This is an Open Thread for nothing but positive praise for President Obama

[bluestateguy]

If you are not up for that, I would recommend about 508,684 Obama bashing threads for you to visit today.

[muffin1]

1. Isn't there an entire forum for that? n/t

[Cha]

12. This is bluestateguy's thread and he asked for what he wanted.

[freddie mertz]

76. Yes there is. Yes, indeed.

I will not express my opinion further,

[muffin1]

80. Did you remember

to unrec?:evilgrin:

[freddie mertz]

104. Oh yes.

That is something I can do up here that I cannot in that "other" forum.

[Raineyb]

79. Yes there is. n/t

[HughMoran]

132. It's allowed on this Democratic site anywhere

Unless you fucking despise Democrats and Obama so much that it drives you fucking nuts that somebody might actually want to praise him or Democrats.

[Mickeyc1004]

170. You took the words right out of my mouth.

Well said!

[Mickeyc1004]

169. No, there are not

I've been away from DU for a long time and I've just recently popped in, and this site has become more of a right wing site than anything else.

Any republican would be conformable here and I'm sure many are. It's really hard to find any post at all that are positively for Obama.

I just can't even believe this is the same DU.

[Hekate]

172. It is a shock, isn't it?

The word disgusting comes to mind, too.

It's been so bad for so long that some of us decided we need a "safe place" to talk about Obama -- to praise without being mocked, and to question without inspiring a flame war of attacks on Obama. The Barack Obama Group (aka The BOG) at DU is trying to fulfill that function.

As for the rest, it is as you see it. x(

Hekate

[Mickeyc1004]

175. Yes, it is

I've been away for so long because I was a little burnt out after the long election, but I never expected to come back to this.

Although this user name I have now is relatively new, I've been a user since some time around 2001, but lost my old e-mail account and couldn't remember my old password and my old DU user name when I went from dial up(Dial up?I know:))to DSL.

Anyway, you are 100% right. The election season on DU sure will be interesting.:)

[flamingdem]

2. Just imagine if McCain was President right now

And .. you don't know what you've got until it's gone.

[phleshdef]

23. We'd be so busy bitching about the 2nd great depression and war with Iran...

...that the oil spill would be just another day in the life of.

[Cant trust em]

3. He's got a wicked first step and a mean pull-up jump shot. nt

[damntexdem]

4. What, no negative praise?

How about positive recrimination?

[jefferson_dem]

35. That's a definite possibility.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

5. I put the over/under on this at 7 posts.

[rug]

6. He is courageous in his support of mustard on hamburgers.

A lesser man would cave and choose ketchup.

[Cant trust em]

8. Mustard ruins it.

Hot dogs only. And even then it should only be brown mustard.

[rug]

9. Hey now, keep it positive.

[CakeGrrl]

7. Nice change from

the threads on which they seem to be debating whether he's a naive dummy who hasn't figured out that Republicans aren't really his friend or if he's just an evil corporatist enabler.

:thumbsup:

I think he's doing damned well considering all the shit piled at his doorstep, a gazillion armchair quarterbacks second-guessing his every move, and a pack of MSM toadies doing their corporate masters' bidding asking some really stupid crap whenever they get a chance.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

14. Don't you love that logic?

He's a clueless, stupid, brilliant and crafty tool of the elite. :crazy:

[Number23]

24. Don't forget the all-dreaded "DLC corporatist" boogeyman. I'd never heard of either term until DU

And now I'm so damn sick of both I can barely see straight.

He's a corporatist who only loves the corporations (I'm assuming that's what that idiotic, over used word means) but when he goes after the corporations it's just a "sham" to distract from the fact that he loves them. *sigh* :wtf:

[Arkana]

27. You know, this is the only place on the Internet I have ever heard

where the DLC gets blamed for everything from dry rot to the downfall of Western civilization.

No one outside DU seems to have even heard of them. Sure, the so-called "Third Way" school of thought is cursed (and in some cases rightly so), but I never, ever, EVER hear the DLC's name mentioned.

[janx]

65. The DLC is dead.

There were some people who wielded some political power years ago who were affiliated with the DLC--and many Dems were connected to it at one point or another--but it's irrelevant now. Its time has come and gone.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

28. Oh, I love that one.

I've corrected people with facts and sourced links, and all they can respond with is, "You're just a DLC tool," "The DLC pays well," "You're a DLC apologist," etc. It was funny at first, but now it's just pathetic -- and ironic, considering they always accuse us of staying "on message."

