Reply #138: There are people here at DU who would never

[druidity33]

criticize the President. They will, however, take every opportunity to praise him when he has done something that can be construed as Positive. Is there a more apt term for that than "cheerleading"? If so, i'd like to know it. I think that sometimes people are more easily offended by perceived slights than by known ones... kind of like Rumsfeld's unknown unknowns. In the end the thread would've sorted itself out or sank on its own, but that the entire exchange of views between multiple people was shut down abruptly based on one person that took offense saddened me. I rarely post an OP or get many replies...

:(

But i do appreciate the hard work by the Mods and i have a high degree of respect for maintaining civil discourse, so i guess i can understand why my thread was stumped. I've never shied from passionate arguments or strong language... and i have been a proud and loud cheerleader for many of our Democratic leaders, including Obama. But i have been losing my enthusiasm for this Administration and its choices. I think a lot of people have. President Obama warned us we would need to push him and be involved and speak loud when we wanted him to hear...

um, sorry... started rambling there. I'll cut it out now and donate.

;)