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CakeGrrl (10,611 posts)

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"We can't possibly let a positive thread go without mentioning what we hate about the President because FEET TO THE FIRE!!!!!"

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President Obama just made history. That was beautiful. [View all]	nolabear	Jul 2013	OP
A wonderful man	madokie	Jul 2013	#1
It was amazing. One of many times he's made history in a positive way.	great white snark	Jul 2013	#2
He has made history so many times	ailsagirl	Jul 2013	#77
He Went There - And I'm Glad He Did......	global1	Jul 2013	#3
It's pretty bad. But our job now is not to do the easy thing and fire back.	nolabear	Jul 2013	#4
this should probably be in the BOG	Doctor_J	Jul 2013	#5
"Obama saying perfectly reasonable things about race turns out to be an excellent asshole detector"	geek tragedy	Jul 2013	#7
that's why he was saying it should be in the BOG	Skittles	Jul 2013	#16
So you don't subscribe to the privilege of rooms where hateful attacks are not allowed?	IrishAyes	Jul 2013	#159
bullshit - they are NOT all "hateful attacks"	Skittles	Jul 2013	#169
Oooo... thy bile art showing.	IrishAyes	Jul 2013	#172
oh gawd	Skittles	Jul 2013	#173
Assholes can be found on all sides of the arguments.	Hissyspit	Jul 2013	#83
Doing nothing but complain even when he does something right indicates	geek tragedy	Jul 2013	#87
Thank you, Hissyspit.	loudsue	Jul 2013	#146
LOL …	1StrongBlackMan	Jul 2013	#103
+1	treestar	Jul 2013	#111
so correct!!!!	Sheepshank	Jul 2013	#117
I sincerely believe that, treestar.	Hekate	Jul 2013	#132
I don't understand. Is GD unavailable for discussing a president's comments?	nolabear	Jul 2013	#25
Yes, it is available. I think the post to which you responded was code for	CakeGrrl	Jul 2013	#68
Nihilism appeals to such people.	IrishAyes	Jul 2013	#161
i think dislike quite a few thing re: BO, but even with the little i've heard re: this speech...	allin99	Jul 2013	#37
You mad?	Cali_Democrat	Jul 2013	#64
Ain't he always? But yes, this type of non-stop carping is just "holding his feet to the fire"	Number23	Jul 2013	#102
Yes.	Summer Hathaway	Jul 2013	#136
When bashers suggest President Obama's supporters should be CONFINED to the BOG	IrishAyes	Jul 2013	#163
But the problem with posting in the BOG, is that you cant stir up the shit. You have to venture out	rhett o rick	Jul 2013	#107
So astute of you	Summer Hathaway	Jul 2013	#130
Riiiiight. "Free Speech Zone" -- I remember those from Dubya's reign!	Hekate	Jul 2013	#134
Yes, it is a pretty cowardly thing to do	Summer Hathaway	Jul 2013	#135
Why do you and others like you, resent the Barack Obama group so much?	Whisp	Jul 2013	#158
Thanks for bringing to mind	IrishAyes	Jul 2013	#164
I dont resent the BOG. I think it is great that there is a place for	rhett o rick	Jul 2013	#166
that sounds authoritarian to me.	Whisp	Jul 2013	#168
You asked and I gave you a truthful answer. Your reaction indicates you werent seriously asking.	rhett o rick	Jul 2013	#171
Ah, you claim to know everything about other people	IrishAyes	Jul 2013	#182
Damn. Pardon my language but you FUCKING NAILED IT.	Number23	Jul 2013	#208
I salute you as my superior in exposition.	IrishAyes	Jul 2013	#209
You made sense of that mind-bending myopia?	Bobbie Jo	Jul 2013	#194
Are you calling me a Teabagger? That's what you've come down to? Name calling and ridicule? nm	rhett o rick	Jul 2013	#195
What part of "sounding like" do you not get?	Bobbie Jo	Jul 2013	#196