:rofl:

[donco6]

62. Funny, you're the first to mention it on this "all positive, all the time" thread. n/t

[Number23]

96. Wow. Your comment adds so much to this OP and this sub-thread

[donco6]

100. Thanks!

<blush>

[seaglass]

141. You whine about others not keeping this a positive thread and this is your 1st contribution?n/t

[Number23]

164. You showed up two days late to the party just to post this?

And can you point to exactly where I "whined" about people not keeping this thread positive??

Do you even know what the f*ck you're talking about or are you just having a bad day and decided to try and take it out on me?

[Cha]

165. And, you get on just to whine.

[bluestateguy]

10. Obama Team Turns on Engines in Repealing Don't Ask Don't Tell

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-clemons/obama-team-turns-on-engin_b_600127.html

Recently I had the opportunity to connect with some national security wonks and Obama team members in the White House Roosevelt Room. I was invited to meet some "senior administration officials" regarding the contours of the recently released "National Security Strategy" by the President.

While there I chatted with someone not to be named about whether the White House was caught off guard by Defense Secretary Robert Gates stating that he did not want to see legislation on Don't Ask Don't Tell until after the completion of an internal military review.

The short answer was "yes." Gates was cornering the President on Don't Ask Don't Tell.

But then to their credit, Senators Carl Levin and Joseph Lieberman as well as House Member Patrick Murphy refused to allow the Pentagon to drag its heals on the biggest civil rights agenda item of the day -- and pushed through legislation building in a repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell pending the military review.

more

[azmouse]

11. He's got a great family.

And he's a pretty dang good President too! :hi:

[Cha]

13. I'm so happy that he's the President..

Thanks bluestateguy.

[Nancy Waterman]

15. I think Obama is terrific!!

He has an impossible job and impossible expectations thrust upon him. We should have his back during these very stressful times and stop buying into the right wing idea that anything shy of perfect is failure.

[Cha]

17. ..

Thanks Nancy:fistbump: It's so depressing to read what the corporatemedia is pushing all the time..to tear the President down and build up the fakes like jindal.

And, people who don't know the facts buy into that garbage.

It's the 4th of June already!!:)

[MadMaddie]

77. You are right Nancy! He is doing just fine

some of the actions may not be within time frames many had but things are getting done.

[FLyellowdog]

16. I think Obama is doing a great job and not just because

he's getting me a pony. He really IS doing a great job! :hi:

[pennylane100]

18. sometimes I dont agree with him but gave rec anyway

just because he is one of the smartest presidents we have ever had.

[Peacetrain]

19. So many reasons I do not know where to start.. but a couple that hit home personally

1. Is the tremendous research investment.. and having a son who is in the sciences, this has just been awesome.
http://smoont.com/science-get-1476-billion-for-research-from-obamas-administration-for-next-fiscal-year/

2. The unprecedented investment in in Green Technologies.. which is going to be so important for the future of our country
http://green.tmcnet.com/topics/green/articles/50701-analysis-president-obamas-new-green-stimulus-law.htm

[KansasVoter]

20. There is a whole forum for that! -1

[Tarheel_Dem]

47. There's a "whole forum" for any number of things, but most wind up here eventually. +1

[HughMoran]

133. It's allowed on this Democratic site anywhere

Unless you fucking despise Democrats and Obama so much that it drives you fucking nuts that somebody might actually want to praise him or Democrats.

[Cha]

21. Too bad some can't stand a positive thread

on President Obama. This forum is full of negative posts..but, I appreciate you trying bluestateguy.:patriot::patriot:

[jefferson_dem]

34. One thread on the Democratic Underground that invites words of support for this Democratic President

Yet some can't help but unload negative, snarky shit. ... Speaks volumes about their ... *state of mind*.

[azmouse]

38. Well they can try to make us sit down and shut up...

but it'll never happen.

Hi Cha! :hi:

[Cha]

39. Hi azmouse!

Like McCartney told the Prez..there's Billions out here rootin' for you.

:hi:

[seaglass]

59. That's true. There are 3 outspoken Obama supporters upthread who would rather attack DUers than

contribute something positive about Obama. Says a lot.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

22. Of all the presidents he's probably got some of the worst situations to deal with

I think I would rather wake up to face 28 students 5 days a week for a few months a year than trying to solve one of the worst financial crisis, oil spill etc. (well sometimes!)

