madokie (33,448 posts)
I'm going to say it and hide it if it's out of line
If our first Black President, President Barack Obama would have come in office doing what many of us wanted him to do, try the dick and w and company for war crimes, there would have been a modern day lynching on the White house lawn within the first 100 days. The political climate that the man came in on was so toxic that the man simply had to walk on thin ice to keep from being driven from office and yes because of the color of his skin. Not because of what he wanted and tried to do but because he didn't fit the mold of an American President. Old white man.
Look what they did to Kennedy cause he didn't fit that mold by being young and vibrant plus of a religion other than Protestant.
In the grand scheme of things I think our first black President has been most wonderful and good for our country as a whole even though he was having to walk a mean narrow path while doing it.
Just in case anyone wonders I'm an old mostly Caucasian/Cherokee male Vietnam Vet.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002885116I bet if one did some research into how many times the left mentions 0bama's race vs how many times the right does, excluding when the right is defending themselves from the accusations of the left, we would find the right rarely brings up his race. I know the only time I even think about his race is when some moonbat has brought it up. I judge him like I would any other president, on his policies and how the conditions in the country are.
The reality is, if 0bama tried to frogmarch Bush, he would have to be frogmarched right next to him. Can you DUmmies say drone attacks? Someone in the 0bama administration has even leaked that 0bama personally makes the decision every Tuesday before he hits the golf course of who gets a drone shoved up their ass that week.
Siwsan (691 posts)
2. I still hold my vote for Barack Obama to be the best I ever cast
We all have 'wish' lists and some people may still be wishing. But, as a veteran, myself, I am so glad to finally have a POTUS who honors both the active service, reserves and veterans of the armed forces, AND their families. Also, equal pay for women, striking down DATD, endorsing marriage equality, doing more for national security than w ever thought about doing.
I truly believe a re-elected President Obama will be even more aggressive towards making this an even better place to call home.
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Response to Siwsan (Reply #2)Sat Jun 30, 2012, 09:17 PM
madokie (33,448 posts)
19. I too am most proud of my two votes I gave him
How did you give him 2 votes? Did you just admit to election fraud?
Honeycombe8 (11,068 posts)
60. Me, too. When we're super old, we can say proudly say that, yes, we voted for him. All three times.
We recognized him from the start. We played a part in his historic Presidency, which is what I think history will show it to have been.
They voted 3 times for him.
calimary (27,185 posts)
26. Man, no kidding. And it is indeed a marvel how he stands up to it all.
Yeah must be tough when the media is on his side, and he spends so much time partying. Poor guy.
GodlessBiker (6,026 posts)
23. On Thursday, the guy behind me on an airplane actually said into his phone, "I don't hate black ...
... people, I just hate Obama. I thought he would be assassinated by now." I was in shock. I looked behind me and looked at him to make it clear I had heard what he said. He just gave me a crooked smile.
Yeah happens to me all the time too, people randomly tell me their political opinions.
marlakay (3,633 posts)
30. My husband is convinced Obama was threatened
not to do anything or they would hurt his family. The way he acts you would think so.
These people are clinically insane.