You are just full of ad hominem attacks. There is no justification to use ridicule in DU. nm	rhett o rick	Jul 2013	#197
I look forward to your public scolding	Bobbie Jo	Jul 2013	#198
Dont you have someone else to annoy? nm	rhett o rick	Jul 2013	#199
Um, you initiated this exchange	Bobbie Jo	Jul 2013	#206
Your first post in this exchange is 194 which you posted in response to my post #171 to Whisp.	rhett o rick	Jul 2013	#207
LOL What?	Bobbie Jo	Jul 2013	#210
I am sick of those of you that wont discuss issues but instead dedicate your posts to ad hominem	rhett o rick	Jul 2013	#211
Sounds like a good move.	Bobbie Jo	Jul 2013	#212
Tell it, sister! Good for you!	IrishAyes	Jul 2013	#225
I haven't been sent	Bobbie Jo	Jul 2013	#228
I'm gonna watch you very carefully, Bobbie Jo	IrishAyes	Jul 2013	#230
Name calling and ridicule ....	IrishAyes	Jul 2013	#213
And it looks to me as if	IrishAyes	Jul 2013	#170
The term adulation has a definition. The constant use of the word "wonderful" qualifies.	rhett o rick	Jul 2013	#175
I'll stay awake all night grieving over that.	IrishAyes	Jul 2013	#177
I hate seeing a fight like this develop. Not scolding you guys but I don't see the point.	nolabear	Jul 2013	#221
JFK said, in effect,	IrishAyes	Jul 2013	#222
I know, and I know it's just a discussion thread, but it was also my experiment	nolabear	Jul 2013	#223
I applaud your lofty intentions	IrishAyes	Jul 2013	#224
Oh I'm far from naive. And I know how family can get on your last nerve.	nolabear	Jul 2013	#229
Well, I didn't mean to suggest you're naive in the least	IrishAyes	Jul 2013	#231
LOL! I'm waaaaaay too nosey to ever ignore anyone.	nolabear	Jul 2013	#232
Believe it or not, I did go back and re-read the whole thread	IrishAyes	Jul 2013	#227
But why would a thread acknowledging something positive about the POTUS stir shit up?	PragmaticLiberal	Jul 2013	#191
Hmm. No.	Raine1967	Jul 2013	#116
AUGH!! You just now spoiled Sharknado for me!!	Wednesdays	Jul 2013	#154
ROFL!	Raine1967	Jul 2013	#156
Everyone is talking about it in historic terms. And he did it in such a simple setting.	DevonRex	Jul 2013	#6
Exactly. He didn't "interrupt our regularly scheduled broadcast" to make these remarks.	arcane1	Jul 2013	#101
+1	freshwest	Jul 2013	#215
What you said.	IrishAyes	Jul 2013	#165
Yes, it was. I applaud his courage tremendously, and I'm grateful. n/t	OneGrassRoot	Jul 2013	#8
Courage.	Cracklin Charlie	Jul 2013	#11
How about a link?	LWolf	Jul 2013	#9
Nah, you're just supposed to nod your head in agreement and say	MNBrewer	Jul 2013	#10
Your bitterness must be painful	lunatica	Jul 2013	#17
+10 (nt)	ehrnst	Jul 2013	#41
Yes, yes. Aren't I just TERRIBLE?	MNBrewer	Jul 2013	#61
no, not terrible...more petty	Sheepshank	Jul 2013	#118
Truly, yes. Petty, petty, petty.	MNBrewer	Jul 2013	#144
More's the pity.	IrishAyes	Jul 2013	#174
No, that's not true. I don't feel that way at all.	nolabear	Jul 2013	#22
"Obama saying perfectly reasonable things about race turns out to be an excellent asshole detector"	geek tragedy	Jul 2013	#24
Oooo, Twitter	IrishAyes	Jul 2013	#176
Not sure why you're being so sarcastic--the quote would seem to be on your side	geek tragedy	Jul 2013	#178
Sorry about the tardiness of my reply here.	IrishAyes	Jul 2013	#200
The point wasn't to brag up Twitter, but rather to attribute the quote properly	geek tragedy	Jul 2013	#202
I accept that.	IrishAyes	Jul 2013	#205
And I do	Life Long Dem	Jul 2013	#29
Again, re the poster of President Obama in front of the capitol building	IrishAyes	Jul 2013	#167