[Dr Morbius]

25. There is no one in the nation who would do a better job.

Not a soul. I really believe that.

I shudder to imagine what the last sixteen months would have been like, what with near economic collapse, the earthquake in Haiti, flooding in New England and Tennessee, oil gushing into the gulf, really one catastrophe after another... if we'd had an incompetent boob like our last President in office.

[arcadian]

26. Wow, a thread with preemptive censoring.

unrec

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[bvar22]

29. He sure can give a good speech!

In fact, he's a Speechinator!

[jefferson_dem]

31. So you're saying he's ... "articulate"

and a good entertainer.

Quaint.

[bvar22]

42. Don't forget "clean".

"I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy." ---Joe Biden

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[chill_wind]

55. And he sure knows how to compromise!.

He's a first rate Compromiser.

[L. Coyote]

30. GORE 2012 n/t

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

144. L COYOTE TOMBSTONE JUNE 7 2010 n/t

[VMI Dem]

32. He prevented our country from slipping into a depression.

[RichGirl]

33. He's doing a great job!!

Best smile EVER!!

[AtomicKitten]

36. nothing but net

whooosh

[Cha]

43. "I may not make the first one

but I'll make one eventually"! The President starts with a solid foundation and doesn't give up.

[bigwillq]

37. Seems like a great husband and father

At the end of the day, or the end of his term (s), that will matter too.

[FrenchieCat]

40. He is intelligent and decent and wants to do the best for this country.....

under the limitation of having to satisfy everyone who wants their cake,
and wants to eat it too; Folks wanting the drilling to continue, while they holler
that the oil spill is hurting their "way of life" and pointing their damn finger
at everyone but themselves.

Add to them those who don't believe Americans or anything in America should ever suffer
based on the collective asshole decisions that we consistently (as a nation)make.

Stuff like folks hollering that Obama should be pulling a job out of his ass for everyone,
and if he isn't, he has failed. But when he does literally pulls jobs out of his ass,
then these are government jobs (government being the biggest hire of unions
in America) we say with our nose held high,
so then folks then complaints that those are not the "right" types of jobs.

Under that banner of crazyassness (where everyone wants every fucking thing Now no matter what
and if they don't get it, it's someone else's fault, then they'll talk a lot of shit),
he has to navigate to try and satisfy some of the people some of the time,
while attempting to solve institutionalized problems (that have been of our making
last 30 years if not longer) under impossibly difficult political circumstances; i.e.,
a fucked up corporate "run the country into a ditch" media,
racist ass MF who are looking for nothing more than a good 'ol linching,
over 1/2 of the country still pissed at Bush and reacting to Obama accordingly,
total full blown political cynicism, and of course,
that bunch of folks who contradict their own common sense for the sake of being "mad"
because although they intellectually realize that the media in this country wouldn't ever allow us to elect a full blown socialist, same folks still expect the President to act like a full blown socialist every fucking step of the way (so when he doesn't they can be disappointed).

In short, he's great at continuing on no matter how many out there seriously believe
themselves way smarter than this President, although the reality is that they have not one
friggin' clue if they could actually get any of the shit done they are telling him to do, if they were in his place.

For that, I hope he lasts only one term, and then give the "Rule" back to the White Boys....
cause that's who knows how to simply fuck it up real good, steal everything in sight,
and won't even bother to pretend to give a shit. Those are the "tough" MF that we need in charge
again, cause in fact, that is not much more than what we truly deserve,
cause we are sooo fucking brilliant and shit.

[seaglass]

70. How uplifting! You've truly outdone yourself. n/t

[Patsy Stone]

41. Thank you.

It's a nice change. President Obama :thumbsup:

[Egnever]

44. Still kicking ass

I would say his biggest flaw is his unwillingness to toot his own horn. Makes it easy for the myriad nay sayers to pretend he has done nothing of value.

[boppers]

50. I was going to post about his modesty and unwillingness to steal credit.

I consider it one of his most admirable traits.

[saltpoint]

45. 'Voted for him. 'Am proud of him. 'Will vote for him again.

[kiranon]

125. Agree. n/t

[Tarheel_Dem]

46. Looking forward to pulling the lever for him again in '12.

:kick:

[politicasista]

48. Me too n/t

[CBR]

60. me too nt

[cliffordu]

49. I support the President.

I don't always agree with what he does, but I think he's the right person for this shithole of history.....

