Life_To_Give Oct 2014 #100

Why are only the "perpetrators" who committed the crimes BEFORE Obama came into office expected to kelliekat44 Oct 2014 #189

One expects Bush's justice department to roll over One_Life_To_Give Oct 2014 #205

Too many TV-watchers who think the real world operates in sync with melodramatic overtones. randome Oct 2014 #102

Good Bye Knuckleheads keep walking around with your Head up your Asses. taotzu Oct 2014 #103

ouch! heaven05 Oct 2014 #175

No Ponies.... Historic NY Oct 2014 #107

Record number of people not in the labor force DesMoinesDem Oct 2014 #108

K & FUCKING R!!! Mister Nightowl Oct 2014 #109

the problem is both sides are right DonCoquixote Oct 2014 #110

Yes. Orsino Oct 2014 #121

Don't look to my state. Puglover Oct 2014 #111

When the question is asked "Are you better off under Obama than you were before he was elected?" Tatiana Oct 2014 #113

My household income has dropped 65% in the last 6 years. hobbit709 Oct 2014 #131

My household income is substantially higher than 6 years ago. ieoeja Oct 2014 #134

Do you still live in Texas? Major Hogwash Oct 2014 #143

Only wingers are ignoring that MORE PEOPLE (not anecdotes) are MORE better of today than in 08 uponit7771 Oct 2014 #156

TPP colsohlibgal Oct 2014 #117

Just look at how DUers attack Obama all the time flamingdem Oct 2014 #123

Do I understand correctly that you count Republicans among the 'back-turners'? JHB Oct 2014 #128

Because things aren't improving. Savannahmann Oct 2014 #129

Guess what...our population has also increased. People lived in storm drains after Reagan turned kelliekat44 Oct 2014 #190

You Folks? Savannahmann Oct 2014 #211

I'm pretty disappointed in him but looking at possible successors I'd vote for him again if I could tularetom Oct 2014 #130

I agree, I agree... Stellar Oct 2014 #133

Because the gains went to the 1%, and we're back in Iraq. Simple. grahamhgreen Oct 2014 #139

The stimulus being too small and the pivot towards deficit reduction are two of the reasons why the Chathamization Oct 2014 #142

This message was self-deleted by its author ann--- Oct 2014 #151

You know, the 2nd Term Midterms are always tough on the incumbent. Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #157

Fear. Fear of change. JDPriestly Oct 2014 #159

I'll explain it: It's a combination of factors cali Oct 2014 #163

Who "counts" the votes? Corporations beholden to the 1%! blkmusclmachine Oct 2014 #164

don't worry your little head about it Demeter Oct 2014 #166

The fact that you (and so many others) DON'T get it -- is the MAIN problem. DeSwiss Oct 2014 #169

last line? heaven05 Oct 2014 #176

Most of the stuff you mentioned is not something Obama did or had control over. School policies are kelliekat44 Oct 2014 #188

I remember when GWB was president...... DeSwiss Oct 2014 #216

I can't speak for all voters. LWolf Oct 2014 #177

I don't understand what Democratic candidates hope to get by letting Republicans frame Obama merrily Oct 2014 #179

Do you think Democrats... ReRe Oct 2014 #181

What's so fucking hard to understand? 99Forever Oct 2014 #182

Because the republcan controlled media (Chuck Todd I'm looking @ you) has been .... Botany Oct 2014 #183

Well...it hasn't happened yet. And it may not. PatrickforO Oct 2014 #184

Really ? rtracey Oct 2014 #186

Democratic candidates are turning their backs on the President, perhaps you whereisjustice Oct 2014 #195

Somehow, some folks got the idea there would be real "Change". Silly Americans. nt NorthCarolina Oct 2014 #202

This message was self-deleted by its author ann--- Oct 2014 #204

Shocked, also. marble falls Oct 2014 #206

Their PR folks are all on the same page, ours attack our President and email team. nt stevenleser Oct 2014 #215

Because they are hearing a different message. kentuck Oct 2014 #221

The level of stupidity in America tabasco Oct 2014 #222

Democrats did very little to show a real difference BlueStreak Oct 2014 #226

Because many Americans are as stupid as a bag of rocks! n/t RKP5637 Oct 2014 #227

Maybe like myself they had their entire industry abelenkpe Oct 2014 #228

Much can be blamed on the MSM, along with lack of critical thinking by the populous still_one Oct 2014 #230