Link to video of his comments...	Spazito	Jul 2013	#12
Thanks.	LWolf	Jul 2013	#13
You're welcome, and yes, he did exceedingly well n/t	Spazito	Jul 2013	#14
Ew whatever you do don't read the comments after the transcript	laundry_queen	Jul 2013	#44
The obscene, racist comments only reinforce what the President said...	Spazito	Jul 2013	#49
I certainly hope you are right. nt	laundry_queen	Jul 2013	#86
I posted with hope but, sadly, not with certainty...	Spazito	Jul 2013	#91
Their "voices" are louder because they are losing, not because they are growing.	arcane1	Jul 2013	#105
"Baby steps", yes, please let there be steps forward now...	Spazito	Jul 2013	#106
Thanks for the reminder. We too easily forget.	IrishAyes	Jul 2013	#179
OMG	BobbyBoring	Jul 2013	#149
I don't need to. There has been practice enough right here, although a lot milder	Whisp	Jul 2013	#184
Wow - that was really great!	Ruby the Liberal	Jul 2013	#72
You're very welcome!	Spazito	Jul 2013	#73
I just watched it at whitehouse.gov ...a great speech!	tofuandbeer	Jul 2013	#133
Thanks to nolabear for her thoughts on Obama's speech & opening it up for discussion...	pacalo	Jul 2013	#81
My pleasure, pacalo!	Spazito	Jul 2013	#84
My thanks too. I posted so fast there wasn't a link yet.	nolabear	Jul 2013	#85
I need to thank you! I neglected to do so probably for the same reason....	Spazito	Jul 2013	#89
.	nolabear	Jul 2013	#92
Right back to you	IrishAyes	Jul 2013	#180
There is definitely a dire need for leadership on the points made by Obama, so it was good to hear.	pacalo	Jul 2013	#88
I totally agree!	Spazito	Jul 2013	#114
That is	John2	Jul 2013	#143
One thing I can stake my life on	IrishAyes	Jul 2013	#181
You've made so many good points, you should make this an OP.	pacalo	Jul 2013	#204
I love the impromtu speech it was beautiful.!!!!!	mstinamotorcity2	Jul 2013	#15
But is that as far as it can go? Is that just creating more division to not try to understand?	nolabear	Jul 2013	#20
Far as I am concerned maybe	mstinamotorcity2	Jul 2013	#23
Really true. SometimesI don't like what I see and it confuses me.	nolabear	Jul 2013	#31
Think of tolerance like an expensive wine.	mstinamotorcity2	Jul 2013	#34
That's good writing	Android3.14	Jul 2013	#47
Thanks	mstinamotorcity2	Jul 2013	#48
+1	nolabear	Jul 2013	#93
What you said.	IrishAyes	Jul 2013	#183
he made history alright--NSA Phone Snooping Cannot Be Challenged in Court, Feds Say	leftyohiolib	Jul 2013	#18
Okay, let's talk. Does his policy on NSA (which I hate) mean that this means nothing?	nolabear	Jul 2013	#19
just a little perspective	leftyohiolib	Jul 2013	#21
Okay. I think you mean that you fear if people are excited about this we will forget that.	nolabear	Jul 2013	#27
What precisely are the perspectives national security issues, et. al. provides to a discussion regar	LanternWaste	Jul 2013	#32
a little perspective on Obama's experience growing up black in America, or your attempt to derail	geek tragedy	Jul 2013	#39
little perspective? As if there haven't been 18,000+ posts on the matter	Sheepshank	Jul 2013	#122
stop & frisk targeting black kids is part & parcel of the security state. what use are speeches	HiPointDem	Jul 2013	#138
"Obama saying perfectly reasonable things about race turns out to be an excellent asshole detector"	geek tragedy	Jul 2013	#26
You will know them by their reactions. -nt	CakeGrrl	Jul 2013	#28
It's hilarious--some people need to bring up "OBama is the NSA Monster who eats kitties"	geek tragedy	Jul 2013	#30