[Kind of Blue]

51. So nice to say openly that I'm enjoying

Obama's presidency and I haven't felt this way since Clinton signed the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 that literally saved my life.
Thanks for starting this thread.
KnR

[anAustralianobserver]

52. A backhanded compliment:

He's working hard to hand back the US government to the US people; he won back the presidency for the Democratic party handily; and he can backhand a Republican sound bite with one hand tied behind his back. :silly:

[Whisp]

53. *checks in.

Obama had so much to deal with right out of the gate. Stepped into the whitehouse to a pile of trouble and mess that fucking chimp left behind.

one thing after another - HUGE problems.

I can't imagine any other candidate in the running being able to handle these catatrophies as well as he has. It would have broken anyone else.

[IndianaGreen]

54. Good speaker

I love Bo, the dog! We need more Bo photos, or perhaps Bo videos like we saw with Barney.

[lamp_shade]

56. Only a handful of Obama's supporters even bother to post here anymore. Sad.

Many (myself included) have turned to lurking or mostly lurking. Sad.

[bigwillq]

89. Really?

:shrug:
I see supporters everywhere I look. As it should be.

[cornermouse]

57. I suppose we could always pretend that he's perfect and can do no wrong.

By the way, how is that different from the support that Bush's core supporters gave him?

[janx]

63. Who is doing that?

:shrug: I haven't seen anyone behaving that way.

[cornermouse]

64. I suggest you clean your glasses.

[niceypoo]

66. Read GDP on a daily basis

There are about 10 core people who spam the forum with threads such as this one.

[janx]

67. I don't have a problem with that. Positive support is good!

You can always hide threads you don't like. I use that function regularly. One thing I do consistently is hide any threads relating to Palin. Any thread that mentions her name or anything to do with her gets shitcanned immediately! :rofl: The same goes for Rush Limbaugh. As soon as I see that name, down the toilet she goes! :rofl:

This is a Democratic board. We have a Democratic president. :shrug: Of course you're going to run into threads praising the guy. If you find them tedious, don't worry about it--just hit that little X and off they go! ;-)

[niceypoo]

71. Positive supoort, yes

Automatic support, no. My support is rooted in conviction, not loyalty.

Dont know about hiding or ignoring, never tried it myself.

[janx]

72. You sound like an upstanding citizen.

Still, if you view a thread as "spam," for whatever reason, you might want to use the hide thread function. That's why the function exists. I mean this as a helpful suggestion.

[Hansel]

87. Perhaps people just don't agree with your perspective or conviction

Ever think of that?

Just because someone doesn't agree with you doesn't mean their support isn't rooted in conviction. Their convictions might just be different from yours. Maybe they have more information or different experiences than yours. Maybe they aren't willing to buy every negative story the media--left or right--prints about Obama. Maybe they are more realistic.

[niceypoo]

99. Sometimes they agree with me, sometimes not

That isnt the point.

[Hansel]

85. And there even more core people who spam the forum with anti-Obama threads.

And then enter any positive thread just to crap in it.

[freddie mertz]

106. I know that some of you guys think that DU sucks. I read about it in the other forum.

I personally think it is very generous (perhaps to a fault) that the DU admin provides a protected place for you to complain about the way they run the board.

That alone should persuade you that, far from being the "persecuted minority" that you imagine yourself to be, the owners have gone out of their way to provide for you.

But I'm sure you will not be content until every trace of what you describe as "spam" is eliminated from every other forum here.

I hope you never succeed, because Echo chambers are very boring, useless places.

[freddie mertz]

107. OOPS.

[donco6]

68. LOL!

Good one! You cracked me up!

[Cha]

160. Right..a real crack up..the OP asked for something we like

about the President and to some that means "he's perfect". Far from it.

[Cha]

159. No one is...they can't stand that we support President

Obama even though he's not perfect.

:hi:janx

[Arkana]

69. No one's doing that.

Please point to where you see people doing that. Go ahead, I'll wait.

It just seems that way because you and yours have turned him into this helldemon that would sell his own mother for reelection.

[freddie mertz]

110. I don't think pointing out individual instances is allowed by the rules.

And I do believe there is a wide range of opinion here regarding the president and his policies.

