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shintao

(487 posts)
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 02:51 PM Dec 2012

Was Obama the right Liberal President? [View all]

I was somewhat disappointed in Obama, my hopes for change were dashed, but then he did a lot in spite of obstructive opposition.

BUT my question is could we have had a stronger Obama? I would certainly not have caved like he has done, I would have been more of a dictator and forced my agenda on the Democrats for real change.

Take for instance during the Obama Care committee meetings when ordinary citizens WE THE PEOPLE were actually not allowed to speak and were thrown out of Congress by the police. As President I would have been down there with armed guards and disrupted their capitalist committee meeting and allowed those people to speak. And I would do that at every closed door meeting the Dems & Reps attempted to hold in our Congress. Tough Love!!! But that is the forceful American character I want in a President.

Obama is too passive, and it affects what he is able to get accomplished. Reagan's fireside meetings is what Obama should do. Everyday spend 1 hour showing how the Republicans are obstructing legislation, why they are doing it, and why you must vote them out of office, NAME NAMES!!! Even if it is pimps like that damn Lieberman or Pelousi who wouldn't bring impeachment against a murdering war criminal INC.

Sigh, just a little disappointed in what we got, and really want a Socialist leaning liberal to fix America and shove a fist down the rights throats.

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I don't think I would put Obama and liberal in the same sentence. He is so far from liberal, it's LoisB Dec 2012 #1
he characterizes his policies as "liberal republican" - does that count? nt msongs Dec 2012 #5
He's more liberal than the DLClintons. leftlibdem420 Dec 2012 #9
Yes, he is. He's more liberal than any of his fellow Dems in the primiaries BlueCaliDem Dec 2012 #14
Agreed Sherman A1 Dec 2012 #15
I wasn't disappointed in Obama nor would I have been disappointed in Hillary. Cleita Dec 2012 #2
Then you better get busy finding one for 2016. JoePhilly Dec 2012 #3
+1,000 nt MADem Dec 2012 #7
Two names come to mind, Congressman Alan Grayson and Cleita Dec 2012 #8
Grayson would be great nt newfie11 Dec 2012 #10
Well said... SidDithers Dec 2012 #17
'k. n/t Chan790 Dec 2012 #4
obama is not a liberal datasuspect Dec 2012 #6
better than the repug alternatives samsingh Dec 2012 #11
You mean liberal like the Jill Stein Party, The Roseanne Barr Party, The Rocky Anderson Party? Tarheel_Dem Dec 2012 #12
Obama called himself the equivalent of a 1980s moderate Republican RainDog Dec 2012 #13
Whatever... SidDithers Dec 2012 #16
Exactly ... obnoxiousdrunk Dec 2012 #18
Obama's no liberal! bluethruandthru Dec 2012 #19
Obama is a Democrat, and the Democratic Party courts liberals as major constituency but, Agnosticsherbet Dec 2012 #20
We need an economic liberal to fight the fight for Main Street. We elected a Wall Street employee. Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #21
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