But my question is "THEN what do we do?"	nolabear	Jul 2013	#35
I've had to delete a number of people on facebook today and yesterday too.	allin99	Jul 2013	#33
+1	Tarheel_Dem	Jul 2013	#36
I almost hate to admit it but the administration response to the	snappyturtle	Jul 2013	#45
words are wind	HiPointDem	Jul 2013	#139
My favorite quote.	bravenak	Jul 2013	#189
My current living situation exposes me to FOX nearly every afternoon...	dogknob	Jul 2013	#38
I guess I should see what their take is. (Deep breath) I'm goin' in!	nolabear	Jul 2013	#43
Okay, I went in. They're ignoring it completely.	nolabear	Jul 2013	#46
so glad he spoke out.	DesertFlower	Jul 2013	#40
Right-wingers were outraged by this speech too...	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2013	#42
More outraged than they were when he was elected President? It's really not OUTrage	kelliekat44	Jul 2013	#63
I've run into some that are SHOCKED there are white people who like him.	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2013	#67
The next time that happens	Ruby the Liberal	Jul 2013	#74
Quick! Grab a shovel!	IrishAyes	Jul 2013	#185
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"Obama saying perfectly reasonable things about race turns out to be an excellent asshole detector"	geek tragedy	Jul 2013	#53
I like what the President said...	TommyCelt	Jul 2013	#51
They're not going to press charges against Zimmerman. nt	geek tragedy	Jul 2013	#54
Sorry, I've been swamped @ work	TommyCelt	Jul 2013	#60
No, just seems pretty obvious.	geek tragedy	Jul 2013	#62
Agreed	TommyCelt	Jul 2013	#66
No, they haven't ruled it out at all.	IrishAyes	Jul 2013	#186
I just posted the entire press conference....	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2013	#52
Great speech. I think it's going to take a few more generations, but my son and his pals	Flatulo	Jul 2013	#55
That's my kids and my kids' friends as well	bhikkhu	Jul 2013	#115
He and like minds ruin more lives and dents more futures of black folks than anything he discussed	TheKentuckian	Jul 2013	#56
I hope that is part of what is opened up from this.	nolabear	Jul 2013	#58
So this means nothing?	great white snark	Jul 2013	#69
Grateful for what? Protecting poor outcomes and waste from a system of extraction and control?	TheKentuckian	Jul 2013	#147
Message auto-removed	Name removed	Jul 2013	#155
Hopefully so, but the gopers have been	Iliyah	Jul 2013	#57
What a man, what a man, what a mighty fine man.	SeaLyons	Jul 2013	#59
Think it's enough to get Holder off the hook?	Junkdrawer	Jul 2013	#65
It is not a matter of getting Holder "off the hook".	M0rpheus	Jul 2013	#78
there's nothing we can do about anything, to hear some people talk. can't do anything about	HiPointDem	Jul 2013	#140
From my VERY jaded view	M0rpheus	Jul 2013	#152
That's the excuse they like to offer	IrishAyes	Jul 2013	#187
He made history by encouraging us to keep going forward. My takeaway is that the work is on US.	ancianita	Jul 2013	#70
Yes, PBO, is trying to lead on this and he also refuses to "hate back" like	Cha	Jul 2013	#71
He took an opportunity that could have slipped by, and did it well.	JohnnyLib2	Jul 2013	#75
+1	Blue_Tires	Jul 2013	#76
I'm just ready to burst with love and respect for Mr. President today.	Bette Noir	Jul 2013	#79
k&r...	spanone	Jul 2013	#80
What he said about race was awesome,	Vattel	Jul 2013	#82
I think having the specific and traumatic incident gave it power it wouldn't have had.	nolabear	Jul 2013	#90