Some members of his hard-core follower's group (and there definitely IS a definable group) are willing, on rare occasion, to post a criticism or two now and then.

Others are much more zealous and absolutist in their vehement and unquestioning support, not to mention open and sustained hostility to any criticism.

I know that for me personally, my own responses on this forum have been impacted by the unrelenting attacks leveled by some members of this group.

In "real life," I take a much more measured view of things.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

78. Nobody is suggesting that at all.

What we keep trying to tell you is that he is not perfect and has made mistakes, but that we like him overall and don't think (unlike most of GD) that he's the second coming of Bush.

[Cha]

152. We don't have to pretend..we know he's not perfect and

your reference to "bush's core supporters" says more about you than any President Obama supporter.

[JNelson6563]

58. I like the President.

I think he is doing his best with the nightmares he has to deal with.

Julie

[donco6]

61. So, is this like a dare or something?

I don't like his stand on education privatization. So there.

[harry_pothead]

73. I love how Obama supported the mass firings of the Central Falls 93.

Man, Obama's so awesome for that. Those damn urban teachers and counselors - that will teach them a lesson.

[Balbus]

74. Obama, I love you! I adore you! I want to have your baby!

And I want my daughter to have your baby, too! And I want your head on Mt. Rushmore. Not only that, I want the other 4 heads taken down and you up there 4 times!!

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[freddie mertz]

75. Too bad you had to ruin a perfectly good idea...

With that swampy bit of snark....

A missed opportunity, or just another flamebait thread?

[cornermouse]

81. Hail, hail, the gang's all here.

What the heck do we care
What the heck do we care
Hail, hail, the gang's all here
What the heck do we care now

[dionysus]

116. sorry it pains you to see support for the president on a message board for democrats

well, not really. it makes it worth it.

[cornermouse]

119. Support is good.

if they're living up to democratic principles. I guess the bottom line would be that I don't need a celebrity in the White House.

[jefferson_dem]

120. Sounds familiar...

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

[cornermouse]

135. Yep. If I'm not saying what you want me to say, I must be a republican.

Whatever.

[jefferson_dem]

136. Don't blame others.

You said what you said, which is "exactly" what a prominant Republican, the electoral alternative to Obama, said. Just pointing that out. I can understand how that might make one uncomfortable.

[cornermouse]

138. Do the words "democratic principles" have any meaning to you? n/t

[jefferson_dem]

139. ...which is why I tend to support this "Democratic President".

What's your excuse ... for spamming this thread with snarky ridicule, and GOP talking points, when the stated purpose of the OP was to offer support for him?

[cornermouse]

140. Much better.

You haven't once addressed democratic principles. Not once.

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[Cha]

156. If pain equals ignorant posts

then an ambulance should be called.

[Bobbie Jo]

151. Bookmarked.

...as I'm sure it will provide yet another "pot/kettle" moment in the near future. :eyes:

[cornermouse]

82. The sun will come out tomorrow

bet your bottom dollar
that tomorrow, there'll be sun.

Tomorrow, tomorrow, there's always tomorrow
Tomorrow's a day away-ay-ay.

typo: although come to think of it beg your bottom dollar might be more accurate for a lot of people nowdays. ...Oh look. There's a lovely rose.

[ellie]

83. GO Obama!

Love him. Think he is doing a fabulous job.

[cornermouse]

84. Ahh.... School fight songs.

Go team go!

[Cha]

86. Yeah, much better than always

taking a dump.

[cornermouse]

90. Would that be 3rd or 4th grade?

That's about the age you usually hear insults like that.

[Cha]

91. The dumpsters really are immature.

[cornermouse]

93. That's it for you.

[Cha]

155. No, it's not. Not by a long shot.

[Phx_Dem]

88. He likes pie.

And he's doing a great job as President.

:P

[cornermouse]

92. Then I saw his face

Now I'm a believe-ah.
Not a trace of doubt in my mind.
I'm in love, yeah.
I'm a believe-ah, I couldn't leave him if I tried.

[Cha]

94. Good example.

[dionysus]

98. they funniest part about positive threads, is they draw the bitter, teeth clenching clowns out,

every single time :hi:

[Number23]

101. Yep! I've counted quite a few here. One in particular has posted damn near10 times

Folks just can't stay away, even though they claim to intensely dislike Obama/distrust the man/think he's an idiot/DLC corporatist etc and will "never vote for him again!!!one!"

