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Michael Moore slams Obama [View all] zebonaut Sep 2014 OP
On this matter he's as big an asshole as Chuck Todd. Did Obama save Detroit? No. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #1
but the headline is also BS. This is not a slam. Voice for Peace Sep 2014 #4
I like President Obama, and he has accomplished a hell of a lot more than just getting elected. daschess1987 Sep 2014 #34
"I don't blame Michael Moore (or anyone else from that area) for feeling that way " BlueCaliDem Sep 2014 #52
People made a big mistake with their expectations. Voice for Peace Sep 2014 #2
+1. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #6
"most of us underestimated the resistance he'd get" Veilex Sep 2014 #11
Right. We weren't privy to the seditionist Caucus Room 14 meeting til years later Dont call me Shirley Sep 2014 #12
Most of us underestimated the resistance he would get from "Democrats". bvar22 Sep 2014 #29
I sure as heck did. BlueCaliDem Sep 2014 #53
Obama Acceptance Speech at the Democratic Convention 2008 cleduc Sep 2014 #13
two good points hibbing Sep 2014 #17
And disappointment is the guaranteed product of lowered expectations too. zeemike Sep 2014 #16
Who set the "hope and change" expectations? BlueStreak Sep 2014 #23
Obama spoke passionately about hope, and change. Voice for Peace Sep 2014 #28
There's a lot of truth to that. daschess1987 Sep 2014 #35
well said, and that says it all. Voice for Peace Sep 2014 #38
I agree. mimi85 Sep 2014 #3
Michael looks like hell PatrynXX Sep 2014 #5
But we were told Obama's second term would be wonderful, since his conservative first term Doctor_J Sep 2014 #21
Please share what your own contribution has been, Doc Voice for Peace Sep 2014 #39
So, what has Moore done for Detroit in the past 6 or so years? And... TreasonousBastard Sep 2014 #7
Agree with TreasonousB (nfm) SunDrop23 Sep 2014 #46
Rev up the bus! n/t RufusTFirefly Sep 2014 #8
make another movie Michael, and vote for Ralph Nader still_one Sep 2014 #9
He's just mad because he can't make a film about him. McCamy Taylor Sep 2014 #10
there's always the health insurance scam d_b Sep 2014 #14
Obama disappoints the far left. jonjensen Sep 2014 #15
He also disappointed a lot of his voters from 2008 Doctor_J Sep 2014 #18
Don't owe you or anyone else anything. Will make our case come voting time, whatever it is. n/t jtuck004 Sep 2014 #25
I think many of us would love this whole nation to go much farther to the left Voice for Peace Sep 2014 #40
Obama and the rest of the DINOs have decided they don't need the left, except to blame for Doctor_J Sep 2014 #19
Obama left the GOP many years ago because he knew he couldn't get elected POTUS from that pack of blkmusclmachine Sep 2014 #27
If Candidate Obama had said his Health Insurance Reform Package was... bvar22 Sep 2014 #30
probably. remember the choices we had in Nov 08 Doctor_J Sep 2014 #32
Riddle me this: Voice for Peace Sep 2014 #41
I think that is a very UNhealthy approach to politics Doctor_J Sep 2014 #49
Again, the problem posed in my previous post. The riddle of multiple realities. Voice for Peace Sep 2014 #54
Evaluating Obama Hoppy Sep 2014 #20
He didn't work for gay rights Doctor_J Sep 2014 #22
Didn't he do somethin' about the people in the military who came down Hoppy Sep 2014 #24
He does occasionally have people (even US citizens) killed w/o due process FiveGoodMen Sep 2014 #26
I'm sure they must have done SOMETHING to deserve it. RufusTFirefly Sep 2014 #31
I trust his integrity and his intention. Voice for Peace Sep 2014 #43
His integrity. Voice for Peace Sep 2014 #42
part of what makes Michael Moore Michael Moore is his ability to get people to respond KurtNYC Sep 2014 #33
+1 Very astute observation. Excellent! n/t RufusTFirefly Sep 2014 #36
I'll second that. Voice for Peace Sep 2014 #44
Actual Fox Headline: Michael Moore Concedes Obama's Failure Voice for Peace Sep 2014 #37
What's missed by many is that a good portion of the fault, lies not President Obama, but with his 20score Sep 2014 #45
His supporters took one stance. Wall Street money and pressure took another. Hoppy Sep 2014 #47
Absolutely. I agree. But he could have been pressured by the entirety of people who said they 20score Sep 2014 #48
Pressured, how? In today's political environment, that is nonsence. Hoppy Sep 2014 #50
detroit is obama's slow motion new orleans. Adam051188 Sep 2014 #51
Obama's legacy 100 years from now? big lu Sep 2014 #55
Note to Mike: its not the fat; its the carbs. Go low carb. zebonaut Sep 2014 #56
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