2016 Postmortem

Trust Buster

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35. This thread does serve one useful purpose if nothing else. It points out the basic difference

Mon May 9, 2016, 08:01 PM

May 2016

between Hillary supporters and Sanders supporters. I was a Hillary supporter in 2008. None the less, I hold a deep admiration for President Obama. Despite unparalleled obstructionism, the man has carried himself with an integrity and distinction that I don't believe I could have matched.

Conversely, the Sanders supporters will hate Hillary every day she serves in office. In fact, this poster probably favored Obama over Hillary in 2008, yet she attacks Obama while the 2008 Hillary supporters defend him. They are radical by personality. They will never be happy. That's all you need to know folks.

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Before I die, I'd like to feel admiration for a living President [View all] DerekG May 2016 OP

You wouldnt know one if you saw one, because you did for 8 years just now and didnt Actor May 2016 #1

A-men. What a petulant, mean-spirited OP. randome May 2016 #3

"Disagree with you" is not the same as "mean" hellofromreddit May 2016 #39

Right elleng May 2016 #60

Agreed, but stating that no President has satisfied the OP hints at mean-spiritedness, imo. randome May 2016 #70

Petulant? elleng May 2016 #59

The OP can't be satisfied. Sounds like petulance to me. randome May 2016 #73

The quality of alerts really sucks anymore. pintobean May 2016 #88

+1000. nt ecstatic May 2016 #100

You mean Mr. Hope n' Change? DerekG May 2016 #5

One of the three most successful of all time, is what history will say. Actor May 2016 #6

Just wait for the next economic meltdown DerekG May 2016 #8

You have no clue "why". And don't even guess. I voted for Obama twice because I hoped floriduck May 2016 #64

👆 this. deathrind May 2016 #90

don't forget Obama also put Arne Duncan in charge of education. It's been one liberal_at_heart May 2016 #111

FDR became FDR in retrospect Demsrule86 May 2016 #66

sadly you are not better informed. sheshe2 May 2016 #28

+1000! mcar May 2016 #38

Thanks mcar. sheshe2 May 2016 #45

He's technically one of the best legislative presidents in US history but go ahead and keep uponit7771 May 2016 #53

Mr. Hope n' Change...did you steal that from Sarah Palin? Drunken Irishman May 2016 #71

FYI: FDR's New Deal programs were great . . . but if you were black many of them excluded you brush May 2016 #83

So we have a public option and the bush tax cuts are gone? basselope May 2016 #10

Silly rabbit Art_from_Ark May 2016 #16

That's right.. back when they ended the war on drugs too and basselope May 2016 #19

+1, they don't know it doesn't really get any better than this uponit7771 May 2016 #49

+1000 sheshe2 May 2016 #50

+100 Fresh_Start May 2016 #51

Will likely never happen BlindTiresias May 2016 #2

I am a decade older than you. I adored Carter, if mostly for his smile and his wonderful wife, who GreenPartyVoter May 2016 #4

If President Jimmy Carter doesn't meet your standards, you are SOL. missingthebigdog May 2016 #7

I admired and voted for Carter Protalker May 2016 #78

I admire Carter, but he was a mediocre President, IMO n/t Blue Meany May 2016 #9

the ONLY ONE to get the Israelis and Palestinians to sit down and put pen to paper. NWCorona May 2016 #44

Obama is a GREAT President. fun n serious May 2016 #11

Post removed Post removed May 2016 #13

Give it a rest. fun n serious May 2016 #23

After the polls shifted, he sure did. basselope May 2016 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author TM99 May 2016 #57

LOL!!!!! zappaman May 2016 #27

He's still the best republican president of my lifetime. basselope May 2016 #30

Thread win! mcar May 2016 #43

I am trying not to..... sheshe2 May 2016 #46

Those posts call for a WHOOOOLE lot more whine that what you go there, zap. Number23 May 2016 #91

Utter bullshit. Disgracefully bashing Our Democratic President with that ad hom redstateblues May 2016 #31

No BS at all.. and it isn't "lumping him in with Cruz" basselope May 2016 #85

Bullshit. That's just a smear. It's BSS favorite ad hom. redstateblues May 2016 #109

I never voted for him... but he had better ideas than the democratic candidates. basselope May 2016 #114

Sanders thought the same and democrats disagree with him by the tune of 3 million votes uponit7771 May 2016 #55

Not really. basselope May 2016 #86

no really, its over 3 million votes... and yes dems left the party for RayGun. They're the same uponit7771 May 2016 #103

If things continue on their current path, there is a good shot at 2020. basselope May 2016 #12

There is no Sanders movement. His political revolution is an empty bumper sticker slogan redstateblues May 2016 #37

There was nothing to vote for in the last couple of mid-terms. basselope May 2016 #87