Funny that, huh?? :)

[Starbucks Anarchist]

108. And they complain about censorship while ignoring the 99% of GD posts against Obama.

:rofl:

[spoony]

115. Come close to quantifying that, I dare you. nt

[Starbucks Anarchist]

129. The complaints of censorship or the overwhelmingly negative posts against Obama?

Looking through this "positive" thread, several people have whined about so-called censorship, and a simple perusal of GD will prove my point about the number of anti-Obama threads. I'm not going to link to each one because that would take too long. Besides, you can check it out for yourself quite easily.

[Cha]

154. Double dare you..

:silly: :)

[Cha]

153. Willful ignorance hoping no one notices.

[Cha]

161. They can't say anything nice about the President but

they can damn sure get on and attempt to insult his supporters.

It's only an attempt bc you have to consider the source and it becomes a badge of honor.

[depakid]

103. Actually, among the most amusing and qualitatively insightful parts about this thread

is what you just posted.

It's just the sort of thing that historians seeking to understand the mindsets and dynamics of the times will look back on.

Nicely done.

[dionysus]

111. historians will say that some were so bitter, they couldn't help themselves, and have

to go into a positive themed thread and cry? i guess i did demonstrate that, didn't i?

:rofl:

[jefferson_dem]

118. +1!

The Obama-hating foamers routinely out themselves. They can't resist the urge.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

130. I love how they think not blaming Obama for everything equates to being a cheerleader.

As if the knee-jerk attacking of everything he does or doesn't do is done objectively.

[HughMoran]

134. Cute little things

Killer Klowns from Outer Space.

[freddie mertz]

105. LOL! Captures the spirit perfectly.

It's just like the other forum, except we can post and unrec!

[dionysus]

123. the reason people post a thread like this freddie, is a response to your mission of making this an

anti-obama site.

there's enough of you guys to be noisy, but not much else :hi:

[freddie mertz]

142. Your thinking here is just paranoid.

The DU owners gave you your own protected forum, which you use to diss them constantly for allowing diversity of opinion on the rest of it.

I have read the hissy-fits in there, just enough to recognize that when you define the "mission" of others to "make this an anti-obama site," you are projecting massively.

The folks who truly want to "remake" this site in their own image are not to be found among the rank and file out here.

We all know how to find them.

[dionysus]

143. uh huh. keep projecting freddie. you're quite transparent.

"The DU owners gave you your own protected forum, which you use to diss them constantly"

where is this place of which you speak?

you have a real, real active imagination... are you referring to the BOG? never went in there myself.

:shrug:

[freddie mertz]

146. Oh brother, where art thou?

:rofl:

[spoony]

128. For awhile.

It won't be long. They've already stopped deleting posts openly calling progressive DUers racists and teabaggers and begun banning and suspending.

[freddie mertz]

147. Yes, I think I notice the trend.

[jefferson_dem]

117. That Obamer... He ain't no good!

So that haters may feel more warm and comfy ->











http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_u4MAxX_5rDU/SqxUkL5AfHI/AAAAAAAAAew/UCgP3e-7f1M/s400/Obama+Joker.JPG

[polichick]

95. President Obama is a very intelligent man with the potential to be a great leader. nt

[wysingm]

102. That's My President!

I'm voting for Obama again.

[kestrel91316]

109. Gobama!!!

[muffin1]

112. It took me a few days, but I thought of something.

I love his wife. So, my praise for him is that he has good taste in women. Hah. I did it.

[cilla4progress]

113. Yes! Per my posting in GD pres @

his Carnegie Mellon speech. It totally reminded me of why he inspired and continues to inspire me so much. I believe he is genuine. I believe he is "for" us "ordinary Americans." I have no doubt. I wish he were bolder, but I think I understand the constraints upon him. He is getting a totally rotten deal and terrible treatment. I did like Frank Rich's op-ed today. He had a quote in there by Obama, "it's our turn in the barrel" (meaning, taking crap). I just hope he knows we are out here.

Does he know we are out here? How can we make sure he knows? (Best way...I know there are ways...)

[Raine1967]

121. I am so grateful that he is OUR President.

This ship is a frucking huge as one to turn around and this man is doing it in shark infested waters. I got his back -- Today tomorrow and all the way till 2012.

I am a Democrat. I am proud of that and I am MORE than happy to know that THIS man is the leader of our country.