I agree with you that he took a stand on certain issues concerning race and the law,	Vattel	Jul 2013	#95
I don't think he should have. It's inappropriate and he's addressing the bigger picture.	nolabear	Jul 2013	#96
My problem with what he did	Vattel	Jul 2013	#100
Okay, I accept that.	nolabear	Jul 2013	#113
I was yelling 'He went there!'. This is the conversation I was waiting for!!!	SaveAmerica	Jul 2013	#94
Pres.Obama is a man of integrity	c588415	Jul 2013	#97
I knew it had to have been a speech before I even clicked.	Bonobo	Jul 2013	#98
I thought leaders were to inspire others	treestar	Jul 2013	#110
Not always. Ask Lilly Ledbetter and Judge Kagan and my son with the pre-existing.	nolabear	Jul 2013	#120
Just as we new it would be a petty whine about the President when we saw your name appear nt	geek tragedy	Jul 2013	#151
I applaud Obama for mentioning Trayvon Martin.... On the other hand	Bonobo	Jul 2013	#99
This is a conversation we all need	etherealtruth	Jul 2013	#104
Agreed nolabear!	tweeternik	Jul 2013	#108
K & R	Scurrilous	Jul 2013	#109
This felt equal in importance to the Gettysburg Address	steve2470	Jul 2013	#112
And 25 years ago he could have been one of the millions of recreational pot smokers that	Warren DeMontague	Jul 2013	#119
huh?	Sheepshank	Jul 2013	#123
Yes, because his point about "that could have been me" is just as applicable.	Warren DeMontague	Jul 2013	#124
You can divert the topic in myriad ways with that argument. Doesn't help either way.	nolabear	Jul 2013	#126
Sorry, but if he's going to bring up what "could have been me", I can't simply suspend the knowledge	Warren DeMontague	Jul 2013	#128
except that 25 years ago there was less chance of being arrested. and 'three strikes' laws	HiPointDem	Jul 2013	#141
How dare that black man talk about race without addressing your pet issue! nt	geek tragedy	Jul 2013	#150
Right. I just want a pony.	Warren DeMontague	Jul 2013	#193
apparently you didn't listen to speech...there was reference to drugs/arrests/race	Sheepshank	Jul 2013	#203
So does that mean that from here on out Holder won't be letting SWAT teams break down doors to	Warren DeMontague	Jul 2013	#214
why do you keep changing the subject?	Sheepshank	Jul 2013	#216
right, sure, you've got my number.	Warren DeMontague	Jul 2013	#217
you can quit with the martyr syndrome any time now.	Sheepshank	Jul 2013	#218
fine.	Warren DeMontague	Jul 2013	#219
The search for why "Obama did it wrong" continues ...	JoePhilly	Jul 2013	#226
Recommended (nt)	NYC_SKP	Jul 2013	#121
While I get frustrated at many of his political ways	tavalon	Jul 2013	#125
K & R	SunSeeker	Jul 2013	#127
it was a rare and beautiful thing to hear the unvarnished truth spoken from the heart and experience	BREMPRO	Jul 2013	#129
Thanks again, nolabear.	Hekate	Jul 2013	#131
Yes,it was needed	DonCoquixote	Jul 2013	#137
I think so	MichaelKelley	Jul 2013	#142
That was one for the ages.	alphafemale	Jul 2013	#145
"inviting and refusing to hate back."	Rebellious Republican	Jul 2013	#148
Message auto-removed	Name removed	Jul 2013	#153
Say what?	Raine1967	Jul 2013	#160
Obama is black and white	NOLALady	Jul 2013	#162
I think you miss the point. The subjective experience of being a black man in America	nolabear	Jul 2013	#192
"Hispanic" is not a race. nt	BumRushDaShow	Jul 2013	#201
President Obama's shining example	IrishAyes	Jul 2013	#157
K&R	BumRushDaShow	Jul 2013	#188
I love my president.	bravenak	Jul 2013	#190
Kick for nolabear	Cha	Jul 2013	#220

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