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In reply to the discussion: Obama is the centrist our parents warned us about [View all]myohmy2
(3,541 posts)117. no contempt for Obama...
...you seem to have contempt for me...
...why are you here?...
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Obama is a liberal and actually cares about getting things done rather than playing
JI7
Aug 2020
#11
Another important fact to keep in mind about Obama - HE GOT ELECTED! Twice!!
George II
Aug 2020
#130
That's the meme my Trump-supporting neighbor plays & Obama wasn't a Democrat or Republican too.
TheBlackAdder
Aug 2020
#44
Thank you! Obama had 60 Senate votes for all of four months and ten days in his first two years.
betsuni
Aug 2020
#52
He had a filibuster-proof majority in the senate for only four months and ten days.
betsuni
Aug 2020
#73
And four months and ten days is enough to "have taken this country into a whole new
betsuni
Aug 2020
#125
Just repeating your words bashing Obama. MOST of us here feel that Obama was great. It's a pity....
George II
Aug 2020
#137
Sanders has been in Office for Decades. Long Before Obama yet it was Obama who got more done
JI7
Aug 2020
#123
Plus, Obama ran for President twice, won twice. One can't get anything done as President if....
George II
Aug 2020
#135
My guess is that Obama wasn't interested in becoming "the incarnate of FDR". This is 2020....
George II
Aug 2020
#132
Obama was the person that the rank and file Democrats and Americans chose to be their President!
George II
Aug 2020
#136
Evidently some mama and papas read "The Scary Centrist Under the Bed" to their children.
betsuni
Aug 2020
#75
Gee, the Russians must be getting really desperate. And some parents are really dumb.
Tarheel_Dem
Aug 2020
#83
My parent forgot to tell me that winning elections is something I should be warned about.
Snake Plissken
Aug 2020
#92
Hypothetical question: Why would a white guy appropriate the BLM label to use on twitter
lapucelle
Aug 2020
#111
What purpose would there be to spreading this stuff on twitter other than to stoke division?
lapucelle
Aug 2020
#128
I don't think Obama was a centrist. He was trapped in a centrist world
In It to Win It
Aug 2020
#121
Please notice the number of LPC posters claiming Obama is a centrist, looks like DU got sludge
uponit7771
Aug 2020
#124