[Peacetrain]

122. Every day that another crisis comes up.. from Israel to the spill to

stopping terrorist before they leave the country.. I go "whew". Thank God, we have a Democrat in office or we would be completely done in, Bush left us in such bad shape

[Raine1967]

124. Here is the thing...

It seems like people truly and honestly -- and in some cases -- innocently, forget how bad a shape this country was left in after that last person who sat in the oval office when he wasn't on vacation.

WE HAVE A DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENT IN OFFICE!!!

can we PLEASE remember that?

-- and he's a DAMN good one at that.

[Peacetrain]

126. Agreed!

[hay rick]

127. He's better than W.

Faint praise is better than no praise at all. Now I can go back to the bashing threads.

[proud2BlibKansan]

131. I'm positive he likes to play basketball

with Arne.

[Cha]

158. Good for them.

[a kennedy]

137. I'm in on this thread.........

:hi: :grouphug:

[avaistheone1]

148. I'm positive he likes to play golf too.

:thumbsup:

[watercolors]

149. Thank you, I applaud him for all he is trying to do!

His task is overwhelming, so much to do!

[mopinko]

150. he doesn't have a beer drinking brother. and he is my homey.

and the smartest guy to occupy the white house since thomas jefferson.
but most of all, he lets the bullshit run right off.

[saltpoint]

157. I believe a really good job to have right now would be to be working on

a biography of Barack Obama.

It would be read by our grandchildren's children's children's and on many continents.

History matters. High school kids don't like it. It's not much in evidence on the cable news networks.

But it matters just the same.

Barack Obama is one of its most vivid figures.

[Cha]

162. President Obama is making history

fun again.

:hi: saltpoint

[saltpoint]

163. Cha! Yes.

That's it, exactly.

:hi:

[drlindaphd]

166. I support President Obama

I totally support this man who has a cool, calm, civil demeanor. President Obama is an intelligent, articulate, thoughtful man. He has worked hard to raise the level of discourse in this country. He is fighting an uphill battle. He was handed a country that had been raped and pillaged by the Bush Administration and previous administrations and he has tried valiantly to change the course of our ship of state with a crew that fights him every step of the way. I admire him because he will not lower his standards of civility to get the job done. He will not stoop to the level of his opponents who use lies and ad homonym attacks to thwart his agenda.

During the Bush years, I was terrified of my government. I am 62 years old, and I was brought up in a politically active family. I knew all about politics and how things really worked. For the first time in my life, when Bush was president, I was afraid; because my civil rights as a citizen were being stripped away. The righties are using these same tactics to make people afraid of our current government, and their followers believe them. I am no longer afraid, because we have an adult in the White House. We used to have terrorists running our government. They were called, Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, etc.

I like President Obama because I feel safe again. He is a man who believes in diplomacy, not war. He is a man who thinks before he acts. He is a man who seems to care about people.

I do not understand why so many people on this forum feel they need to constantly bash the president. Perhaps it is like Will Rogers said, "I don't belong to an organized political party; I'm a democrat".

I have always said, "I want the President of the United States to be at least as smart as I am". I have a PhD. I said this often during the Bush administration. Back then I was a PhD candidate. Anyway, now, I believe my wish has come true.

Yes, I really do like the president. :fistbump:

[montanto]

167. Obama is not a malignant tumor on the face

of our nation like a recently departed president that I won't name here.

[Mickeyc1004]

168. I'm proud of Obama, he has done a lot of good

And I would absolutely vote for him again.


Great leader.

[arcadian]

171. The thread title is factually false

"I would recommend about 508,684 Obama bashing threads for you."

Please point to "508,684 Obama bashing threads". Never mind that, please point 100. Bet you can't do it. But don't let the pesky facts get in your way.

[GlennWRECK]

173. I love you Obama

Keep doing what you're doing
Let's see where this goes.

Hope you are worthy of my vote a couple years from now.

[Hekate]

174. Would vote for him again in a heartbeat. Considering the Augean Stables and Sisyphean Stone ...

... that were Bush-Cheney's legacy to Obama, he's doing all that's humanly possible to turn this country around.

I never expected Barack Obama to walk on water, but damn! that man sure can swim fast.

And then there's his demeanor during crises:




And he does.

Hekate

[johnaries]

176. He has a huge shovel, and it's a good thing. Because it's still

going to take a while to get rid of the shitpile the Republicans left.