If Dems lose the election I think you route sounds reasonable. jwirr May 2016 #82

The fact that you actually believe this is amusing mythology May 2016 #106

Clinton has no viable path to victory. basselope May 2016 #107

Bernie Sanders...! KoKo May 2016 #14

+1. pacalo May 2016 #34

More drama. JoePhilly May 2016 #15

If that's your standard, you'll never be happy. CrowCityDem May 2016 #17

Well Old Codger May 2016 #18

Jimmy Carter is deserving of your admiration and respect. SheilaT May 2016 #20

Agreed yourpaljoey May 2016 #21

All the more reason why the relentlessly have vilified him! The PTB cannot stomach brewens May 2016 #24

Jimmy Carter is a great man redstateblues May 2016 #41

Jimmy Carter brokered the only lasting peace in the middle east Demsrule86 May 2016 #69

Carter. n/t brewens May 2016 #22

Mee...Too laserhaas May 2016 #25

I admire Obama. zappaman May 2016 #26

Best President in my lifetime. sheshe2 May 2016 #32

I don't really admire any politician bigwillq May 2016 #33

This thread does serve one useful purpose if nothing else. It points out the basic difference Trust Buster May 2016 #35

If nothing else, this single post can be extrapolated to every supporter of both candidates. RadiationTherapy May 2016 #52

Nope, I was a Hillary supporter in 2008 and I admire President Obama today. Trust Buster May 2016 #58

If you can't admire the first black person to become president you have my condolences. DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #36

Well, you'd better get start working on that... brooklynite May 2016 #40

LOL. JaneyVee May 2016 #42

I know what you mean, but zipplewrath May 2016 #47

As president I admire John Kennedy most of all. I would also have to say Ike, Bill Clinton, doc03 May 2016 #48

I have and I am grateful. oldandhappy May 2016 #54

I was around for LBJ Retrograde May 2016 #56

LBJ has a great legacy IMO if you can exclude Vietnam....which of course, we can't. StevieM May 2016 #98

I feel admiration for Obama. Really a great president. YouDig May 2016 #61

If you can't feel that way about President Obama, MineralMan May 2016 #62

Well put. redstateblues May 2016 #68

+1 JoePhilly May 2016 #89

Well I don't admire Bernie and am glad he will not be the nominee Demsrule86 May 2016 #63

You just named three of the top philandering Presidents to ever hold office. Jitter65 May 2016 #65

Poor you - at least we had JFK, but then he was assassinated. Carter was pretty good, Clinton was kerry-is-my-prez May 2016 #67

That is why I can't wait to see Hillary elected POTUS. LaydeeBug May 2016 #72

I admire President Obama and I expect to admire the next President Clinton, too. n/t pnwmom May 2016 #81

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You guys are SO lordsummerisle May 2016 #75

Petulant snottiness. madamesilverspurs May 2016 #76

+1 uponit7771 May 2016 #79

+2 Bobbie Jo May 2016 #102

Before you die, I'd like to see you underthematrix May 2016 #77

Do you have any idea how many millions of Dems admire the CURRENT President? pnwmom May 2016 #80

It's interesting how President Obama is viewed on DU versus "the real world." PragmaticLiberal May 2016 #92

DU is to Democrats pnwmom May 2016 #95

You want a draft, then. Sparkly May 2016 #84

derp bigtree May 2016 #93

I admire President Obama. Turin_C3PO May 2016 #94

The way politics are done now, it's not likely... VOX May 2016 #96

Try Jimmy Carter. He is s still with us and pretty awesome. (nt) apnu May 2016 #97

None of those men were perfect! Each of them did AWFUL things ecstatic May 2016 #99

+1, Sanders has sold them a figure from Unicornia and not reality, I think that's where he hurts the uponit7771 May 2016 #104

Obama Dem2 May 2016 #101

Obama is a giant of a human being The Second Stone May 2016 #105

I second your sentiment about President Obama. Jimmy Carter was the best akbacchus_BC May 2016 #112

His supreme court nominess voted for gay marriage in all 50 states The Second Stone May 2016 #117

Perhaps in your life time, it would be President Obama for me. akbacchus_BC May 2016 #108

Has there ever been a President that garnered 100% admiration from 100% population? Sheepshank May 2016 #110

Your Full Of Shit About President Obama Corey_Baker08 May 2016 #113

I'm old and therefore, lucky in this respect. raven mad May 2016 #115

Missed your chance passing over President Obama bobGandolf May 2016 #116

"Borders on miraculous"? BernieforPres2016 May 2016 #121

Thanks... bobGandolf May 2016 #122

I greatly admire President Obama. Skinner May 2016 #118

Well, you could run for president. TwilightZone May 2016 #119

FDR was made, not born. Orsino May 2016 #120